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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m):
deedee44:
Oga dru is not a mechanic, copy gazzuzz. No let am know say na me say make u copy am o
So oga dru no fit narrate his own experience? Abi you no read wetin I wrote down ...abi u know read the part I narrated according to my own experience.. Abi u dey look for my trouble?
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m):
deedee44:
Oga dru is not a mechanic, copy gazzuzz. No let am know say na me say make u copy am o
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Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 6:11pm On Sep 13, 2018
Mjosh1000:
Thank you sir
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No problem...
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 3:26pm On Sep 13, 2018
Mjosh1000:
Oga dru what's your take on this and he may buy the oil from you too

Hello house a friend of mine just got a Toyota corolla04 on HP owner said he has been servicing the car with total quartz 7000 for the last 6months, he wants to switch to Mobil 1, can he just drain the old oil and use the Mobil 1 he wants to get, pls urgent response.
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From personal experience... if he switch he should be fine ...before I switch to Mobil 1 ,my car was definitely using the worse of the worse oil ...I had the dumbest and greediest manager ever... so am sure poverty stricken Stealing, no good son of bit*ch ex manager was using worse or no oil like your friend was using... so when I switch using proper oil for the car ,the car was OK but it was shorten oil ...but after a few thousand miles the car stopped shorten.. The car is fine now ..this is from my own experience o ....he can try to switch and hopefully the damage has not been done due to bad oil from the beginning... when I tell uber partners to use proper oil from the start..they won't believe me .they say I just want sell oil for them or they say this is Nigeria we go manage am like that... I just hope for your friend sake that this is not medicine after death ....that is my take ... he can also drain the old oil ,just to be safe and corolla engines are pretty strong to take abuse ...he should be OK once he switch... I mean my elantra survive the abuse ,so corolla should do better... that is my opinion again ,
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 1:27pm On Sep 13, 2018
To all my loyal customers ... and my uber partners alike... I want to say a big thank you ....a lot of you supported and still bought my extended performance, regardless of my thuggish and area boy behaviour... and most of you know that am just a joker and I want to make people laugh on the uber forum... I appreciate your support and the emails... A big thank you for your patronage... and support ...am grateful... please keep the calls coming and email.... I do have enough extended performance to last a few more months... retailers are also welcome... once again thank you all for your tremendous support....
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 2:33pm On Sep 12, 2018
baxton25:
Somebody clear me something, is Tgiirl, a girl? If so is she a taxify/uber driver?
It's a she , sorry I meant he/she ...
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m):
deedee44:
Please I don't understand, only the oil filter is 20k?
If I recall correctly the Fram ultra oil filter is good for 15k to 20k miles before oil change... the filter does not cost 20k ... but obviously I will not try 20k miles... my max will be 15k miles ..am hoping to show the filter on the thread after 15k miles.. And also keep in mind ,my guess is that the oil might even be darker due to previous cheap oil ..but make I see sha ...

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.bestsyntheticoilfilter.com/best-oil-filter-for-synthetic-oil/&ved=2ahUKEwju_-ba_rTdAhXNVN8KHb_cCjQQFjARegQIDRAI&usg=AOvVaw0qLcKCyWNCTKkz849GRTv7
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 8:54pm On Sep 11, 2018
radautoworks:
If you're using conventional oil, 3,000 miles (5,000km).

If you're using synthetic, 5,000 miles (8,000km).

If you're using extended (which I don't recommend for your Corolla since you'd still have to change filters between and might forget) 15,000 miles (24,000km).
What about oil filters that are good for about 15k oil change.. Well am doing a test study on FRAM Ultra synethic oil filter good for 20k ...whether is gud or not I will find out myself... it had pretty good reviews on Amazon,walmart, autozone etc ...like they said the taste is in the pudding... the only way for me to find out how good it is to try it myself...
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m):
xana101:
I driver a Toyota corolla 2005. Bought it myself from copart USA. I use it for uber most times when there is no business for me. I use mobile XHP to service the car. I service every month but I want to know how many kilometers I'll drive b4 servicing. I'm thinking of servicing every 5weeks as against 4weeks. I think d 4 weeks is too soon. Thanks
Cc
Gazzuzz and other car professionals in d house
Well from personal experience, it depends on the type of oil ..if you want quantity over quality go for Nigeria oil ...hopefully you wil not experience sludge that I experience...but if you want quality ,go for USA spec Mobil oil extended performance.. And you will have 15k miles oil protection guarantee . In the past after using 3k naira oil my car had sludge issues ,never will I use naija oil again ..so I imported USA spec and Castrol .. I try castrol, which did ok and did oil change every 6k miles and than Mobil USA spec and did oil change about 8k miles... omo I got tired of keeping up with oil change.. So I read the reviews on Extended performance and now some of my uber cars are on it now .. Am doing a test run to see if I can do 15k miles before oil change... some people that tried change oil at about 10k or 8k and some did 15k ...just make sure you use good synethic oil filter... am using fram filters now ...we let u know the outcome..
And finally oil no be oil ..don't let anyone fool you ..don't let anyone tell you USA spec and extended performance na same thing o.. Most USA oil do have their basic standard, just like when China products enter USA ...And some oil exceed the basic standard.... And if you are confuse Google is your friend.. Before you buy any oil read the reviews from Google and do your research and go from their... whatever the situation is a good full synethic oil should be good for at least 5k to 7k miles.. But me personally am #team Mobil extended performance all the way .....Just make sure u source from a good seller..

