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When #thismatter started yesterday, I wanted to write my review to buttress some points but then after a while, #thematter seemed to be getting resolved. But it's heated up again, so, I think I should write it nonetheless.

Was my transaction straight forward?, not exactly. Am I satisfied?, definitely.

After following his thread right from day 1, I contacted Amdman on Feb 9, 2020 that I want to buy a Honda Accord 04/05 and that I'm on a very tight budget of 1.2M (I'm sure that money cannot get me such here in Nigeria). He proceeded to show me three options he had available at that time, two 04 (1.2M) model and a 05 (1.25M) model. I made a deposit as per his terms and conditions for the 05 and he proceeded to inspect. There was a number of rust area on the body of the car and the interior wasn't catching at all. He gave a honest review and said we can do better than that one.

At the beginning of this journey, I actually informed a family member so as to give me a different view of things in case I'm getting carried away.

Back to our hunt, he told me that he had review one of the 04 and it seems a very good deal. I saw the pictures too, it's an EX model with a very neat interior for a 04 car. The issue was it had a bumper/fender 'injury'. My family member (FM) was the opinion Amdman just wanted to sell off that car to me, probably because it was cheap but I took Amdman as a honest person. I told him to go review the car again and send me video. Our agreement was that the repairs (bumper/right fender and the little rust areas) will be done for 50k (Remember I made deposit for 1.25M and I are getting that for 1.2M, so, I was still covered)

He did the review of Feb 13 and I really liked the car. He said he drove it for quite some mins and engine is sound. Interior was great from the picture. We noticed some rust area at the bonnet tip and body close to the rear tire by the passenger side. I gave him a go ahead and car was shipped out on Feb 15

All these was done before Covid-19 became a real thing. The epidemic caught the vessel in transit, so, it was a long wait. The vessel finally berthed around April 10 (can't get the specific date again, +/- a day sha). Then the clearing process took a while, and the car came out of port on April 30.

Car was 'taken' to his people workshop (panel beater and painter). This was were the real hussle started. I do not stay in Lagos but these artisans and my cars are in Lagos. My 'FM' said called a family friend who called his mechanic to help go to where the car is and oversee what they are doing. I paid the man 20k for his troubles. When the panel beater and painter billed Amdman, he informed me and told me it was on the high side to what was earlier thought. So, they were planning to straighten the fender rather than replace. He also made mention he had incurred extra expenses due to increased trucking fee and Covid-19 ish. I said I wanted an outright replacement and I sent an extra 20k to him to make sure what I want was done. I had issues with his painter/panel beater (that was envisaged by my FM and I, and that was why we wanted somebody on ground) but the mechanic going there daily made sure things were going a bit smoothly

Before I continue my review and give my opinions later, there was an event that need to be mentioned (this will give an insight into 'Nigeria factor'). After the panel beater took all the whole world to replace the bumper and fender, the painter informed me that the car cannot move from its present position (it was a shock). I called the panel beater and he said the car was towed down to their workshop that the shaft is broken. I called Amdman immediately (he doesn't pick though, that was the first time I tried calling), then sent him WhatsApp messages to register my discontent. He replied later and was also shocked by the revelation. He said he drove the car into the container himself. After enquiries, it was actually during the process of bringing the car down from the container that the shaft got broken. The clearing agent didn't inform Amdman, the panel beater that received didn't inform Amdman. I was informed before him (I know he was furious about this). He gave them money to replace that and was done.

After two deadline passed for the painter to finish his job, O secured the service to follow a police patrol car delivery relief items to Lagos (and to follow them when going back) on May 14. I met the painter finishing his job. I already secured the delivery of a Liqui Moly 5W20 to the car for 15k before I got a there. Car got to my house that same day.

Prior to this, I've downloaded the Honda Accord 04 owner's manual and service repair manual from a torrent site. So, I know what and what is expected. The last service sticker was on the car and it was due for oil change about 800km ago. Took the car to a mechanic shop, bought parts I needed myself, then started instructing them on what you to do. Changed the engine oil and filter, changed all brake pads and brake oil. Had extra 4 tires delivered with the car, so I chose the best ones and put it on the alloy rims. Sprayed the alloy rims and callipers. Another funny thing, took the car to an AC guy for check up (because I felt it wasn't cold enough), the guy was telling me story about how the compressor is not working well enough (Me that I've jerked the owner's manual and the gibberish service repair manual), I told him to come off it. Took the car away from him, and during the engine oil change, I begged my mechanic to help me remove and blow off the AC filter under the dashboard (it was full of dirt when he brought it out)....and that did the trick.

