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Car TalkRe: What Do You Think Of The Hummer H1 Alpha As A Daily Driver In Lagos, Nigeria? by mastro: 9:52am On Jul 04, 2014
Some dreams are best never realised, the H1 is not a road vehicle. it's not a matter of price it's simply that it's totally unsuitable for road even in Cali, not to talk of Lagos.

Other posters have covered all the main reasons but I will added one more, there is no owners corner, the thing only seats 4 and the back seats are less generous than a G wagon.

Remember when you were 10 and dreamed that one day you would buy a whole sweet shop, well this is exactly the same thing, the fact that a person has the financial means doesn't mean that they should, but i guess there is always the 0.0001% of us who never grow up, I give it 6 months before it becomes a front yard ornament.
PoliticsRe: Why Obasanjo Fought Me, By Alamieyeseigha by mastro: 9:21am On Dec 25, 2013
Tolexander: Did he remember to tell us what he did and why he had to cross-dress from UK to nigeria?
https://www.thescoopng.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Impression-of-Alamieyeseigha-300x336.jpg
Words fail me cry if Alams self de write letter, small time Ibori self go write, my country people we get problem O.
Car TalkRe: Starting A Car With AC On: Good Or Bad Practice? by mastro: 9:44am On Dec 13, 2013
Tmex: I only know about the health implications‎​ of having your CAR AIR CONDITIONER turned on immediately the engine starts, and could be responsible for why more folks are dying from cancer than ever before. We wonder where this stuff comes from but here is an example that explains a lot of the cancer causing incidents. Many people are in their cars first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days a week. Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car. Open the windows after you enter your car and turn ON the A/C after a couple of minutes. Here's why: According to a research, the dashboard emits Benzene, a cancer-causing toxin (carcinogen - take time to observe the smell of heated plastic in your car). In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anaemia and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukaemia, increasing the risk of cancer and Can also cause miscarriage. Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft. A car parked indoors with windows closed will contain 400-800 mg of Benzene. If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 70 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level. People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably inhale, in quick succession, excessive amounts of the toxin. Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver. What's worse, it is extremely difficult for your body to expel this toxic stuff. So, please open the windows and doors of your car and give time for the deadly interior air to clear out before you enter.
Absolute and complete nonsense, please reference the "so call" research you are referring to,you can refer to http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/benzene.asp for the lack of facts behind this nonsense. or simple apply a tiny bit of common sense, can't you guys use GOOGLE
Car TalkRe: A Nairalander's Bike Trip To The Annual Bikers' Convention @ Jos , Plateau State by mastro: 7:29am On Nov 13, 2013
flexible1: The joint winners were Contestants No. 2 & 3 i.e the Harley Outlaw & yellow 'Busa
The yellow bike is not a bussa, but a ZX10, the owner also built the red Bussa, which won best bike last year in Uyo

more pics

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Car TalkRe: A Nairalander's Bike Trip To The Annual Bikers' Convention @ Jos , Plateau State by mastro: 8:57pm On Nov 12, 2013
Car TalkRe: Is It Good To Remove Thermostat To Stop Overheating? by mastro: 11:19am On Oct 17, 2013
Joshcoli: Exactly what my mechanic told me too
Your Mecho is another roadside monkey, change your mechanic, or will he claim that cars in Southern USA (Texas, Florida etc) have their thermostats removed. Really it's like we are talking to ourselves in here.

The people who designed and built the car put a thermostat in it, they test their cars in the hottest and coldest climates on earth, the cars leave the factories with thermostats. Baba roadside says remove it, that the Oyingbo's don't know anything, come on guys, who is more qualified to make that decision, The builders and designers or the roadside mecho?

DO NOT REMOVE YOUR THERMOSTATS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Car TalkRe: Sachi Motorsport Audi A8 D3 4.2 Quattro Sport, Family Cruiser, V8 Content! by mastro: 10:57am On Sep 26, 2013
Siena: The Volkswagen Golf fitted with larger than stock wheels is not comparable to my own car either. Though it MAY sacrifice ride comfort, it WILL sharpen handling. Smaller wheels with high-sidewall tyres don't do anything for handling. With big power, you do need a wider footprint, otherwise you'll break traction in fast corners.

