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surveyProf:
I think the fault is as a result of excess demand for dollars from importers and frm the economics point of view, when there is more import than export, there is unfavourable balance of payment, likewise the falling prices of oil too, it will get back to normal soonest, i.e Cbn pegging the dollars.

nessaluv:
tanx,....|0| im not

EroticAngelina:
he even see money

if he wants to reduce, I'm rite here o

WebHostingPal:
No I'm not, I'm only giving you my own opinion about BMW since it's the question you asked.

If this is your first time of buying a car, I will advice that you go for something cheaper to maintain. You know BM can be quite expensive to fix if it develops problem greater than what you can fix yourself, but if you have budget for it why not, go ahead and treat yourself to one.

Also you can consider extended warranty if you have the money for it, with extended warranty, your car would be fixed for you regardless the kind of problem it develops or they will replace the car or something. I know that BMW company has extended warranty in place, but they are really expensive. I know there are third party companies that do extended warranty as well, you can consider those.

With extended warranty you will be paying XX amount of money per month, just like paying for a home or content insurance. That way, if your car goes wrong, you will call the company up and they will come take the car away and fix it at no additional cost.

You can also buy an "OBDII Code Reader" to keep in the house, it's a small diagnostic device that can be used to detect most problems in modern cars, it reads directly from a car computer system

Go and have a good chat about it with your friends, family and hear their opinions as well. Since your parent gave you the Merc, I believe that they won't mislead you, so seek their opinions.

Hope this helps.

WebHostingPal:
Yeah, not a problem at all.... To be honest with you, Most BMW 5 Series are great, I've had 520, 525 and 530 series before as you may no, the only difference to them are the engine sizes. 520 is 2 Litres Engine, 525, 2.5 Litres and the last one is 3 Litres. You can't compare the power of these three models. a typical 530 Litres BMW is really powerful, even though you are doing 120 miles on the clock, it feels like you are just driving at 30 miles, it's seriously amazing.

BMWs are very strong as well, the was a guy that put a bimmer in cruise control at 70 miles per hour, he dind't know how to operate the control, and some how unlucky for him, the system lucks, break not fuctioning and cruise control wouldn't work respond. The guy was tooting other road users off the motor way, he was reaching a massive round about very fast at that 70 miles per hour, before he knew it he'd smashed into the round about.

I'm telling you the story because the guy actually survived un-hurt. A very luck guy. He only survived because the BMW took the impact of the hit, if that was another car it would have been a different ball game. That's why you see people stick to BMWs, for safety.

Below stats of some of the BMs

525 auto, running on petrol has 192 BHP engine power, with an acceleration of 0-60mph in 8.7 seconds and up to the top speed of 145 mph

525 auto, running on diesel has 177 BHP engine power, with an acceleration of 0-60mph in 8.3 seconds and up to the top speed of 141 mph

525 manual, running on petrol has 192 BHP engine power, with an acceleration of 0-60mph in 7.9 seconds and up to the top speed of 148 mph

525 manual, running on diesel has 177 BHP engine power, with an acceleration of 0-60mph in 8.1 seconds and up to the top speed of 143 mph

If you travel alot interstate and for business, you can't go wrong with a 5 series, they are all quick on the go. If you are the sporty type that like massive control, and get away quick, you probably want BMW 525 manual @ 192 BHP. BMWs are some of the cars that even though they have high millage, they still drive like brand new.

Apart from the Fomular1 cars that is 800BHP, the Hennessey Venom (GT) is the fastest road car at 270 BHP reaching 60 mph in just 2.3 seconds, so you can understand how fast a BMW can be compared to other typical house hold cars. I've seen a BMW that reaches 60 mph just under 5.9 seconds. As you may know, one of the fasted BMWs, BMW M3 GTR if not the fastest reaches 60 mph in just 3.3 seconds, that's not far from the worlds road fastest car at all. So BMs are no joke.

So if you feel like you want authority on the road go for a BMW, just be sure you buy one that is in perfect working condition, otherwise BMs parts can be very expensive.

Hope this helps and goodluck in your search...

WebHostingPal:
Yeah, not a problem at all.... To be honest with you, Most BMW 5 Series are great, I've had 520, 525 and 530 series before as you may no, the only difference to them are the engine sizes. 520 is 2 Litres Engine, 525, 2.5 Litres and the last one is 3 Litres. You can't compare the power of these three models. a typical 530 Litres BMW is really powerful, even though you are doing 120 miles on the clock, it feels like you are just driving at 30 miles, it's seriously amazing.