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 1:43pm On Sep 10, 2018
Hmmmmm

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 11:45pm On Sep 09, 2018
My uber partners how now ... how the oil war dey go ...the thing never reach 5k per 5liters for USA spec Mobil extended performance yet? Well just want remind you people, always check the reviews of any product of anything advertise here o ..before person go talk say kia rio and Lexus na same motor.. Make I face my front ooo
Business › The importance of changing oil filter.. by dru23(op):
[quote][/quote]To all my uber customers / partners out there ...please when using full synthetic oil like extended performance... it is very important that you use synthetic oil filter..... Anytime you use synthetic oil in your engine , the synthetic oil is formulated to clean any sludge or particles inside the engine ..it than deposit this junk into the oil filter. If you don't have a good or synthetic oil filters, those junks will recycle itself back to the engine and will cause damage to your engine ,which can lead to sludge.. Please and please use a very good oil filter... please read the link below to fully understand.. Don't say the link is too long, please read well .

https://marvinflemingsynthoil.shopamsoil.com/synthetic-oil/hilliard/oh/all-about-sludge-and-how-to-avoid-it-with-synthetic-oil-changes-in-upper-arlington
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:33am On Sep 08, 2018
baxton25:
Guys please watch the kinda oil you're buying, I bought a fake oil unknowingly and the thing don nearly scatter my engine
Sorry to hear that bro... just as much as we sellers have the responsibility to sell genuine product to the public, the buyers need to source from the rite people.... Hit up me nxt time for genuine Mobil oil ...
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:29am On Sep 08, 2018
tunlapapa:
Hope this is not the aftermath of the oil war. Abeg we need our engines ooooooo!
Lol ...we have a joker in the house..
Business › Re: Extended Performance Still Available..... by dru23(op): 2:37am On Sep 07, 2018
COSIBI:
How do you we contact you to get the oil? No phone numbers
Please you can reach via email at dru23@hotmail.com
We also deliver within Lagos free of charge with five or more orders .... Thank you
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:35am On Sep 07, 2018
Carshopper:
huh huh

this is the difference between six and half a dozen ... keep it up ma


but let me break the hidden message .... Gazzuz is a mechanic (core competence) he has the ability to sell off oil bought in bulk because he uses them daily (Consumer Reach) ... he also has the ability to recommend other lower grade oil (oil alternatives) ... he doesn't have to spam here to sell ... he will always sell to someone who comes to his workshop for repairs witout promo.


On the other hand a private seller like dru23 has to keep marketing to get consumer reach and has only a particular product (no alternatives)


So are you enlighten now Ma.
That is changing now .. Don't be surprise if customers are coming to the shop do other services except for oil change or bringing their own oil or coolant... times are changing now bro ..nairaland is a huge advertising forum for people.. People will look for ways to cut costs.. And you know word gets around fast, if your product is cheaper than the nxt guy people will find out about through the word of mouth... the word of mouth can spread like wild fire... so far it is working for me ..people now know I sell engine oil at a reasonable price..
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m):
Carshopper:
Its never about just importing and selling.. it is more about how consumers consume, what they should consume and at what price or price alternative they are comfortable to consume.

Having a consumer reach is effective in reality than assuming on paper, your reach tells you how far and wide your products can be deployed without you spamming on every forum thread.



But more important is having the knowledge of alternatives that you can recommend to problematic issue as oil short. Some just sell the oil because they feel i cn trade and make a profit back (you just may end up using the oil yourself), but others have the knowledge that will effectively solve issues based on oil usage.



So really are you just buying to sell oil because it is cheaper on ebay, walmart or dealers nationwide grin cheesy .... or are you really buying to sell because its part of your core competence?



