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christopher123:
INNOSSON IS MANUFACTURING HIS CAR IN NNEWI....WHY DONT THEY BUY IT, INSTEAD THEY ARE USED TO USED DISCARDED CARS

They don't offer same level of safety as regards the so called TOKS

baaliyah:
Which of the filters did u change. Battery may have gone depending on the last time it was replced. Fan is electrical and could go bad anytime on a 7 year old car. I am not saying tokunbo is better than new but those items you mentioned are not abnormal.
Btw, what assurance do u have that the car is not a Niger used.'reparkaged'

Tokumbo is better than those things called new in Nigeria

Arch1:
The Igbos will be shocked at the appaulling state of the federal roads inthe southeast when they go back home for christmas this december

virtually all the federal roads in the southeast are in terrible conditions

onitsha-enugu-PH road = zero
east-west road = zero
umuahia - ikot ekpene road = zero
2nd niger bridge = zero etc etc

JonaTAN has failed the igbos. JonaTAN has failed Nigerians

What part of the East West rd are you talking aboiyj?

majekdom2:
yea , Rumuibekwe estate , Opp shell RA ..... one of my friend used to bear ur nick tho ... his name was eniola.

Ok me Im off the east west rd close to that fly over by Agofure Park.Dont worry one day we go drink Beer n Pepper Soup

majekdom2:
bro , this is nairaland a faceless forum ... anyone can say anything . friends in usa with capital to do business and what is his groundnut processing plant waitin for ? Na today.

True that. But erico2k2 has a face though loo. Shey nah PH you dey? Im based in PH when Im in 9ja

Scout60:
Just do it. Many friends in usa want to invest but dont know which business to do

Tell tonsearch in thier heart n minds for their passion and turn that passion into money making venture

@majekdom2
You like quarrel , wetin the year I travel get to do with the subject matta?anyway in other news.
Im limiting it to Oil n Gas cos thats ur field, U wont ava clue in my field and i cant dive into field I got no clue about as I cant represent my arguments with facts.
X Relating with customers will give you customer service skills
X To manage people effectively you must be a good manager.for you as a supervisor to rise into a management role you will have to be trained to become a manager or better still trained on the Job.Im sure you must have seen this loads in your job
X I must say I did not know nor read your response to scout6, however i was drawn by some of your statements hence this talk we are having
X Guy let us not kid ourselves, a Business man would always be better off than an Employee
X regarding the who needs who you still aint got the gist lol,Im trying to steer you to the statement which says, you as an investor needs the tradesman to accomplish you dream, the choices available to the tradesman are limitless while to the investor there are limits as he needs to go from one tradesman to the next the only option left is for him to practice the trade himself.

rhymz:
All these ediotas with their doomsday analysis and paranoia think Dangote decided to crash cement price because of elections as if it is a charity organization. Dumbos, it is a business and pricing can be used to gain advantage over competitors.

All these hate mongers and their politically brainwashed ranting always find a way to turn a good news to a bad one once it purports to put the government in good light..... Opposition in this country is just petty and lacking in substance, people wishing evil on their fellow country me just so they can use it as a talking point to justify why they need a change in government.

There is nothing wrong in opposition politics in itself but the idea of seeing only wrong and wishing malevolence on the government is petty and hypocritical. People should discuss issues and leave all these petty politics.

Make we dey wait now, me i get project to execute ,so Im gonna delay it by a month to see if I can buy at that rate.

majekdom2:
OK , to proove that your argment is wack , I will answer your questions one after the other with examples.
1. you gain business managerial skills working ... you cant deny that
2. yes passion can lead you to work for a someone , if the person or company runs their business they way you want yours to be run ..... why do people go learn trade ? am sure you havent figured this out after alomost 15 years thats it is simply to acquire skills to see their dreams come to reality
3. if it is out of my business /industry of expertise, I got the cash , yes , I got no experience in that business, but I got transferrable manageria skills ....yes .... I can contact him , help him with cash and we share profit . I am still his boss . if I take away my money , the business crashes. I have a relation whose business is not from his capital . all the money in that business is from a bank manager ... and he pays this manager 60 percent of the profit . you understand now
4 . I answered you question in the edited post why you dont have to think 5 years of university makes you educated . kindly read through again .
as you have strong knowledge , you ought to have a strong builing company by now.

