fishing:
@Egunmogaji Sir.God bless you for this unbiased responses.

It is how you are dressed you will be addressed.

People go to Elizade,Globe motors and Auto Germaine and do not even go near the service bay talk less of bossing them around.

Anyone who collects 10k to go check a vehicle and complains is just funny.The man never did put a gun or force any one to accompany him.

@ Sooperescue Your collecting the 10k simply means you agreed with all the conditions and inconveniences that will come with this service.

EgunMogaji:


I'll rather have my guys sit and watch YouTube videos and/or rebuild power units (why we don't rebuild engines confuses me) than to take a job grudgingly and complain later.

Mrdigitech:


Bro! You are a man of peace. Nice advise you provided... I never had excessive fuel consumption. Although took it to Mayor for tune up, didn't notice any changes. Not saying that to spite him. That's why I didn't raise this issue in the review. I discovered it was my driving habit that was behind it (Short distance driving). Honmusa improved my fuel Economy with the EGR fix and I also serviced the fuel system recently. The result? I drove from Lagos to Anambra state today (About 450 to 500Km) half tank consumed. Used full AC mostly throughout the Journey. Car performed really well...Nice fuel economy...

AutoElectNG:


We don't rebuild engines because

1. We can remove and replace the current engine in a day, maximum 2 days. You cannot rebuild an engine in that time. We want fast money, not money that takes too much time to make

2. We do not want liability....pass on the liability if the tokunbo engine fails to the part seller...but we can claim the workmanship a second time to install yet another engine if the previous tokunbo was not fit for purpose

3. The parts to rebuild the engine have to be sourced from overseas, it will take time and our clients are not willing to wait or we have schooled them to believe that tokunbo engines are just as good if not better

4. Doing so is both a science and an art, not everyone is a master at both, and we don't feel the need to specialize or become master engine rebuilders, we don't believe that is where the money in this business lies and what is more, we have not invested in the education to make us great at this task

5. It is a messy job, we would rather not be bothered

6. We do not have the right tools for the job and because it is not a profit center we do not want to invest in the tools for such jobs

7. It is an exacting job that is unforgiving of mistakes, most of us are not that methodical and painstaking, we would suck at it, and we know it and so we had better not even try

8. We believe the cost of getting most engines tokunbo is less than the cost of workmanship involved in tearing apart and giving the in-place engines a new lease of life

9. our mates who do, do that without consulting documentation, and as a result such engines are not rebuilt to specification, and when they fail, we use those stories as warning to our clients that we don't want to do the same to your engine (but without the background that the job was not done properly and so it was bound to fail anywhere whereas were it done properly, it would be as good as a new engine)

10. We don't want to use the client's engine to do a test run of our capabilities or the lack of it.

Baylam:
Uhmmm.. What I can say is that mayor sabi charge person!!!!

thebigkendo:




No "car guru" with touch my car if he cannot explain to me what he thinks is wrong with my car or what he wants to do..

sooperrescue:
You guys are right. He came through a big client of mine and wanted me to go for inspection with him. I told him that I dont have the time for such. He pleaded and I turned off my phone. Two days later he called asking for sooperrescue. He realised that I was the same guy that was rude to him and knew that I always go for my radio program every tuesday, so he asked for a 30mins inspection before my radio program and we agreed for 20k. I got to VI and spent hours waiting for battery, fuel and even engine oil before I had to scan and told him to go ahead with the purchase. He asked for my acct details and I gave it to him with the trust that he is a man of means and a friend to my client who is a director in a bank. He sent me 10klater in the evening telling me that I did not do much. On the day I drove him away, he told me that He is a retired Airforce officer and that he can do something to my business. I closed his bonnet and told him that the Airforce belongs to Nigeria and not to him, and that even in the next life, he can do nothing. Na so he run comot go tell his friend who now asked me what transpired between us. There are days we meet such people and we thank God for bringing them to us to make us strong.
Op, please buy bobozi come for me. I need to celebrate the boost wey you carry go village. Hope Customs nor misbehave on the road?

captainking:

Woa.. That's awesome fuel economy..

EgunMogaji:


Responses are embedded in the thread.

