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Kumuyiii:
Next week God willing, I'll run a full tank taking 'ok to dumb' trips, let me see how it goes, I'll share the results here.... So that everybody will see whether 'always busy' is better than selective busy.


One thing we should bear in mind is, is not only fuel money you should be concerned about, whatever you end the day with as profit, you should factor in maintenance..... Being busy throughout the day taking 'ok' trips is just more wear and tear on ur parts, God help you if you live in the mainland with far more terrible roads... You'll be just one trip to the mechanic to be back to ground zero. Let's not twist it up, of course you'll make 'profit' by taking ok to mediocre trips, but you'll be running ur business into the ground slowly, seeing only today without looking at tomorrow is a trap... You gotta make enough profit to cushion for expensive repairs which will INEVITABLY come in this line of work, many are forced to borrow. My opinion is, only take 'ok' trips when you need to leave a dead area(like vi). The trip below is heartbreaking, how bad things have got, last year, this same trip will be nothing short of 14k, but today look... May God help us, so does this fall under 'ok' trips or? Where is the line.?

don't do it oo you fit do like 5-6 trips make you still never see your fuel money na nonsense strategy

Kumuyiii:
6am to 6pm, becus na you create him life na abi? Una no dey think. 6 am to 6pm 7 days a week.... Once you again, you didn't answer my question.... Health insurance, life insurance, you go cover am abi? Or na jackie him be.?

health insurance na water but life insurance?? You this guy self eh sometimes the way you reason soldier wey be say na him life be the working tools self no get life insurance

Kumuyiii:
You failed the answer the questions i posed oh....don't talk out of emotions, ure not a woman, or are u? Answer the questions i posed. Thank u

I didn't see any question in your statement and na you dey talk out of emotion saying 30k remittance is ideal for today's business reality

ReadaDream:
You never buy car give driver before, na why you go they talk this kind thing.

I'm surprised that someone will still be advocating for 30k remittance at this point. 30fkn..K.

Even you no fit try am. Just 1 repair will wipe off 1month remittance.

no mind the guy jare people have been complaining here of car maintenance and all he is still talking of 30k remittance if not for greed no sane person should even accept that kind of offer from car owner. You suppose beg am to increase it to 40-50k from your own good will because if anything do the car and the owner cannot fix it how will you continue making that money

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tobby98:
I think the price was a little bit improved today upon what it was over the last 5 days. 6k net for trip of 20mins. Although I select my trips

which app?

Pearl1910:
The prices are so poor even Keke fares are better, it's time we talk less and make a strong statement to the app companies. Afteral, trips are even scarce cos of the fasting this period. Maybe we should strike for 3days
Everybody should send mails to the Bolt, Uber and InDrive,
Strike should be threatened maybe they will change.

Secondly, if u are still picking nonsense trips on Indrive, u are a f**l.
If u are still using Economy Category of Bolt when u have the option of Bolt Category u are a f**l. When some people are strictly doing Comfort and Priority, u are still shamelessly putting on Economy like a bambiala, nature will punish u.
If Riders don't find who will carry them on the cheap fares they will increase it. If they don't find any driver on Economy they will pick Bolt. Somehow the App companies are giving us what we deserve. Cos how will u be doing Economy trips without surge? Even d Bolt Category is so cheap I will be wondering whats going on, I just switch to Comfort for my sanity.
This is not a matter of CNG or Suzuki, there are many other things that can spoil in a car that will need hundreds of thousands of naira to fix and I am hundred percent sure none of these f**lish drivers have 200k in their account.

So how can we be self destructing?

indrive still better pass bolt fah I pick what works for me on indrive bolt will force there stupid price on me. No! Never!

Pearl1910:
This analysis is funny,
How can the trips be useless and worthless if they made u go home with more money?
Better drop this kain mentality, u go out to work and make money not to be sentimental and emotional.
I understand ur point that u rather sit tight and wait for good trips than go for rubbish trips, but we have to be careful that in selecting good trips, we are not being greedy or foolishly ignoring "okay" trips.
Sometimes two average trips are better than one good long trip. E.g Ojodu to Ikeja 4k, Ikeja to Yaba 4k, Yaba to VI 4k. These are average trips but I am sure to many people, a perfect trip would be Ojodu to VI 8k.

The point is, all other things being equal, any set of trips that gives me more money take home is no longer useless and worthless.

how is 8k from ojodu to VI good trip?

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imagine ooo and na now all this company see that its best to lower the price to the barest minimum

Shimmaa:
It's not upto 1m. It's around 700k for corolla and engine is now 800k.

oh thank God oo but una sure say no be refurbished cos I no trust those ladipo boys

Eazilyfe:
Any small leg repair u must run uncalculated Alignment except u wan risk your tyres.

