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whats the mileage? Can we see the back pictures pls?

VIN is located inside the engine firewall, corner dashboard area on the driver's side and the door post on the driver side. The below pics should help.

Anytime you wanna buy the car, you can post it here for check.

bimbor:
Guys permit me 2 ask this, I hear a lot about VIN in this section, I Know its an acronym for 'Vehicle Identification Number' but why do people always advise one to crosscheck it on a vehicle up 4 sale? I also like 2 know the meaning of 'Carfax report'. U guys shd pardon my ignorance, I'm only but a Doctor, i'm a kindergarten when it comes to Automobiles, so can someone shed some light on the issues above?

In the US, the VIN is used to record all activities on the car. Every time you go for registration, service, change of ownership etc. Also, more importantly when a car gets in an accident, it (99% of the time) will be recorded on the history (i.e VIN) of the car. The VIN is unique to each car. (i.e No two vehicles have the same VIN). The CARFAX report is the report that details all these info.

So for example, if a car went for registration, it might be recorded to have 90,000 miles on it already driven. So it SOMETIMES  happen to see the same car showing only 31,000 miles on it after it gets to Nigeria  . So you add 1+1 you can know that its been rolled back. Only a CARFAX report will let you know that.

Like i mentioned, it can also show you that the car has been involved in an accident. You can still buy the car, but you wanna inspect it properly and make sure you bid on the car accordingly. Accidented cars (also called salvaged) SHOULD under normal circumstances be cheaper than non-accidented ones.

Some cars also have been in flood areas (Katrina etc). The CARFAX can also tell you if the car has been reported as water damaged or registered in a flood zone. You wanna run away from those!

In you line of work (Im assuming you are a medical Doctor). A CARFAX will be similar to a patient's medical history/chart. It details prior ailment/treatment, allergies, etc) You will always ask the patients of these things to "diagnose" them when they come in.

Always check a CARFAX report on a car before you buy it. It at least gives u an idea of the car's history.

Remember all these aformentioned are only for US cars. I don't know anything about European system.

Let me know if you have any further question(s)

AMERICANEX:
How long it takes to get a vehicle to Lagos depends basically on the steamship line that you use.

Example - for Ro/Ro : check what the last day to drop off the vehicle in Baltimore Maryland is for making the sailing of a targeted vessel. Right now both ACL and Hoegh have vessles coming through about every 2 weeks. So even if you miss the first one - You WILL ride on the second one provided you have no problems with US customs and your paperwork is in order. These vessels get the RO/RO cargo to Lagos in approx. 16 to 20 days on the water. ACL is the fastest and easiest to work with right now as they have no issues with congestion. It seems that ACL recognized their own need for owning their own property to off load at. So they have no delays upon arrrival. This is important to know when sailing into peak season (October through January).

For Containers the same hold true the below each have a sailing once a week :
Maersk 35 days on the water (to Tin Can)
ZIM 45 days on the water
Delmas 35 days on the water
MSC 30-35 days on the water
all use the public terminal in Lagos - which is always subjetc to congestion issues. so be careful with your timing.
Currently - ZIM is the cheapest and because of the difficult exchange rate issues - many are chossing them.
ACL is sailing only once a month to Tin Can - but they are the fastest on the water and have no congestion * but they are also the priciest right now.

Be careful how you pick your poison - be certain that you are using a freight shipping company from the USA that will tell you the truth not just tell you what you want to hear.

Respectfully,
John at American Export Lines
JSTROZYK@AELSHIPPING.COM

Good info. Keep it up

@ Seller,

Are you sure you know what you are selling? This is a Chevrolet Van!. Infinity dont have a Van!

Always mention where u are in canada

Same like evrything else. just run it properly. make sure u have good/decent functioning cars to run it. Good employees etc. Just get basic toyota/datsun car thats durable (plan for a lot of bashing etc).

Good luck

maxtum:
Hi,can i pay 1 mill?i have cash for the car!!my e-mail add is jummy609@yahoo.com,i wld pay cash.

You want to pay 1m for a 2003 Benz Jeep? Even if the seller say yes, how were u supposed to pay? Wonders shall never end.

fredtee:
Anyone with this info: is it possible for a 2WD jeep to be converted to 4WD. How much will it cost. can anyone help out.

Why?

Technically its possible. But the cost will be so outrageous if it has to be done right. Not to mention the fact that you might not get it done properly. Well what you have. Buy a new 4wD if its so important to you.

reality4us:
I trust my Naija guys. Just buy 5 year old car at 10000 USD but let the invoice bear that it costs 2000 USD. The 50% customs duty will then be 1000 USD. Who then loses, federal government as usual.

They actually apply fair mkt value when they value the import duty. Regardless of how much you buy it. There is a uniform "blue book value" for car prices here in the US.

