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I just open the hood of my Acura TL like once in every month just to reassure myself that the engine is still intact under the hood and to fetch that smile that comes with satisfaction. The engine always give me joy, I mean I only open the bonnet just to admire the beauty of my engine. That reminds me, let me go and fetch a smile now, sorry, admire my engine.

Parts of all modern cars, be it I4s, V6s or V8s are expensive. Try asking around for the price of parts of common Kia Picanto and you'll be so surprised at how expensive they are despite the cheapness of the car itself. What keeps a car is not the cheapness of its parts, but the maintenance attitude of its owner/user. EOD is a car I loved with all my heart. I bought one for the sake of the driving pleasure and sold it after savouring its silk smoothness and endearing facilities. It was my dream car, till I bought. But, now I usr an Acura, whoch is an upscale EOD, but will never 4get the EOD and the constant 200km/hr I drove it on the Warri Benin road every Monday mornings and Friday afternoons. Go for it, EOD is a driver's car anyday. Happy Motoring and Welcome to the Honda family, where driving is exactly what it is. PLEASURE.

G I G O
Gabbage In Gabbage Out. Period.

GARRI (x7):
What is Atiku

ATIKU
pronunciation 'ar-ti-kwu'.
Meaning 'An article, object or subject that will keep fooling himself because of the stupid wealth he has amassed unmerited over the years, who feels very arrogant, pompous and proud to the point of insulting any and every Nigerian who dares to run for the post of President of the Federal Republic'. Also known as 'a pathetic loser'.

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@Lachynose 2k2;

Definition of Atiku:
1. He's the guy that is good at insulting meek & gentle people at a PDP Convention.
2. Someone who spends so much money politically without winning even his party's ticket.
3. A man that is so greedy and wants to own the whole world, even when he's not worth shyyt.
4. A confused politrickcian who jumps from place to place, party to party, alliance to alliance to alliance in the hope of getting political power or relevance at all costs but will never get it.
5. The guy that OBJ did in.

That's Atiku. I hope the definitions fits into any context you may wish to apply it to.
Happy Sunday, folks.

1. Toyota Hilux
2. Toyota 4Runner
3. Toyota Highlander
4. Lexus R330
5. Nissan Pathfinder
6. Infiniti QX 350, 450 (The one that looks like a Pathfinder)
7. Acura MDX
8. Nissan Exterra

NB: As for me, I can't stand the blandness of the Toyota Interiors and the ride quality, so I would have rather gone for the Acura MDX, the Infiniti QX 350,450; the Nissan Pathfinder or the Lexus R330, in that order. I actually do prefer the sleekness, exiting interior and the super smooth glide quality of the Acura to all the others. Just my opinion anyways.

I would love to drive the ever intimidating 2012 Ford F350, double cabin truck. I drove one in PH & am looking forward to owning one soonest.

Well, from the much I know, most of the cars are yet to be given out. They are still parked at the premises of the Ministry of Transport. IMHO, by the time most of them are released the price of ga**i in Swali market will most definitely come down. Like a poster observed above, the best thing for Gov Dickson to do would have been to try & create new roads from Igbogene to Elebele, Azikoro, Swali & Down Yenagoa. This will take off the pressure on the Melford Okilo (Mbiama-Yenagoa) Road as well as provide enough alternative routes for motorists and lay the background for a vibrant transport industry in the state capital.

If Gov. Dickson has his own laptop team on Nairaland, let them take the clue and pass on the message, not the Virus.

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Thanks my brother.

People wey no know how much them dey sell oil filter go dey open mouth de miskaform because we no de see ourselves face to face. Make them thank God for cyberspace and Seun.

"..... The labours of our heroes past shall never be in vain...."
These words actually made me cry when they were playing the national anthem this morning as part of the rituals for the Nigeria - Brazil Women's World Cup match in which we drew 1-1.
It was then I knew that I loved my country even more than I can ever confess to anybody. It is deep rooted and I felt a connection to the team and prayed for God to bless them and the country at large and swore for our leaders, past and present.

Long Live Nigeria! & may God continue to bless this country. Amen.

My Brother, graduates driving cabs abroad do it not because they want to build a career in that direction, but to quickly put food on the table and mind you it is unofficial and most of them do it for a short while before getting a better job.

Imagine you studying in University and spending all this years of your life to build a career as a driver. My brother don't let your poverty mentality drive you to eat grass.

