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Hello Sir,

Kindly help with the history of the vehicle with this VIN - 2T1BU4EE3BC659613

Email - learned0007@gmail.com

Thanks.

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The following household items for clearance sales are available.
Reason for sale - Relocation.

UPDATED -
Some items sold & prices reduced

LG 1.5HP Window A/C - 40k 38k
T.V Glass Shelf - 15k 6k
6*6 Wooden Bed Frame - 30k
6*4.5 Wooden Bed frame (2 units) - 25k
6*6 Mattress - 35k 30k
4*5 Mattress (2 units) - 25k
Baby Wooden Cot + Mattress - 25k (buy and get a kids table & chair free)
Baby Colourful Wardrobe - 20k (Sold)
[s] Hyundai 6.5 KVA Petrol Generator - 65k (Sold) [/s]
LG Refridgerator (238Litres) - 65k
ORL Celing Fan (3 units) - 3k (Sold)

Location - Gbagada, Lagos.
Interested buyers should call or Whatsapp on 07039840600

austin2all:
can the gen fly for 40k. serious buyer.

Sorry bro, the gen wouldn't even crawl at that price.

Heishere:
Is the fridge in perfect condition? Has it been worked on before?

Fridge is in perfect condition.

Never been worked on.

Cools just like new.

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The following household items for clearance sales are available.
Reason for sale - Relocation.

New items included and pictures available for viewing.
Items are negotiable if serious.

LG 1.5HP Window A/C - 40k
T.V Glass Shelf - 15k
6*6 Wooden Bed Frame - 30k
6*4.5 Wooden Bed frame (2 units) - 25k
6*6 Mattress - 35k
4*5 Mattress (2 units) - 25k
Baby Wooden Cot + Mattress - 25k
Baby Colourful Wardrobe - 20k
Hyundai 6.5 KVA Petrol Generator - 65k
LG Refridgerator (238Litres) - 65k
ORL Celing Fan (3 units) - 3k

Location - Gbagada, Lagos.
Interested buyers should call or Whatsapp on 07039840600

I have the following household items for clearance sales.
Reason for sale - Relocation.

LG 1.5HP Window A/C - 40k
2KVA Century Stabilizer - 9k
T.V Glass Shelf - 15k
6*6 Wooden Bed Frame - 30k
6*4.5 Wooden Bed frame (2 units) - 25k
6*6 Mattress - 35k
4*5 Mattress (2 units) - 25k
Baby Wooden Cot + Mattress - 25k
Baby Colourful Wardrobe - 20k
12.5 Kg Cooking Gas Cylinder - 10k

Location - Gbagada, Lagos.
Interested buyers should call or Whatsapp on 07039840600

RealityShot:
have you heard the song "one corner"? I was joking..lol

i mean Investment One is yet another option for MMF.

ahh.. Make i top up my stanbic mmf small now now jarre...

since i started mmf i sleep well!
No more fear and checking account per minute!
eM..eM..eM...

Hi,

Talking about topping up SIBTC MMF, I also thought of topping up this morning but I realized, there has been a steady downward trend in the interest rates.

Joined last year when it was 18% but its now about 15% which no longer looking as attractive as it earlier was.

For additional funds for topup, I am considering other options such as Balanced Funds (higher risk appetite but might be worth it in the end).

Guys, what's your take on the MMF rates decline, is it seasonal and will pick up later or its totally unpredictable?

irondome:
Does it mean someone can't claim points for work experience without this reference letter? Yes sir. Naturally, you don't claim points for the experience you cannot prove with a reference letter in the format requested by CIC/IRCC. However, there are work-around this, which comes with a level of risk. You can get a supervisor's reference, backed up by a letter or an email from the HR stating that " they are NOT favorably disposed to providing you with a reference letter". These documents should also be supported with pay stubs, letter of employments, promotion letters, salary account statement detailing salary payments, etc.
You require the reference letters, and ALL other documents at the point of application submission (after ITA).

