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thebigkendo:
Well sometimes power steering pumps have leaking seals & o-rings.. My PS pump had some leaks on the body, I replaced the O-rings and it was back to new

I asked the ultimate radautoworks authority and Glen says he never did in the USA because the kits weren't available but replacements were are a decent price. The practice in the USA for those is not worth it

thebigkendo:
Aunty Radu does radautoworks rebuild steering racks & pumps? Or strictly engine & transmission

We don't recommend rebuilding those. Well rather use manufacturer remans

sosidauto:
Biko what make it unnecessary... Are you familiar with Volkswagen engine at all? All you just wants to seem like an expert

I apologize. I'm sorry that I forgot you know more than the people that made the car. I bow to your greatness. Please help me go to VM and give them the corrected designs.

WE ARE SUSPENDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WORK FOR A MONTH BECAUSE DADDY RADU HAS JOINED AUNTY RADU FOR BABY RADU'S IMPENDING ARRIVAL. WE ARE NOT YET READY TO ALLOW OUR STAFF TO RUN COMPLETELY UNFETERRED IN OUR ABSENCE.

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SUSPENSION SERVICES ARE STILL AVAILABLE UNTIL OUR RETURN

WE ARE SUSPENDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WORK FOR A MONTH BECAUSE DADDY RADU HAS JOINED AUNTY RADU FOR BABY RADU'S IMPENDING ARRIVAL. WE ARE NOT YET READY TO ALLOW OUR STAFF TO RUN COMPLETELY UNFETERRED IN OUR ABSENCE.

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SUSPENSION SERVICES ARE STILL AVAILABLE UNTIL OUR RETURN

WE ARE SUSPENDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WORK FOR A MONTH BECAUSE DADDY RADU HAS JOINED AUNTY RADU FOR BABY RADU'S IMPENDING ARRIVAL. WE ARE NOT YET READY TO ALLOW OUR STAFF TO RUN COMPLETELY UNFETERRED IN OUR ABSENCE.

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SUSPENSION SERVICES ARE STILL AVAILABLE UNTIL OUR RETURN

WE ARE SUSPENDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WORK FOR A MONTH BECAUSE DADDY RADU HAS JOINED AUNTY RADU FOR BABY RADU'S IMPENDING ARRIVAL. WE ARE NOT YET READY TO ALLOW OUR STAFF TO RUN COMPLETELY UNFETERRED IN OUR ABSENCE.

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SUSPENSION SERVICES ARE STILL AVAILABLE UNTIL OUR RETURN

WE ARE SUSPENDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WORK FOR A MONTH BECAUSE DADDY RADU HAS JOINED AUNTY RADU FOR BABY RADU'S IMPENDING ARRIVAL. WE ARE NOT YET READY TO ALLOW OUR STAFF TO RUN COMPLETELY UNFETERRED IN OUR ABSENCE.

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SUSPENSION SERVICES ARE STILL AVAILABLE UNTIL OUR RETURN

WE ARE SUSPENDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WORK FOR A MONTH BECAUSE DADDY RADU HAS JOINED AUNTY RADU FOR BABY RADU'S IMPENDING ARRIVAL. WE ARE NOT YET READY TO ALLOW OUR STAFF TO RUN COMPLETELY UNFETERRED IN OUR ABSENCE.

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SUSPENSION SERVICES ARE STILL AVAILABLE UNTIL OUR RETURN

Goldrush123:
Thanks, I actually haven't really considered any other car apart from Mercedes and Lexus. I don't like a Toyota brand, it's too boring for me

Cool because I think the c class is perfect for you

WE ARE SUSPENDING ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WORK FOR A MONTH BECAUSE DADDY RADU HAS JOINED AUNTY RADU FOR BABY RADU'S IMPENDING ARRIVAL. WE ARE NOT YET READY TO ALLOW OUR STAFF TO RUN COMPLETELY UNFETERRED IN OUR ABSENCE.

ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SUSPENSION SERVICES ARE STILL AVAILABLE UNTIL OUR RETURN

HeavenlyBang:
He has 7m+ for the purchase, surely maintenance costs aren't a problem? And even then, I doubt the GS is any more complicated than the C Class. It's a Toyota, lol.

I meant maintenance from point of knowledge and accessibility not cost. GS I think has more potential for the Kazeems to have a field day. I could be wrong though. C is good starter car for upper middle class I think.

iameze:
So dey adjusted the timing after working on gasket I think,right?And what if they opened and discovered some bent valve and replace with timing.Can I get my engine back to shape. Also I ll like to know the approximate cost of a 2007 Acura MDX tech engine?or am I better of buying top cylinder? Thanks

CC: GAZZUZ

May be rebuilt but have to see to verify. Unfortunately, will be a month before we can deal with it.

luvinhubby:
₦12,000

I'm going to assume this is a pulled, used part right?

HeavenlyBang:
Lol, I know air suspensions are an option on the W211 E320/350, so I assumed it carried over to W212.

I'm down with the Acura but for ease, let him start with the c-class. To maintain the others will be too much for him without an excellent mechanic.

Dremca:
How are Nigerians over there viewed in terms of trust considering the bad image Nigerian cyber criminals portray in the global space.

