₦airaland Forum

dru23:
Second hand value? Better to dash person with I beg to take this motor.. U don't know naija people when it comes to cars...

Very poor. And it's justified cos of the original cost of purchase.
But, gets the job done.

The duratec engines can last a lifetime.
Sold mine @ 380,000 km.

radautoworks:
how often do both need changing though? I genuinely don't know with the mondeo? Like you said frequency matters. Let's use dru's favorite example oil. You can use the 5k oil for a lot of these cars and change every 3 months or 2-3,000 miles or you can spend 17-27k on synthetic extended mileage for 6 months or 10,000 miles. Liquid cash may make option one more appealing until you consider certain things. It's not just about the cost of the parts.

For the sake of simplicity let's use miles and assume you do your own oil changes so no labor.

In 10,000 miles on option one syn blend:
5k oil *5
1-1.5k oil filter *5
Min 2k LOST TRIPS DURING OIL CHANGES *5
25k + 5-7.5k + 10k = 40-47k on maintenance

On option two extended mileage synthetic mobil, Pennzoil, castrol, etc
17-27k oil *1
2-3.5k filter *1
Min 2k lost during oil change *1
17-27k + 2-3.5k + 2k = 21-32.5k on maintenance

Same applies to any repair you're doing. frequency of repair is a killer for you guys. there is a formula to calculate the actual cost of each repair. For Rad Auto, for every $1 we lose in warranty work or mistake correction, we have to make $5 to avoid losing money. One would have to do the math for e-hailing.

Scratching my head. So many numbers

dru23:
You and these your ford Mondeo cars you like weird cars . Thank God you are not a car dealer


I ask my Dealer about Ford Mondeo cars..he said wetin be dat ? I say na motor .. He said if I bring in Ford Mondeo na me go carry myself sell am o ..he no dey for that one o

Hahahahahahaaaa...

dru23:
I never did Toyota at all ... Hyundai were getting expensive and I predicted that long time ago ...


Ford ....never bro ... I never drove a ford in my life .. Now to be fair the new Ford edge looks really nice and explorer .. They look more sporty ......

Kia ... I dont plan on bringing them in ....it is better to stick to what you know in business...

Where are those that said dru cant drive ?

dru23:
I don't know much about accord o .. I will stick to my Honda USA spec civics.. Peace of mind is what I want , I no get time to do experiment up and down with different motors

Lol. But you have jumped ship at least twice now.
From Toyota to hyundai to Honda.

I see you bringing in ford or volvo cars in the near future

dru23:
But you will not envy them when it is time to replace the hybrid battery but the Prius rarely have issues

That's the machine breakdown and maintenance we are talking about. Frequency of breakdown is the bone of contention here.

Last I checked, a toks pair of corolla wheel hubs, cost over 28k naira.
But a ford Mondeo's hub is a paltry 8k

dru23:
We talking about cars for ehailing .. That is rugged ,fuel efficiency,availability of parts etc I don't know about Honda Accord o

Some Honda Accords have a 2.0L engine. And are very rugged.

dru23:
Just try and win it sha ....I just look at it as free money .coz if I decide to do 100k challenge, I wouldn't make it easy at all ... People might get offended by my T&C ...

The cobra has spoken

dru23:
My point is the most common cars used are Japanese cars.... Corolla, Prius, camry ... The company that leases cars for uber drivers uses mainly Japanese cars .. Rental car company like Aveis ,budget uses Japanese cars.. Majority of them have Japanese cars in their fleet......

The best car for ehailing. I envy the owners.

Make una no scatter this "me and dru" argument na
Someone that saved 800k might be lurking around and buy one of these cars

dru23:
We talking about cars for uber sir, to have a machine that will ran non-stop all day ,my brother no be beans.....

Let me ask you question sir , in the USA why type of cars do you think people use to do uber ? Nigerians are not the only people doing uber job in the USA ,

There's no car specifically produced for transportation.
Am certain people use Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen and ford brands over there.

dru23:
Machine pass machine bro...... example bro .. Machine made in Japan will tend to last longer than most machine made in the USA or any other competing countries

Those machines are good for the job and their initial purchase prices are relatively cheap.
Don't forget the argument is getting a car below 900k suitable for ehailing

radautoworks:
I argue the mitsubishi lancer should also be struck off the list

Maybe cos they were not produced for the American market.

dru23:
Anyone that buys the following I crossed out ... You are on ur own.....those are the ones I know that importers don't bring in ...car selling business is a very challenging business to be in ..

People will not bring in cars that people will not buy... And parts can be expensive.... God help if you decide to buy naija used.. You are definitely on your own be dat .....

If everyone goes by this your analogy, who do you expect to buy your naija-used Uber cars?
Or will you crush them

Importers ship in cars that they will sell ASAP. Doesn't mean other cars are bad. But cos of the Nigerian terrain and demand.

In Neighboring Ghana, they use lpg+ petrol cars. Not the almighty corollas or Toyota's. Does it mean those cars are not good? It's just what people have accepted and importers, being business men, roll with the flow.