Although as you have stated, the employer's reference letter & other docs are submitted at point of application after ITA, but isn't the CRS points calculated before ITA?

This seems to mean your CRS points (work experience points inclusive) would have been calculated even before the back-up documents are submitted after ITA.

Hope you understand my point of view? Please clarify.

irondome:
5) When you have those in hand you create your express entry profile. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/profile.asp and register for the Job Bank http://www.jobbank.gc.ca/home-eng.do?lang=eng
You'll be given points based on your age, education, number of years work experience, and language skills. The points system is detailed here --> http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/express-entry/grid-crs.asp

@Irondome,

Based on the bolded above as quoted from your earlier post, at what point do you present the letter of reference from your employer to back up your work experience claim?

Does it mean someone can't claim points for work experience without this reference letter?

Kindly throw more light.

leo1234:
How will those not in Lagos contact the British council?

From their website, they seem to have offices only in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and PH.

As a result, I think you can only take your bank draft to any of these offices (although, personally I have not heard of anyone do it outside Lagos).

Since you are based out of Lagos, you can contact someone in Lagos to buy the bank draft and take to British Council office on your behalf, maybe with other docs such as photocopy of your passport datapage. (You do not have to make the payment yourself).

Hope this helps.

WhyNa:
It's the bank draft you'll take to British council o. Or has the system changed?

Yes WhyNa,

Its the Bank Draft you will take to British Council where you'll be given your receipts.

That was a mistake while typing.

Thanks.

irondome:
What really matters to CIC is your highest degree, as that determine how they would appropriate points to you. Going for the assessment of both degrees would only increase your ECA turn around time as WES is likely to access your UK masters faster than your Nigerian BSc.
Your MBA/MSc fetches you a higher point than the 2 or more degree category; so your best bet is to access just your UK Masters

Spot on.

Thanks bro.

Also, can you confirm the "document by document" WES evaluation is good to go in this case since its for Immigration and not study purpose.

I asked because that should cost 150 canadian dollars (which is equivalent to less than 30k naira), but I read earlier in the thread that some pay as much as 50k naira for the evaluation so I'm at a loss as to why. Im I missing something?

lusen:
hello house. I registered for ielts last Friday. I have booked my space already in the 21st of November 2015. I couldn't pay online then because I had issues with my bank. so I choosed to pay later. now I want to pay for the test as I must pay fast so they won't cancel my registration. i will like if somebody here can put me tru and explain to me how I'm going to to about the payment. tanks.

Unfortunately, you cannot pay online again once you get past that page (without a successful payment)

Your best bet to complete that registration is payment using bank draft.

Go to any bank and pay for a bank draft for 40k in favour of "British Council". Take the receipt/teller from the bank to British Council office and make your payment.

Shortly after, your application status will be updated and confirmed.

zandora:
Actually I wasn't the one who responded to your query, Jesusdway did.
No it's not too late to start your application as no deadline has been set yet. Yes children get free education. You are supposed to evaluate only your highest degree hence your MBA will do if you believe it'll be equivalent to Canadian Master's.

Hi Zandora,

Quite appreciate your insightful inputs to the numerous queries.

However, need clarification on the bolded from your response above. I have a BSc from Nigeria (5 yrs) and an MSc from UK (1 yr). Obviously, the UK MSc is the highest degree, which I have checked to be an equivalent of Canadian Masters.

Am I correct by saying, your advice is just to evaluate (using WES) only the Masters degree and not necessarily the BSc from Naija uni in my case?

Would evaluating both degrees not enhance my points and enable me stand a better chance?

Lastly, on average from those who have done this WES evaluation, how long does the process take for Universities in Nigeria and for UK Uni's?

damkollins:
No issues....You are fine.
Cheers.

