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I'd also like the golf 3 painted like this (notice the bumper). I love your jobs, but I'd like an estimate of what this would cost. Thanks

Your paint job pictures are wicked!!!

I hope you can do awesome matte painting on small cars.

Abeg no vex, kindly give me an estimate for golf 3 painting, both matte and normal.

Use the instance of that red golf on the first page.

yak:
Anoda side of dis is weda his income can carry it. Eg a man who earns 70k,does it make sense he buys a car?

That's not an issue. There is a car for every segment. It's not 'by force' to buy corolla or bmw before you drive.

I am asking about the necessity of a car.

What exactly is the rationale behind owning an automobile?

Should I own a car because I am an adult who should have a dependable means of transportation, or should my wealth/bank balance determine my car ownership? The issue here isn't a cost of maintenance, because there is a car for every segment.

What do you guys think? I am tired of the bus life, even though I reside in a well connected part of the city. I almost never go out if not to work. Despite this, I feel like having a car to call upon at any point of the day or night MIGHT be a good idea, regardless of the cost.

In fact, I feel like having a car and being able to reach places in short notice may change the way I relate with other people, because at this point...I do not engage in any form of socialising

It's just a feeling tho. Or maybe I'm psyching myself into getting one before I'm 'spiritually ready'

This thread could be useful

Siena:
Wtf bro??

I'm really struggling to understand your post.

HAHAHA

Oga Gbenga...we are loyal.

I am the one who asked about a golf 3 to which you gave a detailed response touching on points like exchange rate and increased pricing for the vehicle.

I want to know if the exchange rate has stabilized now, because i am hoping to come to cotonou and meet you by June. My max budget, including customs, for a good golf 3 is 620k. Is that amount feasible as of right now? Thanks.

PS: It's Manual transmission i want. A good grade of golf 3.

(MODIFIED)

Also, Is the cotonou customs duty in the asking price of the golf?

luklum442:
It is a pitiable dismal pismal,it is regrettably lucrubious,that I engage myself in volkswagen make..............d problem is that weneva I put it in DRIVE or REVERSE it wil vibrate nd off itself............infact some things has been change but d problem stil persist.pls nd Pls ur quick response wil highly be appreciated.........Pls help,dis is my first car!

You write like a junior secondary school kid

sauceny:
Doesn't look like him...Besides i don't think a coloured camera phone was out then.

LOL. My Gawd! Did you seriously just say that?

An aircraft is one of the most complicated commercial product. Don't even think about it.

The way this thread derailed tho...

WHy isn't this topic on the front page tho? If it's Tonto Dike's bruised kneecap nau...

Maintenance is more important.

The truth is, She could decide to set the money on fire and Nothing will happen. It's hers, in the end. You can claim obligation and force charity out of her..but it's her money in the end. So stop disturbing yourself and figure out how not to waste yours.

WOW

obynaDmob:
Entry level ke?? That one is not possible naw... I don't think graduate trainees sef earn that low

Entry Level...Graduate Trainees...new recruits..executive trainees... all the same thing. Most don't earn below 180k. Some earn 250k sef

obynaDmob:
NA WA o...someone will say no bank worker earns less than 100k per month and later say except contract staff. Those ones noe dey work for the bank??

The OP specifically mentioned 'entry level'. Contract staff are just that...contract. There is a big difference in pay. Some special contract people earn much more than the core staff though..depends on the work.

I think you just like attention. Please research these nonsense you write. An Entry level salary is about 180k on the average. It's above 210k for some popular banks, actually.

This news happened in 2013. Don't know where Thisday found it

Mr Gazzuz can you kindly be clear on what you mentioned before?

I know everyone keeps saying things about electrical cars, but is the issue the money to repair them or the difficulty involved in finding good mechanics? Aren't there things i should do to the golf 4 in order not to fall prey to damages and whatnot?

