₦airaland Forum

Rubbiish:
How many es350 07 model have u used to conclude they all have transmission issue?
I have been using 07 es350 for the past 3 years without no single issue!

ES350 07 had transmission issues same with Camry 07 had transmission issues evident online from reviews yes some unit may be lucky to escape it

barcaboi:
I see you are good with Volvo cars. Can I get a catalyst for one already removed?

Used catalyst is very expensive but

Weld.a.straight pipe and contact Gazzuzz for catalyst defouler, buy, fix to remove error codes related to catalyst and O2 sensor

Jamal64:
With the recent ban on tint permits , what happens to newly bought vehicles that are factory tinted?

How do one avoid police harassment?

From the news, it's tainted meaning factory tint would still be allowed but those tint done to cover all glass including windscreens are the ones IG is talking about

igwedehxy:
Haaa. Tell me this is a lie. I just did this o. And the positive effect it has on my seems obvious. Noise reduction, reduced fuel consumption, cancelled vibrations on idle. Any advice on this

Only time would tell, enjoy your ride. A blocked exhaust is easy to know, when you notice that, visit your nearest panel beater to solve your issues

nlreserve:
Posted this on car talk section but the traffic there is low.
I need this small van for delivery and for my business because it is cheap and it uses diesel. But I'm just knowing about this brand from Italy. I'm after ease of maintenance. Pls who knows about it? Should I go ahead and get it for my business?

I was actually looking for Volkswagen Passat but this FIAT price is enticing. Pls advice me.

It is Tokunbo (foreign used).

This is FIAT Punto van.

Don't buy the diesel variant, parts and technical know how is not existent or minimal for fiat in naija

iykecollins1:
It depends on the pin it's carrying....160k-180k tops

Thanks would get back to you when I check the PIN

Advocatesam:
Kindly help me pick (Fuel economy should not be a factor)

2006 Acura TL vs 2010 Honda Accord (i4 engine)

Determinants
1) Performance

2) Dependability

3) Reliability

4) Cost of parts (Engine, Transmission and others

5) Luxury

I saw the 2006 Acura TL on "best car" list on carcomplaints.com the reason I picked 2006 in the model range of 2004-2008

The TL is no slouch even though the Accord is light years ahead. The TL is a solid vehicle especially if you are buying one with a 3.5L V6 rather than the 3.2L version. The type S TL had always been known to be reliable engine and transmission wise than the 3.2L version.

If you can't get a TL with 3.5L then an accord would do but buy a 2.4L i4 rather than 2.0L i4.

Accord parts are more expensive especially engine and transmission than the TL but TL body parts are very very very very expensive

Dremca:
Please tell me more about security in honda electrical system because I'm considering getting a Honda civic due to good ground clearance and fuel efficiency I read online.

Honda vehicles cannot be stolen whole or by just dulicating the key because it has sensor incorporated in each key.

Only sophisticated criminals can steal it and believe me no sophisticated criminal would steal a.civic.

Honda civic is fuel efficient with it's 1.8L engine and small size

Samafroxy22:
pLEASE, I need advice on these two cars in term of maintenance, durability, second hand value.

If both were brand-new I would pick Passat.

But tokunbo or used Camry it is

iykecollins1:
Good morning we are open for business.....get ur orders coming in

How much would a 98 sienna gear box only cost?

Dremca:
Does it mean that cars are robber's magnet have more resale value when stolen and resold. Is honda civic a robber's magnet?

Corolla is a robbers magnet because it has a good reliability index infact most Toyota and Lexus products have very good reliability index which translate to a good resale value.

Honda civic has a good reliability index, average resale value but not a robbers magnet because Honda incorporate good security into their electrical system

eeewise:
Can anyone help get a used lexus es330 2004/2005 upwards
Clean neatly used
Budget 1.5 to 1.8
Buy and drive

Or toyota yaris sedan 2008 upwards

Go to jiji on search button input Lexus ES330 there and pick all options with your budget bracket.

Go with a mechanic to inspect the sample and pick one with minimal issues and rust free.

