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Nokia 5800 xpressmusic classic phone
2019
70k

I charge it once in 3days, doesn't give me issues, getting parts are the problem got casing and screen from AliExpress years ago but not available anymore

Hi this is what I envisaged when I left Lagos.

In 2019 B4 I left, Sura to Ikeja was 200 naira I used to frequent computer village, then 2021 to 2022 it was around 500, now 2026 should be 1k or over that.

Cost of living in Lagos is expensive especially at odd hours tfare cost can jump to X2.

I am afraid not for myself but my family members in Lagos and the young generations. Where all we make is for maintenance not even for living at all.

Emeskhalifa:
So the place wey u dey sleep when you don't sleep at the place you paid 15k for, no be house? Abi na ontop tree e dey?

It is a home but I don't pay rent. Free Accommodation is part of the benefit of working there.

Funny 🤣 I have never rent a house that much in my life.

I don't live with my parents either and I am not homeless 😞

Though I pay 15k per year for one bedroom in one village like that in Ogun state, only sleep their once a week in a year

tallfish145:
Though I have never ride a motorcycle before but a friend wants to sell this Honda cargo for me. Its in good condition but I don't know how much is fitting for it and moreover is it a good company? Its a 5gear machine

Depends on location and asking price. But sometimes getting Honda parts is a task in most south western parts

While the country is bleeding all these people are concerned with is grabing power. Well who no know go know

You have 4k and still get mind to drive a car out on the roads. Instead of using the 4k to take public transport to and fro.

What if you have emergency repairs which the 4k cannot even solve, meaning the vehicle will sleep on the road be that

Avoid the Honda 1.5L.turbo.engines, oil dilution and turbo wahala

Palm Treo

Relationship is about compromise. If you cannot compromise and give freely without expecting something in return, you are not ready for a relationship.

God loves a cheerful giver

All these culture headache nah for poor or below average family nah you think say if raba dey any inlaw go remember say dem no pay person mama bride price?

Hustle oooo make you no come dey wear your wife pant go farm

I will soon drop my own thread on what to watch out for while buying a bulldozer especially the D6 to D8 series popular in Nigeria.

metalgear11:
Any opinions about the Infiniti/Pathfinder? No one seems to have mentioned those.

Those model years were fitted with CVT. People just avoided them altogether. Even some owners in Nigeria had issues with the 4wd and just converted them to front wheel drive when wahala too much.

People fear what they do not understand

atrix4g:
Hello house,
Good day, considering the level of hunger in the land, I decided to bring back my toyota carina2. However, it smokes from its exhaust. What do you advise I do to keep it back in good shape.
Do I have to buy a new engine or just ring it.
Other suggestions too are welcomed.
Thanks everyone. Anticipating

If it has been sitting idle for a while you need to change the oil, then try and notice the color of the smoke to tell you whether it is rings issue (blue smoke), over dumping of petrol (black smoke), gasket issue (white smoke).

Then find a mechanic to access the vehicle and point you on what you need to keep vehicle in top shape

Aspireahead:
Good day everyone,

I’m having a serious overheating issue with my 2009 Honda Civic and I need advice.

This is what happened:

I went on a long drive one day and noticed the car overheated. When I checked, the reservoir was boiling and all the coolant had poured out. I later discovered the radiator fan had stopped working at that time.

I’ve since fixed the fan and it’s now working fine.

After that, I topped it up with water (not coolant), and the car seemed okay for a while. But the overheating happened again.

Now this is the confusing part:

Even when I don’t drive the car, the water level keeps dropping.

For example, this morning I didn’t even drive. I just opened the bonnet, topped up the water, closed it, and came back a few hours later — the water level had gone down again.

What I’ve checked so far:
• No visible leak under the car
• Engine oil is normal (not milky)
• No white smoke from exhaust
• Fan is now working

My questions:
• What could cause water to reduce even when the car is not running?
• Could it be a bad radiator cap or pressure issue?
• Is it still possible to be a gasket or internal problem even without white smoke?
• What exactly should I check next?

