₦airaland Forum

Leave your car in drive. You're adding extra, unnecessary stress to the transmission by shifting in and out of gears. When in drive at a stop, notice that the RPM is nearly the same as when it is in park.

In addition to the additional stress, it's also for safety purposes. What if you need to quickly move to avoid danger? Your spending a few extra seconds to switch to drive.

Do your transmission a favor and leave it in drive. Unnecessary shifting is bad.

speedo4all:
My name is david I stay in abuja and I have to tell you to call this number.08063370022,I will tell the package.

Hello David. Thank you for your willingness to share your information. For the benefit of others with aspirations similar to mines, please post your information for all to see.

Have a blessed day.

Very good catch! Visual inspection is critically important. Most buyers just want to see a Vin report, pictures, and that's all. Vin reports don't reveal everything.

Again, great catch!!!

rydow:
Now the Boss Don speak. I never buy car from him ooo but I hope to place an order someday...

Broda Gbenga, gentle advice sir.

Thanks for sharing. I'll search for the anti-rust thread now

kakakibuy:
Hello Gbenga,

Welcome to the Auto business. In my opinion, it's a sector with huge potential for growth. I'll address the challenge you have mentioned from my own personal experience.

I wish you the best of luck. If there's anyway I can be of assistance with the little experience I have, I'll be glad to do so.

Thank for the warm welcome into the business and your offer for assistance. I understand that at this moment, you are the Oga at the top so I won't let this opportunity pass.

Are your sales pre-order or do buy vehicles and offer them for sale?

Has business slowed down for you with the decline of the Naira?

What types and brands of vehicles are hot cakes? SUV, Minvan, Sedan, Toyota, Ford, VW?

Thank you for your help. May God continue to bless you!

8686:
Here's my thought on how you can be successful at this. You rightly mentioned two instances where your cars couldnt be sold, if that trend continues how many more cars will you add to your fleet? I still believe end buyers are less likely to disappoint/change their minds if they have some level of financial commitment. So request for lets say 20-30% deposit, have the car sent to nigeria and have trusted clearing agent who will not release the vehicle until your balance has been deposited into your account. Its just my thought, wish you the very best.

Hmmm... another poster said I shouldn't request a deposit, but I agree with you. Its only fair that the buyer show some commitment in purchasing the vehicle by providing a deposit.

I have a trusted clearing agent so that is not an issue.

Are mechanics in Naija capable of maintaining and repairing hybrid or all electric vehicles? But then again, they might be too expensive.

JOESAJIB:
What's your location in US?
Call me so we can talk.

I'm in Maryland.

kaffy4tope:
@OP, even Inspired Autos whose name was well known here even messed up just because of money. People are not interested in pre-ordering anymore. Yeah, you did not get buyers for your cars cos you were sending 'Expensive' or 'Uncommon' cars to naija. If you wanna sell cars, send cars less dan a million naira, do not hike your price or you won't even fine it funny when no one patronizes you.
Wish u d best!

You make good points. I will try again with a less expensive and more common vehicle.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

rydow:
Don't request for deposit and be faithful to the core. Examples are KakakiBuy! That boss nah Boss for here ooooo

Yes, I've learned from a previous experience that requesting a deposit scares potential buyers. I purchased a 2006 RX330 a few years ago that I was going to sell for #2.4. Many people told me I would be CRAZY to send the car to Nigeria w/o the buyer paying a deposit. I listened to their advice and ended up not selling the vehicle. I now use it as my personal vehicle because I liked it so much.

I tried to sell a Murano in April 2015 w/o deposit. Luckily, I was traveling home for a wedding so I wasn't concerned about the sale going sour. The car arrived a few days after me so I met the buyer at the port. He tried to reduce the price, so I cleared the car and now it's used as our Naija family car.

These 2 stories are why I want to become a trusted supplier. I equally want to find honest buyers.

Being "faithful to the core" is not an issue. If I develop a reputation of being an honest supplier, I will make more money than a 1 time scam. I'm in this for the long haul.

coolcharm:
Op, you are talking about pre-order right?

Well, that would be difficult now because the little trust Nairalanders had in such business has been grossly abused by a few dealers before you.

For every successful pre-order here, there has been some other 5 with issues, stories and K-legs, and with the current exchange rate of 300 Naira to a dollar, most people would think twice before making any purchase.

But again, this is just my 2cent. Some other persons might have nice words for you.

