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2cribz:
You are spending too much money on this car
I know it's your first car BT e no worth am. Sell off the car.its scrap

nams77:
Why don't you ask the valarinz how he gets oil. He should be knowledgeable about this

The toxicity shown by some on this thread is mind boggling! What happens to "jump am pass" if the matter no concern you?

Port443:
Finally

RealityKings1:
Goodluck

Port443:
Finally

Port443:
transmission serviced @75.41k miles. Will service the engine shortly

abracadabra24:
After how long should transmission be serviced cos I heard if one changes oil problem go start

Port443:
Had a good ride again with the beamer, to and fro aguata, anambra state. The RX was really not a match for the beamer, but hey, it was not a flawless victory

Will be due for servicing when I get back to abj

Wealthoptulent:
BMer na ur MATE? i have used 3 series all my life i tell u no fit match up 6inline 330 or more sef.. mind u i own a Lexus CT as well, i know the difff, japanese cars are TOYS jaare.. if not that the omo oloja makes BMW unsafe to use in London,..... bmw are runz CARS like audi A4 and ford fiesta and focus.. FED agent dey ur matter especially u be DUDU or ASIAN ajjeh!

2cribz:
You are spending too much money on this car
I know it's your first car BT e no worth am. Sell off the car.its scrap

shox:
Abeg, how una take Dey see all these money?

Port443:
I don't even spend money on my car. Go abroad and see where people spend money on their car. These are just cheap normal maintenance, absolutely nothing out of the ordinary. Over there, people do brake jobs for over $5k, suspension jobs for over $4k, and should the engine or gear kaput, they spend tens of thousands of $$ for a rebuild or replacement. Seriously, we dey enjoy for here
You go engage an engineer for a whole day and still pay him less than 100k

shox:
I mean, the money wey una Dey use buy cars like this, money for the servicing and maintenance.
WHERE UNA DEY SEE AM
If my hand touch this your kind car. Without the ac working sef. My state First Lady go hear am .



Well I just calculated my salary plus gratuity after retirement. Against the current price of this baby. E no reach

Port443:
The salary doesn't stay like that for long, it grows too, and price of cars reduces. If you want it bad enough, you'll have it

Realteeyee123:
Honestly to be truthful I get where you coming from he got the Car December 4th 2024 if I’m not mistaken, I think the car is super reliable but he loves cars and does a lot of preventive maintenance and doesn't manage things , hence why it feels that way .

Naturally Nigerians to a large extent have very very bad maintenance culture and only change things when the car doesn’t start or can barely move , they drive with so many lights on dashboard , funny sounds from their car , they drive like that for years so it feel like they don’t spend , but ideally what he’s doing is the proper way to maintain a car and get it to 300k miles or more.

If anything breaks fix it immediately, do lots of preventive maintenance like Transmission fluid change , Cabin and engine Air filter , Spark plug change , coolant flushes , Differential fluid changes , and all.

Nigerians don’t do it at all lol. Until those components pack up then they start blaming village people and all.

2cribz:
Alternate moniker.dey fool your self

Port443:
I plan to install additional transmission cooler for my ride. It is a very cheap piece but it can extend the life of the transmission by ensuring it runs at cooler temperature range which is usually between 195 degrees Fahrenheit to 210 degrees Fahrenheit.

Since I just recently changed the transmission fluid and the cooler installation requires transmission fluid replacement, I'll wait for another 4k miles before carrying this out.

Fingers crossed 🤞

calculation:
I suggested this to you sometime ago when you had issue of transmission temperature high during your journey outside your base.

Manutd19:
Thanks for this thread. I'm learning a lot from your experience & journey.

I just got a RX350 2015 (Foreign-Used).

Please, where do you get a genuine engine oil, oil filters, transmission fluid?

Port443:
Best option: order it yourself abroad
Second good option: dru23
Third good option: myparts(very expensive)

Thanks a lot for following the thread, your machine is the "last known good configuration" of the rx

Port443:
Best option: order it yourself abroad
Second good option: dru23
Third good option: myparts(very expensive)

Thanks a lot for following the thread, your machine is the "last known good configuration" of the rx

Port443:
Same here, I so much wanted the 335i, but after what I saw with my own eyes with my guy's x5, I said, nope. That car spoilt on nearly every journey , and it is just crossing 50k miles on the odo. The volvo was just the blend of what I wanted, it has even raced the 335i and won several times and also a very good daily driver. For the fact that it is rare, I get to steal the show once in a while and also not thief magnet. I bet the Mazdas are like that too

Also the volvo has lots of German vibes, the brakes, the legs, the fuel tank, the handling