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donpap:
No car is bad.it depends on the state of the car when 1 buys it.if u buy a bad car whether toyota,nissan, honda or whatever brand you will suffer.if u get a good 1 and you maintain it as at when due u wont have much complaints.But our problem in naija is that most of us wait for d car to breakdown before doing anything about it.the bottom line is buy a good car treat it well u ve peace treat it badly no peace.

Land rover freelancer and Rover 75 had factory known defects. Over 200 known defects from factory

DrLivzy:
I don't have a car yet. but following to know which to keep an eye on.

Take a tour to mechanic workshops and take note of the cars that are usually abandoned there,some particular brands of cars are common.Run from them.

Nissan cars expecially maxima n altima series are the worst cars ever made. How can a car be decelerating while u are accelerating? Efflometer this gear that. Abeg Benz be dem father

Gamusgamus:
NISSAN SUNNY

WHICH MODEL

Best: Toyota ForeRunner (2005 model) - Enjoyed the car. Very rugged.

Worst: Range Rover (2007 model) - Got it as a tokunboh and registered it myself. After some months, had gear issue that defied all efforts. Changed it twice at about 350k each time, spoilt again within few weeks. It was draining my finances. It was a nightmare. I used it for less than 2 years and sold it off.

vertueptime:
607 is the worst so far in nigeria

I THINK 307 IS D WORST. DON'T EVA CARRY 2 BAGS OF RICE IN IT.

Dont buy a Nissan. They are poorly engineered and have expensive parts.

Worst vehicle I ever used was Peugeot 207. QED.

Great handling, excellent fuel economy, sleek and beautiful design, electronic handling, powerful headlamps, etc but expensive and unavailability of parts, plus absence of ready and experienced technicians made owning the car a nightmare.

Bought brand new in 2009. Sold for 350k in 2013. Didn't do a cumulative 12 months on the road.

If you dash me one now, na to swear for you sure pass. I go dey think whether na you dem send from village come do me for here.

When ex Peugeot users storm this thread, they will be my testimony.

we wey never use car wetin we go talk.yes the worst wheel barrow I have ever used is......I leave here in peace.

TATA INDIGO

IBreakRules:
Bros u actually settled down to write this epistle!?

Abeg ask him o. I don laugh tire. Lawd! The guy consider going into writing, that is if he is not doing so already.

ALSO HONDA CRV 2003
TOO MANY SUSPENSION ISSUES

kingreign:
1990 Toyota Carina ii 2.0 GLi 4sp auto lift back.


When i returned from India, I decided to buy a small lift back which I could use to move around. I got myself a brown/gold coloured 1990 model Toyota carina ii 2.0 GLi for 450k, brown seats and brown dashboard, heated side mirrors, heated seats, I had to construct the A/C as there was none. It had alloy wheels and looked good it was a German market carina ii. I bought it, from a woman and took it home. Next day, I started the engine and it roared to life. Pushed the lever to R, the car surged backwards with speed, I slammed the brakes only to hear a groaning sound. Pushed to D, nothing R, nothing. I packed the car there. I travelled again and came back after 2months. I inspected the shafts and noticed balls on the tyre area (that time I was a novice with capital "L" who couldn't handle a spanner). I called a mechanic who checked it and told me shaft is bad, I have to replace both shafts as they were fake elcheapo eltawain shaft. I parted with 12K that day, he came with beljium shaft and installed them. He told me to shift R and D to check if they're working, I depressed the brakes and did that, on releasing the brakes, the flexible brake line on the driver's front tyre bursted. Spilling contents. 3k went out for brake pipes again.

