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Lexusgs430:
I can see you have overindulged on that massive calabash of palmwine.....

Go face the wall to wear the eventual hangover out.... Raise both legs and hands.......

You come add insult to injury. per your sentence, you will also receive flogging in the next cartalk market day sentence to be carried out in cartalk market square

There are more Toyota haters in cartalk than the world in general op just asked a question without reference to any other car maker and every tom, dick and Harry decided to blame ops ignorance on Toyota.

My sympathy goes to TOYOTA I hope they can recover their mandate through the mods.

5years Ban for Toyota dissing

10years Ban for those who accompanied with pictures.

Individuals with multiple Toyota K-leg pictures should have their account deactivated.

thebigkendo:
The back & forth is heading us to ease of maintenance Civic takes it here.

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[quote author=thebigkendo post=80826503][/quote]But you like argument Sha. The Accord is a bigger brother to the Civic and more expensive to produce, more quality would be attached to the build quality. I never mentioned build or quality in my initial post until you talked about sagging roof liner which I have not come across but possible.

I don't really know where the back and forth between us is heading to though because I am more confused than ever.

thebigkendo:
Alfa Nuray
Quality & luxury are not the same

you are right. But I haven't said anything concerning quality. I didn't say the Civic has build quality than the Accord

thebigkendo:
You are comparing 2 cars.. How does Audi comparism come in?

The bolded is also not true.

Did you use the civic for 12 years also? Else how are you so sure?

Cracked engine block nko? Sagging roof liner?

The Audi comparison came in for the engine bay comment, if you don't understand that let's leave it for another day.

cracked engine block affected 07 to 09 and were changed under warranty (Honda extended warranty to 10years), it wasn't a mileage thing but a year thing. Majority who passed the 8year mark were deem safe it occured truely but not widely spread. The Civic is very much popular onroad, if it was a plague we did see several Civic ready for engine replacement. A vehicle plague isn't something easily covered up eg (accord leg pull, quest CVT, Altima CVT, Volvo T8 gear issues etc)

Sagging roof liner Never came across that before, though can happen to cars with low build quality. The build quality in the Accord should be higher than Civic reason I have Accord luxury seal.

This is not the right way to ask for help

1. There is no valid plate number 443 anywhere in Nigeria, what we use for example is "Lagos plate LSD007NL" etc.

2. No picture or description of the said vehicle

3. Instance of it missing, was it gun point? stolen when parked? driver abscond with the vehicle etc.

4. location of the said theft so people living in and around the area can watch out or give out useful information.

good luck

thebigkendo:
Only the wise ones can relate..

That engine bay is not maintenence friendly

Yeah engine bay is cramped but not as worse as AUDI design. Majorly he doesn't have to worry about leg sound, engine seats, power steering. I factored in alot before choosing that, remember I used DC for 12years not a bad car but needs more attention than Civic.

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any info would be appreciated

wilblessed:
This total mvlv I have been looking for it. Plz direct me to the exact total station that sells it. I live in Lagos

From Eko bridge take the exit down to Costain, at the round about follow the Western Avenue road, After leadway Assurance you will see Total fueling station by the right. That's where I got it from.

The map below is a sample just input Total Western Avenue in a map application.

uboma:
From your last paragraph, why did you even suggest that he removes the top valve cover?

That is a very good question.

The Valve cover job isn't a tough one really and can be done to factory spec with the right Bond which is expensive than the regular ones.

The major reason why I normally don't dish out the advice is because of "resale" when buyer comes to inspect and notice the valve cover or seals around engine has been redone before they feel engine has had a major problem. To be candid Honda engines are highly susceptible to oil seal leak from around the engine.


Also I prefer to know what's going on in my engine inorder to safe guard myself against the eventuality remember in this context I used "I" siting myself as an example also it's an advice he has to weigh the pros and cons and decide which works best for him.

winner915:
Hello guys and good evening,
Happy new months in a few hours...

Pls, I need a wholistic approach to the comparison between
07 accord and 07 civic.

Thanks.....

Luxury, Status, power, speed the Accord is better than Civic

Fuel economy, ease of maintenance Civic takes it here.

Though depending on the Civic you lay your hands on, it can be par with the accord in luxury and speed eg Civic Si, Civic type R or the Canadian Acura CSX which is a rebadged civic

Sharmeenator:
Bro, kindly shed more light on the bolded

Your engine has a valve cover which has the Honda insignia and vtec, it's not a diy thing for a novice.

you have to unbolt the engine cover, plug wires then remove bolts once the valve cover is off you will see the engine internals and can determine the extent of sludge in an engine or if the engine is sludge free.

Majorly advice like this isn't given because the bond used to hold the valve cover gasket and the cover together may not be as solid as factory fitted one, so every 2 to 3 years you have to reapply cause engine oil will sip from the cracks.

