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kingreign:
They're always too fast.

I still regret selling that car. It still make me cum whenever I see one on the road. It is a driver's car any day. An eveready machine...

Yeah

kingreign:
Those acura TL are cheats.

How do you mean? Please...

king406:
there was no e350 in 2003, it was only e320 nd e500

You are right. I've confirmed from him. He said its an e320. My bad! I ain't into MBs. Lol...

Both cars have 3.2l engines anyway and the Acura easily dusted off the struggling MB sha and im vex go sell the e-class, upgrade to s-class...

chucky234:
The guy handling the E350 is certainly not a speed freak, your Honda stand no chance against E350, pls don't raise your hope next time you drive pass that beast.

Story...

hkwills:
It so tru. Honda V6 ar great ride wen it come to speed
I hv a baby boy V6. Was on d road one day wen I saw a benz E350 passed me.i raced wit him he kept pushing until I passed him at 210km. He was pussih very hard.den I knw accord V6 ar great cars wen it come to speed. Met wit him lata he told me h was very angry.da no one has eva passed him wen he needs to race. Accord V6 ar just great ride for speed don't try dem

I made my friend sell his '03 MB E350, when he raced hard against my '02 Acura TL and was gasping for breathe while I easily dusted him without even pushing the car hard. He later upgraded to an MB S-class, I can't remember the numeration now, and has been begging to race me again in order to placate his bruised ego, but unfortunately for him I have downgraded to a Honda Civic. He is still licking his wounds till today.

He is a Nairalander. @ d Jay-Man, I hope say you dey read my post? Lol...

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Amaechi be like...

mayor2013:
A whole lot can cause this. Ask your mechanic to inspect your engine mounts and transmission mount first

This might just do it for you. I had a similar issue with my EoD back then in 2009. If this vibration disappears when you accelerate or ref the car up, over say 3,000rpm, then it might just be the front and back engine sittings/mounts that are bad and needs replacement...

kunle75:
One thing is evidence here and that is there is need for this govt to focus more on putting infrastructural facilities in place like electricity,good road,rail systems to urgument the road and other amenities.

Then those policies will naturally be complimented with the aforesaid and the rest is history.

Thats my little understanding of macro economics indices

My bro, well spoken but I beg to differ. It is well known that success has no excuses but failure is riddled with excuses...

Okay, macroeconomics apart. Looking at every day's reality in the eye now. We don't have roads, but we can import cars both used and new and drive them around here without qualms. That is okay, right? But, we can't encourage manufacturers to come do the assembling here. Hhmmmmm! If car manufacturers begin to make cars in Naija, they may begin to think of making cars that would be most suited and adapted to our roads and environment, I hope you are taking that into perspective.

Almighty electricity. Technology in car assembly as gone beyond the point where you need all the megawatts in Naija to assemble a car. No major components are manufactured here. The bottom line is to bring these cars in knockdown form and assemble them here. Yet we make a lot of ish as if car assembling is rocket science.

Other infrastructures. I hope you do understand that we used to have car assembling plants in Nigeria back then in the 70s and 80s, assembling cars that were well adapted to our roads and environment and people were buying brand new cars even when the average middle class then were poorer than the average middle class now and even more so with an expanded middle class now. It is the increased patronage of imported used cars that killed those car assembling companies in Nigeria.

It is never too late to start afresh. That new auto policy would have done something like a reset on our car industry and we would have been looking up to picking the pieces from where we left off in the '80s. But, I believe with this summersault we'll only be postponing our take-off date, thus remaining where we are and going cap (plate) in hand beginning other nations for reprieve. I weep for my beloved country...

Give me your shoes and I'll take the Accord any day...

Please, bear in mind that the Highlander is at least 10-13 years old, while the Accord is at most 7 years old. The older a car, the more it is prone to breakdowns. If you understand what I mean?

Secondly, if they are both Naija used, it then boils down to the kind of abuse they have both been subjected to. We have had situations where Corolla engines have been fitted into Sequoias and Nissan engines into Mercedes Benz cars. Lol.