Lexus ES300 and 330 look indentical but for a novice, ES300 radiator cap is by the engine side while the 330 has radiator cap attached to the radiator away from engine

israel2563:
Squeaky noise…compressor making noise
Noise stops when he replaced the old belt..new belt, noise starts

You may have issues from a pulley or roller not necessarily the belt. Your compressor may also be on its way, that's how my sienna was squeaky noise until the compressor froze and belt snapped.

That's the part number you are looking for, you can get an OEM replacement from Gazzuzz or madam rad

drmikeadams:
.bro where ur office?u based in lag?

I am not a car technician by profession. Not based in Lagos

Chuksworld:
Is it OK to put Fibre inside the exhaust.?
Mechanic said it will help to reduce the sound

The fibre would degrade and eventually block pathway of combustion gas in the engine. If very unlucky your engine would collapse as in collapse like Nigerian economy

mojounited:
Good evening Gurus,

I'd love a good review and piece of advice on which vehicle to go for - a 2014 Toyota Corolla SE or a 2014 Toyota Avensis.

Corolla good on mpg, parts available but robber and vandal magnet

Avensis average on mpg, not robber or vandals magnet but expensive parts

OfficialDJ:
Nurey, this guy basically called you an office thief who steals money from company's coffers

If I was stealing from company's coffers believe me I would have bought my self a 2020 Nissan GT-R NISMo not driving a dead beat Toyota and old school Honda.

Samafroxy22:
Sound is back to normal after changing the hose and using new oil... i have learnt a very BIG lesson now... will never ignore any warning ⚠️ signal on dashboard again, never.

Looking at the cost of a tok engine at about N600k now makes me shiver...

Please suggest what i need to look out for next...

Will try getting the metallic unit tomorrow to avoid such issue in future

Nothing much you can do except to keep your eyes glued to the dashboard regularly for the oil warning light.

Toyota is extremely lazy for not incorporating auto engine shutoff at low oil warning many especially sienna owners and highlander owners have been so unfortunate. You were only lucky it wasn't highway driving if not no be wetin we dey talk now, you for dey yarn story

Samafroxy22:
Yes exactly. Just finding this out now.

My fear now is the damage it (or I) would have caused to the engine due to ignoring the oil pressure light in 2 miles away from home

You are lucky, before opening engine at all, replace the hose with the metallic unit, put your oil, guage and start the engine.

Listen to sounds and fumes from exhaust that will direct you on whether to open up engine and check for internal damage.

Also scan vehicle I believe internal issues should trigger a DTC

Kelvin30286063:
This makes absolutely no sense to me.
I have two cars too but I won't take public transport. Change your mindset. You will get robbed no matter what you drive. Just pray and live your life.

When I was living on island and working at Ogudu I dey drive my car go work infact I leave home 8:30 and still get to Ogudu b4 9am resumption time because traffic no dey.

I went to live with my sis at ikorodu I only drove my car a week the fuel I use in traffic and the stress wasn't worth it, nah to fly boat from ebute to island, I park my car at the boat terminal at ikorodu.

If you go to Ebute at ikorodu you go see better vehicles parked there a great % of bank staff at marina living at ikorodu don't drive to island dey fly boat or enter BRT for those afraid of water.

I didn't tell him not to buy a car, I said he should buy a low budget car and not wait to save up to 2m

Samafroxy22:
My mechanic just found out the leakage was coming from the oil cooler hose... it's got a big open on it

Seems your 2010 RX is the tow package with oil cooler line near the oil filter.

Samafroxy22:
I was on my way home yesterday when i got a low oil pressure warning light on my dashboard. Since i was 2miles away, i kept on driving knowing when i must add or change the oil next...

When I got down to open up the gate i noticed a "knocking sound" from the engine haaa!...

I managed to park it parked the vehicle and noticed that oil had been draining. I tried checking where the drainage was coming from but i couldn't; was already to dark and the oil splashed all over the bottom engine parts including the front passenger side tire.... all the oil drained there cus when i dipped the guage stick in the engine no oil in it anymore...

I have called my mechanic, but couldn't sleep...

How bad can it get to drive a mile or 2 without oil?

And what could have caused the sudden leak?

What make and model year of vehicle are you talking about?

