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Car Talk › Re: From Gazzuzz To Radautoworks And Back Again…my Story. by radautoworks: 2:59pm On Mar 18, 2021
freshvine:
Why not consider Port Harcourt.
it's on our list but we need sometime who can open a franchise.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 7:50pm On Mar 17, 2021
Felicity001:
You don't mean it! All these for free?
you of all people know what can happen if you catch techs on a good day grin
Autos › Re: N1,200,000 or Less Tokunbo Cars by radautoworks: 6:40pm On Mar 17, 2021
drmuchin:
why so cheap?
See Me thinking everyone driving this car is a BIG BOY....
I mean it IS an 06...
Car Talk › Re: From Gazzuzz To Radautoworks And Back Again…my Story. by radautoworks: 6:25pm On Mar 17, 2021
Thank you Kettlecorn and adanny01. My issue is with being incorrectly told repeatedly about the engine needing to be replaced by someone who has not seen the vehicle in person. I did acknowledge from my first post that there was no reason for op to have left without being able to have a discussion with our lead tech especially when there were still unresolved issues. The ball was definitely dropped and I appreciate the constructive criticism. If he didn't tell me, I wouldn't have known to improve further on processes.

While you are right and I don't owe anyone except op an explanation, I do believe in transparency and no one is perfect.

Thanks to op for taking advantage of his warranty and bringing the car back in today. I don't know what he is going to say but this is the status when it was brought back. I will update with status once the car is leaving again. I will also update with findings about the repairs that were done, the second diagnosis/remedies done by our lead tech and any errors or omissions if there were any.

STATUS AT VEHICLE RETURN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOPSS6uclMA


ORIGINAL STATUS at first visit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3qGlUmJrr4
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 6:16pm On Mar 17, 2021
Blackbishop:
That was y I said women are not to be reasoned in a single dimension but multiple dimension cuz once you misread the signal gbam you don Bleep up. When am with a lady am always open minded in fact most dey will spell it out for me cuz I will pretend I don't understand the vibe. It saves a lot of stress and avoid unnecessary emotion flying like kite without direction. I jazz up to kaba my innuendo.
sharp guy
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 2:22pm On Mar 17, 2021
Crvrider:
More like agreeing to disagree.
I disagree on disagreeing grin
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 2:17pm On Mar 17, 2021
hillso7:
Really!

Who'll advise the adviser?
grin
Car Talk › Re: From Gazzuzz To Radautoworks And Back Again…my Story. by radautoworks: 2:07pm On Mar 17, 2021
I am going to say this one final time. The engine was diagnosed as not needing a replacement and I trust my team.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 1:59pm On Mar 17, 2021
Crvrider:
I think we can all agree that in whatever way and manner he used, at the end of the day, if the lady is not comfortable with his advances, he should know when to stop.
we finally agree on something smiley
Car Talk › Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by radautoworks: 3:31am On Mar 17, 2021
blackfm:
I'll be back, the person to look at it wasn't around and I couldn't wait
was it electricalhuh
Car Talk › Re: Mercedes Benz Thread by radautoworks: 7:18pm On Mar 16, 2021
blackfm:
Aunty Radu, I'm here o
so how far? I missed this
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 7:16pm On Mar 16, 2021
BAZ001:
That is exactly my point. People rate you based on their opinion about the service you render not who u really are. I’ve never met any of them before, I only read people’s comment about them here in nairaland. Make I quick go modify the comments I no get strength ooh. My point is that ratings shows peoples opinion wether true or wrong.
But if you see 4.9* driver and 4.4* driver ur brain go tell u instantly wat to expect.
Bottom line I don’t need to feel bad cos a rider rates me poor. Other sensible riders will make up for it.
you really went to modify it! lolz
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 7:14pm On Mar 16, 2021
Resurgent2016:
Not to play the sex card, but I doubt a guy will pull such a stunt.

Even if the post was gender-neutral, experience tells me that is a lady's handwork.

So maybe an army woman will. Funny enough, the few times I have given uniformed men/women trip, they appear very level-headed.

Your e-haling driver is not your stress ball, keep your shit together and don't dump it on him because he has his own issue to manage also.