You said the Highlander is Naija used but you didn't say whether the Accord too is Naija used.

Like I said earlier, if the 2 cars are in pristine shape, I'll take the 2008 Accord over the 2003-2005 Highlander.

I hope you do understand that this is my opinion and I'm entitled to it (No mind me o!)...

14:
South Africa has the biggest car market in the whole of Africa, hence all car makers have set up assembly plants or manufacturing plants in SA. Do your research. Big population dont mean nothing, its the buying power.

I wrote as a researching economist and not some bloke looking out to buy cheap cars or support the government for whatever reason. From the onset of this policy, I have always made my points known and maintained same. You can revisit such threads, I believe they would be in the archives by now to see my points of argument and school of thought...

From your statement, it shows you don't understand a thing about macroeconomics, economic growth and development. In the past, South Africa deliberately made policies that would ensure that production of not just cars but most consumer goods take place within their country and the excess not consume is exported. This creates an environment for innovations and investment leading to economic growth and development. The gains are usually not instant but are very lovely and long lasting as soon as they start rolling in.

Obasanjo, during his tenure as President stopped Coca Cola from importing already package 5 Alive fruit juices when he discovered that the entire production of 5 Alive is done in SA with an objective to be sold in Nigeria. This forced the Coca Cola company to start producing in Nigeria, Chi also keyed into that to expand their production in the fruit juice market and some other companies too also benefitted, thereby creating jobs and income streams in supply chains, production, marketing and ancillary services.

Nigeria is an important destination for most investors because of one major thing, our population. The total number of brand new cars bought in SA in a year will not satisfy the Nigerian market in 3 months and yet you think population is not important? Yet, most brand new cars bought in Naija are made in SA? And yet, almost all car manufacturers have plants in SA...

Before this policy was even contemplated, statistics and data would have been collected for years to show that there is ready market for the finished product. Moreover, the gains of this policy in terms of job creation, development of new income streams, technology transfer, availability of genuine spare parts, etc, outweighs buying cheap cars by far by far.

Lets even put Benin Republic into perspective. The only reason the used car importation business is thriving in Benin (Cotonou) today is the Nigerian market which is a direct consequence of its population. When making production and marketing plans and investments decisions, my brother, population is very important...

If this policy summersault is done, then we are back in the doldrums again. The so-called new vehicles being brandied about are mostly assembled in South Africa. What's the population of SA? How many cars do they sell in SA? Yet, almost all car makers have assembling plants/units in SA, assembling cars there that would eventually end up in Nigeria.

The gains of this policy are already being felt. Assembly plants are springing up and people are getting employed in these plants. With a year or two more, many of these plants would start rolling out their products and now they want to kill it even before it takes off. Haba! Nigeria. Which way?

Macroeconomic policies are not usually being felt in a year or two. It takes a minimum of at least 10 years for you to be able to tell whether the policy had achieved anything tangible or met its target or even getting close to it. This is barely 2 years and we are already going back again. Nothing good comes easy.

The long run is always better and more valuable than the short run which gives immediate gains but are usually useless, detrimental and wasteful when compared to the long run in the long run...

Yet MTN said they couldn't afford 1.4 trillion Naira only...

ultimatenath1:
I've still not gotten the exact make of DAT mazda

I think that's a '98/99 Mazda 626...

OP, I love that very Mazda to bits.

My kid brother used to own the model before this one in the pix. I can vouch for its fuel economy, which is far better than that of the Corolla. It also has a better acceleration and take-off than the Corolla.

In terms of spare parts, that of the Corolla costs an arm and a leg compared to the Mazda. You want to talk about the grandeur and quality of the interior? I can bet a rat's arsz that the Corolla doesn't measure up. Is it the grandeur of the exterior looks? You would be glad you didn't buy the Corolla after all. In terms of purchase price, I hope you do understand that the Corolla is actually a rip-off. It is not worth its high price.

If you are leaning on me for advice, I suggest you go with the Mazda 626...

DGD1:
better indeed

yuh should have stated wat made it better

It is an upgraded Camry. In other words, it is a bigger, better, bolder version of the Camry. Lol...

