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OJURONGBE1:
When I see Ford Pathfinder, Explorer, Edge, Focus, Fusion, Taurus & F150 on the road, I wonder what the owners would go through when the motor start its madness.
Funny enough, some of these Ford brands i see on the road looks new/chacha tokunbo.
Is it the interior & the build they fancied or the series of headache the car would subject them to that lured them?

GAZZUZZ:
Stop spamming the place or you will get a lengthy ban.

Your request has nothing to do with Ehailing and I will not help.

chucsmoore:
Don't mind him, like as if he didn't know winter was coming. . January and February are always the toughest months of this business. Like I said business will start booming again in March. Everybody should just know including owners, driver owners and drivers that this is the usual phase this business normally go through. Patience and endurance is what it takes everything will be back to normal.

FuckEveryday:


Azzin ehn!! Buh Las las, everyone should plan and pray for exit plan. Forget that I drive during my spare time Shi.. If the money dey you go uninstall the app.

I just dey imagine how much people wey get partners dey make for themselves after remittance, and how many long hours they have to drive.
It is well bro

FuckEveryday:
Omo ehn!
As I comot from that vulcanizer naxo tire less again on #900 trip to Chevy View o (God go punish bolt)
I managed the shit out of Chevy View to that stupid market @ Jakande, bought one tokunbo tire @ 6k, Buy Origin Bitters dey go house

I dey house laidis listening to Peace of mind by Rema as I drink my Origin and think about my exit plan. We live to drive another day...

davit:
Guys, which is the best way to handle steering while driving? Gazzuzz, radautoworks, Blackbishop, izzou your input will be helpful.

davit:
Guys, which is the best way to handle steering while driving? Gazzuzz, radautoworks, Blackbishop, izzou your input will be helpful.

1daboi:
don't know but using that emoji to a brother looks gayish . We move...

dru23:
Car business is a tough business to get into... Buyers need to do their due own diligence......

FuckEveryday:
Make all this Aspire to Perspire quotes no lead person to hell one day sha

Blackbishop:
We fit call am BlackWhite

drmikeadams:
until the mondeo kills d man finally

OJURONGBE1:
I'm trying but ko easy mehn. I brood about it a lot but just like you said time heals some pains.
Thanks for your words of encouragement.
God bless your heart ❤️

suco01:
Lol. The 1998 sienna that I am currently using which is my first car was used buy a woman, very neat interior and exterior first body but mama don knock the engine dey follow him husband drag say na new model sienna she want, hubby no get choice than to sell cheap for me 450k bought toks engine, servicing, gear oil change and workanship 220k. Sold knocked engine 35k at first gate. Hubby later add money join to buy her 07 sienna.

Eldemmi:
infact it is my mantra... used by a woman is a turn off for me....

OJURONGBE1:
Baba, am still nursing the pain that Evil Mondeo inflicted on me. May God help me.

peeps4u:
What about a car used and certified by Radauto?

peeps4u:
And later, this car will be put on sale with "used by a woman" tag.

eyinola:
if u newly register sef dem go back u 5star 100% activity score

Meanwhile shey this one na joke abi abt exactly

OJURONGBE1:
I'm not a veteran but i can advise you a little based on my 6months Ehailing experience.

Take time to study how to use Google map .

Always say a prayer before you set out as early as 6am to target people going to work (except you stay on the island where Ehailing trips are guaranteed anytime of the day). Please, don't chauffeur more than 1passenger at night and don't stay out late all the time. Whatever you do till 8pm should be enough unless it's festivity & public holidays.

Expect some verbal insults, silly gestures & mockery from girls your siblings age.
Expect Agbero & omo ita to accuse you allegedly of parking in their zone (Yaba, surulere, Ebutte metta, Oyingbo etc) Don't lose guard. Be vigilant at Mile 12, Eko bridge ( at night), Mile 2( at night). They Rob people off their possession in these axis.

Somolu, Yaba & Lagos island have many one way routes. Always ask your riders if they're acquainted with the road that leads to their destination, so you could use their help to navigate.

Don't beat the traffic on 3MB to link ikoyi-osborne bridge, Marina & Awolowo road, Lastma officials are always seated somewhere looking for who would fall victim. Don't beat traffic light & Stop signs too.

