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Debayoibk:
You can always get fuel at the conoil opposite the general hospital all nigt......

The fuel station close to Maryland bus stop, after the cantonment also sell late into the night.

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Before i comot house i dey always full my tank. One fill up for 2 days driving

Memberclub:
I bought fuel at Conoil in ikeja at 2 AM for N960

Bought N915/litre yesterday

Eazilyfe:
About this bro, my first comment few days ago was to monitor you car and know a little about car drivetrain thats the best way to be a driver in nigeria becos these mechs will whine you and when the problems comes you will bare the consequences 100%

On this screenshot i posted is the error codes from check engine after i entered Third mainland bridge last week, before this code i used to have P0420 catalyst code which i shared here but i have solved that by dropping the exhaust taking it to Car wash to blow the carbob blockage caused by rich fuel conditions since 2 weeks no issues instead of me buying catalyst 100K plus ifai see original sef

The P2757 error code was caused by bad CV JOINT from lekki pothole damages which made transmission oil to leak and throw code (i watched youtube videos and when my mech was changing CV joint today for me i went home to check how CV joint is linked to transmission). Tomorrow i will call him on how to solve the issue further and confirm that i dont have oil leaks after replacing the CV joint if so i will change my oil seal to prevent further leaks from transmission

The Second P2195 code was caused by the guy who wanted to loose exhaust for me but went to loose manifold, when i didnt succumb to buy new catalyst from where he knows he just rebolt nonsense there. Car dey sound loud for reverse like say i dey drive Mustang. I took it to my mech Panel to retight and seal the manifold and exhaust line, problem solved.

Thats just how i follow up on my car maintenance and avoid big issues from what 2K-5K would fix.

Got this scanner last year when i was having hard start issues and car high fuel consumption. It has helped me diagnose many car problems like Live Data, Error codes, Maintenance monitoring etc

Scanners fit no tell you the problem directly but it will give you clue, i will keep saying that's a PLUS ADVANTAGE to KNOW ABOUT THE CAR YOU ARE DRIVING DAILY

If not i for dey waste money scan or repair wetin no spoil.

cyif2003:
Been going to d mechanic week in week out .. I done tire .
Noticed my gear oil was leaking sometime last year. Around august. Took it to a gear man. He said he need to drop d gear to confirm where d leakage is from. He charged 100k we negotiated 90k. He said if it was gear pump it will b 90k if it was just oil seal it will b 50k...

Later he said it was both. So he fixed it d leakage stop. I know dat most gear people hardly buy any parts kus dey always have gear parts on their shops.... so I was certain he didn't buy any parts from d market. He just change it with a bad gear in his shop. Only for it to start again after 2 month.... Took it back to him and he told me no b him fault. Say na d parts wey him buy. Dat is his bring it back in January.. I was furious and left... Took it to anoda gear person kus d leakage was much.. I have worked with both gear mechs before. I showed him and he said na 150k last to fix. And said it will not leak giving me guarantee. I tried to bargain he said 150k last. This was December 25 or so. He fixed it and said I needed to buy oil which I no say na lie. I sent money and everytin was ready... Been using d car till now. Only to check under to see its leaking again.. send him images. Will have to take d car back to him. This my car done chop going to 500k since december... From evaporator to compressor to 4 coils, normal servicing, shock etc. I done tire. I can't even meet up d money I borrowed sef with this useless fair ehalling apps dey being out. My tire is tired

About this bro, my first comment few days ago was to monitor you car and know a little about car drivetrain thats the best way to be a driver in nigeria becos these mechs will whine you and when the problems comes you will bare the consequences 100%

On this screenshot i posted is the error codes from check engine after i entered Third mainland bridge last week, before this code i used to have P0420 catalyst code which i shared here but i have solved that by dropping the exhaust taking it to Car wash to blow the carbob blockage caused by rich fuel conditions since 2 weeks no issues instead of me buying catalyst 100K plus ifai see original sef