I’ve been using just water for now, not coolant.

Abeg, I really need guidance before I cause more damage.

Thanks 🙏

Their is a reason why we use coolant. Coolant is a colored liquid, if their is external leak, it will make it very feasible to see. Using water will make it hard to see external leakage.

Water reducing while vehicle is driven\cranked at all points at external leakage. Normally your engine oil dip stick should have been milky but if the seepage is small sometimes, the oil may not be milky yet but you will notice fast droplets of very light oil when you remove the oil gauge to check

Make I go register as distributor make I cash out sharp sharp.

Money dey naija you just need to look am well

haykay2005:
Please, I really need help before I give up on this car.
I have a 2006/2007 Honda Civic and the fuel consumption is extremely bad , it’s behaving like a V8 engine. This is far beyond normal, and I don’t believe simple sensor errors alone should cause this level of consumption.

Here’s my situation:
• I’ve replaced parts that were throwing codes (02 sensors, MAF sensors, Purge valve, Egr Valve, ect2 sensors, no hose leak anywhere, air filter changedl, plugs changed,thermostat)
• Fixed the cooling fan (now working at factory settings)
• Reset ECU multiple times
• At every refill, I reset my trip meter
Real example:
• 16 liters → only 40 miles (~64 km) . That's around 10 MPG
This is draining me financially.
I’ve spent close to ₦800,000 on diagnostics, repairs, and parts — moving from one mechanic/rewire to another with no real solution. Even tried a well-recommended workshop in Oyingbo — still trial and error.
Another example:
• ₦20,000 fuel finished just from Abule Egba → Airport → back
This is not sustainable.

Current observations:
• Spark plugs are brown (no oil, no black soot)
• Engine runs relatively smooth , with a little vibration(I just realized my mount is bad and that could be he reason for the vibration)
• LTFT around -21%
• No major current fault codes
• Mechanics here don’t seem familiar with proper fuel pressure testing , so I haven’t done that
I’m honestly exhausted and frustrated. I don’t have access to highly experienced professionals, and I keep wasting money without solving the problem.
Please:
What could cause this level of fuel consumption on a 1.8L engine?
What should I check next that others might be missing?
Any serious, experience-based advice would be greatly appreciated. I honestly don’t know what to do. Pple just dey refer me to their pple on man know man. At the end na rubbish

I will appreciate someone on the mainland, I have met with pple with advanced scanners. some only have tools, they cant solve problem

Start from the easiest to hardest.
1.check for leakage physically from your tank to the charcoal canister to the fuel lines.

2. When you changed the parts, do you still have those codes available? O2 sensor and MAF are very important for fuel economy.

3. Your tires are they stock or the vehicle has been lift modified with bigger tires and rims.

4. You still need a qualified tech to check the hard stuffs like injector leakage, bad plugs too much air getting into the system.

Originalsly:
I don't own a Sienna .... but a Camry. My advice is don't make fuel consumption a priority....there is not that much difference in fuel consumption between the two engine types . If you're going to be making long trips ...carrying loads ... driving a lot on routes with a lot of uphills .... get the one with the bigger engine ...the 3.5 ...you will need the power. If you would be travelling on relatively flat roads ...not hauling lots of heavy loads ...then I suggest you go for the smaller capacity engine. As one said above ...consider the Nigerian factor ...it is consistently hot ... another said the engine is cast iron and .... has timing belt instead of timing chain. The cast iron is good at absorbing heat ...better than aluminum of the other engine. If the timing belt gets cut ...your engine is safe ..just belt replacement. If the timing chain in the newer engine cuts....there will be serious damage to the engine. Then what? ...just sharing my reasoning.

In your years of experience you don hear say timing chain cut?

If timing belt cut your 3.3L 3MZ go suffer catastrophic internal damage.

Stubborn82:
Who has experience both new and tokunbo o2 sensor, which one is better please, I went to where they are selling new one, the seller told me new o2 sensor is better, meanwhile before I went to him I have met someone selling tokunbo used o2 sensor, he told me that the new one are fake and it doesn't work.