I take part in track days, and have tried different wheel and tyre combos. Small wheels, just enough to cover the brakes don't aid brake rotor cooling, due to the smaller air gap, and rotor damage (warped, cracked) due to insufficiently dissipated heat WILL lead to brake fade.
Fair enough, though trackday and road requirements differ significantly in many areas.
Car TalkRe: Sachi Motorsport Audi A8 D3 4.2 Quattro Sport, Family Cruiser, V8 Content! by mastro: 9:25am On Sep 26, 2013
Siena: I've been eyeing a set of BBS Le Man 9"x20" alloy wheels on eBay. As my car has 8.5"x18" wheels, I'll need new tyres, 275/30x20 all round. Current tyre size is 245/45x18, so for a full-size luxury sedan, on the small side.

My Audi Cabriolet and BMW 120D M-Sport are tight in the back with 2 child seats, it'll be impossible to squeeze in a third, and time's running out.

We'll see how it all pans out.
hmm, it's a luxury car, why degrade the ride quality & fuel economy while increasing NVH with bigger wheels, I get that they look better to some eyes, but IMO any modifications you make to this car should be to increase the luxuriousness

As stated very clearly here, it's a matter of physics [url]http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=1333231&mid=130653&i=0&nmt=Why+the+hate+for+big+wheels%3F&mid=130653[/url] there is also an interesting graphic in that thread of a golf fitted with different size wheels and it's effect

Larger diameter wheels and skinnier tyres have physics stacked in the wrong direction at least twice over.

The low sidewall compliance kills ride comfort and steering feedback. A 'noisy' steering wheel tells you nothing about the weighting of steering effort, and it's the change in feeling of weight on the wheel that tells you exactly how much grip you have left. Big wheels/low-profile tyres tend strongly to handling of the 'I've got grip! I've got grip! I just binned it and dont know why!' school of progression. (that's also why so many hate over-assisted power steering... in part necesary to deal with teh inertia of oversized wheels...)

Secondly and more seriously - very few alloy wheels are actually designed with second moment of inertia in mind. Big wheels are heavy to accelerate both in the direction the car is moving, and and rotationally, and these effects stack exponentially (esp. as manufacturers need stiff rims to deal with impacts not absorbed by those oh-so 'low profile'/ over-thin tyres - so big rims tend to be grossly overweight.)

Even ignoring most 'oversize' alloys weight for a moment - if you only treat the tyre as an annulus: the moment grows as the 4th power of the difference in radius: a 20" rim has nearly 3x the inertia of a 16" rim once rolling. That in turn has an utterly massive effect on steering, braking, turn-in. It's like an oversize mass attached to each wheel, and kills response and ultimate grip.

People who care about such things go for the very smallest wheel that covers the brake setup the car needs, and that's pretty much al there is to it. If you need a graphic example - the very fastest Caterfields and the like are on 13" wheels, not even 15"s. The difference is perceptible and measurable.
Car TalkRe: Sachi Motorsport Audi A8 D3 4.2 Quattro Sport, Family Cruiser, V8 Content! by mastro: 6:58pm On Sep 23, 2013
Me thinks everyone here who follow Siena's posts will faint if he doesn't reveal his new ride to be a VW group car, however I'm thinking that rather than a Audi he has gone left field and brought himself a Phaeton, what's the prize for guessing right
Car TalkRe: Why Do Nigerians Avoid Diesel Cars When Buying A Vehicle? by mastro: 7:18am On Sep 23, 2013
Ikenna351: For those that stay in Abuja, why do you think the giant company "Julius Berger" uses only VW diesels as officail vehicles? As far as am concerned, am yet to see Julius Berger official car that is petrol. Maybe there is, but am yet to see one. All i see is Golf TDIs.

Can we now say the company is wasteful? Or can we say they didn't see petrol Golfs to use as official vehicles if running them is cheaper? Every company would want to spend less in running an office, cutting down on cost of production. So if buying diesels and maintaining the TDIs is more expensive to them than using the petrol Golfs, why waste that resources ?

