₦airaland Forum

sooperrescue:
Scanning the BMW is not the issue but fixing the faults related to those lights. Call Dele 08189040804 and he will scan the car and fix the faults according to your pocket so that there will still be more than enough to feed. When you buy the E90, we will gladly take over the maintenance. We have an extended warranty package that will take away the stress off you.You will also need the Booster to boost your fuel as the main problem are fuel related. BMW use Premium unleaded fuel. We will have the Boosters ready in Abuja by next week.

I just called Mr Dele. Cue the awkward discussion when I stated 'Sooper Rescue' told me to give him a call. And him saying he knows no such person Maybe I should have gotten your name.



I'll go see him tomorrow morning.

I take it Abuja customers are out of luck?

Mr Sooper, I currently drive an E46 3 series which is showing a lot of lights on the dashboard, from abs to check engine etc. at last count there were 5 of them.

Just been on your website and i saw a couple of BMWs in the garage. Do you work on them as well? And how much is a scan?

Looking at buying the wife an E90 3 series and i would love to have a mechanic who will advise me well and make sure i still have money left for feeding after buying her the car.

Both the ranges you put on the earlier page are well within our budget but not yet i'm thinking. I need to amass more funds.

You have earlier told me your office is close to games village. I stay not too far away so i might pop in for a quick scan once i know the price.

billy187:
It ain't only Nigeria bro, i'm in Ghana and getting caught in traffic gets pretty boring at times!! toyota, toyota toyota, toyota, toyota, toyota, Hey look! a Charger! toyota, toyota, toyota.

I remember when I bought my car, I wanted (and still want) a 2006 subaru outback with manual tranny and a panoramic sunroof...Needless to say it was a futile mission! I settled for a decent ford focus wagon....but up to this day folks ask why i dont drive a corolla! Sigh....if i dont get a Subaru, i'd probably upgrade to a Taurus or a Fusion- both better cars than a camry in my opinion!

Ah! Another Subie fan. I know when i'm upgrading/downgrading to a midsize Econobox ill hunt down the finest Subaru Legacy GT Spec B i can find and it will be mine! One can fault a sub 6 second time to 60.

Or ill just go for a 2010 Legacy GT with the manual transmission.

Colour me mad but i have also been looking at purchasing a Saab. Yes, I am patiently waiting for a 9-3 Aero X or 2010 9-5 to come down in price and order one.

Back on topic though, Just got back from Garki Supermarket. The usual suspects were on offer there as well.

Saw a Passat CC i rather liked but it looked like it had been in a previous accident. the colours didnt match. Saw another Passat that looked better but the Switchgear had seen better days and were totally worn out.

Back to the Grind i guess.

Thinking of just contacting Inspired and getting this over with.

bigrovar:
Nigeria the first thing you should consider before getting any car is ease of maintenance.. ease here is not about money.. its about parts availability. What use is a car when ordinary air filter would take u weeks (mostly after putting it on order) because you searched the length and breath of Gudu and Apo and could not find an airfilter for your car.. try and get a car which can be easily maintained in Nigeria.. which has readily available parts.

That, as you have put it is the main reason for our complacency in Nigeria and why we have degraded to a Toyota and Honda driving nation.

If i can buy a car, surely i should be able to get parts for it. We arent talking about rare exotics here but basic luxury sedans. I dont think i mentioned in my earlier post any car that one does not see several of them on these Abuja streets.

Logic dictates as there are several of them, there has to be parts.

I remember the cars my dad had in the goood old days, The Passat, The Beetle, The Audi, The Volvo, The W123, the W124 (Note the common trend here?)

Now fast forward a couple of decades. Would the next generation remember the Accord, Camry, Corolla and Civic most of us drive?

I just want a decent European built car that has lost a lot to depreciation (as they usually do) giving me a well built car at bargain prices win win.

FWIW i still consider my my E46 to be a better all round car than the 2007 + Toyota Camry but that is just my opinion and mileage may vary.

sultaan:
It is not the cars it is cost of maintenance .

I bought my ford fusion August 2009 and the only part I have changed is a $35 purge solenoid with 90,000+ miles on it now.