All times we must learn to what is and what is not.... thats the difference between six and half a dozen grin cheesy
Whether buy from dealer, walmart, sarki , the point is can u make it affordable to the consumers... it does not matter how you get it... it is the affordability for the customers that matters ..now if the consumers can't afford, there is always an alternative, just like there is alternative when the consumers can't afford coolant in their car ,they now go for water... but is the alternative worth it ..
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:17am On Sep 07, 2018
gsparks01:
took a ride today and the driver said he's not defaulted in his payment of 35k. He's been with the car for more than a year. I was just envying his partner.
He said 35k weekly is like 5k per day. That if one is serious, there's no way you won't make 10k per day.
You shall live long ..
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:16am On Sep 07, 2018
Areaboyfriend:
Thanks for your contributions
Not a problem my brother
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:15am On Sep 07, 2018
generalfag:
Please those who are delivering 35k weekly, how are they doing it? So many drivers am meeting are claiming they cant meet up with 30k.
Just live them alone o .. Even if u make am 10k rental dey no fit meet up ...you have good drivers that will deliver and bad ones too ....so open eye
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:11am On Sep 07, 2018
Carshopper:
sad
Lol ...
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:08am On Sep 07, 2018
uwemjack:
Extended performance guaranteed 15k miles not the same
You know that the guy claiming extended performance is the same as the regular Mobil 1 USA Spec is an oil expert and a fleet manager ...so the point is who do u believe the guy that manages cars or the reviews on Amazon or the company that makes the product or the end users.....
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:38pm On Sep 06, 2018
To all the customers out there especially my uber people alike. As this so call " oily war " want heat up .. Google is your friend, you have the rite not only to alternative oil but the best of the best oil ....Choose Mobil oil extended performance.. This is oil for a lot of luxury cars out there.. Why not have the best if you can get ....kindly read reviews ask questions, Google is your buddy... thank you all for your support...

@Thecar your 5gallon of oil is waiting for you... I dey travel soon .come carry before I go kano nxt week Friday o.

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:33pm On Sep 06, 2018
Enyinne:
So in essence Dru should not market his goods cos he doesnt hv customer base,how do u think u get customers? By my own knowledge and experience in marketing ,its by the right price and its maintenance is then by better customer relationships and price .its not guaged by experience,i was ones a marketer in a leading oil company,i joined with no experience but i won over some few companies with right price and attitude. Customers doesnt care if u hv 10yrs experience,all that is needed is ur supply ability and price . Give us good price and we follow u like a sheep ,we r not easily deceived by shine shine promo codes as our calculator is still working wella. grin

quote author=Carshopper post=70948819]

huh huh

this is the difference between six and half a dozen ... keep it up ma


but let me break the hidden message .... Gazzuz is a mechanic (core competence) he has the ability to sell off oil bought in bulk because he uses them daily (Consumer Reach) ... he also has the ability to recommend other lower grade oil (oil alternatives) ... he doesn't have to spam here to sell ... he will always sell to someone who comes to his workshop for repairs witout promo.


On the other hand a private seller like dru23 has to keep marketing to get consumer reach and has only a particular product (no alternatives)


So are you enlighten now Ma.
@carshopper

Well hope you too dey enlightened that the best oil at affordable price is Mobil 1 extended performance... check out the reviews bro... this is what the uber partners need and anyone that wants to have a better performance... am hoping to make it more affordable than ever.. Just taken baby steps for now ...
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 12:29pm On Sep 06, 2018
Carshopper:
Because they anticipated and prepared ... That's what made Rome magnificent cheesy
So me just dey Roam about... at the end it is the customers that will have the final say ...whether na bulk or promo he no concern me ..funny enough I go help you guys advertise self... lol
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 11:54am On Sep 06, 2018
TheCar:
After all, you must make careful plans before you fight a battle, and the more good advice you get, the more likely you are to win.
Proverbs 24:6 GNTD
https://bible.com/bible/69/pro.24.6.GNTD





Areaboyfriend - Since you're not based in Lagos, I also think my advise would be kinda biased.

You can also hear from owners who don't drive and aren't based in Lagos.

I think Dru23 is in the best position to give you a candid advise considering the following:

1. He is a car owner
2. He doesn't drive on the platform
3. He isn't based in Lagos.

cc: Dru23

Back on sabbatical leave. grin

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 11:46am On Sep 06, 2018
Areaboyfriend:
Thanks for your contributions.
I will patiently wait to read from Dru23
Sorry for late reply.. Yes am not a driver, yes am not Base in Nigeria, but nobody knowns when I come and go ..I could be in Nigeria now ..would I announce to the public... so to the koko

I will advice you not to go into if you are not going to be Lagos. The business is crazy at times, from experience I had to deal with both bad drivers and managers ...the manager part of it is like the blind man leading blind... there is so much poverty that me self I no fit explain... I don't want to go into details now.. The business is ok ,at least rental is about roughly between 30k to 35k range with a good car ...giving it to somebody to manage is tough one... some manager will deliver your money today and than come back to collect it in form of repairs ..mostly na lie the manager they talk.. And I can't voch for nobody on these thread to recommend... my advice for now don't do it ,due to u not been around and also to found good mangers is like looking for a needle in a haystack... this is my honest view on it ...
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 11:26am On Sep 06, 2018
Carshopper:
huh huh

this is the difference between six and half a dozen ... keep it up ma


but let me break the hidden message .... Gazzuz is a mechanic (core competence) he has the ability to sell off oil bought in bulk because he uses them daily (Consumer Reach) ... he also has the ability to recommend other lower grade oil (oil alternatives) ... he doesn't have to spam here to sell ... he will always sell to someone who comes to his workshop for repairs witout promo.