BMWs are very strong as well, the was a guy that put a bimmer in cruise control at 70 miles per hour, he dind't know how to operate the control, and some how unlucky for him, the system lucks, break not fuctioning and cruise control wouldn't work respond. The guy was tooting other road users off the motor way, he was reaching a massive round about very fast at that 70 miles per hour, before he knew it he'd smashed into the round about.

I'm telling you the story because the guy actually survived un-hurt. A very luck guy. He only survived because the BMW took the impact of the hit, if that was another car it would have been a different ball game. That's why you see people stick to BMWs, for safety.

Below stats of some of the BMs

525 auto, running on petrol has 192 BHP engine power, with an acceleration of 0-60mph in 8.7 seconds and up to the top speed of 145 mph

525 auto, running on diesel has 177 BHP engine power, with an acceleration of 0-60mph in 8.3 seconds and up to the top speed of 141 mph

525 manual, running on petrol has 192 BHP engine power, with an acceleration of 0-60mph in 7.9 seconds and up to the top speed of 148 mph

525 manual, running on diesel has 177 BHP engine power, with an acceleration of 0-60mph in 8.1 seconds and up to the top speed of 143 mph

If you travel alot interstate and for business, you can't go wrong with a 5 series, they are all quick on the go. If you are the sporty type that like massive control, and get away quick, you probably want BMW 525 manual @ 192 BHP. BMWs are some of the cars that even though they have high millage, they still drive like brand new.

Apart from the Fomular1 cars that is 800BHP, the Hennessey Venom (GT) is the fastest road car at 270 BHP reaching 60 mph in just 2.3 seconds, so you can understand how fast a BMW can be compared to other typical house hold cars. I've seen a BMW that reaches 60 mph just under 5.9 seconds. As you may know, one of the fasted BMWs, BMW M3 GTR if not the fastest reaches 60 mph in just 3.3 seconds, that's not far from the worlds road fastest car at all. So BMs are no joke.

So if you feel like you want authority on the road go for a BMW, just be sure you buy one that is in perfect working condition, otherwise BMs parts can be very expensive.

Hope this helps and goodluck in your search...

WebHostingPal:
Sorry buddy, I was responding to your message when I got caught-up with other things.

Remember that you can't based your judgement solely on my guide, but you can be well informed to a certain degree with the small information you get from me. So here we go....

Be very careful, I don't think you should buy a car without seeing it first, that's the easiest way to part away with your hard earned money. Unless you have someone you can 150% trust to oversee buying the car for you in the US, Germany or any where else. You just need to see what you are paying for.

I've sold used cars abroad and the way the buyers made arrangement was to get quotes from those "car transporters" companies. The car transporters will require the collection and delivery addresses of the car and they will give you a quote based on that, including the pickup and delivery dates. Some car transporters will deliver internationally and some don't. I believe that my buyers were quoted based on distance.

What country do you intend to use the car and what country are you based at the moment, car prices are quite different depending on the country you reside in. Otherwise importing a car from one country to the other will quickly sky rocket the total cost of the car.

Also do you intend to buy from a dealer or private buyer? both have advantages and disadvantages. Dealers will probably not give you much discount and private sellers will most likely knock some money off the price.

Back in those days, there was massive significance in prices when buying from a private seller and dealers. Private buyers will most innocently sell off good cars for unbelievable prices, while dealers will most likely sell you crap cars for huge amount of money. That was then, private sellers are clued up these days and they now try to sell their cars at trade prices. So as it stands now there is no much difference between private and dealer prices.

I think the figures you quoted "$15000 and between €10,000 and €20,000" are over the price to pay for a used car like the ones you mentioned. You can actually start your own car trading business with those figures.

Audis and BMWs are solid and built to last by the Germans, you can't go wrong with buying a Bimmer or Audi. Well maintained car can do any amount of journey, personally I will choose a German car over any other. Very few British cars are great as well, Example Jaguars and Land Rovers are well built and solid, Unlike the Jaguar S-Types that run on the real Jaguar engine, the X-Type is powered by Ford engine.

Ford make great British cars as well, but very few of them can be trusted. Until the Germans got involved with Ford.

This is a link to show you what country manufactured what car; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_automobile_manufacturers_by_country

Peugeot is the most successful car manufactured by the French, I won't trust modern Peugeots that much though unlike 504, 505 in those days and I can't knock them either because they are fairly ok.

I will avoid Vauxhaul, Rover 75 etc, The rover 75s had been acquired like three or four times by different countries/manufacurers and back to the British Again. When the German acquired Rover 75, they made the 2.5 engine version, which was supposedly meant to be powered by BMW engine. The project was a disaster. Then the Japanese acquired the car and changed the entire Rover 75 features, making the car sportier, it was great. They re-branded it from Rover 75 to Rover MG. Again the project failed for some reasons. Rover 75 (Now MG) unlike most standard cars came with 18 inches alloy wheels by default, very sporty looking cars, but without market value. Back to the hands of the British now, they even try to re-invent Rover 75, that even turned out to be a disaster.

