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your statement of result should suffice for now. You should also work on your clearance so the collection of certificate won't be delayed.

Jakumo:
That 500 SEC Euro spec Merc is going to get fixed up at some point, so I don't plan on selling it until I run out of money and determination ha ha.

You can find these cars in Nigeria, though most have been cut up as scrap, which is so sad to think about.

Look at this picture of a clean 500 SEC. I just love the aggressive front grille of this classic car, that makes it look speedy, even while at rest.

By the way KukiKuli congratulations on the installation of that M104 3.2 liter six cylinder engine

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_M104_engine

Your plans to turbocharge this power-plant will hopefully improve the horsepower, because that body is quite heavy, even in comparison to the W126 four-door version of the same car, the Mercedes 500 SE, shown below, and known in Nigeria as the "Shagari Benz", or "Concord Benz".

One of my hairy dreams to take flight in a fighter jet. Those machines are just so edgy and techy. Now back to topic, you mean the sedan is weightier than the coupe. Why will that be?

I'll have to consult on this.

Good to have this in matte grey.

From just one injury site Were they so dumb to stop the blood loss before reaching the hospital?

Signs of a failed system

Bought cards from Biztip. All cards are working fine with no complaints. He was also helpful with the prompt transfer and follow up I'm impressed.

Rating: 5 stars

Lol. From #1.8m to 950k. We're getting warm

no offense but this car doesn't look #10m to me.

This is just an eye opener and a reminder that we should be cautious.

I travelled to Kwara from my base on a work trip recently by public transport. I come to Kwara occasionally perhaps once a month so I don't really know anyone there. On arriving Ilorin in the afternoon, I picked a bike and headed straight to the market place to meet with some clients. Somewhere along the journey, we hit a four way junction on a busy road, there was a police stand or kiosk in the middle but it was vacant at that time. The bike man stopped by the kiosk in a bid to negotiate and join the other road and I realized he wanted to pick a phone on the road. The phone appeared to have dropped as it was scattered. After some unsuccessful attempts and cars passing, I got down and helped him pick the phone.

Just as I got back on the bike with the phone, i saw a woman and her little boy signaling to me like "why will you take my phone?" I signaled to the bike man who had already taken off to slow down as I wanted to be sure. as he slowed, we were immediately swarmed by the woman and some other passers by. The woman said its her phone. The bike man quickly put his hand in his pocket and brought out another phone that looked exactly like the phone we just picked. He swore he thought it was his phone that dropped and that was the only saving grace we had.

We then returned the phone and went our way.

Peradventure he didn't have the phone and he thought it wise to do an pick and run, we may have been victims of jungle justice already and a place where I could not identify with anyone and only thought I was helping out. Next time though, bike man will pick his phone himself.

Shikena

Its about time for this thread. I expected you will start on technical and intrior refurbishing first before body works and wheels. Lets see how it pans out though cos I know this is definitely a $$$ guzzling project

That will be some misplaced priority. Heck rent for 3 days will get me enough to buy a naija used bentley continental

Geez, can we have a collaborative restoration project someday. Like a group of demeanours on a true classic. The car will be sold las las tho.

[quote author=kulikuli45 post=72219445][/quote]Is there a thread on this. I will like to subscribe. Are you also making plans on the body kits, fenders and side skirts?

What was the stock engine size? 5.0?

kulikuli45:
..... w126 coupe project loading.

All advice and inputs are welcome.

Any progress report on this sir?...or was it a pipedream

lol. Waiting for Page 14

#970,000.00 for a Nigerian used 19 year old coupe is a giveaway?

hjnk

Jesu

Pictures of the car moving on the street or ....

I hope it wasn't used by an indian

This one na upgraded body kit madam. Its not an AMG

5 years or earlier, I'm definitely getting a bentley.

We can safely call the car a write off

I love BMWs and I have gone through a few. Used BMWs can be unreliable and thats a fact. Poor owner maintenance aside, they are known to start falling apart after 100k miles and the parts are quite costly $$$. Even those who venture into BMWs run with their tails between their legs when service and maintenance costs hit them. The rapid loss in resale value is also appalling.

On another note, I feel the new model BMW design and build is nothing compared to what her close competitor: Mercedes Benz is doing at the moment. The CLA, SLS, C300s are just too sweet. Even the sport range have lost personality focus in a way. (Chris Harris has more on that story)

Despite all of that though, I still love my Beemer especially the gas guzzling, six plugs variety and I'm willing to pay the cost of keeping it on the road. Sadly, a vast majority of Nigerian car users don't think the same way.

and yes, I consider myself a BMW enthusiast.

That David Buick's picture is wrong @autojosh

I gotta drop this recommendation. Seyema still took the time to come deliver the cards despite the evening time I requested for it. The card is just as advertised. Good speed too.

More sales bro. Cheers

Alzirida:
Are u shagging her?

I must get your number

BMW is falling way behind Mercedes every single year. Their designs are not keeping up at all. In the sport segment, they are not matching up with the porsches and AMGs either.

Comparing this with the Benz C300? Please don't.

timmy2409:
Hey Nairalanders!

So this idea hit me yesterday, and I've been working on it non-stop since. If you see as my eyes dey red like baboon yansh now eh

Anyway, my goal was to design a device that you could couple to those regular old lamps, to convert their waste heat energy to electricity. Of course pretty much everybody has a generator in Naija already, but last time I was around, I still saw a substantial number of people using these lamps.

Before I start to dey talk rubbish from this my sleep deprivation, here's what you need to know,

- As you can see from the pictures below, this is only a conceptual design at the moment, but I know everything that is required to make the device work, and I'm 99.75% certain that it will!

- This device can only produce enough energy to charge your phone, or power your speakers, just general really low range applications.

- Device would transmit through USB chord for convenience

- I have calculated that a thousand of these could be manufactured, packaged and released to market for around N1,500 each. However, there's always a possibility of reducing costs by producing larger quantities.

Sooooooo...

What do you guys think? Viable or not? Would you buy one at that price if it was available on the market? What would be your last price?

Also, will something like this be helpful to folks in rural areas, if at all?

Let me know if you have any questions. Cheers!

Are you sure about this? Cos last I checked all these Chinese LED lamps have colonized the Nigerian alternative light source market. And they go for around #1,500 to #2000.

A good place to run good project viability tests will be in rural markets where market women still sell hurricane lamps.

Again, look beyond the immediate Nigerian market, there are poorer countries in Africa.

dicksonadams:
Omo the rate at which people dey dispose of their note 8 is quite interesting.

May cause note 10 is around the corner.

I believe the note 9 has more oomph to it than the note 8. Now that the price is coming down, users are quickly switching.

Cheating don start. Only the body frame was changed, interior, engine and every other thing remains the same yet its added a whooping $3-4m in price. Shame

Even the chiron's key fob is more of a passat's with an EB logo slapped on it.

Itsalphaa:
knowing that all the slots have been taken, why did you bother to go and pull down your pants for nothing?

Man was hot