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AutosRegistered Nissan Serena Bus For Sale by staffingx(op): 9:31am On May 19, 2016
Nissan Serena Bus Excellent Engine and Transmission 2000 model Auxiliary 5 Speed Manual Transmission AC Mileage 159,000 km Power Steering Central Lock High ground clearance Fabric Interior 5 good tires 3 seater
Amount :550,000 (negotiable)
Contact : 08052397230, 08025148850 Location :Lagos

AutosRe: Clean Mazda 626 Limited Edition-430K by staffingx(op): 7:02pm On May 18, 2016
Selling.....
Car TalkRe: Honda Ball Joints And Upper Arms Problem by staffingx: 8:16pm On May 17, 2016
Has anyone experienced or seen this issue with the Acura cars or is it limited to just the Accord models?
AutosRe: Clean Mazda 626 Limited Edition-430K by staffingx(op): 12:34pm On May 16, 2016
Selling...
AutosRe: Clean Mazda 626 Limited Edition-430K by staffingx(op): 10:23pm On May 12, 2016
Going
AutosRe: Clean Mazda 626 Limited Edition-430K by staffingx(op): 1:36pm On May 10, 2016
The highest bidder takes it
AutosRe: Clean Mazda 626 Limited Edition-430K by staffingx(op): 12:03pm On May 09, 2016
Still available
AutosRe: Clean Mazda 626 Limited Edition-430K by staffingx(op): 4:07am On May 08, 2016
Still selling
AutosRe: Clean Mazda 626 Limited Edition-430K by staffingx(op): 9:48am On May 07, 2016
Still available...
Car TalkRe: The Mercedes Benz G Wagon- 36 Years After by staffingx(op): 9:02am On May 07, 2016
The G Wagon was not built for aesthetics but for its ruggedness and raw performance capabilities.

A truck with up to 630 horse power cannot be pretty.
Car TalkThe Mercedes Benz G Wagon- 36 Years After by staffingx(op):
FRANKFURT—The G-Wagon doesn’t look much different from its first edition 36 years ago – still a box on wheels, still highly capable, still hugely expensive.

It was Mercedes’ only SUV for the first half of its life, but now it’s just one of six different off-roaders in the line-up. This year, the G550 has a new engine and all three Canadian trims have a few tweaks here and there.

Prices aren’t yet official, but the least expensive G550 will cost about $123,000, the more expensive G63 AMG will be about $153,000, and the most expensive G65 AMG will be well north of even that.
Walkaround

There’s no mistaking the G-Class, with its tall profile and almost vertical windshield. It’s a German version of the old Land Rover, designed for utility first and foremost. Earlier this year, professional explorer Mike Horn drove a G-Class from Switzerland to the base camp of K2 in Pakistan; last year, Gunther Holtorf finally retired his G-Class after driving through more than 200 countries over 26 years, for 900,000 kilometres.

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Being a Mercedes, it’s also designed to be luxurious. One of its most popular markets is the Middle East, where locals call it a “sheikh-mobile”. It’ll take on both desert and the Dubai drag, so it will have no problem on the Trans-Canada Highway.

The G-Class is superbly finished, as any vehicle this expensive should be. In fact, it’s probably finished too well – you don’t really want to scratch those rims on any gnarly rocks, do you?

The new 2016 model has a slightly different front bumper, but that’s about the only outside difference to tell it from the previous generation.
Interior

Climb up into the G-Class and the luxurious interior seems almost out of place at first. The thick leather seats adjust every way you could want, including cinching tighter for better support through corners.

The dashboard is slightly revised for 2016, using what Mercedes calls a “two-tube instrument cluster with 11.4-cm multifunction display.” The differences are very subtle, however. I couldn’t see much difference with the previous generation, which also had a round tach and speedo on either side of a small display screen.

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There’s lots of headroom, which is hardly a surprise, and up to three passengers in the back seats sit a little higher than those in front. You’ll fight over the legroom, though: if the front seat passengers want to stretch their legs, the people in the back seat will be crushed, and vice versa.
Tech

The G-Wagon is all about power and off-road ability. I went for a drive on a challenging muddy course with a very calm professional trainer in the passenger seat and was astonished by what the big SUV could do. It climbed up and dropped down impossible hills, forded a stream almost a metre deep, and clambered over rocks that didn’t faze its 438 mm of ground clearance.