2weeks later, I went to install a CD system LG 1 DIN with pioneer speakers and was feeling funky. I went to Suleja to flex my old babe. coming back, I started hearing a strange noise on the rear driver side tyre. I got to mechanic workshop, tie rod broke. No more steering control tyres were wobbling. 8K to purchase new tie rods, 2k for rubber booths, and 3K for one of the multilink arm on the rear (the previous arm was bent and the previous owner used dunlop slippers cut to act as rubber boot hence the noise and uneven driving).
I was back on the road again. I went to APO to flex with my guys, as per I don show Naija na, night came I was returning home, I couldn't see my front. Hmmm. I managed to get home. Called my mechanic. He said reflectors in Headlamp is faded, we should get another one. 11k for one tokunbo 7k brand new taiwan, I picked 2 tokunbo for 22k. He installed it, it was out of alignment. He adjusted it but it was only slightly brighter than the previous units, he called a re-wire who installed a relay, the headlamp worked at last, I was glad. Hehehehe Night movement started again, lol! Only for rains to come and I discovered no wipers, they were wornout and producing noise. 1,200 naira a pair in front and 300naira for long piece on the rear. Nothing's gonna stop me from 'wakaing'. I discovered the motor started drinking fuel. Chai, called my mecho again, he removed sparkplugs, installed new ones 8K (2k a piece X 4), removed airfilter and bought another one 1500, then bought injector CRC cleaner, cleaned the intake butterfly valves. Poured some in the Vacuum line. Started the car to idle a while, then change oil, 3k oil filter 1k total 4K. Economy improved a bit. But still high consumption. Came back to him, he checked and discovered the Airflowmeter is bad. 15K for belgium part. Finally, it worked. My power windows acts as if they've got a mind of their own when rains come, they may not go up. But I had to manage them, I also found the wires on the power moonroof which was detached (the moonroof was sealed with mechanic's trademark black gum which I peeled off). Suddenly, my steering became stiff. I called my mecho, he said pump is failed. Bought tokumbo pump 7k it worked, I went to AMAC. On the road going, it became stiff again. I called him, he said 'when coming home branch my workshop'. On my way home I was doing 140km/hr on berger-nicon junction expressway, suddenly I slowed down to negotiate katampe bridge, steering locked, slammed the brakes, car swerved off the road, tipped over the bridge and landed face down into the deep gutter below. All the contents in the boot fell inside the passenger cabin. I had seatbelt so i wasn't hurt, I climbed down and called my mechanic. He went to find a hiab truck they said 70k to lift the damn car out of the gutter and place it on the road side. I said NO. I quarrelled with the mechanic, I told him I am no more working with him (beef mode active). Luckily, a blue hiab of FRSC was passing by, I waved him to stop, he helped me freely, I was glad. Someone came, with a knife, cut my rear seatbelt and used it as a tow rope tied to his car and towed mine to another mechanic shop. Headlamp broken, grille broken, front driver side suspension broken, brake cable cut, bumper broken, windscreen developed a line from top to bottom, fenders bent, transaxle broken, steering bad. Over 100K to replace them, new strut bought and yet it failed a week later due to a leak thus giving out the pressurized fluid, I opted for tokumbo struts 12k. I was foolishly determined and no one's gonna let me down. I got on the way from AMAC and drove to go see my babe in Bida poly smiley I never knew it was gonna be another epic wrong move filled the tank up and fired, on highspeed in excess of 160km/hr on kubwa-zuba expressway. Damn speed was sweet
I was dusting all other cars on the road when suddenly I hit a pothole (Suleja, Lapai, to Bida was pothole infested then, I don't know of now) suddenly, my suspension gave way again, but I was not deterred, I must love up. Suddenly, a pre-facelift Honda Accord EOD (2003-2005) swept past, this act bruised my ego, in trying to catch up, the driver suddenly stepped on his brake and a petrol truck was coming ahead, I hit another pothole, my brakepad flew out, this gave me no room to maneuver, I rear ended that car and it was totaled. The boot, to the rear passenger was deformed badly. My front end again went bad. Another crack on my new windscreen, broken headlamp, broken grille, bumper. Suddenly another lorry from behind side swiped my Right side, a piece of sharp metal from the truck sank into my car's rear quarter slicing the metallic body work all thru the rear door area. the alhaji came out and looked at his car, looked at mine, and told me to go repair mine, he'll fix his. shocked smiley I was shocked and happy. I continued my mumu journey to Bida poly, stopped at the gate, called the babe, she say she was busy, can't attend to me. chai!

