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Fogman:
Sport trim also comes with 3rd row seat and navigation screen.

there is a difference between standard and optional. my verdict is the limited is always loaded with standard options than a sport package

Since when. It's is actually a Nissan/Renault replica.

Any samsung car is a Nissan/Renault with samsung badge

freemayor4u:
Pls guru
I need a comprehensive enlightenment on 2005 Toyota Highlander limited Vs sport version
The reliability
Durability
Maintenance
Fuel economy
Cost in naija land
Thank you

They are both same thing but limited is more loaded than sport in sense that
1. Limited may come with park assist
2. Leather seats
3. Factory fitted 3rd row seat
4. Bigger inch alloy wheels
5. May come with DVD nav screen.
Etc

millomaniac:
Looking to gift my sis a car, not looking for anything expensive, budget is 1.5max for every
She knows absolutely nothing about cars or maintenance, so you can understand why I need to get her something rugged. I fit get? what car if possible?
I also want to get mine. budget is 3m max for every. Need something fast with a lot of torque but still reliable, I have checked toyotas and hondas because of their reliability but they don't make fast cars or maybe my criteria is too high for my budget.
it has to be tokunbo for both. Appreciate any input. Heavenlybang, nurey, all other ogas in the house wey sabi
.

for your sister
cuv, Honda Cr-v 03 to 05 or
Honda Element 02 to 05

sedan
honda civic 02 to 05
honda fit
nissan sentra 02 to 06

for yourself
Acura CSX type S 07 upwards
acura TSX less than 08
honda civic Si 06 upwards
nissan sentra with 2.5L spec-V
toyota corolla sport 08 manual drive with 2.4L engine.
Audi TT

naijadrivablog:
Baba, do you advise one to buy a '04 Toyota Matrix XR (5-speed MANUAL tranny)?

On carrying out research, I read that the manual tranny fails easily. How true pls

I checked out a clean 9ja used one for someone, test drove it and all gears select well, the only issue is that the engine doesn't fire well (as in, I depressed the accelerator down flat but the "movement" isn't that responsive, especially on an incline. But it picks at times. Upon probe, I found it it has been ringed "once". It doesn't smoke though just the " laziness" to move.

A good buy for a MANUAL drive?

Diportivo, TPOUND.

yes it's a good buy for manual drive as long as the engine is okay. (no smoke, sludge etc)

drmuchin:
Have you heard of TOP 1 ATF

No sir I have only heard of Topgun

drmuchin:
CHIEF
THE VW ATF wey I see my money no reach am. My gearbox oil cooler(heat exchange) got damaged. Had to buy new one plus change ATF. Seems I am in for a rough ride

Alright but I don't know any other cheaper alternatives and to be frank with you, ATF aren't cheap for most brands of cars

drmuchin:
sorry sir, maybe na the English cause am. can said ATF go for VW golf 4 gearbox

The correct fluid is a synthetic mineral oil, such as Pentosin ATF-1, Mercon V or Volkswagen G 052 162 A2. 3.750 liters is usually sufficient for a filter change. The transmission fluid is checked from underneath the vehicle while running and the transmission in park.

The correct answer is the excerpt I copied no dextron there

https://www.nairaland.com/1864485/which-atf-recommended-1997-volkswagen

Also use the link

drmuchin:
who can vouch for oando dextron III ATF

Vehicle make and model?

Timblogga:
like what cars in particular?

I can't list all the cars definitely but
Honda
Nißan
Mitsubishi
Kia
Hyundai
Benz

Are the alternative

sultaan:
Reason I did post this is for those who don't know to learn and maybe start seeing the value in pick up and some American brands. There is a reason they sell more of these trucks than Camry and Corolla combined.

If you have a small farm and looking for a daily driver skip the RX and get Truck it is a vehicle that can be considered an asset. The first day your wife drives it to the market might be the last day you will call it your car, Women love trucks

Trucks in Nigeria even those using honda ridgeline don't have it smooth. Carry only your extra tyre in the bucket and you may be asked for hackney permit. You must be careful which state you enter else LG boys go use you dey shine even with private plate. Trucks, MPVs and bus are good for minimum load but if you do it in Nigeria you will be disturbed by uniform men ontop nonsense hackney permit.

sultaan:
I saw the craze for Toyota took hold of the Nigerian buyers and we are now experiencing the emergence of Lexus as the favorite brand due to the fact that used Toyotas are now priced close to Lexus.
Acura has not had the same fortune and Infiniti is out of contention after the experience of users with the FX.

The thing taya me as if Toyota/ Lexus is the best thing in the world. The prices here in Nigeria are too outrageous both Nigerian used and tokunbo.

But me will not use my hard earned money buy toyota or Lexus for now I will rather go for alternatives with better user reviews

Vello:
Did you just say "HYBRID"?!
Sorry, I'll pass

Thanks though

The only 4 cylinder Natural Aspirated Lexus I know is the IS200 99 to 05

Vello:
Overtime,I have noticed a lot of class around Lexus cars which is never in Toyota of similar year model. In short, I've fallen in love with Lexus cars but checking through Jiji, all I get is 6cylinder. And, given distance to cover to my office, it's best for me to buy 4plugs engine. My question therefore is that is there any model of Lexus cars that is 4plugs?
I apologise for the dumb question but na ask I ssk

Yes there are now. Mostly popular is the Lexus HS250. It is a 4 cylinder pure hybrid Lexus. But better soup nah money kill am

naijadrivablog:
2005 Honda Pilot

VTM-4
BRAKE
ABS
Steering shaking (tire or ball joint)
Check Engine (maintenance required) Oil was last serviced in December 2020.


Run or buy?

