₦airaland Forum

spyder880:
Work is still going on in this site as only the pillar workers are on duty. We bought an additional trip of sand and will be buying more cement to start the casting proper. After this we shall be hanging the top beams.

hassymo5:
picture or photo of the thing, so i can advice!!!! Dont delay!!!

Ikenna351:
For the faint-hearted here and non car enthusiasts here. This is for you.

There is a difference between a performance car and just a car. High speed are not mearnt for all cars. A person an I4 car170kph is risking his life and the destruction of the car. A performance car has an engine designed for high speed, together with the body structure and other mechanicals of the car. A performance car suspension, strut/shock absorber, cross bar, trailing arms,etc are all different from ordinally cars. They are designed to stabilize or balance the car at a very high speed. Not every cars can maintain its balance when it hits or jumps pothole at high speed. Experience of highway driving also comes into play. Just because you bought a car and started driving, does mean that you are experienced enough to speed on high way. Its not about speed. Every car can speed to 170 kph. But the drivers of the car at high speed and how to deal with potholes at such speed is a different ball game. How many people are experienced enough in driving to know that certain hi speed, oneshould not steer away from pothole, rather jump it (which a performance car has advantage of over ordinally car)? How many are experienced enough to know the distance or gap one should give a car in his front before he overtakes (to be able to see clearly and not fall into the same pothole the car infront falls into)? How many know what to do before one negotiates a sharp bend at hi speed?

When i bought my Peugeot 505 V6 5-speed manual, people called me nuts. No one could understand why such a car in this generation. I never bothered to explain to anyone my reasons for my choice in choosing such a Lion. First, its a performance car. Its RWD (Rear Wheel Drive). Its V6. And the ultimate is that is a V6 with manual transmission. It was designed for high speed, for high way. It has a very low clearance, with 15" Alloy wheels. The V6 engine in the front gives the car front heavy weight. The RWD also makes the car to have weight at the rear when at top speed. Therefore, when at top speed with the car, the heavy V6 engine in the front and RWD configuration gives the car front-rear even weight distribution when at high speed. Every mechanical in 505 V6 front is different from other 505 models, to match the car with the power the V6 engine produces.n The car is very very predictable on hi speed. It has never lost control no matter how deep a pothole is when the car is on hi speed. I got to Lokoja from Abuja with the car less than 2 hrs, nothwithsatding how terrible the road is. Those of us that lives in Abuja will understand wghat am talking about. To cut the story short, i wasnt looking for city car to buy when i bought the car. I was after a super performance car that matches our terrible Nigeria high ways. The 505 V6, with 5-speed manual, matched what i needed.

I have done speed high enough not to mention here with the car. If you have been to Abuja, you would know how good, free and wide most of the Abuja city roads are. Am a speed type. Which was why i bought a performance car to take care of that. I speed, but only when am alone in the car, which am always alone. If you are not experienced enough to speed on Nigeria high ways, with a matching car, leave it for us!

Ikenna.

Wallie:
I think that people underestimate the amount of power needed to overcome aerodynamic drag.

To overcome air drag at 150 mph for a car with coefficient of friction (cd) 0.30 (like a Corvette), you need 145hp. Then you need more horsepower for rolling resistance of the tires and overcoming internal friction of the engine.

Even with the right horsepower, you still have to overcome the limitation of the gear ratio.

phuck_NL:
Obituaries are posted everytime my friend. People have accidents on that road every 3hrs!!!!

NextHome:
30 tons granite cannot do the German floor and Decking. What will you use for the columns, beams, lintels? Is it not from the same granite? 30 tons in Lagos is btw N130 - N150k depending on location (ie. distance)

hercules07:
This is no longer breaking news, it should be called regular news.

MsDarkSkin:
Hmmm if they are stealing Toyotas I am not surprised.
Toyotas are very reliable cars and only require care unlike acuras
(so much for a luxury car lol) although hondas are pretty decent too