ok let me bring more wacky Arguments, I will try and simplify what we are saying so others can contribute.
point one you claim you gain Biz mgr skillz while working, let us limit it to your field Oil and gas cos it will be unfair on you if I include fields you aint familiar with.
1, you gain managerial skillz working yes but thats only through working in a management role,now are you employed in a management role? you dont speak like o ne so permit my assumption if so put me right, I know the entry point in teh Oil and gas industry is fru roustabout,even in canada and the Uk same storey,I have been there done that.(U still failed to tell us what it is you do)
2 passion.This has to do with what you wnat to do and achive plus where you want to be,if what it takes means you have to work for somebody so be it,I take myself as an example,cos of ma passion in the construction industry,I spent two years working in the construction industry,I earned great skills, mind you this is in LONDON.I have since found ways of reducing labour cost via machinery,I have up to 45 staffs in Nigeria, I try my best to train and educate them plus Im working on an exchange program for some of them in the UK God willing.(Will point out eh relevance of this in my next post)
3 In this part you where not clear enough, Im trying to figure out what you are trying or meaning to say.If you are insinuating that you have cash and I have expertise you will float my company and you become my Boss then at this point my friend you wont be a Biz man,reason is very logical,I will give you references,I don't know where you work or live, but try and go to theBBC website, check a program called Dragons Den,I believe we have same version in Nigeria but I aint seen it.its about wealthy investors who have cash interviewing people who have Ideas and want to turn them into making money.The max they bought into anyone I have seen is %45 and that's cos of risks involved, that don't make them the BOSS.Now lets look at it this way.You as an Investor ie you have the cash no expertise don't have the option of having expertise there and then cos you rely on the work man.Now the Job man(with the Expertise and no money)has loads of option,option (A) raise money via looking for Employment (B).Take a loan from the bank and start his/her factory(C) Help from friends and family(In my case, I went abroad to raise initial cash at age 22.) So tell me what option have you got as an Investor with cash but no expertise rather than depend on the JobMan??
Im going to read your point number 4 again, lets see what you come up with in my 3 answers upstairs.

majekdom2:
have you worked in a structured environment before ? what do you think experience means really ? you think it is about knowing the technical skills , man you gain managerial skills also . majority of nigerian business dont go international just because of the way it is run . I wish for my business to go international and thats why I believe I can get these skills both from an education abroad and current work in a place where I can acquire great managerial skills . my idea of a successful business man may be different from yours as you may see yourself as successful operating only in your little niche. how cxan you say what your company does cannot build on your skills .... come on , are you sure you graduated with good grades at all . I can go on and on mentioning names of Nigerians running a successful business and when you read their profile they link their skills development to companies where they have worked . Mr, if you think the only reason people work in organisations to make cash by earning salary then you should read up on that . being an employee is not just about salary man.

No need to take the Biscuit 4 argument sake, , I have vast knowledge in most things, I asked few simple but structured question, go back and read them again, Management 101 failed failed to approach my questions in a methodical fashion
*Please read my questions again let me see what answers you give, this will give me an idea of comprehension of the subject matter, Mind You I worked as HR assistant in the NHS for 5 years back in the days so I know awful lot about management.

AdeniyiA:
The simple question i have is that, does the custom service auction cars?
if yes how do we get connected to them if we wish to buy cars from it.
i agree there are scammers ,but many who spoke against customs or others on this thread are car dealers