Remember, this is now in Nigeria, not Europe. So who can prove me wrong on this one? Hehehe!

Ikenna.
I can answer that, JB are in a different position to most of us:

They buy their diesel in bulk mainly to run their trucks and other construction equipment.
They try and fuel all their equipment internally from their own pumps to control costs, hence the longer range on a diesel car is relevant to their requirements.
They have the in house expertise to maintain diesel engines
Cars make up a small potion of their fleet, thus economically it makes sense to leverage their systems in place for diesel distribution
They buy only new vehicles

All of the above factors which don't apply to most of us contribute to why it's cheaper for them to run diesel cars.

It's as oyingbo would say horses for courses, I still maintain that for the average Nigerian, petrol cars are cheaper to run.
Car TalkRe: Why Do Nigerians Avoid Diesel Cars When Buying A Vehicle? by mastro: 12:33pm On Sep 22, 2013
To answer the OP question Why Do Nigerians Avoid Diesel Cars When Buying A Vehicle?

Because for the vast people of people there is no financial benefit.
1. Due to the price difference between petrol and diesel in Nigeria currently, a diesel car will cost you more per kilometer to fuel
2. Used diesel cars are generally more expensive to buy from Europe/USA, due to the cheaper fueling cost per kilometer obtainable in the western world.
3. The mechanic issue, there is simply a much smaller pool of capable mechanics for diesel cars, due to lack of market penetration
4. The quality of diesel, which is a combination of the black market of legitimate fuel and the home brewed fuel available in the market.

In my opinion avoid like crazy, ditto hybrid or LPG cars, just don't
Christianity EtcRe: Pastor Adeboye Under-fire For 3km Auditorium by mastro: 7:50am On Sep 05, 2013
chrisosi: Take a Deep look at that small girl crying for help for her heart operation....that mother dat dont have any money to buy food for her hungry children....Your little donation can go a long ways to send that dirty boy in ur area to school....I pray To God TO OPEN UR EYES FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING TO BEING A TRUE CHRISTAIN.....IF YOU SAY YOU LOVE GOD THAT YOU CANNOT SEE AND WANT TO DONATE TO HIS CHURCH, WHAT ABOUT THAT SMALL BOY THAT YOU CAN FULLY SEE AND HAVE REFUSE TO RENDER A HELPING HAND TO HIM...THINK ABOUT IT
The basic truth is that they are not Christians but CHRISTIANISTS, corrupter's of the spiritual word for material gains, they don't care about the poor, the oppressed and the weak like the Christ they claim to follow, they care only about their pockets and the Towers of Babal they build
Christianity EtcRe: Pastor Adeboye Under-fire For 3km Auditorium by mastro: 3:18pm On Aug 13, 2013
nep2ra: [b]Stoopid gullible folks who will fall for anything under the sun. Unfortunately, gigantic church edifices does not translate to spirituality. A country that has at least two churches in one street, yet, the lives of the church goers do not reflect the virtues Christ preached.

They throng to church everyday not because they love God and want to know His ways but because of their greed and selfish ambition. What we have are hypocritical, selfish, man-worshipers who treat God like a vending machine. Slot in =N=100 and get the equivalent in material blessings and protection. What a load of bunkum!!!!

Secular countries who care nothing for God or religion cater for the weak, jobless, disabled and destitute. They provide succor for their citizens because they care for their fellow human beings. What do we have in Nigeria? A religious nation steeped in utter darkness, wickedness and corruption. Your God will judge you. It's amazing who your Jesus will commend for their good works. No, it will not be the church![/b]
quoted one last time, for the religious who will surely be judged by their actions
Christianity EtcRe: Pope Francis: Who Am I To Judge Gay People? by mastro: 5:38am On Jul 30, 2013
Hmm, I see the bigot's heads are exploding, while not a Christian myself. I do believe that the pope has a mandated right as the head of the largest church in the world to speak his mind and provide direction to his member's.