Please guru, which is better

New is better, all those Tokunbo aren't working sef except maybe you carry scanner follow body.

New is better but stick to the part number and ensure it is of quality. Especially if the vehicle is Honda

Conner44:
3MZ is 3.0L

2GR is 3.5L

3MZ isn't a 3.0L but 3.3L engine

Don't worry the chief commander of the Armed forces is aware and on top of the matter

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Do you have these gadget? Can i know the Brandname (manufacturer) also can you drop a pix of the unit you have if still available.

Kuminga:
Good morning nairalanders, I'm at a cross road on what to purchase..... I need a good laptop to up skill myself... On the other hand, I also need a new phone as the Huawei phone I'm currently using has been giving me issues with the screen. The problem is I don't have the budget to purchase this two gadgets at the same time....

What do you I should buy first.... A foreign Used Laptop or a new phone

Ps: my budget is ₦200k

Will I get a laptop with a spec of | Intel core i5 | 256gb SSD | 8gb RAM|for that amount?

Depends on what the laptop is for. Like basic tasks and browsing you should get a core i5 4th gen for like 100 to 120k with probably 8gig, 256gig HDD maybe win 10 with short battery life. Use the balance buy a UK used Samsung like S8 or S9 which can still last for 2 years.

When money comes, you can begin to upgrade the laptop by additional RAM, change to SSD, buy new battery or outright sell and buy something higher

gsparks01:
thank you boss. Luvinghubby last seen in 2024, do you have a direct contact?
As for Honda josh, please is it the honda osh on jiji?

https://www.nairaland.com/hondajosh

https://www.nairaland.com/luvinhubby

Check their profiles for their numbers, they aren't active much on NL like b4 but they are still active on other platforms

gsparks01:
@ nurey

I buy my car parts and fluid from Oyingbo in Lagos. I have used two vendors their for purchases which has never given me issues

1. Honda josh
2. Luvinghubby

They also help waybill to my location if needed. So contact any of the two they are reliable when available

This your post is funny, i saw what you did there, you purposely omitted the make and model of the vehicles you raced, could be a Hyundai i20 xcent or even a 2019 Nissan Micra. Because i am certain if nah normal cars like Accord and Camry, your 406 engine would burn trying to even see their brake light a km away if you intend to race them.

tfrancis:
I want to sell my Honda Civic 2003/2004. Let me tell you the truth about this car.

The engine is perfect and superb. You don't need to worry about the engine.

Gear is working perfectly. Everything is OK. What you need to work on or change is these;

- Repaint the body
- Work on AC pipe in the engine. The AC is working fine
- Buy Seat Covers

That is all!

Price: #3m
Price is negotiable.

Chat with me on WhatsApp +2347060624802. Reason am selling the car is because I need money to do something asap. That is why if not I don't want to sell it because of the price of cat nowadays.

Please and please don't call or chat me if you want to waste my time and not ready to buy. Abeg you. Just ignore me.

Forget people wey dey insult you jare, even Iron condemn wont buy the car less than 1m. But your 3m asking price is very steep for the vehicle including the fixes needed to be done. Check jiji for average price of these vehicles and you go see say your price is a bit on the high side.

Also people who buy such cars are on a tight budget, 3m is not a tight budget though.

Happy sales.

Me sef go resist any attempt to ...

Conner44:
The 3.5L 2gr engine in a Toyota Sienna 2004 - 2008 isn't as fuel economical as its 3.3L 3mz counterpart.

It's only in Nigeria that the 3MZ has a better fuel economy than @2GR, while in reality the 2GR is either better or on par for the sienna

minista94:
I think is after market, because I have updated it many times from App store

Check the model number to confirm no be Chinese unit. Cause maps is suppose to use GPS for navigation after the initial startup with Internet

Soon South west will be over crowded and dysfunctional as the population growth cannot be sustained by the facilities available.

As these migrants no too get job, crime and other social vices to rise.