₦airaland Forum

padeolu:
Hello everyone,

I am looking to purchase a mini van within my budget of 3.8 to 4 million naira for a foreign used vehicle (Tokunbo). I need a family car that is reliable, fuel-efficient, and has less maintenance cost. I currently have a 2001 Toyota Sienna that I have been using without any issues or concerns, so I am open to purchasing a newer model of the same or a different brand.

I would like to seek the advice of car professionals and those with experience in this area on the best mini vans to purchase within my budget. I am looking for a mini van that can comfortably seat a family of five or more, is spacious, easy to maintain, and has a good safety record.

I would appreciate any advice and recommendations you may have based on your experience and expertise. Please feel free to share any insights or tips that could help me make an informed decision.

Thank you in advance for your help.

theadeola:
I've learned a lot about cars by buying a lemon

But now, I want to put my car in good working order.

I stay in Ibadan, so please if you know any good plug for engine and gear, abeg hook your boy up.

I also intend to keep updating this topic with progress reports of when I start working on the car, so watch this space.

checky619:



Exactly all what you stated here is what is happening to my 2008 Honda accord V6 right now, the previous gear got spoilt, got a new gear and gave Kazeem to fix it, Kazeem didn’t fix the radiator hose well To the gear, gear oil started becoming milky and blinking D light, now the radiator is bad and leaking inside the gear, I told kazeem to disconnect the hose pending the time I will buy another radiator, right now can’t drive the car for 30mins straight to avoid over heating the gear

Mustaphaarome:
My former company has not paid my pension contributions couple with their own contributions too for the past 7 years I worked with them 3 months after leaving them now

Any advice please

manuelcc:
Can I get a foreign used with my budget?

seanfer:
No boss.

shortgun:
This drug Dexamethasone was prescribed by doctors in a Government hospital for my dad, getting to the pharmacy I was told that NAFDAC have stopped pharmacies from selling the drug and confiscated the ones in their warehouses.

I put a call across to the doctor to speak with the pharmacist about the development. After asking the pharmacist when the drug was withdrawn from circulation and other things the doctor insisted I get the drug in another pharmacy that have it in stock, this is after the pharmacist stood her ground that the drug is no longer safe as directed by NAFDAC.
I've gotten the drug but I am still not sure if I should let my dad take it cos of this confusion.
What do you guys think?

jaephoenix:
This right here is a typical Nigerian, very ignorant but proud in his ignorance.
You want a pharmacist to prescribe a med for a diagnosis s/he didn't make. Really? The pharmacist that doesn't know the disease disease pathology and complications?
In one fell swoop, you casted all the government doctors into the trash can, but you're forgetting private practice doctors refer patients to government hospitals which include tertiary health institutions like Teaching and Specialist Hospitals. These hospitals are where you have the best professors in the medical field. But somehow, you prefer a pharmacist's prescription to theirs. Or if you have tetanus infection, multiple myeloma etc, you'll rush to a pharmacist?
And no, you aren't better off with visiting a pharmacist with lab tests because lab tests does not give the complete picture of a disease. You need a doctor to examine and take history. Some lab tests are plain useless, example is Widal test. Now this test has been abandoned a long time ago but roadside labs still swindle ignorant folks like you to do it, and they tell you your titer is high and prescribe drugs for you that you have typhoid fever. Lol
Til now, I still get patients sending me test results like Widal and Malaria parasite test, asking me to prescribe drugs for them. I ignore most of them. Some I take history from them.
About the OP's case, here's what I know.
Dexamethazone is very much a safe drug. We use it in a range of disease like allergies, shock, premature labor etc. What is the issue here is the brand of dexamethazone here which is Xasten. NAFDAC found out Xasten, Destrax, Dexacure etc contain substandard amount of the dexamethazone. Meaning the dexamethazone is not up to 0.5mg in each tab. So, the doctor is right by telling you to get dexamethazone. He doesn't know the actual brand youre buying. The pharmacist is wrong(or maybe you misunderstood him/her) in saying dexamethazone is banned or fake. She should have told the doctor the particular brand is substandard and not tell him dexamethazone is not safe.

LaIabobo:
NAFDAC released an advisory that there are some substandard brands of this drug in circulation.

That doesn't mean all Dexamethasone are fake.

However, this particular brand was part of the substandard ones listed by NAFDAC last year.

Check number 18 on the list below...

https://www.nafdac.gov.ng/public-alert-no-040-2022-alert-on-detection-of-substandard-dexamethasone-products-in-nigeria/

sooperrescue:
Happy New year bros. It depends on the mileage. 15k is the minimum

sooperrescue:
8k per vehicle

OyelSheik:
Good day Guys:

I have a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee that has been giving air suspension issues.

