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bigbamo:
You butcher Crosstour yet praise Element. Koyemi o

O ti sanwo lesson, so koleye eeeeh.

selfmadeOLX:
Thanks so much

And yes I haven’t seen a Veracruz on the road, yet
As much information as I have come to, The reviews on the engine was that every 60k miles or so, the valve head gasket do leak oil on the alternator and kills it which stalls the vehicle

So when the oil drip starts, the head gasket, alternator needs changing. Can this be done

Yes it can be done, you have even done most of the assignment

davodyguy:
It's a new year and you shouldn't start with this.

People should learn to accept criticism and just move one.

Calling the moderators to report posts that you feel you don't like doesn't change the message being passed.

Some of the allegations are true.

1. The post was stickied which is very wrong and the attention of the moderators was drawn and they did the needful.

2. The other chap made another allegation.

There's nothing insulting in any of the posts, rather, but stating the obvious.

But you called in moderators, to take down posts. Does that not justify what the guy said below?

I am not defending gazzuzz, he is a friend but I believe he can always carry his own weight.

Now for the claims made, I have been in car talk since 2015 and during those times "Siena's " topic was always sticky at top also "piyke" during his DIY accord 2003 days, if you check cartalk now there is a DIY painting thread that didn't finally happened but was stuck to front page I believe adanny owns that thread. Gazzuzz is the major "information giver" reason his thread is always sticky ontop for people to learn from him and since we can't pay him for the information in cash we can credit his goodwill by leaving his thread on front page a benefit for all.

For the moderators I believe ikenna and marpol are in charge but marpol is more active, I know the moderators are trying but they need to do more in flushing some bad eggs, but let's be truthful gazzuzz thread pulls more crowd like Messi games would get watched more by football lovers, so inadvertently admins would flex muscle because there would be more clicks and comments in the interesting thread which gazzuzz opens more than most people.

Yes cartalk has cabals because there are different people in the world and that's what makes it balanced everybody support who they love, the Peugeot lovers, the Voluvo lovers , the Benz lovers and Toyota ardent diehard fans.

What I hate in cartalk is people like to see a downfall of others and they celebrate it, live and let's live, people should stop antagonizing gazzuzz, he is a great man , applaud him and tap from his wealth of knowledge.

Thank you

buygala:
I said it




The kingdom of God suffereth Violence...and only the violent will take it by force



Aunty Radu, by "this nonsense", do you mean this Gazuzz thread?

O wrong nau ......how will you come and be calling a grown man's thread "this nonsense?


Op will you take this sitting down? ....Your manhood is at stake here

Someone who lives in a glass house shouldn't throw stones, bros no dey put words in people's mouth in other for vawulence

GAZZUZZ:
18th December 2021


First short trip planned , Lagos to asaba


Return Trip 19th Dec 2021.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBvhyP9podc

So nah even past video, I been dey think say make I set better road block with correct detour make I lead you come my Akata

selfmadeOLX:
Hey guys

I am intending getting a Hyundai Veracruz Limited

Need your honest opinions on the said car especially mechanical reliability and repairs

It shares platform with Hyundai Santa fe and am sure their parts would be interchangeable. It is related to Optima, grandeur and some other hyundai products.

It comes with a 3.8L V6 I believe only the Genesis I know carried that engine not too sure Optima had only 3.3 or 3.5 but the lambda engines are solid are okay. 260hp is good enough.

It's not popular around but the Santa fe is so parts to a degree shouldn't be a problem also any Hyundai mechanic should be able to fix it.

kingreign:
Walahi, the way you're going, you won't go far if you continue this way!

K

diportivo:
I no even sabi wetin carry bullying enter this thread sef

like say no be everybody dem dey bully......even my small and badoo infested ikorodu don already chop small bullying

elenu marimaso everywhere


as for small yansh,i pray that as we enter 2022,gazzuzz will see better cars to restore oh ....make I borrow prayer from oyiboyi alarede ton kiri oil kaakiri gbogbo thread bi awon motor boy PTDs

na as we sell the accord we go sell this one too

Your mouth go kill you one day

Onikatikati

GAZZUZZ:
Theres a guy in Benin i usually send ECUs to fix, when the replacement cost is on the high side, or when it's almost impossible to find.

