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Kumuyiii:
Ur budget won't allow for the standard of 1.8l I'll suggest.... Worst thing that'll happen to you is buyin naija use wey you no know how much the life remain... 2.4l if plenty fine.... I've driven with v6 and i did fine, I've done with 1.8l as well, difference is negligible if you know what you're doing.... Long story short, make the car no sha worry you, 1.8 or 2.4....if you get a sound 2.4....which you will with 4m eod... Take it over 1.8 that is just there.

Kumuyiii:
Simpleton, i tell you say na my call i wan sell? I see motor for jiji wey i feel fits his budget, you dey yarn dust.

risingstarrr:
Good evening great men in the house. I greet you all specially.
Please I’ve been using my Lexus is 250 for bolt/inDrive for like 2 weeks now and I make like 20/30/40k daily (after commission and fuel) depending on how the day is and how much I can work for the day.
Now I want to get a suitable car for the job but I don’t know if I can get a good car with 3.5m to 4.5 which is my budget . I’m looking at Corolla or Honda civic.
Please house I need your advice on the suitable car you can suggest I go for within that price that can serve me for the job. Thanks and God bless you all

Kumuyiii:
And there's the issue of maintenance i mentioned, which you all gladly skipped.... You don't think Say you fit chnage gear or engine down the line abi? With ur 1.8l (the engine are typically more expensive), with the so called change uve 'saved'..... You go come use am buy gear 700k or engine 800 to 900k,where as eod guy go use 300k swap him engine.... This shows the majority of you here are newbies but na una quick to call person lazy driver, una goodnight jare

Djdamian:
Hi bro,

I’ve noticed you have a bit of arrogance in you, and honestly, that’s not a good trait because it clouds your ability to reason objectively.
You seem to think Corolla is the only car that comes with a 1.8L engine. Have you compared the parts and engine prices of Honda Civic or Fit with EOD?

You posted a screenshot showing the difference between both engines, and it clearly states that cars with 1.8L and below save more fuel and money, which is very important in the e-hailing business. Did you also consider the resale value of the car you suggested? What’s the ratio of e-hailing drivers using EOD compared to those using cars like Corolla, Civic, Kia Picanto, or Suzuki? Have you wondered why people prefer cars with smaller engines?

Being open-minded is a very valuable skill—try to work on it more

Djdamian:
Hi bro,

I’ve noticed you have a bit of arrogance in you, and honestly, that’s not a good trait because it clouds your ability to reason objectively.
You seem to think Corolla is the only car that comes with a 1.8L engine. Have you compared the parts and engine prices of Honda Civic or Fit with EOD?

You posted a screenshot showing the difference between both engines, and it clearly states that cars with 1.8L and below save more fuel and money, which is very important in the e-hailing business. Did you also consider the resale value of the car you suggested? What’s the ratio of e-hailing drivers using EOD compared to those using cars like Corolla, Civic, Kia Picanto, or Suzuki? Have you wondered why people prefer cars with smaller engines?

Being open-minded is a very valuable skill—try to work on it more

Jegheter:
Bro no waste ur time. D dude na confirm jjc

Kumuyiii:
See motor wey i buy, see wetin dem use poor maintenance do this sweet engine, still sounds and fires well 🤦‍♂️ omo.... But edey chop oil wella, hond eod 4cyl.....should i bother ring it or swap to toks? Ringing is 150k with oil.... Toks, I go add 350k to the old one, with oil and workmanship 430k... Thoughts plz?

Djdamian:
Hi bro,

I’ve noticed you have a bit of arrogance in you, and honestly, that’s not a good trait because it clouds your ability to reason objectively.
You seem to think Corolla is the only car that comes with a 1.8L engine. Have you compared the parts and engine prices of Honda Civic or Fit with EOD?

You posted a screenshot showing the difference between both engines, and it clearly states that cars with 1.8L and below save more fuel and money, which is very important in the e-hailing business. Did you also consider the resale value of the car you suggested? What’s the ratio of e-hailing drivers using EOD compared to those using cars like Corolla, Civic, Kia Picanto, or Suzuki? Have you wondered why people prefer cars with smaller engines?

Being open-minded is a very valuable skill—try to work on it more

Dabadwela:
No d be same EOD wey you just buy recently be this? Wey engine don die? Same car you wan sell give that guy? Wickedness 😂😂

You really dey confused. Before you dey shout say 40k net is impossible, now you dey brag say you earn pass all the driver for Nairaland.

Na every month we dey see different character for this thread 😂

Dabadwela:
No d be same EOD wey you just buy recently be this? Wey engine don die? Same car you wan sell give that guy? Wickedness 😂😂

You really dey confused. Before you dey shout say 40k net is impossible, now you dey brag say you earn pass all the driver for Nairaland.

Na every month we dey see different character for this thread 😂

Kumuyiii:
Yes!! Same eod! 2.3m....inside and outside clean, I got a deal if you ask me... Like i said, by mid month December, God suppose don gimme money wey i use buy am... You can continue laughing, by January i buy another engine, and I'm still below 3.3m in terms if money invested in it.... Speaking of 40k, I've seen you lot don't read to understand, I'M advocating for better wages for drivers driving for people, driving conditions that will not send the driver to early grave, you wan use me wey fit close anytime i want compare person wey dey deliver 70k weekly? There's a realistic amount you can make when working like a HUMAN BEING, and those amounts ure mentioning is NOT attaining, if you treat uber like a real job, start 8 or 9,close by 5pm, do it this month and post dashboard let's see...I've been trying so hard make we no post each other dashboard and opay monthly report lol... Becus i know say if we go there, this ur big mouth go close.. Enjoy ur day oh chief....

