Ninthpope:


When I bough C180 some friends said it consumes fuel and has electrical problems. Sincerely, I have been enjoying the car for three years now without experiencing those issues. The condition of a Corolla and a 2.2 Camry that was bought by my friends after I bought mine is too bad. They keep saying I was lucky.

awan Toyota gang will soon come 4 U
The boss of Jap cars on Nairaland actually switched from toyota to Mercedes laat uear I no wan call name E start with G ahaha

CandyOps:


Boss, how u go compare '09 Honda with '05 Corolla. You're not being fair in your comparison.

You for match am with '09 or '10 Corolla to equalise your evaluation. I don't drive a Corolla though

10 corolla? Are you being serious?

There's no difference between the 2014 corolla and a 2003. You can make a comparison between a corolla of any year and any other car. All corollas drive the same way

Read here

https://www.google.com/amp/s/jalopnik.com/the-2014-corolla-is-2003s-best-new-car-1208955434/amp

tonididdy:

9yearw ago you were ripped off my guy.
In December 2018, someone bought 2 units of corollar ( not sure the year) @1.8 per unit. I ended up buying a Camry for 2.3 and a year later bought a lexusrx300 for 1.9 . This is in a toks car yard in Benin with full customs.

So how did your buy a Corolla in 2013 for 2m

If you want to advertise your Benin Toks Yard, come out do it wit your full chest. Stop mentioning me in your misinformation. For your information, I was not ripped off. I went to Cotonou. The car was super clean, with all the documents and accessories intact. Not stolen. Not accidented. It still looks very new today.

BigBashiru:


Did you buy tokunbo or brand new

Tokunbo

Crazy prices indeed.. I prefer avensus to the car.. it does not consume fuel too..

kay29000:


So true. I bought my Samsum A02 for 52k late last year, my friend also bought her Tecno phone around the same period...for 55k. Her phone is no where as good as mine, and it has already started developing faults...mine is still working as good as new. I wonder why people keep buying those overpriced transsion phones.

Bandwagon mentality bro, they think because a lot of their peers are buying it, so it's the best.

No one cares about specs or cheaper alternatives.

thinkmoney:

Toyota 2010 cost pass Venza and big Daddy. I Just got one

the global demand for the Corolla is simply driving the price skyhigh,I remembered in 2003 I went to cotonou to buy a Toyota Hilux for farm operations but due to the demand for Hilux by rebel groups and terrorists using it as guntrucks the price was triple that of the Mazda b2000,Ford sportstrac,Isuzu,ram,etc,we just got the Mazda truck for #500k,the Hilux was #1.5m

Within May 2017 and last year July, I have used 7 cars and sold 5. From the 5 I sold, 4 are Camry and 1 VW Golf Make IV. Many people doesn't sell their cars because it is giving them problem rather they sell it because they don't have luxury of time to waste at mechanic workshop and apart from that many people including me hardly use car for more than 2 years.

When you use several cars, you will understand what I said about one car tolerating abuse than the other.
In case you don't know, many people are still using Abro and Holt for Corrola, Camry pencil transmission but you can't try it in EOD, Honda City even in Camry 03-06 without regret. Is it not human being that buys those oil in eva water bottle by the road sides? Is that not the highest of abuse? I believe you now understand abuses of cars I mean.

uncleck:

With due respect sir, Corolla does not tolerate abuse, no car does. Do you know the agonies of the owners of all those Nigerian used Corolla littered everywhere for sale? Do you know what the initial owners passed through...?

zuraking:
That stupid car that looks like I am driving Keke napep. I sold it off and focus on my 2009 Honda Accord.

Apart from the stupid mentality that it's not consuming fuel(which is a lie) there is nothing special about that car. My V4 Honda Accord save more fuel than that Corolla.

I drive both so I know what I am talking about.

that lie ehn...honda civic of same generation has same fuel efficiency

Although i will still prefer corolla because of reliability...But if ure very rich go for something better

ogwuche4u:
I own a Peugeot 307 and I tell for a fact that corrola doesn't come close to it. In terms of fuel economy, availability of spare parts, the 307 is top much. Nigerians are just wired to Corolla because of how they abuse vehicle. Every car is good. Maintenance is key to enjoying a car. I even laugh more when people compare Toyota to Peugeot 406. Have you asked yourself why they use 406 as pilot 1 for long distance journey? Enough of this Corolla madness.