The P2757 error code was caused by bad CV JOINT from lekki pothole damages which made transmission oil to leak and throw code (i watched youtube videos and when my mech was changing CV joint today for me i went home to check how CV joint is linked to transmission). Tomorrow i will call him on how to solve the issue further and confirm that i dont have oil leaks after replacing the CV joint if so i will change my oil seal to prevent further leaks from transmission

The Second P2195 code was caused by the guy who wanted to loose exhaust for me but went to loose manifold, when i didnt succumb to buy new catalyst from where he knows he just rebolt nonsense there. Car dey sound loud for reverse like say i dey drive Mustang. I took it to my mech Panel to retight and seal the manifold and exhaust line, problem solved.

Thats just how i follow up on my car maintenance and avoid big issues from what 2K-5K would fix.

Kumuyiii:
You for use toyota ws oh

Alright boss, maybe make i change am for the man hand add money

Coz Japan Toyota ATF WS - 60k
Hardex ATF WS - 35k

TUBLEZ:
I use oando Texron 17K for 4L

Oh thats nice, my transmission dipstick says ATF WS. Reason i always buy it. If yours says so too, its good boss

Kumuyiii:
Which car?

Matrix 2009

Bought 4L Hardex ATF WS - N35,000
1L - 11K
Net filter - 7K

Jst putting it here incase dem don cheat me or una feel say say una fit use the price update una own parts buying

Thank you all

Is Hardex ATF WS transmission fluid good/reliable?

Glithronix:
@the BOLD - from this experience, I'm sure you will henceforth ignore any trip that comes from any market.
Markets and Bus stops are the number one worst PU points.
And, how you want take pick someone at Tejuosho or Eko markets?
Omoh, some of una dey try ooh.



Much respect, baba.

The Tejuosho own dey filling station and na destination trip

The Lagos island own too na escape trip as i just drop someone in an estate closeby(all those estate wey dey get fence with Bridge/flyover)

capetownboyz:
My money is hanging on Uber .
They initiated an automatic transfer to act I wasn’t sure of cus I did send out of 500 to see if the money will reflect ,next thing I saw next day was all my money being sent to the act ..mehn I I’m worried and looking for means to reverse the transfer ..can’t provide easy transfer like others without making it look like you about to wire a million dollars ..mtcheww

As i no see bank account add easily na why i leave am dey pile up and use am settle their trip fees & commission

tobby98:
This was for last month.i rarely worked due to the bad prices mid last month. So guys, my brother travelled to Enugu with my car this morning for something important and he's going to be away for 3weeks, I am willing to work with anyone's car for this time being, 80k weekly if your car is on comfort on Bolt. I am extremely careful with cars,I don't go for all trips, I would treat it like it's mine. Text me now!

You only use Bolt?

All these riders wey go order Uber for tight areas like Tejuosho, Eko, Lagos island and other markets. Then when driver is near they cancel.

5 riders do am for me this evening. 2 rides on Uber & 3 on Bolt. Na when i dey 200metre to pickup the person cancel. I just vex dey go house

Kumuyiii:
The traffic going there is insane, the toll gate is no longer taking cash. This country dey suffer person. 💔

The Tollgate is N300 for entry

Depends on where you are coming from, just take Oshodi Apapa link the airport flyover.

Naso i take escape the traffic today

Kumuyiii:
Meanwhile PLEASE BE ADVISED, airport trip lovers.

No need to enter car park na... just tell them to push their loads to Arrival Pickup and you pay N500 at International airport.

Memberclub:
i don cancel vegetable soup. almost embarrassed myself last week

Una dey chop vegetable soup, hot beans for morning before una work?

If hot shit hold you for Lekki Ajah traffic nkor

Shimmaa:
You guys are cashing out o
It's now looking like the fare is only poor at my own side

Its poor, just that we have to manage with addition and substraction to balance things up. Some days i dey vex go home.