Remove the amount to fix the issues and buy if owner/seller agree

pointblank247:
I said I need your advice on how to go about it.
That is why some of you are the gurus and experts.
My budget is a bit less than 2 million .
Which model and year could that cover yet with pockets friendly maintenance

Alright bro let's wait for sooperrescue he is the Land Rover expert.

pointblank247:
I just love Range Rover SUV, now my question is this, is it advisable to buy a Nigeria used one at the budget of less than 2m. Some one was telling me that at that price it might have too many maintenance issues

Oga Range Rovers are not expensive to acquire but they are expensive to maintain.

Besides how much do you wanna buy a Range Rover HSE V8 2000 model? Tell us which Range Rover model and year of manufacture.

adanny01:
How many times will you actually tow?

The F150 is America's no 1 car, imagine the sales but how many of the units are actually put to towing? How many go off road? How many even get to use the bed.

Majority of this car users use the it like a regular car.

Among the Ford engine options, the Ecoboost is the most sold, that's because it checks most of the boxes with a combination of horsepower, torque and fuel economy.

Towing capacity is like having seat warmer in Nigeria.

Probably I have a mobile office I tow everywhere I go, not everybody lives in Lagos, some of us live and work in forest regions and we tow our camper to work and government reserve area for camper living

TheStranger:
Thanks. How do one differentiate between the 2.0L and 1.6L?

1. Google search the hyundai elantra engines and engine pix would show you the difference

2. A seasoned mechanic would know.

3. Tokunbo elantra comes in 2.0L bought brand new comes in 1.6L

4. A vin check would tell you what engine the unit is carrying.

5. Check the vehicle documents engine displacement is available there.
Etc

Olmat:
Good day my Honorables.

Please I need your advice on which car to buy for e-hailing business. I'm having options of toyota corolla 2003 - 2005 model or Honda Civic 2005 - 2008 Model, though I'm tilting towards Honda Civic 07/08 model. Please which should I choose?, I don't Wana make mistakes.

Corolla makes you vulnerable to attack buy a civic which is also fuel efficient and rugged like Corolla.

Debosneh31:
Please what are the pros and cons of Camry 09 i4

The 2az engine is prone to oil burn aggravated more with use of 20w50.

The 13pin is expensive, change gear oil regularly depending on extent of use. A year or 2 years interval

TheStranger:
Please guys I will like to get the pros and cons between '07 and '09 Elantra

Same vehicle no difference. You are better off with the 2.0L engine than the 1.6L because of the price for engine replacement.

Takecare of the body well it tends to disfigure and rust if badly used

Androidking:
Pls how do one know the difference between toyota corolla Asia(China) vs American... Thanks

Front grill, china is a bit bigger than the American.

The china variant is Corolla Altis, which has some basic premium fitting like wood finish in the interior door upto the dash area, some with indash dvd.

The easiest way is through a VIN check of the unit you are inspecting

HeavenlyBang:
Tacoma? Luxurious truck?

I'm pretty sure that's not why the hilux isn't sold in the US.

Can you compare the interior finish and build quality of the tacoma to the Hilux?

Details and refinement was put in the Tacoma to make it more upscale than the hilux, but terrain too. If you follow toyota you know there offering in America market is geared towards luxury.

Sienna vs Previa
Gx4xx vs Prado
Land cruiser vs land cruiser FJ

akwara1234:
pls good day noble men in the house. A friend of mine want to buy a Nigerian used honda Element. According to him, engine, body, interior and gear are OK. So I wana knw is Elenent a good car and its maintenance? Thanks guys

It is a solid vehicle and would stand the test of time.
If you are buying a variant with 4WD ensure you change the axle fluid to help prolong its service life. But all in all FWD or 4WD is okay depends on what you want.

The K24A4 too is a very reliable and cheap engine so you won't have problems with the vehicle.

To know a 4wd it will have a rear moon roof and realtime 4wd will be engraved on the rear boot glass.

The EX trim has a factory fitted subwoofer though the amplifier can be crazy sometimes

HeavenlyBang:
What are you even saying.

Tacoma is a luxurious truck not an ordinary truck like hilux, reason hilux was not available in US, it won't sell.

The ford has F250, F350, F450 and F550 with six tyres. Just that mostly you see F150 around in naija. I have seen the F550 b4 2 front tyres and 4 rear tyres

Eldemmi:
I am getting confused is Tacoma more powerful than tundra?

No tacoma I not as powerful as a Tundra tacoma comes majorly in V6 sometimes has 4 cylinder engine.

Tundra depending is V6 to V8 and has more cargo space and can carry more tonnage than tacoma.

Farolo:
I thought rhe classes for comparison are

Ranger >>> Hilux
F150 >>> Tacoma / 4runner
F250 >>> Tundra

I may be wrong sha

The ford F-series Is available in different forms. Just that the 150 is more popular than the rest.

Yes we can pitch the tacoma against the F-series but tacoma was toyota answer to an upscale truck not just ordinary truck.

beylinko02:
Please I need a good engine for my Camry. Mechanic did a bad Job, he touched where he ought not to touch and set my engine into flames.

The model is Camry 08, 22 pins V6
070398three478five
or
Drop your contact if you have what I need.
thanks

What you need is not only an engine but a 2GRFE engine, that's the V6 engine that Camry was fitted with contact Gazzuzz he has one forsale

Kettlecorn:
The 2.7l twin turbo develops 400lb ft of torque (same as the NA 5.0l v8 ) vs 265 lb ft in the 3.3l NA V6 engine. There is no other NA ford truck engine currently in production that has higher torque. 400 lb ft is more than enough to tow 9k pounds especially when coupled to the 10 spd auto.

Then the 5.0L V8 for me then

HeavenlyBang:
The 2.7 Ecoboost is very adequate. Better than the 4runner's engine by far, in comparison.

That vehicle is in the same class with a Tundra not 4runner