MarianaTrench:


I did not say that poor maintenance culture is a good trait.

But the fact remains that most Nigerians have very poor maintenance culture!

GOVERNMENTBOY20:
you could have kept it tho... Or gave lend it out for uber

SirWhiteFish:
My first came with a tinted glass with factory sealed doors.
It had a slim line of army blue and silver color body work.
The tires were Plastic ceramic like and dark, with firm grip to enhance quick responsive brake..
It came with a double tubor 2+ Conan batteries -1. It could reach an amazing speed of 25 inches in 3 seconds.

It was a toy car

Wealthoptulent:

Get Lexus ex 300 2000 [1mz engine best so far]
Or get 04 avalon toks... then u on flexing mode! Thank me later

Mires:


There is no ex in lexus

Wealthoptulent:


If you want Corolla 03 to 07 jus have 1.7 to 2m for clear n clean deal. But if a must to buy 9ja used in truth is if u have 1m u go see Corolla but kind Corolla u go see I no fit say [cars generally ma luck both 9ja or toks]. But for used for 9ja have 1.2 to 1.3, its must give u what you want! If you have 300k 9ja go give u car to drive or I mean car to drive u..... especially those Nissan pathfinder... car for old chiefs [motor baale *oniregun of Egun land* *ezebike of arochukwu land] .

masterflowx:
Still using my first car.

Honda Accord 2014 model.

I bought it in 2016 with the help of my brother from Ohio, USA.

Not ready to buy another one yet because I'm working on shelter.

Excel70:

How is the performance ,reliability and fuel consumption of the Honda any known faults

bighorlus:
Benz 190
Bought it in Nov 1999
Changed it to a C class few years later

Gwagone:

Hope it didn't wahala you?

SpatialKing:
Toyota camry 2007

IkpuNnegiEwu44:
Golf 3 GTi. Machine!

Then Camry 2.2 Butterfly light

Then Toyota muscle currently

BarrSly:






How was it for you boss?? I intend getting 2007 muscle but now but I’m skeptical considering the oil burn issue

Wealthoptulent:
Mine was bmw 328 6line plugs.
Black color.
17" alloy .
I changed it because of 3 diff reasons
1. In a row of 1 week had 4 to 5 bashes GBAs gbos. So elderly ppl said ma hand of village ppl. Cos even the day was I was taking it for the body work of whole incidents in that weeknight while negotiating turning into the mech/panelbeater place a cab or bike hit me again I lost that side mirror as well.
2. Police and SARS matter for me that year too much cos I look small behind wheels.
3. I had EML ISSUE that year, car could be on 130km/h and EML comes on it drop speed to 20km/h but after 2months I solved it when I got the alert from person I sold to.. e pained me ehn, was just a socket of 2k I bought for the EML. But I had received cash!
....... and after I joined Toyota big daddy and anoda Toyota Camry after... I regretted using the toyotas... it a toy for a car to drive. Am back on BMW. BMW FOR pick up OO time to upgrade.


Call for pick up 1 year used n neatly used
You get this you get naija toks

Ayt27:


I love this car too , my first was the 2007 camry SE

I love the SE more than any other editions

IkpuNnegiEwu44:


The car is a good car. Only issue is its low clearance. Have to change from 15'' rim to 16" rim to raise it a bit.

I have never experienced oil burn. I do frequent oil change max 3months. It's a good car. Enjoying the balance i feel on express compared to my former Camry drop light which is very light at high speed.

BarrSly:




How was it for you boss?? I intend getting it now but I’m skeptical considering the oil burn issue

BarrSly:
What was your experience with the Toyota Camry?? I intend getting the 2007 model but people are against it. Did yours give you mechanical wahala?

BarrSly:
I4 or v6?

afobam:
Any good mechanic that has diagnostic tools that can check Cars in Ibadan (Honda Accord )
Please refer if you know one.

