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cne010:
Yeah if you move early and don't meet traffic 30mins.

thank God you are seeing the possibility, by the way bro let's leave speed issue, good to know u r a futarian. thumbs up

SmartChoices:
Great man....but Toyota requires not premium gasoline.... So all fuel must be OK for you!

my man come to Ibadan, there are some gas stations that don't sell when there is abundance, BT once scarcity looms they start selling, I learnt a lesson from my uncle whose Audi a6 was destroyed, d underground tank already had water in it, so wen water entered the engine(they sold diluted fuel to him) ...... u know the rest.

cne010:
Roflmao... here is the breakdown
Ibadan to ife Roundabout 30mins
Ife to Ilesha 20mins
Ilesha to Akure 45mins remember it's not a dual carriage with plenty dangerous bends. So tell me how you did 1hr 5mins?.

Your friend bought a 2003 Camry with a bad engine. Sadly you weren't my set or even a set before me I knew all those that drove the pencil Camry in Futa.

ilesha to Akure 45mins!!!! (faints)
nothing to say again, enjoy ur 3hrs ride to akure, i won't push u beyond your limits..... kpele.

and the Camry, I can't say much because the guy exchanged it for an accord.

SmartChoices:
Japanese crash more often... How's your Sunday?

lolz SmartChoices no one prays for accident, God forbid bad tin.
my sunday is is just dere ooo, I dey find fuel o, 160 per litre.... crowd @ reputable stations are very much and all this other stations I don't trust ..... u know d consequences of bad fuel me dey fear oooo.
aw ur Syd?

auhanson:
It is no news to know that your toyota nor any other front wheel drive car cant stand a rear wheel driven car most especially in the category of Benz or any other German car except you want to tell me that your Toyota is an exception than the Toyota that we know.

For you< who maybe much more experience on the wheels with a prepared "plan b" state of mind to outsmart an unsuspicious and unprepared novice in that category doesn't debunk the very well stated fact that your Toyota couldn't have done better in sharp bends than a Benz car nor any other German product whether by trance, dreamland, or in this life. Why not call me to such contest ad lets settle this record once and for all?

If you saw a German car that turns the owner to mechanic, ask him the kind of fuel he uses, if that is the recommended fuel for his car?
if you saw the one that frequent mechanic, ask him if his mechanic do understand his electricals and had been doing justice to it? or he has just been destroying his car.

90 percent of the problems of German cars arose from the fact that her owners have not using the recommended fuel(premium fuel) and or treated fuel. The remaining 10 percent stemmed from improper electrical diagnoses which is common among such loaded vehicle be it German or Japanese, same thing goes.





I have no doubt that you of all men absolutely know what i'm talking about, but dont mislead others. I'll give you life scenarious:

Just come to Mgbouba Area and stand for like 3 hours at any car stand there while just watching the road, you will be shocked at the number of highlander and Lexus Rx that will be towed by as a result of uncontrollable outlandish flip overs, then "fever go catch you".

My friend just left his infinity fx 35 cross over for a Lexus rx330 because he taught the later was cheaper on pocket than the former, but he only lost his 3m but got his life spared miraculously by air bags when he summersaulted 8 times on Delta Warri express Road on his way to Benin . When asked he said he taught he was driving his infity fx 35, not knowing he was driving a time bomb waiting to explode someday

My colleagues nephew whose been driving his Benz c280 on similar errands, just took his wife highlander and got carried away as if he was crusing a German beast, he ended up discovering a new stream for the native of Isokko, after he oversteered and somersaulted into the bush and lost the million naira wagon or what ever name you call it.