Lol i brag say i earn pass everybody? Lol I no see am oh... Lmao😂😂😂 so you no like wen i was speaking conservatively abi? Now i don speak out adey brag, you no real walahi, you no real

Kumuyiii:
Lol, when you start this work master strategist? 😂😂😂 Counter my points with proper points, no be to label me. So i can 'learn'

Kumuyiii:
And this is the car i meant for the guy to take if it's still available cus I'm still deliberating whether to swap or not, cus it's mad sharp.. Not my own, you clown....na motor wey i buy 2.3m i wan sell 4m to am? Think nau

Jegheter:
Bro u talk to much pls. Just sell ur EOD make we rest. U r free to sell to d guy abeg no vex

Dabadwela:
Ok sir

Noted you win 😂😂

EOD na the best car in the world for this business, you fit even see EOD with 20k mileage, untempered engine ,like brand new for 2.4m.

EOD na the most prestigious car for the whole of Naija no other car beats it sir

Honda Civic and Corolla na 6m in short, na 7m sef with bad engine.

Drivers should be paying 20k weekly remittance since them no nor what trips to take each day to help them. In short them for they do 4 trips daily only to protect them from mental health and accident.

And finally ,na you sabi the business pass all of us. Na you know everything sir.

Kaymax2222:
Why is this guy given the vibe of someone we use to know here.....who make mouth pass any other thing

Jegheter:
Honestly anyone can be anyone on this platform especially. In everything make we dey follow who knows road. Even me ave been on this platform since 4years. Silent reader never contributing. But my first contribution person dey call me lazy. Well anyone sud be anything dey wanna be but if dey can show workings then they are that very thing dey claim to be.

Someone said drop proof of 40k net that Iz not possible. D main guys sef never show deir dashboard like Dem Pearl and everyone OG wey dey this thread. Both d ones wey d silent read as Dem don tire to dey contribute to d ones wey dey steady contribute..I hail una

In everything let's make sure say we dey make dey raba....
God bless you

Kumuyiii:
Na that lazy pain me pass, now i don talk, dem say na brag... As if to overwork is something to be proud of

Kumuyiii:
There are things that even matter more than the 1.8l....that's location, where you stay.... Person wey get experience, wey dey stay ajah/ologolo/orchid/chevron, with him 2.4l will outearn you with ur 1.8 staying in egbeda or most part of mainland... Most days that 50k some of you are raking about, you fit see am b4 1pm sef, with less kilometres done than someone living in other locations... For most part of mainland, people barely accept ur elevated price, dem no get purchasing power, unless it's bolt giving it to them... Then there's the issue of roads, when i lived in ipaja, i dey work leg steady, fix cracked exhaust, etc... No be profit dey go so? Lastma, barrage of vio and frsc, task force wicked men on the road wey full that side, laying in wait for victims... You'll lack peace and dem go still occasionally get you(profit gone). For the one that called me lazy, it not in driving and working ur self up like a firewo driver... Personally I'll even choose his lexus over 1.8l, cus i know the amount and kind of gigs i got becus of my muscle sports, it was FINE car, i charge like thief and they paid, my packaging na A1, the phone, the dressing, the car, everything, it'll make it difficult for them to lowball in price, they'll accept anything you give them, especially in the locations i mentioned... So personally for me I no go swap a clean lexcus i250 with corolla, God forbid. Money wey i go use the lexus make, no corolla guy no near me at all, so b4 oga 'jjc and lazy driver' label person, we work smart here and with grace... No be by driving like robocop, body no be firewood. No wonder most bolt drivers look half dead, it is NOT nice, learn to give ur self a break, and if ure partner here, take it easy on ur driver, so far na good and honest person sha.

So you can see how much i sold it, basically threw it away.. cus i couldn't afford at the time to change the engine, which was 1.2m( entered visa fraud and some other wahala wey man face) .... Most toyota of that year use same engine and costs close to that amount.... Na 350k i use REPAIR the gear, repair oh.... Wer as to completely change gear of eod is 300k...so b4 you buy car for uber, you check parts cost first, not just fuel consumption.... 2.4l is FINE.

Dabadwela:
No d be same EOD wey you just buy recently be this? Wey engine don die? Same car you wan sell give that guy? Wickedness 😂😂

You really dey confused. Before you dey shout say 40k net is impossible, now you dey brag say you earn pass all the driver for Nairaland.

Na every month we dey see different character for this thread 😂

Pearl1910:
Lolz... honestly, the guy they dream. He doesn't want to live his reality.

Adaba0803:
Yes it's a 1.8l engine 4plugs but how durable for the job if it's easy to maintain especially the electrical aspect of it is what I'll like to know.

Pearl1910:
Sorry for your financial setback but Upon all ur packaging, dressing tight and Lekki clients u aren't making 50k daily?
U should stop making noise, u are disturbing d group. U remind me of Bazzo.
U moved from Muscle to EOD so u can't relate when someone is telling u not more than 1.8litre engine is d ideal maximum. 2.4 litre engine is not advisable with the ridiculous prices. Except u are considering adding CNG.
How can u call 10k daily negligible. That's 60k a week already. If someone using Corolla buys fuel 30k to make 120k, EOD or Muscle will use minimum 40k fuel to do the same mileage.
U make a good and valid point of cheap purchasing price and cheap engine and gear but that's like ones in 4yrs or 5yrs. Compared to what u buy everyday. I think I will take a more expensive car with better gas mileage to a cheap car with higher mileage.
Do d calculations urself 10k daily for 1yr is how much?
The biggest cost item in this business is fuel, if u can half the cost of running ur car, u are king.

Having said that, OP should go for the cheapest possible car with the best fuel consumption. He can buy EOD and put CNG. Or consider d various mini cars that are cheap and fuel economical.
Personally I would say he should put CNG in his Lexus rather than buy another cheap car that he may regret.