On the other hand a private seller like dru23 has to keep marketing to get consumer reach and has only a particular product (no alternatives)


So are you enlighten now Ma.
One more thing.. Whether na promo or no promo... every seller has a price point or range no matter what ...if he sells too low it will affect his profit margin... keep in mind the exchange rate too .
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 11:04am On Sep 06, 2018
Carshopper:
this my friend is difference between six and half a dozen.... please quote me right, I didn't say you are struggling... also read well "its not about extended or non extended", my discussion is on sales volume. Gazzuzz will sell and always re-stock because he uses it daily... you will someday not want to re-stock again because sales rojection and actualization is low..

there is a difference....
Well noted... keep in mind Rome was not build in a day.. Lagos is not the only market ...yes your buddy will likely sell more than me ...but one thing remains ,if my prices are cheaper nothing stops them from buying my oil and taking it down to his shop to do servicing.. Or his he going to say it's a must that every customers buy his oil ... it cost me at least $100 to do oil change at an oil servicing centre in the states... do you know what I do now? I just buy the oil and filters take it to mechanic shop and I save myself about $20.00 or more .. Why go to an oil changing center and waste money... I just to go all these mechanic at my house and they charge me $35.00 for doing oil change..
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:48am On Sep 06, 2018
Areaboyfriend:
Thanks for your contributions.
I will patiently wait to read from Dru23
Lol ...
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 10:47am On Sep 06, 2018
Carshopper:
huh huh

this is the difference between six and half a dozen ... keep it up ma


but let me break the hidden message .... Gazzuz is a mechanic (core competence) he has the ability to sell off oil bought in bulk because he uses them daily (Consumer Reach) ... he also has the ability to recommend other lower grade oil (oil alternatives) ... he doesn't have to spam here to sell ... he will always sell to someone who comes to his workshop for repairs witout promo.


On the other hand a private seller like dru23 has to keep marketing to get consumer reach and has only a particular product (no alternatives)


So are you enlighten now Ma.
Mr. Man we can agree to disagree .. I do agree that the customers should have the rite to any alternative products out there.. But at the same time they should also have the rite to also know the best products out there at both at affordable price ... Mobile 1 extended performance can be made affordable to all ..when you factor in that it guarantee you at least 15k miles oil protection.. It was very ignorant of you to
say Mobil 1 and extended performance are samething.. It is false called false advertising... And in the states it is a coz for a law suit big time .. And am sure Mobil won't want to get themselves into such trap at all ...And also before I buy any product I always Base my decisions on customers review... Numbers don't lie .. You of all people should know that customers review can break or make a product... u for an example if the people that you help sell cars come out and say that you sell them bad cars or salvage cars ..nobody will want to buy cars from you ...so back to the matter.. If customers can take their time to rate a product either positive or negative.. It proves that the product is either good or bad ...Numbers don't lie. Americans don't joke with their money at all ...Mobil extended performance had at least over 400 people that have rate 4.5 stars over 5 .. That was my bases of choosing extended performance as my go to oil ,not only on my uber cars ,but also my personal cars in the USA ..even I bought Fram oil filters to try out and see how good it is ...that too had rave reviews.
Now you mentioned that am struggling to sell my oil grin. Funny enough I have sold a lot to quite a few uber partners grin these are the same people that you sit and talk to on the forum grin. If a product is good and it is affordable people will buy it .. For now I will continue servicing the uber partners and people alike with affordable USA spec Mobil oil ...it is up to them to either from me or buy from others. It all boils down to price.. As much as I have the rite to set a price for my products, they the customers also have the rite to seek other alternatives .. Thank you Mr.carshopper for your time to allow to express myself.. And do have a wonderful oil selling, car selling, window shopping car shipping... what the hell am I saying ... Having wonderful day grin
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by dru23(m): 7:24am On Sep 06, 2018
shollywendy1:
We should be thanking u and other oiler on the thread that have been bringing our hope back to live in buying oil in a cheaper rare ooo.. we are loving the oil price crash, the oil boost with promo code as well as the dru23 analysis.
Aunty, me go personally vex oo if u no crash that price again oo ...lolz because u don give us hope already...lolz
Funny guy u be

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