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nurey:
I am staying in Lagos, Osun is where my father inlaw stays. Even if i am to leave lagos, it would be Ogun state for me.

I dont care how complicated the elctrical in the car is, i just want to know if all the engines are ok and dont give too much trouble, wont mind a turbo charged version. Just give me a bit info on the engines (i would really love the ones with timing chain).

To the best of my knowledge, ill say none of the acute cases I've encountered are as a result of engine issues, so I'll say it's safe to chose any of the engine types, but my preference will be the non turbo version cos the parts are more readily available and also less problematic

nurey:
i would do anything to have that 05 model and upwards its the most scarce car i have ever come across, i nearly bought the car then but it was priced higher than i budgetted i love the sleek design and its the only volvo am in love with for now. The volvo i experienced is actually the 95 to 04 is not that its bad but dearth of mechanical knowledge is the problem especially when you arent using it in Lagos.

My father inlaw changes timing belt on it every 2 months when the thing wan give am HBP he had to discard it for a meagre amount, it uses interference engine anyway and once belt cut, you know the rest. Ordinary belt change no expert to do it, he used it in osun. Am not saying Volvo are bad but its really frustrating using cars that need learned technicians to fix, i know wetin my eye see when i used nissan in the North, the parts were X2 prices in Lagos and simple diagnosis they cant do, they just do trial and error most times.

Please is the 05 upwards S40 a complicated car to use and does it give major headache and also what engine to watch out for when purchasing one it has 1.6 I4, 2.0 I4, 2.4 I5 and 2.5 I5 turbo

Chai!! Bros this is very true, all what you've just stated here, most volvo cars that are brought in from some states of the country here to lagos have undergone serious abuse and so clear the mechanics don't know what they're doing or they couldn't source the right parts or both

Funny enough those older models are the easiest to handle 95-00 model being the least complicated, from 00-04 models became a lil more technical, they introduced ETM on them and some other electricals, however , from 05 above it became even more technical and electrical ,so the average naija mechanic (most of whom don't even know what a scanner is) simply can't handle it

So I'm now wondering, if in your state of residence you can't find competent hand for the older models thengine how are you going to cope with the 05 model. Sleek and beautiful car it is, but based on your experiences regarding your location, just forget it. When some people call me to enquire about my cars and I hear they're from certain states (ie zamfara, taraba,kogi etc) I just tell them to forget it and look for what's popular in their states to avoid long stories

nurey:
instead of you to go and buy what you have in mind and like you are here still comparing and bad mouthing other products. If i share my first personal experience with a volvo S40 which is actually a saloon of the V40, you may decide to think twice, but i am not a fan of crowd mentality if others dont use something different, we wont be able to improve in our choice. buy the damn V40 and enjoy life

You have a point, but may I ask if the S40 that show you shege was the 05 model?

aywhy93:
@OP...

I Sold an iPhone 6S Plus (New, without box though) for 150K recently and they started their blind arguments when i posted it, i knew i was selling because i got very cheap supplies from LA and needed to wrap up more heavy deals. I answered the few reasonable questions I saw on the ad and ignored the rest, the phone sold same day, buyer came from Benin and the buyer probably told them about it, I received several WhatsApp messages asking and begging if I have more, that they thought it was clone, fake, scam etc.

On this same NL tech market, I bought a new Microsoft Surface 3 with the keyboard, the smart pen and every other accessories that's available for the MS3 for #100k when it's selling for about $1000.

Just focus on selling your Phone with all honesty and stop arguing with fools and little kids who think they've seen and know it all, they are plenty here on NL... Good Luck..!

I know you're indirectly talking to me and I'll give it back to you heads on : a used iPhone 6S plus(you confirmed this as its no longer in its box) is just about fair at 150k, now just help me understand how broke or desperate one can be in order to sell a phone worth over 3m for an asking price of 250k

Talking about kids, just leave that gist for one corner, merely judging from your pics, you're just about the same age as my lil bro still in uni. Let's face the matter at hand, that phone is a clone, tnx

Sniff sniff sniff... what's that smell? That's the smell of ass licking.... someone is indirectly lobbying for their 1980 starlet to get some attention

Dear 1980 Toyota starlet,
Even though you're on a despicable situation and wish to be put out of your misery asap, despair not, cos thy owner is doing his best to get help come your way soon. From emotional blackmail, cyber bullying, character defamation and now to ass licking(sadly one person seems to be the recipient of all these vices) and yet he's not giving up. Hopefully, relief will come your way as I know someone who can relieve you of him for just 10k and send you to the butcher table where you long to be.