SO homosexuality is a mortal sin according to the majority of the posters here, what about heterosexual adultery and fornication? Is that a mortal sin, seeing that the 10 commandments mention specifically those 2 sins but specifically doesn't mention homosexuality. What about stealing and telling lies, also mentioned specifically.

See this is the problem I have with Christians in this country, quick to judge (what happened to judge not that ye not be judged Matthew 7) when it is a sin that they do not partake in, but silent when it is one that they do.

As to all those people quoting Leviticus, when did you last make a burnt offering? and I hope you are not wearing a polyester cotton mix, I for one have never understood the plain hypocrisy of not observing Leviticus' prohibitions on a whole range of behaviors, from the ban on eating shellfish to the wearing of "fringes" on their garments. But quoting Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13 as prohibitions against homosexual acts. Hence having their cake and eating it, if the new testament supersedes the "law of Moses" then it does so fully, and you don't get to pick and choose.
Car TalkRe: To Buy A Good Power Bike In Nigeria by mastro: 7:36am On Jun 27, 2013
When you say register I presume you mean number plate, if so call mr ibojo 08071885858 should cost no more than N25k for a personal plate
PoliticsRe: Seun: Nairaland Tribalists Need Amnesty by mastro: 10:59am On Apr 16, 2013
We members of the True Nairaland Tribalists and Bigotry Party(TNTBP) wish to disassociate ourselves from the false Tribalists of the NTBF, and announce that we have decided to lay down our keyboards and accept amnesty from Seun.

We also wish to reiterate that the Z10's Samsung S4's and IPhone5s's we received are not a bribe but an appreciation of our commitment to moving Nairaland forwards and upwards
Car TalkRe: Tinted Windows In Nigeria And The Police by mastro: 9:40pm On Apr 12, 2013
mishooo: So the permit is needed after all.
*sigh*
bear in mind these were the same "police" removing tints, permit or no permit in 2011, it's simply extortion, which is what they do best
Foreign AffairsRe: Obama Administration Declares War On Catholic Church by mastro: 9:35am On Mar 12, 2013
hmm, explain to me again why an employer should have the right to determine how their employees live.

I'm waiting, or are you suggesting that because my employer doesn't like coffee I'm not allowed coffee either?

Whose beliefs and morals should be uppermost, the employers or the employees?

If you don't want to use birth control then don't it should be the individuals choice, by the way 98% of Catholics use birth control http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/13/us-contraceptives-religion-idUSTRE73C7W020110413

If you as individuals believe that your every action should be in strict accordance with your religious beliefs then fine, but what gives you the right to impose that on others?
Car TalkRe: My Mechanic Removed My Toyota Camry's Thermostat. Any Drawbacks? by mastro: 5:20am On Feb 27, 2013
ceysaga: Its a 99 camry. He said its not necessary in naija. The thermostat has 82 centigrade written on it.
He is a "roadside" not a mechanic, if the Japanese man thought that a thermostat wasn't required then he wouldn't have installed one.
Also if your fan is not working (the usual reason they give for removing thermostat and connecting fan directly, most of the time it's the relay or switch as they like to call it.
PoliticsRe: APC: Ngige For President by mastro: 9:41am On Feb 25, 2013
Nuzo':
Recently, I read a thread about how APC and Buhari might present Tambuwal and Fashola for president. Some people kicked against it stating that the duo are both muslims. Their reason being that the distrust between muslims and christians have deepened in recent times.

Some APC members welcomed this idea. However, this group of people couldn't come up with why they are in support of these duo, instead, they quickly labeled the disagreeing party tribalists and religious bigots.

Now, the question is; why Tambuwal? Somebody who is a known PDP stalwart a choice of these same people who've been condemning PDP? What has he achieved more than other numerous APC members from different zones of the country? Does it mean that sometimes these undue bashing of PDP is a way to get to GEJ and southsouthners? Otherwise, what's the difference between Tambuwal and GEJ?

Some of these covert tribalist have asked the other group to point out any other credible and sellable APC candidate in the south east/south.

What will go wrong with Ngige/Ribadu candidate? Utomi/Ribadu candidate?