I would also have responded the same way (the only difference is I will send the message with a number other than that registered on the app)
I agree but the woman is not here to tell her grin
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 6:25pm On Mar 16, 2021
geezyk:
Had the most amazing experience today, I didn't know that there are still some special human being, Blackbishop helped service my car for zero naira, unbelievable, right? Yeah he did, we even went to procure the oil and filter together even though he said i should bring my own oil and filter lol, scanned my car also for FREE! And overall he's a great gentleman, I doff my hat for you man.


And he's even in my neighborhood oo, imagine that!

Thanks for today bro, God bless you.
so you did get the message wink
Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by radautoworks: 6:15pm On Mar 16, 2021
spyder880:
Greet the beautiful baby with that beautiful foot for us grin
lol! Baby radu is greeting you.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 6:14pm On Mar 16, 2021
bolabiyi:
madam, choice of words is the issue here....how can u make a review calling me 'horrible'....whats that? I'm horrible because I didn't show emotions towards u? Showing emotions or starting a dicusss is by choice and not part of the hustle description.... I won't tolerate that and I can't pretend about it...that is what makes me who I am...I hate nonsense..I never had any such review since I started with indriver or any other app..
then you ignore and move on if it's not true. It's not like she said it to your face. How does proving her right help? Now she has something to show bolt to justify her review and potentially get you kicked off the platform because I'm sure if you check, that violates their T&C. And if she is petty, she will.
Properties › Re: General Topic Thread-To Discuss Anything And Everything in Building Construction by radautoworks: 5:11pm On Mar 16, 2021
EgunMogaji2:
This is why I keep kwayet.

I’m very minimalistic so for me “less is more”. Not really a fan of too much flash. Am I watching TV or a trance inducing light show?
this is exactly me.. less the mess. The speakers are recessed in the ceiling and there are more floating shelves on the left grin

European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) › Re: Official Chelsea Fan Thread: Club World Cup Champions 2025-2029 by radautoworks: 5:09pm On Mar 16, 2021
timbros:
Blackface nailed it Mehn!
imma stick with the 2face version.
Car Talk › Re: The Official Car Comparison/Recommendation Thread by radautoworks: 5:03pm On Mar 16, 2021
Philadelphia:
E shock me as well. The way this section dey go, e be like say I go dey collect money now before I give opinions or advice as it seems some people just don’t value honest opinions anymore.
you still get time
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 4:53pm On Mar 16, 2021
Chuwaa2:
We understand your need to align with 'Femco', but this is not the platform. The guy could have also given the same reply to a guy. Your defences this time no follow.

I've also had such an experience, took one guy from Osborne to VI, guy was chitty chatty in an annoying way and I just couldn't match up with his silly talks, he rated me low and noted that I should be more conversational. I just laughed as I was not in the mood for nonsense, if not I would have replied him whether male or female.
Everything is not about gender.
You're here castigating people you haven't been in their shoes.

Truth is a lot of female drivers misbehave and sadly society will always take their testimony unless there's a video evidence. Hope you saw how the rude lady in US was arrested for abusing her uber driver, coughing on him and pulling his mask. In Nigeria, nobody will arrest her.
Drivers have their ish, nevertheless issues should be treated on facts, not on sentiments.
I call BS. Let him bring screenshot of where he texted a man to abuse him because of low rating.

NB: this is not "femco" issue. When women do dumb sh!t I call it out too.

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 2:11pm On Mar 16, 2021
bolabiyi:
madam, ur conclusion abt me doesn't determine who I am....your way is not my way... Besides, what determine childishness? It's relative...what is chidlish to u is not to me...As long as I don't step on anybody's toes, nobody should step on mine...if anybody crosses the line with me, I call d person out....I hate nonsense...
follow up question. Had it been an army guy would you have done the same? Asking for a friend grin
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 2:10pm On Mar 16, 2021
bolabiyi:
madam, ur conclusion abt me doesn't determine who I am....your way is not my way... Besides, what determine childishness? It's relative...what is chidlish to u is not to me...As long as I don't step on anybody's toes, nobody should step on mine...if anybody crosses the line with me, I call d person out....I hate nonsense...
aight
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 1:38pm On Mar 16, 2021
Blackbishop:
My guy preach no more.... Women dem be real EVE. Deceptive and ironical in nature. Always think 2ce when dealing. Pope pele God dey. We muve.
didn't you just get marriedhuh

