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Car Talk / Re: My Corolla With Venza Engine Gulping Up Fuel Like Water (details Inside) by ExpressBooking(m): 1:49am On Sep 20
Lithiumite:


Don't mind the op,he doesn't know what he is saying,however the only sienna that uses the 2.7ltr engine is the 2000 model sienna with 1MZ engine and the venza wasn't even around then.....it's the 2003 model upwards that comes with 3MZ and 2GR variants,the 2GR is same with the venza 3.5ltr V6 and it's standard.....no sienna after 2003 had 2.7 ltr engine.

You are wrong here. Toyota Sienna 1998-2000 had old 1MZ V6 3.0L engine without dual VVTi as is found in 1998-2001 Lexus ES300, 1997-2001 Toyota Camry V6. Then 2001-2003 Sienna/2000-2004 Avalon/2001-2003 Highlander/2002-2003 Lexus ES300 has new 1MZ-FE 3.0L V6 engines with dual VVTi.

Then Toyota Sienna from 2011 has some variants with 2.7L I4 engine. Then 2004-2006 Toyota Sienna has 3MZ-FE with 3.3L V6 engines as with Lexus ES330, RX330 and 2004-2007 Toyota Highlander. 2007 and above Toyota Sienna V6 models have 2GR-FE Engines.

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Car Talk / Re: Why Is This Camry So Expensive Now by ExpressBooking(m): 1:34am On Sep 20
Govocrete:


Let me explain to you the cost of buying, shipping and clearing. We will use your $300 for the calculation :

Buying $300 = #495,000
Shipping $1,640 =#2,722,500
Clearing: #3,200,000.00

Total: #6,417,500

Whereas you can buy a 2009 camry:

Buying: $3,500 =5,775,000
Shipping $1,640 =#2,722,500
Clearing: #3,200,000.00

The cost of shipping every car are the same, while the cost of clearing any car below 2012 is the same. I used 1$ @ 1,650

You lied when you said that the cost of clearing any car below 2012 is the same. If you mean to say the same make and model of car, I can agree with you. Otherwise Convince me how a 2011 Toyota Corolla and a 2011 Mercedes E350 or 2011 Lexus ES350 is going to be the same to clear
Car Talk / Re: Why Is This Camry So Expensive Now by ExpressBooking(m): 4:52pm On Sep 19
This is why the car is expensive.

Assuming I dash you this car in America say in New Jersey . You spend $400 to truck it to Baltimore or Delaware Port. You pay $1350 for Roro shipping to Lagos. That's $1750@1660=2,905,000.

When it arrives Lagos you will spend minimum 2,000,000 to clear it. All amounts to 4,905,000.
Remember that's assuming I dashed you the car in America

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Autos / Re: The Incredible Evolution Of The Mercedes Benz Car Series(photo) by ExpressBooking(m): 9:43pm On Jul 10
NwaNimo1:
Its like they skipped the 80's....



V boot made perfect sense; Also the 'Baby Benz' aka 190e

VBoot was under E-class I guess. The pics here depicts the S-class range
Career / Re: Which Of These Shifts Do You Prefer? by ExpressBooking(m): 8:00am On Jun 19
As a truck driver, 6pm to 4am or beyond as the job requires
Food / Re: Stop Storing Cooked Food In Refrigerator Over Three Days - NAFDAC Warn Nigerians by ExpressBooking(m): 7:45am On Jun 19
If food is frozen and it remains frozen, nothing happens to it unless it's thawed.
Politics / Re: Nigeria Joins Somalia, Others On List Of Hunger Hotspots~UN Report by ExpressBooking(m): 1:33am On Jun 07
After playing and dancing music, Una go must chop statistics by force, period

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Politics / Re: Doyin Okupe Likens Tinubu To Jesus Christ, Sent Himself To Find Solution by ExpressBooking(m): 3:49am On Jun 02
ChiefJusticeFuc:



Peter Obi will never ever be President of Nigeria.
Let that stick

Leave Peter Obi and enjoy your current president. Peter Obi and his family are made for life,so worry less about them but more about yourself and family
Science/Technology / Re: What Kind Of Snake Is This by ExpressBooking(m): 3:17am On Jun 01
Snake Xenzia from Nokia Torch
Travel / Re: GENERAL Irish (student)visa & Work Permit-New THREAD*** by ExpressBooking(m): 9:36pm On Aug 23, 2023
Giftutuur:
Hi everyone,

Please does anyone know where the “join family visa category fall It is under visits visa or somewhere different. Thank you

Its under Long stay visa "C"
Travel / Re: GENERAL Irish (student)visa & Work Permit-New THREAD*** by ExpressBooking(m): 9:28am On Aug 17, 2023
Stephanie22:


1) There are jobs in Ireland
2) Depends on your life style
3) 11.30Euros
4) No, accomodation is difficult to get

You said it as it should be said. Please additional emphasis on ACCOMMODATION. Let his friend ensure accommodation is available before relocation, particularly if he intends to stay anywhere close to the big towns, Dublin, Wicklow, Meath Kildare, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Louth

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Travel / Re: *** General Irish VISIT/TOURIST VISA Enquiries *** by ExpressBooking(m): 5:54pm On Aug 10, 2023
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Politics / Re: Senate Confirms 45 Nominees As Ministers; steps down Okotete, Danladi, El-rufai by ExpressBooking(m): 7:56pm On Aug 07, 2023
Curse777:
cool



Minimum Msc holders

The powerful list

Federal Executive Council meetings weekly would be intresting

Most of them on the list are ambitious and gunning for 2027 or 2031

Wike , ElRufai, Umahi eyeing Presidency or vice

Adelabu eyeing Governorship



.