Shimmaa:
With this current price or you were only doing surge trips

Trips plenty today(Sunday) except you dont feel like working. If i came out early on sunday i would replicate this Saturday earnings. Just did 2 trips and went back home

Biodun1929:
Honestly, Saturdays are my worst days for this hustle. I hardly go out on Saturday...maybe early in the morning, but by 10am, I'm back home. Weekdays, you can predict traffic...Saturdays are different. Anything can happen...very unpredictable day.

Saturdays are my best days
Sundays good for smooth driving no traffic or congestions

Shimmaa:
I will advise everyone to just stay wherever they are rn because the whole of mainland is on serious traffic.

The mad traffic start for 3pm, everywhere start to dey block

Berger, CMD road, all roads

Omo, i just happy say i complete my 11 Trips for N18,000 Reward on Uber before dem say i don drive 12hrs

Long trips with multiple stops wan finish me today and the pay for multiple stops always look bad for my eyes

capetownboyz:
we need to talk about selfishness that exist in this job towards riders and drivers ..I took a trip from Ikeja gra to awoyaya late in the evening around 4pm , though I didn’t realize what I signed up for but if anything my last experience going through that Ajah the gridlock nearly questioned my mental state ..I took this trip hoping to make some money for the day and i haven’t driven to such area before but bolt made me so ..I met the rider at the pickup location and my mind was telling me cancel this trip ,it is too far and it’s already evening and you might get stuck in traffic and I will start lamenting which I did on our way cause we were half way to awoyaya along the costal road that was yet unpaved ,I drove through the rough road my vehicle was literally vibrating through the gravel lol and she was complaining if my vehicle doesn’t have shock absorber ..We’ve gone pass sangotedo, I asked the rider Omo this your location is far oo haven’t we reached yet ,I was met with a reply ,I’m unprofessional if knew the place was far or didn’t know about the location why did I accept the trip ,why didn’t I cancel the ride..she chose her selfishness over me and she is more concerned with me getting her home safe ,while I will need to figure how to get back to Ikeja cause I hate traffic and I don’t want to be stuck in one ..Well I was fortunate enough not to meet traffic on my way back and we settled 25k for the trip ..rode back home from awoyaya to Ikeja but mehn my body was vibrating and I felt the stress I just put myself through cause I was chasing gains in this business ..so sometimes choose your feelings over this riders cause at the end of the day it’s your story to tell and you will pay the consequences for not listening to your feelings when things go wrong ..

You just dey experience trips going after Lekki Phase 2 to Ajah & the rest.

If u get intentions of coming back to the mainland with rides on week days no let 6pm nack meet u for those area

Debayoibk:
60k is there too now ..
I'm tired of staying idle..
It's 3 months..
Savings all gone..

Sorry bro, God will make a way

MoonlightDrive:
I am also in the process of finding a final and lasting solution to my gear problem. One gear master charged me 160k and I will pick up my car in 4 days, that he will need to drop my gear from the engine. I will rather buy a toks gear, than leave my car engine in the hand of a gear master that I have never had any history of dealing with. A new gear master I just met said N20k, to service filter and valve body, and he will only accept payment after the problem his resolved. May God guide us to good technicians.

Even if na 2K e wan collect, i will stay with him till he finish. If e no finish i go resume with am second day.

This guy said he will service the gear and valve body, i reach there next day only for him to change only oil because he discovered it was blocked filter causing the issue. I just dey vex dat day day i dash person money to change oil.

cyif2003:
I get ur anger but one tin u shud know about gears is dat different gears have different prices when it comes to fixing by a mechanic. Some are more problematic.. besides I can't just give any random gear person to fix my gear. Gear people and a.c are in d same WhatsApp group..... U can't buy parts for Dem.... Ok let's assume I was there he changedbd parts and gave me my own bad one. And e start to dey leak again no b still d same tin. He gave me a guarantee.... I have called him and I am taking it back to him. He has to find a solution.