I still have a pending issue of my key fob and also the power steering oil is a bit on the low side (I haven't found the Honda power steering oil around here).

If you are on the WhatsApp group page, I posted the car there of recent.

In conclusion, like I said earlier I'm 99% satisfied by my transaction despite the hurdles.

My Opinions: Amdman is quite honest and he is very proud of that (as he should be). He has little control over Nigeria factors (his clearing agents and mechanics) and he and buyers should give allowance for that.
I still feel he still has the best deal per each car model/year as compared to what you get in Nigeria car stands but (a big BUT) his deals are only meant for patient and well composed individuals (I'm quite sure he was satisfied with my interactions with him). If you are not the above, just save everybody (including Amdman) the energy and buy here in Nigeria (do your due diligence and VIN check and still hope for the best, God's willing)

Also, any car (especially cars more than 10 years old, 2010 and below) being bought (either from Amdman or someone else, from Nigeria stand or preorder) should be budgeted for major maintenance at first, this are also used and not new cars. We also need to put that at the back of our minds.

Apologies for the epistle, apologies for typos. Whatever I typed before 'My Opinions' are facts as known by me and 'My Opinions' are my opinions. Thank you all.

Oluoxide2:
Lol. You are absolutely correct. Thanks bro.. Go and sealed yours too oo

I saw your Torrent (with your customized plate) around Ashi late last December

Please, is there anyone with a referral to an Honda key 'reprogrammer' in Ibadan?

CarGuideNGR:
Hello

For (2), try the following code when prompted:

56346

The code should unlock the stereo, however if it doesn't you can post the VIN here or send the VIN to CarGuideNG privately via WhatsApp

Contact details in signature.

Thank you very much, it worked.

That leaves me with the key fob. Anyone?

Please, I need help with a told Honda Accord 2004.

1. The key fob buttons are not working. I've tried reprogramming it using the off to on, and press unlock/lock (repeat 3 times) method but it seems I'm not getting it or the method is not working for it

2. The radio has a code message on its display. I looked into the glove compartment but the serial number isn't there. I pressed 1 and 6 simultaneous while putting on the radio and it showed U1909 L7593. I proceeded to enter this + the VIN at the code generator site but it's giving an error that VIN number is incorrect (I've triple checked and I'm quite sure I'm entering the right numbers/letters)

Can anyone help me with the above?

ojeysky:
IB, I think they are exempted or something...think about it govt allowed clearing of goods, what sense will it make if they don't allow it to be moved from port to destination. I think clearing agent drivers have some form of ID or exemption that they present

Can you help me with the contact of that person? Will really appreciate it if you can

Apologies for the engagement everyone. Normal service will resume tomorrow (it's am already )

I believe he will reflect and know that he can't always have it his way. Or he may not. Well, I wish him the best in his future endeavours.

Until our paths cross each other's again

KngGezy:
The cause of action was the Mi9T bad battery issue. And my statement was jumped upon because they felt I couldn't provide evidence. That doesn't remove the fact that the Mi9T had battery issues

This is a quote from last year. That indicates the Mi9T had battery issues

No face palm emoji.

Mr Man, we've seen the aetiology of this disease, now treat it (poor analogy but point made)

No one is asking you for the cause of action or whatever. Let's assume Mi 9T has battery draining issue for the course of this argument (a colleague of mine uses one and there is no issue, but let's agree to disagree). Can you now reply correctly to the post you earlier posted tonight on this issue?

You will do us all a favour by answering the above question in simple terms i.e. 'I did' or 'I did not'. No epistle please.

KngGezy:
When his original insultive comment is there for all to see. Aren't you seeing that you are one sided. If you clicked on my post it would have taken you back to his original insult.

You haven't spoken against the insults.

And to prove meant to correct him. Less than a minute later I put it there that I modified his insult.

So were have I gone wrong

Would you have preferred that I insulted him back ?

Or that I kept quiet

Or that I reported him to the mods because he went against Rule 2.

perceived insult. I can bet a million naira that no mod or super mod will ban him if that post was reported. Try me, you can go ahead and report it now.

Back to the correction I'm trying to make (by making you see the wrong in what you did'

By saying, quote and unquote .....by this comment of yours, did you or did you not try to pass across an edited post (editing done by you) as someone else's comment?

KngGezy:
You are very uninformed

It was the Mi9Ts issue that made me make the comment of the SOT.

So what are you saying?

I'm well informed and I know but nobody is bringing that up again. The point of contention is some means all and SOT of 12 hours. That's what the young (or old, whatever the case may be) man asked you. You give replies to questions asked. You don't create your own question

And I think I need to use the bold function for you to get points being passed across

KngGezy:
For the sake of peace,
The Mi9T SOT at that time was not normal. And from the comments , I can say that I was right.


But I will put this issue to rest.

But do you know you didn't address any of that man's questions or points but you brought up Mi 9T which wasn't even referenced to at all. How do you expect anybody to take you serious?

KngGezy:
You just confirmed what I said that its incitive. And I could have replied in a worse manner or reported him. But I chose to correct him and his statement. So please up till now without making use of insults. Do tell me were I have gone wrong

I've showed you where you were wrong. You just won't accept it because you've probably made up your mind that no matter what, you won't be wrong tonight. Maybe we should all wait till 00:01hrs

But let me show you again:

'.......by this comment of yours'.
This was before you had to go back to edit it again. You weren't correcting him, you were passing it across as his comment.

KngGezy:
This post is not offensive and inciting



And to pic 2 I put modified and explained my reasoning for modifying it. And it doesn't go against any Nairaland rule to modify your own quote.

I might not have the moral ground to correct him. Since I dont make use of insults. And I always address everyone with respect . But I have the exclusive right to correct , reprimand or report him to the Mods or Supermods Cc Dragnet

I will ask again Sir, Are you sure you deal with patients?

I stand by the fact that the post is no way offensive. It may be considered incitive and you've also made comments considered incitive too. You don't go around correcting all posts that are insultive or incitive to you.

Saw somewhere you're lawyer or a one in training. One may have to defend a true murderer in court to either lessen his sentence or even get him off entirely, that's one's job. Despite that, it shouldn't reflect in one's day-to-day interactions with the populace. This makes me remember the movie 'Liar Liar'

All I see here, is you trying to heat up the polity around here, rustle few feathers, make sure you win the arguments no matter what. Then, repeat.

TrebleChamp:
All of YOU QUOTING that Ediot are making this thread uninteresting, STOP QUOTING or REPLYING that Ediot..... SANITY Pleeeeease!!!!

Let's try few more attempts, so that it won't be like we didn't do our best.

KngGezy:
When I have to flow with multiple monikers quoting me at the same time with insults. I find time to be of essence. If this thread was more civil. I would have paid attention to my commas

So, you writing good English depends on people's civility?

KngGezy:
But you have never spoken against the other wrong. A wrong which is being perpetuated as we comment. But you found your voice on my own correction. Isn't it strange, I was correcting him on how he should speak. Are you sure you deal with patients,Sir?

You have no higher moral ground whatsoever to correct him on how to speak.

Pic 1: His original post does not contain any offensive word to my best of understanding and it is well known that you only make quote comments of phone having problems and not when a kudos is given

Pic 2: before you later edited this, you said '....by this comment of yours' which in honesty, is not his comment. Can you see where you are wrong now?

KngGezy:
So theres morality in making use of insults and derogatory comments. But theres no morality in modifying my own quote . And you deal with patients?

And who told you I condone insults? One will have to report half of all Nairalanders' posts for that.

You can't right a wrong with another wrong. Don't use people's insultive comments to judge your generally perceived mischievousness

KngGezy:
This is something everyone who has contrary opinion has complained about. The only difference is that once they come under heavy insults from members here. They recoil into their shells. But I have be persistent with the truth. And without resorting to insults I have passed my opinions.

Cc Dragnet

Please, it's hard to understand when you don't type well. Punctuate properly and heed to the corrections earlier mentioned about sentences.

And by the way, in case it is not being pointed out very well what you've done wrong, it's an issue of morality not going against a rule or not.

You modified another person's post while quoting it to suit yourself to (probably) deceive readers who didn't take note of the original poster's post. When called out, you went back to add 'Modified: blah blah blah' and also edit the edited original poster's post.

A normal person won't do all these (take it from an individual that deals with a lot of patients)

When one has veered off the sanity road, one think the whole world is against him/her. So, no-one on this Forum, either passing by or an avid reader of this thread has come to your aid to support you and say 'but this guy is right'. And you think you don't need a personal rethink?

(You can twist this anyhow you like, it's your fort)

maclawrence02:
Saying no one is allowed to complain here the the height of your ignorance.

And according to him, he stood up for those complaining. Defender of the Oppressed. Clown.

okolojay:
Why? do you know theres no big difference btw mediatek used in the phone and the snapdragon of other flagship phones. Most brands are just leveraging on the name(snapdragon) since it has being in market longer

Do you mean Infinix flagship (Zero 6 pro or whatever it is) or Redmi K20 pro/Samsung Note 10. Let's be explicit with our comments so that we will know how we will direct our enlightenment. Let's be guided

Piloeternity:
I be think say una won continue to dey use abusive word highest they shut the thread who loss?

If you know the number of your type that have come to this thread and left with this thread still active after, you will be surprised. It's nothing new to us again

KngGezy:
Sorry to interrupt but if Xiaomi is this good after almost a decade of entering the Nigerian market. Why is it still struggling to gain ground? This is despite the supposed wacky processors put into transsion devices. They keep on selling. And in the global market is still below even OPPO.

It seems like it is only on Nairaland that this brand is popular. And these phones are so good.

Source: IDC via BBC (Screenshot made on September 10 following iPhone 11 launch)

Shell 'losing $560,00 a day to Nigeria oil thieves'


Shell’s subsidiary in Nigeria says the oil giant is losing 10,000 barrels of oil a day to thieves in the West African nation – at a cost of $560,000 (£452,000) a day.

The losses by vandals attacking oil pipelines in the southern Niger Delta are equivalent to $204.4m over a year.
The announcement was made by Igo Weli, general manager of the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), which is a joint venture between Shell and the Nigerian government.

“These attacks were on critical assets that produce the crude oil, which accounts for over 90% of Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings and the bulk of government revenue,” Mr Weli is quoted as telling a workshop on pipeline vandalism in the oil city of Port Harcourt on Monday.
Since 2012 he said the company had discovered and removed 1,160 points where thieves were stealing the oil.
But this did not seem to be stemming the problem as 9,000 barrels a day were being stolen in 2017, 11,000 last year and 10,000 this year.

Mr Weli was also critical of a lack of development in the Niger Delta, where most people remain poor despite the vast wetlands rich oil resources.

“There is a community in the Niger Delta that has received over 2bn naira ($5.5m, £4.5m) from SPDC joint venture for its development, but is yet to develop,” the Premium Times quotes him as saying .
“The region receives 13% derivation, revenue from NDDC [the Niger Delta Development Commission government agency] and funds from companies, but still has not developed,” he said.
“The Niger Delta has refused to develop despite the huge monies allocated to the area. So, we need to ask ourselves the critical questions to change the Niger Delta narratives.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-africa-47639452

Kennyflyair:
Hello guys. Please I want to know if anyone here receives messages when their parcel arrives at the post office in Sango otta, Ogun state.

Those people no dey send me message at all!!! Most times, I just walk into the post office and ask if my package has landed. If it's there, they'll give me, if not they'll say I should wait for message.

The only time I received message from them was like 3 months after the package arrived.(I knew this because of the date of arrival they wrote on the package).

Anyone else experiences this from sango post office?

For trackable shipping, yes, they almost always message or call.

For non-trackable ones, they don't usually

I believe this whole issue is as a result of 'jumping into a discussion when it's already midway' by radautoworks. No offence to anyone.

I f he has been following the thread from day one or cared to read from page 1, like most of us, he will understand the modus operandi of amdman.

The young man stated that he gets car sale advertisement from different prospective sellers in CANADA (which is where he stays) and these advertisements are usually in different places (some places far from where he stays). He gets a price, does his own calculation and put it up here with a price that will cover purchase, shipping and clearing at the port.

If anyone likes an advertisement, you contact him, and you pay an amount for inspection. He will then proceed to the location, do all the inspection including a highway drive and give the prospective buyer feedback (He even post some on his YouTube channel and post links here). Then on and on like that

I believe this is a fair way of doing things. So, I don't understand what all the brouhaha is all about.

Have a nice day gents and ladies (if any)

The application page detects 2 errors in my application:

1. Religion: but I can't find anywhere I can fill in religion

2. Test of English Proficiency

This is for a Professional Masters (MBA). Should I go on to submit or what?

BoboKush:
Wow.... Thanks for this.... I got it naw
But I wont be able to use it because what I need it for is my Gcam pics.... I like using portrait and it open folder for each pic I snap with it.... U knw portrait pics r always in two
It Wil be very had for me to be doing SHOW IN Photos for each pic folder.... Thanks again

Viewing your pictures through Google Photos app solve this

Lexusgs430:
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Which should I choose for Gear S3 or amazfit??