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BAZ001:
Na your dream I dey say make you change dream big.
I was in 100level when I was dreaming to visit Las Vegas.
Today I dey Las Vegas for convention, na God do am ooh.
A former Uber driver dragging roads with ant drivers in Lagos Nigeria in 2021 now lounging in Las Vegas all expense paid in 2024.
No be Cho Cho Cho all na Gods grace, but dream big don’t allow your situation limit you.

I feel encouraged. ✌

Much respect, boss. 🙌

Pearl1910:
For crying out loud, Tinubu's wife? I thought it's Tinubu himself that is around sef.

This is Nigeria.

Gentlelife50:
What's going on Bro?

The police blocked the road right in front of LAWMA office before olowu bus stop.
You know why? They said First Lady (Tinubu's wife) wan pass.
Check the map and see the traffic they've caused.

If you are going to the island, just avoid 3mb and take Ikorodu road.

BAZ001:
Make una travel, travel to places and get exposure mba una no go hear.
Your target should be outside Nigeria, you still wan go eastern zones… continue targeting wrong places

I pray you guys won’t be too old in 60s & 70s before you start traveling out of Nigeria and realize that life is good.
Target flying out of Nigeria no be to dey drag road everytime

Just passing by …


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As person never get the capacity to fly out nkó?
The affordable travelling for me now is still within naija. The only thing it would cost me na fuel in my car. Abi? 🤦‍♂
Na good wishes and encouragement you just dash me so. 🙏
Our turn too go kuku come by God's grace.
This japa stuff self dey my mind, make I just get the balancing foot for here first.
When I'm ready for that, na here I go come drag all of Una make Una put me through the processes. I know say I go get every information person go need for here.
I just wan settle the whole of my circle for here first, time for flying out is coming (soon) 💯.
Na here we dey na, God no go shame us.


Much respect, boss.

sunnymighty:
What's the total amount you spent on fuel (to and fro) bro! Will really appreciate, I dey plan to travel to the same area with the same type of Car, Toyota Camry.

I had fuel in the tank already, but I made a full tank purchase @24k at MRS station, alapere branch.
That kind travel to&fro requires a full tank, boss.
I even bought extra 10k fuel @750 per litre when I got to Osun, cos I cruised around small.
Full tank in your big daddy would take you to & fro.

Much respect, boss.

ReadaDream:
There's nothing like Welcome to Lagos.

It is "THIS IS LAGOS"

I swear.


Much respect, baba.

pope191:
Barely any life in Lagos. I’ve lived in Imo, Anambra and Delta. Job opportunity is one of the major problem in these areas. If you find something worth while doing, you’ll have some sense of sanity in life. Leave home 15 mins from where you’re going and you will still be on time. Close from work at 5 and by 5:30pm you’re already at your relaxing mood. Anxiety is far from you, access to fresh leaves and fruits.

Lagos is obviously the hub to make money and madness at the same time. No doubt, that man scattered Lagos, Fashola tried to make it comforter for occupants to some level, but Lagos boys no gree. The uncle there is kick and start. I doubt if he even have any idea of his. If housing and road network can be solved, Lagos will be a convenient place. Won’t tell no lie, the subsidy really ease traffic from Lagos road.

Boss, wallahi.
I hated Lagos the moment I stepped my foot on the soil of that Osun state.
I've carried many riders who were just some visitors in the state from eastern part of the country and they always condemned Lagos in the area of sanity, traffic and organization.
Apart form the business aspect, Lagos is a total crap and overhyped.
If one wants to enjoy his/her old age, they should just relocate to the village and enjoy the rest of their lives.
Fashola's effort was frutile because Lagos people were, and are not law abiding.
Lagos is stressful, abeg.
My target now is one of the eastern parts of the country. I need to visit one.

Much respect, baba.

sunnymighty:
Welcome back to Lagos, did you travel in your Car abi na bus you enter?

I went with my car.
Lagos no be am, abeg.
Na because we used to the daily stress ni, olohun.
Welcome back to Lagos is as same as welcome back to stress.

Much respect, boss.

I went to Osun state on Friday for an event, just got back home now.
Omoh, we dey suffer for this our Lagos.
Throughout my stay and cruise around in that state, there was nothing like hold up/gridlock, no agbero or owomida at every bus stop and garage.
No stress. You can park anywhere and no stupid person go come harrass you.
I parked at the hotel I was lodged and went out for local cruising, it was a total different experience. Keke napep and Okada can go anywhere without any single owomida, ticketing or marker guys. The only thing you see on the road na police who are peaceful. No touting. Just go about your cruise.
Omoh, it felt like I was not in this country, cos I no believe say I can park my car anywhere without disturbance.
Their Keke and Okada only take one ticket for the day and go anywhere you want to go.
Omoh, Lagos na total crap.
The old and ancient houses in Osun are very attractive to me oooh, cos everything was just peaceful and calm.
Peaceful atmosphere.
E come dey be like say make I migrate go Osun state.
Same thing when I went to Oyo town.
The peace you will enjoy in these villages can never be gotten in Lagos State.
Lagos is overhyped joor.
The only thing that I rate in Lagos is the business aspect.
Lagos is overcrowded. No natures (trees and forests). No environmental calmness. Not organized.
Just some overrated state we live in.
Chai!
I don miss this Osun state already.