Umahi and Wike must be dreaming to think they can ever become the president of Nigeria
Phones / Re: How Fast Is Your Internet? by ExpressBooking(m): 3:22pm On Aug 05, 2023
Location : Dublin
Network : Virgin media
Phone : Xiaomi 12T

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Travel / Re: My Flight Has A Stopover At Dublin, Do I Need A Transit Visa? by ExpressBooking(m): 5:00am On Jul 22, 2023
franchasofficia:
If you were traveling to a Caribbean countries like Jamaica, Bahamas, etc, or Asian country, you would need a transit visa but since you are going to Scotland UK which is a next door neighbor to Dublin Ireland, you won't need it cos they know that where you are going is almost the same with their own country Ireland, so they know you can't terminate your journey to UK in Dublin, that doesn't make any sense you know

How I wish Irish immigration think this way you think.

Let me burst your bubble. I live in the Republic of Ireland and to just go into Northern Ireland by road which doesn't have any physical border and on the same island of Ireland, i will need a UK visa to be on the safe side. So perish that thought

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Travel / Re: My Flight Has A Stopover At Dublin, Do I Need A Transit Visa? by ExpressBooking(m): 4:55am On Jul 22, 2023
I really don't understand why Turkish Airlines will route a flight going to Scotland UK through Dublin.

First the Hub for Turkish Airlines is Istanbul and they have lots of flights going to UK daily. Why didn't they take you to LHR, LGW or STN, from where they can easily get you to Glasgow.

Bringing that Aircraft from Istanbul to Dublin, for onward Journey to Glasgow will be a big loss to Turkish Airlines, as they won't get enough passengers in Dublin to fill up the flight from Dublin to Glasgow. Ryan Air flies a round trip from Dublin to Glasgow for €65, a price Turkish Airlines won't fly for a one way ticket on that route.

Aer Lingus, Ryan Air and British Airways will make that trip way cheaper than Turkish Airlines and more persons will prefer them.

But in any case, if they route your flight through Dublin, then you need a transit visa to be on the safe side

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Politics / Re: Tinubu's Guinean Citizenship Expired Once His Passport Expired- Wole Olanipekun by ExpressBooking(m): 11:18am On Jul 18, 2023
pquaver:


Exactly if obidients say otherwise they should present their proof. Afterall as Nigeria if my passport expires i wont be allowed into the country unless i have proof from Nigerian embassy, LGA or any relevant authorities..

Let obidients show us the proof..

Stop advertising your ignorance in public space. You can always arrive into Nigeria on your expired Nigerian passport. Your passport is not what makes you a Nigerian citizen.

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Politics / Re: 2023: "INEC Already Said They’ll Not Be Able To Upload Result’" -jesutega Onokpa by ExpressBooking(m): 9:14pm On Jul 09, 2023
Nigeria will begin to prosper the day, we stop lying to ourselves for pecuniary gains. How I wish these people looking at over 200 million Nigerians and lie without conscience, would live to see how posterity will remember them
Travel / Re: GENERAL Irish (student)visa & Work Permit-New THREAD*** by ExpressBooking(m): 2:58am On Jun 22, 2023
moshopsy:
Hey guys, do you know if having UK study visa ban due to irregular pof would affect someone's chances of getting an Ireland student visa?

Ireland and UK share immigration info and intelligence, so it's a 99.9 percent chance they will know it.
Travel / Re: GENERAL Irish (student)visa & Work Permit-New THREAD*** by ExpressBooking(m): 4:53pm On Jun 20, 2023
xpress101:
Hello everyone,
I have been thrilled by the good news I'm reading thus far. Please I'm new here and i have few questions to ask in terms of my considering applying.
I want to accompany my wife who will be applying for study visa (i will apply with her as dependant).
She has bsc in sociology and we are both in Nigeria.
I finished my bsc and msc in south African but due to stress and their wahala ; refusals to give my wife twice, we decided to look for a better place.
Please what documents do we need?
Can someone sponsor us? (From U.S. with green card / bank statements?
Addition: i have valid study visa that i extended for my PhD but since they refuse my wife, i have lost interest. She also hasPTE result that she did last year

Ireland currently does not grant dependant visa for relatives of students
Career / Re: I Can’t Drive Car Despite Driving Trucks – Ademola Omolade (Female Truck Driver) by ExpressBooking(m): 10:10am On Jun 06, 2023
MIMOSAXY:


Driving truck is easier, due to a better
Momentum
Stability (Body she Steering)
Visibility
low impact of wind

Et Al


Visibility isn't better in the truck, only a better view meters away from you. If a person or cyclist crosses by foot in front of the truck you can't see him. I drive a 22 wheeler Articulated truck with 4.35m height and trust me without the mirrors you won't see anything much. Trucks are fitted with about 6 mirrors and more recently cameras. There are still lots of Blindspots when sitting up there.

