₦airaland Forum

dru23:
I have been pissing you long enough now. Why don't you do it .. The reason is because advanced Auto parts do sell their own oil engine coolant etc .. It will not make any logical sense to sell other brands than the brands that supply for you.. The main objective for your business is push your own products out there to masses .. Doing otherwise will be counter productive - business 101. U selling Mobil 1 products is giving them free advertising, which am sure they will be more than happy not to object to .. For example... A customer of mine needed a Toyota ATF W .. I refer him to your store.. He called the store and he was told that you guys don't carry Toyota products, but they can sell him your store brand.. But he didn't want your store brand. So on a business stand point it does not make any sense at all ..and depending on the franchise they might have rules and regulations to only sell store brand only.. #facts only # buy from Radauto... changing autoparts industry in lekki and beyond.. #facts only # advanced Auto parts 6k stores nationwide # poor man's parts store #

dru23:
Like I said it still a poor man parts store.. Strategically located in poor areas of the states.. And close to local mechanic shops . It does not change the fact it's still low quality parts store.. #if you know, you know # like I said before #Autozone, advance Auto parts # same poo ,same market demographic, same target audience, both offer same service.. Whether you take a poo in gold toilet bowl o ,a toilet is a toilet.. #radauto buy from them change auto parts industry in Lekki and beyond #

banky3w:
If you are in lagos, call Gazzuzz 08033910382, if you're not in Lagos, still call him

dru23:
Don't worry sweet heart ... I will definitely go to the store this week.... To dig up the receipt... #autozone ,advance auto parts# same poo ...

OyinbowithaTan:
Nope the Dixiecrats remained Democrats until death. A couple flipped to the GOP that is it. Still today the people who dress in black, conceal their faces, and attack others (Antifa) on the streets are leftists. Antifa, KKK, Nazi Brownshirts, Mussolini black shirts, always leftists.
After the depression WWll the South remained mixed politically. Truman won NC, VA, WV, GA, FL, KY, TX, TN, AR. JFK won NC, SC, WV, GA, LA, AR, TX. In 1976 Carter won all of the South and I mean every state in the South. So no what you suggested did not happen.

dru23:
You are lucky I couldn't find the receipt to that poo of tools.. But if you tempt me ,I will go back to the store and dig it up and also snap the picture of the store... don't tempt me .. I can get real petty at times.. We speak #factsonly# .. By the way, buy from radauto and advanced Auto parts .. Changing the autoparts industry in lekki and Nigeria

dru23:
You are lucky I couldn't find the receipt to that poo of tools.. But if you tempt me ,I will go back to the store and dig it up and also snap the picture of the store... don't tempt me .. I can get real petty at times.. We speak #factsonly# .. By the way, buy from radauto and advanced Auto parts .. Changing the autoparts industry in lekki and Nigeria

4llerbuntu:
Can your shop handle it? Lots of shops thumb nose at Volvo.

4llerbuntu:


I'm not that clueless.

The car is a tòkunbó. I decided to service it before using it, and thought there's nothing wrong with getting practical advice.

Unless whoever used it abroad abused it, I think it is still in good condition.

I did use Castrol 5W30 for the oil change, however nothing says If there's a room to improve I shouldn't take it

I'm seeking advice so that I can prolong its life in my hands is all.

dru23:
#radauto sells poor man parts # buy from her ..she is changing the autoparts market in Nigeria

promqueen247:
ok, can i get your contact or address around lekki just incase we about to get coolant, oil filter and that flush detergent.

dru23:
Now don't let me expose you to the folks that don't know you .. Autozone or Advance Auto parts ... same thing nothing different. These parts are strategically located at the poorest parts of the USA .. Let's call it a poor man's parts store .. They do offer Some OEM parts and at the same time offer unlimited warranty on most of their parts.. And the reason is those unlimited warranty parts are produce at a very cheap cost, so in essence you can always go back to them and get new parts unlimited.. Now if those parts are Grade A parts, there is no way in hell they will offer you unlimited warranty.. It cost more money to get better quality materials.. Example of the low quality parts will be displayed below.. Now the sockets tools that I display below is a great example .. I got it at advanced Auto parts for about $8.00 ,please take a look at the cautionary warning circle.. There is nothing special about advanced Auto parts at all poor man parts store .. It is the same parts store that the road side mechanics in USA go to .. The dealers in USA don't go near them at all .. When I freshly bought my new Nissan Altima 2005 Ser at dealership.. I dare not use advanced Auto parts.. I usually go to the dealer and have it fix . Or better yet worse comes to worse, I buy the parts from the dealership and than take it to the road side mechanic.. So ladies and gentleman let's us speak facts only.. The more you look the less you see #factsonly #

promqueen247:
i swear am so confused, i don't even know how to explain all these to my brother, Please ooooo all 3 should please agree to come to consensus ooooo