Bros, despite your good intentions, a peugeot 307 can never, be compared to a toyora corolla in terms is durability etc.
There is a reason Toyotas are number 1 worldwide. Even a new born child can tell the difference.
Why do you think all the transporters use Toyota hiace compared to other brands?
In a school I am involved with. We have brands of vehicles, at a point we bought new 2013 Nissan urvans, do you know they are all scrappy now, meanwhile the toks Japan used converted Toyota hiace we had years before the Nissan are all working perfectly, engine not touched, shocks etc.
Why do you think Honda odessy is not used for interstate transport but Toyota sienna is used?
Bros put that your 307 to do Uber same time with a corolla for 1 year in Lagos traffic, Walai that your 307 will be scrap before then.

shortgun:
Corolla is over hyped, dull,unsafe and uninspiring piece of ugly metal that is littered all over our roads.
It's the band wagon mentality of Nigerians that made the car expensive, Nigerians like to copy others without any assurance that what they are copying will favour them.
Same reason every corner of every street is filled with POS operators.
Same reason every parent want their children to be Doctors or lawyers.

Nigerians are mentally lazy to research any product, scheme or brand they want to commit money into....this is why Ponzi people are cashing out big.

The only condition that a Nigerian needs to do a thing is if someone has done it before.

Corolla will continue to be over priced as long as we have brain washed people with no ability to think for themselves.

The annoying part is that the drivers of this abomination of a car now behave like that proverbial butterfly that thinks itself a bird.... imagine a corolla challenging a 3.0l engine vehicle to a race.

The corolla is not for race or luxury.
It is built as a basic no frills workhorse.

Bluellake:

My Corolla 2010 was bought 2.5 ( Tokunbo, roo roo, no accident bcuz I went to Apapa myself to buy it ) two years ago. I was shocked to see the new price at 4.2M imagine! Well, I must say I'm really enjoying the car, strong and reliable. I haven't fix a thing in it since I bought it, just change oil and filter. That's all. Even i haven't refill the AC gas till now, still therein the one came with it. Really enjoying the car. With AC On, still not consume much fuel. Soon I'm giving it to my wife, I wanna try out BMW. When I drove one ( BMW), I think Corolla is for women, too light for hand bcuz sometimes I drives with just one of my fingers, Too simple men.

you don't refill AC gas except there is a leakage. It's not something that is consumed.

Most times there is a small leakage and it's cheaper to refill than to find and replace A/C component

nedekid:

Bros, despite your good intentions, a peugeot 307 can never, be compared to a toyora corolla in terms is durability etc.
There is a reason Toyotas are number 1 worldwide. Even a new born child can tell the difference.
Why do you think all the transporters use Toyota hiace compared to other brands?
In a school I am involved with. We have brands of vehicles, at a point we bought new 2013 Nissan urvans, do you know they are all scrappy now, meanwhile the toks Japan used converted Toyota hiace we had years before the Nissan are all working perfectly, engine not touched, shocks etc.
Why do you think Honda odessy is not used for interstate transport but Toyota sienna is used?
Bros put that your 307 to do Uber same time with a corolla for 1 year in Lagos traffic, Walai that your 307 will be scrap before then.

If only you understand the components of a car, then you will know that all cars can withstand any drive terrain. Peugeot engine is far more rugged than a Toyota. Go up north and see for yourself. Just say in the west where you are, Toyota has overshadowed every other car. 307 can and will deliver better service for bolt and Uber than your Toyota.

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shortgun:
Corolla is over hyped, dull,unsafe and uninspiring piece of ugly metal that is littered all over our roads.
It's the band wagon mentality of Nigerians that made the car expensive, Nigerians like to copy others without any assurance that what they are copying will favour them.
Same reason every corner of every street is filled with POS operators.
Same reason every parent want their children to be Doctors or lawyers.

Nigerians are mentally lazy to research any product, scheme or brand they want to commit money into....this is why Ponzi people are cashing out big.

The only condition that a Nigerian needs to do a thing is if someone has done it before.

Corolla will continue to be over priced as long as we have brain washed people with no ability to think for themselves.

The annoying part is that the drivers of this abomination of a car now behave like that proverbial butterfly that thinks itself a bird.... imagine a corolla challenging a 3.0l engine vehicle to a race.

Hit the f**king nail on the head with a sledge HAMMERRRRR...