Yes, I am talking about pre-order.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

Hello Nairaland,

As the subject line indicates, I'm based in the U.S. and would like to get into the business of supplying Toks. One of my challenges is developing trust with potential buyers. If they've never purchased from me before, how can you trust me? Instead of buying cars with hopes of finding a seller, I'm more interested in fulfilling specific purchase orders - you tell me what you want and I supply the exact car.

How can I become a trusted Toks supplier? I'm patiently awaiting your suggestions.

Thank you!

Gbenga
msogunro@hotmail.com

I'm based in the U.S. and can provide a 2007 Camry with 94K miles for #1.8, but you won't be able to take ownership this week. This price excludes shipping and clearing.

Below are some of the details:

Blue Tooth
V6 Engine
Alloy Wheels (not cheap plastic hubcaps)
Remote tire pressure monitoring
Metallic Grey exterior and Beige Interior
Power sliding sun roof
Automatic Transmission

The car recently passed Maryland inspection in the U.S. and is in great working condition.

Feel free to email me at msogunro@hotmail.com.

Follow the sample in the attachment.

Be sure to include the details of the fountain (dimension, color, etc).

Also include a project timeline and payment schedule.

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Wow!!! The jackpot has now reached $1.3 billion.

jamela:
Can you please give some examples of what could be done with it? I'm curious cos that costs about £2667 now when it used to be £4000 like 2 years ago.

1. You can buy several acres of farmland.

2. You can buy 1 plot of land in some areas in Lagos.

3. You can rent a decent flat for 2 or 3 years depending on the area.

4. You can buy a car.

BITSWORKS:
Perimeter wall is also ongoin, we will be taking it up to 12 coaches. We are using 6inches block and will be using the block to brace the wall at 3m intervals to act as columns. This is a cost saving measure once the soil is good.

What is the total costof the perimeter fence? Materials and labour.

Thank you

westmest:
In dollars or naira? If It is in Naira. No big deal. That's just 5000 dollars, you are still broke. But if it is in dollars. That's something....

One can do a lot with 1 mill Naira in Nigeria, but not a lot with $5K in America. 1 mill Naira is a big deal to many.

BayoJoe:
My suggestion is this - get the VIN of the said car and do a check. With that you can have an history of the car 'health'. Also, check the present price a working Toks of the same model in the market. Use all this to tear the price further down.

Checking the VIN is a great idea, but it won't tell you why the car won't start (health). Its possible to get a car with a clean history that doesn't start. Checking the vin # informs you of ownership history, insurance claims, etc.

For example, my mom bought her 2003 Camry brand new. She's never been in an accident or made an insurance claim, but the car doesn't run well. If you were to run a Carfax report, it wouldnt tell you anything about the mechanical issues the car is having.

If he can't tell you exactly why the car won't start, forget about it unless you're prepared for the worst case scenario.

I wouldn't buy it.

You don't know why the car won't start, but want to buy it. It may just need a new battery or may require a lot more than that. Is that a risk you want to take?

If he can tell you exactly why it won't start, that is a different story. You would be able to calculate into your selling price the cost to fix it and then see if it's is worth it.

If you were to win such a large prize, what would you do? Investments, Philanthropy, Nothing?

After electing for a lump sum payout and taxes, the total would be about $300 million.

Of course. Google is your friend.


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3strike:
I go just farabale build mine or go buy a property in Texas where everything is big.

Take a guess how much this house is going for?

$350K

Those scars seem old. Scars don't heal that fast.

It is #284 on the BLACK MARKET.

I still get #199 at banks.

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Is there any truth to these assumptions?

The political reality of our beloved Nigeria remains to be dominated with enormous complications. Although a nation blessed with abundant natural and human resources and noted as symbolically the “Giant of Africa,” she continues to leave dwarf like footprints on the African continent and the global political terrain. This can be partly attributed to our misguided, visionless, and apathetic as well as cowardice political leadership who are more inclined in maintaining a corrupt and self-serving status-quo than in developing a structure that will benefit the general public. As a result, their inaction has led many young, talented, and gifted Nigerians to not only develop but be recognized, internationally, for proliferating 3 major Black Market Industries: prostitution in Russia, Italy, England, and Dubai; drug trafficking in southeast Asia, Africa, America and Europe; and Yahoo or 419 scamming all over the world.