Ok. I stand corrected. That was a bit much. I hope Seun has a lot of memory on his server.

There are still quite a few ppl that stumble on this site everyday. it might be helpful for them. Lets see what others say.

By the way, Good job on the VIN checks for the guys. i know you must have helped a lot of ppl out. Keep up the good job.

ayodeji1:
@kunle A,
Sir,Obviously u know that these pictures are not taken in nigeria.Our agents overseas sends pictures of cars that are available for sale which i advertise here for anyone interested.I only post these pictures and the landing cost for anyone interested bearing in mind that a 25% deposit payment made with all legal documentations to back it up gives us the go ahead to proceed with the purchase and other shipping and clearing issues.i believe you have not read this thread well.please take time to understand my posts so as not to summarize or conclude falsely.thanks.

ayodeji1,
ONWA NA-ETILI 1,of nairaland._{your secured link to all automobile transactions.}

Understood. Wasn't asking too complicated question. Since the car is in front of you, why not?

Happy sales.

Middleman:
na wa for u oga promise,

ac suppose dey, as for the "soul" as usual i no get am, but i fit go oganise am for u, special request,

quick question: do they have this model in the u.s? because i tried to search for this on ebay just to have an idea of what a toks would cost but unfortunately dint find any there.

No Middleman. What we have here is Tacoma. No Hilux here. (Hilux was imported to the US last in the 70's). However its same thing pretty much. They just call them Tacoma here.

Also, we dont have diesel here. I love those diesel engines walahi. Another thing is that the Tacomas here with double cabin are high off the ground (Almost looking like a 4Runner height). They are not the small pickups like this one.

We only have "regular cabin" or "Extra cab" (They call those one and half in naija) . See pics below.

BizBooks:
When posting Carfax reports for NLanders, post the relevant sections. Some people post everything that appear on the website. If you look at those reports, you will see that they contain a lot of boiler-plate information that comes with every carfax report.

While it is easy to just copy and past everything on the carfax website, it will be beneficial to take a few seconds and post the important  parts. In my opinion, these are the sections that need to be posted:

1. Vehicle Information (the section at the top of the page)
2. Details

Every other thing on the page are either advertisements or explanation of different automobile terms that may have nothing to do with the car being looked up.

Your point well understood. However, since thousands of people read this forum, have you ever stopped to think that those info you regarded as "irrelevant" is useful to someone else? Or does it have to be just 'bou you? 

Also, its much easier to "select all" or export out all the info than trying to cut and paste certain info. Someone with a bad history car might turn around and claim that something was added or left out of the car's history 

Its free. Quit nick-picking. The ones posting are not complaining. Read what matters to you and leave the rest to others. 

No disrespect.

Middleman:
middleman at ur service

N1.7m only 07056930150

Middleman:
call me asap to take delivery

Nice looking truck. A/C dey? Show us the "soul" if you dont mind

Wey "Oga 190" now?

rhymz:
Most of the commentz here lack intelligence,how can sb say Dangote can't go broke.Some even say he can't be in d region of a millionaire,datz rubbish,he can, and even go wey below dat.
In d firzt place most of hiz biznezes re not solely his,they re either joint venturez or public limited companiez and the onez that re his re in most part funded by loanz from bank cos he does't ve dat kind of money,4get d hype,there re no true billionairez in Nigeria in d real sense of d word,these guyz re owing bankz both local and international to d tune of billion dollarz which re serviced and these monies are tied down as projects and other constructionz,they can only claim to be billionairez afta they must ve paid these bankz and actually own diz companiez.Besidz,I ve alwayz said it,an aboki is an aboki no matter how rich he becomez,Dangote is not in anyway a biznez man,any biznez guy can lobby d FG for contract and stuf but when U start lobbying for competition to be pushed out and start squashing competitorz by using FG dat is not biz acumen,there is no genius or biz acumen in dat cos any idiot wil make billionz too doing that.These guyz don't do biz anymore they just lobby for monopolistic policies and then cash in on that,these guyz(otedola,dangote,adenuga etc) ve no biz ethicz,ideology or strategy so they don't deserve to be called biz mogul,investing in oil thru corruption is not biz,ok even in d manufacturing sector how many of thier products re actually competitive with d productz 4rm factories owned by indianz and Lebanese,go to d market bsidz dier productz wit monopolistic edge no one is doing well,4rm noodlez,flour,salt,pasta food(even with all d advert),i mean U can't say they re common place in evry house hold,indomie 4instance stil rulez big time in its market,same for golden penny,semovita etc,so if U check it diz unintelligent crookz paradin as biz mogul get thier money 4rm causing mayhem in critical sectorz of d economy lyk oil,cement and stil oil(no biz idea) and if FG should close all these avenues U wil be surprise how dumb in d brainz these crookz re,why wont he donate a billion naira to Yaradua's wife project,afterall she's d most powerful person in Aso rock,she callz d shot not d weak puppet husband.If they re very wealthy and ve biz acumen as they claim let them go into real manufacturin,like steel,heavy merchinary,auto mobile partz and d lykz then one can say men! Dese guyz re great biz men no be guyz wey no dey do anything.Abeg i rest my case,Dangote and evry other crookz callin themselvz biz guyz can go broke in d real sense,all U need to do is equate thier debt profile to thier worth(datz if dose re for real).