Wealthoptulent:

Aje kazeem at ososami.

afobam:
please can i contact you so that you can give me a proper description? Or do you have the person's contact?

nams77:

That's correct. That's why European cars are often viewed as problematic lot.
I watched a program where a,jaguar built in the 70s had more electronic gizmo than the average Toyotas of the 2000.
I quite understand your point though

9icetoo:


And there was a reason for that. The jag was luxury. Meant for a select few. Probably only sold 5,000 pieces if it ever did get to such heady numbers.

The Toyoda was for the masses who needed to get from point a to b without robbing the bank. It wasn't luxury and didn't need to have all the gizmo. It sold more than the jag.

Now tell me which of the two companies are more profitable. The jag or the Toyoda?

Let's not go this silly route on this thread. Just state your first car and move on.

Mine bought was a Camry big for nothing. Bought Nigerian used. Whatever problems it had was caused by me as I fiddled with it a lot.
Learnt a lot about cars through it.
First car I drove was a beetle. Sweet little ride. Lost the brakes once on me but I survived. Car survived too. Guess the low bhp saved the day.
Regular car driven in my teens was an Opel rekord. Nightmare of a car. Served it's purpose. If I was paying for the maintenance, I'd be in the village by now.

nams77:

I understand your point. Toyota brand is a simple car made for taking you to places without any frills. I believe they are even suited for nigerians ;Dwith our economy that is nose-diving on a daily.
My point is still valid. Agreed that the jaguar is a luxury niche but what about the volvos, peogeot and volks that are perceived as problematic cars because of their complex electrical systems?
Infact in some circle, Merc is seen as an over-engineered car.
Personally i am beginng to take a liking for the Lexus brand and wont mind driving one in the future.
Bottom line is that Toyota is reliable but bland and souless. But it gets the job done.

BTW, my first cars was a Benz190. Rugged and resilient. Still missed that car. I feel bad that i sold . that moto suffer for my hand as it was my first car and i didn't know jack about cars

9icetoo:





Even the Nissan is having a similar despite being a Japanese car because there too few Nissan's around and no one wants to waste his time on unproductive ventures.

If I open a mechanic workshop today, I trust that my first five customers will come in with a Honda or Toyota.

9icetoo:

The Avalon is a Toyota and not soulless. You get what you pay for.
If you want luxury, get the Lexus.
Even with all the gizmos added to the Toyota crown of the 70's and current Avalon's, they were still freaking reliable.

Not all Volvo's had the unreliable tag. The 80's and 90's Volvo's were built like tanks. Hardly ever broke down. Had few in the family back then. Super reliable.

Coincidentally, those European cars had efi engines when the average Nigerian mechanic only knew how to work on a carburetor. Add the fact that we were still using leaded fuel on these.

I guess that's where some of the unreliable tag came from.

The base Mercedes cars of then (e200, e230) were absolutely reliable. In fact so reliable they were around 30 years after they landed our shores.

Some are still running presently.

The few cars (European) who ingested our leaded fuel died off and by the time Nigeria embraced unleaded fuel, the problems went away.

However, the damage to their reputation had already been done.

Additionally, it was much more cheaper to buy smaller cars from America. This opened the opportunity for even average income and low income earners to buy and own cars. These low income earners of course opted for small Japanese cars. Most mechanics switched to them, learnt how to fix them, grew with them and mastered them.

Europeans cars became fewer by the day. If you were a mechanic that specialised on European cars, no be person go tell you to port after hunger Don hammer you small.

So the jap or Toyota crowd grew and it is what it is today.

The European cars seem complex because fewer people want to invest the time required to study them and master them. The market is not there.

Even the Nissan is having a similar despite being a Japanese car because there too few Nissan's around and no one wants to waste his time on unproductive ventures.

If I open a mechanic workshop today, I trust that my first five customers will come in with a Honda or Toyota.

Cool first car though. Liked the 190 when I was growing up but my dream car then was the Peugeot 505 turbo evolution. Damn! that car was pretty and fast.
Will never forget the trips in that car.