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MoonlightDrive:
Very important to let him know that no short-time is allowed in your car! Felicity001 can explain better.

I swear he should explain on time before he resorts to holding jack in one hand and spanner in the other one

Shimmaa:
My check engine light is on but static and when scanned, it brought catalyst missing and evap below something something (can’t remember) do you think it’s advisable to install CNG?

Your evap code concerns petrol in your tank and the catalyst code is for emissions (tuning air/fuel mixture) do I believe these won't interfere with CNG usage but I will not take my word as law

fatjo:
my own shege na pro max till I eventually dekitted. Whenever I see cng posts, I just shut my eyes and scroll

If you had a check engine light on your instrument cluster steady without blinking then going ahead to install any CNG package is a 50/50 affair

Apart from the installation technician being somehow unskilled (which is also a huge factor) that your vehicle having unresolved emissions or mechanical issues is also a determining factor in your post installation experience with CNG.

If you ask 100 people who have had issues with their CNG installation you'd quickly realise that at least 50% of them had their check engine lights on when they went to get their CNG kits fitted. If the technician says they won't install it because of the way it will affect the car and they should go and rectify the prior problem some people still beg and bribe for the CNG kit to be installed anyway

I'm not implying that it MUST have been your own case for dekitting, but if everyone is being factual there are far more people enjoying their CNG usage compared to those that have a complaint or two about it.

In nigeria as at today, the probability of enjoying CNG on an already properly maintained vehicle is very good 👍🏾 the knowledge base has increased too. All we need is for government to assist the citizens with more stations to purchase the gas.

MoonlightDrive:
This is how i was billed N50k fine for overspeeding on Bank Anthony, when i wanted to collect my road worthiness certificate.
The more we push a certain narrative on various social media, that uber drivers earn millions monthly, the more we are profiled for extortion.
Once a Corolla, Camry, Honda drives around marina, broad street, traps are already been set up to impound the car for no justified reasons because they assume he must be a uber driver.

Bro, if you're in lagos and don't drive a danfo then you will automatically be a scapegoat for any of these numerous government/agbero to use and shine even I myself don't drive any of the vehicle models you mentioned and I have already paid 40k this year so far and remember I drive far less than most.

It has always been that way even before the advent of ehailing in Nigeria. Trying to blame social media for it today genuinely sounds somehow at this point in time.

tobby98:
I am a year now and I understand clearly

This is simply because you're a lot wiser than most of your peers and colleagues

Keep it up 👍🏾

tobby98:
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This is true, bro i support you on this.

Anybody with a clear reasoning faculty who has been hustling in this business for more than 3 years should already know this is a fact at this point in time.

Pearl1910:
U see, it's thinking like this that makes me cringe.

What on earth will make u think anybody cannot get any information about ehailing unless he reads nairaland thread?
Nobody needs to read on nairaland that drivers are or are not making money before they get the real picture .

Everyday u hear companies coming up with figures even me sef I never imagine possible, yet drivers are doing it.
I wouldn't have believed if a Cabzero driver didn't tell me with his own mouth that dey deliver 50k daily. When Moove started collecting N9,200 daily, this thread was still on 30k weekly preaching.
So was it on this thread that those companies discovered how to milk drivers?
So my friend, whatever u think u are hiding is on the street for all to see

I don shout tire yet some of our colleagues no wan accept say the very people who they feel wish to monitor them have too many other avenues of getting real time information on ehailing apart from this FACELESS FORUM we are all posting on, but they will never learn or agree

Pearl1910:
U want to be spoon fed?
U have internet, u have Google, heck, even AI will right u a presentation of just about anything. U can prove people wrong if u may but asking for d nitty gritty of every claim without wanting to accept evidence is just blank brain washed

Did you give me any evidence for your claim before? If you did i never saw it. Please point out where you explained exactly what happened to the engine that you say got destroyed by CNG use 🙏

Of course if you can't give a clear explanation and instead chose to send me on an errand to verify your claim then don't even bother to reply. I understand

Kaymaxi2222:
my own source is a direct source who worked in his company it is through him that I even help me source for my tank type 2 tank from some of the condemned truck

Alright 👍🏾 I understand your source of the information.

I hope you take it with a pinch of salt though, remember that the systems and drivetrain of a regular dangote truck is quite different from that of the usual passenger sedan from the ground up

Kaymaxi2222:
I don't know what you mean by unskilled as at the time I did my conversion, the guys that did it back then for me were still one of the best but because there were little experiences back then. That's what lead to the issues even dangote face same issue which is why he is ordering is truck directly from China now not converting them here again or you know better than dangote too.