Kindly please help with the preparatory materials for IELTS General Training Syllabus.
Email is learned0007@gmail.com

Thanks for the assistance.

chillex8:
Good one
But you can always know your Mileage unit by checking the outer unit of measurement on your speedometer.
If the outer reading is in km/hr, then the odometer will be in km, and vice versa.
Cheers.

@Chillex8, thanks for the added enlightenment.
Another sure way to know the odometer unit, Im sure quite a number of people like myself never took notice of those details.

Just thought I share this with you guys. I have been car hunting for a while just to ensure I get the perfect toks deal - clean title (non-accidented), low mileage (less than 100k miles)& full options.

Finally, I saw the dream car and decided to go for it, it had all I wanted apart from one thing - had relatively high mileage (about 142K miles). Since it was very neat I decided to still go for it regardless.

After driving the car for about a week, I decided to play with the Odometer/Trip mileage readings for a specific distance (home to work) in order to determine the fuel consumption of my new ride. I discovered the normal distance of 20 miles read 32 miles on this car. I began to wonder if there was a problem with the Odometer/trip calculator.

The shocker - After investigating, I realised from AutoCheck's VIN History that the car originated from Canada and as a result had metric instrumentation rather than imperial. What I mean is the Odometer was measured in kilometers (Canadian cars) rather than miles (for US cars).

In essence, I discovered the high mileage (142k) which I was initially unhappy about was actually 142,000 km which is equivalent to approx 88,000miles meaning I had a perfect deal afterall.

Lesson - When next you go Tokunbo car shopping, find out if its a Canadian car with odometer reading in kilometers so as not to loose out on a good car with the assumption it has a high mileage. Unfortunately, Autocheck & Carfax just states the mileage without the unit of measurement(km or miles) so you cannot really tell from the report. Even some car dealers are ignorant of this fact because the dealer I bought from also thought the car actually had high mileage.

Hopes this info helps someone.


NB - This information only applies to those concerned about the mileage of their cars before purchase.

Hello,

Please help run a check on this VIN

JHLRE48537C410044

Thanks.

Hello Export1,

Kindly assist with the history check for these.

JTMBD33V865020451
JTMZD33V866020409

Thanks a lot for your assistance.

Hi Export1,

Kindly help with the history check of the following VINs

JTMBD31V265003938
5J6RE48707L018678
2T2GA31U15C026291

Thanks.

CityNG: I don't do well suggesting cars to others.
My only intention on this thread was to find out why OP needs 4WD.
I think he answered by stating it was just his preference which is cool. I think others will read between the lines that 4WD is not totally necessary.
Good luck to OP on his search.
CityNG out.

Thanks for your response. Regarding the bolded above in your post, seems you missed this bolded part of my earlier post below.

learned0007: Chief, the keyword in most post is "prefer".
Definitely, 2WD can also function in the area, but I'm just naturally inclined towards a 4WD for that kind of terrain.
Thanks for your input though cos I realize you agree that a vehicle with higher ground clearance (SUVs & Crossovers) is ideal for nigerian roads but 4WD is not necessary except extreme cases.

nurey: Mr CityNG I know you are doing a lot of good here with your knowledge but if I am not wrong the op needs a car with high ground clearance hence his choice of words 4WD.
You can help the op by explaining
1. 4WD
2. Real time 4WD
3. Partial 4WD
4. AWD
5. 2WD
You can even do others more good by naming those SUV and CUV model example under each, thank you sir.
Note I may be wrong about all those WD you can strike the ones that are not there out, thank you

@Nurey, It is very clear that "higher ground clearance" concept is totally different from "4WD". Hence you have some SUV/CUVs (which already have high ground clearance) with FWD while others have 4WD or AWD and a choice can be made depending on your peculiar requirements.
As for the explanation about 4WD, Real time 4WD, AWD, 2WD/FWD, etc. I think "google" can do a fantastic job on that.

@all, the OP appreciates all your diverse and intelligent responses

CityNG: I see.

So only 4WD vehicles can access area during inclement weather?

