8inch+:

This happened in 3rd week of february 2011.
Does the time frame make any difference?

The dealer claims he used another agent here on nairaland, dont know which of them's name to mention

inspired_m:

[size=15pt]TIP 2 FOR DEALERS/SELLERS[/size][size=13pt]

Dealers / Sellers Who wish to engage in the Pre order Services Must do Extensive Research on Actual landing Costs of vehicles before Giving out Quotes to Potential Buyers.

While Some Desperate Sellers are in a rush to seal transactions, they Put up quotes that are not realistic, and then later Demand for additional Funds from the Buyer at the Later Stage of the Deal.

Buyers In Most Cases wont have  much of a Choice than to Play Ball and Pay Extra because their funds are already Tied Up.

We Implore Pre order Dealers/ Sellers to do Proper researches Before Giving Quotes To Buyers.[/size]

[size=15pt]This Bring Us to TIP 3 For Buyers
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inspired_m:

[size=15pt]TIP 2 FOR DEALERS/SELLERS[/size][size=13pt]

Dealers / Sellers Who wish to engage in the Pre order Services Must do Extensive Research on Actual landing Costs of vehicles before Giving out Quotes to Potential Buyers.

While Some Desperate Sellers are in a rush to seal transactions, they Put up quotes that are not realistic, and then later Demand for additional Funds from the Buyer at the Later Stage of the Deal.

Buyers In Most Cases wont have  much of a Choice than to Play Ball and Pay Extra because their funds are already Tied Up.

We Implore Pre order Dealers/ Sellers to do Proper researches Before Giving Quotes To Buyers.[/size]

[size=15pt]This Bring Us to TIP 3 For Buyers
[/size]

calculusx:

Do we know prices quoted in January can be a bit different from the one that will be quoted after 2 months when the Car arrives. If the little difference is what the dealer can take care of on his own part before the delivery,it will be better than demanding for more money before the delivery.

Fhemmmy:

That is the reason why a dealer will let the buyer know that the price quoted is good for now and now only, cos the price of today will surely not be same in 2 weeks time cos of:
Exchange rate
Cost of the available rides in the market . . . .
Other unforeseen expenses.
I have seen buyer angry with me cos he came back 3 months after a price was quoted and still want same price and when i told him the price has changed, he got angry and walked away, but i would rather face such than my name been mud in the future.

A dealer should always take their time and give the price

fubtos:

PLEASE WHAT IS THE CUSTOM CLEARING RANGE FOR A 2003 INFINITY QX4?

THANK YOU,

calculusx:

[color=Black]Oga Fhemmy you are right, i noticed 95% of Car Buyers wants a Clean Car but for a Cheaper price forgetting nothing good comes easy. I think buyers should beware about Average Market Value for a specific Car rather than looking for outrageous and to good to be true deal. [/color]
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-657712.0.html

Busy_body:

alainitiju, alainironu ara galatia, apoda, afofu gbemu oshi

globexl:

HEY NAIRALANDERS,
I just wanna  add my wo cents. Some might call it bad belle or whatever else. I have observed that the car market in Nigeria is  greatly saturated and is actually a buyers market. In other words, buyers have the advantage. A lot of cars are actually cheaper in Nija than you would buy them  in USA and Europe after shipping ang clearing charges are added. Yes , I mean what am saying. Lets say you want to buy a 2005-2007 Nisssan Pathfinder for example. Dealers in nija are asking N3.5m on average. The cost in USA is about $12K to $17. Shipping is abt. $1200 to $1500 and clearing is about N400k to N600K.  You do the math. Now consider that if you have , lets say N2.3m cash in hand, I can gurantee that u can get this tokumbo car in Nija with a week or two of searching in Lagos.Yes. Try and see. Just target the car of your dreams, hold abt 60 % to 70% of the average dealer price in hand and then begin searching for your dream vehicle. I gurantee you will find with one to two weeks in Lagos. The reason is simple. There are so so many cars for sale in Nija and not enough buyers that some owners have to wait for six months, 1 yr and even two years to have their cars sold for a reasonable price. At some point, many owners will get frustrated and will need cash for emergencies, projects , debts  and other financial commitments. In such situations , profit become secondary and sellers are willing to sell at cost or even at a  small loss just to get soem cash, This is where you, the buy steps in to create a win win situation for both you and the seller.
I just dont see any reason why anyone would want to buy a tokumbo vehicle abroad, ship it , and clear it and still think he or she got a good deal.
The good deals are in Lagos. Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

calculusx:

  You are on point. But do you know that 75% of cars in Lagos are either Salvage, Non-repairable {as they call it in USA}, Accident-ed or Odometer roll back? Thats the reason why they are Cheaper than a Clean Title and accident free one will buy from US,shipped and clear. Let me site an example, when i first started this business,i buy clean title/1 owner cars but noticed i don't sell them on-time and some stayed in my lot for 2yrs. I later did my research and got to know the logic behind it but i must tell you some people in Lagos still prefer to buy Clean Title and Accident free Cars, though the price will be a bit higher than what other dealers will offer.
So, its by you studying the market and get what Customer's want. Not all pre-order Cars are more expensive than what they are been sold for in Lagos and one will have the confidence in what s/he is buying. My one cent

globexl:

A lot of cars are actually cheaper in Nija than you would buy them in USA and Europe after shipping ang clearing charges are added.

BizBooks:

I am glad somebody has seen the point I have been trying to make. The above statement is a curious fact of life. However, calculusx also made an important point. Tokunboh cars in Nigeria are usually cheaper for a reason. If you look at most of the tokunboh cars on NL, you will see one striking similarity - they do not include the VINs. That could be an honest omission. It could also mean that the car has a checkered history which the dealer would want to remain secret.

BizBooks:

@ Calculusx,

It is hard to achieve transparency in an open forum like this. That is why we have been asking the owners of NL to find a way to separate the honest dealers from the rest. For instance, some dealers are actually advertizing cars on NL with the following mileages:

2001 Car with 63,000 Miles
2003 Jeep with  17,000 Miles
2004 Jeep with 40,000 Miles
2005 Car with 42,000 Miles

A 2003 Jeep with 17,000 miles? I'm not making this up. I saw these ads in the main auto section yesterday and that is just a tip of the iceberg.

calculusx:

In as much as i believe its possible to have a 2001 Car with 63,000 miles but it WILL never be sold for the same price with high or normal mileage, if otherwise, something is fishy.

inene:

Can someone tell me how much it will cost and how i can advertise a car for sale on this site. i need this advice urgently