If the Herbert Macaulays, The Azikiwes, the Enahoros, the Gowons and so on have reasoned the way you are reasoning now as a young graduate, Nigeria would have still been under colonial rule, because, you won't see anything good in being a graduate than to do jobs illiterates would do very perfectly.

Never ever allow your stomach to think for you. Please, always think with your head, at least there is dignity in doing that. What would you tell your children. That you went to University just to become a truck driver? What a shame. You are a product of your inner mind sha.

No matter how far away my barber is, no matter what it costs, I always bring him to my house twice a week to barb & shave me, because he is my younger brother.

ironben: Mr, owning a car is a ''basic neccesity'' - personally i see it as a necessary commodity(next to the roof above yur head) in today's developed world. It's only a luxury wen yu pay for one car the same amount that will get yu 2 or more of the same kind of car(e.g Range Sprt. SUV -- a Honda CRV).

Go ask the guys living under the bridges and in uncompleted buildings if they consider owning a car as part of your "BASIC NECCESITY". Stop forming what you don't know anything about. Even in advance and developed countries, owning a car, your "basic neccesity" is a sign of "arriving" if you get my drift. Abi you think say na N10.00 dem dey use buy motor or even scrap? What you ought to know is that, it is far cheaper to take public transport whenever and wherever than riding in your own car even if your car is a junk. You don't strike me as one that has owned a car or even owns a car right now, so you may not understand. For your information, BRF has owned plenty of cars and is speaking from experience, because he no easy to buy car, then keep the car going, no matter the kind of car, Mr. Basic Neccesity.

@All, whether you agree or not, whether BRF said it or not. OWNING A CAR IS A VERY GOOD SIGN OF PROSPERITY.
Even in the US, UK and other advanced and developed countries, it is not everybody that owns a car.

Now consider this scenario:
You were trekking and hustling down bikes (okadas/achabas) public buses (danfos/molues/bolekajas, etc) and taxis (oko ashewos/cabbies), you have been drenched many times by the rain while you were waiting for bikes, taxis or buses or while at the bus stops, taxi ranks or okada points, and also beaten silly by the hot sun especially around 2-3pm on a regular sunny day, then you will appreciate that owning a car is indeed a sign of prosperity. Have ever had an emergency to move in the dead of the night? you will wish you owned that 1945 VW Beetle you despise so much.
Owning a car anywhere in the world is a luxury, irrespective of where you live.

I think the reduction in size seems to be an in-thing (fad) now in the auto industry. I used to love the preceeding generation of the Hyundai Sonata, because of its size, especially the length. Oh my! I love long cars. But the current generation Hyundai Sonata was so small I initially thought it was an Honda. It won't be surprising therefore if major auto giants follow the fad to cash in on the market with the supposed success of the current 'rejuvenated' Hyundai models. But, what I'm not really cool about is why are they making big cars smaller, when they have smaller cars that can be remodelled?

Maybe this their madness of smaller size would end ASAP, because I'm already missing my long birds.

@OP. Duola! Na gia musu so sey ii !!!

Psalm 24:
The earth is the Lord's and the Fullness thereof, the world and those that dwell therein. . . .

@$tunna,
In as much as Naija is still trying to sort itself out, I'll not sit down and allow one misguided wannabe to run riot on my beloved country. No matter what.

This is Nairaland for Nigerians & FRIENDS of Nigeria. This is not maple syrup. Get that into your phuking head and get the hell outta here fast!

For one, I don't think you are real. Two, you must be nothing but a wannabe that did everything & anything to become Canadian & now that Immigration has stopped harrassing you, you are thinking that you are the ish, get real and get a life. Whether Canada is a R-I-M or not, what I know is that my dearly beloved Naija is a Work In Progress and I'm very optimistic that we will get there someday even if it is not in my lifetime. The people that built the Canada you are strutting stuff about must have gone through worse situations than what we are going through now in Naija. Read your history books Mr. Wannabe.

@OP, you didn't remember cleaning/ washing the car for about 2 hours every morning. Washing & cleaning the car anything he passes through a dusty street or a puddle of water. Trying to play Mr. Clean or is it Neat.

These days, the norm is to drive with headlights & hazard lights on during the day time. I wonder what he's gonna do when night comes or there is hazardous driving conditions such as heavy or windy rains.

Its always like that with the first car, but on buying the second car, he gets used to owning a car & begins to complain of those that exhibits all the behaviours described above.

