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CrimeRe: Fulani Gunmen Attack Gidamai Jaga In Plateau, Kill Many, Burn Churches (Graphic) by VolvoS60(m): 4:14pm On Oct 03, 2018
AnanseK:
The killings are criminal and are actually political and you know that, unless you’re living in the South Pole.
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We can agree on one thing Sir, - the killings are indeed criminal. I do not know if they are 'political' (whatever that means) and I most definitely am not living anywhere near the South pole.

If this government cannot keep people and their property safe it should make way for one that can. Nigerians don't need excuses for abject failure and incompetence.
Car TalkRe: Let's Talk About Brake Fluid! by VolvoS60(m): 10:32am On Oct 03, 2018
AutoElectNG:
According to internet sources.

Lexus recommends.

Toyota is silent.

But Lexus is a Toyota company so read between the lines.

A good rule of thumb is 20,000 miles or 2 years.
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Great public service you are doing...educating people on this kind of stuff.

Toyota actually does specify brake fluid replacement intervals for (at least some of) its vehicles - I can confirm it is in the owners manual for some models (even if some of us don't follow said intervals the way we should).

To add to what you have said, I would advise car owners to discourage mechanics from meddling with their brake fluid! Mechanics often dip any old dirty rag, etc. into the brake fluid reservoir whenever they want to use brake fluid to fix paintwork damage. Unfortunately this significantly increases the risk of contaminants getting into the reservoir, master and the rest of the system. And if your mechanic needs to bleed your brakes, make sure the fluid is bled into a clean dry container if you intend to re-use it! I once had a mechanic bleed my brake fluid into a discarded, barely empty pure water satchet undecided sad. Wouldn't it be suicidal to drive a vehicle with brake fluid in that state?
PoliticsRe: Why I Declared Babajide Sanwo-olu Winner – APC Chairman by VolvoS60(m): 10:05am On Oct 03, 2018
grin

Where is that rude fellow (the second poster on this thread) who ruins every thread he/she/it touches with tiresome, unnecessary references to wailers, ipobs and whatnot?

Unfortunately for him, he has taken on some "really mad" grin people on this thread - bare knuckle boxers who have no issues with getting into the mud pit and brawling to the bitter end.

Why has he suddenly gone silent? grin
CrimeRe: Fulani Gunmen Attack Gidamai Jaga In Plateau, Kill Many, Burn Churches (Graphic) by VolvoS60(m): 4:55am On Oct 03, 2018
AnanseK:
I understand where you are coming from, I just wished that you could be courageous enough to sincerely discuss and expand on your brief response to my third statement. With emphasis on the word SINCERELY.
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Yes Sir, I will.

I do not see the relationship between the recovery of the missing army commander's car and these killings in Plateau. You severely devalue your argument when you link these two separate matters and in your own words claim that the recovery of the vehicle from the lake is not important to IPOBS or wailers (whatever that means) undecided.

These killings across the length and breadth of this country are a very serious matter. To trivialize and politicize them is what I consider contemptible.
InvestmentRe: How Lucrative Is The Transportation Sector?? by VolvoS60(m): 9:50pm On Oct 01, 2018
TissuePaper:
enlightening
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P.S. With the right lubricants, you will only have to perform routine oil changes on your vehicle once the correct mileage has been reached, or once the appropriate time interval (usually in months) has passed. Definitely not every two weeks or every month? like a couple of posters suggested earlier in the thread.
CrimeRe: Fulani Gunmen Attack Gidamai Jaga In Plateau, Kill Many, Burn Churches (Graphic) by VolvoS60(m): 9:41pm On Oct 01, 2018
AnanseK:
Nobody saw the attackers but it is quickly assumed to be fulanis and working for the president, what a group of retarded people?

Of course I agree that the government is not doing enough especially in intelligence gathering and acting on information.

It is interesting that the lake used to dump bodies of murdered travelers near Jos and where the car belonging to the murdered General Alkali was found is not considered an important issue by wailers and IPOBs.
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You do have a point with your first sentence. But your second statement casually plays down the criminal negligence and wilful incompetence of this government. It is precisely because this administration has failed in its primary responsibility that conjecture, distrust and suspicion have gained currency and fulanis as a group are being tarred with a broad brush.

Your third statement however is beneath contempt. undecided
InvestmentRe: How Lucrative Is The Transportation Sector?? by VolvoS60(m):
Revealing thread. A lot of useful points.

It is interesting though, how Nigerians have accepted some 'fees' undecided as unavoidable costs of doing business. There is no reason for legitimate business men and transporters to pay so-called park dues, union dues, NARTO/NURTW levies/dues, police settlement fees etc. - and get nothing in return.