THEY DONT.garritttt

majekdom2:
nothing pisses me off than posts like this , you just keep talkling whats not feasible ...... for pete sake stop comparing usa to nigeria . am not saying any business man starts great but understan people have got diffeent passion. I work in the oil industry , does it mean am stupid that am not doing business or does it mean I will not set up myself later . what is wrong if one wants to gain experience on how to run an organisation . I work in a multinational and the truth is it is totally different from the way majority of our nigerian companies are run . the point is there is nothing wrong in wanting to gain experience . no one licks asses where I work , everyone knows what they are doing. you lick asses when ou dont know hat you are doing in a backard organisation. whats the point of spening 5 years in the uni and then you ll have to spend another 7 years earning trade because you want to do business . as a graduate engineer do you just start up an engineering firm because you graduated or because you have proven expertise. businesses are failing because majority did not learn how to run a business ....... they just hear start up a business like you doing . if everyone starts selling spare parts or clothes who will work in your spare parts shop . since you run an excellent business , please give me the website to your company to see its landslide achievements .dont discourage anyone willing to work all in the name of business.in the first intance why did you choose to go to school if you knew you could start a business at a teenage age . except you studied business administratio no other reason is justified. now its blog business , verybody wants to own a blog because linda ikeji makes millions , if eevrybody owns a blog , who will visit your own blog .people run into a business because they hear the other guy is making millions without doing any feasibility survey to see if they can run the same business . yahoo's idea is totally differnt from googhle and google different from facebook ,facebook different from linkedin and linkedin diff from alibaba .... each of them have got their on experiences . they just did not all wake up one day all in the name of internet business

My friend, Im gonna Punch holes in ur argument, I am a mech Engineer as well year 1999 gradg
*You said what's wrong in one gaining experience in a multi national coy right? tell me what skills you aim to acquire from them to set up your own
*You said something about Passion, how can your passion lead you to work for people like Shell and Chevron etc how can anything they do contribute to the development of your immediate self and those around you and society at large rather than fat pay?(Cash)
*The Biz you aim to set up after you must av accumulated initial capital, would it duel on the Oil and gas sector? If so what would it be, if its out of these sectors you wil surly agree with me that you cant bring in the wealth of experience you got from working in these industry to play, you and the person you are criticising would be on same boat fresher's boat.at this stage you will have cash no experience, he would have Experience no cash, but he is better off cos he can borrow money or start small, you cant borrow experience and cant shorten the time it takes to earn one.
*Lastly, you asked what's the use of one spending 5 years in Uni then go on to spend 7 more years to learn a trade. My answer to you is this, wont it be mega good if we as Engineers only do 2 years of classroom education and 3 years practical on-field training?
All Being said, nowadays, I put my Mechanical skills in fixing my cars and that of my p parents when I can, I am now learning basic construction skilz, and hoping to be not just a structural Engineer but aim to gain enough knowledge to take on a full building construction. This is Because I have a Passion for building. I am actually putting my money where my mouth is .

Scout60:
Young man so you are trying to tell me that working for others is better than been your own boss. What of if you are sack in your company. I doubt that you are working in oil company because from ur write up you seen inexperience. If every one work in oil company, who will sell parts, who will post news etc. Before you quote me again, read this inspired books from different authors
1. RICH DAD AND POOR DAD.
2. BEFORE YOU QUIT A JOB
3. RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON.
4. INVESTMENT TIPS FOR BEGINNERS
5. WHAT WILL I BE.

Let me describe my dream to you.
When i finished ss3 in 2009. My parents told me to drop and learn trade but i decline because i know the value of education. i have no one to cater for me. So i took to manson work, i got 2000 daily after 8 of heavy work. This money help me to take care some of my need. After 3 months, i rent a shop, i bought 3 fairly used desktop, three in one printer, fairly used ups, fairly used camera, and photo washing machine. I set up business center. I used one for typing people work and i used that remaining two desktop i have to run a mini cybercafe. With the knowledge of computer i have in my secondary school days, i keep the business going.After a year, of running this business, i was able to buy four new window xp complete destop with new printers, camera etc to replace my old system which keep giving me problem.
To cut the story short, i was able to furnish my business center with 15 new system with 3 girls under my payroll before 2012. I got admission into futo in department of chemistry in 2012. I am in 200 level now. i pay my school tuition myself. Also i am writing a book titled HOW TO BUILD A BUSINESS FROM SCRATCH.
My dream is not to run a business center but to run a groundnut oil processing industry with capability of producing 5 ton per day when i finish school. I am researching and putting my business idea down.