Toyota marketed the Avalon as a replacement for the Toyota Cressida, a model discontinued for the American market in 1992. While the Cressida was an upper-level midsize rear-wheel-drive car with a straight-six engine, the Avalon is front-wheel-drive, powered by a V6 engine. In recent years, there has been considerable overlapping with its platform mates, the Toyota Camry V6 and the Lexus ES, although the third-generation Avalon was distinguished by offering extra legroom. For its fourth generation, the Avalon was introduced on a platform that is shared with the Lexus ES. (Culled from: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Avalon)

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California30:
Nigerian mentality.
In America, all the former presidents still moves and lives with lifetime securities, lifetime staff, lifetime medical team and they still flies the government jet.

They do have lifetime protection.

Why are you bothered because a former Nigerian president travels with a cheap presidential jet ??

Its now cheap Presidential jet, abi?

Previously, it was that Nigeria has too many aircrafts in the Presidential air fleet. Now it's a cheap Presidential jet.

How many of those jets has PMB sold to create revenue or save the country from spending too much on aircraft maintenance and operations? As much as I can remember it is the same number of aircrafts GEJ left that the country is still operating...

CR77:
Who cares Hope to represent seun don help you pay your bill

Please, don't live your life as if it depends on paying bills or else your life will pass you by without you knowing it...

Congrats! Our own Seun. Nairaland rocks...

I can attest to the customer delivery efficiency of Nairaland when my account was banned for no reason. All I had to do was just mail the Mod and Viola! I got a mail with apologies, regretting the banning of my account and unbanning me immediately. I was like could this be Nigeria? Is something wrong here? Or is it that Seun or Nairaland is just exceptional...

OrlandoOwoh:
Buhari made the statement, that all claims that Abacha was corrupt remained allegations until proven otherwise in the court, about ten years after his death; how old were you then to be able to form an opinion in politics? PDP and lies, "God forbid."

So all the money wey dem dey recover from Abacha's loot no dey enough to convince you. The plea bargain Mariam Abacha did to end the trials is not enough to convince you. I swear your own ọdẹ no get China version...

sugni:
We no even dey feel am 4 here.., light dey my area like kilode

Nsukka in Enugu State has not had light fir the past 3 or so days. There is fuel scarcity here as major marketers (Total, Mobil, Oando and Conoil) did not sell fuel for the most part of last week, while others sold at prices ranging from N100 - N110. Mobil and Conoil only started selling today at N87.

In Bayelsa, there has been very epileptic power supply now for over a month with exorbitant bills and we have been buying fuel at N120 from filling stations for the past 2 weeks or so...

Its like Nigeria is moving in cycles and we are back to before...

jumobi1:
So separate PDP from GEJ.
In any case, I respectably disagree with you here.

What he said was simple. That the former President shelved the job when he found out that the figures were bloated. In this new government also, the same bloated figures have resurfaced again for the same job specification. This implies that whoever is responsible for this bloating must have moved from PDP to APC or might not even be in any of the parties and is trying to cash in by all means. All the amiable Senator said, which was supported by his colleagues, irrespective of political divide was that whoever is responsible for this bloated figures must be fished out.

I don't know what else you were expecting...

Have you seen this one?

OP, you dey complain of Abraka? You need to travel some more around the country, then you'll thank God that you are from Abraka. I've been to Brasqui quite a number of times. Its not as bad as you are making it look. SOME MORE PROMINENT TOWNS, even STATE CAPITALS ARE WORSE OFF...

IlekeHD:
Ondo Ijaw? Are you smoking? You're not taking Ondo with your deluded ND Repub./Biafra


@all the biafran touts quoting me, no such thing as Ondo Ijaw.

Your ignorance is mightier than the Atlantic Ocean. What the F in hell do you think Arogbo and Ilajes are?

Kingsley Kuku is an Ijaw man, he is from Ondo State. He was a Special Adviser, an Assemblyman and Commissioner in Ondo State...

Make una free her jọọ!
After all, Linda started with that her infamous black gate.