Much respect, bosses.

SlahJoe:
I bought new one sir, should I try tokunbo, also someone said the pulley could also be a culprit

Na tokunbo you go buy. New one won't last you up than 2 months, and that's even if you're lucky.

Much respect, boss.

Blackbishop:
Oga buy new one and thank me later

It's since yesterday, boss.
It's done already.

Much respect, sir. 🫡

ksmart027:
We don finish with big daddy, we don enter Corolla

I dey watch all of you. 😏

Wetin be this nahh? Why aren't you people talking about big daddy?
What's all this Corolla and Honda yenyenyen self?

pope191:
No fear 😂

I no dey support vawulence and I don't wanna trigger one.

Much respect, sir.

quick one; abeg na how much be knock sensor for big daddy?
My rewire say make I bring 5k (this also covers t-fare to and fro Ladipo).

@Conner44

Bossman, I no dey talk about you oooh.
I no even dey accuse anyone at all at all.
I just drop am there to let anyone who ACTUALLY thinks (or might think) the thread is useless to see.
I dey see some of your comments and they very educating wellah.
Be like you dey drive self, abi?

Much respect, boss.

And someone, or some set of people, would come here and be blowing trumpet say this thread is crap and dead.
Oya you self talk, shey the thread is useless?
People dropping their experiences, advices and encouragement since, shey you self no learn?
You still bitter about this thread?
Shior.

Much respect, bosses.

YeyeGbami:
Na cheerful and glithronix dey run am, i say make i play go alakuko on sunday as road free.

As i drop rider for amadiyah hospital naso so kola, meiran , toll gate, sango trips dey rush me. I was like these people still wan carry me go inside where i no know. As i see faan hq i rush am japa commot for the area.

Why you dey plant vawulence where crops are peaceful?
The second person you tagged fit come for you with a machine gun.
But me I dey come for you with a water gun.

Hybrid600:
I go still pick my 05 Civic over big for nothing any day....
Much respect boss 😎

I trust, baba.

Much respect, sir.

obinoral1179:
no be same pax you wan use big daddy carry to smile and get good feeling?

Na to smile enter flood nahhh.


Much respect, boss.

Barbiturate:
Had a terrible experience today.
Picked this idiot guy from university road to "Lord Jesus estate around chevron....11200. My first trip this morning, on indrive.
When I got to the gate of his street, the flood was so much(picture attached) his house was just 2 houses away from the beginning of the gate. Pleaded with him that I can't enter cos the flood is kinda deep and my car is low. He insisted I must enter. The guys at the gate told me not to try to enter. They said all the cars parked outside the gate belongs to occupants of the estate. They park outside and use rain boot to enter.
There was a guy giving out rain boots for 1k. This idiot said if he will give the guy the 1k for the boot, then he would deduct it from the 11200. I refused and told him he would give me my complete money.

We dragged it for almost 20 mins. He started calling his people. So I felt threatened. I decided to call the police via the app. Immediately he had me reporting to the police, his friend abi brother that drove out from the estate with a high jeep, started saying; "the person you dey call police for, him papa na oga nla of police.....na you dem go lock for cell"

After much dragging, the guys at the gate started telling him to pay me my complete money and forget.....that he's bigger than this.
He eventually transferred my complete money, after wasting my time for 30 mins +

Though, the estate street has a good flooring from the beginning to the end of the street, I think lack of free drainage is their challenge there. But you see these people we call riders ehn, some of them are inconsiderate and wicked.
You see how your street is flooded and instead of you to use your senses and be considerate, wickedness won't allow you.
Wetin dey come talk be say, shebi dem dey pay for the ride.
Wicked lots.
Sorry jare, baba.

Much respect, sir.

Pearl1910:
Why u dey allow Civic boys whyne u. Everybody knows Civic 05 and Big for nothing are not in the same level.
Big for nothing still big pass the senior brother of 05 Civic.
All they are saying is that, Civic is better for ehailing based on affordability, fuel economy and cost of maintainance.

Maintenance and parts cost, I agree.
That's why I decided to be 'civic' with them.

Much respect, boss.

tojahh:
😂 This your analysis look more like Oluwole.
1. Big Daddy look more luxurious no doubt

2. If them give me both, definitely my choice depends on yardsticks... Like Pope, I will choose profit over luxury given all facts. Maintenance and what they're both meant for. As we agree they're tool for work, I won't be taking recognition of pulling up in a Pax house so they can smile at my car. Pax wey no go stay pass 4hrs max inside the car? Whatever place your luxury will take you to, the 04 will do same.

