ikakahu: people should stop telling lies in order to get customers/clients.I totally agree with kunle A.It was all about about this 48 hrs(2 days) period of car delivery that made me venture into such a deal.After 1 wk and 2 days,I ve not yet got my delivery although the biz was not done with the poster but with another dealer who also promised that I will get the car under 48 hrs.My anger here is even if its going to take a month,tell your customer the truth.The most annoying part is that all the gist the guy told me about buying a car in cotonou were all false ranging from prizes to duration of delivery.When you get there,it ll be another story again.From stories to stories.You may even find out that you ve spent more what you would have bought the car in lagos although my main concern was to choose from varieties and not cost cos of my high taste(not by my making) BUT I MUST SAY THE TRUTH THAT I EVEN BOUGHT THE CAR MORE EXPENSIVE THAN I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT IN LAGOS.I ve vowed never to venture into such a deal again as next time I ve it in my to get another car,I will simply walk into car shop here in naija .Its only good for those that want to smuggle their cars to nigeria but if you want to pay full duty,my brother,my sister,buy it here in naija or even look for a reliable friend or relation that will buy it for you in U.S.
lest I forget,They told me that cotonou people don t work their cars,that they sell it as it comes but that's a clear lie which I confirmed by my self.They have workshops where they work accident cars and some of these workshops are even within the auto sales yard.I tell you,it was a bitter experience and a case of misinformation and I believe that most people must have experienced this as well.Even when I told two of my friends about this,they equally told me that they had such an ugly experience too,that if i had told them that I was going to cotonou to buy the car,that they would have discouraged me.I don t have time because of my busy schedule but I promised my self that I am going to put a write up as regards this.PLS IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAD A DECENT DEAL IN COTONOU,COME AND SHARE IT HERE BUT IF YOU THAT YOU HAD AN UGLY ONE,ALSO EDUCATE OTHERS SO THAT THEY DON T MAKE MISTAKES.

One more important advice,never change a huge sum of amount when going.You can change like 20K so that when you ve have seen by yourself and confirmed that all they told you were lies,you can kindly come back to naija and chang your money to naira and you won t loose so much money.I was cajoled into changing over a million naira and when I saw the truth,I notice that changing the money back would result to more losses and what if being robbed on the way?So that was a serious challenge to me too as I had no option than to buy there.

I am not here to ridicule any body's bussiness but just the sincere truth and experience is what am sharing with you because if you are not well informed,you will be deformed and you know what that means.ALWAYS BE TRUTHFUL!!!

babiifaace: Sorry for the late reply,i have answered you.Cheers

phoneworks: A friend told me his car dellar demanded N250,000 to pay for this duty in december after buying a toyota 2001 siena, But getting at custom one other day they impounded him and took 40k claiming duty was not fully paid. How do we verify if duty is fully paid,

kelly27: @femmy2010, i would be glad to get a reply to my 2nd question.

I learnt custom duty costs abt 200k though depending on d car. Does it include both nigeria n cotonou custom duties?

I need clarification pls. thanks

ikakahu: people should stop telling lies in order to get customers/clients.I totally agree with kunle A.It was all about about this 48 hrs(2 days) period of car delivery that made me venture into such a deal.After 1 wk and 2 days,I ve not yet got my delivery although the biz was not done with the poster but with another dealer who also promised that I will get the car under 48 hrs.My anger here is even if its going to take a month,tell your customer the truth.The most annoying part is that all the gist the guy told me about buying a car in cotonou were all false ranging from prizes to duration of delivery.When you get there,it ll be another story again.From stories to stories.You may even find out that you ve spent more what you would have bought the car in lagos although my main concern was to choose from varieties and not cost cos of my high taste(not by my making) BUT I MUST SAY THE TRUTH THAT I EVEN BOUGHT THE CAR MORE EXPENSIVE THAN I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT IT IN LAGOS.I ve vowed never to venture into such a deal again as next time I ve it in my to get another car,I will simply walk into car shop here in naija .Its only good for those that want to smuggle their cars to nigeria but if you want to pay full duty,my brother,my sister,buy it here in naija or even look for a reliable friend or relation that will buy it for you in U.S.
lest I forget,They told me that cotonou people don t work their cars,that they sell it as it comes but that's a clear lie which I confirmed by my self.They have workshops where they work accident cars and some of these workshops are even within the auto sales yard.I tell you,it was a bitter experience and a case of misinformation and I believe that most people must have experienced this as well.Even when I told two of my friends about this,they equally told me that they had such an ugly experience too,that if i had told them that I was going to cotonou to buy the car,that they would have discouraged me.I don t have time because of my busy schedule but I promised my self that I am going to put a write up as regards this.PLS IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAD A DECENT DEAL IN COTONOU,COME AND SHARE IT HERE BUT IF YOU THAT YOU HAD AN UGLY ONE,ALSO EDUCATE OTHERS SO THAT THEY DON T MAKE MISTAKES.