Ego bruised again, I kuku enter my kabu kabu jalopy, manage enter zuba, police check point. Them men in black wanted to start their story again. I vex tell them say make dem leave me, I need to go rest joor. Out of pity one of them met others and they let me go with my jalopy. Got to my old mechanic, he said, 'you don come again with your wahala'? I no fit answer. We fixed the car, 80K went from my pocket. Toks bumper (blue colour), toks struts, toks headlamps, toks grille, brake lines, pads, calipers, booster, disc and master (remember my brake pad fell off, I had to ride the car like that). welding and panelbeating the rear quarter and door area sliced thru. Immediately I fixed it, I put it up for sale, some dudes came, paid 300k cash, took it and travelled lol, wahala removed finally grin When they got to their destination, they started calling me. Fear no gree let me pick I finally summoned courage to pick after many missed calls from them only for them to tell me I don't know what I sold to them for such a cheap amount. If only I knew, I won't had sold it so cheaply. Mumu people

Mehn, because of that car I learn mechanic by force, and all the chukuwdi, nonso and spareparts dealers for kubwa and zuba come know me as customer.

I posted this when I was using minimums moniker here:
https://www.nairaland.com/150189/worst-car-youve-driven-been#30719947

Bros, you too much. Made my morning already.

pedrilo:
I plan to buy a direct belgium SUV soon and I have the following as options;
Lexus RX330
Ford Edge
VW Tuareg
Nissan Murano
Kindly advise.

I have VW Tuareg, if u want to get it, go for de v8, de v6 is troublesome. Lexsus is less expensive to maintain.

AutosBay:
What is the worst vehicle You have ever used ?

Nissan Sony

. Thank you bro, you made me laugh this morning

SafetyFirst:
Honda Accord was the official car recorded in the Bible.
Remember, all the disciples were moving in Accord.

seniorgozman:
I have VW Tuareg, if u want to get it, go for de v8, de v6 is troublesome. Lexsus is less expensive to maintain.

thanks

99 percent of Nigerians buy accidented cars from the US which is why they always have issues.

IBreakRules:
Bros u actually settled down to write this epistle!?

And you have to quote the whole epistle?

IBreakRules:
Bros u actually settled down to write this epistle!?

No, did not. I unsettled up and copied it.

coalcoal1:
Nissan Altima 2009 with its CVT nonsense. I didn't even enjoy the car for a month. While on the highway, within 30 minutes, your speed starts to drop even as you accelerate. You hear whining sounds from the gear. I have to park and rest the car for some minutes again before it picks up. I'll never buy a Nissan again. This car don chop my money taya

Lol....

kingreign:
1990 Toyota Carina ii 2.0 GLi 4sp auto lift back.


When i returned from India, I decided to buy a small lift back which I could use to move around. I got myself a brown/gold coloured 1990 model Toyota carina ii 2.0 GLi for 450k, brown seats and brown dashboard, heated side mirrors, heated seats, I had to construct the A/C as there was none. It had alloy wheels and looked good it was a German market carina ii. I bought it, from a woman and took it home. Next day, I started the engine and it roared to life. Pushed the lever to R, the car surged backwards with speed, I slammed the brakes only to hear a groaning sound. Pushed to D, nothing R, nothing. I packed the car there. I travelled again and came back after 2months. I inspected the shafts and noticed balls on the tyre area (that time I was a novice with capital "L" who couldn't handle a spanner). I called a mechanic who checked it and told me shaft is bad, I have to replace both shafts as they were fake elcheapo eltawain shaft. I parted with 12K that day, he came with beljium shaft and installed them. He told me to shift R and D to check if they're working, I depressed the brakes and did that, on releasing the brakes, the flexible brake line on the driver's front tyre bursted. Spilling contents. 3k went out for brake pipes again.