Suspension is retuned this year, but it’s still quite soft – at least the G550 comes this year with adaptive damping that allows a choice between Sport and Comfort and which limits body roll at speed. The G63 AMG does not. It has only one (firmer) setting that’s a compromise between highway and off-road. When I asked why this is so, Mercedes’ chief engineer could only shrug and explain that the G-Wagon is a 36-year-old vehicle.

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I got the same response when I asked why there is no available lane assist or similar driver’s aid – the windshield is too steeply raked for an effective camera, I was told. And then another shrug. “We’re working on it,” he said, “but this is a 36-year-old vehicle.”

For 2016, the G550 gets a new 4.0L V8 biturbo engine that makes 422 hp and 450 lbs.-ft. of torque. That’s a big improvement over the previous G550, which made 382 hp and 391 lbs.-ft.

The G63 AMG now creates 571 hp from its 5.5L biturbo V8, and 560 lbs.-ft. of torque. If that’s not enough, we’ll also now get the 12-cylinder G65 AMG, which is good for 630 hp and 738 lbs.-ft.
Driving

Climb K2? Piece of cake. Travel around the world 22 times? No problemo. Drive to the store or use your G-Class like a normal vehicle? Well, that’s a whole different issue.

The G-Wagon has a long list of faults that its owners probably think of as “quirks.” It’s loud, thanks to slamming into the wind like a slap to the face. Rear vision is compromised by the back-seat headrests and, if they’re removed, by the huge rear tire that fills a chunk of the back window.

Fuel consumption is awful, again thanks to the lack of aerodynamics and surplus of weight. Mercedes claims the new biturbo G550 is 17 per cent more efficient than before, but really, that’s not saying much. Its European combined rating is 12.3 L/100, and the G63 AMG is 13.8; I drove the G63 AMG for a couple of hours and saw an average of 22.9 L/100 km.

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My drive was partly in the city, partly on the Autobahn, and mostly in traffic, none of which helped consumption. The G63 is electronically limited to 210 km/h but I backed off at 180 on the Autobahn because the big truck felt too skittish at that kind of speed. This is due to its greatest fault: its steering is still through a recirculating ball – high-tech three decades ago but uncommon now.

The steering takes some getting used to because it’s extremely light. There’s almost no feedback from the road through the wheel, and turns take an extra twist of the arms to complete. This is great if you’re threading through the Indian jungle but not so good on the smooth highway.

The driver’s foot position is also not comfortable. The throttle pedal felt too close to the seat no matter how the seating position was adjusted. It was a relief to set the cruise and stretch my foot at every opportunity.
Value

As for value, it depends on how long you plan to own the vehicle. Most people keep their G-Wagons for ever, and with basic maintenance, it’s pretty much indestructible. There are very few available as used vehicles and so they hold their value well.

However, it’s a lot of money to spend for something so low-tech. You can get far more for far less, even within Mercedes’ own lineup of SUVs. The equivalent-powered GL full-size SUV, for example, is about two-thirds the price (though it’s about to be replaced by the GLS) and is far more comfortable, quiet and pleasant to drive.

But it’s not an icon.

Conclusion

The G-Wagon is, without a doubt, one of the most capable off-road vehicles available. It can duke it out for top spot with the Range Rover, which is also very expensive and luxurious. If you’re in the market for a vehicle like this, you’ll drive both and the final choice will be subjective.

But the G-Wagon is also very low-tech. It has few gizmos to help the driver and for a vehicle of this size and weight, it’s not that comfortable for stretching out.

None of this will matter much to G-Wagon owners, though. They’ll drive their boxy trucks and love them, whatever their quirks. After all, deep down, there’s a little sheikh in all of them.

Source: www.autofocus.ca

AutosRe: Clean Mazda 626 Limited Edition-430K by staffingx(op): 8:15am On May 06, 2016
Keep the calls coming....
AutosRe: Clean Mazda 626 Limited Edition-430K by staffingx(op): 7:38pm On May 05, 2016
davizfx:
350k cash on ground
Kindly call to discuss..... 08052397230
AutosClean Mazda 626 Limited Edition-430K by staffingx(op):
Slightly Used 2000 Model Mazda Wagon

Limited Edition

3 Rear Head Rests

Very Clean Cloth Upholstery(Like New)