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 1:36pm On Mar 16, 2021
Blackbishop:
Oga bring it with your oil and filter
smiley hopefully he gets the message
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 1:35pm On Mar 16, 2021
BAZ001:
What if she send this evidence to indriver ?
It would have been better to call than text.
One insult can get you blocked. So if a lady insult you verbally you will insult back or teach her a lesson. Pray you don’t meet daughters of jazebel, there aim is to drag you to hell. Na u go decide if you want to follow them or just avoid them.
I hope she’s not a troublemaker cos she will reply.

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 1:33pm On Mar 16, 2021
Pearl1910:
For this matter, that guy is clearly demented...how can u tell a woman's "husband" that his wife is fine so u must toast her that he should get lost. That driver no be normal person, so its not by whether she gave him reason to hit on her or not. And she must have noticed his behaviour too late so she just flowed to appease him before him stop mid way and harm her. Just like Radauto said even if she gave him green light, it cos she may have just been managing the situation till she gets to safety... That what I think.

Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 1:32pm On Mar 16, 2021
Crvrider:
The reason why I was trying to make madam radu understand that woman matter can be complicated.

Picked a rider sometime in January [married] and as I speak with you today we are really good friends. There's nothing about her family I don't know. If there's something to talk about I'm the first person she calls [let me not even go into details because she's told me a lot]. She's told me intimate stuffs about her life, some she says she can't tell her husband, though I won't call her attention seeker but I think she just needs someone to talk to.

Let us assume for a brief moment that she's single and I decide to hit on her, will i be wrong for doing that? Honestly speaking, she's given me good reasons to do it but that's not how I roll.

So it is possible that the content of their conversation may have urged him on, but what do I know.
yes, you will be wrong. You see a woman obviously in emotional distress and that to you signals "I could hit that?"
Women talk to unburden themselves. In this case she even told you she had nowhere else to do so. Men talk to problem solve. The day you understand the difference the mystery will be a lot less.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 1:28pm On Mar 16, 2021
bolabiyi:
so insulting.... haven't felt so insulted since I started dis hustle..... Anyways, I thanked her for comments...
childish and unnecessary. This makes me draw some conclusions about you.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 1:27pm On Mar 16, 2021
Duke111:
Chief, i duff cap for this, cos u just described me in every sense.

I carried a rider earlier feb from presken hotel gra, throughout the ride we started chit chat so tey we got to her destination n still continue chatting using style waiting for another ride.

Another ride came den and heading to d PU i got a text of how i made her day and hoped we could see again.

I just nodded my head in yinmu way and moved on.

Two weeks later she ringed me and was hinting if we could hang out that day, well i told her I traveled to benin city and she was like wow that wen am back i shud let her know.

Some lady riders are very sociable and me wont say cos u r social den I’ll now be strategizing on how to get u laid, for me its out of place.

While some riders and demons in lizards clothing. Rating a driver as horrible n nonchalant is so insulting.

I go tell uhna another story latter

Peace
And this is the problem. You guys think just because we are sociable we want to sleep with you .

Do you know how many guys I've invited to go out to eat or a movie or new activity I got a great deal on because I just didn't want to go by myself? I had zero interest in them and just thought they were cool dudes? Yes, because unlike men, women can see a guy they like and want to get to know them AS A FRIEND.