I have changed;
1. Air pump (new)
2. Valve (new)
3. Right hand side Air Shocks ( Tokunbo)

And a bunch of other small bits and pieces.

Till now the car just refuses to rise.

The guys from Chanrai that I brought in to look at it using the oem scanning tool don’t also seem to know what the issue is.
The current guess is that the Nitrogen in the system is depleted.

Can I get a recommendation of someone who can help ?

alphaNomega:
This is not fair. What did he steal?

Calm down please.

seanfer:
The mechanic said there’s no leakage on the intake. This is frustrating. Do you have any good technician you can recommend in PH?

tabisegroup:
Greetings!!

Please my Toyota Camry 1997/1998 is giving me headache. If I park the car in an open space where there's direct sunlight or if I drive it for let's say close to an hour, the mileage digits will clear off, disappear and the gear will no longer select until I drive to where there's shade and park for an hour before the mileage digits comes up again. If not, i will just be firing gear one all along.

What's the solution please?

frebor:
I remember researching this extensively when I had this issue with my Avalon

Check here: https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/Discussion-t17828_ds549663


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uYo1dfHK_s

Changing the ceramic resonator did work, if you find a proper electrician to fix it. Else, just buy a new Guage cluster.

buygala:
Same car you are complaining about here yeah?


Why are you so wicked Sir

Airline:
I drive honda end of discussion, my car consumes a lot of fuel and it emits a hardly noticed black smoke. I have done almost everything in fuel system to increase fuel efficiency but not working, could it be the absence of catalyst converter?

Rikze:
Noted with thanks, Bro

OneCandleAway:
That's why I asked him, 'Alex if you born girl which of your magas will you name her after'?

Unruly7:
Good evening all
My Honda 2007 D indicator on dashboard is always blinking once the car is on driver
The issue started on Friday after I asked an electrician to check all the fuses in the car to make sure they all pass currents he removed all the fuse and use little naked wire to bridge all the fuse and suck them back.

I went to my mechanic and he said it’s my gear sensor that needs servicing after servicing the sensor and changing of gear oil, I start the car and the blinking stop at some point it started again, it seems the blinking comes on when the car is hot or so

My Gear selects well
Engine is sound

The 2 problems I’m having now is
1) the D blinking
2) once I’m on hold up with AC my car sounds as if it’s not getting enough fuel supply be sounding like it once to off. Like there’s a cut in fuel supply.

I’m in Abuja please what can you suggest because I want to take it to mechanic or electrician
I don’t even know.

Hollawayn05:
Haaaaa
Me keh
I dint pick it up imediatly I discovered at the car stand, thou I'm yet to recover my full pay but I have dem this Friday or hell get loosed

Dqdee:
In a nutshell, on September 10th 2022 precisely pass 7p.m in Abuja, i had an accident which almost took my life but God be praised for keeping me alive. Please, I need suggestions and recommendation on a good craft panel beater that can help fix my car and a good painter. Your opinions and suggestions is highly welcome. I live in Abuja.

Joinnar:
In this Life, there is no one like Mum

Quick one guys
I already posted this here but am yet to get a buyer that's why am reposting.
Pls guys, I need to sell my car as distress cos they offered me admission oversea.,, I need a buyer or who can help me sell it faster ASAP I have just 4 days left to pay the school fees deposit. Am in ilorin. Please check out this thread link for the car full info and pics.
Last price is 3.5 M
Kindly help a brother
You can check car full details here on jiji.
http:///Jiji_Sonata

chatinent:



cc: lalasticlala, Seun, dominque, mynd44

topcatking:
It is these images that NASA Photoshop and then claim they found a new planet or a nebula etc


Scammers everywhere.

1kinggy:
There's a difference between Sabbath and Sunday. Sabbatharians keep sabbaths, people who get days off use Sundays for their assigned religious activities.

Solofresh2:
I did some research few days ago only to find out that the real birth day of our Lord Jesus Christ is not December 25th but February 28th.
Now my question is,why do the elites keep lying to us?Why?

DaimlerBen:
Good day house.

Please, what's the name of a kinda-cruiser-like honda/yamaha/suzuki bike with dual exhausts (left & right), quite popular in Nigeria in the 90s (when I started noticing them)?
A picture would also be nice so I could confirm.
Thanks.

Sorry for the diversion.

Unyimekelvin:
Please can someone help out, what is this rashes called??its distopping me on my chests ... could this be an infection or internal heat