Trustme2:

Have you asked what the price range of these cars cost at auction, what the exchange rate of the naira to dollar, how about the constant increase in towing and ocean freight, how about customs duties that's crazy, how about repairs when it lands in Nigeria and other exigencies, how about profit. These are the factors that makes these cars really expensive not peculiar to TOYOTA CARS alone. Mind you, our naira is useless $ to Naira is N600 and sometimes it's really difficult to get. So what can a dealer do? I tell you at that N3m no dealer can make 200k on a 2005-2007 Corolla except the car is already a junk
Now that it's on FP let me break this down
Auction price+ Auction Charges= $3000
Average Towing fee depending on location= $600
Ocean freight= $1,250
Clearing = N550k
Repairs and other exigencies = 100k
Total $ cost = $4,850 × 600 = 2,910,000
Clearing = 550,000
Repairs/ contingencies = 100,000
Profit = 150,000
Total = 3,710,000
Now the culprit here is the "Naira"
This submission is just a picture of the verge cost of getting a good car that's without so much accident. Corolla at auction are quite expensive

you are not absolutely correct

Astoria:
The feeling is mutual. Anything but T.oyota. One man's meat...

Unfortunately we are mutuals. I don't do Toyota's

ogwuche4u:


If only you understand the components of a car, then you will know that all cars can withstand any drive terrain. Peugeot engine is far more rugged than a Toyota. Go up north and see for yourself. Just say in the west where you are, Toyota has overshadowed every other car. 307 can and will deliver better service for bolt and Uber than your Toyota.

You should have simply told him that Peugeot was what Toyota brand is today... it was everywhere on our roads. na over hype make toyota cars full everywhere for NiGERIA

aikyg:


If you want to advertise your Benin Toks Yard, come out do it wit your full chest. Stop mentioning me in your misinformation. For your information, I was not ripped off. I went to Cotonou. The car was super clean, with all the documents and accessories intact. Not stolen. Not accidented. It still looks very new today.

Dem nor dey tell blind man say rain dey fall.... So.....

nedekid:

Bros, despite your good intentions, a peugeot 307 can never, be compared to a toyora corolla in terms is durability etc.
There is a reason Toyotas are number 1 worldwide. Even a new born child can tell the difference.
Why do you think all the transporters use Toyota hiace compared to other brands?
In a school I am involved with. We have brands of vehicles, at a point we bought new 2013 Nissan urvans, do you know they are all scrappy now, meanwhile the toks Japan used converted Toyota hiace we had years before the Nissan are all working perfectly, engine not touched, shocks etc.
Why do you think Honda odessy is not used for interstate transport but Toyota sienna is used?
Bros put that your 307 to do Uber same time with a corolla for 1 year in Lagos traffic, Walai that your 307 will be scrap before then.

https://www.nairaland.com/4223780/peugeot-406-2004-vs-toyota

This thread is from 2017. Help yourself out

shortgun:
Corolla is over hyped, dull,unsafe and uninspiring piece of ugly metal that is littered all over our roads.
It's the band wagon mentality of Nigerians that made the car expensive, Nigerians like to copy others without any assurance that what they are copying will favour them.
Same reason every corner of every street is filled with POS operators.
Same reason every parent want their children to be Doctors or lawyers.

Nigerians are mentally lazy to research any product, scheme or brand they want to commit money into....this is why Ponzi people are cashing out big.

The only condition that a Nigerian needs to do a thing is if someone has done it before.

Corolla will continue to be over priced as long as we have brain washed people with no ability to think for themselves.

The annoying part is that the drivers of this abomination of a car now behave like that proverbial butterfly that thinks itself a bird.... imagine a corolla challenging a 3.0l engine vehicle to a race.

Nigerians need to read this.

2sexycom:
You should have simply told him that Peugeot was what Toyota brand is today... it was everywhere on our roads. na over hype make toyota cars full everywhere for NiGERIA

It was because of the failed Nigeria system that made PAN folded up. If not, where Toyota for see road enter naija. 504 and 505 of those days. Even Peugeot pickup so rugged. I swear Peugeot pass Toyota. For body, for fuel, for balance... Omo... I love Peugeot. Ands it's cheap to buy and parts are readily available

itslinkin4005:
Oga I have a good offer for you. I import American used cars . I stay at ladipo lagos. Contact me 08068954005...

