pato405:
OP, so you forgot Chevrolet (all)

Chevy is a nice car. Na naija mechanic no know how to fix it. They will create more problems in it for you. All they know how to fix is Toyota. Chevy is my car.

menstrualpad:

I'd take the tinylight anyday and anytime. Don't put more than two adults in the rear seats no matter the condition. And it's not the shocks that spoils at all times...there is a particular component I was reading about on this Australian car website... It is one of the most dependable vehicles the world has ever seen. Do you know that the brand new engine of that vehicle is still available in Nigeria?

And always use Mobil Oil... contact Gazzuzz. Service twice a year!!

You listed yours based on your experience with the cars right? So I did with mine. Or was it on hearsay? So let it be! I no get strength for debate

1metre:
greed and quest to parade as a car owners. People are so materialistic that they live above their budget. Decades ago people were so content, not unlike now.

Hmmm I will not say so. Let me tell you a personal experience. Someone just returned from a long trip and was used to trams, buses that adorned the streets of Germany where you get transportation every seven minutes... Whether full or empty .. this man tried boarding a car from Iwo road Ibadan to Lagos State.... I mean a car not bus...first and foremost a passenger started coughing unendingly... even before the car's passengers were complete.... Those dry coughs that sound like a cat meowing.... Or an hyena laughing.. then followed the siege by beggars... Rude talks by the motor boys and drivers...my guy calmly alighted went back home to take his faithful vboot and off to Lagos he went. Safe and sound. Cars are not a luxury in Nigeria brah.... It is a necessity!!

menstrualpad:

Change the engine. Preferably a topdown change. Then sell it off. My candid advice.

A mechanic told me that the engine is good but the radiator and some electrical fault is the problem

adanny01:


All German cars have electrical problems. VW, Benz, BMW, Audi, Opel...

pls remove opel from that list.
I ve been using opel vectra B since 2010 with no or little manageable issues and the parts are very cheap compare to other cars in it league

luxy44:


You listed yours based on your experience with the cars right? So I did with mine. Or was it on hearsay? So let it be! I no get strength for debate

I won't blink twice buying a pencilight Camry if clean at anytime.... For city driving I will prefer the four cylinder engine..
Traveling the V6.

Naturallyme:
I have read All replies here. You people don't know anything about vehicles. You want your mechanic to do all the thinking despite your education. These mechanisms are not rocket science as its something anybody can understand. I became a mechanic to myself because I research about problems I encountered on my vehicle. I tell my mechanic Wat to do. I do the troubleshooting myself. I am not undermining their experiences but there is limit to what there thinking could get to. Some are shallow thinkers. Every vehicle brand has its own problems. I have pictures of broken-down vechles of many brands. Problem starts when you allow your timing belt to cut. It's takes God's grace to get it back to normal. Some of you use inferior car chargers and complain your vehicle has electrical problem. You park your car with the mechanic and leave. You don't know what happens afterwards. Over maintenance is what is killing some of us. Mechanics using defective tools to work. Not respecting fit and tolerances, avoiding specified oil grades because of cost. Some are Ill advised by mechanic. These are our major problem. I have been using Volvo s80 for 3+ years i have not encountered any big problem . I hardly get flat tires and i use tokunbo tires with special selection. It's always a serious problem changing my tyres because I hardly loose the nuts . I change my tyre when the groove is less not when it has been patched severally. We need to have good maintenance culture and be knowledgeable about cars we use. I laughed at all these comments here. You guys are naive. My site is coming up soon. Www.mymaintenanceadvisor.com.ng

You are a car owner. Ordinary OBD II car scanner you no get and your are driving 3M worth of car.. Ordinary multi meter you no get let alone having a small tool box. Most of these faults are small faults o but when your mechanic start tampering with other vehicle parts, they hardly restore them back to original position. Be wise my people and develop problem solving skills

You dey mind dem? Educated that seeks the opinion of Kazeem on what car to buy.

pafek:

pls remove opel from that list.
I ve been using opel vectra B since 2010 with no or little manageable issues and the parts are very cheap compare to other cars in it league

Depending on your location.

goodvision12:
A mechanic told me that the engine is good but the radiator and some electrical fault is the problem

Do you want to spend your lifetime correcting a factory deliberate errors or just drive your car to achieve your goals?

menstrualpad:

I won't blink twice buying a pencilight Camry if clean at anytime.... For city driving I will prefer the four cylinder engine..
Traveling the V6.

It is not a good car to me, the wheels are too fragile. God no go let me go back to the car sha. I drove it for 11months in 2007. So I am talking from experience not what I heard from Kazeem or people.

1metre:
greed and quest to parade as a car owners. People are so materialistic that they live above their budget. Decades ago people were so content, not unlike now.

Have you ever witnessed where garage boys harass people? If it happens to your female companion twice.. you will know that car ownership is a necessity

CaptPlanet:
Every Honda car from DC down to the lowest. Avoid 2nd hand like a plague!

Honda cars tire used to break easily

luxy44:


It is not a good car to me, the wheels are too fragile. God no go let me go back to the car sha. I drove it for 11months in 2007. So I am talking from experience not what I heard from Kazeem or people.

Funny. I perfectly understand you. And agree with you. But after run-in's with some car models..bros I see that car as a saint!

menstrualpad:

Have you ever witnessed where garage boys harass people? If it happens to your female companion twice.. you will know that car ownership is a necessity

those harassment shouldn't force u buying an old car when u know your pocket is insufficient. Is it not wiser to endure those pressure and make a good budget for a reliable car. If you consider those insults from garage boys u will end up acquiring something that will keep u in a mechanic workshop every week. It's messy to buy an old car, can't even buy one for my enemy

menstrualpad:

Funny. I perfectly understand you. And agree with you. But after run-in's with some car models..bros I see that car as a saint!

