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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Nobody: 10:10am On Dec 28, 2022
2017 my first car was a 2003 carry

Nice body but bad engine and AC
Fell for the packaging

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by texazzpete(m): 10:11am On Dec 28, 2022
Corrosiveman:
grin
I wanted to buy from Customs from Facebook
Not knowing I have been Scammed

Lol. Those ones are the original scammers na. I never thought people fall victim to them

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by ipobarecriminals: 10:12am On Dec 28, 2022
U see demon walking/trekking grin
FalseProphet1:
sad
undecided
Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Michael547(m): 10:13am On Dec 28, 2022
nairalee:
My own experience is that I wanted to buy the car without proper inspection of my pocket.

When I heard the price, I now inspected my life and decided to remain humble and Trek as a true follower of Christ.

Remember heaven is only for those who WALK with the Lord
Lol so funny

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Capernum: 10:13am On Dec 28, 2022
Bought a Mitsubishi Outlander... Very clean interior and exterior, sound engine and gear, ac intact too... It was even fairly cheap.

Later got home to discover that all the underparts are bad and rusty... All metals beneath are very rusty...

To even change the tires, na war to unscrew the nuts. All the beam and chassis are so bad that at a point, I couldn't carry more than 3 passengers.

I sold it at a loss to a gullible buyer like me too.

One of my plenty errors in 2022

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by JUSTBEFOCUS: 10:13am On Dec 28, 2022
nairalee:
My own experience is that I wanted to buy the car without proper inspection of my pocket.

When I heard the price, I now inspected my life and decided to remain humble and Trek as a true follower of Christ.

Remember heaven is only for those who WALK with the Lord
Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by doneback04: 10:14am On Dec 28, 2022
Corrosiveman:
grin
I wanted to buy from Customs from Facebook
Not knowing I have been Scammed


People that like cheap things, are u aware that all those car and rice you see on Facebook via custom are scammer, how would someone tell you to buy a car worth million for 5hundred thousand and u assume u have seen a cheap car

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Michael547(m): 10:14am On Dec 28, 2022
gideon19:
Kai,my mechanic no fit make heaven.

After buying the car, we took it to his shop just to help add an extra later to the chair...and small small touch to the car just to love-vendor it a little...I.e adding leather to the sit as well as dashboard...only for him to tell me there is no catalyst...this and that is there...blablabla....had to spend another 500k...cos, I was a newbie...I couldn't ask him why did he not check all of these things before Oking the car.

Mehn, na wa sha.
Oh...what a sad experience......sorry about that.

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by kripen(m): 10:14am On Dec 28, 2022
My experience is good and not bad . I used a mechanic to check it before I made payment. I drove it from Abuja to Benin the only thing that failed was the tyre went down, I was surprised to see spare in the booth of the car, I really thank God that day. Some dealers are good while some are devil's incarnate.

My advice to prospective buyers, let mechanic inspect it before you buy and don't be penny wise pounds foolish. I think the ops is trying to advise prospective buyers on this.

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by jumper524(m): 10:15am On Dec 28, 2022
Well I accompanied a close friend to buy a 2008 Honda civic.
They brought the car to us and the car was breezing cool ac. Engines looked neat and everything was attractive in the car.
Unknown to us, that very air conditioner is very terrible. We spent close to 100k to completely replace the air conditioner.
From fault to faults that car has been giving my friend. Next time we would take a real mechanic to a car stand and choose not someone bringing for us.

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by BusterG: 10:16am On Dec 28, 2022
Una wan hear better story.

Check this my thread.

https://www.nairaland.com/5841067/ever-bought-car-regret-buying

You go laff tire

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Sprinklepee: 10:16am On Dec 28, 2022
isaaczik:
This old man Tinubu will loose.

His evil plan will not work
i nor understand, share your bad experience buying a car, u dey bring tinubu come here, weytin con concern tinubu with this thread now, this one nor be politics thread na, make una dey small small.

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by ariesbull: 10:16am On Dec 28, 2022
nurey:
Yeah 2016 or there about

Nigerian used Nissan. Had an overheating issue at bolade oshodi, change hose and some other stuffs was driving down from alakuko. Then KAI and lastman never dey hungry like now, they assisted me in pushing off the road. After fixing took off again and engine knocked on third mainland bridge as in all the works with the car puffing smoke grin towed it 5k to my house.

