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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:17am On Nov 26, 2020
starchris:
Please is anyone using Honda city for ehalling? I just bought one recently for this hustle. Naija use Honda city 2009. 1.5L engine. I would have gone for civic 06/08 but it's not spacious for me cox of my height but the 2009 city look small but very spacious. Please I would like to know if anyone hear is using the car and what are the possible challenges to expect from the car.
I have several Honda Civic on ehailing.. They are good cars.. Just make you use the correct transmission fluid, the transmission will not handle abuse very from the use of wrong fluid.. The engine do last very long time and they can take abuse upon abuse, but don't abuse it o ,always use the recommended engine oil .....if you bought a Nigerian used city ,it is more than likely the car has been abuse before been sold to you .... Overall Honda Civic are usually very reliable... Civic and city are almost the same vechicle, not much different
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 3:07pm On Nov 25, 2020
BAZ001:
Your answer loud.

We are still waiting for someone this night to give a robust reply, could it be that he is hiding or pretending to be asleep

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 3:02pm On Nov 25, 2020
Bammzzie:
Thumbs up bro...u too much

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 1:05am On Nov 25, 2020
radautoworks:
But when I argued that point about castrol and Pennzoil not so long ago it was all about mobil 1 na lipsrsealed grin
All those are actually good ,naija people just used to Mobil ,to convince them to use other good alternative oil will be almost an uphill battle....
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 1:03am On Nov 25, 2020
radautoworks:
Don't encourage him. We need memes!
Lol... nobody has come after me now. Lol haha people now ignore me ..which is what they are supposed to do in the first place... I hope AngryIgboDon will come out and start with me o ..so that we can have some fun
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:55am On Nov 25, 2020
radautoworks:
MEEMMMEEEESSSS!!!
Lolz ....
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 11:12pm On Nov 24, 2020
donfortune48:
But you're already doing it with this your penzzuzz.
grin grin
Pennzoil is actually selling well ....pennzoil was very popular on nairaland around 2015.. It is well known brand..I plan to add it to my list of products , good oil ..love it
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:48pm On Nov 24, 2020
BAZ001:
Your answer loud.

We are still waiting for someone this night to give a robust reply, could it be that he is hiding or pretending to be asleep
He has no reply now ... I finish him off .....
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:46pm On Nov 24, 2020
Weightless:
Well I feel you should have all the brand, castro mobil, Penn and royal purple.
What of mannol
The Nigeria consumer can be very funny at times. Just like the Toyota brand.. Once they are used to 1 particular brand, it will be extremely hard to win them over to another brand.......


Mobil 1 brand is the most popular brand of engine oil now in the market .. To now convince them to try other brand which can be better or equally as good as Mobil will be a daunting task .. I am not ready to take that risk ..
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:29pm On Nov 24, 2020
hvac:
you are just considerate and that's why you will continue to grow. Bless up
Grateful for ur kind gesture
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:09pm On Nov 24, 2020
AngryIgboDon:
Please don't tell me this is your company name? undecided undecided

And what do you mean by "We at Dru23"?The last time I checked, you are the Chairman, Director, Sales Person, Marketer, Secretary, Accountant and Store Keeper of your Sole oil sales business.

Why make it look like you are an employer of labour when you are not? At least in your oil business.

Only Radautoworks has the right to say "We at TransmissionMilex" or GuzzGuzz say "We at GazzuzzAutoss". Because they are registered businesses and have employees under their payroll especially Ratautos.

One day now, that Fat Black Mechanic called Bishop will say "We at BishopAutos". Even though he has no registered business name and carries all his tools in a knapsack straped to his back while walking aimlessly around Lagos like someone without ambition. I even heard he has body odour and smells a lot too.

In Igboland, we call his type "AKPA USHI" (Bag of Smellos) or "UDU EZI" (Drum of Pigs)
I hope I have answered your ' what do I mean we at dru23'

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:06pm On Nov 24, 2020
peeps4u:
Your new NL personality really confirms the bolded.

Wishing you more good luck..

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:05pm On Nov 24, 2020
peeps4u:
I thought there was no oil as good as Mobil 1 before now.
Haha there are better oil out there o .. But the question is how many consumers can afford it ... And if you really look at it ,the most basic cars don't need expensive oil , as long as the oil is genuine and it has been certify by API.....

Castrol USA is good and affordable oil too. But once a company has built a good reputation , it is hard for customers to try other brands .. I think Castrol USA is good enough oil and price point for most at least 60% of Nigerian cars....
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 9:59pm On Nov 24, 2020
Seun360:
My man is back.

Long time dru23
How far bro ? How body? Hope u doing well o
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 9:57pm On Nov 24, 2020
OJURONGBE1:
Mama Rad, i see what you did with the milex sticker on your lubricants wink
Na from the same source ,it no matter at all ..no be sticker customers want chop.. Consumers are looking for genuine and affordable products ......


If you look at the bottom of my Pennzoil you can See the manufacturer date on it .. Its written May20th 2020, it was process about 6 months ago ..