My cybercafe is lord chosen cybercafe located in upper iweka onitsha.

Great stuff, stick to your dream even the Devil cant stop you with his last breath.

majekdom2:
pls ,comprehend . I never said the oil industry should employ every graduate . that young man was talking business like if every graduate starts a form of business the economy will grow . when everyone does the same kind of business you have a situation where supply is far more than demand...... the youths need decent jobs and thats the truth . yes the local cotent has been able to create a good number of jobs , whats stops the government from making more of such policies in other sectors too , thats my point. young

I think your arguments are flawed in the sense that, people should look for ways to be self Employed, in the Uk today, Self employment accounts for up to 70% of the fall in unemployment. However the we as Nigerians should strive to be creative. Look at China, even though its a capitalist state, people are still self employed, if you visit sites like Alibaba you will realize 90% of goods sold there are local products by self employed persons. A young man passes out of Uni with BSC in Civil Engineering, his first thoughts are how to put together a CV and wants to work in Shell or J barger.He don't want to learn the basics of construction, no clue of how to mix cement or mould brick or lay brick or even draw plans for a small house.

micolaj:
USA practises CAPITALISM.

Are you sure you know the meaning of CAPITALISM?

Johnnyessence:
dangote too av joined politics not as business as usual but as political strategy.after d increment of cement before he know reduced d price Cos' people are not patronise his product again. I hope is not using this to enable Gej to campaign for us come January Cos' these are fg strategy to brief d public about our economy .PDP av loose this one again Cos' we d masses are more elaborate than d so called politician nothing can shift our stand Gej and his excos is disappointed in Feb 14 2015 polls.we are not bribe with rice,kerosene and money but will are moved by infrastructure development.

Bross this your English na frm where?

mrofficial:
More like subsidized cements by GEJ for re-election.

Wise up, this is the private sector, what has it got to do with GEJ?

majekdom2:
proper english is not just pronuounciations it is the use of tenses and connecting words rightly . soyinka , fashola are fluent , they both have the nigerian accent . jonathan , buhari , atiku are average and not so fluent , they got a thick accent which is obvious . used those folks as examples because we have all heard them speak on our media. speaking fluently not with an accent is what is essential . why fake an accent when you know people may not understand ...those OAPs do stammer and pause mostimes just to know what words to use and how to match the fake accent, that not fluency my brother.

You are wrong my friend, you have to pronounce correctly to speak correctly irrespective of accent, do you know in the Uk they have different accents,the Welsh man talks different from the Manchester man and the Irish man.

Tpharell:
My point exactly! You don't have to listen to them "properly" to get turned off by their phony affected half baked British accent!

Just cos someone pronounce something correctly and sounds different from what you are used to does not automatically mean he has adopted a Foreign accent, he/she is just speaking proper English, You only Notice these things when you feel Intimidated or feel inferior and your fight back constitute Stereotyping.

hazyfm:
Losing value in local market

What Local mkt,mkt in Nigeria you mean?

zoboizee:
ryt on point. u jus said my bit. very fake newscasters are all over our radio stations corrupting local pronounciations and forming fake foreign accent.

what if you cant drop it? and what is Local pronunciation?

shadows1:
Hello gurus...Please attend to this question. I want to know if there's any implication.

, Does his car has a Manual?

hazyfm:
GDP ON THE RISE. YET
- People are suffering
- High rate of inflation, our currency is loosing value
- People are still looting
- So many graduates jobless and hopeless

this is true of every society, but in different proportion.

hazyfm:
GDP ON THE RISE. YET
- People are suffering
- High rate of inflation, our currency is loosing value
- People are still looting
- So many graduates jobless and hopeless

Our currency actually gained against the Dollar and Pounds, it gained 12naira against the Pound

jbyno:
Thanks erico2k2...the car does not have a problem...yet (lol). Just wanted to know who in port harcourt could do the regular servicing and changing of shock absorbers and things like that.

I already ordered a scanner and its on the way!