GAZZUZZ:
seems I don't charge enough for vehicle inspections. I am learning.

diportivo:
even this one wey dem go soon open thread ontop him undiluted incompetence dey here dey write story up and down

I'm flabbergasted tho

if u come here and say I collected ur money and did this and dat,I will prove my innocence with whatever I av...sometimes y'all need to be on the other side to understand this shii

confidentiality my foot

even if u have all d money in this world,when u reach Hyundai na reception u go siddon ....and even if they do rubbish,u will still pay

u wanna visit a guru and u want to dictate to him/her how he will change ur serpentine belt

just jejely use ur kazeem..he won't charge u premium,and he will follow ur instructions to the letter....shebi if issues dey u won't blame him?

this life ehn

pot of beans

GAZZUZZ:
seems I don't charge enough for vehicle inspections. I am learning.

InvertedHammer:


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Nigerians like to have all for nothing. If you open up a vehicle and give a list of things to be changed but the customer says that he will manage some as they are, will you force the change? Some will ask you to fix and abandon the vehicle at your workshop for weeks. Believe me, some folks buy cars they cannot maintain in Nigeria and will take out the frustration on you.

Person go hold you for shirt o! The ones who think they are connected will come with MOPOL and cause wahala.

GAZZUZZ:
seems I don't charge enough for vehicle inspections. I am learning.

Mrdigitech:


I was even surprised broh...I even budgeted some amount of money to immediately buy fuel as soon as I arrived at my destination. Now, there will be no need for that. I have half tank of fuel left to do some running around till I'm set to travel back to Lagos...

GAZZUZZ:
seems I don't charge enough for vehicle inspections. I am learning.

sooperrescue:

Range rover inspections and other cars nor be the same o. The last one that I did at Berger. Na 30k

sooperrescue:

Range rover inspections and other cars nor be the same o. The last one that I did at Berger. Na 30k

Uncle you will just be using range rover to bully sombory, can I not Inspect a lexus LX570 2016?

EgunMogaji:


But chief are you operating as a retirement business that may close its doors to go fishing at a moments notice or a real do or die enterprise?

Fishing bawo?

If I no do inspection, I sell engine oil, sell tyre, repair car,
......... Work plenty.

GAZZUZZ:


Fishing bawo?

If I no do inspection, I sell engine oil, sell tyre, repair car,
......... Work plenty.

Mrdigitech:


OGA by this statement, I think you are also a Kazeem! Why accept jobs you can't handle. Bro! No matter the age of a car. If you know, you know!...Car doctor Kazeem!!! Bro I doubt you earn up to me with that your bloody mechanic business. I don't earn naira broh....Clean legit $$$

captainking:

Same with me too.. I quite agree.. Sometimes. Before even taking my car to a car guru... I would have already done my own research to have an idea what's wrong with the car and possible fixes to be done..

sooperrescue:

Range rover inspections and other cars nor be the same o. The last one that I did at Berger. Na 30k

disloman:
lolzzzzzzz.

captainking:
sure thing bro.. That's the isssh

AutoElectNG:


We don't rebuild engines because

1. We can remove and replace the current engine in a day, maximum 2 days. You cannot rebuild an engine in that time. We want fast money, not money that takes too much time to make

2. We do not want liability....pass on the liability if the tokunbo engine fails to the part seller...but we can claim the workmanship a second time to install yet another engine if the previous tokunbo was not fit for purpose

3. The parts to rebuild the engine have to be sourced from overseas, it will take time and our clients are not willing to wait or we have schooled them to believe that tokunbo engines are just as good if not better

4. Doing so is both a science and an art, not everyone is a master at both, and we don't feel the need to specialize or become master engine rebuilders, we don't believe that is where the money in this business lies and what is more, we have not invested in the education to make us great at this task

5. It is a messy job, we would rather not be bothered

6. We do not have the right tools for the job and because it is not a profit center we do not want to invest in the tools for such jobs

7. It is an exacting job that is unforgiving of mistakes, most of us are not that methodical and painstaking, we would suck at it, and we know it and so we had better not even try

8. We believe the cost of getting most engines tokunbo is less than the cost of workmanship involved in tearing apart and giving the in-place engines a new lease of life

9. our mates who do, do that without consulting documentation, and as a result such engines are not rebuilt to specification, and when they fail, we use those stories as warning to our clients that we don't want to do the same to your engine (but without the background that the job was not done properly and so it was bound to fail anywhere whereas were it done properly, it would be as good as a new engine)

10. We don't want to use the client's engine to do a test run of our capabilities or the lack of it.