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EnlightenedSoul:
I own a Toyota FJ Cruiser AWD and although I love the car to bits, trips to the gas station are enough to break my heart and burn my wallet loll. The thing is, I drive a lot. And I go on a lot of [road] trips. I also live in a mountainous area that gets ridiculous snow in the winter, and I sometimes find myself off the beaten path, so my SUV is perfect for all that. It's been veryyy reliable, and I love it! However, SUVs are generally very bad on gas, and mine is no exception. It just sucks that they can't seem to manufacture a true gas efficient SUV without compromising most/all of the positive traits that make an SUV vehicle an SUV.

Crossovers and Sedans are mostly blegh IMO. The only reason I called out the Japanese is because I own a Japanese vehicle.

Now I understand

EnlightenedSoul:
Which part requires clarification? I have a love/hate relationship with my Japanese SUV...obviously.

Every part of it, do other countries make efficient and greener SUVs than the Japanese? After all for hybrid cars Japanese sell more hybrid cars and SUVs alike than any manufacturer so that's why I'm lost at your write up. No pun intended at all.

EnlightenedSoul:
The Japanese need to start making more fuel efficient, greener SUVs. The feeling of lording over the other vehicles on the road is simply indescribable, however every time I find myself at the gas pump I wonder if it's worth it. The thought always evaporates once I get back on the road (smh). It's been a vicious cycle

What are you saying.

The world over loves Japanese cars after all in the USA with a lot of discerning buyers, researchers and autoist, Toyota still sells more. So saying Toyota syndrome (concept developed by me) is a Nigerian thing is actually unfounded, I'm not a toyota fan per se but I must admit that they make good cars all manager from premium to low class vehicles they are there to serve you. Whether you like it or not people will keep saying Japanese cars have better fuel economy because they took that battle and won it first before it became a norm.

dancok:
pls which app can I use to hold some app running in background, in other not to eat my data much.( pls quote me.)

Use (noroot firewall) it works like magic it's available on playstore.

Psalmwise:
can u convert an android fone to iPhone.....cos its new possible to convert android to blackberry

For your mind you ask intelligent question abi, where you for hear say them they convert Android to blackberry. Dumbest question of the century.

lomomike:
The Nissan idx looks like a tribute to early Nissan and Datsun.

More or less a 120y

And the Honda quintet was the car that brought the insatiable quest for automobile knowledge in me. I love cars.

CityNG:
And I'm even Yoruba by the way

But I respect Men of conscience, discipline and conviction.

I know you are yoruba and from ibadan, because I follow you and oga siena closely. Because of you 2 and few others like gazzuz, ikenna etc I'm a king in my hood coupled with my obsession for engine and combustion. You rock, you will be the one to buy my supra. I'm a world citizen, I love humans with knowledge that's my weakness

CityNG:
Not sold for 50kobo, but he paid in all 50kobo notes I think.

As for age I'm a Biafra kid and Mr. Ojukwu is my idol.

My boss

Dad also owned the first Gen prelude, I hope to buy him another Honda when I finish buying my supra probably a civic.

@cityng that's what I'm talking about, you mean you sold it for 50 kobo wow that means you are really an old man. @shagati so much for Honda's reliability, a norm still practice till modern day (though not a Honda person but I respect Honda to the bone) @cityng you did a good job here, never knew Honda made trucks way back wondered why they ain't going that road anymore, just the sissy looking Ridge line.

Supra

I await classic Honda

@cityng you mean it's faster than your BMW 528?

Surprisingly I've not seen the miata in my area in nigeria.

All of you screaming 2000gt did any of you folks ever had the privilege of seeing it.

I will definitely keep my 1989 Toyota Camry manual transmission in good shape because it will called a classic when it hits 30years, and that's pretty close. It's so painful people don't know the joy we derive from owning a classic.

Your job isn't done show the world what the Toyota century looks like.

@cityng is that red one the gt2000, and mr2 spyder, men Toyota used to make good cars o.

billy187: Went down to pay my uncle a visit last weekend. He has finally sold off his beamer **sob**.

I guess our tastes are quite similiar!! Apart from the mercedes sec, I just love the supra; despite the fact i'm not a toyota fan. I'm really dissapointed there's no true descendant to fill its shoes yet. Well, maybe except the gt86; to some extent.

Hmmm sorry about your uncle's decision to sell off the Beemer, I'm not a Toyota guy either but circumstance has made me own one, but the supra is in a league of its own. If you've driven one especially the last generation before production ceased, you will respect Toyota. That car (turbo version) will get you to 200kph while still around 4000 to 5000rpm and has got very intelligent if not the most intelligent turbo fitted in a car. So sad Toyota didn't give the world a replacement, the gt86 similarity is just it been a rear drive car. The supra has got an attitude no Toyota model has.

What about the laws against right hand drive cars, aren't you considering them. As for the price seems juicy. You bbm pin ain't correct

I will go with the one that has a manual trans, probably the PDK fitted in the porshe.

(C) Davido's Father

billy187: These pics bring lots of memories. When I was a kid, my uncle bought a five series ,the E12. (thats the 70s five series, right?) I and my sisters usually fought to sit in the front seat; y'noe , to feel that we have 'reached.' Needless to say, I often won. When I visited my uncle about a year ago; it was still there ...but on cinder blocks. He told me it runs though.

The cedi is gaining ground now, might as well look into restoring the ol' beamer- if i dont get a 1989ish benz w126 sec, my dream car!

You gotta love that isdetta though (thats how you spell it, right?) Didnt know it came with back doors.

You are my man the 1985 benz sec and Toyota supra 1993-96 are the cars I must own. My uncle's friend/neighbour still use a BMW 525 MY 1986 THAT THE AC STILL WORKS. euro cars I still don't know the stuff they are made of.

I'm the craziest leftie alive use right to write, left to hit, right to eat, left to play ball, to cut with knife.. I drive well, the only snag I've noticed over the years is that I can't relax my right hand while driving.

Bros gazzuz, why you wicked like this na☺, why a 1.4ltr engine car for that kind long distance you wan kill am, I hail you Sha you are the bomb

CityNG: We never got the manual versions in the US but I drove a manual before in Texas. It was converted by the owner to a 6 speed.

It completely changed the drivability of that car for the better.

I wonder why these manufacturers hate manual, that's my love

I just whether I will ever see manual transmission of these cars again, manuals are already a dying breed

7A6B6F1E I'm interested

I won't lie I think I spend above my means, but what of situations where siblings and parents are on one's neck, one has to shell out the little reserve to help the home front.