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Brandiebird:
But it won’t be his word against his word because there will be witnesses who can testify to what agreement was made! Do you think they did the deal in a closet with the door locked? I’m sure there are many people who know the full story the same way the internet knows the full story! Op spoke to half the community probably thinking he is in the right.

Which witness? They will have to provide where they signed as witness and or a voice recording of where I agreed on 3m for my 7m car.

Since he wants to ne funny, we go play the game. Na me go call police as car owner. What I told him I am selling my car is 6M. He paid 3M and wants to claim ownership of my car. Then the game will start since it is my word against his own and na me get car. That neighbour Was so much in a haste to lay claim to the car.

tbred:
Hello Babatundehy

I got a car, before putting it to real long time driving, I noticed that, the engine oil light comes on as well as the check engine light, and the car wouldn't start. Then after a while, it started, Now the day I drove this car from Ikeja GRA to Chevron Drive, on climbing the ikoyi exit inwards ikoyi just by the bend, the engine oil light comes on and the car stops, I put it off and start it again, immediately it started, thought it was fuel, so I headed to the nearest fuel station at Falomo, bought fuel and headed to Chevron. Drove the car until Night, before the same issue reoccurred.

And while driving, I noticed the car was smoking , this is a car that was just serviced. Now the following day, once I drive for few distances or for about 1 hour, the same engine oil light comes on and car stops atimes while in motion, but after cooling for about 30 to 40 minutes,it starts again. Then I noticed there wasn't engine oil in the car, bought 1 liter to top up, yet the problem still persist for a recently serviced car.

Please could you proffer a solution, could it be the fuse box as you stated above?

Thanks in anticipation for your response.

You see engine oil light and you still dey drive the car?
Some people really don't deserve to own cars. Now u checked and there was no oil in the car and u just added one liter. Anyway, the engineers will be here for you soon. But prepare for the worst.

jceesquare:
Just like that?

I once had a blinking D sometime in July 2022 on my acura. My mech said my transmission fluid was due for a change and he brought out the gear switch abi solenoid and cleaned them with carb cleaner. After everything, it stopped. Three days later, the D started blinking again and check transmission warning was coming up on my instrument cluster. I went back to him. He took me to someone who had a big scanner. An error code popped up. The guy cleared the error code. Since that time, my D has not blinked again.last year I went back to the guy to scan for a check engine light which happened to be my 02 sensor. I asked him to scan the transmission and there was no error code there.

XPaul:
I am experiencing this issue in my Honda Accord 2010.

I have changed the switch, change gear oil and also checked the wires but my D is still blinking

Please anyone with help.

I am tired

Try and clear the error code with a scanner. It might just stop

Femich18:
No it's immediately after iba- Isashi Link Bridge if you heading to Iyana School from Anibaba Bus stop.

Ook

Femich18:
Saw this video yesterday on WhatsApp. I actually I stay close to the location around anibaba. The gas plant was even newly built

Na wa. I stay around ogo oluwa. I am just seeing this news. Where at anibaba is this gas plant? Is it the one at that filling station at anibaba?

Y1nka:
Initially, I ignored most of these post cos na money I dey find not trouble. But I currently drive that CIVIC so here’s my take.



1: about the contract:

I’m assuming the contract was given before the car, thus why sign or accept conditions that you know you were not comfortable with when it’s not under duress?

Desperation breeds ill feelings like this.

For example, DjDamian included some clause In the agreement that I wasn’t comfortable with such as:

a- inspection distance

b- written permission for out of lagos trip.

c- Price


I checked this agreement for days, spoke to my person then got back to him about these 3, and after about a week and so, HE compromised.

I’m not praising him for the compromise or acting tough , I am just pointing out that this is business not favour, you are partners, so if you find anything missing or not necessary at the beginning of the partnership, your inability to point it out takes out your claim of victimization.

You could easily turn it down, or give a counter offer or condition.

Ignorance is not an excuse.





2- About the car:

Before picking up the car, I paid my mechanic to help check the vehicle . With this I know what to expect and what not (at least some of it).

Going blindly cos I was in a small issue and needed a personal car is buying problem for myself free of charge.

I have to Agree with oga Northbird or so on this, it takes an inexperienced driver to burn a gasket , or experience driver in a life threatening situation (such as car overheating while robbery is going on or anything fatal). But if your car temperature is working, and you are not in a tough situation, YOU can never burn your gasket. You never experience be that.

Before you say I’m capping.
Been driving for just 11 years and some months (21 years and now 32) over 8 different vehicles owned in this period, I’ve dealt with over heating many times yet I HAVE never BURNT. A gasket.