I learned some technicalities with the vehicle later on but still regret not buying the golf 3 cabriolet which was cheaper by 30k
Nissan is a trashy car
Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by kripen(m): 10:17am On Dec 28, 2022
jabberjawz:
Inspected the cars (both tokunbo), but didn't know that they stole the catalyst b4 selling the cars, they both consume fuel like maaad..... Corolla & V6 Rav4

Please how do you know if catalyst is in a car without opening to check.

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Michael547(m): 10:17am On Dec 28, 2022
Wainey:
Omo, mine was keke o.
I left school and saved about 250k, i decide borrow another 100k to enter labour market quick and start driving keke cos job no deh and i wasnt ready to feel frustrated about the govt.

Na so i buy second hand keke from this man, since i dont know much about it, he sold me a faulty keke, i spend more money trying to get the keke in shape but i couldnt, las las, i had to beg this same man to buy back his keke, he told me he can only buy the keke for 110k, i had no option than to sell the keke back to him for such price, i used the other 10k, travelled to the village to start afresh, Depression wan kill me, i decide to watch motivational videos to help my situation then i finally decide to learn barbing so i could save some money and move back to the city to hustle.

Omo, life no funny o, but success must be achieved in a legit way
Sorry about that bro....don't give up the hustling

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by ibkayee(f): 10:17am On Dec 28, 2022
Always get a professional to check with you

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Michael547(m): 10:18am On Dec 28, 2022
AderonkeOlaniyi:
In 2010, I bought a Nigerian used car that almost made me commit suicide. Today, na radiator, tomorrow, na carburetor. I drove the car to an event one day, and that was the end. It never came back home with me.
Lol...what a life
Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by BATified2023: 10:18am On Dec 28, 2022
jumper524:
Well I accompanied a close friend to buy a 2008 Honda civic.
They brought the car to us and the car was breezing cool ac. Engines looked neat and everything was attractive in the car.
Unknown to us, that very air conditioner is very terrible. We spent close to 100k to completely replace the air conditioner.
From fault to faults that car has been giving my friend. Next time we would take a real mechanic to a car stand and choose not someone bringing for us.
take 2 different mechanics who don’t know themselves along so if one doesn’t detect d fault d other will do

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Bryan88(m): 10:19am On Dec 28, 2022
BATified2023:
It amazes me that people will go n buy without taking professionals along with them, I once saw a thread here about a guy that bought murano from a nairalander even when he knew nothing about cars n it’s part…… it later became a story that touch from real life angle


With my experience over the years, one thing u should always put at d back of your mind is that u are only free from troubles if the car is brand new, once it is Tokunbo, hand to hand no matter d grade u must work on d car either to suit your taste or something but the most important thing is that make sure all major parts are well in place

So if I wan spend money it won’t b on major part but minor parts probably body work,seat n few other minor things
this 1 go jst dey type ABCD for every thread like say na nursery sch we dey...notin sensible to contribute. Jst bookin space only to look for obidients to attack and insult...Oga contribute something sensible for once.

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by nurey(m): 10:19am On Dec 28, 2022
ariesbull:
Nissan is a trashy car

Fallacy of generalization

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Sprinklepee: 10:19am On Dec 28, 2022
isaaczik:
This old man Tinubu will loose.
His evil plan will not work
Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by jabberjawz: 10:21am On Dec 28, 2022
kripen:


Please how do you know if catalyst is in a car without opening to check.


Engine check light will come on in the dashboard, fuel consumption will be abnormal.....you might have to do a scan to see the error codes from the scan.

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Michael547(m): 10:21am On Dec 28, 2022
Binancian:
2017 my first car was a 2003 carry

Nice body but bad engine and AC
Fell for the packaging
Sorry about that...that's why getting a professional mechanic is important

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by theamazonguru(m): 10:21am On Dec 28, 2022
Corrosiveman:
grin
I wanted to buy from Customs from Facebook
Not knowing I have been Scammed

This one OFF me.
Those fake custom agents on Facebook will never make heaven.