My Yaris brainbox got damaged by water and have since been malfunctioning and refuse to start... please does anyone have an idea of the market price or if it's salvageable

Thanks so much folks as I anticipate and await your useful responses

okoroemeka:
the global demand for the Corolla is simply driving the price skyhigh,I remembered in 2003 I went to cotonou to buy a Toyota Hilux for farm operations but due to the demand for Hilux by rebel groups and terrorists using it as guntrucks the price was triple that of the Mazda b2000,Ford sportstrac,Isuzu,ram,etc,we just got the Mazda truck for #500k,the Hilux was #1.5m

Hmmm..

Eleponblue:

Are you selling the car plus your problems ni? 2.9m! Hmmm...

yes sir I also added ur mum's problem to it .

NotBeenPaid:

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No price regulatory bodies. Ineffective governance churning out degenerative economic policies.

I mean how the hell would a 2003 car cost this much after 19 years. This can only happen in Nigeria.

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it's always easy to blame government from an ignorant point of view. Not that government really doesn't have any blames at all. But can we take Nigeria in isolation? You think dealers just woke up and decided to inflate prices? Just go to cars.com or carsforsale.com and check the price of 2003 corolla in USA. Then convert it to Naira. Come back and repeat what you have typed.

Trustme2:

Have you asked what the price range of these cars cost at auction, what the exchange rate of the naira to dollar, how about the constant increase in towing and ocean freight, how about customs duties that's crazy, how about repairs when it lands in Nigeria and other exigencies, how about profit. These are the factors that makes these cars really expensive not peculiar to TOYOTA CARS alone. Mind you, our naira is useless $ to Naira is N600 and sometimes it's really difficult to get. So what can a dealer do? I tell you at that N3m no dealer can make 200k on a 2005-2007 Corolla except the car is already a junk
Now that it's on FP let me break this down
Auction price+ Auction Charges= $3000
Average Towing fee depending on location= $600
Ocean freight= $1,250
Clearing = N550k
Repairs and other exigencies = 100k
Total $ cost = $4,850 × 600 = 2,910,000
Clearing = 550,000
Repairs/ contingencies = 100,000
Profit = 150,000
Total = 3,710,000
Now the culprit here is the "Naira"
This submission is just a picture of the verge cost of getting a good car that's without so much accident. Corolla at auction are quite expensive

good analysis. You just spoilt it with NAIRA is the culprit. No entirely true. 2yrs ago, auction price and auction fees of corolla would actually never pass $1700. Now you get around $3000 or more. There is inflation everywhere. Not just naira. In fact the U.S inflation contributes more that the depreciated exchange rate.

chukel:
it's always easy to blame government from an ignorant point of view. Not that government really doesn't have any blames at all. But can we take Nigeria in isolation? You think dealers just woke up and decided to inflate prices? Just go to cars.com or carsforsale.com and check the price of 2003 corolla in USA. Then convert it to Naira. Come back and repeat what you have typed.

There's no big deal in the price of a 2003 corolla at carsforsale.com. The main problem is our exchange rate. Convert those prices at 160 to a dollar and tell us how much they are

The bulk of the problem lies with the government.

[quote author=doggedfighter post=112617767]

I tell you.

What is the use of cheap spare parts and low

fuel consumption when I can't sleep with my two eyes closed. [/quote

Hook your pedals with the steering even if you are greeting a friend across the road.

Jojopikin85:
yes sir I also added ur mum's problem to it .

That shows how your mum did a shoddy Job bringing you up...

Itsrm:


Use your brain na

In 2013 you paid 2m for an 8 year old car and paying 3m when it's now 17 years is not crazy?

Now I know you do not know much about cars. The fact that a car is 2005 does not mean it left the factory in 2005. If the the car company has not discontinued production for that model, you can get one that was shipped from the factory today and it will be better than a newer model that left the factory before it. It's only in poor countries like Nigeria that people think that it's crazy to pay for more for a first grade a 13 year old car. Wake up, Oga.

aikyg:


Now I know you do not know much about cars. The fact that a car is 2005 does not mean it left the factory in 2005. If the the car company has not discontinued production for that model, you can get one that was shipped from the factory today and it will be better than a newer model that left the factory before it. It's only in poor countries like Nigeria that people think that it's crazy to pay for more for a first grade a 13 year old car. Wake up, Oga.

What does this nonsense have to do with my post?

Get someone to post for you on nairaland. You're not making any sense