When you say it won't take abuse, what does it mean? I am currently learning how to drive, so are you talking about handling? I don't intend to race it through the streets at night o

The truth is, i think it's a really pretty car. I am in the creative industry, and to tell the truth, beauty comes before function for me most times. I have never had a car...so I can't say I am looking for some engine spec or whatnot because I don't understand those things, just as far as the thing moves around when i want it to, and can be maintained without breaking a leg.

That's why i want to be clear of the danger of owning a golf 4.

Thanks

GAZZUZZ:
Golf 4 is a good car. But unfortunately very very very fragile electrically and will not take abuse at all.
For a first car avoid it.

By the way, Mr Gbenga, when you say Golf 3 is a no-go area for now, does this mean it's not available in coutonou right now?

WHy won't he go to Germany for Medical checkup??!!!

When it's not like he built any good hospitals. Has the German Chancellor ever come to Africa for Medical Checkup? We are just here deceiving ourselves. SMH

The corrupt and weak GEJ can't even pretend small by visiting National Hospital Abuja for checkup.

saintjoel:
Sir,1999 camry and Golf3 are still in contention for now,people telling you it's cheaper may be into smuggling cos I don't know where they want to get golf3 lesser than what I've given you.

Normal asking price for a golf with automatic transmission and AC is 1.7M cefa with cotonou clearing,multiplying with N373 which is the current exchange rate,it'll give you N634,100 which is even higher than the amount we've been purchasing it. If you even manage to get an accidented one for like 1.3M cefa with cotonou clearing or even manual,it will still be around N484,900 with the current exchange rate.

Now,if you're paying custom duty,if it had been a time we were paying N75,000 as bank charges,N120,000 - N130,000 would have sorted your custom duty by with the 35% increment,the least amount we can pay for duty is N98,200 and with park charges now around around N5,000,you can see why we started charging N140,000 as custom duty.

Unless you want to go into smuggling or decide to buy in Lagos if you can get it cheaper than the quote I've given,cotonou is a no go area for golf3 and 99 camry for now but if people tell you that you can get it cheaper,you can go with them but please don't forget to give us a feedback when you're back from your trip.

There are some cars you can still buy with the increase in exchange rate but certainly not 99 camry and Golf3.

Thanks so much for taking time to explain to me. Gbenga for president!!!!!!

Oga Gbenga abeg give me last price for that clean Golf 3 nau. People here in lag are telling me the intial 510k + 140k you mentioned is too much

I want to come and buy as soon as I can take leave.

Summer1:
I dont know how you guys see it..but I admire guys who speak pure,polished and neat English.. It's a turn on for me,when I see someone with an impeccable eloquence,that minute i don't even care if you are broke or ugly..I just respect them.
But for guys with bad eloquence, I'm not trying to insult or intimidate you, you could always brush up your English, I want guys to know that good eloquence,fluent usage of English is a huge turn on for girls especially the brilliant ones, or so I think...
So,what's ur take on it?

Too many commas. Use full stop sometimes.

Any suggestions?

Any other thoughts?

I can't drive . It has been 25years. The Lord will do it for us sha.

ojosegun2011:
My most tideous journey was sometimes around August 2007 when Armed robbers blocked Lokoja -Okene Road on my way to Abuja and we all scampered for safety and Ilied down on top of a python that had swallowed a ram with two big horns. About four other passengers were hiding behind a rock resting on a log of wood unknown to us that it was a python until our weights was disturbing it and it flung us like sticks and rabbled round the whole cliff. The robbers that were chasing us eventually ran together for safety with us back to the main road on sighting the massive reptile which was moving towards a nearby river with two visible horns in its mouth. Two female passengers on sighting the python eventually fainted and were carried back to the road. That was my most harrowing travelling experience ever. The robbers ran away and we later discovered that they were robbing with only one real gone with few bullets and many toy guns and ordinary woods carved and painted like guns. They escaped into the nearby bush and disappeared.

OH MY GOD!!! I read this out loud at my office and we had a good laugh. The robbers running away with you guys is funny as hell!!