nelson7777:


** i personally do nt think he has anymore explanation to do sir, because he said d car is already fixed, by nt following ur own diagnosis bt someone else's..
** and sir u call n estimated expenses of over half a million, scribbling down, when dealing wit such money they r no jokes or mere scribbling down, is either u r in or out.
** legally with just a date and signature of both parties and paid written, it becomes legally an invoice also known as an handwritten riciept,
i think we shud all just learn from this and become better in our profession, including me, except we nw feel there is notin else to learn..
Thanks sir..

timifakay:
Here is a question for all.
Do you think the previous owner would have sold car as scrap or insurance company would accept it and give owner claim then auction off as scrap or at salvage value if a proper repair would cost less than $200?

Also he hasn't told us the first procedure and cost which was done to make the car start and move while engine was rattling. I think he needs to state that as well so we really know all that's happened to the vehicle.

Or mechanics in the US don't know how to change fuel pump and do general service as stated by Airex?

GAZZUZZ:


Still wrong

If you know anything about engines and rattling sounds you will get why I included a replacement engine.

As I said earlier, that an engine runs, it does not mean it is sound.

timifakay:
Here is a question for all.
Do you think the previous owner would have sold car as scrap or insurance company would accept it and give owner claim then auction off as scrap or at salvage value if a proper repair would cost less than $200?

Also he hasn't told us the first procedure and cost which was done to make the car start and move while engine was rattling. I think he needs to state that as well so we really know all that's happened to the vehicle.

Or mechanics in the US don't know how to change fuel pump and do general service as stated by Airex?

valarinz:


Bros, did I miss out on something here? Can't remember seeing anywhere the guy stated that he imported it as scrap, or is it the "non-starter" state it came in as that made u assume it's scrap? I'm asking this cos if that's the case then I must say you got it wrong, I've witnesses multiple cases where non-standardr cars imported got up and running as a result of change of minor things like the fuel pump he mentioned

And as regards the "General service" tag, don't you know that's what majority of mechanics just tell customers so they won't actually know exactly what it was that was worked on, to enable them charge well. Most hardly give you details like telling you they cleaned the nozzles with carb cleaner for eg, cos you'll want to pay little, they'll tell you "oga , we service the engine"

nelson7777:


** i personally do nt think he has anymore explanation to do sir, because he said d car is already fixed, by nt following ur own diagnosis bt someone else's..
** and sir u call n estimated expenses of over half a million, scribbling down, when dealing wit such money they r no jokes or mere scribbling down, is either u r in or out.
** legally with just a date and signature of both parties and paid written, it becomes legally an invoice also known as an handwritten riciept,
i think we shud all just learn from this and become better in our profession, including me, except we nw feel there is notin else to learn..
Thanks sir..

valarinz:


You see, this is why I warned airex to be careful how he states his case here cos it s just like playing against barca at the nou camp,

For all of you saying he should state his case and he's done so, the defence builds his case on "rattling sound, direct connection" and a long list of other items, and you're asking airex to come and give "more explanations", Abeg which other explanations are you expecting, or is it cos you all know that when it comes to knowing cars systems and make up, gazzuzz will always have the upper hand

And you want him to come and attempt to take on him and be disgraced, bottom line is he took the car to get solutions and wasn't satisfied with what he got and he took it elsewhere and got the problem resolved to his satisfaction

Does that warrant him coming here to call someone "blockhead", definitely NO, is that enough reason to attempt to go on a smear campaign, also No and definitely uncalled for

But for all of you calling him out for wanting a cheap fix for his car, as you all are dangote, let him be managing his life like that, his main argument is that he was asked to pay over 600k for something he got done for below 50k, it's all about the money, else why will some one even import a non-starter car in the first place. If I have a nail puncture my tyre and I know I can't afford to replace it asap and I see the patch and can be fixed, and I take it to a vulcaniser to get it patched so I can drive home first and replace later, and the vulcaniser tell me he won't patch and only recommends a new tyre and I go down and get it done at the next vulvanizer and go home, where's the crime in that?

If my laptop gets faulty for eg, and I take it to fix, mostly I pay the engineer to fix it and whatever English he speaks as the issue with the laptop can't be verified by me as I know little of the components of a laptop, so you don't expect me to come home and give you details of what the laptop engineer did, bottom line is: he fixed the laptop, case closed, for those of you who think cos you're in car industry you know things and everyone else who can't explain his car in details is a fool, then keep it up, tnx

timifakay:


Someone who can afford to import a Lexus Rx350 is not managing his life; if he can't do proper repairs, he's living a fake life.
First he repaired the no-start condition car to start working, but it wasn't working properly, then he wanted to make it work properly and it was recommended that he should do what he should have done before the first repair was carried out- which is to change engine.