There is a $3000 premium on any used car which means a car costs minimum $3k more than the price abroad without any charge added so we buy all the junks in the maker to keep price within limits


@ OP wife might need to preorder a limited Ford Edge around '99-'00 model year

You mean 09-10 right?

Not enough variety and my mind is almost being conditioned to get an 08 Camry SE v6 and call it a day.

sultaan:
Our people have reduced themselves to a Corolla or Camry driver do you either get with the program or risk being an outcast when it comes to servicing.

Your problem I think started from looking for a car without describing the type of car she wants mid size, compact SUV or car.

Japanese,Korean, European or American.

Its a big market do you will have to narrow your search to find the perfect match

I think she'll like the RX350

She would like the RX350 but someone in the family (her sister) already has one so that kind of disqualifies it.

nissparts:
Note that 90% of the cars you have even seen have had accidents.

Funny you say this as i noticed it right off the bat. A particular Ford Edge we looked at had rust on the metal bits (runners) beneath the car seats that the seats are attached to.

I inquired why this was so and they gave one flimsy excuse to which i replied this is a salvage car (Flood). They didnt argue too much after I said i knew about these things and i could copy the vin number and do a carfax/autocheck to prove its true.

Quick Review?

Is this what they call a review these days?

Shocking!

I have got a couple of minutes left to the end of my lunch break and i thought i would write down some words on how difficult it is to buy a car in Nigeria.

Like some of you may know, i have been looking at getting a car for the wife. i have several cars i would like her to drive but Ultimately, since she will be doing lots of the driving i decided to dedicate Saturday to going round car lots for her to look and have a feel for the cars.

Contrary to Those Nigerians who pre-order cars and what not, I prefer to have a general feel of what i am about to buy (Turn on the car, drive it a bit, feel the steering weight, balance, handling, Interior material quality etc) so pre-ordering a car blind just because I've seen it pass by me a couple of times is a no no.

So we set out in the dusty Harmattan heat and hit Kubwa expressway which has a lot of cars and this is where my problem starts.

I know demand drives supply but ..... What nonsense are all these car dealers selling?

One stand, you could find any car you wanted as long as it was a Corolla or Camry (And the missus does not like anything Toyota - Bless her! I love her even more for that!) I know the Camry sells a lot too even in the US but i cant stand the Fisher Price interior build quality!

Same thing over and over. Accords, Camry, Corolla, Venza were everywhere.

Okay i thought, rather than slow grill my beautiful wife in the scorching Abuja heat, let me drive over to individual stands and ask them right off the bat what cars i wanted.

2004 + Acura TL? - NO
2005 + Acura MDX? - NO
Volvo XC90? - NO
2007 + Volvo S80? - NO
Infiniti G35? - NO
BMW E90? - NO
BMW X5? - NO
Any BMW at all? - NO

Plus side they had lots of Mercedes C and E classes but she said she didnt like their looks. That she could drive them when she was much older, not now. (God bless her heart x 1000 Since I've always thought Mercedes were Old people cars)

There were a lot of other cars i inquired about which came up as Not Available, Special order.
The BMW 3 series is the highest selling BMW car, how is that a special order? I have been told to go take a look at Garki Supermarket so next Saturday, Im headed there. Ill most likely be back to moan about the lack of cars there too!

Now I have got to get back to work.

Feel to reply and sound off below.

Is this a V6 or is it a V8?

Plus,

Are you in Abuja? Please do let me know. Regards.

Just took another look on cars.com and those Devilles are ridiculously cheap!

Not much of an investment lost if something does go wrong.

CityNG, your post are always helpful and insightful. I aso looked at getting a Deville/DTS for travel duties. Due to thhe Comfort and pulling power of that Northstar V8.

I couple of things put me off. Most forums recommend the Lincoln Town Car over the Deville / DTS most base their reasoning on the fact that the Northstar V8's arent that reliable plus electrical issues (the forward facing night vision camera and other electrical gremlins) I almost started falling in love with the town car but thhe 239 hp v8 i found rather appalling.

Which would you pick and why?

A little background on myself, the 3rd car i owned was a 1994 ford explorer. That girl was tough as nails! I loved her but her transmission gave out and she is sat parked in the house. Couldnt sell it for scrap as no one is interested in such an old car.