Thanks, bye

tziz:
Pls upload ASAP!!

The OP never accept my challenge yet

Voy:
#iTooSabi, u wanna tell me abt my personal phn? Running ur mouth ain't fine, we can go on a bet stake like 100k/100k and whn u lose out at d end of d day, Ull learn to stop being ignorant

Nominate who will hold the 100k and the terms, let's make it 200k sef, I need the cash, your phone is a clone

Note that I'm disputing based on your price claims, so don't change it, cost of cheapest vertu phones are in the range of $4600, this one displayed here should be over $10,000, if you bought it for 500k, then it's a clone, there are a lot of those clones in the market too, I'll also upload a pic of my brothers own here

[quote author=SmartchoicesNG post=55199443][/quote]Stop being a fool, use google, tnx

Voy:
"I too knw"... na u go tell me abt my phn and FYI it was purchased at 500k plus, Olodo

Oga, this phone you're displaying here is a clone, my brother also has it, talk true, your reason for sale includes the fact that the phone battery doesn't last 12hrs.

Stop being ignorant, use google and find out about the real Vertu phones, including price then convert to naira, tnx

This one sef na clone, the original is in the range of 3m, its supposed to be Vertu Ferrari phone, just google it

nnamdibig:
Volvo V40 very neat Naija used, first body, auto 2002-2003 model
Do the needful

If the chairman contact me and he's serious about it, then we'll see what we can work out

nnamdibig:
valarinz oya report here.

Yes sir,

Brasstop:
Please help me select from these two cars- Volvo v40 and golf 3/Vento. I need a run around car within town. What should be taken into consideration is fuel consumption, ruggedness, durability, shock/suspension and cheap parts.
Thank you.
Gurus in the house, help a brother out. Gazzuzz, kingreign, nurey, valarinz

For obvious reasons, you know the one i'll ask you to go for. Though i can't say i can confidently tell you about the golf 3/ Vento cos i haven't used them and i'm not really into the brand. But the volvo V40 96-99 models (16 valve engine) fits in to every thing you listed as compulsory ie fuel consumption, cheap parts, ruggedity, shocks and so on

By the way, some people are taking this nairaland online beaf thing a lil too far sha, whats the electrical on a V40 biko, car wey get only headlights, car stereo as the major electrical component. for the sake of getting back to valarinz, someone will jump on every thread where volvo is mentioned to scream "avoid the dreaded volvo" , continu, you think you're doing me?

OP, also note that i think the V40 is more beautiful and might command respect more than the golf series, tnx

SOLD!! SOLD!!!

SOLD!! SOLD!!!

leuelliot:
No!! this thread is too sweet to die.



I repeat Benz parts are way way way way cheaper than in fact, the cheapest Volvo part.

CC valarinz aka volvowarlord

Weekend don pass my oga, weekdays na only for talks wey dey Bring money

simplywhy:
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Jkvivi2020:
@erico 2k2 everybody are entitled to their opinion.it is not about insult.i will not insult u.i wil pretend as if i did not see.I reapeat most dealers are greedy.they don't want to be told d truth.we are not saying a dealers should not get profit but so many of them over do it an take advantage of customers.a corolla was offer to me for 2.4millon by a greedy dealer d same 2003 corolla very clean no single dent I got for 1.9millon by a honest dealer.d two dealers bought at d same dollar rate because I ask a lot of question before I buy my cars.are u now saying d second dealer did not make profit.NO he still make sweet profit.he told me point blank that most dealers are so much greedy that is why most of them sell one car in a week.that is d real truth take it or u leave it.is a simple thing that was my experience with a greedy dealer.