Factory Chilling AC

Power Steering

Central Lock

5 Speed Manual Transmission

CD Player/Stereo

Very Sound Engine

Price: 430,000 (Negotiable)
Contact:

0805 239 7230

08164778218
Location: Lagos

PetsRe: Quality GSD Puppies by staffingx(op): 7:46pm On Feb 19, 2016
GSD with cute fluorescent blue eyes, very rare.....
10 weeks old, Male
Vaccinations up to date
Contact/Whatsapp: 0805 239 7230

PetsRe: Quality GSD Puppies by staffingx(op): 7:42pm On Feb 19, 2016
Another black sold.. Just the brown left. Blu(as I call him) because of his blue fluorescent eyes is still available. My favorite. Only a very good offer will make me sell him...
FamilyRe: Help!!..did I Marry The Wrong Lady? by staffingx: 10:20am On Feb 18, 2016
yvelchstores:
I will not bother reading other comments as I don't want to cloud my judgement. U hv three options

1) be stern on her and make it a LAW that she shld never interfere in such matters, afterall, it's ur money.
2) hide and give ur brother whatever assistance u deem fit
3) report her to your Pastor and ask him to call her to order.

Actually, I think no 3 shld be done no matter what option u choose,

Most importantly sir, your wife is your first and most impt family as far as God is concerned, don't treat her like an outsider, ur brother has his own wife n he confides in her with tins he can never share wit u, ur wife is ur wife. Mould her to what u want. Teach her, reprimand her, discipline her(in love), u are now her father so the training continues, mould her to the woman u want.
We women secretly like it when our husbands "train" us.

All d best.
What if the woman is the type that never accepts your training and is always argumentative even when she is obviously in the wrong. Phew!!!
PetsRe: Quality GSD Puppies by staffingx(op): 10:31pm On Feb 15, 2016
1 puppy gone, 2 remaining. Now 9 weeks old. Price goes up soon!!!
PetsRe: Ginger's Puppies by staffingx(op): 6:13pm On Feb 15, 2016
1 puppy gone, 2 puppies still available
PetsRe: Quality GSD Puppies by staffingx(op): 1:48pm On Feb 12, 2016
staffingx:
Always negotiable!
1st DHLPP immunisation taken
Ready for a new home...

PetsRe: Ginger's Puppies by staffingx(op): 8:23pm On Feb 10, 2016
petlover1:
lovely pups..I love the liver..are you on whatsapp..I keep trying the number but it isn't going..pls try to.text me.on whatsapp 08123281976
Maybe it's the network. The no is still the same.....

08052397230. Keep trying or WhatsApp.
PetsRe: Ginger's Puppies by staffingx(op): 3:47pm On Feb 10, 2016
Eveezy:
mhen ur pups are really huge
Thank you.
PetsRe: Ginger's Puppies by staffingx(op): 1:11pm On Feb 10, 2016
1st DHLPP shot taken.....

PetsRe: Quality GSD Puppies by staffingx(op): 4:50pm On Feb 09, 2016
firebrand:
How much do you sell?

Sorry I've seen the price! Is the puppy's price negotiable.
Always negotiable!
PetsRe: Quality GSD Puppies by staffingx(op): 10:48am On Feb 08, 2016
8 weeks old and looking very big..... Puppies are very active and playful, of course.

PetsRe: Quality GSD Puppies by staffingx(op): 5:47am On Feb 07, 2016
Meal time.........

PetsRe: Ginger's Puppies by staffingx(op): 9:15am On Feb 05, 2016
LadyJul:
your puppies are so so cute... I wish I could have one... .
Of course you can!! Its just a phone call away.
AutosRe: Very Clean Slightly Used Mazda 626 Limited Wagon 2001 Model - 450K by staffingx(op): 8:28am On Feb 05, 2016
Cd/AM/FM Radio working perfectly
PetsRe: Quality GSD Puppies by staffingx(op): 2:51pm On Feb 03, 2016
Puppies are 8 weeks old and ready for a new home...
PetsRe: Ginger's Puppies by staffingx(op): 10:20am On Feb 02, 2016
Play time...
For enquiries.... 08052397230
Puppies are all male, 8 weeks old.

PetsRe: Ginger's Puppies by staffingx(op): 10:07am On Feb 02, 2016
Vet time...

PetsRe: Quality GSD Puppies by staffingx(op): 11:06pm On Jan 31, 2016
Deworming and multivitamins...

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