Piyke:
I did about 5 years ago and will do again if needed. I bet you that people that swap theirs every 6months will spend more if you add cost of the 6monthly ball joint, labour, risk of damage as the Monday hammer strikes etc.

GAZZUZZ:
Drain oil and use 0w40, if it does not burn, next oil change you can use 5w30 And stick with it.

You can find the engine oil here.

https://www.nairaland.com/4922062/mobil1-usa-0w-40-5w30-0w-20

You can pick it up from this location here.


Gazzuzz Autos
https://maps.google.com/?cid=6875435925006525965

promqueen247:
Thanks ma'am i really do appreciate your input but why 10w30 when i was meant to understand 5w30 is best for 06 corolla. I'm just curious ma'am.

promqueen247:
Please, i have a question house. My brother noticed sludge build up on his newly acquired 2006 corolla with 160k miles intended for Uber. How can the sludge build up be removed before using synthetic oil on it? And are there any effects if synthetic oil is used without getting rid if the sludge, From my understanding, it's like this slugde is like a cancer to the engine.

Gazzuzz
radautoworks

dru23:
A quote from Jayz " Do you fools listen to music or do you just skim through it?".
Obviously you either read to understand or just read and ignore the facts.. My car issues especially my uber cars came from lack of management and proper maintenance.. Now how did come about to start importing Mobil 1 oil .. Now this was due to the fact that my cars on uber were developing sludge . I had to ring one or two of my cars .. When my cars were developing sludge .. I had to get to the root of the matter .. I found out that the previous manager was buying cheap, mineral oil and he was not following the manufacture advice.. He was using 20w20 or some crap instead of 5w30 that was recommended by the manufacture.. And as business man I decided to look for solutions.. So I started importing my own engine oil to use and to sell.. I started with castrol oil ,which was doing ok, but I now found out that people prefer Mobil 1 oil especially uber drivers and partners. So I than started using and selling Mobil 1 .. Now uber drivers do at least 2k miles a month of driving. Meaning that they have to constantly change there oil every 3k miles to 5k miles depending on the oil they are using.. Next was Mobil 1 oil Extended performance good for 15k miles oil change, and Fram oil filters good for 15k miles oil change. This was what I was able to settle on and some uber partners agreed and I was able to build a customer Base.. All these issues I narrated on the forum. So that people will learn and avoid the same mistakes that I had..
Now for you to say that am always having car issues without you telling the whole truth or analysing the issues behind it . To me is very misleading and ignorant of a professional like you.. Did u also mention that how I brought my car to your shop and after I paid about 3k to 5k of diagnosis test ,I was given a bill of over 170k naira.. And I was able to save about 100k by bringing those parts myself.. Or you forget to mention that.. I documented that on the forum. Would u like me to remind you again.. Did you forget to mention advanced Auto parts that is parent company of yours.. Mainly sell low quality parts in Yankee and at times it is better to get certain tokunbo parts at ladipo than buy from you guys. So please let us not fight, because I will over do it ,this is just not just rap music like Jayz said .. I will expose the dirty truth of advance auto parts.. Don't let us go there. We can try to coexist in the same market, without spreading hate and lies...

4llerbuntu:
I'm a tad bit confused.

Just did an oil change a few days ago with Castrol 5W30........

For 10W30 which brand would you direct me to?

Preferably Synthetic, and easy to source.





Meanwhile since I did the oil change I've noticed a bit of leaking. Drops more like. looks like transmission oil which I also changed at the same time I did the engine oil change


I don't have any lights on and the explanation I got was that after a change it was normal to see little leaks like that for a week before it would stop, probably too much oil was poured in......