Chief, the keyword in most post is "prefer".
Definitely, 2WD can also function in the area, but I'm just naturally inclined towards a 4WD for that kind of terrain.

Thanks for your input though cos I realize you agree that a vehicle with higher ground clearance (SUVs & Crossovers) is ideal for nigerian roads but 4WD is not necessary except extreme cases.

CityNG: Still waiting on OP.

Unless you're a surveyor or similar profession or farmer then there's no need for 4WD in a Nigerian metroplex.

I am actually not a surveryor. Reason I prefer a 4WD is because of the area I commute daily, the roads are not tarred and can be very rough especially during the rainy season.

adanny01: Even though the price is catching up rwally fast, i cant say the same of their quality.

I quite agree with you, although if you look at reviews on cars websites in the US & on youtube, experts are really beginning to appreciate quality of Korean cars. Hopefully, in a couple of years, the reliability difference would be very thin.

Hi Guys,

I deliberately resuscitated this post even though it is over 3 years old.

This is because part of the reasons some people supported a new KIA Cerato over Toks Japanese cars is that over time Kia would improve a lot in standard and quality and would be able to compete better with Japanese cars year for year.

This is 2014 and according to carsforsale.com in the US, see average prices for these 2014 cars

Kia Cerato (Forte) 2014 is about $18,500,
Hyundai Elantra 2014 is about 19,500,
Toyota Corolla 2014 is about $19,500.
Honda Civic 2014 is about $20,500

Based on this, I wouldn't call a Kia Cerato or Hyundai Elantra cheap Korean cars anymore as they are all in the same range.

The question now is
1. Has the quality of Kia really improved such that in terms of price it is in the same range with Japanese cars
2. Shouldn't we start changing our perception of Kia cars as being very cheap and unreliable thereby having very low 2nd hand resale value?

In essence, if we should answer the OPs question now in 2014, would we all still give the same responses we gave in 2009 when the thread was opened.

Over to you guys, kindly make your comments.



cc - Connoisseur, Siena, chelseabmw, jpphilips, ambyzown, akinalabi, GAZZUZZ ,BlueDiva etc

nurey: A car is only as good as the owner in terms of maintenance and reliability. All cars have issues or can develop issues at anytime. Look at this cars choose the one you admire and would like people to see you drive. Waiting for peoples review will only confuse you cause all the cars you mentioned lots of people on nairaland have a positive and negative first hand experience.
You forgot the ford ecosport and ford escape, bmw X3, merc GL class, honda HR-V, honda Element, nissan qashqi and qashqi +, acura Rdx and Zdx, mitsubishi outlander and AR..., hyundai santa fe, sorento ... Etc.

Honestly appreciate your input, I was assuming some kind of opinion pool would give a "majority carrying the vote" choice.

Besides, while all cars have their peculiar problems, I want to believe some are more problematic and less reliable than other regardless of owner regular maintenance.

Hello Guys,

I am at crossroads and I need some advise here. I intend buying a tokunbo 4WD mid-size SUV / Crossover but I am yet to decide.

My budget is between 2.5 $ 2.8 million naira and the major factors that will determine my choice are - reliability & fuel efficiency.
A 4 cylinder would be ideal but a V6 can also be considered.

I know there are several options (Honda CR-V, Toyota Rav4, Hyundai Tucson/ix35, Nissan Xtrail/Rogue, Kia Spotage etc) but I would prefer suggestions based on personal experience on model type and year that has served you well. I have read a lot of reviews online but they all point to the fact that even new cars can have issues anytime which makes it difficult to decide on which to buy.

Over to you.... any suggestions with reasons would be appreciated.

Kindly assist with the CARFAX history of the car with this VIN - JTMBK31V666009113
Please send to learned0007@gmail.com

Thanks a lot.

Hi Export1,

Please help with the VIN history of - JTMBK31V666009113

Thanks for your usual support.