3. Resale value is even a shot on the big Daddy's leg. After 4 years I buy my Civic 2.5m you buy your luxury 4m. You will sell at 3.5-4m while I sell at 2-2.5m. Nobody loses at any end. Nowadays ... Resale value na for people wey buy their cars from 2013 - 2022. Na them go see real value after sales.


But not taking away the need to appear recent in a long vehicle to onlookers after all, all na whyning na who panic lose

Koburu.

Much respect, sir.

ksmart027:
There is nothing luxurious about big daddy, the car is just bland and spacious that's all, that why is called big for nothing , here in rivers state, it's mainly used in transporting kpofire( illegal refined crude) due to spacious trunk. Anyway as the say, every mallam to his kettle. No offense meant baba.

Yeah. It even looks less attractive self, agreed.
But between 04 civic and 04 big daddy, which one looks more luxurious?
If dem give you both to pick one, which one you go pick?
Oya, resale value nkó? Which one would go bring more money to you when you want to sell both and which would go first?

Much respect, sir.

pope191:
The last car I’ll use for this hustle is big daddy. There’s a reason they call it big for nothing. I have both Hyundai and 08 civic. The Hyundai is a sweet ride, but won’t leave profit for luxury. I no come count bridge for Lagos. I use the 08 civic once in awhile, but went back to the 04. 08 seems to consume less gas, but can never match the strength of 04. I fix my 04 by myself. The car know me and I know the car. When you car becomes your best friend is one of the best gift.

Initially I thought I’ll have issues with riders due to the size, I realized having the best car without AC is a recipe for insults from riders. Keep your car clean and ac pumping? Then you are good to go. Lot of Toyota peeps that are stuck right now and find it hard to fix car. Engine 1 million nah play?

I fit get the luxury and profit in one, baba.
I guess the reason you dey reject Big Daddy na the engine cost.
And dem Don dey call am big for nothing since when its engine was less than 300k self, so, dat one no even beat am.
Yeah, I consider exterior and interior luxuries, the reason I no fit hold 4m for hand and go for civic 04.
When I pull up in front of riders, I need that nice appreciation facial expressions from them. Enter my car and appreciate the interior, even if u no talk am out.
And when I just go out, or to an event, make I feel myself small wth my big daddy.
I just feel say person wey get 4m for hand should be able to get himself something that would give him a lil sense of class as an Uber driver, and big daddy go give you that + the profit that's the major.
Some people with shinkini maintenance responsibilities self dey find it hard to sort themselves, so, wetin we come dey talk?
If your tool be the one wey im parts are lil bit pricey, you go dey serious with your tool and hustle.
Well, I dey talk based on say if na me ni sha.

Much respect, boss. 🙌

ksmart027:
Baba dey production date of those cars started from 2000 and ended in 2005, that's why it might look old, but trust me is the best for this hustle. I having been using mine for almost five years, i onced have the 2006 model, but i choose to retain this one due to the rugedity and fuel consumption .The big daddy you are referring to is also a old car because production date started from 2002 and ended 2007, in a developed country, all these cars we use here wouldn't be accepted on e hailing platforms. The parts of that Civic is still cheaper than the Corolla or big daddy. Pope mentioned the engine is 280k compared to Corolla which is almost a million. Much respect baba.

I agree to the prices of the parts. The civic parts are way cheaper.
But my annoyance na the price tag from the screenshot you posted.
They're overpriced nahhh.
Well, na profit be the koko sha.

Much respect, sir.

ksmart027:
Is not up to that bro, these are the prices on jiji, unless you are referring to tokunbo.

I would rather go for a big daddy without thinking twice, instead of going for these archaic cars that look like ancient rides all in the name of trying to invest small capital to recoup in short time.
I can't go for these types if I had 4m for hand.
These cars you screenshot no suppose dey expensive like that, wetin dey do the sellers of those cars nah?
They're overpriced, abeg.

Much respect, sir.

pope191:
If you ask me? Tell him to remove the money from the steering pump and rack from the money you were supposed to pay him and go fix it yourself. The fact that the steering work while leaving his domain, does not mean it will work after a week. Also check if the car have any traffic or expire papers offense with Lagos state.

I think the seller has already considered the steering issues before wanting to sell the car for that price.
On a norms, the car is worth more than that if that steering issues no dey there. Abi?

Much respect, sir.

Kaymaxi2222:
well the work I do inside the traffic kind of make sense sha Cos from phase 1 to awolowo road na 11k I carry am

Too much money.

Much respect, sir.

Kaymaxi2222:
omo the traffic choke

I don dey my house since my last post.
I even checked now, omoh, just forget.

Much respect, baba.

Na to avoid island completely.

See traffic everywhere.