Well, such is life & it is a passing phase that most a new car owner passess through.

Good for the modaphucking Indians. The next time you will hear of an Indian being beaten, don't be surorise it will be in Nigeria. Their cup don dey fool small small.

My EOD - Honda Accord EX 2003/2004 Model, I4 Engine with a 2.4l Capacity usually consumes exactly half tank from Yenegoa to Benin. I usually fill the tank to the brim, that is fill up the tank till I see the fuel in the pipe and drive with AC all the way. It has always been half thank both ways.

As for my 2002 Acura 3.2TL Type S with a V6 Engine capacity of 3.2l, I drove from Yenagoa to Uyo with half tank and also made the return journey on the same amount of fuel.

I can't really say what both cars consume exactly and I have never taken the time to note their tank volumes so I can't come up with any figures. But, if you know both cars and their fuel tank volumes and the distances covered as in Benin and Uyo, I think you can help out here or what do ya think?

A chilled bottle of star seriously sweating with the label hanging on tenaciously as if it is begging to live.
haaaa!!!

In short, am off to the bar jare!

I also have the mind of suing the stupid bank. Here is my story.

It happened after GTB changed ATM cards from "stripe" to "chip & pin" technology. I wrote the bank informing them that I don't want an ATM card, yet they debited my account to the sum of N1,050.00 and SMSd me that my ATM card is ready for collection. Was I mad when I got to the Bank and met a CSO who informed me that it is the Bank's policy to issue ATM cards to all account holders, irrespective of whether you want the card or not and to also debit the cost of the card from the account holder's account. I called GTConnect several times and laid my complain, for which I was told the same thing the CSO told me at the branch.

Since I have been forcefully issued a card and charged appropriately, I was like WTF, let me just get my card and start using it as there is no way I can seek redress.

On trying to activate the card, it refused to work. I went back to the branch's CSO who also tried and tried for weeks to no avail. I called GTConnect and got some stupid instructions on how to activate the stubborn card (things myself & the CSO had already done like over a hundred times). The CSO then asked me to return the defective card for a possible replacement at no extra cost. Alas, barely a week later, I was charged the sum of N1,050.00 from my account again for the new ATM card. I fumed to the branch amd met a CSO who was even more perplexed than myself as to the deductions and apologized profusely with a promise to 'see what he can do about the matter'. This time the card activated properly. But, I still need redress as to:

1. Forcefully issuing me an ATM card against my wish (I have a received copy of the letter indicating my wish).
2. Debit my account without due authorization from me.
3. Charging me for a defective ATM card they produced (making me pay for their error).
4. Making me incurr extra costs against my wish by charges incurred from costs of transportation and Phonecalls.
5. I lost valuable production time by transiting to and fro the bank the period the saga lasted.
6. Breach of trust by carrying out unauthorised deductions from my account.
7. General inconveniences.

What do you guys think? Can I sue their hasses for anything?

The 1st probs I had with my first car (EOD) is that of engine mounting or seating or whatever the mechanics chose to call it. Tried about all the mechanics in Benin & none could fix it, each refunding my money in full for the parts bought, until I took it to Honda Place in PH where they fixed the correct ones (front & back) for me at a whooping sum of N170,000.00 and the car became as silent as a ._._._. and glide as smooth as a ._._. even better and smoother than most new cars. I sold it at a handsome profit six months after fixing the probs. The guy that bought it from me is still very grateful up till this day.

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Acuras are usually more expensive than corresponding Hondas of the same year. Moreover, it is luxury all through and would most definately be a bit off-handish pricewise no matter the model year.

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I have lost the following Nokia phones to virus attack within the period under review:
E51, E66, E71, E75, E72 and now my E5 is onits way out while my HTC HD2 remains unscathed. I have now decided to restrict my Nokia phones for strictly calling & texting, while the HD2 is in charge of my online life.

I typed the OP right off my HD2. Please, siffice me to say that my Zinox Laptop & my Samsung Galaxy Tab are all in the boot of my car chilling out. I benched the lappy after acquiring the HD2, went for the Gal when I saw the ad, but later realized that my HD2 is far ahead of the Gal even though the Gal is a much later addition to the android market. I practically live off my fone. i. e. News, FB, Mails, Tweets, NL, Financial Trancs, Weather, Directions (maps), etc. I also typed this post on my HD2. Why I even brought this up, was even because of the number of Nokia phones I have lost to virus attack within the period under review.