This Civic did overheat third day I picked it up, while driving ikeja to Iju road to deliver a customer phone. After I saw 3 extra bars and AC started blowing air only,I parked and turned car off. Reserve low but not dry, (obviously spotted it early).


Cause :
One fan was only working and I was in the Iju ishaga traffic. This car temperature over worked.

what I DID: car temp went down, I rented battery to start and drove home.

SOLUTION: fuse controlling second fan burnt, only cost 5k to fix fuse plus workmanship .

But it could have cost me more if I was so carried away or way more inexperienced.

No car would burn a gasket in seconds, it takes hours, days or sometimes weeks.

Incase it was bad before u picked it, you may have known by temperature always being in middle or slightly higher by a bar.


Did few repairs yes, but nothing major ,GEAR isn’t faulty yet, but sometimes delays to get to high speed between 65-100km+ . Doesn’t affect the driving initially but I keep preparing his mind that it needs to be checked. It could something minor or major. Regardless I’m aware on time and let him know even though it’s HP. Not when it happens I give story. I personally advice you must have own a car before taking someone else’s, so u know what to expect and what not. Cos even if it’s your, you will do repairs, but it just shouldn’t be pocket draining .





Lastly the Man Damian himself

3- Personality :


In my language , Money spoils friendship (faster).
I’ve never had issue with the “dreaded evil Damian “ (at least since first week of January till now cos I take care of what could first damage us- Money).

Before taking the agreement,

I prepared

1- His payment for one month ahead

2- miscellaneous repairs of up to 150k in savings.

3- then his payment as requested.


This is to keep an arms length so we could both AVOID any issue that may arise from things like this.

I wanted a different car (perhaps cheaper) so I can pay faster cos Uber is not looking profitable for me, I go to work, and not sure part time bolt / Uber can run this payment. He was willing to compromise both payment or car type .




In other words, Damian is not holy , we all are humans, OmoApena too is not a devil, e no easy to be consistent.


But the relationship didn’t deserve to get sour based on these flimsy stuffs. Every business requires u to manage people first, before money. I think the fall off is from pure mismanagement of both.

OmoApena before God bless you this way, remember he used someone. And You will still hire to other people as well. Don’t burn the bridge u crossed.


DjDamian, life is by turn, regardless of how people make you feel, we are different and life sometimes will not revolve around our expectations.

I hope u both can move on from this cos last last, na both of una God don bless.

S

donbrowser:
If I can service a car with oil of N51,500 within 3-4 days that it was given to me then i'm sure you should understand that radiator and temperature check should be the least of my problems.

Now to how the car overheated, it happened around Guiness. I have 3 mechanics; 1 close to my work, 1 close to my home and 1 at Agege.

On that very day, I suspected the car was overheating even though the temperature looked normal but I can't park in that area because of "those boys" (it was around 9pm or so) and since Guiness is not far from my mechanic in Agege, I decided to head that way. On getting to Agege, I PARKED THE CAR MYSELF and confirmed if the fans were working and alas they weren't. I had a rewire reconnect the fan but I wasn't comfortable with it. I wanted to be sure about the gasket. Bro e shock me say gasket done burn on top how many minutes overheating fah!

If i donwload all the problems the car was bringing up from day 1 with proofs in our chat, you sef go shock. He keeps shouting overheating, overheating like i'm a kid or something. If I wasn't negligent to service a car he didn't service with oil of N51,500. Why will i be negligent with coolant or ordinary water in radiator.

This dude doesn't even know jack about car parts. He keeps saying my mechanic that serviced the car, that changed belt caused overheating. Lol even when I told him the issue was as a result of blocked radiator , he still insisted I caused the radiator to block and I could have avoided the blockage if I wasn't negligent.

I can't count how many times you have mentioned that you bought oil of #51,500 and hence u can't be negligent of checking your coolant levels. What is this #51,500 you keep mentioning? People buy expensive cars and it overheat while they are driving it. Some forget to cover their radiator cap well. Some even don't remember to cover the radiator at all. So stop mentioning #51,500 as a yardstick to being knowledgeable on how to maintain your car vitals. Mistakes happen to even billionaire car owners talk less of u that is on rentals. Na your kind no dey know when car dey overheat sef because u dey chase target.

Djdamian:
Right about what?

That I purchased a car without custom papers?

Omoapena saw the custome papers before collecting the car from me. I am surprised he doesn't have a copy cos tbh I thought I gave him.

My issue is you raised an allegation against me and you are yet to explain yourself

Why u sef go give that emilokan activist motor? Him no know where Mc oluomo dey to go collect car? See as him destroy your car as tinubu dey destroy Nigeria. Nigeria don overheat like this.
Where is @Baz001?

Omoapena:
Lolzzz....


Wait, are you trying to instill fear in me?