Toke is even starting up with something far better than that Linda's infamous black gate - a beautiful well crafted and properly burnished door.

Y'all disappoint me. She's off on a better pedestal than Linda and yet y'all be acting like Linda didn't start from that rustic black gate and then moved on to a multimillionaira Banana Island residence. Una know whether na Aso Rock she dey move into next?

egift:
With Senate not sitting tomorrow, Chibuike Amaechi will automatically become a Minister of the Federal Republic.

Sai Amaechi. Wailers how far?

I am getting pissed now.
Must Amaechi become a Minister?
Is it a do or die matter to become a Minister of the Federal Republic?
Is Amaechi the only Nigerian alive today that is qualified to be a Minister?
What's wrong with y'all?
OMG! This country is finished if becoming a Minister (an apron string or rather noisemaker) has reached a do or die level...

lolaxavier:
I've seen all your jabs and I had to come to conclusion that you have made absolutely no sense whatsoever in your comments. All you do is to attack personality. I'm not cut out for that. I'd rather talk to a pile of cow shit than spend time explaining simplicity to you.

That's exactly how Metuh is rolling your idol or should I say god Adeṣina around.

Say what you may. By the way, how am I sure that you are not even Adeṣina himself?

Its always been the trademark of the APC and its ilk of supporters to go the way of Adeṣina. An example is what you just did now...

You get irked some. Lol...

lolaxavier:
No one said this government doesn't need a firm opposition. Let oppositions come out with fact and if they feel unsatisfied, let them proceed to the court of law rather than bad-mouthing. As far as I remember, Metuh started this verbal onslaught and he should be ready to digest the consequence. Now he feels pained when called a 'broken record'. What a hilarious. comparison.

Its very clear now that even if the open your head and put the facts in your brain, you still won't know them. Well! We were all created differently anyway...

lolaxavier:
Adesina na d baddest guy...how can you call someone a broken record. He is trying to say Metuh's head is as shown in the picture below. Hahahahaha...So hilarious...e be like say d tin pain metuh well well.

By the way, Metuh is an unnecessary distraction to the current administration. Adesina does not need to answer or report to Metuh. Someone like metuh is only seeking relevance when in the real sense, he is just a spec of sand in the whole situation of the country. Metuh should shut up and sit down. If he has any issue with Buhari's administration, let him go to court.

I think we like the sound of Metuh's broken record more than Adeṣina's emptiness...

lolaxavier:
Hey, trust me, I am not debating with you and if I have to throw a stage of debate, it won't be with someone like you, void of concrete reasoning. You talk of BH, as if it wasn't a foundation laid by your so-called previous administration. Was he not alive then to offer his advice to GEJ and his cohorts when BH was blowing everywhere in the country. If he did, I guess his contribution was quite insignificant. The same shameful man wants to come into the fore of the ongoing dispensation and pretend like he knows best and has the interest of the country at heart. Nigerians are no more dumb to figure out the truth. Anyone who takes Metuh's word with levity is just like a pack of cards on shaky platform.

You sound, behave, act and even think worse than Mr. Adeṣina. FYI, you and your Adeṣina sound even worse than a broken record. I hope you do understand that a broken record play song(s) that was recorded on it and not on another record. I also do hope that you understand that the point the broken record keeps repeating s a part of the true or real song recorded on it. In fact, you and Adeṣina are good for only one thing. To be on Oṣodi Oke and be engaging awọn agbero with street brawls and uncouth talk. The Presidency is not for people like your Adeṣina because both of you don't understand that be it APC or PDP, we are all Nigerians and what goes on in and around the country should be everyone's business.

Meanwhile, both you and your Adeṣina has not attended to the crux of the matter by answering Mr. Metuh's questions or even providing evidence, statistics or data to disprove him. Instead, you are both making noise, wailing even more than the wailers to divert attention and continue to perpetrate your sectionalism and nepotism with impunity. No matter what names you and your Adeṣina call Mr. Metuh, we Nigerians are waiting for evidence to disprove the allegations. Mind you say Amaechi no get monopoly for common sense revolution o...