My senior colleague beg me for a ride to town because he wasn't conversant with the area (and did not want to get stocked up by holdup), i oblige and gave him a treat in my usual freaky pleasurable driving style trowing and wagging my tail here and there while sweeping through and avoiding the traffic with daring breaking and forward acceleration and some kind of "doughnut" approach on my steering (else no need to be on the road). When we finally return in shorter than expected time he asked, "Do you so much trust your brakes as like that?" I responded hundred percent for over a decade now. he shook his head and told me how his brand new Toyota corolla brakes fail him about twice in what was suppose to be an emergency braking. He was coming on top speed on the airport road, only to see a man open the door of his car and just lean by it on the road discussing on phone, and a 7 tonne vehicle was coming in the opposite direction with the speed of a wild whirl wind too . He suddenly match his brakes to stop for the 7 tonne to pass before he will maneuver and continue, but the brake went flat, he shouted and struggle with the steering and manage to pass with 2 broken side mirrors and a little scratch from the "911" but the the faulted was ok though he felt down out of shock and would have almost been unconscious.This is just one of the occasions. I told him that i wasn't surprise because their car uses brake pad on 2 out of the 4 wheels while the rest are brake lining that can fail at any time just to minimise cost, where as my GERMAN MACHINE USES BRAKE PAD on ALL 4 WHEELS else i wouldnt be wagging my tail the way i did with confidence.

A woman was driving along the east west road, she suddenly hit a low bavement stone that was still under construction, the Lxus Rx just flip and fall 3 times and stood back on it wheels while subjecting the clean ride to a wreck of its own, leaving the woman unconscious. She wasn't on any speed that could have resulted into such unnecessary flip over and wreckage...

mr auhanson, you didnt get the gist, no one is talking about. FWD n RWD cornering etc you are just talking asif its only Japanese cars that crash on the road and I feel its not fair. I don't need to repeat what nurey and lomomike have said.

cne010:
You lie!!!!!! Ibadan to Akure in 1hr 5mins? Bros what's that. You would barely pass ilesha in that time. I schooled in Futa and lived in Ibadan then so you no travel that road reach me. Even as a corper I made that trip 3 times a month cos I served in Akure and as a Student I had a 2003 Camry faster than your pencil and was steady flogging it badly. Me and friends even raced the road when we went to party in Ibadan record breaking time was 1hr 40mins sef and it was when the ilesha to Ibadan side was spotless we even hit 180kmph sometimes.

I base in ibadan, studied in FUTA, from ife to ilesha(where d dual lane stopped) d road is very good I floor my 180 steady, which takes me abt 20minutes... I don't need you to believe me, I av people that do beta than I do on that road, d only place that gives a little concern is gbongan to ife even till now which is bad. from iwaraja to Akure straight.......mind u travel very early with less traffic or late in the evening. I

BT bros, as I hype u reach u just fall my hand, early this year, I was taking my mum to Akure in dads 4runner,(my younger sis still school dere) she stopped @ owena because it was dere market day, I used 1:30mins cos she used over 20mins buying stuffs.

I don't want to disclose my identity for security reasons, I would av asked you to inquire from FUTA students who know me.

mind u a friend of mine who crashed his pencil to buy a 2003 Camry complain that it was not as fast as d pencil I don't know how true it is. u r free to choose what u believe.

God bless,
Greatest Futarian!

Mishydoo:
U cnt bliv av been makin research on this since jan,...I seem to get confused by d day.i jst dun wanna mk a mistake.

This Ikenna's thread on Pegeout is scary true....plenty peeps hvin prblems without solutions,some costing hundreds of thousands....imaging one guy says he owns a 406 wt no prblms b4 but he ws driving one day and he jst heard a loud sound in d engine,wen he opened d bunnet der ws smoke all over and mech tld him d engine burst inexplicably,and he is to get a new engine...imagine!

bro, my boss Ikenna351 and abatically have spoken, I can post dozens of camrys, corrolad, avensis ...... in short Toyota brands abandoned in mechanic workshops with issues from engine to transmission etc, likewise Peugeot.
Peugeot make good cars with 406 ranking high... the design and performance is cool... the issue is that you can't abuse the car and go scot free, not just any mechanic can fix it....requires great care, if u give it that, you will be part of the group of people that say "there are just two types of vehicles, Peugeot and others"
on the other hand, Toyota generally make use of simple technology in there cars, they don't just introduce a new technology into there products, they test it very well.....so doing, they lag behind. but the good news is this, every tom, dick and Harry can do trial an error and have a higher probability of going scot free, that's why you see them dominate the road.