In the abstract, poorly. In person, well. Hence the aforementioned surprise I was talking about.

Pipedreams:
Well my infiniti G35 2007 aint crap bro. Too solid

More effort is put into infiniti as their luxury brand than Nissan and they've improved in recent years but the older models, nope. Especially when Nissan owned partnered with Ford? Hell no!

Dremca:
Have you been racially abuse because of your skin colour in white majority area.

No, quite the opposite. If you act 'akata', it's more likely to happen. People who encounter me would not come at me that way. They usually relate to be in awe because I make it clear Africa is more like Wakanda than what they see so they better respect it. Even with the lion questions, it's more of an awe thing.

One thing I get a lot is "I'm glad I met you before other Nigerians if not I wouldn't have believed y'all were so educated/cultured". You realise we have seen a lot more of the world than the typical American and we are way more traveled than they are right? Most have never even left their home state and know nothing about the world outside!

My best friend of 20 years works for the TDCJ with a lot of Nigerians and says if she didn't know me first, she would hate all of us due to the behaviour they display.

Again, it's in how you carry yourself. I can't stand some of our people who walk around all loud on the phone, throwing their feet talking about their mercedes-benz in the middle of the Damn bank at full volume (they know who they are). Just loud for no reason. Or constantly flashing wads of cash. Those are the ones that get racially profiled.

Be professional, embrace your accent with all the royalty and history it represents and NEVER be ashamed to be Nigerian. If you are truly proud, the white people especially are intimidated.

Pipedreams:
Bro u cant be on a budget and choose Nissan. Make you no frustrate abeg. Nissans are better cars to me than toyota but cant withstand abuse as Toyotas. I love there sporty styling and interiors. Its stubborn but if u give it what it wants it never spoils

Nissans look nice but are crap cars. If I tell you the number of times something broke or fell off during a new car test drive for a Nissan when I sold cars for a dealer in Houston! I worked for the Toyota next door and used to love to cross over to people looking at Nissans and ask to go on a ride with them. Something would almost always break and then guess where I'd take them after the test drive

Goldrush123:
Good morning y'all,
I want to buy my first ever car so I'll say I know nothing about cars. I like the Benz brand but I have heard stories of how expensive it is to maintain compared to like Lexus brand.
I would really love to go for Benz E350 2011 but I'll like to know how expensive can it be to maintain, how much? Like how much for parts, repairs etc.
I would like to take maintenance into consideration. I can cope if the difference between benz and lexus in terms of money to maintain is not that much. Please gurus, help a first timer?

I'll take a Mercedes over a Lexus. They're both nice cars but mercedes-benz is the flag-ship luxury brand for a reason.

That being said, I suggest you start a little lower for your first car because you have lessons to learn that will be a lot cheaper on something else. Maybe Toyota Highlander/4runner or an Acura? Have you considered a Volvo S series sedan? For a first timer, a Mercedes/Lexus might be too finicky for you. They're very unforgiving to abuse.

Piyke:
When my friend moved from Elizade to a mechanic. He confirmed filter had never been changed

Probably because idiots couldn't figure out how to remove it! Like the Mercedes in Lekki!

That's why I was slightly hurt when someone compared us to a dealer

I told you guys when I first joined that dealers here are incompetent. Some more than the Kazeems because they know better and choose not to do it

segun2king:
sirs pls this not helping i need help urgently as this is killing me

Well, you didn't answer the one question i asked trying to help you out so...

Valarinz will hook you up

Goldrush123:
Ok thanks. I guess a 2011 c300 is a good choice?

I think we've reached a consensus

HeavenlyBang:
Ah, fook, I didn't know it uses an air suspension. Wouldn't have recommended it otherwise.

I just told you that last page! Pay attention!

Jakumo:
Ha ha na so. One's mother-in-law should never be sold for frivolous reasons, such as raising money to buy new rims, or to phimp your ride.

Only major mechanical repairs such as collapsed balloon suspensions, or transmission failures, warrant this drastic measure. My advice therefore is to keep her in reserve until a rainy day, painful as that may be to do.

Thank you. That's exactly why you're not getting responses lillyontop. It was GREAT advice but you didn't understand. It's not worth an in depth comparison because they are essentially the same.

If you had said Honda/Toyota, you'd have had now responses because there are differences. What you asked, they are negligible.

Follow the more in depth answers above if that's what you were looking for.

Carshopper:
Oga, where u dey make me cry? Kai....

[b]I want to believe [/b]petroleum products used in this country contributes 60% to vehicle breakdown then a careful maintenance scheduling

That is not what we said. If that was the case, those if us who take care of our maintenance and are careful filling our tanks would have to change pumps like everyone else- and we don't.

Maintained properly, your pump will last even with the fuel here.

*MODIFIED FROM ORIGINAL TO MAKE MORE SENSE

sosidauto:
I only gave my opinion base on the op question... I have more than 3 of the 1.4 engine in my shop it's the most common and cheapest golf4 or polo engine ....if you doubt come to my shop lol we are located @ shop 120 iyana itire garage Lagos�

STOP RECOMMENDING UNNECESSARY ENGINE SWAPS.