For your mind, you bought the same corolla, clean and no dents abi, continue

I still don't see why the crying of wolf up and down, if you price a ware and feel the price is way high, swerve to the next buyer who's selling cheap, believe me, that other dealer must have sold his own for that same 2.4m by now, that's the biz

I don't see the point of everyone creating threads to cry about dealers being greedy, this creates unnecessary stereotyping, or perhaps that's what everyone is trying to achieve, what's the need for that? Don't you get some boutiques selling a pair of jeans for 3k and others sell same Jean for 15k, if you feel the 15k is too expensive, don't u simply walk in to the stores of those selling for 3k, buy your Jean and move on?

What if I tell you that someone else somewhere might be selling that same corolla you bought for 1.9m for 1.6m, what does that make your saint dealer? Another greedy dealer abi

Cars have different reasons why they may cost differently, that car you think is clean, you don't know how much work has gone into it to get it to that state, some cars might have more than one salesman attached to it, this is the same as in other sectors, be it real estate, hospitality and so on.

How many threads do we get people opening to complain about exorbitant room rates hotel owners charge for eg? It's not by force to drive a car that's beyond your means, if you can't afford a car then lower your taste and buy what's in your class, hating the dealer for selling at the rate he's selling won't help u or affect him in anyway, tnx

LeoT1:
Really ?

You seem not to know the history of that nigga here on nairaland, it's best you disregard whatever he posts, it's all part of tryin to win his numerous online fights, he also has multiple other monikers and regularly logs with them to reply himself and like his comments, tnx

nurey:
I don't go to market to buy parts sorry, I was only comparing a 2017 GLC and 2017 Volvo XC90 parts any other brand or model I don't know I ain't a part dealer

Ok then,

SmartchoicesNG:
Busy will attend later.

Hahahahahahaha, how convenient, bye

SmartchoicesNG:
fix the bolded and quote me again,

Fixed, so I'm waiting .....

SmartchoicesNG:
I did not mention you. Reason: I am aware you are NOT all "THERE" between your ears




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You have up to 10 different monikers on nairaland alone, you have 100 pics and gifs on hand to aid you in your incessant online rants and fights, you disguise and join almost all car chat groups to fish out facts to fight with which you fight with online, but unlike most of us I'm not sure you even own a car (apart from the dead starlet you tried to bully gazzuzz to fix), you just click on Google read, the first few lines and rush to nairaland to fight

'Volvo cars', not even the whole 'Volvo group', just 'Volvo cars' is now owned by the Geely group fine, but the design is still done by the Swedish and production is moving to China cos of cheaper costs, post links to refute this my claim before tomorrow as those of us who have a real job will resume tomorrow and I wont answer u anymore, u might continue winning from then.

Tnx

nurey:
Ebay is there
Amazon is there for you to refute me

We even have other online stores.

How many volume of vehicles does Volvo churn out every year? OK so they churn out 19k units of XC90 every year

Benz can churn out 40k units of c class, 30k units of GLC, so if I was a third party company making car parts which one would you think would be easier to manufacture on a large scale.

You are still living in the past comparing parts of a 240gle to a V-boot.

You have never counter my argument with reasonable evidence you just attack me for no just reason I don't know whether na by force to fancy Volvo.

All these long grammar is not necessary, I'm not here to argue on which car sells more or which is better, it's relative

What I want you to correct is the Comment about Benz having cheaper parts than volvo, name any Benz and I'll name the equivalent volvo model and we'll go to our local market and verify prices of the parts, you can call it ugly or whatever, you can say they sell only 20 cars a year, it's ok, but pls be honest, Benz parts are not cheaper, tnx

SmartchoicesNG:
European built Volvos. The new Volvos are Chinese built. Summary.

This one don come again with all these half baked Internet knowledge, so a Chinese consortium buys Volvo, it means they are now responsible for its designs abi. So as the owner of Chelsea is a russian, chelsea is now a Russian club that plays in the Russian league abi, smh

nurey:
You just want to start war where it doesn't exist, the GLC part would be cheaper to acquire than the XC90 part in Nigeria am talking about the year the op is looking at

English is a very beautiful language, now you've cleverly switched it to "WOULD BE CHEAPER", ok, I think I'll have to rest my case here. If there's anything Volvo can be accused of, expensive parts definitely ain't part of it and you know it.

Tnx

erico2k2:
Bro its imperative to note here, most of our guys on here are either kids who still live with thier parents or Adults who are just starting thier lives or Adults who have never indulge in any sort of trade or deliberately dumb people I swear.I find it extremely strange why anyone in thier right minds will find making a profit of N270k on a N1m investment which can take up to 13 months to achieve.This beats me.