Bro, regardless you still need to be there like you dey follow up on Car maintenance.

because ur absence means you over trust them and that could be one of the reasons you dont have a permanent fix yet.

For example, when i was having gear issue last year, Car dey jack if i dey go for road. The gear guy charged me 25K to fix it, when i reach there go monitor am i discover say e no do any repair and my gear issue na mere blocked filter which e changed and bought new oil and problem solved. So next time i no fit make that mistake again of giving him 25K

TUBLEZ:
Nigerian mechanics are the problems we have, my power steering oil has been leaking for over 5 months , not much leaking ooo I top it only once a week despite the long hour driving, this January I said let me do general maintenance, oga say na one hoose they leak , just to change the house na so my car hand strong like dangote trailer hand, before u know it pump don spoil , rack don get issue, my gear oil too now dey leak small small na so I go dey top am small small for now because I know once I ask dem to comot am na big spending

If dem comot am, dem fit dash you 2 extra problems join

Solve one get 2 free

cyif2003:
Been going to d mechanic week in week out .. I done tire .
Noticed my gear oil was leaking sometime last year. Around august. Took it to a gear man. He said he need to drop d gear to confirm where d leakage is from. He charged 100k we negotiated 90k. He said if it was gear pump it will b 90k if it was just oil seal it will b 50k...

Later he said it was both. So he fixed it d leakage stop. I know dat most gear people hardly buy any parts kus dey always have gear parts on their shops.... so I was certain he didn't buy any parts from d market. He just change it with a bad gear in his shop. Only for it to start again after 2 month.... Took it back to him and he told me no b him fault. Say na d parts wey him buy. Dat is his bring it back in January.. I was furious and left... Took it to anoda gear person kus d leakage was much.. I have worked with both gear mechs before. I showed him and he said na 150k last to fix. And said it will not leak giving me guarantee. I tried to bargain he said 150k last. This was December 25 or so. He fixed it and said I needed to buy oil which I no say na lie. I sent money and everytin was ready... Been using d car till now. Only to check under to see its leaking again.. send him images. Will have to take d car back to him. This my car done chop going to 500k since december... From evaporator to compressor to 4 coils, normal servicing, shock etc. I done tire. I can't even meet up d money I borrowed sef with this useless fair ehalling apps dey being out. My tire is tired

Mechanics just dey run you street.

Kaymax2222:
you see car maintenance is one of the things that take huge chunk of the money we make unless you are not ready to put your car in the right shape. I wonder how someone will say driving your car for long hours every day does not have any effect on your car. Something wey be say you maintenance bills will go up and one thing is repairing cannot return the car to it original state.
Changed all the shocks and did all the leg works still the car is making some squeaky sound now

Any small leg repair u must run uncalculated Alignment except u wan risk your tyres.

Then you fit wan change ball joint make u get other things that needs to be fixed. I just pick the most important and fix in order of potential breaking down on the road causing embarassment

Yesterday when i loose exhaust and Catalyst, na me carry am ontop bike go car wash go blow am come back. Panel beater dey tell me make i buy new catalyst i tell am say Pressure washing go fix the restricted flow and drop in efficiency. So far i have been driving without check engine light.

Na everyday i dey learn about car repairs and important maintenance. This week repairs wey i do i don jot everything down coz e no easy.

Dem no dey repair motor finish sha

Especially Priority trips

cyif2003:
Uber wey ho give u 18k trip. Collect 8k give u 10k.

If you see Lastma with POS machine for hand, avoid breaking traffic rules/laws around them.

One way
Parking beside the road
Traffic light
Jumping queue at a turn or round about
Stoping on yellow box

If person no careful with the recent drop in prices and scarce riders e go jst dey waste fuel about.

capetownboyz:
How do you guys handle the stress from this work , after closing for the day .. cus mehn he no easy and I de feel am for body and worst still my body no like stress like that ..mans needs a soft life fr ..

You no dey on AC for yourself?

And try sit comfortably while driving because of your back.
When not with passenger park and rest small, stretch legs too