In their eyes, there's nothing wrong in openly stating that Igbos and s/southerners should be excluded from APC and have Hausas and Yorubas take charge of the country. However, one is labeled a tribalist the moment he/she thinks otherwise.

More surprising is when some knowledgeable Nlanders accuse GEJ of dividing Nigerians votes along ethnic and religious lines. They forgot that Buhari has asked muslims to vote for muslims in 2011 elections. He also didn't bother to campaign in the southeast and s/south.

Bottomline is that APC is a welcome development so far its not an instrument of tribalism and religious fundamentalism as some members are showing already.
And to prove all of us wrong, they should present ACN's Ngige as the presidential candidate.
What's wrong with Ngige, nothing apart from everything, Only in Nigeria can a person of no personal integrity such as NGIGE stand for elective post and actually win, this is the person you think will move this country forward, was 2003 that long ago cry, lets assume you were a child then can't you google what happened
Car TalkRe: Pls Need Advice On 2006 Audi A6 Allroad by mastro: 10:30am On Jan 04, 2013
why not buy a LHD car from the continent http://www.mobile.de/?lang=en by the time you factor in conversion costs v travel costs it might be cheaper
Car TalkRe: Do Nigeria Custom Service Sell Vehicles??? by mastro: 12:01am On Dec 29, 2012
greatbuilder: Dear all,
I got a link of recent where I saw varieties of cars being displayed for sale/auction at cheap prices. The purported sales were said to be carried out by the Customs. I want to confirm if anyone has heard of this or bought any cars of such at cheap prices. I am afraid if those who designed the website (http://www.nigeriacarmart.com) are not defrauders of guys selling stolen vehicles. Example a 2010 Toyota Camry may go for N400k.
How real is this please?
My Brother if it sounds too good to be true, then it is

[size=18pt]419 site[/size] ------ I don't even need to open it
example http://www.nigeriacarmart.com/used_car-8840-Toyota_Avensis_.html with picture of Honda Accord.

If however like many of my country people think you can wash $$'s with Mercury, by all means contact them, then come here with your tales of woe, no seriously they are just scammers trying their luck
Car TalkRe: FRSC: Commercial Drivers Must Be 26 To Get Licence. by mastro: 11:25pm On Dec 28, 2012
yomalex: he can join the army at 18 he can get married at 18 he can get a regular licence at 18 but he cant get a commercial licence at 18 he has to wait till 26. this must be a joke
this is a good example of why we find it so hard to move this country forward, somebody woke up on boxing day with a hangover and issues a decree that makes no sense, is this a military dictatorship?

I guess all the dangote graduate drivers should consider themselves sacked....

No public consultation, no due process, just a irrational statement from a dysfunctional body, so do they plan to revoke licences they have issued?

Then they say things like six driving schools approved, in a country of 200 million people, where everything moves by road.
Car TalkRe: A Few Seconds To Fraud by mastro: 4:37pm On Dec 06, 2012
tampa1871: It's still a mystery to me how possible it is to roll DIGITAL odometer back, in business, transparency should be the hallmark, and people will appreciate you for it. Thank God that you discovered this be4 payment was made, otherwise,you would have been sold a lemon.
As I've posted before, the cost is pennies

http://www.obdobd2.com/tacho-pro-u2008-plus-unlock-tacho-universal-dash-programming-tool_p264.html $250
Car TalkRe: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by mastro: 10:29am On Dec 02, 2012
funkybaby: Siena, I saw that video just before I made my second post on this thread.

I had to really control myself not to throw insults at the poster.

How can someone consistently defend such "driving" on a busy highway? Talk about having no regard for the live and safety of other road users.

Look at how the driver swerved next to that lorry. It seems the lorry driver didn't even notice the benz was coming behind him. What if the tanker had swerved to the right at the same time? Smh!
The issue here is responsibility, now I can talk from both perspectives as I mentioned earlier I have been know to break a few speed limits myself cool (so I'm a hypocrite, sue me) but time and place are important.