WTF

Which school did u go to?

focus247:
Oga,any more details on this car

Looks like it will be more than 10 years, just wondering how it entered naija from texas, looks good and durable,but I'm not ready to start paying everyday dues to customs and police, lol

Dem just jam Texas plate put. This car was never sold here in the US. But na Toyota and its clean. Why not. I am just curious of the steering wheel. Looks like the place where airbag dey has a different color

Something to pay attention to. Was it exploded? Was it replaced? I dont know

Connoisseur:
Can Dangote be broke when he donated almost a billion naira last week on our first lady s cancer fund raising.

Quite possible. When rich people "donate". Its not usually raw cash. Its mostly in terms of equipment and usually they will spread the donation over a period of term. Its not just one time check like that.

Whether he's broke or not, Nigerians need to realise that no country can import its way to prosperity. YOU NEED TO PRODUCE/MANUFACTURE!. Bulk of his wealth has been from importing. I am not saying he's not manufacturing but about 60-70% comes from straight importing.

Hence its easy to get short term loan and turn it around quickly. Manufacturing is difficult. Day in , Day Out. Make products, Make profit. Sustain that and do it all over again. Thats difficult. Thats why Nigerians dont manufacture much. Power issues doesnt help either.

The monopoly has also helped him, take that away and you have a problem. The last time i was in Nigeria, i was appalled by the quality of his salt . Its TERRIBLE!!!. There's no way that can even be an iodized salt. If you are going to monopolize, at least bring the good stuff.

Only time will tell. All i can say is, NO ONE LEAVES A COMPANY WHEN ALL IS IN ORDER!. The mass exodus of his top guys kinda baffles me. They know something you and i dont.

@ Ayodeji,

How come we dont see these cars' pics when in Nigeria? All these pics are in Overseas

Please always post pics when they land here.

2005 Bulldog tho?

baconline:
My car came in a container,I am not the importer,I just bought the car from a dealer

it should have customs records. no shaking

lungwun:
In that case, pass me some of that shhhhhh,,,,,,,,,

pass pass puff, indeed.

Middleman:
oga kunle whats ur take on this?

Its a very nice car. Conversion in Nigeria is what the owner have to be careful about. Too many half-baked mechanics out there who will claim they know what there are doing but don't. References should be checked before handing this car for conversion. Its a great car nonetheless. Happy sales!

Otherwise no shaking!

     :-x

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its the chronic bro!

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jenju:
Buyer will have the opportunity to configure the vehicle to hearts desire. Afterall if one is buying a brand new car, one should be able to select colour, and other non standard features.  We will not shove any brand new car down buyers' throats. The buyer gets to select exactly what he/she wants, that is the least expectation of smart buyers, unless they are buying a used car.  

^^^^Second that!^^^^. The last time i checked, you also have 100% ownership/control on your vehicles. Plus the power to upgrade, negotiate, source, and make available the exact specs requested. NO COMPROMISES. NO CHECKING WITH "REAL OWNER". NO SIDE-SIDE, PASS-PASS.UNDER-UNDER.
Picks up phone calls and reponds to email request within hours. I salute.

Carry GO. Elder Jenju. 

jolaogun:
Just came in.
Clean, 2.0 SLX, Air Conditioner, SRS Airbags, Power Steering, Manual Transmission, Alloy Rims, Power Side Mirror Adjusters etc.
Really not cool how some Nairalanders deceive people on the mfg year of cars cos I saw a post on a 92 NISSAN PRIMERA labelled a 98 Model.
I'm reachable on 08028552222.
The pictures I took now are very large in size {average of 2.6 MB for one} so pls if anyone could help with a file shrinking software that could be used to reduce the sizes for posting.

Send it to me at: promise72@yahoo.com

I will help u shrink it and post it or mail it to u

Flancey:
They can impound your vehicle at any day of the week and at anytime too for illegal parking, obstruction, wrong change of lane, etc. And the charges are as follows:

Fine: 50,000 naira flat
TAx: min 7,500 for housewife or the unemployed. For workers min 60,000 naira
DrivinG test fee: 5,000 naira
Daemurrage: 500 naira per day

Pls be warned and pass this information to family members and friends.
Fashola is looking for money at all cost to beautify lagos.
THIS IS EXTORTION OF THE HIGHEST ORDER.
BE WARNED O.

And who is fighting for the regular pips?