While domestically, young Nigerians are relegated to 3 other Black Market Industries: prostitution, criminality, and okada/danfo transportation. Some Nigerians, especially men, have tried to dismiss and justify the existence of prostitution as being one of the oldest professions on earth; yet, if most civilizations only produced a space for their daughters, wives, aunts, etc. to be prostitutes such peoples would have become instinct due to destabilizing the core of any functioning society that needed women to play an integral part in its development.

Undoubtedly, the rate of prostitution in Nigeria has reached catastrophic levels and needs to be addressed. Of course, this shouldn’t stop us from celebrating the success many young minded and brilliant Nigerians have attained all over the world and in Nigeria with moral integrity despite facing enormous odds. Still, some of Nigeria’s socially deviant behavior should be a cause of alarm and concern, which leads us to deep individual and national introspection and questioning: what is the solution?

Every election period, Nigerians await a political savior, one who will move the masses beyond her current socio-economic limitations while stomping out corruption. Yesterday, it was Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan and today it is Muhammadu Buhari. The expectation is that elected political saviors will miraculously solve the central issues that Nigerians have been wrestling with for decades. Moreover, these are mere fantasies or imaginary political wishes not grounded in the structural and institutional reality of Nigeria.

Structural or structure signifies the policies of dominant government institutions that are intended to ensure socio-economic gains of individuals and society through institutions. A socio-economic gain is the economic gain a person acquires from work that will position her to live a better and healthy social life as well as being a contributor in society. Institution denotes the legal system, public-private schools and housing as well as corporations that bring to life dominant government policies. For example, a government policy to create safer roads is a public value (public infrastructure and safety, education, etc.). In seeking to create a public value, the government policy allocates resources to ensure that the value is funded through awarding and administering an objective contracting system to corporations and public entities (institutions). The end result is not only a public good such as roads is provided but jobs are created as well. Unfortunately, Nigeria doesn’t have the political machinery in place to produce such public value and the beneficial socio-economic implications attached to such outcomes.

Nevertheless, the lack of structural and institutional formation to produce socio-economic outcomes and create public value seems to be a subset of an overarching dysfunctional governmental structure. In other words, the Nigerian federal government needs to be decentralized and its fiscal and political reach limited; thus, allowing local and state governments to meet the socio-economic and political needs of their respective constituents. For example, Nigeria’s Federation Account Allocation Committee allocates revenue from oil producing states to all other states. This is problematic. First and foremost, it doesn’t challenge local and state governments to formulate a socio-economic agenda that will create industries, which will employ the masses as well as address the needs of their constituents.

Secondly, it breeds a level of complacency that no matter what socio-economic outcome a state achieves or doesn’t achieve it will be awarded for being non-productive or mediocre on an individual, communal, and local/state level. Lastly, it doesn’t permit for elected officials to be held accountable to their constituencies. This is an unfortunate command-control structure inherited from Nigeria’s military days that continues to cause social and economic disarray vis-à-vis local/state and federal government jurisdiction.

Clearly, the structural and institutional inefficiencies that plagues Nigeria seems to be a symptom of a federal government that indirectly encourages a culture of non-productivity by monopolizing political power from local and state governments, which hinders polices that shape public value creation and socio-economic gains on the local and state government level. Moreover, even if major government reform has been undertaken, to decentralize the overarching reach of the federal government, the only sustainable way forward would be to ensure that government accountability and transparency become part and parcel of Nigeria’s political culture. There are too many elected officials getting away unscathed without consequence or reprieve after gorging themselves in unbridled greed, which has led to the economic genocide of many Nigerians.

In the final analysis, there seems to be a pervasive political culture in Nigeria and Africa, which believes that political saviors will be elected overnight to materialize change in the daytime. Such notions are rooted in fantasy and not grounded reality; it’s very similar to dreaming of losing weight when one’s daily eating habits aren’t structured in accordance with a well-balanced diet. Similarly, the thought of political change can only be entertained in Nigeria once local and state governments are able to determine their political and economic realities, respectively, while simultaneously being able to hold their elected officials accountable in an atmosphere of transparency by their constituencies.

Hopefully, in addition to President Buhari’s stellar and impeccable moral leadership, which outpaces most of his contemporaries; he will devote the time to address fundamental government reform in effectuating lasting and permanent change. Government reform, that decentralizes the federal government’s economic and political power, is the only practical proposal and solution a political messiah can bring to Nigerians not himself.

Solomon Adewale Sogunro is Nigerian political enthusiast. He studied history and public administration, as an undergraduate and graduate student, respectively at Brigham Young University in the United States. He works as a government consultant and organizational instructor.

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