I'm pretty sure the total amount he spent on that car would exceed a third of what replacing the engine will cost and he can't get as much a third of the life span of a good replacement tokunboh engine.

nelson7777:
i cnt really understand wat u guys r saying
a person brought a bad car to u and u said he had to change his whole engine, and provided envidence of ur own quotation which u admitted is urs,
dat same person took d car in a no start condition to anoda mechanic who got dat car fixed without changing d same engine u quoted, thereby changing it 4rm a no start condition to a starting car,
and nw u r making assumption, saying dat car will gt spoilt again because ""u do not blive in patching""
nw i hv a very "simple common sense question"" 4 u SIR,
"" wat if d car never spoils"", ""wat if d man never hv to change dat engine again..
i will b honest if i am to listen to any prediction 4rm a mechanic, God knws i will listen to d man who gets d job done first, (meaning i will listen to d mechanic who was able to fix dat car without changing d said engine), dats just common sense 4 me,
i am an i.t consultant and most time, we make predictions to a company or banks abt, d bad tins to expect or wen to expect it, or wat time to expect a security threat, or a bad server, ""BT FIRST WE MUST PUT THEIR TECHNOLOGICAL GADGETS, COMPUTERS OR SERVER ON A WORKING CONDITION FIRST" Becos there is a thousand reasons why an individual / organisation might nt b able to change a whole engine, an example is unavailability of funds, and time factor e.t.c
Hw will u feel if u cn nt access all your money in d bank for 1 week because their i.t guy needs to change d whole banking infrastructure, it is nt done an unprofessional, wat we do, is to gt some process running "FIRST,
** we send our customers d challenges to expect on a particular day tru text
** we keep d process running by making a particular atm
working or giving u d option of counter withdrawal only,
while d atm is on maintenance...
But we don not shut down completely just because ""we do not like patching""..
wit all due respect gazzuzz i hv a question 4 u
if d mechanic dat fixed dat car, has given airex his own prediction, saying dat said car will never hv its engine changed or its still hv a life span of abt 5 more years, who do u think he wud or shud bliv, d engineer dat didn't gt d car to start cos he diagnosed dat d whole engine has to b changed or d engineer dat got d car to start without changing d engine and for lesser charge.
am sorry gazzuzz am a fan of ur work bt am on airex side on this one
thanks

timifakay:
Here is a question for all.
Do you think the previous owner would have sold car as scrap or insurance company would accept it and give owner claim then auction off as scrap or at salvage value if a proper repair would cost less than $200?

Also he hasn't told us the first procedure and cost which was done to make the car start and move while engine was rattling. I think he needs to state that as well so we really know all that's happened to the vehicle.

Or mechanics in the US don't know how to change fuel pump and do general service as stated by Airex?

valarinz:


I agree with you on the part about how much he spent on the car, I also believe the 50k is a very big exaggeration to score cheap points too, definitely spent more than that.

But as regards engine longevity?? Bros leave that story, no one can tell how long an engine can last, there's a lot of contributing factors. Besides, everyone is not a collector or car enthusiast, what you call a not-so-smooth performing engine is what someone else might drive comfortably for the next five years, so long as it gets him from point A to B.

We buy cars to serve us and not the other way round, so long as the car is giving him what he needs for now,let him be, that excess cash if invested in biz can generate multiple income even before the engine eventually gives in, when it does, my opinion

princetom1:


See the bolded. No wonder u sell craps. You have no conscience. Someone like u, all they sell is patched up vehicle, without regard for safety (Cityhood brother).

nelson7777:
i cnt really understand wat u guys r saying
a person brought a bad car to u and u said he had to change his whole engine, and provided envidence of ur own quotation which u admitted is urs,
dat same person took d car in a no start condition to anoda mechanic who got dat car fixed without changing d same engine u quoted, thereby changing it 4rm a no start condition to a starting car,
and nw u r making assumption, saying dat car will gt spoilt again because ""u do not blive in patching""
nw i hv a very "simple common sense question"" 4 u SIR,
"" wat if d car never spoils"", ""wat if d man never hv to change dat engine again..
i will b honest if i am to listen to any prediction 4rm a mechanic, God knws i will listen to d man who gets d job done first, (meaning i will listen to d mechanic who was able to fix dat car without changing d said engine), dats just common sense 4 me,
i am an i.t consultant and most time, we make predictions to a company or banks abt, d bad tins to expect or wen to expect it, or wat time to expect a security threat, or a bad server, ""BT FIRST WE MUST PUT THEIR TECHNOLOGICAL GADGETS, COMPUTERS OR SERVER ON A WORKING CONDITION FIRST" Becos there is a thousand reasons why an individual / organisation might nt b able to change a whole engine, an example is unavailability of funds, and time factor e.t.c
Hw will u feel if u cn nt access all your money in d bank for 1 week because their i.t guy needs to change d whole banking infrastructure, it is nt done an unprofessional, wat we do, is to gt some process running "FIRST,
** we send our customers d challenges to expect on a particular day tru text
** we keep d process running by making a particular atm
working or giving u d option of counter withdrawal only,
while d atm is on maintenance...
But we don not shut down completely just because ""we do not like patching""..
wit all due respect gazzuzz i hv a question 4 u
if d mechanic dat fixed dat car, has given airex his own prediction, saying dat said car will never hv its engine changed or its still hv a life span of abt 5 more years, who do u think he wud or shud bliv, d engineer dat didn't gt d car to start cos he diagnosed dat d whole engine has to b changed or d engineer dat got d car to start without changing d engine and for lesser charge.
am sorry gazzuzz am a fan of ur work bt am on airex side on this one
thanks