Low impact of wind, i disagree with you. Trucks have higher centre of gravity and are very susceptible to wind impact. The type of truck body and the weight of the load determines how it interacts with wind forces. The Box body trucks, curtainsiders, Double-deckers are often afted by strong winds. Don't forget as big and heavy as the aeroplane is, it struggles with impact of wind, mostly during take off and landing

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Career / Re: I Can’t Drive Car Despite Driving Trucks – Ademola Omolade (Female Truck Driver) by ExpressBooking(m): 10:05am On Jun 06, 2023
In Saner climes you get a drivers licence in progression. (For example Car-Rigid truck - Articulated truck). As in the EU, SA and other countries.

Explaining further,
1. You sit a car theory test to get a car learner's permit or Category B
2. You complete the essential lessons and pass the practical driving test to obtain Full category B Licence
3. Then you are eligible for a Truck theory test which after you pass, you obtain a rigid truck or class 2 or category B learner's permit.
4. Go for the driving lessons and pass the practical driving test to obtain a full Category C or Class 2 licence
5. Then you become eligible for a Category CE or Class A learners permit. Do the necessary lessons and go for the practical driving test, upon passing you obtain an Articulated truck licence CE or Class 1

In some places you do additional endorsements like air brakes, Hazchem/ADR, Tanker, Driver CPC amd etc
Car Talk / Re: Is This Another Era For Diesel & A Come Back Of Diesel Engine? by ExpressBooking(m): 10:39pm On Jun 03, 2023
id4sho:

What's the quality of our Nigeria market diesel?

I don't even know but I know the quality is very poor and that's why you don't see diesel cars in Nigeria, they won't survive it. Those diesel trucks and buses don't survive it for long before the smoking and clogging of the DPF(Diesel Particulate Filter), injector nozzles and glow plug damage.

The diesel I use in my car is at most odorless and looks like vegetable oil, but the diesel back home has a very strong smell with blue black color.

I am a truck driver, driving a 2018 Scania truck and i draw diesel fuel everyday from the pump. The truck sounds so smooth like a small car, it works 5 days a week and has never broken down unless going in for scheduled maintenance. It doesn't smoke nor produce sooth. All are because the diesel quality and the use of Adblue(a chemical made from Urea that reduces emissions)
Car Talk / Re: Is This Another Era For Diesel & A Come Back Of Diesel Engine? by ExpressBooking(m): 4:41pm On Jun 03, 2023
Diesel is way to go guys but it must be up to B5 in quality esle, the DPF, glow plugs and injectors will be messed up. I drive a 2016 Hyundai i40 1.7 CRDI diesel engine and it's out of this world in performance and Economy
Music/Radio / Re: Mention A Song That's Not Popular But Impacts You Greatly by ExpressBooking(m): 3:04pm On May 08, 2023
She wolf - Sia

Bird set free - Sia

All the right moves - One Republic

Russian Paradise - AK47
Politics / Re: Egypt Ordered Nigerian Students Back To Sudan Over ‘Unruly Conduct’ by ExpressBooking(m): 1:48pm On May 05, 2023
yarimo:
Unruly conduct it must be eastheners always boastful and lack manners


Easterners must surely have the least population in Sudan. Easterners have a greater motivation to travel abroad and mostly Sudan won't likely be their destination. We know the people that go to Sudan and why they go to Sudan. We look for greener pastures not just any pasture

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by ExpressBooking(m): 11:11am On May 03, 2023
WhyNa:


Hmmm. I don't know how my name got associated with depression in the same sentence but I'll take it that it's just "check out" like you said.

I'm doing great BTW. Just busy busy busy with work and side hustles.

Abeg am available for side hustles too, if you get more vacancy
Family / Re: My Dad Insists That My Fiancée Must Take Fertility Test Before Marriage by ExpressBooking(m): 4:05am On May 03, 2023
Well I'd like to ask if you are the one marrying or your dad?

Your dad's role in your marriage at 38, should me advisory.

Does your dad want you to get married for the purpose of happiness and companionship or for the purpose of reproduction?

What do you want for yourself?.

Forcing or coercing the prospective wife to do a fertility test, might send the wrong reasons about the marriage to her. And trust me she will discuss it with people who will put such thoughts in her head, even if she wasn't that kind of person.

Equally be assured that if you choose to go ahead with ur marriage plans, and encounter fertility issues tomorrow, you won't dare speak to your family about it, it's your cross alone.

It all boils down to taking your decision for or against it, and standing by your decision. That's what makes you a man

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Travel / Re: Adventure In Ireland by ExpressBooking(m): 3:02am On May 03, 2023
RikudoSennin:


He lived in Ireland I think.

Yes we live in the same Dublin neighbourhood

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