You will surely enjoy BMW 3 Series, the Salon, Coupe and Convertible, they were well built and they have high market value for them. I will avoid BMW Compact, do you know the 316TI version ?, no market value for them at all.

Please note, when I say Market Value, I mean a car that you can buy and sell on any time and still make good money from it. I once bought a car BMW 330 2001 make, unexpectedly the car developed one problem and the money to fix the problem was greater than the price I paid for the car itself... I was left with two options, repair it or sell it on..

I chose the latter, I put the car in for auction explaining the exact problem that was wrong with the car, by then I thought I'd lost money and my intention was that it will go for scrap if you know what I mean. But hey, I sold the car almost twice the price I paid for it. The guy that bought the BM sent a delivery company all the way from Romania.

My biggest tip for you are;

1 - Always see and test before you buy

2 - You should always buy a car with market value on them, a car that people have appetite for so that you can easily sell it on should anything happen otherwise you will be stuck with a car that neither can you fix nor sell. Be careful though when you buy from auctions. Even if you have a battered BMW in your garage, it will still sell for parts. I'm sure there are other good cars as well.

I have friends that use Toyotas and Hondas, and I believe they are good cars, but I've not used or sold any Toyota or Hondas. My reviews are based on the cars that I've dealt with on several occasions.

Remember that this is only a guide and I know I've slightly gone off the topic, nearly turning this into car review which is not my intention at all any one can buy any car they like.

But hey, I hope these info gives you some ideas, I'm popping to the Gym now, so if you have any question drop it, I will respond when I'm back. Regards.

WebHostingPal:
No, not at all, you can buy as many used cars as you want, the point here is that when buying a used car, you want to make sure that you buy one that you will enjoy for a while. Over the time, the cost of repairing a used car is dearer than the car itself.

There was this guy that I know, he bought a Jaguar X-Type 2012 for a Million Naira (Converted Currency), the car was in showroom condition, I can post the pic of the car here, it was a top of the spec and with two tone, that is depending on the weather the car changes colour.

But the gearbox started playing up 3 months after purchase, although the car still drives perfect, but you know, you want to quickly fix any issue before other areas start to get affected. The guy was expecting the the cost to be petty, but guess what ? the bill to fix just the gear box was 600,000 Naira and he was advised that because he'd been driving the car for a while it's most likely that that other areas could have been affected as well.

Brand new cars can break down as well, even on the day of purchase, but this post is not about brand new cars.

You can also buy OBDII (On-board diagnostics) device, most modern cars have self diagnostic onboard, so you can use your OBDII to read cars faults before you even pay for it. The device will give you a pretty good idea of the problems on the car and other problems that may arise after sales.

chucky234:
Overpriced

chucky234:
Overpriced

chinasaekperem9:
Omojuwa is crazy.when will yorubas learn how to respect their elders? In a sane country, no one in his right senses will say such again his / her president. Keep on with the good works GEJ.their silly propaganda can't stop you.

kowema:
Ur Man as in Boyfriend or Your Husband?. Let's make it clear so we know how Much ryts u av.....If the former is the case then u better shut up and wait on the lord, if he is ur husband then be an asset wife not a Liability Wife, That way u can av asking ryt..Bless you

prettiest1:
Loll. Don't mind me, the apple part got my eyes and so I wanted to be convinced she has not tempered with it "I mean the apple"
#teamapplepreserved tillmarriage.

prettiest1:
Concerning the apple you talked about, how are you sure she has not eaten it before now.

Richiy:
My dear, some boys can do it. They don't even want to know. Age is nothing more than a number to them.

Trippledots:
my brother leave that thing o.... that girls face on makeup will look soooo 16... take away those tops give her some sleek sexi, thigh showing, skin flashing dress to wear and you wont recognise her again.
i just hope she allows her self time to really grow up and not be in a hurry to eat her apples before they are ripe.

berem:
the bridge is shaking? don't worry,Jonathan will set up a committee to look into the situation.

Gorgeous58:
Strive to be the kind of woman who, when your man hits rock bottom, when his business fails or he is retrenched from his job, can carry the family through. You must be able to provide what he otherwise would. This thing of women who sit doing nothing, and when a man goes through a difficult period, cannot come through for him, or at least even help him make a plan, is not on.

Let us start hustling with our men. We must stop being liabilities when we have what it takes to be assets.

Ladies, what's your take on this?

experimentist:
Thunder fyah you there! Bigot!