When someone has 'little experience' in handling a task it ultimately means the person is Unskilled if there's a way to sugarcoat such a description then please do tell

And concerning dangote refusing to convert trucks to CNG in nigeria and instead choosing to import them directly please kindly give us a link(s) to any publication that sheds more light on such a claim

We are all here learning together 👍🏾

Is Dave umahi now a Prophet that sees visions?

Pearl1910:
I have yet another latest example of a CNG car preparing to change engine within 1year of using CNG.

Are you waiting for someone here to beg you to give us more information on what happened to the unfortunate drivers engine as it concerns or was caused by their CNG use? 🤔

Nelochukwu:
Ur problem was from conversion. Na dagbo conversion from onset na y u experience shege.

End Of Story

Kaymaxi2222:
I am a living example ooo cng mess up my car eh no be small but because I am a strongly resolut person I saw myself to the end of it changed brain box 3 times at the rate of 120k each plus I changed my whole engine/dashboard wire cost me 200k for just the wires alone......Omo if I narrate my cng journey it's enough to write a book but I thank God for today. It's all a testimony now

Normally if you give an unskilled person a very sensitive job to execute THE STORY THAT WILL FOLLOW MUST DEFINITELY BE A VERY LONG ONE

You don't need to write any book for us or talk too much, we already understand you perfectly

Nelochukwu:
He really tried his best

There's nobody that reads the book he wrote who won't give him accolades for at least 'trying'

Nelochukwu:
Nawa ooo. All dese unverified talk Sha.

Continue

I was actually thinking he'd give us instances and scenarios but alas 😕

Afterall we are all here to learn aren't we

Eazilyfe:
Why you dey press hin neck?

My brother the way he made that statement was suspicious ooo na why I ask question 😂

Latonal1:
I don't need to answer your question 'how many people do I know ' they are disadvantages to this thing called CNG you know, to learn more Google is your friend and YouTube is your friend to watch and see peoples feedback about it positive and negatives

If newbies want to start e hailing now they will tell the person it is profitable they will never tell you how it is profitable days of the week, challenges, risk na you go find out yourself if you can keep up or leave it for strong men.

Just this month alone na 2 people I heard doing e hailing they hijack dere cars not to talk of someone missing with their cars on the job due to they want to make maximum profit and all this people wey dey net over 40k daily 😂😂 dere car no dey good they will never show what dey go through with mechanic or how d condition of dere car is and is this same people passenger will lost or forget an item in their car still steal it or refuse to return tell me if profit plenty will any driver steal something

Am sure a lot of people saw full grown men entering deep water on the Island just to pick up 20k ride at the end of it they car got flooded na does people dey look for 50k profit daily

I blame the government, I blame the apps that allows passengers to reduce the recommended price they choose lastly I blame the stupid so called people using CNG accepting those prices because passenger believes someone will accept my price soon they will rather wait than rush

I have never picked ride below 600naira/km before if na 2 to 4 trip I see I dey house be that if na 20k I see as net I dey house be that driving cars for long hours causes a lot of mechanical issues, overheating, engine self done too hot. I know so many drivers this year way no drive again always having issues with the car

Alot of people don't know or understand what is called a vehicle so far it is still starting we move that is why Nigerian fear to buy Nigeria use car and prefer tokunbo na so so water person go wake up for morning they put inside radiator still pack few water inside booth in case anything happens for road to buy coolant within 10k to 20k na war they are making a lot of money

I know a person doing Uber for over it 8years advising people on it presently he is looking for a car if 2-3m Nigeria use where are all the alot of money inside it he is still looking unkept Uber is side hustle nothing more

Am a construction engineer if you need my service let me know I do drive weekends when am not on clients projects just to survive

Oga it's okay 👍🏾 you've tried your best so it's from Google and YouTube you got the information that CNG has been damaging cars in only Nigeria


Abeg no vex, ride on

Latonal1:
Even 400naira/km if you focus on that price and you at the end of a whole if you are using petrol if you see 15000naira may be few people gave you tips your price per km is determined how close you are to the passenger and also the distance he or she is going to

If you see a ride 400naira/km and the person is 2mins pick up it is a bad price but if you see a ride and it is 500naira/km and you see 10mins pick up it is better than the 400/km own

Before I pick a ride I make sure I have Idea of if the pickup road and drop-off is okay because passenger don't care about your car just drop them in dere location and they pay you.