And engine oil has a life span of about 5 years unopened or sitting on shelf. So am still offering the same quality products at a reasonable price point...

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 9:47pm On Nov 24, 2020
peeps4u:
Wow, you really went as low as 20k?
What informed this decision please?
Dru I knew before was pro-increased remittance.

I've actually observed a more changed, less combative and more cool dru these recent times.
Well we thank God , the engine oil business is doing ok . And also my drivers are doing well and maintenance cost of my civics are low .. So in other to keep them happy I didnt want to increase weekly delivery .. And I don't even do inspections anymore .. I am happy and drivers are happy to , no need to rock the boat .. Plus I still handle 100% repairs .........


In the past I stated that investors should only invest in few amount of cars on ehailing.. And they should not be put all there eggs in 1 basket ... so the few I have now am happy and I easily monitor them ...


In my humble advice 5 cars should be the maximum an investor should have on ehailing.. And invest in other business, when you do that the uber income will not be a die affair.... It is a tough business and I can't come and kill myself... it is not easy at all ,but so far I am contented with what I have.. And I have become selective on who I hire ....
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 9:31pm On Nov 24, 2020
fdmskincare:
Are you saying we that have been using mobil1 should buy this pennzoil?when is mobil 1 going to be available?
Nothing wrong with Mobil 1 at all .. After doing a little reasearch here and there.. Pennzoil was much better oil made with natural gas .. As a matter of fact people that can't afford Amsoil due to cost or selective distribution, were recommended Pennzoil.. Especially Rx350 car owners........

Pennzoil is the Official brand oil for Ferrari cars..... So if Ferrari can recommend it for their cars , it shows the trust that they have for it. ........



My 2011 Infiniti was using Mobil 1 Extended performance, when I switch over to Pennzoil my engine was more quite and runs smoother than Mobil 1 ......Mobil 1 is a good oil no doubt about that.. But Pennzoil personally takes the cake for me ..... I made it affordable for customers to try it. .............

Google Pennzoil and read the reviews.. You be amazed


For now we have enough Pennzoil and Castrol to go round .. And we will no longer import any more engine oil till the exchange rate improve.. Keep in mind my prices are still the same when the Naira was 360 ,and now my price still remains the same at 485naira.. We know our customers price point and we want to make it accessible to them.....

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 9:20pm On Nov 24, 2020
radautoworks:
Dru is cheaper. He refuses to start quarrel angry grin

https://www.nairaland.com/5429767/where-rad-auto-works-parts/15#94521684
Yes o dru23 is cheaper o .....
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 9:19pm On Nov 24, 2020
radautoworks:
Damnit dru23, GIVE US THE MEMES!! WE DEMAND THE MEMES!

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 9:18pm On Nov 24, 2020
melviniyke2002:
lovely.....hope der appreciate u back sir....
Thanks bro .. They do
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 7:42pm On Nov 24, 2020
Weightless:
Hmmm Have you switched loyalty from mobile1
Not at all bro ... we at dru23 try to offer cost effective products to our customers... Mobil 1 is still a top tier oil ,but I can always offer something better out there
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 7:39pm On Nov 24, 2020
jpworld:
From December 1 to to 2nd week of January. i have increase my rent to 33k, with 5k below maintenance) due to high increase in maintaince and higher revenue generated during this period.

Anybody not satisfy should join moove.
Me I just stick 20k naira weekly, my drivers are honest hard working and my civic are low maintenance.. This is just me doing me o.. I am not advising anyone to follow my method o ....
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 7:36pm On Nov 24, 2020
nitigriti:
Just to let you know I learn every time I read your posts.
This is the reason am here o .. We grow when we lift others ..... Have been using civic 03 to 05 for at least 3yrs plus... never had real issue with any of them ... I sold 1 of them due to the fact that I couldn't get a mechanic that knows what he is doing.. I sold it out of frustration, 1 mechanic wanted to charge me about 20k naira before he can even touch it ... Before than I spent close to over 100k trying to fix the issue.. All the mechanic I took it to were doing try and error job.. Other than that I love the civic die......
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:28pm On Nov 24, 2020
Blackbishop:
Na when you carry am enter uber you go know say your village people are now on wireless
Prius is great care for uber.. Unfortunately not enough mechanics that know how to fix it .. Parts can be expensive... Hybrid car needs a specific mechanics to fix am .. And if u are not careful enough you can get electrocuted while tampering with the battery cell ....
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:24pm On Nov 24, 2020
shollywendy1:
How far? Castrol edge don dey available? Keep me informed if it don dey in stock
No Castrol edge not available.. Castrol gtx Magnstec and Pennzoil

Pennzoil much better than edge or Mobil 1...

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 5:23pm On Nov 24, 2020
OmoOshodi:
Where are this crew seff?......lets shake some tables

Bolt will take like 52,000 Naira
Fuel like 40k
Feeding,drugs etc. Like 15k
Delivery : 30k

Take home : take home 71k.....