Notify your riders on your preferred mode of payment. If they offer you bank transfers, wait till you get your credit alert before they alight from your car or discharge their goods.

Eat well, drink a lot of water and have some orbitgums in your car. Don't listen to people who say spending 1000 naira is too much to feed yourself on a daily. Please, patronize pie Xpress at Chicken republic . They make sweet & cheap pies.

Sign up on the 3 Ehailing Apps ( Bolt, Uber & InDriver). It gives you options.

When you take a trip to the Airport' drop off zone', immediately your driver alight, drive far away from the airport or use the parking lot if you want a trip out. No go dey do suegbe for airport, dem go sama you billing like Eyinola

Don't forget 'Grooming', the way you look says alot about your hygiene. Learn to take a day off to relax, exercise and brainstorm on your next line of work. You can't drive Uber forever.

Your best bet as at now is 10-13k gross on weekdays and 12-20k on weekends.
Make sure you check this space at least once a week to read about Drivers experience. You can chip in your daily experience too and we would have a good laugh about it and give you koboko if you err.

Hope to read from you soon.

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Pope191, go to the front page and mail the Supermods

They would unban you[/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Yeah, that's true. I would never advice anyone to use fake parts on a car. But the whole discussion is about Chinese parts dominating the original, and it's largely because of our economic predicament

I remember when GIGM rebranded. They were using Toyota Hiace and Mercedes Sprinter buses. Today, na China bus full their park.

Haulage companies used to use Man, Iveco and Scania (Brand new). Today, they all have Howo, Shacman and Jac in their fleet.

If Uber drivers buy only Original parts for their vehicles, a lot of us would drop this hustle because it wouldn't be worth it.

An original Goodyear tyre is about #40000 in the US (excluding shipping). Imagine buying four and then one gets damaged because of bad roads.....

Nigeria problem follow for why people dey choose China everyday[/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue] Nigeria is a poor country, and most of its population would pick affordability first, before durability

Check the price for brake pads in the USA. I'm very sure that almost everybody here would prefer to pay the normal #2500 to #3000 than spend $29 or $55 (excluding shipping) for it.

I remember a particular part I had for sale. I had the original (someone brought it from Germany) and I had the China own.

The original was #20,000 while the Chinese was #7,000. In the past four months, I have sold the Chinese version back to back, but only one man bought the original (after much convincing)

Imagine if I decided to make my livelihood on only selling that original part. I'm sure I'll be in my village now

You're right about having fake parts though[/color]

izzou:
[color=royalblue]Pope191,

Because something is made in China, doesn't make it fake...

See as you just cast my dream country [/color]

peeps4u:
Kwakwakwakwakwa......the thing funny fa

shollywendy1:
Reason why I sticked to buying my oil from him (Dru) "gangan leleyi"

radautoworks:
I have been awol for a while and catching up. It amuses me when you guys consider the cost of an engine when purchasing cars. No one worries about that here because it's not often an engine gets changed. It's only in Nigeria I've seen engine become part of routinely changed part.

PROPER MAINTENANCE WITH RIGHT FLUIDS AND YOU SHOULD REALLY GET 250-400K MILES OUT OF YOUR ENGINE DEPENDING ON THE BRAND. Even with conventional oil. We don't all put synthetic in cars overseas. Nigerians are always changing engine because of penny wise pound foolish mentality.

There only things to consider when buying a car for me are purpose of use, reliability, gas consumption, and comfort for purpose of use. I guarantee if you buy a car, let me do the initial inspection and routine maintenance, you will get 300k or more out of your engine and transmission no shaking. In about 30 years I have only had to change an engine once and that was because of bad oil. Also in 30 years the only major repair I have had is changing an ac compressor once and two oxygen sensor once. I have never changed anything else on a car except for brake pads. I tire for Nigerians.

Pearl1910:
Yes I agree there is relativity based on ur personal experience but the general facts remain valid.

shollywendy1:
Be careful o. LASG taskforce are seriously raiding beaches, night clubs this days oo.

FuckEveryday:
One girl wey I carry for morning say make I come make we go beach, I just reach she neva show

Pearl1910:
Now u have moved from price to relativity of rugged. Kontinue.

Sha advise the user if you have any value for him.