Great my base is in PH so wen I comento 9ja its PH I land.my car is there too the Jeep Liberty.I do the servicing myself.You should do urs as a DIY thing its fun.get a notebook andbnot the kilage.specify on it as well oil change milage and always use the best Oil.

tsiriman:
Why?

Are you saying after using the Mobil 1 extended performance and the extended performance filter I can run the car to 8k-10k miles?

I meant do t exceed the required milage specified by thr manufactuurer.if it sys change every 15k miles do just that

tsiriman:
I'm planning to exceed the manufacturer recommendation

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Dont

idoncome:
This product have been confirmed to stop oil leaks from steering rack(i stand to be corrected though).i read about it online and have seen testimonies.
i have been looking for this product for awhile now.i want to buy one.Any dealer in the house, pls help.

Just a thought, cant the leak be fixed? assuming you need to replace the seals?

abatically:
First of all, what kind of vehicle does ur friend drive? No matter the kind of vehicle it is not necessary to rev the car before driving out every morning, tell ur friend to save the environment even if he likes wasting fuel.

In extremely cold regions where temperature drops to 0 degrees Celsius in the morning (which Nigeria is not, temperature hardly gets to 18 degrees in Nigeria), then it could be advised to let the engine warm for about 5 mins before driving out to warm the oil, but revving is not advised. In Nigeria, just start ur car and drive, but drive slowly the first couple of minutes before firing.

Brov that's not the case. We start and drive off here in winter no problem at all,Oils don't freeze ,dont forget just B4 your oil filter housing ther is a small heat sink radiator like. Back in the days of non dry sell batteries yeh we had a bit of problem not now. I will only leave my car running while I clear Ice cos I want the interior to warm up. That been said, I av heated seats so no need for that either

ogawisdom:
My neighbour has d habit of always firing (depressin gas pedal hard on idle) his car engine for abt 5 mins every morning b4 moving out. He says it warms his engine n makes it work smoothly wen he goes out dt an engine is nt good to run cold . I told him it is unnecessary for a car he uses almost everyday dt it wastes his fuel and dt few minutes of firin doesn't really warm d engine lik he tinks n d guy dey argue with me way b car guru(lol)
He wonders y I dont fire my engine b4 moving as all I do is start and move out. He claims I may b harmin my engine with my style.

Again I believe firing d engine may b ok only for a car used sparingly lik once or twice a week.

Pls u guys can join d argument stating ur reasons for or against d motion.

BAD

jbyno:
Does anyone know any good Ford Mechanic in Port Harcourt that is able to fix minor and major issues on 2011 - 2013 Ford edge, Explorer and Escape?

HMm, that Edge nah Gobe, if I where you I will buy a scanner in the first instance cos you are due for a long thing, Them cars will stop working if anything goes wrong in most of its system, thats how they where built.

kamikazee0:
Good morning guys,

I need HELP!!!

I have a 2003 e65 (N62) engine wonderful to drive. Here is the really annoying problem. I can't buy more than 20liters of gas in the tank, anything above that and the car will torture you to death, it is almost not driveable, it sputters, with light popping sounds from the engine bay and then won't move if you give it gas. Almost complete loss if power
If you are patient however and give it gas gently, it responds slowly and gradually and after a few seconds it goes mad with power and runs off having you grabbing the steering wheel.
I have had this issue for some time and it took a while to learn the trend. Now, i only buy 15-18ltrs of gas -everyday :-(.
The fuller the tank the more difficulty in driving it.
I had it scanned at a service center and i have to tell you this guys, even at an auto shop, ask for the scan results before they do anything on the car.
I changed fuel rail, injectors, plugs, fuel filter, put apart the top cylinder to thoroughly clean out the engine... results were all same.
I went back to the scan results and noticed a line item "tank vent valve stuck open" I believe this is the smoking gun but the mechs (3 different ones) don't agree with me.
Anyways. I want to change it, problem is I don't know where it is. Pictures I have seen online indicate it's in the engine bay area but the it's not there on mine. Other sources say it could be around the fuel tank....

Anyone know it's location and a reference to a mechanic I can use?

its a small valve ontop ur fuel intake line, the lil square metal like a ruler,, I will try and have a pic .