Then you fit wan change ball joint make u get other things that needs to be fixed. I just pick the most important and fix in order of potential breaking down on the road causing embarassment

Yesterday when i loose exhaust and Catalyst, na me carry am ontop bike go car wash go blow am come back. Panel beater dey tell me make i buy new catalyst i tell am say Pressure washing go fix the restricted flow and drop in efficiency. So far i have been driving without check engine light.

like I don tire eh praying to God to open another way for me sincerely speaking

Shimmaa:
Why not just get a tokunbo gear and trade in yours?

na tokunbo gear your just called like that? If him can na Toyota na to doll out 1. Something be that oo

Eazilyfe:
Na everyday i dey learn about car repairs and important maintenance. This week repairs wey i do i don jot everything down coz e no easy.

Dem no dey repair motor finish sha

you see car maintenance is one of the things that take huge chunk of the money we make unless you are not ready to put your car in the right shape. I wonder how someone will say driving your car for long hours every day does not have any effect on your car. Something wey be say you maintenance bills will go up and one thing is repairing cannot return the car to it original state.
Changed all the shocks and did all the leg works still the car is making some squeaky sound now

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Upcomingdad67:
The ride is not bad, But that is an European spec right ?

come with your mech to buy

Jegheter:
Hmmmm. No wonder when I pick riders they always get another impression of ehailing by seeing me and a lot say it with their mouths. Apart from d car the carriage and self worth. U then find out it's the riders that actually want to engage you in convos

One told me one time a driver tried speaking with her on a trip but the smell of the car( she sensed he sleeps in car) and his mouth breath put out her off. She was telling me another driver this.

Mehn dey fall hand honestly. Same last week on a PU trip at Neca house one run down Toyota avensis was at the access point like me. Na so baba just start dey reverse jam into my RAV4 wey I JUST lunch ooo. Crack small d follow come front bumper I dey manage. Wen he came down on sighting him I knew his ehailing driver. Dirty jeans unkempt beard black drappy dirty shirt. . I just para small free am. Tell am to relax as I'm a fellow driver like em. E no beleive am.

Bro u have to maintain ur self worth else riders will demoralize u. Every rider sud enter ur car and feel like dey just enter Sheraton reception for business not some slum cause it will greatly affect how dey treat u.

on top 3k from shomolu to ikeja na him the passenger go dey feel that one abegi na those jalopy fit those passengers with the prices they have the mind to be puting nowadays

Upcomingdad67:
The ride is not bad, But that is an European spec right ?

yes
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Debayoibk:
Greetings house.
I need a car (for ehailing) to work with please.
It could be rental or drive to own scheme.
I can do between 60k to 70k weekly.

I can be reached on 09071549126
Oluwatosin.
Thank you.

do you have down payment? For hp and are you really ready because HP deal no be beans oo

Check my signature I have one for you and will give you a good deal on it.
Everything on the car works perfectly and engine and gear never touched

Available for inspection and payment

nenergy:
Aluminum Laptop stand and heat sink fan - 7k

Free delivery along these routes - ikorodu/ketu/ojota/Maryland/Ikeja/oshodi bus stops

5k?

Nice car

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capetownboyz:
sure there is money in it and yeah does pay off bills but let not pretend it takes lot of hard work to get the money driving from one location to another and that takes a toll on someone ..anyways I will try my best to get used to the job and prolly find good medication to cover for the effects ..

that's what someone said some days ago that they were attacking him this hustle is no longer soft hustle oo it's now very hard. Any time I drive to hustle now I will most likely go home with headache

What is the range and price?

Mtncardseller:
Hello everyone,
My sister wants to buy a car (sedan) and her budget is ₦4,000,000 maximum. She prefers a reliable and affordable sedan for daily use (city driving, good on fuel, easy to maintain).

We’re open to suggestions on years, models, mileage, and what price range is realistic for that budget.

Some options we’re considering:
• Toyota Corolla
• Honda Civic
• Nissan
• Mazda

But we’re not sure what’s realistic in the ₦4m range or if there are better choices we haven’t thought of.

come buy my Honda Civic quality is guaranteed and assured

Seling

Gentew:
I drive a 2006 Toyota Corolla Sport. The engine and transmission are in good condition, but whenever I switch on the air conditioner, the car feels heavy, sluggish and make some noise as if it’s climbing a hill. Once the AC is turned off, it drives perfectly.
What could be causing this, and what is the solution?

Please!!!

if you've not done any repairs on your ac system recently then go and work on the fuel line

Pearl1910:
I didn't say people don't use V6 for emailing. if u already have it and situation demands u use it for ehailing, u can manage it. But it's not wise to go and buy a V6 car with the premeditation and plan of using it for ehailing.
By his own admission, if an average 4plug engine consumes 25k fuel a day, then his top notch v6 will consume 35k. This is without considering how much it will consume when it's no longer topnotch.

plus there is always a huge difference in i4 and v6 inside traffic which you can't avoid for this lagos