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Gentlelife50:
People here in Nigeria with open smelling gutters are even more behaved unlike you.
If that's how Yankees talk and behave nobody will give a f..k about it.
Yankee kor kakii nii

Gentlelife50:
Chaii, this car sweet die ooo. Well one day monkey go go market e no go come back.

Gentlelife50:
Oga goan sidon for gutter, na u know pass everybody. You think everybody is like you, there are still people with fellow feelings out there. Let me even say this some people here shouting for deposit with you here sometimes give drivers car without deposit. Be there forming wise man, while mumu drivers will beat you to the game.

Gentlelife50:
Oga goan sidon for gutter, na u know pass everybody. You think everybody is like you, there are still people with fellow feelings out there. Let me even say this some people here shouting for deposit with you here sometimes give drivers car without deposit. Be there forming wise man, while mumu drivers will beat you to the game.

chillex8:
Even some owners here that collect deposit, give out dead cars.

Gentlelife50:
Oga don't say what you don't know, if u don't do it doesn't mean others don't.
My neighbor have been disturbing me since he resigned from his job for a car he called me one day and said someone promised to give him a car. I thought it was a joke until he blocked me one day and came out of the car I saw it was him, he told me they agreed he should go and register the car and work that weekend and then start paying from the new week and I asked him he said the told him to be doing 30k per week.

ifyeez:
I know somebody that gave out his Corolla 2010 sport direct Toks without assurance or any deposit.
You might think his not smart, buh the guy has done 5 months without default. Who is smart now driver is happy partner is happier.

Gentlelife50:
Honestly I don't see how collecting deposit makes one a smart investor, it's kinda unfair asking a driver who probably have been idle for some time pay for deposit.
It's only on nairaland you will see people asking for that, and they also insist on the 35k weekly remittance. But people out there get cars 30k and even below , just saying my mind sha.

Stake2odds:
How many car owners will allow a strange mechanic drop oil pan of his vehicle?

DelTel:
Thank you sir

famousguy01:
@dru23, I need mobile1 engine oil for my 09 corolla. Hope its available now shaaar

0ubenji:
give the driver for 2k weekly remittance..he will stil use that car same way he is gonna do if you tell him 35k weekly.
No sane driver will meet double his remittance target by Wednesday and park your car to rest for the next 5days.

Stake2odds:
Guys in here are funny, even my over 18yrs working in the bank as a loan officer , we have never requested for 2 guarantors for loan of even 10m and a used car of less thank 2m you need 2 guarantors , its hilarious . i have 2 vehicles on rental and i do not even know where my drivers live and the second one had no experience when he took my vehicl and yet none is yet to default . its a matter of Luck and God on your side

my brother even if they default, there is nothing you can do to the guarantor , irrespective of the agreement signed.

radautoworks:
Dru23, that was a general statement and i don't remember mentioning you. I don't know what you specifically do. What i do know is that some people on here (including you according to falz) buy from Wal-Mart et al on sale. What they then do is take it to shippers who put them inside vehicles or other containers that are classified as household items and either avoid or minimize the tax completely. Oil is considered hazmat and taxed a lot higher than parts, even containerized. With air freight, it's at $7/lb.


This option was offered to us for oil, gas struts, batteries and other hazmat products, however when you bring things by container, it's not as easy. Plus,when you spend as much as we have, you don't risk your entire business on trying to cut corners. Our actual costs for the oil are most likely the same or even lower than yours. Our methods and overhead however are not. You specialize in oil, we do not. It is simply one item in our thousands of lines.

It's there anything untrue in what I've said? And if it doesn't apply to you (and again, i never said it did), move on.

Now if you want to drag this out, we can circumvent all that and simply post both our manufacturer/distributor order invoices right here.

thebigkendo:
Do you know how the "small champs" you mentioned brings in his oil from the US?
As a customer i will buy the cheaper oil from the small champ(Because i like cheap things ) but i also will understand that the other seller paid for logistics, clearing etc which the small champ didn't.

radautoworks:
This one we are way more expensive https://www.nairaland.com/4606605/mobil1-5w30-advance-full-synthetic

Our price on this http://weblink.carquest.com/acl/?mfgName=MOB&partNumber=14977 is N25,733 NOT double https://www.nairaland.com/4477823/us-spec-5-qt-mobil we are only N2,700 more than AutoElectNG

I could go on and on.... No 6-10day delivery I explained that and told you it was intentional

What buy from you if in your words you will source for it between 6-10 days and twice the price? I didn't say you should! I said there were better prices out there and recommended some!