if I were in your shoes, I will buy the Camry/corrola now, then as time goes on u can get yourself a Peugeot or any other(as u wish). use the Toyota as entry level, by the way when you buy a particular car, it doesn't mean u won't be able to buy other cars

GAZZUZZ:
Wise man! And he really loves you.
If not he would have ordered a buggati for you

lolz .... I get your angle

abatically:
Oga gazzuz, nice one. But come to think of it, weren't u the one that invented the name KAZEEM?

lolz, I remember vividly
but kazeem don upgrade o especially those who mean biz

maybe OP should calm down....he should not rush

I would have adviced you go for the 406 since you c an get competent hands on it, my fear is where u say you are a rough in driving.

Fixed:
I have driven the 2008 E350 yet I couldn't really figure out if I am missing anything at all in my 2008 Camry V6 XLE. Maybe I am not a car enthusiast. But then which Nigerian goes to the sedan market to buy Benz because of hard-cornering and hard-braking or for stunts meant for sport cars? It's funny when people rubbish a car that performs like one that is more than twice the price at brand new. You bought yours at $80k min, and I bought mine at $35k max yet you feel elated to be thrown into comparison. How else do you want Mercedes Benz to justify the extra $45k you gave them if they don't add the rear wheel or the 4Matic and a few other things that you don't ever get to use here? By the way, I prefer the front wheel in my Camry because I detest the big hunch in front of the back seat of RWD cars. My kids will not seat comfortably. My Camry is not 4WD because I probably don't need one in a car that is 95% driven on a paved road. Three years going I am yet to get stuck. Of course I don't go to where I will. Again who buys a 350 4Matic simply because of the day he will get stuck? Even when they know such places they wouldn't go there same way I do not.

And for too many fake parts of Japanese cars, anything can be faked by anyone for whatever purpose, be it Japanese parts or Euro parts. It is purely driven by the demand for a particular product in the market. Even driver's license are faked. It's got nothing to do with the country that manufactures the original. In fact people love Toyota, use Toyota and by inference buy Toyota parts very well and that is why the parts will be faked.

Please click like if you want us to compare two great German autos: BENZ Vs OPEL.

God bless you!

praxisnetworks:
be my guest create a thread...I don't wanna derail this one!

no need, I have been told a lot about you..... creating a thread will be pointless, we are here to learn and share knowledge not argue

nurey:
Please when arguing, never argue with praisenetwork and smartchoice, those two are acidic german fans, they don't wanna hear say you use another continent brand, infact if them see U for road, they are ready to race you until you just allow them win to have peace of mind.

Back to topic I have a sienna with 79litres I use a full tank for two weeks with all the traffic I encounter onroad. That's 7k for two weeks, I normally use #2500 for a week or 6days and my mpg has never gone below 16 which is the calculated city rating by toyota, I don't have a stable mechanic, the car has never dissapointed me on the road more than a year I have used it with AC on for more than 6hours journey, its so simple to fix minor issues it may develop. I can't say same for the V-boot my popsi used to use then E200 once it coughs, you need a mecho to look into it, and don't let me get started with its fuel consumption.

lolz
u already know them, thanks for the advice.... enjoy your sienna bro( good car)

[quote author=SmartChoices post=33227719]Well if you get me further annoyed I will downgrade the class of Mercedes to race you with to a w202 C Klasse from the W210 E klasse![/quote

get annoyed as much as will satisfy you, you can even use Denn's Volkswagen beetles or the other beetle on restoration to race me, I don't care.

recall: you earlier said the comparison of my pencil to my colleagues Benz 190 was not Fair, do you now see what led to the race I had with him? of course I know if I come to post the out come of the race with you another Benz fanatic will say the race was not fair .... abi?

lomomike:
3 weeks ago purchase fuel worth 5,700 naira on Friday for my HL 2.4L AWD in this period of fuel scarcity, run round the city even in terrible traffic from Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Church then client and family visitation), Monday Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday till Saturday yet the fuel drops to to the 1st lower quarter mark.



