Autos › Re: 2007 Honda Civic Tokunbo For Sale N1.550million by dru23(m): 12:09pm On Dec 17, 2018 |
uwemjack: Yes! LX, EX etc This is my email dru23@hotmail.com |
Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips For Honda Cars by dru23(m): 12:05pm On Dec 17, 2018 |
sacramento1212: I have sent you a PM. Do you still have that Mobil 5w30 extended performance? If yes, how do you transact? Thanks have sent u my email dru23@hotmail.com |
Car Talk › Re: Maintenance Tips For Honda Cars by dru23(m): 11:22pm On Dec 16, 2018 |
DanteRisande: Hello people. I got a tokunbo Honda Civic 2012. Please advice on the engine oil type and brand I should use. Is there any other cheaper brand to use aside the expensive mobile 1? Civics are very good cars.. They will not tolerate any form of abuse at all .. I have 03 to 05 Civics on uber .. 06 upwards are good for personal use. From experience take care of that car from the start. Make you use good oil and coolant.. You might spent a lot now, but at the long run your pockets will thank you for it .
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Car Talk › Re: My Cost Analysis At Radauto Shop by dru23(op): 4:02pm On Dec 16, 2018 |
DeCanadian: Did your ride improve finally ? What where the lessons you learnt along the fixes pls educate us. . The items I bought is 7 in total.. They should arrive pretty soon . One of major issue with the car was the front catalyst converter . It was giving out bad fuel milage. But after my mechanic fixed it the car was running much better.. Now parts like spark plug will be replaced and the fuel Injector .. The car is over 150k miles so logically those parts are long overdue... rear linkage and shocks are easy part of it.. The other parts like ATF ,fuel filter and speed sensor will only enhance the performance of the car.. And this is not my first time buying parts directly from eBay.. So my experience so far is working perfectly for me .. Another example is shocks that I bought on ebay for my elantra. It cost me $100 for front and rear shocks.. Those shocks are still going strong on cars that needed them.. This is 1 year plus now ...so you just have to find what works for u |
Car Talk › Re: Fluid Specs Q & A Thread by dru23(m): 8:11am On Dec 16, 2018 |
CityNGR: I rather buy 70W 90 oil from radautoworks... Yes!!
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Car Talk › Re: Fluid Specs Q & A Thread by dru23(m): 12:38am On Dec 16, 2018 |
CityNGR: Doesn't match a 2001 Mercedes Benz e320 Thank me later  I do have the 0w40 ...
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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:09pm On Dec 14, 2018 |
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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 5:16am On Dec 14, 2018 |
Emekayoung: I am a driver partner but the first month I hit the road just to know what they are really talking about. My dear it was not easy especially now that fares have been reduced. Drivers out there are really suffering o. Feeding,car wash,other expenses and some even have wife and kids at home. God go really help this country. Imagine driving someone from lekki to ikotun for 3500 and with traffic...? How would people survive in this business venture?
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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 3:13am On Dec 14, 2018 |
Seun360: Your vehicles are dead joor. Just like your bank account 
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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 9:19pm On Dec 13, 2018 |
Emekayoung: Guy mind ur business na. It's like u are a trouble maker. Leave the young man alone. He doesn't want more e fight. What kind of a human being are u?
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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 1:03pm On Dec 13, 2018 |
Jomandi13: Most of your memes make me laugh out loud that someone passing by Will think what is making to laugh reading on my phone screen. My brother no be my fault o .. They should put advisory warning on some thread .. |
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:55pm On Dec 13, 2018*. Modified: 6:16pm On Dec 14, 2018 |
Emekayoung: Greedy greedy greedy,u always mention this word in most of ur sentences. What do u see as being greedy? Example, one of the driver that was working for me ..very well known on nairaland... He came to us beg for a car ..drove the car deliver at times.. He will come up with excuses not to deliver, family issue , he is the head of his family first child etc , he owns people money etc. You tell him how much can you pay weekly to catch up with your debt. He will say 35k ,next thing you know he will not pay .. But the car is still in his possession ,finally we sack the guy and he didn't even pay is 90k debt.. He has been doing uber since uber was uber Till now the guy can't even afford his own car or place to live.... The old fleet manager we had .. He will pay 80k this week from all the drivers.. Few days later he will come back and collect it back ..this is in forms of repairs .. He will condemned the cars,his excuse was it is not corolla.. You give him money to do oil change for the cars.. He will not do it at all ..how do we know all these things.. The drivers that he fired will later come and tell us all the poo he was doing.. Other investors that was recommended to him ,took back their cars. The same games he was playing with us was doing the same to others.. The list goes on and on and on |
Car Talk › Re: My Cost Analysis At Radauto Shop by dru23(op): 12:36pm On Dec 13, 2018 |
OilsPartsCars: You get what you pay for in China. Almost all parts are made in China. Look around you, You see China. You could get American, European, Asian, African specifications. It is still made in China The point is that American stuff that are made in China have better quality control than any other places... you can't blame China in way. It is whatever you ask them to make is what they will make.. They get grade level of all their products.. |
Car Talk › Re: My Cost Analysis At Radauto Shop by dru23(op): 7:08am On Dec 13, 2018 |
Kewtt: How was the brief ban? Insult anyone's family again and get banned!!