Full payment is made and Hire purchase is concluded....

There's payment evidence and there's proof of transfer of ownership...

I don't understand how you guys are saying him coming to lay claims after concluded hire purchase means he has upper hand against me....

Custom papers was requested cox I want travel with the car or I can't travel with the car....

Baba calm down. If he goes to court and actually proves that there was a breach of contractual agreement along the line, no be this one u go dey talk oo. The law is the law. If you know you did not follow the contract to the latter better lower your voice. The law is not sentimental oo and does not give room for emotions. Better check well while raising your voice here.

Djdamian:
I will give you your custom paper and change of ownership if that will make you stop derailing this thread.

Just do this and let this una partnership end. This back and forth all the time here is not good. Una pass all this one.

Blitzeee:
I have a challenge with my RX300 Lexus, it is not firing well on reverse. The mechanic advised that I change the ATF but it didn't improve. Please assist

Scan scan scan

My colleague bought a car cover after oven baking his car in December. Bought it for 8k in the market.

Na big boys dey drive benz. But the benz section on nairaland car talk has turned out to be the most toxic of all car groups. Everyone here should take a chill pill and calm down.

Take this to twitter.

DWJOBScom:
Buy a car but not an expensive one oga
Imagine buying a car worth 15m while a tenant

Are you to dictate to another the amount he should spend in getting himself a comfortable car? Where is it cast in stone that a tenant must not buy a car above #15M? Poverty mentality still hold u.

The màn is making sense

What kind of collaboration are decent nwafors like you doing with that oluku? Tufiakwa.

This issue is yours and not that of any imaginary cousin.

lawmanlala:
Guys, I got my DC oil replaced 3 months ago, I noticed oil has not reduced, gauge still at where it was the day I filled the oil, is it normal. Mileage is 147k

Do you want it to reduce?

tetula123:
bros we no dey quarrel. Even from how I said it. You suppose know say I no sabi car matter. I was told that. So I just took it. Anyway thank you

Oga, u don't have any car.

Glithronix:
Go and accept the ride and head to Mosafejo nah.
Drop the passenger there and collect your money. 😁😁😁
Or better still, when you get to Mosafejo, drive the passenger to alaba as a cruise drive and collect 5k fare price.

Much respect, baba.

I used to e-hail occasionally in 2022. Haven't done that since last year. But I come here to unwind. Mosafejo is at alaba. Just know that.

Glithronix:
Fantastic.
I've seen this countless times.
@the bold, that has solved it.
If any driver pick that ride and end up having issues with the passenger, na the driver I go get fight with.
Cos your brain no pain you to know that Alaba market is no where near that place.
The rider fit no sabi use the app well.
You wey be driver too no know the work?
Just ignore the ride. Then no case.

Much respect, baba.

Alaba is very very close to mosafejo

Omoapena:
Look at this trip, it's a perfect example of what happened to pope, a driver will accept this now and drive to the point the map is showing but entirely different from where the rider is going.

Trips like this, I just look away from it.

Funny enough Alaba market is close to that place. Anybody who lived and grew up around alaba knows where mosafejo is. If you know sunny bus-stop, turn into the bus stop and straight down is mosafejo. And sunny bus stop is at alaba.

I can only give out my car to any of my brothers. Not to any friend. There was a time my younger brothers car engine knocked and his job demands he comes to work in a car or uses uber. He was spending a lot on uber. I gave him my car for three weeks. Within tat three weeks, he sold the old car, bought another one, fixed all the minor issues I planned fixing in my car.

OfficialDJ:
you better sell that disjointed and discombulated jalopy before it leads you to an early grave

At least dying naturally and decomposing as manure for the soil is better than being roasted and cremated..



This bleached albino gay with a burnt vagi.na...
Eeeew...

Kai, your mouth no good oga. Hàba.

Obidikejr:
Hey bro. Acura TSX 2009... Love it!

I've always been a fan of Honda. So for mid range vehicles, I can call it home.

Another TSX owner on nairaland. I rock an 08 TSX.

Abro, sell the car. Add the money to that 10M and japa from this country.

Donchichi212:
Hello Nairalanders,
Please I need advice on how to get rid of Ticks from my Dogs, it is really sucking their blood. Please help.

Clean the dogs environment and sanitize it. Remove the ticks from the dog. Put a disinfectant in water and bath the dog. This should do.

Nomerci:
Between Dec 15th and January 10th.ive spent over 300k. I can't account for it. Fuel.food.data.miscellaneous,business,car maintenance,transport..clothes..shoes... tinubu regime won't allow me save. I'm owing loan apps 50k n they will soon start messaging my contacts. Help......

You are spending because u have the money na. That's why. If you don't have, you will cut your clothes to your size by force.