There's also one upcoming star around me that says he fixes engine ECUs, there was a time I actually diagnosed a faulty 2gr-fe ecu for a permanent injector pulsation fault, and showed him what chip to replace and he did and it worked fine, so I decided to patronise him on the possible repair of the engine ECU of this car.

Uncle charged me ₦35,000! I lamented but he refused to shift ground I paid and he told.me.toncome back for it same day in the evening .


Evening came I picked it up, installed it went for test drive, all gears selected really well car drove like a champ! One thing about these tiny cars is they are very nice sprinters .

Time to take vehicle for an engine bay and underbody wash.

We are getting there one Origin from BCD secretary

Finish the ride quickly and bring it to my garage as dowry payment for my grandmother you have been eyeing

ade95:
Should he be worried about CVTs?

Some Nissan cvt yes

karferguso:
Bosses.

What car would you recommend for a first time user with a budget of #5 million.

I’ll like a portable one because it’s easily maneuvered

HeavenlyBang
Nurey
Kingreign
Philadelphia

The Best Honda civic your money can buy

S

adanny01:
I have watched too many videos where a manual will hardly ever win from zero.

On a rolling race, maybe, but from from zero Automatic will always certainly win no matter how the manual driver is experienced.

The problem with launching a manual from zero is wheel spin which means loss of traction and speed. An auto transmission can deal with full throttle from zero without losing traction or too much wheel spin but a manual will not.

Watch this to get the idea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fHCkw3FV2c

A BMW M2 is not your normal everyday ride. And the cars in question is even a 2019. By 2008 or there about manual transmission stopped having better acceleration time than an automatic transmission because of improved research.

Look at the BMWs in the 90s to early 2000, the manual always have a better launch time than the auto but fast forward in 2017 the example I got, the auto definitely is faster than the manual

Joe4real701:
you wan sell 4m plus motor but ordinary name,you no sabi? [Be calming down boss. What other info do you want ]

Gx700 has not been officially announced

Sony Ericsson p800i 2006

kingreign:
Price for 3UR and 2GR are similar.

I believe the 2GRFSE is more expensive than the 2GRFE

KolaShangOne:
I had a discussion with a friend. He insisted that a manual car will win an automatic in a dash 100m race. I think not.

Car gurus, what do you think?

For every day cars yes a manual transmission would accelerate faster than the automatic hence since they have same spec the manual would hit the jackpot first. Eg 1.8L 2007 Toyota Corolla manual vs Automatic.

For special sport cars, the winner would be determined by driver behind the wheel and external condition of the environment/race track so far both vehicles have same specs eg 2009 G37 or 2009 IS350 as the automatic transmission of this specs have paddle shifters so you can shift gears successively like a manual transmission not necessarily waiting for TCU to do it for you

Then paddle shifters do have grade too, some are just for design purpose, they do work but not as responsive as what you did expect. Let's not dabble too much into unchartered waters

Kanoski:
Goodday nairalanders.

What would you advise for someone who is buying a Nigerian used 2010 corolla(south African spec).

Giving that this versions onLy come in as brand-new, and also considering that they are generally cheaper to purchase than their American spec counterparts
.
What are the things to look out for when buying!?

Is it a good buy.

I intend to get a clean one for bolt.

Will it hold up like the American specs would.

Your advice and contributions will go a long way.

The south African model of this Corolla has been known to just go up in flames without any causative factors

I believe it has something to do with the ABS unit issues. But do your research well before you buy

Fayrouzz:
I have seen this car only twice in lagos.

First, i saw one along Guinness at Ogba/Ikeja.

I liked it and thought it would be a civic... But it wasn't.

Saw another one today around Gbagada and saw the "Accord" tag on it.

I have searched and discovered that it says that falls within 2005-2008 but this is different from the regular accords in Nigeria, the EOD, DC and the rest.

Please, Which Accord is this.

Or what year.

And why is not popular in Nigeria?

It is a nice car yo own not popular because

The accord is from Europe and we don't import much sedan from Europe compared to America.

In America it is badge/offered as an Acura which is more upscale than Honda product which makes it more expensive than Accord

Angrygoat:
Acura tsx 2005 ,pls make use u buy the luxury version that has dvd,navi.(European version of honda luxury). Its a nice car,sleek design,but super slow 169hp eod engine 2.4ltrs. Very slow tortoise car. How to know a right tee, the handbrake will be on the left,and Park,gear change indicators lights wil be facing passengers side,instead of drivers side.

Acura TSX or Accord Europe has a 200 plus horsepower far higher than NA accord though the k24 engine looks alike but they are different.

And the 2.0 k20 engine is 217hp and more powerful than the K24

Eserere79:
Pls my Toyota Camry big daddy 05 not selecting but enter drive and not changing from gear one pls any help

Valve body loading but scan first sha it could be as simple as solenoid stucked close or just minor electrical damage

baconline:
I started learning some ecu courses on line,I will be doing it part time

Ecu learning is not a big deal, any technician in the radio department or laptop can fix it. But the issue is with parts and viability of the business. ECU is board with ICs and necessary components like heatsinks, diodes, resistors etc.

What I noticed is our technicians are now lazy they don't study the boards like before and trace circuits like those I know 20 years ago. Now nah to replace bad circuit nobody get time to do hard work and hard work used to pay back then.

ade95:
Thanks ! The 350 is about 4.5l v6 !! That one go Dey gulp fuel even though I don’t have so much issues with fuel economy sha

GS300 is a 3.0L V6
GS350 is a 3.5L V6
GS430 is a 4.3L V8

The cheapest engine is the 3.0L then the 4.3L the 3.5L is extremely expensive engine to replace.

The GS parts are expensive, I won't say it's an overly expensive car to maintain because it is reliable and parts dont break often but prices of it's part are expensive in the market compared to other identical offering

Lavisha:
I thot as much..

If it were those overrated toys like Corolla, Matrix and Vibe, Golf, Almera, Rav 4 1990-2007, you for don go already.

Honda Accord na Handling Master.

I'm a proud 2006 Accord owner tho.

There was really no need for your statement, the close call wasn't about the vehicle he was driving but the etiquette of the driver.

And stop calling what other people can afford to drive toys they worked hard to enable them afford it.

walkbrazil4k:
It is kinda close

It's a 1970 Ford capri 1600XL or capri GT

Looks like a Ford tanus TC too but the rear lamps is same as a capri 1600XL

Presegs:
Was this fixed in Nigeria?

How sure are you that the airbags will deploy in the next impact?

Yes it was fixed in Nigeria

For your second question its possible the airbag would deploy but let's pray it wont come to that

After

Some deleting and corner cutting but interior was done well, airbags sensor replaced, chassis okay because no wobbling or premature tyre wear.

I will give the panel 60% because I can tell from afar the car don kiss something at the rear

Before

Driggs:
Going on same road trip from Lagos to Owerri

24th..

But your distance too long oo.. how you go use 12 hours take waka 580km? When motor dey move at 120km/hr.. you no do the maths?

I'm travelling with my sedan (V6) too.. the journey shouldn't be more than 7 hours (bar police checkpoint delays).

Lagos to Benin is 4 hours or less.. Benin to Onitsha is around less than 2 hours.. Onitsha to Owerri is 30 mins.

Lagos to Benin cannot be achieved in 4 hours if you have police escort with you sef. The checkpoint alone are as many as God's gift and you forgot to add the traffic at each checkpoint which are as long as moses staff except you intend to drive against traffic and offcourse you may not eventually get to your destination because trailer drivers don't pity one way travellers

Philadelphia:
The 2006 Nissan 350GT is the Japanese version of the Infiniti G35 in all ramifications. The 2006 Nissan “G35” (which I believe you meant to say 350GT) was in November 2006. I’m sure you know this means it’s a 2007 model year vehicle

Thanks I have gotten the correction already the mistake I made was to use manufactured date of Nov 2006 for a V36. There are two types of G35 one is a V35 the other is a V36.

V35 was 03 to 06

V36 was 07 and 08.

I said Ex shares part with a V36 but mistakenly started the model year from 06.

Muyesky:
Please, which is best to buy between 2008 volvo xc90 and 2007 mazda cx9?

Between Ford and Volvo, the CX9 is a Ford edge in another clamshell.

Both has things going for them but I believe the Volvo is more common.