Note, some folks in Corolla do weekly 3,000 as long as their cars are tuned to specs.

what else do you want from a car?
mr lomomike , I didn't want to talk fuel economy, folks on this forum are just too biased.

SmartChoices:
If you're that confident..... Am in Ekiti let's take a tour to Ib...your pencil vs a w210 ....am sure I will teach you serious lessons that you'll never forget any time soon.

am not in ekiti, am in ib .....
am not saying I can't race you nor I won't, I just want you know all this bad mouth about Japanese cars is too much, you guys are just over hyping.
if I make Ibadan to Akure in 1hr 5mins on the average, Ibadan to ado under 1hr 20mins average...... mind you I stop at ife to buy akara and water to eat and I don't speed over potholes or bumps......I think a car that does that is not doing bad.

ziccoit:
Exactly. Even at that, a benz 190 at its top mechanical form and state will have somethings to teach a more modern 1999 car in question here.

you see now, after you will say my comparism is not fair......

SmartChoices:
Oga you should be ashamed...big time! What's the sense in comparing a 1991/93 car with a 1999 car!... If you want a contest then compare that pencil light with a w210 E class which is its equivalent.... Cneo...Ziccoit... Shoppyano.... Jahjehova.... Aikerism please show here!
And your muscle to the W211 of the same year...japmobile ko Japanese aeroplane ni

oh!
now I should be ashamed abi? after you guys talk like all what japs produce can't stand any year model of the Benz irrespective of the year.
now u can put Camry and a Benz in the same sentence, after saying all sorts.
I like Benz products but it doesn't mean I will rubbish other cars.... let me tell u, most of the features your Benz come with you actually don't get to use larger %of them (in this part of the world) so tell me more

shadowgwalker:
I'd advice you to get a 2008 Range Rover sports ... from me, in Abuja. mention me for more talk

lolz ...... (falls off the chair)

honmusa:
Alot of research and development is ongoing on miniaturizing and increasing the communication speeds between control modules,sensors etc which paves ways to LIN ,CAN and others technology in automobiles communication protocol .
Vendors especially BWM are now thinking along side of introducing wireless with fibre along the communication Bus in order to do away with physical wires which eventually goes a long way in reducing the fuel economy(due to reduced weight factor ) and give extremely superfast ultra speed communication protocol ,however inherent wireless security concern has been a limiting factor .
So if u can research on along the line of unbreakable wireless security communication protocol within the modular bus highway ,i think it can really explode more than u can imagine .
But dont forget to pay my title wen its become real sha o

Prof. honmusa your gave him that idea just like that, you are really a good man. @OP pls do justice to that, see you @ the top

chucky234:
Japs are always top in reliability but German cars are also engineered to last.

I need celebrate this, chucky234 agree with me on a matter..... or your account hacked?

elshanAutos:
This is just a kazeemish mentality, not buying a car simply because Gazzuzz said so? (Not implying Gazzuzz is a kazeem)

you are free to choose what you believe, but as for me, I'm not an automobile mechanic, I only know few things about cars, I trust my mechanic and he has never failed me once.(am just trying to advice OP)
I have other things to use my time for other than trouble shooting a car.
NOTE: am still a hustler, every second counts.

lungwun:
You tried but IMO you are wrong. Not to blame you as most Nigerians think this is right.

