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GAZZUZZ:
Approximately 5liters for a drain and re-fil

About 9 for a flush.

GAZZUZZ:
Drive to any mobil petrol station and buy 5W30.

GAZZUZZ:
What vehicle is this?

Trafford:
Send me pix of the Honda through whatsapp 08067752093

captalex:
Get an BMW E36 3-series 325i or 328i years(1991-1999); Popularly called 'Coja' in Nigeria. It's one of the strongest, most reliable, affordable to maintain & pure fun oriented 2/4-doors budget 1st car you can buy in 2015.

More facts for your consumption: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_3_Series_(E36)

What's your budget by the way ?

Trafford:
Buy Mercedes and your life will never remain thesame

DGD1:
if u r sticking with corrola, I don't think corrola has a V6 engine variant in all its models.
rather engine sizes 1.6l, 1.8l etc

bt corrola will work magic for u o

skylinegarage:
Toyota Corolla is your best choice here because it's consume less fuel and give you more mileage and also easy to maintain. parts availability very plenty.

Note: This does not mean other vehicles are not reliable in terms of the above quality, all cars need regular maintainance in other to stay healthy and serve you well. If you keep up with the rules of vehicle usage and maintenance, trust me your vehicle won't have any business with staying at the mechanic workshop save for routine maintenance and oil change.

adanny01:
A lot has been said already which i share most views. I dont support a change unless its an upgrade you want.

A change may come with all set of new problems you are not aware of or may develop. It is often said, "you dont know what you have until you lose it".

You car is now ok so why the stress. Your old engine overheating problem was never solved thats why you lost it. Next time, make sure it is solved since you now know the consequence.

Honda doesnt have overheating problems, you car had. Most common problems of Honda are easy and cheaper to deal with. For example, Honda's are said to have ball joint problem sooner than toyota's while toyota's have a reputation of having weak shock absorbers sooner than Honda. While the two cars are prone to these problems, ball joints are cheaper than shock absorbers. Another problem they claim Honda is prone to is gear box, the solution to that is follow the recommendations of Honda owners manual.

I drive a 2003 accord and am proud of it.

Trafford:
Hmmm... well just be careful because most Nigerian used cars are faulty cars.

bravolad:
You bought an abused Honda Accord. Maintenance is vital to car ownership. It is always advisable to engage in a preventive maintenance rather than the Nigerian attitude of "if it's not broken don't fix it". Most Nigerian used cars have hidden problems. They begin to surface after a while of purchase.

The overheating problem often start with the abuse I mentioned earlier arising from thermostat removal to using water as coolant or even the wrong type of coolant. A lot of car owners prefer to use fake parts because of cost of OEM parts. One good example is the general use of 20w-50 engine oil rating.

Irrespective of which model you are buying, you need to treat it right. Honda vehicles are more sensitive than its cousin competitor Toyota. You pay dearly for any kind of abuse especially they new model ones. You are not specific in terms of what vehicles are in offer for your swoop. The Acura & Infinity FX you listed are of a different class to the Camry & Corolla. What model of Mercedes are you referring to here? When buying a car, you should factor in cost of long time usage not just the immediate cost of acquisition.

TheRealGEJ:
Please I need your advice, don't just read please comment. I'll really appreciate that
Professionals in auto section please;
luvinhubby , GAZZUZZ , autocraft , Siena, adanny01

TheRealGEJ:
Fellow nairalanders on this Mercedes thread. I really need your advice. I made a huge mistake buying EOD honda and i have sold it already. It's been one problem to another. I am a low salary earner but this car really dealt with me. Almost every week, it's mechanic shop. Though I was adviced by a friend that works with Coscharis to buy Mercedes that though it's expensive to maintain but maintenance and repair is not an every day thing. Or if I am not too comfortable with the Mercedes, I should just stick to Toyota but he would NEVER advice me to buy any honda. I wish I listened. But that's history now!
I want the Mercedes now, though I'm looking for a W203 C class 2002 to 2005 models or should I just go for Toyota products ( Camry or Corolla ). I don't want to experience wat I went through with that honda. Really need your advice.