skj1377:


I think we have same taste in cars . I had same choice two years ago till i drove a friends benz C240 . What i can tell you is benz is a super car . I owned a nissan maxima with the so called 3.5 vq engine the engine in the infinity your thinking of buying. That engine could not hold its own agaist a 1996 benz c class. Nissan is fast but not stable at high speeds, the car suffers from lower arm ball joint shock absorbers problem. Besides when i owned mine the nozzle was not in ladipo market i had to order from abroad. Nissan suffers from overheating after driving fast for 70 0km and above. You need to keep one eye on temp or your car is gone

skj1377:

I will advice you to do both a vin check and also buy a high milage benz c class or buy one that indicates that the gearbox has once been replaced to be on the safe side. The gear box starts failing from say 70k to 110k miles so if for instance you buy one that says 170k miles i guess the gearbox would have been fixed by the previous owner.
you need to research the model you want to buy as different models have peculiar issues and avoid flooded cars. lastly judge the benz you want to buy by the number of errors the scanner indicates and not by the sturdy look of the body, in other words,go to cotonou with a launch scanner , c3 scanner or with enough money to rent a scanner there.
finally go to cotonou with one or two friends they will see what you did not see and save you a few thousands in additional expenses.

auhanson:


Infact, opposite that place too under the bridge, after the filling station, there is another guy who broke out from the Benz affairs. He knows his onions well , he use to fix my friends s class and all types and manner of Benz with complete set of diagnostic tools and good sense of Benz electricals, his bills are even moderate compair to Benz affairs, but he has a serious problem of keeping to appointment. if you can tolerate that, then you are good to go with him.

Siena:


A car is as reliable as the owner / user wants it to be.

I have owned 40 Audi models from 1988 - 2015, including those with alleged reliability issues. I have had no major mechanical or electronic failure, bar the usual - CTS, O2 sensors, MAF, water ingress into relays and modules, failed brake calipers, clutch master and slave cylinders etc.

So pretty much issues that could afflict any vehicle, from any manufacturer. It all boils down to which shop you entrust your car to. European vehicles are more precision-engineered than their Japanese rivals, so are less tolerant to incorrect fixes. Older Japanese models will tolerate a lot of abuse, current models are on par with their Euro rivals, in that they are more sensitive to shoddy repairs.

A 2005 Honda / Acura can be run on a shoestring, and garbage gas and oil. Try the same on a 2012 Honda Accord, and your wallet will become limp in a very short time.

Audi became more high-tech, precision-engineered with finer tolerances about 5 years before Honda did, so if you're comparing for example, 2008 models of the Audi A8 and Acura TL, the results will surprise you. The Acura will be cheaper to run, and more tolerant of improper servicing / repairs. On the other hand, the Audi will drain your finances.

So it all boils down to how you wish to maintain these vehicles. If you intend to use qualified service personel, then either car is a good buy, with the Audi having marginally higher running costs. You'll however be rewarded with a precision piece of engineering, with AWD the Acura lacks.

If you intend to use roadies for your repairs, then it's a no-brainer. The Acura is the clear choice, providing you with a reasonably good car to get you from A to B with minimal worries.

Good luck, whichever car you choose.

Siena:
Nice choice of car, Ihimami.

Have you had the timing chain replaced yet, along with the associated tensioner and idlers? Because that would appear to be the 3.2 V6's weak point.

ihimami:
I have owned quite a number of Audi Models, to me this is the best automation ever, of course that is my sentiments. With the combination of beautifully crafted exterior and interior designs with raw power and the best sound system, I am yet to see any car maker that can sway me from Audi. Most of my friends called me Mr Audi and I have won over a lot of them to share with me the excitment in owning an Audi and they are happy ever after. Below is my latest baby;

Year: 2005

Transmission: Automatic



Model: A6 Quattro



Engine: 3.2L 3123CC V6 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated

Doors: 4



Drive Type: AWD



Mileage: 233,786 miles

Drivetrain: All Wheel Drive



Sub Model: 3.2L

Horspower: 255

scantee:


Well nothing you will say that will stop me from contributing and helping people out in my own way

let the people I ever duped or give wrong info come out and say it, I registered on NAIRALAND since 2006, I lost the email password, I opened this account since 2008, so you mean after close to 7 years no record of me duping anybody? joke of the century.

check Contractors thread am still contributing even given out free docs still I never asked anybody to give a dime while.