2weeks later, I went to install a CD system LG 1 DIN with pioneer speakers and was feeling funky. I went to Suleja to flex my old babe. coming back, I started hearing a strange noise on the rear driver side tyre. I got to mechanic workshop, tie rod broke. No more steering control tyres were wobbling. 8K to purchase new tie rods, 2k for rubber booths, and 3K for one of the multilink arm on the rear (the previous arm was bent and the previous owner used dunlop slippers cut to act as rubber boot hence the noise and uneven driving).
I was back on the road again. I went to APO to flex with my guys, as per I don show Naija na, night came I was returning home, I couldn't see my front. Hmmm. I managed to get home. Called my mechanic. He said reflectors in Headlamp is faded, we should get another one. 11k for one tokunbo 7k brand new taiwan, I picked 2 tokunbo for 22k. He installed it, it was out of alignment. He adjusted it but it was only slightly brighter than the previous units, he called a re-wire who installed a relay, the headlamp worked at last, I was glad. Hehehehe Night movement started again, lol! Only for rains to come and I discovered no wipers, they were wornout and producing noise. 1,200 naira a pair in front and 300naira for long piece on the rear. Nothing's gonna stop me from 'wakaing'. I discovered the motor started drinking fuel. Chai, called my mecho again, he removed sparkplugs, installed new ones 8K (2k a piece X 4), removed airfilter and bought another one 1500, then bought injector CRC cleaner, cleaned the intake butterfly valves. Poured some in the Vacuum line. Started the car to idle a while, then change oil, 3k oil filter 1k total 4K. Economy improved a bit. But still high consumption. Came back to him, he checked and discovered the Airflowmeter is bad. 15K for belgium part. Finally, it worked. My power windows acts as if they've got a mind of their own when rains come, they may not go up. But I had to manage them, I also found the wires on the power moonroof which was detached (the moonroof was sealed with mechanic's trademark black gum which I peeled off). Suddenly, my steering became stiff. I called my mecho, he said pump is failed. Bought tokumbo pump 7k it worked, I went to AMAC. On the road going, it became stiff again. I called him, he said 'when coming home branch my workshop'. On my way home I was doing 140km/hr on berger-nicon junction expressway, suddenly I slowed down to negotiate katampe bridge, steering locked, slammed the brakes, car swerved off the road, tipped over the bridge and landed face down into the deep gutter below. All the contents in the boot fell inside the passenger cabin. I had seatbelt so i wasn't hurt, I climbed down and called my mechanic. He went to find a hiab truck they said 70k to lift the damn car out of the gutter and place it on the road side. I said NO. I quarrelled with the mechanic, I told him I am no more working with him (beef mode active). Luckily, a blue hiab of FRSC was passing by, I waved him to stop, he helped me freely, I was glad. Someone came, with a knife, cut my rear seatbelt and used it as a tow rope tied to his car and towed mine to another mechanic shop. Headlamp broken, grille broken, front driver side suspension broken, brake cable cut, bumper broken, windscreen developed a line from top to bottom, fenders bent, transaxle broken, steering bad. Over 100K to replace them, new strut bought and yet it failed a week later due to a leak thus giving out the pressurized fluid, I opted for tokumbo struts 12k. I was foolishly determined and no one's gonna let me down. I got on the way from AMAC and drove to go see my babe in Bida poly smiley I never knew it was gonna be another epic wrong move filled the tank up and fired, on highspeed in excess of 160km/hr on kubwa-zuba expressway. Damn speed was sweet
I was dusting all other cars on the road when suddenly I hit a pothole (Suleja, Lapai, to Bida was pothole infested then, I don't know of now) suddenly, my suspension gave way again, but I was not deterred, I must love up. Suddenly, a pre-facelift Honda Accord EOD (2003-2005) swept past, this act bruised my ego, in trying to catch up, the driver suddenly stepped on his brake and a petrol truck was coming ahead, I hit another pothole, my brakepad flew out, this gave me no room to maneuver, I rear ended that car and it was totaled. The boot, to the rear passenger was deformed badly. My front end again went bad. Another crack on my new windscreen, broken headlamp, broken grille, bumper. Suddenly another lorry from behind side swiped my Right side, a piece of sharp metal from the truck sank into my car's rear quarter slicing the metallic body work all thru the rear door area. the alhaji came out and looked at his car, looked at mine, and told me to go repair mine, he'll fix his. shocked smiley I was shocked and happy. I continued my mumu journey to Bida poly, stopped at the gate, called the babe, she say she was busy, can't attend to me. chai!

Ego bruised again, I kuku enter my kabu kabu jalopy, manage enter zuba, police check point. Them men in black wanted to start their story again. I vex tell them say make dem leave me, I need to go rest joor. Out of pity one of them met others and they let me go with my jalopy. Got to my old mechanic, he said, 'you don come again with your wahala'? I no fit answer. We fixed the car, 80K went from my pocket. Toks bumper (blue colour), toks struts, toks headlamps, toks grille, brake lines, pads, calipers, booster, disc and master (remember my brake pad fell off, I had to ride the car like that). welding and panelbeating the rear quarter and door area sliced thru. Immediately I fixed it, I put it up for sale, some dudes came, paid 300k cash, took it and travelled lol, wahala removed finally grin When they got to their destination, they started calling me. Fear no gree let me pick I finally summoned courage to pick after many missed calls from them only for them to tell me I don't know what I sold to them for such a cheap amount. If only I knew, I won't had sold it so cheaply. Mumu people

Mehn, because of that car I learn mechanic by force, and all the chukuwdi, nonso and spareparts dealers for kubwa and zuba come know me as customer.

