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gofigurena:
Please, note all the cars are claimed to be toks, not Nigerian used. All the pictures are for demonstration purposes except the White Infiniti G35 Sport- that's the actual car.

IjeBos:
4.) Run the VIN. Look out for Cars that were totaled out, water damaged, accidents, odometer rollbacks(lower mileage cars are better obviously) etc.

Jetland:
Make sure you run VIN checks before you pay for any car. The mileage could have been rolled over or back. I don't know what they usually call it.
You can hire an expert to help you run all the checks via its VIN.

gofigurena:
Didn't even bother to look up those.

gofigurena:
I seriously doubt you could buy a new car with 12 million naira in Nigeria.

gofigurena:
Radautoworks could you tell me more about your work? Are you based in Lagos? I have already made a deposit on the MDX. I made a new post about it. This one people are responding to now was made like a week ago.

radautoworks:
well I fix cars for a living and I can tell you reliability is not the same on both vehicles

gofigurena:
Please help me choose between these nine cars. My focus is a bit of sophistication and reliability. I don't want the Camry and Lexus ES / RX. Those cars are everywhere and I feel the high demand makes them disproportionately expensive.

I prefer something that stands out a bit. Note, I'm a first-time car buyer as well as a first-time driver. I've driven before, but not frequently because the cars weren't mine. So, please help me choose between these nine:

2010 Honda Crosstour EX-L - offered at 10 million niara
https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/cb8508930e156ab89cad2054e538c3442bdc2595/hub/2010/08/03/d3b44f92-bb78-11e2-8a8e-0291187978f3/33975779-2-1333-OVR-1.jpg?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200

2015 Ford Focus - Offered at 9 million naira
https://www.motortrend.com/uploads/sites/11/2015/03/2015-Ford-Focus-hatchback-front-side-motion-view-on-road.jpg

2013 Acura MDX - Offered at 9 million naira
https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/acura/mdx/2012/oem/2012_acura_mdx_4dr-suv_base_fq_oem_1_1600.jpg

2008 Infiniti G35 Sport - Offered at 6 million naira
https://www.cars45.com/r/cGljdHVyZXMtbmlnZXJpYS5qaWppc3RhdGljLm5ldA/139345294_NjIwLTQ2NS01ZTE5ZDllZmEx.jpg

2010 Ford Edge - Offered at 6 million naira
https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/for-sale/51-2fmdk3gc7aba05172/img-1-600x400.jpg

2012 Chevrolet Malibu - To be shipped from abroad (estimated overall cost: 9.5 million naira)
https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/chevrolet/malibu/2012/oem/2012_chevrolet_malibu_sedan_ltz_fq_oem_1_1600.jpg

2014 Land Rover LR2 - To be shipped from abroad (estimates: 12 million naira)
https://media.ed.edmunds-media.com/land-rover/lr2/2013/oem/2013_land-rover_lr2_4dr-suv_base_fq_oem_10_1600.jpg

2013 Chrysler 200 - To be shipped from abroad (estimate: 10.5 million)
https://hips.hearstapps.com/autoweek/assets/s3fs-public/130729924.jpg

2011 Buick Enclave - To be shipped from abroad (estimate: 12 million naira)
https://www.autotalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/DSC_00901.jpg

gofigurena:
Thank you for your input. This post is part of my research na. Would you say the Acura MDX and Honda Crosstour are more expensive to maintain than the Lexus ES and RX models?

bluebay:
If you're a Family Guy, Gofor the Acura MXD. But if you single, Buy the Infiniti. It's a realsble machine with cheap parts .

Dickson178:
If truly you want to buy any car here , I'll recommend you to buy a Chevrolet, it's very good,in terms of fuel consumption,and also, the engine is very strong. I'm a mechanic,I know what am saying. Good luck 🤝

OutOnBail:
Infiniti parts aren't cheap. Too scarce, even in Lagos
I disagree. I have fx35 2010 and g35 2008. I buy every part in lagos and it cheaper.

OutOnBail:
Sure?

MatthiasChin:
Buy Acura ZDX 2013 instead everything in one car....

I use to tell people that the car was way ahead of it's time

Now check out what elon musk is producing copy copy of ZDX

I would tell you to buy crosstour but my father warned me about honda and I will also warn my children...

Bimmarlykay:
You're also an Acura fan..

Karleb:
Buy the one wey no dey chop fuel and try by am before next year.

If you like, go dey brag say you get money.

TechCapon:
hello bro, pls give me details of the car dealer. his prices seems fair enough. am also in the market for a car and my budget is 9m-10m max. i look forward to ur response. and also, based on your question, I would say the acura MDX is the best option, then maybe the crosstour.

Topkush:
Why before next year?

gofigurena:
I didn't actually buy the Acura MDX for 10 million naira. I paid 12.5 million. But I'm positive you can get the 2008 model for around 11 million. Maybe. If you want the MDX, have a budget of at least 13 million naira. I will give you my dealer's contact after I finish payment in November. That's because I don't want to recommend him until the transaction goes smoothly without issues. I hope you understand.