well I don't have your time, but if really you care to know my office come to 22/23 free man tower marina lagos I will gladly host you, then come back and tell the forum.

smh

taiwolusol:
I didn't acquired the said skills in 6months. 6 months is too short a time.
I said I'll pass for a Welding Engineer because i partook in Hyundai Heavy Industries 3 Months Welding training where i was certified to 2F, 3F and 3G welding Standard, a Safety Engineer because i took some Safety courses with ISPON, and finally a Design Engineer because i am very good with AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor[ i am almost through learning PDMS]. And by the Grace of God capped all the above with a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering.

mikkyangel:


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mikkyangel:


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Horlawoomey: Superior Civil Engineers in the house please let us revive this thread so that many people can stand to benefit from various observations and experiences. I am currently having problem choosing among the structural designing software available, can someone help out please ?

Eefhay: You seem to have lost the relativity when you singled out oil companies as yard stick to measure values of engineers. How much do federal and state governments pay Engineers as compared to medical workers in the same establishment. How much do oil companies pay medical doctors. at least in any teaching hospital, you have almost all professionals be it engineers, accountant etc.. and in oil companies also, they have medical workers... Its when you compare based on establishments you tend to define lucrative.

Olutola88: Sir, you didn't follow the thread with enough care and patience. You are giving me the advice I gave earlier READ MY EARLIER COMMENTS.

babestell:

The work of the Geologist and petroleum Engr is never done. Even during the operate phase of the field life cycle, they are heavily involved with the field and facilities management. Even during abandonment and restoration, there is always need for their input

ayusco85:

dont mind the OP, i dont know his source of information. he probably is an engineer dreaming of working in an oil and gas company. Geoscientist and Geophysicist are the back bone of every oil and gas company.
#ProudlyGeologistAndMiner

Olutola88: I laugh is Swahili. I'm talking about things I've known since I was in 200L in the university. I'm currently a youth corper, which means I'm a job seeker. I've also applied for many scholarships and I know a couple of friends that have applied for masters programme in top universities of the world. Gentleman, you need enlightenment!

A-town:


In your case, you really have nothing to lose. I don't see you regretting a 50k salary. Mind you, if you do not have a means of sustaining yourself, you will regret it. Do not expect to work to pay your fees oooo. If you do not get a full ride, you go suffer so check to make sure you get full assistance or you have enough money to pay your fees.
The oil industry is definitely a win-win situation. It's my industry so I'm better placed to advise you. College station (tamu)is definitely an excellent choice. The career fair attracts most if not all the oil majors.

Subsea engineering is actually hot now. We don't have enough people with specializations in it. The down side is obvious - it's restricted.
To cut my long story short, if your finances are sorted out, I would say go for it as you have nothing to lose

A-town:


Where are you guys getting all these stats. In this same U.S. Abeg OP, don't be mislead oo. Like I've told you, if your degree is not in engineering, specifically chemical,mechanical, and petroleum, this is not the best time to enter the US job market. You are in an industry that is very volatile at the moment. YOU HAVE A JOB. HOLD ON TO IT.

Saint Chukz: @ Op...i think in one full swoop you have succeeded in contrasting your own opinion in the initial post. In the opening line you opined that -no knowledge is wasted appears to you as axiomatic and as arguably sacrosanct, and in your last line statement you then went on to say that it would be stellar to have a "smattering" of many things. Now, with emphasis on the word "smattering", i'm trying hard to figure out how you would have done that if no single amount of time was put into it to gather the little knowledge you termed "smattering". Mind you the knowledge of a thing doesn't have to be acquired in full for you to term it actual knowledge. You also opined that having a particular knowledge of a thing that has no modicum or bearing on what the future tends to hold for you is sheer waste of time because you may never get to use it. I would say you were wrong there in that assertion because, how would you actually get to know what lies ahead of you when you haven't even gotten there? Or do you have a foreseer gift of telling what the future will bring? In my own candid opinion, i would rather opine that no knowledge is actually wasted until it is left unused. It has to be so because you never can tell when that little "survival skill" you garnered at one time or the other would become very handy to you at a critical point in your life, so i would rather not dismiss any knowledge no matter how irrelevant it may seem at a particular time on the premise that it is never going to be useful to me, when i know we all live in a constantly dynamic world. Finally, i think it is best to make myself feel "important" at any particular stage in life rather than feel "impotent" at a near unforeseeable stage in the future.