Those cars you listed up there, did you experience them? Or you just made up the list to impress.

mmb:
where is Chinedu located.

anywhia u see at least 2 or 3 ummuna igbo boiz gather, one of dem is Chinedu

luxy44:


Those cars you listed up there, did you experience them? Or you just made up the list to impress.

Oga just carry your wahala go impress who?. Camry pencilight one of the most dependable and reliable cars in Nigeria is what you branded evil. I doubt if you own bicycle spokes talkless of Suzuki motorcycle.

1metre:
those harassment shouldn't force u buying an old car when u know your pocket is insufficient. Is it not wiser to endure those pressure and make a good budget for a reliable car. If you consider those insults from garage boys u will end up acquiring something that will keep u in a mechanic workshop every week. It's messy to buy an old car, can't even buy one for my enemy

Lol... Well include a variable like predominance of kidnappers....

menstrualpad:

Depending on your location.

location is jos.
most commercial vehicles going to bauchi-jos-abuja are opel Vectra..., so if it were that problematic, I don't think it will be that many on that road

pafek:

location is jos.
most commercial vehicles going to bauchi-jos-abuja are opel Vectra..., so if it were that problematic, I don't think it will be that many on that road

It also means there's a localisation of technicians in the area.

CaptPlanet:
Every Honda car from DC down to the lowest. Avoid 2nd hand like a plague!

seriously? Honda? wat of Honda bullet?


ya village ppl has ya direct contact line in dia coven, bro

pafek:

pls remove opel from that list.
I ve been using opel vectra B since 2010 with no or little manageable issues and the parts are very cheap compare to other cars in it league

I agree to the fact that it's parts are cheap, probably your electrical issues have not started.

menstrualpad:

Oga just carry your wahala go impress who?. Camry pencilight one of the most dependable and reliable cars in Nigeria is what you branded evil. I doubt if you own bicycle spokes talkless of Suzuki motorcycle.

Obviously you don't feel comfortable with people's opinion. You resorted to insults. Typical of social media generation. You listed some cars that you considered bad, I asked a simple question, did you have personal experience with those cars or na beer parlour gist as usual? Definitely, we both know the answer, funny boy!

platinumricky:
����, this seems to be a W220 S - class, This one will bankrupt individuals and businesses.

hahahahahaa

menstrualpad:

It also means there's a localisation of technicians in the area.

to a point, yes.
the car system mechanism is easy to understand.
it's a vehicle that took me little time to know how to change the timing belt successfully

MichaelSokoto:

hahahahahaa

What he said is the gospel truth

pafek:

location is jos.
most commercial vehicles going to bauchi-jos-abuja are opel Vectra..., so if it were that problematic, I don't think it will be that many on that road

When a mechanic handles your car away from home, it will never be the same.

Even Golf 3 has serious electrical problems which if not handled we becomes a nightmare to the car owner. But it's widely used for commercial purposes.

pafek:

to a point, yes.
the car system mechanism is easy to understand.
it's a vehicle that took me little time to know how to change the timing belt successfully

Good to know. My experience with the w202 Mercedes Benz C class was similar too.

Naturallyme:
I have read All replies here. You people don't know anything about vehicles. You want your mechanic to do all the thinking despite your education. These mechanisms are not rocket science as its something anybody can understand. I became a mechanic to myself because I research about problems I encountered on my vehicle. I tell my mechanic Wat to do. I do the troubleshooting myself. I am not undermining their experiences but there is limit to what there thinking could get to. Some are shallow thinkers. Every vehicle brand has its own problems. I have pictures of broken-down vechles of many brands. Problem starts when you allow your timing belt to cut. It's takes God's grace to get it back to normal. Some of you use inferior car chargers and complain your vehicle has electrical problem. You park your car with the mechanic and leave. You don't know what happens afterwards. Over maintenance is what is killing some of us. Mechanics using defective tools to work. Not respecting fit and tolerances, avoiding specified oil grades because of cost. Some are Ill advised by mechanic. These are our major problem. I have been using Volvo s80 for 3+ years i have not encountered any big problem . I hardly get flat tires and i use tokunbo tires with special selection. It's always a serious problem changing my tyres because I hardly loose the nuts . I change my tyre when the groove is less not when it has been patched severally. We need to have good maintenance culture and be knowledgeable about cars we use. I laughed at all these comments here. You guys are naive. My site is coming up soon. Www.mymaintenanceadvisor.com.ng

You are a car owner. Ordinary OBD II car scanner you no get and your are driving 3M worth of car.. Ordinary multi meter you no get let alone having a small tool box. Most of these faults are small faults o but when your mechanic start tampering with other vehicle parts, they hardly restore them back to original position. Be wise my people and develop problem solving skills

hmmm!

dis one is ajebo-ed ni

menstrualpad:

What he said is the gospel truth

I nor follow am drag ni, he said d car dey bankrupt businesses
I can imagine d situations


heheeehehe

Don't know about other users though. But like someone pointed out, I think a good maintenance culture is our problem. Cos personally I have been using my BMW with just 'once in a while' minor issues.

adanny01:


I agree to the fact that it's parts are cheap, probably your electrical issues have not started.

after 7years? I think I should be grateful the car lasted me this long. and I pray I never experience any issue that can't be easily manage.
Mind you, I take very good care of my vehicle and its been repaired by a particular mechanic even if d vehicle spoil on d road, I will push it to d nearest safe place and wait 4d mechanic to come fix it