Sharmeenator:
I drive a 2003 Honda Civic in good condition, not my first car though. The guy I bought it from serviced the car with Total 20W 50 Engine oil which I know isn't recommended but easily available in Nigerian market. Although I used the same oil at my first servicing, but Honda recommended oil is the synthetic 5W20 or 0W20 which is costlier as you all know. I read long ago that it can be dangerous to outrightly switch from mineral oil to synthetic oil especially on older engines and engines with high mileage. My car mileage is currently around 200k.

My questions are these:

1. Should I continue with the 20W50 oil since my engine is already used to it or change to the recommended one?

2. If I'm to change to the recommended oil, should I bother about oil leakage or not and what about sludges?

3. In the market, I saw other brands of synthetic oil other than Mobil, Castrol, Total amongst other. These other brands are cheaper, but I don't know if they are good enough. What cheap 5W20 or 0W20 can you recommen

For question 1 and 2 depends on how long the vehicle has been on 20w50 and the maintenance of the former owner. If it's a while ago just keep to 20w50 and change every 3k km or 3months which ever arrives first.

The other alternative is to open the top valve cover and see engine internals that will alley your fears and worry.

Mobil oil is not the best thing to happen after Afro as long as the oil manufacturer is well known and the oil has good reviews both online or from car experts you are good to go. I don't expect you to see soapy synthetic oil 5w20 also made in Ladipo Nigeria and believe it is a good oil

donuba61:
Thank you. Please do civic of 2007-2009 has any problem that i should look out for.

The problem is that it has no problem

Unrated900:
Guy sharap no one force u to comment or talk it’s been sold

if you have sold it why are now pained about my comment?

Next time don't act like a tout who just lost 50naira you should simply report to the mods. if you like sell am of you like dash am out, how does that change price of Garri for market

Also modify the topic since it has been sold and send money for kolanut and Gin since we help to keep the thread alive

donuba61:
Car gurus in the house please help a brother. Am looking towards getting my first car. Am looking at Honda Civic 2007-2009 model or corolla 2003-2005 model. Bearing in mind cost of maintenance, reliability and availability of parts.

Buy any that is in good condition and Appealing to you. they are both reliable vehicles

Unrated900:
Yes sorry didn’t get the angle well as you wrote it

It’s a Camry 1994 engine in there



That’s he engine on the Mazda CR-Z 2007 model

Just change your topic to 1994 Camry for sale.

You dropped a Mazda engine with top of the line technology for a forgotten technology.

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windows98:
Baba I dey Canada, mechanics for here na scam so I dont want to have any business with dem pass oil change. Na why I dey ask.
Personally as omo boy would go for the mustang, the sonata is the fall back if I confirm the ford might give me problems in thos 4 years. The Ford's general warranty is 2 years, powertrain 3 years, na OYO after that.

oh you need the mustang to make a statement, then go for it, it would hold more value when you want to sell or trade it in. Just don't let rust build up under it

jubrilar:
A friend of mine informed me about his colleagues car which he want me to buy because the car is very good . I went there with a mechanic. Though the mechanic complained about fuel pump and little things which he believes it will be resolved with little money. I was not convotable but my friend confused me that the car was good that he always drove the car and he know when he bought the car. I agreed base on my friend word which i transferred to his colleague. I asked my friend to brought the car home from Gbagada to mushin. On his arrival, I noticed the car was doing overheating.... I wanted to reject the car but my friend still insist that the issue is minor. I have spend 40k so far to service and change something and the issue is yet to be resolved. Please advise me on what to do.

Should i contact the owner to return my money if it will be possible or request for money to sort out the issue as the mechanic told us that we need to replace the catalyst of the car and other things which I didn't plan to spend. The car is Toyota big dadday 2003 and he sold it 800k for me.

2azfe (4 cylinder)

The engine burns oil like kilode

The engine experiences stripped head bolt at the firewall ßide failure to notice on time the thing go dey vomit oil especially when engine is hot or warm.

Overheating if not tackled early can render the engine useless. unlucky you, it is an aluminum engine they don't fair well with overheating.

engine cost 250k or above depending on source and peripherals attached.

As for your question,it's your money and when water pass Garri nah you go still face am so make your choice. Besides wife wey you don marry you come tell your in-laws say she no fit dance well for bed say you wan return am collect bride price, yoruba call am Oro rurun

awele186:
Hello Guys, The ES350 and Toyota venza both of year 2010. Which is the better car overall? Thanks

Venza VS ES350 are you kidney me .

The venza is a Camry wagon, I don't see anything fancy in the interior apart from the Exterior shape which is tantalizing, interior and luxury wise is same as a LE Camry.

The venza is no where near an ES350 probably a base ES350

windows98:
Please which one has a good track record for low maintenance, ford mustang EcoBoost premium for Hyundai sonata ultimate.
I'm planning to get a 2019 model to use for about 4 years and then trade in. Both are similarly priced, but I dont want to change more than oil and oil filter in those years.
Which would you go for?

You dey naija so?

Ford mustang is a muscle sports car.

Hyundai sonata is a midsized sedan.

sonata is tops in reliability but both a distinct enough for you to decide, if you are in the states you don't need to worry about what we worry about in naija