Easy come, easy go. I have seen with my own eyes, NURTW 'officials' undecided getting drunk at 11am on a weekday. And why wouldn't they? Its 'free money". These same NURTW loafers are also the errand boys of the degenerate politicians we venerate - the politicians use them to do their dirty jobs and then 'empower' them for services rendered. The Lagos NURTW is a notorious example of this.

But they do these things because we let them...
PoliticsRe: Buhari Summons Tinubu, Ambode by VolvoS60(m): 6:56pm On Oct 01, 2018
codedguy1:
So if Buhari prevails on Tinubu to support Ambode for a second term, all those shouting Sanwo-Olu will start shouting Ambode name again. grin grin

The level of zombieism is alarming to say the least.
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grin
PoliticsRe: Buhari Summons Tinubu, Ambode by VolvoS60(m): 6:48pm On Oct 01, 2018
Wallade:
Thank you brother, we appreciate our very own who is not a saint but is empatethic, caring, willing to assist, exceptional leader, democratic and ultimately invests in the society (Nigeria), where his alleged stolen wealth was obtained, unlike the lots of rich thieves in Nigeria.
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undecided

This is truly sad to read.
SportsRe: Ronaldinho At The FIFA Football Awards, Fans React (PHOTO) by VolvoS60(m): 12:32pm On Sep 25, 2018
MissRaine69:
Say what you want about his teeth he managed to get two wives......some of you don’t even have half a woman!
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grin
Car TalkRe: 2009 Corolla Distress Sale Port Harcourt by VolvoS60(m): 9:40pm On Sep 24, 2018
OP,

I think the mileage is 82k miles and not km?
TravelRe: Transportation Of Quarry Stones With Open Trucks Along Ilorin-Ibadan Expressway by VolvoS60(m): 11:45am On Sep 24, 2018
BlackAfrican:
And you expect FRSC to be everywhere all the time because they're God abi?
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undecided

Quit trolling. This is a serious matter.
CrimeRe: Hisbah Board Destroys Trucks Of Beer Intercepted In Kano State. Photos by VolvoS60(m):
Since the hisbah claim to have the force of law backing their activities, it is up to states whose indigenes have been hurt by the hisbah's activities to fight back - using the law. Why is it that the states who tax Nigerian Breweries, Guinness etc. haven't taken sharia states to court compelling a refund on federally collected VAT revenues derived from brewers of alcoholic drinks?

I'll tell you why.

The sharia states and their backers (internal and external) are serious minded people. They are resolute in what they want to achieve and they have the staying power to see a battle to the end. Anyone remember Firdaus Asmau - the law school student who took on the establishment - and won?

That is what it means to be resolute. So while some people dissipate their energy with impotent online insults, the sharia movement is gaining strength and momentum, with quiet and not so quiet victories.

By the time prey sees the cheetah charging down, it is usually too late...
CrimeRe: Hisbah Board Destroys Trucks Of Beer Intercepted In Kano State. Photos by VolvoS60(m): 7:59pm On Sep 20, 2018
undecided

I need someone to explain to me so I can understand more

Some states in Nigeria adopted religious law as state law - in a multireligious federal republic

These same states have religious police who destroy alcoholic drinks in the process of enforcing said religious law...

And yet in this same federal republic, states who recently passed anti-grazing laws are being pressured to repeal these anti-grazing laws or "there will be no peace".

"He who has ears, let him hear..."
PoliticsRe: WAEC: Ademola Adeleke Scored F9 In English, Missed The Rest Of The Exams by VolvoS60(m): 7:32pm On Sep 20, 2018
undecided

The matter of Mr Buhari's 'certificate' has come up yet again. That whole sordid business was proof that the Buhari administration's credibility deficit was there from the very beginning.

A simple request from Mr. Buhari to the Cambridge people would have put that certificate controversy to rest. Instead he chose to do nothing and allowed it to build for reasons that remain unclear. Was the controversy a decoy - just red meat to keep commentators busy? Or was it that Mr. Buhari simply did not care enough to lay the matter to rest?

That indifference or nonchalance to sensitive, burning issues has continued through the life of this administration with disastrous consequences that do not need to be listed here. Whether Nigerians have chosen to punish that indifference next year is what remains yet unknown.
PoliticsRe: WAEC: Ademola Adeleke Scored F9 In English, Missed The Rest Of The Exams by VolvoS60(m):
PaChukwudi44:
grin grin grin grin dude court already settled this case since August.This one is a new case purpoting he never sat for WAEC but forged hthe results he presented which ended yesterday when waec confirmed he indeed at for and wrote the results he presented.