How do you ensure product quality if you don't have a particular source? Dru23 shops from Walmart, I have seen the stickers on his product before, same with Autoelectng, how do you know the products you are sourcing within nigeria are quality products. Not sure where you got this impression... Please look up Carquest and Advance Auto parts. That's why the other guys can sell cheaper. Wait for a Walmart sale or liquidation, buy cheap, don't pay duty and boom!

timilehing:
GAZZUZZ, I never see your mischievous friend óò, Dru23

Bossmd:
Thanks everyone that honoured this thread.

I eventually replaced the engine. I instructed that all other peripherals like Alternator, Fuel Injector, Spark Plugs, AC Condenser etc be left in-situ in my car. So the engine was coupled in, It took a whole day to get the job done. But it was eventually done. When we started the car it started well at the first attempt. It has not given any issues since then. And the acceleration has been perfect. My only uncertainty is that I don't know how many miles have gone on the new engine. I tried looking for the engine 'casting/block' number but didn't see it. It's just the serial number that was clearly visible.

But since the engine is working well, I will just ensure timely oil change to keep the engine in a premium working condition. I'm still looking at where I can get Mobil 1 5w-20 here in Lagos, but if I don't get I guess I'll stick with semi-synthetics with 30% synthetic blend for now.

chillex8:
The sky above is BIG

justlikedat:
You are very correct.

justlikedat:
I fear transport business cos av done it like 2 times before but i got myself in the hands of bad drivers and mechanic. Altho, i like the uber idea, thanks.

pope191:
Nice one

pope191:
Reading all d argument about business all day sadden my heart to see someone or people playing monopoly of wisdom. As much as i try to avoid any issues, due to the fact that the advantage and lessons learnt so far can't be comprehend to the disadvantage and folks trying to foster their idea on people. Which some times push to react, but out of respect for those we run to like Oga Gazzuzz, Ogunvic, etc makes me held back. Luxy44 please find passion in what your love & stick to it, not everyone here is into this business for the dough, the so called business u mentioned above have sent people to early retirement and had I know, so please enjoy some big Cole & bread without dragging people. What you forgot to ask yourself... Where were they b4 uber/taxify? Where are they now? What's dia plans like? Uncle if they are making headway for their life, then stop wasting your business plan on them, folks do sell that for absolute living.

luxy44:
Ignorance!!! You don't need insurance for non-perishable ....it is just CFR , and you don't have to pay the freight , simply FOB..you don't know about it bro!!! Learn!!!

For every job there's an unemployed person that will take it up, whether 80k per month or 30k per month...so be calm

luxy44:
I didn't read it, make it short

luxy44:
Who are the OUR? if I'm doing a business and I can't recover my capital in 6months or a year, then it doesn't worth it. You just want to impress people here you are bereft of biz ideas. If I'm selling 800pieces (trying to push it to 1000pieces before December) of slice bread per week at N240 each...make your calculation. I have 5 staffs, the highest earn 60k per month, 3 earn 35k and 2 earn 30k per month. I run my gen 4 to 5hours per day. Pls do your calculation.


Gazzuzz ,

With your 2million, travel to Ondo state, buy 35logs at 50k per log. Transport it to shagamu with 150k, load it in a container, forwarding fee is 1,100,000. A container is sold at $12,000.
Buy palm oil from ondo, and sell in that big market close to ketu. There are women that buy 500 25litres keg every 2weeks.

There's a way guys construct "coldroom" now, let them construct for you. It is better than an irregular 35k with repairs per week....

Etc....

Your oil sales biz and your car repair workshop is giving you the cashflow you need as a man/husband/father. What can 35k even do in a week?? Is that what you guys call a cash flow?? You are not just informed!

(Added this)
Gazzuzz , let your wife sell pet drinks in whole sale. 2m will give her lots of bigcola products (that's the new drink for the masses), then she can add cocacola n Pepsi products...

Look around you, Haruna is densely populated. What's giving Nigeria relevance in the market place today is her population.

thebigkendo:
Errm bros what is the name of that your bread? I wan use am balance with my Big Cola while waiting for request

luxy44:
You guys are not even busy! No request right?? 13 mentions already.....

Uber boys, where do you see your business in 5 years?? "I will have my own car, or I will have more cars blah blah..." It is saturated already and think of Ambode buses too...Think out of the box guys....hustle smart!!!

taxiappguy:
Um, sounds good enough to drink.

jayooh:
Over newest business Tycoon abi this one na typhoon? #Dru23 someone wants to overthrow you sir.