The fact i loved her gives me a soft spot for Murican cars and i want to own one. Just dont want the situation where i park another lump of american throaty v8-ness next to my beloved Wilhemina (Ford Explorer)

Hello Everyone,

I know this is predominantly the C class thread as everyone here owns a C class . I have been looking at getting a W211 E350 for the wife and my initial assessment in abuja is that they go for 2.1 - 2.6 million naira. Is this about right or am i looking at really terribly bad cars that will go pop in the firstt few months.

What do i also need to look out for when purchasing one of these cars.

I deally looking to trade in her 2003 Accord V6 and adding money to get one of these.

Advice me folks.

I'll buck the trend here and say - Why not just buy a proper RWD sedan?

You obviously dont lack the money to service a fine german sedan if you wanted to.

Sway bars and an engine strut brace for an I4 sedan.

I'm almost angry for you. But choice differs and alas, your choice cant be mine.

Hey Nissparts,

You quite obviously are the Siena of this section. I'm looking at getting an FX35 (2006) or G35 (2007) for the wife. She has only had Hondas, I have only had BMW's.

On a scale of 0 - absolutely hopeless, how good are our mechanics when dealing with the 'BMW from Japan'?

Plus, If you were to get one of the afore mentioned rides, which would you go for?

when doing a pre-purchase inspection, what should i be looking out for? Squeaks, rattles, oil leakages, etc?

P.S please no one tell Shagati i have been looking at Infiniti

Shagati:
Thanks brothers.
Expanding family. Needed more space without sacrificing feel good factor. Damn she's quick!

You Could have easily gotten an E70 X5 for that money.

You have betrayed the revolution and we are dissappoint.

*still actively searching for a 2007 G35 for the wife

Funny as I was just thinking of getting an 07 s80 or XC90 for the wife.

Exactly how I looked when I read this

Dear Honda, why no V8 AWD sedan?

I can't take you serious till you produce a V8 AWD or RWD sedan.

Even Toyota (Lexus) have capable V8 sedans.

Last one, I promise

Advice for any one trying to wrap interior bits is. Skip all the cheap vinyl on amazon and go for something decent like 3m.

Saves a lot of hassle. This £5 sheet I bought is not sticky enough.

Finished work. Notice the imperfections.

Hey Sooper, what's the going rate for the Disco II? And what are it's common niggles?

I will need a capable off road vehicle soon. Since almost everywhere in Nigeria is off road

Placed the carbon fibre trim back in the vehicle.

Will place an order for a heat gun. To make the job easier.

If anyone says vinyl wrapping is easy without heat, they lied. My modest efforts so far.

Interior trim

Jesus wept Lordreed, he was talking about Oseo1's little sedan.

If I want to be as pedantic as you I could start a counter argument that the A8 is not a 'little' sedan.

Let it go.

Lol

Managed to lock myself out of the E46 today.

Was warming the car, then decided to give it a quick wash before work and shut the open drivers door.

Wash over, I tried to turn it off and discovered it locked.

Had to jiggle one window slightly open and extend a metal rod to press the unlock button in the centre console. Highly frustrating task.

Got it in the end. How that happened in the first place I have no idea.

Are you based in Abuja then? As you mentioned Abuja sun.

Slight update.

My contact in Cotonou sent me this.

Just sent it to the old man. Initial price is rather high but can be beat down.

adeniyisavage:
Hello. Wonderful forumites...
I finally got my Obd 2 scanner and decided to scan my car...its a 323i e46...

I got some codes which I'll share to the house...maybe some one could help me analyse them.

P1622....
P1182...
P1183....
P0161...
P0141...
P0155...
P0135...


I know the last 4 concerns the O2 sensors....but that's how far I can tell...Pls any guru in the house. Pls Help.

P1622 = Map cooling thermostat control circuit

P1182 code (O2 Sensor (Bank 1 Sensor 2) Open Circuit During Coast Down Fuel Cut-off)

The solution to the P1183 problem in my case was simply a matter of changing the O2 sensor located in Bank 2 Sensor 2. The connector plug is located in first panel that contains the fuel rail.

This was after 3 minutes of Google searches.

T'Internet is wonderful eh?

What you guys see as a BMW look alike grill, I see as a a slightly modified Nissan grill.

For that reason alone, I would recommend the Toyota 2 bar grille.