₦airaland Forum

okpara ugo: You described the lady as being pretty, lives in abuja and from same hometown with you.

Are you saying nothing will happen in future Just like that?!

we we: After a very long search and scrutiny, my LION 406 has is here! LION Owners in the house, kindly welcome a new member!

yungboss: thought as much that the air ffilter wasnt stock, wanted to ask if it was K & N...what difference does it make, i.e, does it make a difference in horse power?

gmyguy: Clean engine, but your battery terminals have been removed

Cyberknight: Good advice. I used to own a 505, wonderful car, and it NEVER gave me any trouble except one day when I was firing down from Lagos to the East and the bloody timing belt cut and left me stranded at Asaba. I managed to locate a local mechanic who bought another belt and fixed it for me but that one too cut at Umunede and I had to tow the car to Asaba and spend the night there (and I was making such good time). In the end, when I got my mechanics to look at the car they said that the valves (whatever those are, I'm not really a mechanically minded person) had been fouled up and so forth, and so I had to make some expensive repairs which ended in my selling the car. Such a splendid beast, I've still got fond memories of it...

Jucol: Wow! Impressive road trip. I was counting the number of pictures you took. I somehow lost count around 39 . Back then in 1998/99 I had one of those Peugoet 505 SR cars. I always enjoyed the to and fro Lagos - Calabar trips.

I love DO IT YOURSELF(DIY) guys. I carry all sorts of mechanical tools in my van. Saves time and lots of money.

I noticed you drive on the left lane( that should be used during overtaking), even when you are not overtaking . I guess you got carried away.

Apropos the bus driver that prevented you from overtaking, this is a very bad road habit in Nigeria. I will start a new thread to enlighten some of us on how to overtake.

Enjoy your 505, remember to change the timing belt/chain in time. I saw some warning light ON below the temperature gauge on your dash. Wonder what that is

Cheers1

alajor: Guy ur speedometer no dey work o!

Starblack M: Nice story line at least for those who enjoy driving a long distance.But the consumption of fuel is quiet high.

gmyguy: THAT ENGINE PIX LOOKS LIKE A SNAKE NEST...NO offense, but the pix quality is poor and gives me the creeps

Wallie: Your 505 still looks very good especially considering the rate at which cars wear out on Nigerian roads! The Golf VR6 is no joke. Looking up your car specs (2,849cc 6-cylinder engine 125 kW), it seems comparable to the Golf 2.8 VR6 128 kW but I guess the VR6s are few and far between.

Question: how do you figure out the way to go during your journey? Are there highway signs for you to follow?

Nwunuken: why?

megastu: @Ikenna,

Nice Thread. I want to buy a 406 because of you. Kindly advise on the simplest and best, to be used mostly within town.

BTW you edited the part where you collected that girl's number, ehn, ikenna

bros12345: Great stuff.

Water therapy is drinking plenty of water first thing early in the morning. Its a very healthy way to cleanse the body. But then it makes u want to urinate often. This is what i think. If the op means other things,I dontknow

elelem: Great job ikenna and very detailed too. To make your trip shorter in case you want to travel next time to the east. if u are travelling straight to Anambra from Abuja, when u get to Eha Alumona junction Nsukka after Obollo Afo,turn right and drive into nsukka town- ogurugu road through uzo uwani to Awkuzu junction in Anambra state . You ll get there in 38 minutes .
If you are going from Abuja to Enugu when when you get to Opi junction turn to your as if you want to go through the old road then turn o your left again you ll see the newest road to Enugu, from Opi to Enugu through the new road is about 22 minutes .

Collins93304: Ikenna bobo, I am always looking forward to reading your travel threads, very interesting and refreshing. Is your 505 an 84 or 85 model? Looks well maintained. I hope you will post more threads about your future trips.

InvertedHammer: How fast were you going? I think G-lada to Lokoja is 1hr drive?

looplat: That pakupaku moto belongs to the scrap yard!
stop causing noise and air pollution with your banger everywhere. anupam

brojero: Nice one bro! Are the 605 and the 406 yours too?
My dad got a new 504GL in '76. That was a great ride. I really missed the car when he
Exchanged it for a new 504GR in 1980, the difference in performance was clear.

Kamsy10: I dont understand why Nigerians always drive without seatbelt. Even in movies,u see them get into d car n just drive off.

OP i thank God for ur safe trip but pls next time have ur seat belt on. It doesnt guarantee anything but its one of those little things we have control over.
Am glad u had fun

yungboss: oh yes, i recall the L and the TI, the 504 L had a horizontal speed indicator, with a steering-neck gear lever, lol. The 504 TI had the peugeot 404-type door handle...the L and TI i used to think were grand and great grand parents respectively, of the 504 GL.
I also know of the 505 STI, the American Spec. having Projecting bumpers, front and rear. I think it had a wider body and a bit newer than the regular 505 (ikenna, your type).
There was also the 504 series 2. A whole lot different from the regular 504, it had up to 5th gear, manual and auto i think . It also had a different dash but i think its a very very rare model...

yungboss: nice write up, good pics to follow too. Your story reminds me of a trip i made with my uncle in his 505 evolution from Benin to Abuja back then, in 1999...the car was so powerful on the highway, though a 4 cylinder. I liked the fire-glow instrument lighting, same as in a bmw. But on another trip we made to lagos, we had this luxurious bus harrasing us at close to 140km/h, he had to give way for it to pass. I also have faint/fond memories of my dad's 504 GR in 1992/1993, bought brand new in 1982. But then the Mercedes and bmws of that era used to beat us up on the highway, especially the S class (W126 280SEL etc, u know those benzes and the W140s) and the bmws e34 et al. My family friend, a medical doctor had a 504 GL, which i think was superior to the GR then. The GL had a double Carb and it sounded so differently from the GR and SR, the latter i never really liked because of its light weight (of course it was because my dad didnt like the SR). Pugs are really nice cars, especially to 504 and 505.