Sometimes I invite a guy platonically because I know if I go by myself random strange guys will bug me unless they see me with a man already. Why not ask another woman? One, because then the guys will just disturb both of us and two, a lot of things I like to do other women don't.
Business › Re: If You Are Uber Partner In Lagos, Please Share Your Experience Here by radautoworks: 1:20pm On Mar 16, 2021
Crvrider:
I think she meant stalking with the calls. He will be very stupid to go to her place of residence that will be trespassing and a very serious crime.
Okay, let's assume he didn't stalk her physically (which from personal experience I'm sure he did). So you know for a fact she did not block him and he started calling from other numbers? Is that not how stalking works?
Car Talk › Re: From Gazzuzz To Radautoworks And Back Again…my Story. by radautoworks:
Kelvin30286063:
You were billed 250k without replacing engine when the complete engine that comes with almost all the parts you bought separately sells for about 350k or so.
How stupid is that to you bro? Maybe you have to much money to throw around I don't know. I drive an acura TL and that so called kazeem repairs my car day in day out. I have a personal scanner. I just scan my car, research on the error I get on Google and YouTube and tell my kazeem exactly what to do.
You bought spark plugs for 28k! Bro, I buy original spark plugs for 2k each and they fire fine.

Now you will eventually end up buying that same engine you spent so much trying to fix.
Personally I think you should have waited for GAZZUZZ. He's not cheap too but he doesn't charge 250k and let you leave with a smoking engine and a bad steering rack!
So let me understand what you are saying. A 350k engine would have resolved all the leaks, computer codes and suspension problems? There would also have been no labor charge? We should have also changed the engine when he didn't need a new one since Nigerians think an engine is a consumable part of a car? I guess that's what your professional kazeem would have recommended? Okay.

I missed the part where you were there for both the purchase and the diagnosis. Op told you what he spent on the car purchase. I'm assuming he was aware it was that price for a reason. And that reason had not been resolved before he came to us. I guess none of the other kazeems had Google, youtube, a scanner and you to tell them how to fix the problem. And yet he had no warranty at any of the other places. I am open to you using Google, youtube and your scanner to help us solve the problem. In fact, I will pay you to come here and tell our techs what to do to fix the problem like you do with your engineer. I will only pay if the problem is solved in one visit with no follow up. Even doctors require follow up with major illnesses which this car has but by all means please come and tell us how to fix it.

Maybe show your professional kazeem the video as well as the computer readout and ask him what would have fixed the car first? I don't mind you doing that then coming to show us the solution. And then if his solution doesn't work the first time he won't charge you anything for additional follow up right?

I'm going to stop before I lose my professionalism.

P.S: In case you are not aware, the person you mentioned actually charges more than we do in some cases and won't even touch some repairs like this.

P.P.S: telling another man he is stupid with his own money without knowing the situation and/or having contributed to said money is rude and ignorant and you could have kept that. The fact that you do not value not having to do research and babysit the person you are paying to do a job does not mean others don't.
Car Talk › Re: From Gazzuzz To Radautoworks And Back Again…my Story. by radautoworks: 11:12pm On Mar 15, 2021
Kettlecorn:
I'm a bit confused after reading the synopsis of work done vs the complaints the OP has. Looks like his principal complaints are twofold. First, the blue smoke from exhaust on startup and second, the Christmas Lights on the dashboard. Below is what he said was done on the car. I do not see any of these addressing any of those 2 issues, unless there is more detail under #1. Everything that has been done is straight R&R, nothing really technically challenging. The R&R stuff, although being the easiest to resolve should have been tackled last after figuring out the real major stuff.

1) Engine tune-up: a combination of services
2) Remove and replace steering rack, pinion assembly and tie rod
3) Remove and replace control arms (both)
4) Remove and replace rear axle
5) Remove and replace front CV axle
6) Remove and replace oil sump
7) Materials required

In my mind, the real question here is an issue of how the repairs were prioritized. [b]I would have started with the #1 priority thing to resolve which is the blue smoke from the engine. [/b]They should have figured out what was causing this and if it can be cost effectively repaired. If the remedy will cost more than the car is worth and or if the owner is unwilling to spend that amount, the other issues would be a moot point. The logical thing to do would then be to cut your losses, dump the car with full disclosure and move on. Too late for that now. If the blue smoke remedy ends up being a new engine or internal engine work, the OP will end up spending much more than that car is worth at this point. Having said that, I also think opening up a thread on the issue is a bit premature being that OP was asked to bring the car back and told that a warranty is in effect.
that's what we did. Makes no sense to address suspension if engine is shot. Did you watch the video?

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