Been reading the comments and its super crazy bro, i believe nairaland now has an average age of users as 17yrs old, cos most comments coming from supposed adults is just outright embarassing. Car dealers aint supposed to make profit cos its car biz, but in whatever other line of biz, its ok to make profit, smh

A car dealer makes an investment worth millions with all the associated risk involved plus time wasted, and he's not supposed to make 100k profit so he won't be termed "greedy". But if a market woman who sells garri increases the price of her wares triple fold, she's not greedy, instead its buhari's fault.

nurey:
And the Volvo warlord has come again fancy calling me a Benz fan am sure some will disagree with you.

The op is buying those cars new nothing less than 2015 model years

In Nigeria, the Benz sells more than the remaining competition

The Benz is an upscale C-class just like the highlander is related to camry, the LR is related to EVoque which is also common, the Volvo stands on its own

How many people drive the face lifted Volvo Xc 09-14 not to talk of a 2015 model the second generation has no relation to the first so sourcing parts in local market won't be easy

3years ago, the Volvo was a rear vehicle to find on the road, 3 years after it is raining, I had seen a RR EVoque I even thought it was a vogue before I learned about it. Same for a Benz.

In all fairness I the Volvo cuts it among the competitors in intended use as stated by the op and I have not vetted any of them

The Benz stream line body isn't appealing because that's what everybody is into now Lexus, Toyota, Hyundai etc looks like a photocopy

The RR is a copy and paste Ford Explorer the difference is one was spiral bind.

The Volvo outward appearance looks like a vehicle you take to war

All these long story, you didnt even touch the topic of my question? So benz parts are cheaper than Volvo parts here in naija? Thats my question, cos u claimed so in your write up

nurey:
When he said safety, he is talking about build quality as Volvo has been pioneering safest cars in the world

If your friend wants to bring I this babies factor in maintenance cost to me the Benz would be cheaper in price parts and easily available in local market

Factor in complexity like air shocks, etc, our roads are bad they could cause undue stress to mechanical parts reducing their life time

Factor in relation to other on road vehicles, the Volvo stands alone and even in 5 years time it still going to be luck seeing one on road in naija so you probably have to import every nut and bolt the car needs

Factor in economic policies/cost the naira could strengthen up, you may be bored of your choice etc so it's possible he would have to resell the vehicle over there and not bother exporting it due to economic contingencies so pick the easiest to sell.

The most important factor is appeal, there is no point buying something that won't appeal to you and give you that feel of lordship over it, buy something you like to wash every morning, something you feel at home in, something you can boast about anytime any day.

I know you're team mercedez, so once I see your username, we all know which side your will swing the pendulum to, and it's ok, but, seriously?? Benz parts cheaper then volvo?? Here in naija? Did you really mean that?

Nusaf:
And the dealer must make a profit of N270k on a registered car within that price range, right?

Guy, we are talking of a car between 1m & 1.5m, not cars of10m and above where he can even make 500k. Just express the intended profit as a percentage of the cost,
33.75%, that is if he sell at N1.07m, haba.

Dude, you should have allowed the person I had quoted to continue cos your submissions are contrary to the msg he was trying to pass.

If a dealer must make a profit of N270k on a Nigerian used car (he) bought at N800k, what are we still saying?

Besides, dealers won't even sell that car @ that price cos the car itself is rarely used as the owner is always on assignment outside the state/country sometimes 6 months at a stretch. I mean the only difference between the car and a graded tokunbo is "registeration"

Meanwhile, he went to the dealer expecting a better deal since he was to buy from same dealer. That is what took him to the dealer.

So, you're saying dealers are forbidden to make profit of 270k on cars below 1.5m? So it's for you to fix acceptable profit margin for someone else's biz abi

If you think dealers are so greedy and you will gladly take 50k profit on cars below 1.5m, stop complaining, enter the biz and push all those greedy dealers out of biz, Nigerians sef wahala too much, always calculating profit for others

You're not to blame, I used to reason this way till I became part of the industry, all people see is the gain, no one see the loss, it's ok for dealers for buy certain naija used cars and end up with a huge loss margin, but it's forbidden for them to make good profit on any other one

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