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Car Talk › Re: My Cost Analysis At Radauto Shop by dru23(op): 6:03am On Dec 13, 2018*. Modified: 6:25am On Dec 13, 2018 |
radautoworks: AutoZone has nothing to do with Carquest and the norm for brakes in "Yankee" is $50 including parts, installation and if you're lucky, lifetime warranty. Lifetime warranty means you'll NEVER buy another set of brakes for that car again. You bring the old set, get a new set absolutely free and take it to wherever you want for installation. In Rad Auto Works' case for example, installation would be N5,000 SMH There is not much difference between carquest, Advance Auto parts and Autozone .. They all offer similar warranty and they are also autoparts store.. They are not mechanic shops at all .. You go there buy your parts or take it to your mechanic to fix for you if you can't do it yourself... The unlimited warranty can be good or bad ..if you take your parts back to the store to get another one under the warranty.. Who pays for labour ? You off course unless you can do the job yourself.... My experience for example at Autozone ,I had brake pads change and I had one year unlimited warranty on it .. I am not a mechanic type of a guy.. So it cost me about $50 or $100 to change my brake pads and disc .. Both front and rear ..this is just labour o ... So the brake pads were unlimited and it lasted me less than a year to change them .. That is about $50 to $100 to change them again ..this is a long time ago.. .. So I now decided to than buy the brake pads from the dealer because of better quality.. All these stores in USA can offer unlimited warranty coz of the semi low quality of the parts .. But if you are buying the same parts at the dealership, it will cost you at least three times more than part store.. But you get better quality and more bang for your money... The example I gave is my USA experience.. But for me personally I won't want to be paying 5k naira everytime I want to change something coz of warranty.. I would prefer to buy my parts that will last me years to come... for me in particular the original disc ,brake pads that came with my car at that time ..lasted me few years before I had to change them ..this is the advantages you get when buying from the dealership.. It will cost you at the beginning, but it will be worth it long run.. Like I said again Carquest is welcome development in the Nigerian Auto industry.. Their business models will do just fine ,this is due to the fact that Carquest parts will be at least better than the China parts that are been imported into Nigeria.. Most Auto parts are made in China including the American parts.. The only difference is that the American parts are better regulated and have better quality control . |
Car Talk › Re: My Cost Analysis At Radauto Shop by dru23(op): 10:27pm On Dec 12, 2018 |
OilsPartsCars: Nwa, when did I turn to your brother , I don't need no patronage 
And if you don't blow your trumpet, who will. Leave Madam alone. You too dey look for her trouble, and she sef they trip for you.
When you are at that point in business, and you get true follwership, and people who trust and hold up your brand, then you are on track.
Sell your oil, let her do her business.
This life is a pot of burnt beans, nothing to hold briefs for.
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Car Talk › Re: My Cost Analysis At Radauto Shop by dru23(op): 7:19pm On Dec 12, 2018 |
OilsPartsCars:
dru23 Na only God fit settle you and radautoworks wahala.
You should shoot your shot o , you fit score .
Warranties, Warranties, Warranties.
That word is vague , and i hate to deal.
You get a part, and warranty for 3 months, or lets say 10,000 miles. Of course, you dont intend to get a part you could trust for only that long. Most Inferior parts will do 3 months before failing 
Let us say, whoever is giving the warranty is true as claimed. There are other unprecedented events(Terms and conditions) that could void them. Most times, clients are not aware, probably they dont do due deligence in reading such claims.
What you actually pay for in warranties, are additional cost. let us say, a part was to go for 10k, warranty on it will make it 20k, this is actually not explicitly stated, you just see cost of part :20k
In the business of repairs, you really dont want to get stuck with those words, warranty. I dont want to fix a car, and have customer return because part fixed had failed. Then i call store, that claims warranty, that also got part from supplier that assured warranty, and then, and then. NO.. I really dont want to get stuck in that circle. You loosse customers, and time. In reality, it is not in black and white, it is in plenty grammars, and eventual loss of business..
Get quality parts, as long as you get a quality parts, they are enough guarranties. Now, not at cut throat price. You dont want to get a dear part in the name of warranty. Remove your warranty mbok.
I dont know if this makes sense to anyone. My brother if I talk now they go say I dey craze... let me tell you funny story.. The same company here or parent company called Autozone.. I bought brake pads from them years, and years ago .. So the brake pad came with a warranty. Unlimited warranty.. But to change brake pads in Yankee is about $50.00 to close to $100.00 . So if I have unlimited warranty for a year ..what about the cost for me to change brake pads? So by the time I change brake pads the cost of changing it would of been enough to buy the car manufacturer's brand.. Wouldn't it have made sense just to go to the dealer and buy the more expensive brand.. Knowing that it will last me years to come? Funny enough that brake pad lasted a year, I didn't even bother myself.. I just bought myself a more expensive brand after that... Now I keep saying carquest is a welcome development in the Nigerian market.. But at times she makes it seem like it is the best thing since slice bread... pretty soon now her zombie followers go come for me with their keyboard.. |
Car Talk › Re: RIP Username Egunmogaji by dru23(m): 11:21pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
banky3w: If not for your legendary daftness and possibly brain leakage, you should have seen the topic said "RIP [b]username EgunMogaji". Now, go back and read again Mr slowpoke.
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Car Talk › Re: Dubious Calculusx of V.A Auto Sales Ventures Sold A Lemon Lexus ES 350 To Me! !! by dru23(m): 10:21pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
banky3w: So we would all die of carbon monoxide poisoning in the civic while towing abi? Next please?
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Car Talk › Re: Dubious Calculusx of V.A Auto Sales Ventures Sold A Lemon Lexus ES 350 To Me! !! by dru23(m): 10:20pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
TheCar: Fear not. If you trust your mechanic enough to do a good job, please go ahead.
Oga banky3w has offered to drive, Uncle thebigkendo would provide backup support with Honda Accord, Aunty Radu workshop isn't far away within lekki, Oga Gazzuzz can provide remote technical assistant (As in our Nairaland Resident Car Doctor), Oga Nurey can help us tow your car to Aunty Radu workshop if the gear developed any fault on the Island.
If the gear problem start again on the mainland, check Gazzuzz profile for address, just type those numbers and Google map would do the rest. You can request for Oga Dru 03 Civic on Uber to help you tow the car to Gazzuzz workshop.
Either way, you're adequately protected and covered. 
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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:06pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:02pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 9:30pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
[quote author=Maskedtitan post=73761381][/quote]I know you want the attention... but am not going to give to you.. You have to earn it to get it .....just continue, sooner or later you go tire .... |
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 8:15pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
eherbal: ah tell you.my colleagues looking at me somehow.laughing by myself . Thanks you dru23 and Alvin. Alvins the man.king of subs and comebacks I dey spit facts with memes now ..so him na king of memes. Lol comeback I dey put money were my mouth is .. Even it is small money ...omo forget all these ones kings of memes stuff. I want rise the bar, but na comedy people want do.. It is well joor .. I dey ready anytime any day.. I take no prisoners, woman and children are welcome.. Even one guy reported me to the Mods ,he talk say they just ban me .. I never learn my lesson.. Some of these guys no fit handle am at all .. |
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Car Talk › Re: Dubious Calculusx of V.A Auto Sales Ventures Sold A Lemon Lexus ES 350 To Me! !! by dru23(m): 1:37pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
radautoworks: Why? So you can afford them? "Why buy milk ? When you have a cow at home.." Am sure you can relate to the old American saying |
Car Talk › Re: Dubious Calculusx of V.A Auto Sales Ventures Sold A Lemon Lexus ES 350 To Me! !! by dru23(m): 1:31pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
[quote author=radautoworks post=73748244][/quote]I felt the exact same way when I was told the estimation bill of 172k at Radauto
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Car Talk › Re: Dubious Calculusx of V.A Auto Sales Ventures Sold A Lemon Lexus ES 350 To Me! !! by dru23(m): 1:23pm On Dec 11, 2018*. Modified: 5:41pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
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Car Talk › Re: Dubious Calculusx of V.A Auto Sales Ventures Sold A Lemon Lexus ES 350 To Me! !! by dru23(m): 1:22pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
radautoworks: It's funny sometimes. Kinda like how you have goldfish that you ignore most of the time but sometimes you just watch them swim around in circles This is not about goldfish or no goldfish.. Bring your price down. Lady |
Car Talk › Re: Dubious Calculusx of V.A Auto Sales Ventures Sold A Lemon Lexus ES 350 To Me! !! by dru23(m): 1:21pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
thebigkendo: Can we all just ignore the oil peddler? He feeds of the attention They start ,I finish it ... don't start what you can't finish boy |
Car Talk › Re: Dubious Calculusx of V.A Auto Sales Ventures Sold A Lemon Lexus ES 350 To Me! !! by dru23(m): 1:17pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
radautoworks: But he saved 72k before shipping by buying used parts with no warranties! That's smart!
Also, that shopping cart sure doesn't look like eBay :[/b]P
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Car Talk › Re: Dubious Calculusx of V.A Auto Sales Ventures Sold A Lemon Lexus ES 350 To Me! !! by dru23(m): 1:15pm On Dec 11, 2018 |
radautoworks: But he saved 72k before shipping by buying used parts with no warranties! That's smart!
Also, that shopping cart sure doesn't look like eBay  Lets speak #FACTS# in (DJ Akademiks voice). If you really look at it I actually saved 100k .. But I wanted to give room for shipping charges etc and plus and minus here and there. Now out of all the 7items needed .. The Throttle body didn't need any replacement ,but I got another for future use. And the fuel injector needed to be flushed, not replace ..but I got a rebuilt it one... the rest of the items are brand new that are needed to fix the car ..now the rear shock which is not heavy at ,you can always get a tokunbo one in Ladipo .. So the weight factor has been reduced when shipping... Now you talk about the warranty .. Please and please.. And the rest of the items from 8 down are basically new ..except for the fuel pump... Now fight with your keyboard lady |