Lastly let us try to call passengers immediately before going to pick up location like where are they and where are they going to because map sometimes is crazy, ask if they are carrying anything make you no drive down see say they are carrying crates of eggs, bag of rice, freezer, tv, wardrobe. Passengers are crazy sometimes dey don't have anything to lose na you go waste your time and fuel

If any passenger after pickup claims he/she forgot to tell you that they want you to wait for them to get something on the road charge them depending on how long they will wait no dey believe all this oga I go settle you no worry at the end of the driver they will hard 1k or 2k and you wasted your time for minutes

I know you'd find it hard to reply but i'm still waiting for you to tell us exactly how many people you know whose vehicle's brainbox had been destroyed just because they installed CNG kits here in this nigeria where you said we are

It's only in nigeria you'd hear these types of news we dont have health practitioners anymore as they have all japa


Now we are carrying living beings to drop in mortuary because nobody is knowledgeable enough to diagnose a body without an active pulse

Kaymaxi2222:
you will most likely find those in edo

Yoire correct. As far back as almost 10 years ago most of those benin brown and yellow mass transit busses have been running on CNG

Latonal1:
You people in Nigeria use after market CNG kits and poor wiring. Nigerians looks for one guy that knows how to fix CNG fair or affordable price in one corner you people will never go to a certified company to get it installed. Using CNG in car that was not installed directly from the vehicle manufacturer is a scam

Example check all this latest buses that comes directly with CNG installed copied neatly and it will work perfectly while all this installed privately is a total mess crazy wiring.

Before you install CNG, try to check how is install on like dangote trucks and or vehicles directly from China no be all this after market connection

So many people install CNG when fall price was around 500naira per litre are planning to unkit when fuel in almost 1300 tell me have dey deeply tell you why

Bros, my question to your comment was supposed to be clear enough but let me ask it again one more time just in case you missed it 😉

Please tell us where/how you got this information of CNG destroying the brainbox of vehicles it's installed in

It's a very simple question that deserves a very clear and concise answer isn't it?

Latonal1:
Installing 3 cylinders of CNG is it Free, CNG that will soon mess up your car brainbox

Please tell us where/how you got this information of CNG destroying the brainbox of vehicles it's installed in

Simple vacuum leak

Nelochukwu:
Too much work. Honestly I believe with 100-130L(daily) any driver will manage and b fine. Just plan ur re gassing dazzol

Wow! I never knew there was a single 130L CNG cylinder that can fit in the trunk of a regular vehicle

Well, my motto has always been to Go hard or Go home I hate all these low pressure and long CNG lines (that's even if you see/have a station selling close by)

cyif2003:
U wan destroy ur car with heavy weight??

It's Avery small issue that knacking the back suspension with proper firewor kit cannot fix

Nelochukwu:
Truthfully yes. Gas is gold as u almost always have to queue patiently for it. Getting two cylinders would be best but u have to consider trunk space also. But yes imagine having two 100L cylinders. It will boast turn around time.

So far the trunk can contain a donut spare tyre then I will always advise the use of 2 cylinders for this exact issue you spoke of.

Apart from airport runs what else do you really need the boot space for? So you and market women will be debating on who will help who carry load into and out of your booth?

For a vehicle solely being used on uber & bolt, 2 cylinders is the sweetest spot

Is the almighty terrorist ISWAP in Oyo State now?

Osazee112:
Hello guys please I have a question.
With a N5m budget, is it realistic to find a good corollar for bolt/taxify? I’m based in Benin looking to get into the ride sharing business. I’ll also appreciate and tips or advice thank you.

Where is Jacksonfire when you need him

cc: TheModerator

Pearl1910:
Is it a crime to post phone number now?
I got blocked for posting my number O8II 8I9 3788

You are trying to peep into the 'dark side' now?

Be careful sha, because It wouldn't surprise me if you secretly convert behind our backs later because of the temptation

Nelochukwu:
U were blocked for posting ur no? I think u need to code the no..nairaland and their funny rules. U want to be added to d group?

Be careful with your 'additions'

You do not want to mistakenly add TheModerator to it

The admin might not be happy with you if such entity displays it's plumage within that space

ugreat:
This one uses the 1.5L Skyactiv

Okay. It's the rotary engine. Nice.