@jpworld it is time for you to increase to 45k weekly...this business is now booming
Good job bro ...keep it up make sure u put money aside for a raining day.....
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 5:21pm On Nov 24, 2020
Luxurydriverng:
Kazeem won kill me, told me fuel pump was bad and injectors also needs replacement. The way these ppl condem car parts without regards for you pocket baffles me. Thank God I had some knowledge about cars I would have been looking for money to replace things that are perfectly working
Bro you seem to be moving from 1 car to another for this uber. You started off with a Benz, than a sunny datsun ,than to Corolla and than to Benz again .. From personal experience I think it is better to just stick 1 car or find 1 car that will work well .. .Jumping ships from 1 car to another is not cost effective.. I only jump ship once. I went from Elantra 07 to 08 to Honda civic 03 to 05 . And that is what am sticking to now .. And the only reason I jump ship is to be cost effective and adjust to the business environment... This post is not to disrespect or belittle you in anyway. This is my observations
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m):
obalala:
I keep asking myself this same question.. but of recent I have been seeing a lot of Pruis on Lagos roads.. I personally use a Toyota Pruis and since December last year I have had no single problem with it.. other than regular oil change not one single issue. Sometime in October I took it to Ilorin and back on 5k fuel had to refuel at Berger. I don’t do Uber or bolt, but I always think how massive the profit will be if I do.
I feel sorry for owners of hybrid cars.( not really). Nigerian car owners can not properly maintain regular gasoline cars ,so na hybrid they want maintain.. (2) Nigerian mechanics can barely fix or diagnosis gasoline cars. I am not saying that all Nigerian mechanics are incompetent, but finding a trust worthy one is like finding a needle in a hay stack . (3).. Hybrid mechanics are very difficult to find ,and finding that is competent enough is another battle on it his own. (4). You can't abuse an hybrid car they way you abuse gasoline cars , I wast told by one of my friend that had an hybrid Prius, he stated that not only does he use imported engine oil Castrol to be precise , the hybrid requires a special coolant. (5). Once the battery of an hybrid goes bad ,you will need to replace the whole system of the car. Which can cost nothing less than 300k naira ..

Some mechanics will tell you the will only need to replace the bad cells of the battery etc . This is were mechanic patch and patch things begin o....(6) Once the cell battery pack is bad , the car will not run on engine alone, you will need to fix or replace the battery cell for the car to run along with the engine....


Conclusion... you might think your hybrid is saving you money now ,but when it needs fixing that save money will not even cover the cost of repairs ... either way good luck .....
Autos › Re: CUSTOMER IS KING by dru23(op): 4:32pm On Nov 23, 2020
double3:
The customer is alwys the boss, but some customers could be rilly annoying.

Autos › CUSTOMER IS KING by dru23(op):
Lately I have been reading what is going on in the Cartalk section on nairaland.....And I am not happy how customers are been treated .. The major issues that I notice is the lack of customers service Skills in the Nigeria business. From the banking sector, Food Service, Automobile etc and the list goes on and on .......

For any business to succeed you must learn to treat your customers with respect.. Without customers your business can not grow. And a lot of business owners wonder why their business is not moving forward. Some business owner act like God and act like Mr/Mrs know it all. And it only turns the customer off, without customers a business owner will not be able to afford the luxury and profits of been a business owner.....


I have worked in the hospitality industry for years. I worked in the hotel industry to be precise . In the industry that I worked in , I have come across the likes of Bill Gates, Herb chambers , Doc Rivers and major sports stars and business owners and high net worth individuals

Some can be very difficult and others are very nice.. The experince that I learn I was able to incorporate into my Nigeria business. I have learn to respect each and every of my customers from the older to younger ones ..I have learn to respond to phone calls and emails in a timely fashion manner.. Those are the skills that make a great business man. And so far no customers has ever complain about my services to them.


We at dru23 will continue to be great advocate for good customer skills and relation. And we implore other business owners to treat their customers as king. We encourage good services at all times .. The customer that you chase away will end up coming to me or other business owners that will treat them right.....


To all the customers out there , we at dru23 are at your service whether you spending 1Naira or 50billion Naira or you making enquiries.. We will treat you the same with respect and dignity..... We thank you all.....



Without you there won't be a dru23.... We thank you and appreciate you all .....

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 5:46pm On Nov 22, 2020
Babadee1900:
Toyota Corolla, Honda Civic 03-08, Hyundai Elantra 08, Kia Cerato, Nissan Sentra. Toyota Camry 03-06.

As to how much you can be making in a week/monthly: So many factors involved nevertheless you are going to make something reasonable enough to pay your bills and also have savings.

I can’t give you figures, sorry.

Make sure you don’t buy a problematic car because that will determine your earning; the car is your major tool.

Elders will add to it.

Regards.
In terms of ruggedness, easy maintenance, fuel economy and availability, the young man should stick to civic 03 to 05 . Preferably tokunbo ones .. And look for a good mechanic that knows what he/she is doing.. Just with most Asian cars that develop faults , it is not the car is so problematic to fix .. it is the choice of mechanics
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:43pm On Nov 20, 2020
[quote author=BAZ001 post=96255552][/quote]In Davido's voice .. Yes I talk am

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