olisaemeka1:



What are you saying? Did gazzuz at anytime tell u he collected money or asked for a deposit..did u not read where he told u told he gave a long term solution not a temporary one. Note the following
* car was imported in a non start condition
* cars engine had already been opened n obviously worked on before it could be driven in a rattling condition to gazzuz .

I have faced which such decision bro of having to change a broken piston in my engine ...which would have lasted mayb a year or more and buying a new engine ....I chose the latter even if it was more expensive...I am not regretting that decision today and it been 3yrs now....@airex gazzuz made his judgement as a professional it was a choice for u to agree or go for a cheaper option ...it does not warrant u coming here to tarnish his image...trust me any competent mechanic even after fixing and servicing the car would still tell u that the engine should still be changed...I'm a proffesional at what I do so I stand with gazzuz on this one .....Note that this is not a case of fraud but a case of Making the best choice

valarinz:


What is this one saying again, someone imported car by himself and opted not to change engine but "patch" it. His car, his money, his choice and you're here trying so hard to link me to the car(did he tell I sold it to him?) Pls go and download some sense na

You think using cityhood name to threaten shakes me? Go to hell bro, stop bringing up personal attacks, everyone is making inputs on the subject matter, but as you have nothing meaningful to contribute, you're looking for who to exchange words with you, asslicker,

valarinz:


Now I'm relieved, there are actually NLers who are devoid of emotion and see this thing exactly the way it is: choice

Only sad thing is that after making the choice to go for a cheaper fix, calling someone a blockhead is what I no longer understand

Except of course he's saying gazzuzz didn't give him the option of the cheaper fix or he didn't want to do the cheaper fix for him. In that case, it's still gazzuzz's choice not to go that route, still don't see how that makes him a blockhead

Tnx

princetom1:


Trying so hard to stay relevant. Try again. Maybe u lost ur sense somewhere, if not, u would had sit down and think before u call someone semi God and d viewers here his fan. U likened him to Barca, the viewers barca fan and the ref, barca supporter. So, who needs some sense if not u?

valarinz:


I told you, you'll be ignored and that's how it'll be, but since I see you're mentioning me multiple times I assume you must need to buy a car,so here's what I currently have:

Toks 06 Model XC90, 5cyl
Toks 05 Model XC90, 5cyl
Toks 06 Model Hyundai sonata
Reg 03 Model Volvo S60(2units)

Note that all vehicle must be physically inspected and verified before any form of payment. Tnx

NB : anything that doesn't have to do with the above, pls just stop mentioning me, tnx

princetom1:


GAZZUZZ, this one will be very useful o.

princetom1:


What a coward

timifakay:
nelson7777
Airex
Valarinz

When GAZZUZZ bought a car in no-start condition what did he do?
He bought new engine and transmission! Look here for confirmation: https://www.nairaland.com/3864550/vehicle-2009-honda-accord-ex-l
This shows he is practicing what he preaches without sentiments.

valarinz:


I told you, you'll be ignored and that's how it'll be, but since I see you're mentioning me multiple times I assume you must need to buy a car,so here's what I currently have:

Toks 06 Model XC90, 5cyl
Toks 05 Model XC90, 5cyl
Toks 06 Model Hyundai sonata
Reg 03 Model Volvo S60(2units)

Note that all vehicle must be physically inspected and verified before any form of payment. Tnx

NB : anything that doesn't have to do with the above, pls just stop mentioning me, tnx

king406:
these volvo mechanics dey available?? How would you grade them in terms of performance and quality? I know theyre sweden made so i expect something high

valarinz:


The cars are undoubtedly reliable, no need for any doubts, as for mechanics, if you're residing in one of the major cities, you're safe, but if you reside in states like yobe, zamfara.......