Physical inspection before diagnosis is given but there is possibility the engine has to be opened up and internal components checked

Lovelynife:
Considering the Kia Rio because of maintenance and fuel but scared/afraid of high cost of engine like 280k(incase of unforseen) compare to some Honda/Toyota that there engine can be easily gotten with 150-180k

Then buy a Honda or Toyota or better still look for Nissan Almera, Sunny, primera or Sentra less than 07 model years and buy, Nissan engines aren't expensive and those years too are reliable especially the Sentra.

Kelvin30286063:
I was reading this news today about how Kent Police in the US succeeded in recovering hundreds of stolen catalytic converters
STORY HERE:
https://komonews.com/amp/news/local/kent-police-recover-hundreds-of-stolen-catalytic-converters

And I'm wondering why this is not a crime in Nigeria. I mean everyday hundreds of cars that had their cats intact when they arrived in Nigeria are either stolen at the port or at a mechanic workshop yet there has been no cases of arrest or crack down on this rampant theft.

I wonder why! There is still alot to be done in Nigeria.

The question we need to ask you is if Nigeria police knows what a catalyst converter is?

Nigeria police only know how to ask for engine number they don't even know where each manufacturer stamps the said engine number

Lovelynife:
Good Afternoon. Please is Kia Rio/Hyundai Accent 2003-2008 a good car.
Is it economical? Maintenance?
Finally, How much is the complete engine? And complete gear incase of unforseen

Yes good vehicle, fuel efficient. But careful with those bought new in Nigeria without the normal temperature gauge but rather a blue and red light temp warning.

Engines are expensive now but the engine in the brand new unit for naija market can easily be rebuilt if faulty.

Gear price unknown asni used manual gear variant and they rarely give issues.

Buy Rio because it has the rack and pinion set of steering Accent came with Electronic power steering and expensive unit to replace and yes with our jaga jaga road it get spoilt often.

Nezzjnr:
It's better to use The Giant Hybrid suckers....

I guess selling to Processing companies is much better than selling to Markets like Mile12 and idiroko

One can have a mixture of the 2 companies may collect and pay in a week or 2 weeks time also they have specs you have to meet.

Open Market pay cash on delivery or cash on sighting goods at your farm, they buy all specs even rotten ones your profit depends on your negotiating power with the open markets.

Nezzjnr:
That's 100, 000 stands

Someone in Nairaland has 80 acres and planning to expand to times 3 of that next year.

A bunch goes for the minimum 700 - 1000

A bunch is more than your quoted price, small bunch start at 1k for farm gate price in Benin, Ondo, ijebu ode axis. I just use 500 as profit per bunch after expenses to market and transport has been removed and inadvertently all bunch won't be small and some stands would produce 2 bunch.

Nezzjnr:
That's nice oo

Here I was thinking Cultivating plantain of 100 acres is actually huge

100 acres of plantain is huge bro that's almost 10,000 stands multiplied by 500naira per bunch that's 5million naira yearly atleast.

Trees crops always have more land size because they require more spacing in planting

zabimaru:
A simple "I live in Lagos" should have sufficed.
It's like you really wanted to tame.

I don't live in Lagos, left since Dec 2019

Nezzjnr:
Is it a plantain Farm??

That's very huge

Rubber plantation

bonnyhope:
It is easy to say invest your money
Now I have 1M, kindly give me 2 investment opportunities

There are several investment opportunities in different sectors, I am based in tech and agric.

With 1m I did order used systems (laptops) from abroad fix or scrap and resell, I did this business for 4years and I have made a profit of 100k in a day b4 and there are days even months you won't make shishi. I don't know how lucrative the business is still.

Agriculture business garri is very expensive because a new cassava processing factory just opened in Ore and a new one in PH or is it rivers they would need cassava chips. If you plant TME419 today within 8 to 12months you will be smiling to the bank.

My favorite is plantain because my retirement plan is to process plantain to plantain chips and flour.

Vegetables too are money spinners as they mature within a month I know how much I have saved from my personal ugu farm for consumption.

Anything you plant or animal you rear can be turned into money, agriculture is a big business that's the investment I know about.

SchoolPedia:
What Car gives you this 100km for 12l? That's about 2k fuel.

My Corolla 2002 only gives me 40km for every 2k fuel (12 litres). It's like I am missing out on something.

Highway driving not city driving it's an Honda CUV with 2.4L i4 engine