Rules for this also vary from place to place but it should be

2 should follow on through,
3 should turn
1 should then turn

u are very correct, people on major road should have more right of way.

abatically:
U know it is pointless arguing with chucky(no offense intended) when it comes to Honda vs Toyota. To him a 1999 Honda accord is better than a 2014 Toyota Camry.

lolz
chucky234 so you are this popular!

mr lomomike u did a great job dere,
a senior colleague friend of mine was telling me I like using fake cars from corrola to pencil now added muscle to the cars. He use a baby benz (190) the car is very clean, we now had cause to travel to ado ekiti from Ibadan, I was suppose to go with the muscle but wanted to show him some things, so I went with the pencil, anybody familiar with ado ekiti road will know the sharp bends and hilly road. let me not go into details, but when we returned, he was already planning to buy a Jap, now he is using an accord(09)
when we talk about designs, Toyota might not be good but reliability they have it.
I want to bet most people hyping German cars are mechanics or closer to being one, if Siena starts to talk about Audi one will want to buy but the big question is do I have the technical know how to fix such car here in Nigeria. (am an engineer, I can boldly say no machine has 100% efficiency, new or fairly used)

the car looks nice, if u feel u can fix whatever is wrong with it.
I imagine driving this car in my street on a Saturday evening jamming *katapot by rekado banks* or *looku looku by Marvins*
u don turn chairman straight, one in town car, not lyk my pure water Camry.

chucky234:
How many Mazda3 or Mazda6 have you seen parked on the roadside or in a mechanic's workshop?
Whether brand new or toks Mazda6 is as reliable as any Jap you can think of and offers everything the Camry cannot.
Take your time to read through this review:
www.autotrader.com/research/article/36724/2003---2008-mazda6-used-car-review.jsp

mr chucky234
this your soldier attack form is high, am just stating what I know, at least a lot of Camry are seen in mechanic workshops abandoned, m not a Camry nor Toyota brand ambassador.
we all are trying to help, I like the design of the mazda6 but Mazda has never been my thing, just personal. OP has the final say.
chucky234 I greet you!

chucky234:
Guy forget that mechanic ish joor,Mazda6 has always been a great car and has made the list of top 10 best selling cars in both Europe and America in the last few years, there is a reason the 2015 Mazda6 4DR S is top choice in its class.
You have to own to understand the fact that Mazda6 is so underrated in this part of the world, hope you wont suggest he ditch Maza6 for the bland and soulless junkie called Camry.

do you realise the ratings you are talking about are brand new cars, millage under 100miles. the op is buying tokunbo...... just saying.
you can yab Camry as u lyk, I own a 1999 Camry since Feb 2010, d car doesn't fail me regular service that is all. got myself 09 Camry also, BT d 1999 still dey.
am not coming here to advertise, what most people need is a car DAT will require little maintenance and it will b up and running.
I can't get myself a German car now, not DAT I don't trip for the luxury, BT am not really ready for the commitment, except am rich enough to buy brand new.
I stand to be corrected, 95% of us who buy fairly used cars and are enjoying it always consult our mechanics before purchase.(if I were Siena/ikenna/GUZZUZZ etc...... I will be my personal mechanic)
* lomomike name was not on the list because he is a contractor, ..... BT his prowess in automobile no b for here

iamii:
Mazda 6 owners? Please could you throw light on your vehicles? It would go a long way.

Thanks a lot

cc: Ikenna351, chucky234

GAZZUZZ asked you not to buy, he is a mechanic, he must have come across a lot of such cars, my advice is that you look for other car brands or models similar to d mazda6.

NOTE: av not met GUZZUZZ before, but from the response he gives to issues raised, he is good and good at what he does.

gogodaye:
95% of women drivers on our motorways stay fixated for life in their 'learner' driver mode...........
So you find them repeating all the mistakes......they did whilst still in the 'learner' grade.....long after the get certified to drive.....

seems a female has hit your car sometime ago and cost you a lot to fix.
ur vexation no b for here o

mr Adeyeyeaki, na God o, my ogas am learning from are much here o.
by the way we have good mechanics in the house who can assist in inspecting the car before purchase, I don't want to mention names so that some won't feel slighted, you can read through other threads and you see for yourself.
am not a mechanic, am just a car enthusiast.

I like seeing women drive, on the general I think female drive better.
its only when they are learning they could be worse on the road.
a car driven by women in Nigeria is clean than that driven by men, check it out.