₦airaland Forum

abatically: It is not possible. That road is not less than 200km. So let's say u are doing 200km/hr (which is very unlikely). Does that mean u can maintain 200km/hr for a whole hour? I'm not saying it's not possible to to 200km/hr on that road but its not possible to maintain it for even 20 mins. There are corners, vehicles in front of u that will make u step on ur brake, etc.

lomomike: Apart from that, the Big V8 turbo German muscle car was really into its own, and Mike was in the mood. I fell in love with that piece of car but I had to climb down from my high horse when my friend told me the Amount he bought that car and how much time and cash he spend to maintain it.

uboma: The point i am making is no one can make to Kaduna from Abuja in 1hour.

Bossforeva: with ur benz?

abatically: Look at it one more time. Km is outside while miles is inside. Km is written in bold hence odometer is in km not miles.

uboma: Why didnt you go through the new route so as to make it to Abuja in 1hour?

abatically: U got there in 3 hours, uboma was saying it is impossible to travel that distance in 1hr. If truly the distance is 211km, for u to make the journey in 1 hour then u have to be doing 211km/hr for 1 hour. Of course we know that is not possible on any Nigerian road. Hardly possibly on any road in the world unless some isolated interstate roads where u hardly see any vehicles.

uboma: No way can anyone make to Kaduna from Abuja by road in just 1hour. Its not possible.

Lagusta: Let me share mine....

As i was driving along muritala mohammed way (agric area, ilorin) i noticed that the needle on my tachometer suddenly dropped from 2800 to zero in motion, the car slowed down and finally stalled.... I had the brains to quickly park it before coming to a halt on that kind of busy road...

Anyway, i opened the bonnet to figure out what was going on, started the car and noticed the starter revolved faster than usual... Chooii!!! I felt doomed!!?

Called a clown nearby, he just put a spanner here and there, told me to start it and he said "oga your engine don knock, go buy another one"... At first, i nearly fainted, but i later thought; there is water in the radiator, fan is still spinning, i serviced it 3wks ago, this engine cannot knock jare....

Finally called a genuine mecho, he took off a compartment at the side of the engine, and that was it... A snapped timing belt and a cracked water pump.... All caused by a faulty engine seat (my car is very old tho)

well, we changed all for about 5500... Started the car, and still driving it till today!!!

felixmadugba: Unizik havnt change bt we depend on our new gov to do sumtin better. Ikenna golf2 is nt fancy now and is too ugly. Pls can I get anyother car wit dat burget?? Pls help me o.. Is long I hav been savin dis stuff now.. Pls I nid more opinion 4rm u guys

Eyop: With this standard of maintenance,i bet you that your benz will last for a very very long time. Do keep it up

Eyop: Oga danadam preach very well to the Mercedes haters. So many people are afraid of joining the family all because of the news they heard in the past how it consumes fuel and how pricey the parts are. Ok was it the CV boot that resulted to affecting the CV joint(shaft)? #130,000 is much oooo and is not even a brand new unit.

lomomike: Don't tell me again, I'm green with envy

TheGrandMaster: Your car was converted from a right hand to a left. Does it make sense to open a car from the passenger side if your remote control and/or central lock isnt working? Do some reesearch, i drive a 2008 C300 and the key hole is on the driver side door.

lomomike: Chai, chief one service in 1 year or 20900km which one comes 1st? Chai... How then is this expensive compared to the toyota/lexus when I'm doing 3/6months service interval?
In my lexus I spend 9K for engine oil, 2k for filter, 1K for labour. And I use to mock those folks in German cars thinking their cars are oil consumers. Now I know I've been doing myself

ovkie: Nice! Servicing once a year? Nice!! I was thinking every 3 months!! Maintenance is not expensive as people proclaim after all!!! Thank Eyop for your contribution. I sincerely appreciate your time

cne010: An average naija mechanic runs for safety when they see a v6 engine. The w203 rarely have engine problems once you use the right oils. On the plus side the C320 toks engine costs about 80 to 100k while the toks engine of the C230k is above 200k.

I have no clue how mix the Turbo cost, sometimes it's an easy fix you might just change the clutch in the Kompressor.

ovkie: Thanks Cne10. I reside in Benin City, Edo State. I think I can easily find a good benz mechanics around. Benz are very common in the city and I think mechanics around are not too bad. Do you advise on the 2002 C320 compared to other models like C230 and co?

cne010: Drive on the bad road slowly. Sadly the ones we call good roads in Lagos are littered with pot holes. You see a fresh one daily like they are dug overnight.

Emekayoung: Sienna pls we're waiting..

smartchoice: Siena please can you enlighten us on the different models of golf3 available and how to differentiate them. thanks

CityNG: These are my goto guys for european parts, I would buy this instead if it were for my car though sadly it's on back order.

Eyop: If you must go for the Kompressor,please ensure you inspect it thoroughly because the Kompressor(can be repaired when faulty) is a wear item and considering the age of the vehicle,you need to be sure that all is good and fine before you buy. Some 6 Cylinder naturally aspirated engine cannot meet up with the kompressor despite being 4 cylinder engine. Very economical machine i must tell you.

Gee2728: @ danadam, that ur w203 does not look like over 200kmiles at all. nice work in keeping her clean at such a mileage. have heard of someone with over 400kmile w202. mine is just 186756mile