I bought an HTC HD2 the month it was released and ever since then I have been using this Windows Mobile for over three years, say about 4 years now and have never had any issues with it. I have friends and relations who bought their own Blackberry phones later, but are no longer using them. I'm yet to hear anybody complaining of his/her Windows Mobile crashing, which is a common thing among Blackberry users.

Dear N'Landers, this is not a Blackberry bashing thread or an HTC adoring one, all I ask from forumites is this: Don't HTC phones crash? What has been your experience with HTC phones in terms of virus infection and crashing, especially for people who have had both devices?

My first car was a 2003 Honda Accord EX. Enjoyed it more than any babe I had at that time. I used it for just over a year and sold it at a great profit. I still love, admire and misses that car anytime I come across any on the road.

afrobaby: Hello auto lovers and expert, I need ur help. A̶̲̥̅̊ friend is about to purchase an acura RL car, pls what do Ʊ think about it, is dia anyone using it, what are d advantages and disadvantages in terms of part availability, fuel economy , durability, cost of maintenance, thx so much

afrobaby: Never knew I would get responses as fast as this, am so grateful, thanks for your contributions, it has given me no doubt that it is A̶̲̥̅̊ good ride. Can Ʊ kindly tell me the price range for the 1997/1998 model of the car, I mean the toks in nigeria. Thx

The 97/98 model is a first generation RL that ended in 2004. It is no doubt a big and luxurious car, but the performance will hold you in awe as to its brilliance, swiftness and handling. Don't let the size (3.5 L) of the engine deceive you o, it has a very good fuel economy that can match that of many I4 engines even though it comes standard with a V6. A friend of mine used to have the car and I enjoyed it like hell every time I had a go at it. The engine is superb and it is not fraught with tranny issues, unlike other Acuras. As per pricing, it may range from around N950,000.00 - N1,400,000.00 depending on the condition of the car.

I bought an EOD at 38,000 miles and used it for over a year before selling it out. My friend, that car is the bomb. Till date, its one of the most comfortable, high performance cars I have had. I used to tell my friends that the ride glides and doesn't drive, they didn't understand until they had a go at it. I love that car to shreds, but I'm a freak for cars and don't intend to drive any for more than one year. I use to tell my camry friends that their car is a passengers' car, while my EOD is a driver's car.

As per maintenance: All Hondas are kinda fragile and attention-seeking just like your babe, if you get my drift? To keep things cool, tight and gliding, I advise you fix up any issues as soon as it comes up and you are surely good to go. Its a beau to drive (sorry, glide in) especially the EX trims with I4 engine (i. e. 2.4L engine capacity). The AC is off the Hook, The sound system -ethereal, Interior -spacious, Cabin -cozy, ride -smooth, seats -comfy, fuel consumption -economical. In all, its a good ride to own any day. Just make sure you don't buy a lemon or salvaged car. Buy one with very low mileage and clean title and you are as good as brand new. Wish you luck my dear.

According to Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, There are several types of banks/banking. Which are listed as follows:
1. Commercial banks (UBA, FBN, GTB, etc)
2. Community banks (Olodi/Apapa Community Bank, Ezeani Community Bank, etc)
3. Community development banks (Agric Bank)
4. Credit unions (Osusu)
5. Postal savings banks
6. Private banks (James Ibori Mega Bank, Otedollars, Alams Bank, Dariye Bank, etc)
7. Offshore banks (JP Morgan Chase, Credit Agricole, etc)
8. Savings bank (Rivers State Government, Bayelsa State Government, etc)
9. Building societies and Landesbanks (FMB, Abbey Building Societies, Trans Atlantic Mortgage Bank, etc)
10. Ethical banks
11. A Direct or Internet-Only bank (Online Bank)
12. Investment banks
13. Merchant banks
14. Universal banks
15. Central banks
16. Islamic banks
17. Personal Mobile Banks (Cap Banking) made popular by Hon. Facrook Lawan.

I don't know what you guys are thinking? but I know that the last type of bank (No. 17) also known as Cap Banking is a popular type of banking introduced into the ever dynamic financial world in 2012 by a seasoned Nigerian law maker, Hon. farouk Lawan. If there are other types of banking that are popular in your area and yet to be introduced into the list, please be free to post them here. Scholars of high pedigree may just begin to develop them into full fledged operational banking systems. Let the listing begin...