If you talked about landrover freelander, I will agree. Cos that car was produced by the devil.

dru23:
Anyone that buys the following I crossed out ... You are on ur own.....

lol. People have used them and succeeded.
A car will forever remain a machine.
Guess what, every machine will breakdown and need overhauling.
Even humans breakdown, talk more of their creations.

Now, about frequency of breakdown, It depends on the handler of the machine.

You don't expect the driver going to ikorodu, satellite town, iyana-iba, agbarange, sango-ota, e.t.c not to have frequent breakdowns.
Or the driver that spends over 12hours daily operating the machine and expect it not to breakdown.
Or the driver that converts his car to a boat during rainy days .

dru23:
Sir with 900k , what cars with less than 2.0l engine will be suitable for the job apart the civic and Corolla... keep in mind sir things like cheap parts, mechanic expertise, ruggedness etc ........

Volkswagen Jetta 1.8L
Nissan Sentra 2.0L
Hyundai Accent 1.6L
Kia Rio 1.6L
Honda city 1.3L
Mitsubishi Lancer 1.6L
Ford Focus 1.6L
Ford Mondeo 2.0L
Gelly 1.3L
Tata 1.2L
Hyundai xcent 1.3L
Hyundai Elantra 1.6/2.0L

And a whole lot.

Now, cost of parts is relative.

eyinola:
credit me already maaa

Taaaaaa.
It's not over

OmodavidoX:
Really, I will appreciate if I can get that. The least price of cars I have been seeing is 1.3M in the Auto section

If I can get 9ja used that won’t give me problem, I am willing to buy sir

Thanks for your response

Even tokunbo cars are not problem free.
Most cars on Uber are dead cars

OmodavidoX:
Good evening house,

Please I need on procedure of joining Uber and bolt

Currently have 900k. Hoping to save to 2M and get a good car to kickstart this Uber business

Personally I won't invest more than 400k. 500k max.
But since you have 900k, you should be able to land a good car.
Ensure the motor size is less than 2.0L.

Whatever you could do to save up 2M, continue with it.

dru23:
Lol .. Very tough and nasty business.. If no be for uber I no fit enter the business at all at all...this is why fear dey catch me to Advice Jpworld when he dey fight driver .. I stay neutral ... I believe also you can use different methods in dealing with drivers or people in general. Before I use warn drivers etc .

But now I just dey look and when it is time to strike, I strike like a cobra, sometimes I win some and I loose some during striking.. Me personally I can't use jpworld forward approach ... The most dangerous people are the quiet ones. No need for noise....... Either way each to his own .....

This got me rolling

eyinola:
Please help oooooo, some touts just arrest me claimimg to be mot , i was waiting for a rider at the layby beside ltv 8 opposite coca cola

Touts ke?
Do they have any ID?
What ever you do, don't drive with them. Try and settle on the spot

Why do I have a feeling this 50k will eventually sit pretty in my bank account

Pls date for the greet and meet
cc Tojah

Inception:
Bullshi.t

Easy tiger
This one has been done and dusted

Pls what date has been fixed for the "meet and greet"?
cc Tojah

CheerfulGiver:
Post your bank statement to no one. No one saves 800k in 2 months. I thought this was about highest earner, now I'm seeing all sort of stuff. Earning is easy. Everyone has stuff to do with money they make.

It'll be absurdity for anyone to drive and save 800k in 2 months because they were promised 10k.

Na now you calm down reason the thing abi?
Can someone play me Telli person by Timaya

radautoworks:
If I can manage a large company's bank statement I can figure it out

On a serious note it doesn't take a genius to see multiple small amounts and figure out they are trip payments. The amounts cash or not will match your dashboard earnings.

If dashboard says 100k one week, there should be corresponding payments totalling about that much is it not? Factor in a percentage of error for actual cash in hand that was never deposited and it should be close. And yes, we are factoring in that it takes a few days to get your money after the week.

I told you my teacher cap is on. Whether 800k is possible or not is beside the point. This is about learning money management. Have you ever wondered why it seems like no matter how much some people earn they are always broke? Some drivers here are living beyond their means without realizing it. Others are not maximizing their income and could have probably achieved so much more. Yet others are making what sem to be massive incomes but only actually making less than 25% of what they work for. Which one are you?

On the flip side some investors think this is a gold mine and want to jump in. It may well be under the right conditions but what are those conditions? Other investors have misconceptions about driver's earnings vs take home. This exercise will shed some light.

New year, new mindset.

Well said.

The way e dey go, nobody go chop these CEO's 70k
Chaos in different camps

Las las Mathematics and Jagbajantis no be the same

chucsmoore:
how much do u have in your own bank account. That is the Koko. By the time you do minus and plus the money no go pass 800k

I smell fear
Man pass man

That guy na mercenary.

samobaba4u:
If I hear say una still dey rent car in 2021 hennn

Oboy we go still dey rent ooo.
We no dey talk wetin we no fit do.

In other news, 24hours has elapsed.
Mr Fleet manager owns not a single wheel cover
Empty barrel and chest beater you are.

Tueeehhh.

You will never get my attention henceforth.