In his judgement, the judge contended that the plaintiffs’ claims that Adeleke does not possess school certificate could not disqualify him from contesting the election, as the constitution does not stipulate that a candidate for the office of the governor must possess a certificate.

He, however, said the constitution only expected the candidate to be educated up to secondary school level


https://guardian.ng/news/court-affirms-adelekes-eligibility-for-osun-governorship-ballot/


https://leadership.ng/2018/08/09/adeleke-certificate-not-compulsory-for-governorship-candidates-court

https://punchng.com/court-clears-adeleke-as-pdp-candidate-for-osun-gov-poll
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undecided

It is judgments like the one above that make rude jokes about lawyers and judges a much needed public service.

In the mind of this 'judge' the constitution expects a gubernatorial candidate to be educated up to secondary school level but does not stipulate possession of a certificate. Which of course then raises the question: so what then is the evidence or proof of the education in question? Registration for classes? Class attendance? Registration for exams? Sitting for exams? Sitting for exams but not necessarily passing them? Passing a certain number of papers? Passing all papers? All, some or none of the above?

Just like politicians, far too many lawyers and judges have an exaggerated sense of their own importance. What kind of perverse interpretation of a key constitutional provision is this? angry
Car TalkRe: My Neighbor Put His Highlander On Neutral And Towed It To The House. by VolvoS60(m): 4:07pm On Sep 14, 2018
I had a RAV4 (4wd) breakdown early this year right in the middle of a busy intersection (where else) at 8pm on a Friday night angry. Vehicle could not be steered at all - the pinion (or whatever the hell that part is called) was simply spinning freely in its socket – eventually car was pushed to the side of the road and left there overnight.

Decided to tow the car to mechanic’s workshop the next morning. And that's when the madness started angry. I had the owners manual in the glove box with very clear warnings that the car should not be towed with the driven wheels on the ground but it was very hard for us to get a flat-bed tow truck. There were several guys with regular towing vehicles (old Nissan patrols and old land rovers) but not a single flat-bed tow truck.

After waiting for hours, my mechanic (who had initially agreed with me that a flat-bed was the only option) suddenly changed his tune and said he was ok with towing the car with the front wheels off the ground, provided the car was in neutral angry. The towing van guys who had been hanging around all this while then decided to move in for the kill - they assured me that a flat-bed truck was a waste of money - "Oga, we dey tow 4 wheel drive moto every day and nothing do dem gearbox". When I asked them who would be liable if my transmission failed, of course nobody was ready to stand up and take responsibility. angry

It took me almost 8 hours but I eventually got a flat-bed tow truck. If I had used the other options it would most certainly have destroyed the transmission and left me with a lot of pain.

Its all there in the owners manual. Follow the rules and you'll be fine.
Car TalkRe: Some Questions To Ask An Installer Before Installing A Car Tracker In Your Car. by VolvoS60(m): 10:04pm On Sep 13, 2018
AutoElectNG:
https://www.nairaland.com/4584712/need-car-battery-draining-itself/3#69011751

I fixed the drain here

I traveled to Ekiti to do it

I insisted on a proper factory quality adapter instead of splicing wires to fix the audio that was the reason for the parasitic drain in the first place

I didn't reconnect the audio back because at the time I left the client had not sourced the adapter or empowered me to do so on his behalf

The important thing is I found what caused the drain and took it off and there was no more drain

Like in your case, it killed two batteries.

I got the electrical schematics to get this done.

Finally I have a relationship with Tramigo, a foremost car tracking firm
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Looks good.

Will talk to owner and see what he says. Vehicle is in Lagos from time to time.


Thanks.
Car TalkRe: My Neighbor Put His Highlander On Neutral And Towed It To The House. by VolvoS60(m):
oluwaseunla:
It is generally advised that the drive wheel should be off the ground when towing. This means that for FWD, the two front wheels should be off the ground, and for RWD, the the rear wheels should be off the ground. For 4WD/AWD, it is advisable to use a flat bed.

If you must tow the car with the drive wheels on the ground however, the gear selector must be in NEUTRAL, the distance to be towed must not exceed 15 miles (25 km), and the towing speed must not exceed 25 mph (40 km/h).

Errr, practise the second paragraph at your own risk.
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Boldface
+ 100
Car TalkRe: Some Questions To Ask An Installer Before Installing A Car Tracker In Your Car. by VolvoS60(m): 8:45pm On Sep 13, 2018
gwng:
Regardless of the circuit, I doubt if the tracker should be the cause. It also depends on the MODEL OF TRACKER installed. Proper check will be required.
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Ok.

Owner is still waiting to observe things for a while. May be willing to consider other options after this waiting period.
Car TalkRe: Some Questions To Ask An Installer Before Installing A Car Tracker In Your Car. by VolvoS60(m): 8:43pm On Sep 13, 2018
AutoElectNG:
He needs me!

Parasitic drain

Tracker installed wrongly.

Connected to the wrong circuits
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Vehicle owners got fed up and removed the devices - one of them is a vehicle we talked about on another thread. Of course tracking company claims they are experts who know what they are doing and as such have ruled out faulty installation, wrong connection etc.

Owner just wants to see if batteries will die again soon before deciding what to do next. What do I tell him to convince him to give you a shot at installation?
Car TalkRe: Some Questions To Ask An Installer Before Installing A Car Tracker In Your Car. by VolvoS60(m): 8:35pm On Sep 13, 2018
AutoElectNG:
He needs me!

Parasitic drain

Tracker installed wrongly.

Connected to the wrong circuits
Car TalkRe: Some Questions To Ask An Installer Before Installing A Car Tracker In Your Car. by VolvoS60(m): 8:20pm On Sep 12, 2018
OP,

Someone installed tracking devices in his vehicles but he has been having problems with battery life. The batteries of both cars have been replaced twice! in the last 9 months and the likely suspects are the trackers. Both cars do not have any DTCs or fault codes except for a faulty tyre pressure monitoring system - and this has nothing to do with battery life as far as I know. In frustration he has removed the trackers to see if the latest batteries will go the way of the old ones. Any ideas?
PoliticsRe: FG Accuses Switzerland Of ‘daylight Robbery’ In Recovery Of Looted Funds by VolvoS60(m): 10:38pm On Sep 11, 2018
undecided

The traffic in stolen money seems to move in one direction only - from big blind countries (BBC) like Nigeria to countries like Switzerland that are only too willing to help us abase ourselves.

I am waiting for Swiss politicians to loot their country blind and bring the money for safe keeping in Nigerian banks.

Stupid is forever.
PoliticsRe: ‘NHIS On The Brink Of Collapse’ – Governing Council Raises The Alarm by VolvoS60(m): 6:41pm On Sep 10, 2018
TEYA:
So if you vote APC out of power in 2019 there will be free healthcare for all? Do you think it is every Nigerian that benefits from nhis? So if a doctor or nurse neglects a sick patient and the patient dies the government and nhis is to blame? Youths like you are the problem of this country, always incapable of intelligent and objective reasoning. Was there any government before this that made nhis accessible to all? Mstchew
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Not a good response.

This thread refers to grave allegations against the NHIS executive secretary and the government that appointed him. People have the right to harshly criticize failure. You can't shut them up with the kind of comments you made up there.

The issue is this: is the ES guilty as charged?
Car TalkRe: Toyota 4runner 2007(1GR-FE) Fix by VolvoS60(m): 10:35pm On Sep 03, 2018
sad

Troubling pictures.

Not sure how a vehicle allegedly serviced on synthetic oil ended up like this
Car TalkRe: See What Corrola Hunters Did To My Car by VolvoS60(m): 10:58am On Sep 03, 2018
Kewtt:
You rubbished Mercedes, BMW and Volvo's. Kudos. But you forgot that those cars can be parked with the peace of mind knowing that it will not disappear like the Corolla.... Btw which job is the Corolla getting done? The job of turning you into a previous car owner in a jiffy?
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I agree that some Corolla models have serious security gaps. That isn't in doubt. But it isn't a deal breaker for me. I actually have (or my wife rather) a 2006/2007 Corolla which is a magnet for vandals - its just that I have been fortunate enough not to fall victim. But I still consider it to be an excellent vehicle - it ticks almost all my boxes for customer satisfaction.