I posted this when I was using Lomomike moniker here:
https://www.nairaland.com/150189/worst-car-youve-driven-been#30719947

Lol...is this true or a framed story? if na true, den na confirm devouring spirit briñg that car your way o.

Toyota

SNIPER123:
. Thank you bro, you made me laugh this morning

You are welcome.

josieboy55:
lie .. when i was using honda i saw hell, now i have peace of mind with toyota and benz ... cars like honda and nissan are just useless no matter how u try to maintain them..

Nissan products especially.

Volkswagen Bug...dt car na nonsense.

Altho na my broda use am sha

I thought he was the only facing the isssue till i start seeing other bugs in mechanic workshop

Altho a very good drive on it day buh its has spent more days at d mechanics than on the road.

lillyontop:
I don't believe Accord has issues just because you see peopke Honda pull legs doesn't mean it want to and it did I have been using Accord for 8 to 9 years now and I haven't had any issues as such firstly was an Honda Hala well that one give me issue cos Na God no where them bring am come from and I used another brand vw golf 3 later changed to baby boy V6 present I have been using my V6 EOD for 2 going to 3 years and and to me it's just like I am falling in love with the car over and over again when you are using Honda you need to know when the baby needs something and when it needs it give to him Toyota is for the poor and nonchalant people sorry to make that statement but that just the truth and my own opinion

See this guy, Toyota is far more expensive than honda.

lillyontop:
I don't believe Accord has issues just because you see peopke Honda pull legs doesn't mean it want to and it did I have been using Accord for 8 to 9 years now and I haven't had any issues as such firstly was an Honda Hala well that one give me issue cos Na God no where them bring am come from and I used another brand vw golf 3 later changed to baby boy V6 present I have been using my V6 EOD for 2 going to 3 years and and to me it's just like I am falling in love with the car over and over again when you are using Honda you need to know when the baby needs something and when it needs it give to him Toyota is for the poor and nonchalant people sorry to make that statement but that just the truth and my own opinion

correct guy

lillyontop:
I don't believe Accord has issues just because you see peopke Honda pull legs doesn't mean it want to and it did I have been using Accord for 8 to 9 years now and I haven't had any issues as such firstly was an Honda Hala well that one give me issue cos Na God no where them bring am come from and I used another brand vw golf 3 later changed to baby boy V6 present I have been using my V6 EOD for 2 going to 3 years and and to me it's just like I am falling in love with the car over and over again when you are using Honda you need to know when the baby needs something and when it needs it give to him Toyota is for the poor and nonchalant people sorry to make that statement but that just the truth and my own opinion

Bro you just blew my mind.... I have also Been Using my Honda Baby Boy V4 for almost 2years now... Asin i don't even know how to describe my daily love for the ride with my blinking alloy wheels/rims.. My only problem now is that i have little cash and feeling so tempted to upgrade.... but fear of the unknown is not letting me to... Make i no come dey regret the upgrade... lol, Secondly if you have issues with you honda engine shorting oil or gear box issue.... no cry, with little cash they can easily collect the car engine, you add money and get another.... Tested and Trusted. just buzz/what's app me on 07068348931 and Finally Treat your car like your bae and she will continue to adore and treat you nicely, except you're the type that maltreats ladies or a boy boy..... Winks*.

seniorgozman:
I have VW Tuareg, if u want to get it, go for de v8, de v6 is troublesome. Lexsus is less expensive to maintain.

How person go take de do for fuel in a V8 in this Buhari era?
Especially ppl who live in big cities where distances are far?
Saw one put up for sale in my estate,but na that 8cylinders de fear me.

kingreign:
Land rover freelancer and Rover 75 had factory known defects. Over 200 known defects from factory

thats factory defect not user caused defects