DarkKnight let look at above video objectively, you've turned round on Nnamdi Azikiwe just after Shehu Shagari junction, you've then gone hell for leather towards Banex,

The reason they are currently building a pedestrian bridge there is due to the frequent deaths of people crossing the road there, 29secs in, 38secs in, 44secs in, there are people crossing the road, yet you guys are weaving through traffic at probably 140-150kph that my friend is irresponsible driving, all it takes is a slight mistake by you or one of the people who panics as you overtake.

Now turn right at Banex and head towards life camp, minimal traffic once you pass Regent school on your left, by all means say f**k the law and open it up, the risk to other road users is much reduced, that's all I'm saying.
Car TalkRe: Ridiculous Mileage Of Tokunbo Vehicles by mastro: 10:00am On Dec 02, 2012
Is done everywhere in the world
http://www.obdobd2.com/tacho-pro-u2008-plus-unlock-tacho-universal-dash-programming-tool_p264.html $250

Same way 90% of Ferrari's seem to have done 1500 miles a year

people VIN checks and paperwork are your friends, I remember many years ago looking at a car in the UK and the MOT (annual test certificate) mileage figures went something like 60,000, 80,000, 70,000 and finally 40,000, I almost punched teh dealer for being so stupid, I mean if you clock a car surely you throw away any conflicting documentation
Car TalkRe: Abuja Street Car Racing Gallery/discussions by mastro: 9:05am On Nov 30, 2012
Darkknight.Abj:
We mean no harm,every driver is a professional and we are not breaking any rules
Hmmm As an Abuja based biker who has been to the far side of 250kph on both cars and bikes many a time, much of the driving here is simply irresponsible, now I don't use that word lightly but with full knowledge of it's true meaning, the fact that you have enough money to buy a 63AMG doesn't make you a professional, that you choose to drive in the above fashion among other road users in the middle of town on roads where pedestrians cross makes you irresponsible QED.

there is a time and place for everything, you don't mean no harm you say, well actions speak louder than words.you want to let out your speed demons, then there are loads of roads around Abuja with minimal traffic where you can let loose, e.g Buhari to Kaduna road, freshly built, more cows than people.
RomanceRe: My Ex Named Her Child After Me by mastro: 1:14pm On Oct 16, 2012
ITbomb: i saw this coming. the husband will smell a rat. start searching for the rat. finds the rat. and kill the rat.
lets pray the name of the rat is by no means same as the name of his first son
https://d.wapday.com/animation/ccontennt/1061-f/rat_crushed_by_mouset.gif?__sid=0EGMWNN&lang=en&__mt=w
PoliticsRe: EFCC To Arrest Priests Over Atuche’s N45 Million Tithe by mastro: 8:26pm On Oct 04, 2012
this thread sums up my country for better for worse. Corruption, religion, ethic squabbling

So steal money, as long as you pay tithe, God will forgive you, No no no, it's Gods money, etc etc,

There is a saying in my language that translates roughly as "the real thief is the one receiving stolen goods" me thinks the priests have a case to answer cause I'm pretty sure Gods name isn't on the Cheques
Car TalkRe: An Ideal Car For A N80k Monthly Salary Earner. Please advice. by mastro: 7:46am On Sep 09, 2012
hmm 80k a month, I would first look realistically at my income and the true cost of running a car
so being very optimistic

If you borrow N400k let assume no interest (b/c cooperative)and you pay back over 2 years, that's N17k a month
How much are your cooperative dues I assume at least N10k a month (we have to add this because that's how he has access to loan)
Petrol, full tank a week if doing 300km a week so N5k thus N20k a month

maintenance, service every 5000km will cost at least N10k (every 4 months) N2.5k a month
Tyres and parts assume N40k a year N3k a month

so N60k + monthly on the car this is without food, housing etc, my brother unless you have another income that you are not telling about us running a car is not a realistic proposition for you.

Any guys here that run cheap cars like Golf 3's please tell us your running costs




rent
meals
Car TalkRe: Audi B5 420-R: The Build. by mastro: 2:20pm On Sep 03, 2012
very nice Sienna, I trust you are aware that though many of us don't comment we are following your build with interest

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