One more important advice,never change a huge sum of amount when going.You can change like 20K so that when you ve have seen by yourself and confirmed that all they told you were lies,you can kindly come back to naija and chang your money to naira and you won t loose so much money.I was cajoled into changing over a million naira and when I saw the truth,I notice that changing the money back would result to more losses and what if being robbed on the way?So that was a serious challenge to me too as I had no option than to buy there.

I am not here to ridicule any body's bussiness but just the sincere truth and experience is what am sharing with you because if you are not well informed,you will be deformed and you know what that means.ALWAYS BE TRUTHFUL!!!

century106: Thanks for sharing your experience... Tonight marks my fourth sleepless night since I was cajoled into buying a car from Cotonou. I went to Cotonou last week but to my dismay I found out that things are not the same, but I did bought the car all the same because I saw an amazing clean ride there, I was also made to pay some extra money for custom clearing and was told to keep some amount down to pay the driver that will bring the car to Lagos... When I got back to Lagos and went straight to different auto shops to price same car and I discovered the difference in price is just N25,000 to N35,000, if my problems ended there, the small price difference would have been a consolation. My sleepless night started on Monday when the agent called asking me to keep his payment for accompanying me to Cotonou, this new development didn't shake me as it just cancel the price difference between buying it in Nigeria and in Cotonou. I inquired from the agent when I will get the car I already paid for, he said I should keep the money for the driver ready by the next day (Tuesday). On the next day (Tuesday), he called saying that because he hadn't paid the driver in advance that the driver didn't bring the car and that I need to send the money so that he can give it to the driver and that the car will be in Nigeria the next day (Wednesday). With all speed I went to deposit the money into his account, Wednesday came and pffffd, I called, was told the driver hasn't got a booking yet (what booking), oh be patient, I told myself... Thursday came and pffffffd, I called, was told the driver just got booking but had to bring other cars, that he will bring mine on Friday, this meant another sleepless night, my head had informed my mind... oh be patient, one last day to go, I reassured myself... Friday (yesterday) came, I called and was told the car will come in today Saturday... Hehehehe I for don jeje buy my car for Lagos here, register and drive! During the last call, I asked the agent to explain why the delay after I was made to pay for clearance, it was handed down to me that the almost 600,000 CFA I paid for clearing was only for Cotonou side and that my Car is passing through bush and that there is a little hiccups between drivers and the customs, that I should be patient until the fuss between them reduce. And he (the agent) also told me to keep some money down to get some custom duty documents when the car comes... As you can tell from when this post is made, am keeping vigil now not because I have insomnia or observing it for religion sake, NO O na car wey I buy for Cotonou wey if I put my expenses together don pass the price wey some Lagos dealers dey sell the car for here, now I spent higher amount, haven't seen the car after one week! Learn from me

mich2012:


Wow! Sorry bro. Thank God I didn't venture in this Cotonou thing. I hope you do get your car at least. All these guys are liars.