As I said, what I don't get is the intensity of feeling of those who think the Corolla is a piece of rubbish. There are several other cars that'll snugly fit that description before the Corolla does. wink

P.S. I do appreciate solid engineering design - i have nothing against the brands you listed. I think the W123 & W124 were some of the best cars of their generation. As you can probably tell from my username i have nothing but love for the S60 - the 2001/2002 model had what I think was the best styling of that era. But as for the newer models of these brands - particularly the German ones... lipsrsealed
Car TalkRe: See What Corrola Hunters Did To My Car by VolvoS60(m):
valarinz:
The truth is : until you experience it you will always think and talk with "wisdom". You will have all these wonderful analysis about how its still a good car despite the 'ordinary' security issues then it gets stolen

That's when you realise its actually better to own a car that takes you to the mech once in a while but still maintain ownership

That's when you realise the emotional trauma involved in losing ones car is not child's play

That's when you get to feel the pain of repaying loan on a car someone somewhere is using

I used to sing the Toyota hymn and never believed there was any good car in the planet apart from Toyota until it happened to me and my heart was broken. To worsen the matter, on reaching the police station to report, the moment police asked me which car model and I said " Camry ", the way they lackadaisically passed me a blank sheet to write my statement and move on like they are actually tired of people coming to " disturb" them with their Toyota theft was heartbreaking.

Nigeria police actually advised me on the nooks and crannies where possible vandals might dump your car after vandalising it and asked me to go and search for it using bike, to call them if I successfully find my car for them to come make the arrest.

Where am I driving at? The system doesn't help you either if you fall victim, you're on your own.

Till when sshit as bad as sudden loss of your property happens to you, you won't understand what it means.

NB: you could also type in confidence of your wisdom cos perhaps the cost of the Camry ain't a biggie to you, more like a toddler crying about their spilt ice cream. But bear in mind that 90% of people who buy those cars actually bought them cos they are afraid of costs of maintaince and fueling other brands, hence can't be said to be very financially comfortable.
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Don't get me wrong.

I am not in any way trying to play down the anguish of losing a car to robbers or having a car vandalized. No. I agree that security with some Toyota models IS a serious problem. But that doesn't diminish the Corolla's very real strengths.

Back in the day I used to drive the family Peugeot 504 and vehicle theft was also a problem with the 'lions' of that era. Solution? We had all kinds of leg irons, pedal locks and 'crook' grin locks to make it that much harder for thieves to disappear with the car. Clumsy and unwieldy solution? Yes, but it worked. The only thing one really couldn't guard against was thieves making off with the stereo set or other valuables - 504s and Toyota's were very much alike in that respect - loose women grin - the same key could open all of them cheesy.

Despite these security failings, Corollas (and other Toyota's) do have indisputable strengths. I just try to work around their failings as some have suggested here - stuff like welding the ECU housing shut or something like that. Small price to pay for the Corolla's storied reliability in my opinion. And the newer models seem to have sorted out the security issues to a large degree.
Car TalkRe: See What Corrola Hunters Did To My Car by VolvoS60(m): 2:10am On Sep 03, 2018
My sympathies to those whose cars were vandalized.

What I don't get though is the intense dislike towards Corollas expressed mostly on the first page of this thread. They are economical, rugged and above all, damn reliable. They are no-nonsense cars that just get the job done. Quietly.

Sure, they may have problems with security and suspension components but that's about it grin. At least with Corollas you usually don't have to worry about everlasting overheating problems and chronic leaks - coolant, power steering fluid and engine oil. Look below for what the "others" have to deal with grin even with meticulous care and special treatment:

VANOS hell.
(Alternator bracket seal, ignition coil, thermostat and water pump impeller) failure
Airmatic hell
(Valve cover, camshaft chain tensioner and oil pan) gasket failure
Auto transmission solenoid failure
Balance shaft hell

And so on...

Meanwhile Corollas and other Toyotas just get on with it and do the job without fussing or complaining.

Japanese engineering and quality control remain wonderful things to behold.
TravelRe: Feel The Thrill Of Driving On World's Highest Bridge by VolvoS60(m): 8:52pm On Aug 28, 2018
AryaSand:
True. I'm totally Obsessed with watching videos of Japan on Youtube. If there was something called 'Over developed' it would be that country. It is so perfect just that Natural Disasters won't let them be.
^^^^

Ah...a fellow Japanophile. grin

Do you have any interesting links to share?

Never been there but it is a place I would definitely visit if the opportunity came up.
CrimeRe: 27-Year-Old Teacher Caught Raping 2-Year-Old Pupil In Class In Lagos by VolvoS60(m): 1:21pm On Aug 08, 2018
sad angry

I wonder what the rape apologists will say now. The toddler was provocatively dressed or what? undecided
Car TalkRe: 7 Types Of Cars You May Have A Hard Time Shipping To Nigeria From USA by VolvoS60(m): 1:08pm On Aug 08, 2018
OP,

For comparison you could do a similar thread for importing vehicles from Europe. You may also do a Q & A on the key issues (cost, time, etc.) and questions e.g. is it true that non-EU nationals importing used cars (from Europe to Nigeria for example) can get a VAT refund on the cost of the car?

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