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Vested:
I was just doing a little survey of my own , though orally , and I discovered that most Nigerians do not like coupe cars?

In fact, used coupe cars are usually sold far lower than their used sibling with 4 doors for most cars although there are exceptions.

Why is this prevalent in Nigeria, especially when you do remember that coupes are usually fun to drive and in some cases have more horses to burn than their 4-door siblings?

Let's share opinions and thoughts on that.

Gazzuzz, Ikenna351, Diportivo, kingreign, Egunmogaji , nurey , valarinz and all other demeanors , please your inputs will be well appreciated.

CC: Marpol , Lalasticlala

EkeneElectrons:
Make I drop account number

yungpowers:
Your siggy says you're a car dealer. Forgive me Mr. Volvo

yungpowers:

yungpowers:
He's still better than the good for nothing old Volvo in a London mechanic workshop.

oblo:
I knew Valarinz will turn up here.... Again

GAZZUZZ:
With the combination of abuse, vehicle still carried on for a long time, (testament to toyota builds) the the engine must have developed a sludge buildup, but did not cause an immediate threat because the sludge was sticking to the walls of the engine and other parts, it was not hanging loose, the coolant passages had already started corroding, but did not show any signs of leaks because there was no pressure on the coolant system (In effect the water was sort of sitting in a bucket but the holes where on the cover of the bucket)

The engine was also very in-efficient, and burnt up more fuel.

the reason for the added fuel consumption is centered around ECU programing.

Every car once started in the cold position will receive instructions for higher Rev, and longer pulses to the injectors to enable the engine warm up real quick, this is necessary especially in sub-zero conditions to ensure engine does not stall.

The first 10-15mins of a cold start should be enough to raise the temp of the coolant from -x to between 90-104degrees celcius.

After this the engines rpm will return back to about 700-800RPM and pulses to injector normalize.

Now in the case of this engine, the temp never rose to 90-96deg, infact for a better part of its life, it was stuck at around 65deg celcius. The effect of this is the engine ecu will continue over fueling and keep the RPM higher than usual levels.

To combat this behaviour the roadside tech would have tried Bringing down the RPM manually by blocking off the IACV with a Foreign material to ensure he gets a desired rpm set manually from the butterfly. in doing a manual rpm set, the rpm would be unable to adjust automatically to expected load e.g the a/c next would be a wave of vibrations when ever the a/c is engaged or when the headlamps are set to full beam, or when the steering is turned at any angle.

Trust the road side Mech, he always has a way to counter 1 abuse with another, they incorporate an electronic valve and wire it to the compressor signal, and the vacuum side to the intake, the smart ones connect the air inlet side to the intake air hose before the airflow meter to reduce the hissing sound and avoid a lean mix code, the not so smart ones leave it open.

A combination of all this abuse is Recived by the catalytic converter, it receives Nigerias adulterated bad fuel a rich mixture, black sooth and ultimately gets blocked.

Well again the roadside has a solution to this again there's the smart one, and the outright foo.l. The smart one takes out the blocked catalyst and sells, the foolish one takes out the old catalyst, Sells and installs a wire mesh to avoid the hollow sound. Reminds me of ogyrt who has advertised every abuse I just mentioned here as a way of fixing a car

The effects of overfueling also cause what is called bore wash, which is when fuel from the injectors mixes with engine oil intended to lubricate the cylinder walls and causes poor lubrication and thereby causing rapid wear of rings pistons and Cylinder walls.

long term engine was on a collision course with death.

thebigkendo:
commission? Airtime? free data? remember your boiz dey work for you

valarinz:
Interior

obekediamondfuto:
hahahahahahahaha na ur brother na

banky3w:
Lemme continue from here.
Banky3w asks valarinz for vehicle papers and driver's licence. Valarinz provided the licence and told Banky3w that the car has no plates so there is no paper. Banky3w starts counting offence....
Banky3w: offence no 1, driving an unregistered vehicle
Valarinz : it was just imported and it is on transit to dealer stand.
Banky3w : offence no 2, telling a sergeant he does not know what he's saying.
Valarinz : Ha.....
Banky3w : offence no 3, not believing an officer. Valarinz : .............
Banky3w : offence no 4, driving a green Volvo. Don't you know Volvo is not widely used in nigeria? You want to be giving our kazeems headache.
Banky3w : offence no 5, the colour is green.
Banky3w : offence no 6, looking at an officer with contempt.
Banky3w : offence no 7, staying with an officer at a checkpoint.
Banky3w : offence no 8, being clueless and not doing the needful.
Valarinz : Oga please make i see you......
They moves aside,
Valarinz : Oga please take 5k and drop these offences, it won't happen again.
Banky3w : offence no 9, attempting to bribe an officer of the law.
Oya move this car to this place, you're obstructing traffic. Valarinz moves car.....
Banky3w : offence no 10, malicious obedience. Your car has been seized and will be impounded. Leave these checkpoint at once or we will be forced to shoot you.
Valarinz : (walks off while saying....) See you in court.
Banky3w : offence no 11, threatening an officer of the law.
Banky3w calls a tow truck to move the Green Volvo to the impound lot.

GAZZUZZ:
Uncle places a call to his buddy cosplay.

uncle: ore mi, ah I need your help. He narrates his ordeal to his friend.

Cosplay: Hand over the phone to the most senior officer at the place and let me speak to them.

Uncle: ok ore mi, thank you.


Cosplay and ipfreely talk for about 5min, and after a while ipfreely starts laughing and cracking jokes over the phone

Uncle is now thinking of his 500 naira card but there's nothing he can do. They continue Their Gist until credit runs out, mopol signals Banky3w to let them go with a warning, while he Flags down another Vehicle, a green Volvo without Number plates driven by valarinz. Banky3w smiles mopol smiles as Uncle takes off.

The drive Home was uneventful, and They Get home really exhausted.

Madam Uzuz brings in dinner while they all eat while narrating the events of the day.

eagleonearth:
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thebigkendo:
Oga volvo have I ever insulted you?
And am sure so many times in our discussions I have mentioned Cosplay insults as the issue I have with his way.

NB it has come to my notice the resident Vin High monk no longer does that self.. So it's like he/she has changed for the better but you still dey carrying his/her matter for head

Find attached an excerpt your volvo gang whatsapp episode??

thebigkendo:
Exactly.. I detest people who can't argue on a subject matter without throwing insults

johnabraham:
oga valarinz, i am asking this one out of plain curiosity only because i see you as a major dealer of volvo vehicles on NL. And what i really appreciate in you is that you always guide intending buyers on pros and cons of all volvo models and help them in making a better decision. Although personally i also plan to buy a 2010 toks XC 90 before end of the year
''which volvo model do you use personally''