Does that make sense? Should I be worried?

erico2k2:
My recent Ebcounter to what I cal a SCAM
y Mrs called me and here is the convo
Mrs, Honi, Im fed up with this car, when I brake i pulls to one side and I can hear some grinding noise like kraaa kraaaa
Me: That would be the Bushing cos when we replaced the rear axle it came complete I should have gotten suspension arms with new bushing
Mrs.: Honi all this car part you are talking about I have no clue if we was talking bout punny braids now yes smiles
Me;Ok wahts the wasy 4ward, take it to a mechanic since Im not there and Ike our mechanic has gone to the village
Mrs OK honi I will give you feed back
Note car is jeep Liberty 2003. COmplete rear axle bought from US and changed in PHC.
Next Day
Mrs:Honi the mechanic has fixed the car all working fine, he said he bought two Hubs for N40k and labour N5k, Im happy, abeg update my account (Women)arghhhh
Me: Honi do you have the parts he claimed he replaced
Mrs:Yes nah, you know you have warned me to always keep replaced parts at the storage so I did
Me:Please snap and send me a photo of it, Im a bit confused about the part.
Mrs here it is, two things he said Hub.
Me;Honi that hub is not from the jeep, in fact the only hub the car has is in the front and it has no ABS,the rear axle has no hub its one unit with spyder bearing this was the reasons I bought a complete axle from the USA to replace it.
Mrs:Wow honi so you mean the mechanic scammed me
Me:yes I am afraid love , waht is going to happen now is go to Uniport,Dept Engineering, Proff is there today I spoke to him already ask him to accompany you to that mechanic, ask him to losen the part he changed then we wil get to the buttom of this
Mrs; oright honi, Im going now.
Prff: Oga Malic, U say U change this hub from back tyre abi
Mechanic: yes sir, E hard nor be small
Prof:Oyah losen tyre show me the hub, I go pay you labour money N5k nothing do me
Mechanic:Oga Inor get tools oh,my boy go outside work,
Prof;The owner of this car nah my friend E get full tools in teh boot to losen the car even Hydrolic jack so no shaking, start work
Mechanic:Started crying,Oga nah devil work, I nor know wetin enter my head, true true I nor change hub nah bushing we change,I carry am go waterlines go press
proff:Howmuch to do am
mechanic:nah N5k for both
Mrs:Oyah as I dey see you so return my N40k if not nah SARS straight
Mechanic:Ahh Madam abeg i get N30k, i go bring the balance come shop 4 evening
Mrs:takes the money and slammed it into her bag,was veri angry
Both Proff and Mrs left amd prof called me, I spoke to both and was laughing.
I was talking about the whole drama with the Mrs for up to 30 mins on phone,when she said Please honi got to go, i got customers,I now said Ok but do not forget to return the retrieved money,
Mrs says I hear
Up till now, no Alert from Mrs (WOmen)
So you see the scam there,I dont mind being billed cos thats your labour but the real cost for parts should be billed to the cliant.

HeavenlyBang:
That's where mechanics make a significant portion of the money. It's less a case of them charging people higher, and more of them buying lower than market prices. They can give you the money to buy it yourself and you definitely will not be able to buy that same part at the prices they quote.

It is what it is.

This is a country where people will always try to short-change those in the service industry. It's why I will never, ever take on Nigerian clients.

When the culture lends itself to downplaying labor costs, the service men have to make their money from another channel. It's a morally grey area but it's one I can come to terms with.

4llerbuntu:
Thanks.

reechest:
where do you stay.. Am currently in Delta state.. Do you have recommendations here or in the east if you are not closeby

reechest:
Please GAZZUZZ ... I just bought a new Toyota corolla 2005 model.. It's my first car and I don't even know my left from my right.. I was advised to change engine oil and oil filter. I don't kno the best ones for the car specs and how often it should be changed... Secondly I was advised to remove thermostat and connect the fan directly by one mechanic like dat to avoid overheating... Please sir I really need the basics first.. I can learn gradually... Just tell me first things to look out for..

kingreign:
I understand live scan and can explain what that scanner is all about, but as I dey so, I no dey mood to talk about those things. Cos normal trade secret and na consultancy fee i dey find.

thebigkendo:
Fuel, Time & money (might get hungry at the sight of JamRock )

nadesh:
I was not informed to come back after 10 days and I did not change condenser or radiator in ur place. Am just frustrated cuz of how much i have spent on same problem.