I heard about them from others comments and complaints.
So I dey Carry them play from time to time any time I am bored.

i add them for WhatsApp,chat them, whine them till i am tired. Finally I will now agree with them to buy, them go send account number and details. Na so I go use the name call am , eg " Anty Blessing,. So you never still change from this your evil way to dey scam innocent Nigerians like you, abeg give your life to Jesus before it is too late".
Lol. The painment no be here.
Na abuse anti go start to abuse him brother.
Lol.

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Olaolex: 10:22am On Dec 28, 2022
nurey:
Yeah 2016 or there about

Nigerian used Nissan. Had an overheating issue at bolade oshodi, change hose and some other stuffs was driving down from alakuko. Then KAI and lastman never dey hungry like now, they assisted me in pushing off the road. After fixing took off again and engine knocked on third mainland bridge as in all the works with the car puffing smoke grin towed it 5k to my house.

I learned some technicalities with the vehicle later on but still regret not buying the golf 3 cabriolet which was cheaper by 30k
Honestly, I lmao... Nah big man you be sir

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by ednut1(m): 10:22am On Dec 28, 2022
A friend bought a used german car. I no wan mention name as he dey nairaland too. Spent most than the cost of the car on repairs and mechanics. Gear, engine, and many other things spoiled inside

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Michael547(m): 10:22am On Dec 28, 2022
Capernum:
Bought a Mitsubishi Outlander... Very clean interior and exterior, sound engine and gear, ac intact too... It was even fairly cheap.

Later got home to discover that all the underparts are bad and rusty... All metals beneath are very rusty...

To even change the tires, na war to unscrew the nuts. All the beam and chassis are so bad that at a point, I couldn't carry more than 3 passengers.

I sold it at a loss to a gullible buyer like me too.

One of my plenty errors in 2022
Wow....taking time to check the underneath of the car could have saved you.

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by flexyrule(m): 10:22am On Dec 28, 2022
Bought a tokunbo Mercedes Benz here from a very popular and trusted Nairalander.

Due to his reputation here, I just sent my friend who is based in Lagos to go check out the car and bring it down for me.

Before payment, the seller identified some issues such as leaking exhaust and AC. I agreed to fix some and sent money to him to tidy up the ones he could attend to immediately as he had loads of jobs at hand.

Fast forward to 1 year, after battling with the car like I was tending to a cancer patient. I got to discover that I te hnically bought a rotten water melon:

The engine was tampered with, probably from the US where he imported the car from. As in the engine has been opened before.

The AC leakage never got sorted out. Omoh, I spent over 800k on the AC alone, yet no positive result.

The Indomie was tampered with, I had to replace the exhausts - cost me over 200k.

This is outside some other small small issues I was came up almost on a daily basis.

I sold the car after spending a lost the same amount I bought the car, on repairs and replacement of dead parts.

Bad experie ce I would say, but I learnt never to trust anyone, no matter the name you have made for yourself.

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Boyuche: 10:23am On Dec 28, 2022
Never Bought a car,so I will probably just sit here and learn a few things

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Nobody: 10:23am On Dec 28, 2022
Why do we need car inspection, because over 90% of Nigerians buy used cars, yes even the ones that come from abroad need inspection because they re used .

Car inspections are good if done by professional mechanics, not just people who are into it for money? Honesty is key , I have seen car inspection done without any real physical inspection , like how it was done in the days of Cars45.

Misleading and deceptive.

If you re buying a used Nigerian car, prepare your self for some serious maintenance work, especially if the previous owner did not maintain the car well.

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Re: Relate Your Bad Experience Of Buying A Bad Car Without Proper Inspection. by Michael547(m): 10:24am On Dec 28, 2022
kripen:
My experience is good and not bad . I used a mechanic to check it before I made payment. I drove it from Abuja to Benin the only thing that failed was the tyre went down, I was surprised to see spare in the booth of the car, I really thank God that day. Some dealers are good while some are devil's incarnate.

My advice to prospective buyers, let mechanic inspect it before you buy and don't be penny wise pounds foolish. I think the ops is trying to advise prospective buyers on this.
Well spotted sir....the importance of doing professional Pre-purchase inspection cannot be underrated

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