HI all,i have been observing this trend for a long time and couldn't say anything becos i didn't know about the subject matter. Both i just came back from cotonou on friday. I went there bought a car and paid all custom duties and everything took 5days plus the public holiday on Tuesday.I must tell u, if u want a good car that u are sure of and ur budget is small, go to cotonou urself. The car i bought,these People called agents or dealers in NairaLand will tell u 1.3mill to get it to Lagos and so on,but i bought, paid all custom duties,hotel,feeding and transport for far less than 1million.So i final conclusion is cotonou cars are cheaper and better,i drove down to Abuja without even adding water to the car,no problem what so every.
But i must say something i observed, our Nigerian guys,go there to buy accidented cars,damaged cars and repair them in cotonou before bring them to Nigeria without paying the required Nigerian custom duty. They buy cars that there speedometer has gone over 200,000 km and reduce them. So i suggest u go urself, pay,clear and followup.

lumideezle: I have read all the sad stories if cotounu cars but my brother bought his car from coutonu and his experience was fantastic. My advice is this, if you want to buy a car there just go by your self do not use agents. Its like buying a shirt from the market do you need an agent for that do your research properly and go and buy your thing your self

miqos02: i called a custom officer to tell me what i need to do if i bring in a vehicle from cotonou. he said i should not try it that its very risky. pls whats ur experience

viperman: Why buy a car from cotonou and wait for days in anxiety for something you can just buy in lagos here from us at an EVEN CHEAPER RATE??
Join the smart customer line! Buy your cars from:

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chinebu: Hi everyone,

Please can someone educate me about custom impounded cars. I have been seeing advert recently and the prices are so tempting.

Are they real and if so what are the risks.

I will appreciate your good hearted advise.

Emmanul

saintjoel:

Actually my dad was born in Rep of benin which makes me a native and i sell cars in Lagos,can can check some of posts, i even have one trending right now under the heading,cheaper cars available in cotonou.

i will want to start with this question,under which command does the officer you spoke with serve cos if he knows his job,he will tell u in lagos state,there are various commands like the port command,seme command and idiroko command and he will also tell you that with the new mordernization project, all customs command have been integrated into a central database with the HQ in Abuja,which means you can now pay your duties at any point of entry,either seme or idiroko and drive off with ur car without hassles.

i have discovered most of the rumors we hear about cotonou cars were started by dealers in Lagos who for selfish reasons don't want buyers to go into cotonou for cars,do you want to tell me there are no accidented cars coming in through Lagos ports,go to testing ground in alausa and ask for galaxy,for just 2,500 naira he'll change a car's mileage,is he in cotonou changing mileage of cars,many of these sharp practices where started by customers who come into cotonou and because the cant spare cash for duty,tell the agents to fly it and when it is impounded,they will not tell the truth,they will rather tell the whole world that it was the agent's fault.

All you need to do when you need a car from cotonou is that you follow reliable and trustworthy agents and you must be physically present during the process of buying the car and payment of duty and if possible have a mechanic with you,most Nigerians will tell you they have cars in cotonou,it is a lie,only whites and Arabs are allowed to sell in the parks while the Benin citizens are agents.

if an agent cant assure you he can get your car for you with original custom duty certificates,he is a scammer

for more details please go to this topic "cheaper cars available in cotonou" and see evidences or CALL/ CONTACT GBENGA (AKOGUN) ON 08062948193,08085434102,+22967440978(MTN BENIN) OR BB-29CB1653

aboabdallah:

FISRT PERSON HERE IN A LONG TIME THAT KNOWS WHAT HE IS SPEAKING ABOUT. I AM ARAB FROM LIBANON I AM OWNER OF ONE PARC.
LIKE HE TOLD HERE 99% OF THE OWNERS HERE ARE ARABS. HERE IS NOT 1 PARC OWNED BY AN NIGERIAN. THE AGENTS FROM NIGERIA ARE THE SCAMMERS NOT COTONOU . MY ADVISE IS TO GO TO COTONOU BY YOURSELF BUY YOUR CAR AND DRIVE HOME ITS TO EASY.
ANY CAR DEALER IN COTONOU CAN HELP YOU WITH ALL THE PAPERWORKS. WHY PAY AN AGENT MONEY FOR NOT DOING ANYTHING? AND ALSO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO SCAM YOU ? THE PROBLEMS YOU ALL GET IN NIGERIA IS BECUSE OF THE AGENT TAKING YOUR MONEY FOR PAY CUSTOM DUTIES , BUT INSTEAD I SMUGGLE THE CAR INSIDE NIGERIA AND PUT THE MONEY IN HIS POCKET. HOW MANY YEARS WILL IT TAKE BEFORE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIS