Eddee:


Your Merc didn't cover itself in glory too. Abeg no set fire to dey rain biko, you're sure of recouping a fair amount of money if you decide to sell the ES350. That your Mercedes no be it person bin dey price 500k that year?

On a further note, I've learnt the hard way not to fix every CEL, not to fix every clunky noise, to keep my windows wound down if the AC doesn't work - we no come dis life to repair motor with all the light change wer person dey gather from daily hustle.

You wish,I own something worse now.
016 corolla,the worst thing I've ever seen.
It makes me angry for nothing all the time.
Na bread cos am sha

rationalmind:



This is really funny . Na to do your best leave the rest jare. After all when you ready sell and you put price, den go begin ask you how much be toks

In my old man's car he has a persistent evap/fuel cap malfunction that throws a CEL and one other issue like that, man is completely oblivious to the warning. Life goes on! Going forward I've sworn in this life and the next not to spend money fixing any "convenience" feature that breaks on its own.

Theconglomerate:
You wish,I own something worse now.
016 corolla,the worst thing I've ever seen.
It makes me angry for nothing all the time.
Na bread cos am sha

E be like your own case for buying and selling worst past my own. But I don't usually condone Corolla slander. That car can't do anything wrong in my book.

Eddee:


On my old man's car he has a persistent evap/fuel cap malfunction that throws a CEL and one other issue like that, man is completely oblivious to the warning. Life goes on! Going forward I've sworn in this life and the next not to spend money fixing any "convenience" feature that breaks on its own.

bro na the new cool now,all these car talk unrealistic maintenance,I no do again.
Na to run am aground and sell after long service remain now,no more wastage chasing one's tail.

bunch of circle jerkers assembled

one smartass is comparing a Corolla to whichever benz he used to own, and hes wondering where his problems in life came from

in case you haven't realized it, that Corolla was designed to get you from A to B in reasonable comfort and overwhelming reliability, all with minimal expenses

if you want luxury and performance that you would break the bank to maintain, kindly go back to whatever overpriced and overrated benz you had in mind,

be rest assured that corolla owners will be glad to see you go

clowns

Eddee:


E be like your own case for buying and selling worst past my own. But I don't usually condone Corolla slander. That car can't do anything wrong in my book.

na the way o,na wetin we dey do.
As it gets old,boring and trying to die,na to push am off to someone that have energy for mechanic,albeit transparently.
My Es get accident a while ago nau,shebi I been tell you.
And you know how japanese cars can collapse like a house of cards after accidents
Nothing like merc Eddie,irrespective of the things people say.
My merc sef don go a while back,900k under hard struggle.

Theconglomerate:
bro na the new cool now,all these car talk unrealistic maintenance,I no do again.
Na to run am aground and sell after long service remain now,no more wastage chasing one's tail.

Same thing the white guys do. Run a car aground then trade it in. Only thing is theirs will still be road worthy, unlike ours that must have swam in mineral oils and multiple Oando ATF top-ups.

AmuDimpka I pray one day you'll realize that Benz's are not all that, if I see you drive a Hilux or a Tacoma, not to talk of a Ridgeline or a Hardbody - I know to accord you your respect. All these flashy motor no dey pay bills.

Eddee:


On my old man's car he has a persistent evap/fuel cap malfunction that throws a CEL and one other issue like that, man is completely oblivious to the warning. Life goes on! Going forward I've sworn in this life and the next not to spend money fixing any "convenience" feature that breaks on its own.

I have this exact same issue, doesn't throw a CEL though, just "tighten fuel cap". Message comes up every 2-3k miles or thereabout. It only cost me 200 naira to fix and that was money for 10/11 spanner which I use to remove the negative battery terminal anytime it comes up

I have better things to do with money than to fix irrelevant things that have no effect on "drivability" and safety.

Theconglomerate:
na the way o,na wetin we dey do.
As it gets old,boring and trying to die,na to push am off to someone that have energy for mechanic,albeit transparently.
My Es get accident a while ago nau,shebi I been tell you.
And you know how japanese cars can collapse like a house of cards after accidents
Nothing like merc Eddie,irrespective of the things people say.
My merc sef don go a while back,900k under hard struggle.

KINGreign come and see o! Even an 04 slightly abused Corolla (that still runs, with or without AC) will fetch that amount in today's Nigeria easily.

rationalmind:


I have this exact same issue, doesn't throw a CEL though, just "tighten fuel cap". Message comes up every 2-3k miles or thereabout. It only cost me 200 naira to fix and that was money for 10/11 spanner which I use to remove the negative battery terminal anytime it comes up

I have better things to do with money than to fix irrelevant things that have no effect on "drivability" and safety.

That old man doesn't bother to do any of this, besides who wan help am set time or his favorite radio stations? The CEL is welcome as long as it doesn't affect his fuel consumption (he's very conservative with this).

Eddee:


Same thing the white guys do. Run a car aground then trade it in. Only thing is theirs will still be road worthy, unlike ours that must have swam in mineral oils and multiple Oando ATF top-ups.

AmuDimpka I pray one day you'll realize that Benz's are not all that, if I see you drive a Hilux or a Tacoma, not to talk of a Ridgeline or a Hardbody - I know to accord you your respect. All these flashy motor no dey pay bills.

True,cars no be investment and the way he goes about his mercedes hyping is recipe for doom.
Hilux is great too but so expensive mehn,if company no give you bro forget,cos I can hardly see how easy one go commot 15-20m buy that thing weh better cheaper options full ground.
Life goes on...

rationalmind:


I have this exact same issue, doesn't throw a CEL though, just "tighten fuel cap". Message comes up every 2-3k miles or thereabout. It only cost me 200 naira to fix and that was money for 10/11 spanner which I use to remove the negative battery terminal anytime it comes up

I have better things to do with money than to fix irrelevant things that have no effect on "drivability" and safety.

Lmao, I've had an 02 sensor CEL for like six months now. Zero fooks given.
E no even dey affect my fuel economy at all.
I'll fix it this month sha, as soon the spacer I ordered ages ago gets in.

Eddee:


KINGreign come and see o! Even an 04 slightly abused Corolla (that still runs, with or without AC) will fetch that amount in today's Nigeria easily.

Lol.

HeavenlyBang:


Lmao, I've had an 02 sensor CEL for like six months now. Zero fooks given.
E no even dey affect my fuel economy at all.
I'll fix it this month sha, as soon the spacer I ordered ages ago gets in.

Baba na so o.

Sometimes when I enter edmunds see what those oyinbos complain about, I go just dey laugh.

If person spend money fixing all those kind of irrelevant things, money no go dey to buy another motor

I still dey look which cheap sedan or SUV to do next for madam. I'm looking at an acura mdx 05-06, acura TL 07-09and lately, she saw an Infiniti G35 07-10(Heavenlybang edition) and she's been drooling over it.

Eddee:


KINGreign come and see o! Even an 04 slightly abused Corolla (that still runs, with or without AC) will fetch that amount in today's Nigeria easily.

As for resale value for mercedes,it's rubbish.
But I found out that what's worse in mercedes is running cost.
So I did a little research and found out that w212s are pretty reliable.
What killed my c class was travelling.Today Akwa ibom,tomorrow owerri,calabar,all what not...
So I figured if one uses a merc the way it is supposed to be used,like say a once in a while car,running cost will drop drastically especially for the E class.
Las las all this noise and complain na bread cos am,no be say person no known what to do sha.

rationalmind:


Baba na so o.

Sometimes when I enter edmunds see what those oyinbos complain about, I go just dey laugh.

If person spend money fixing all those kind of irrelevant things, money no go dey money to buy another motor

People wey no get problem. If e too much, shey no be to trade am in, finance another one?

For Naija here, the car must work e money jare.
If you like, spend 1m on monthly maintenance to keep it in perfect shape, when time reach to sell dem go still price am 700k. After all, no be toks.

When you wan sell car nai you go know say Nigerians dey really dey crase. E go be you like say make you go donate the motor for church, at least God go see am bless you.

kingreign:
I still dey look which cheap sedan or SUV to do next for madam. I'm looking at an acura mdx 05-06, acura TL 07-09and lately, she saw an Infiniti G35 07-10(Heavenlybang edition) and she's been drooling over it.

Lol, if you're confident in her driving skills, do the G. These cars get into accidents a lot, and there's plenty of reason for that.

AmuDimpka:



Thank Lord you are saying this with your mouth...if we Benz lovers say this..they wish bring chats, analysis etc. Most of us started with Japanese and took off

Thank Lord you are saying this as a user ... I wish you luck bro ! You will surmount trust me or you port to other better brands

My anger was the shaft sounds (that kakaka) when you turn the steering in my car those days I was driving Nissan...it was just crazy. Well , I am out of that madness anyway

This is the 2nd time in a space of 24hours you've made same complaint. It tells about your driving and maintenance habit (no pun intended).
I've owned Japanese and also my family Member own Japanese and Benzes yet, none of us ever had to work on his/her shafts or replace them.
There's something you're either not doing which you ought to be doing or there's something you're doing which you ought not to.

HeavenlyBang:


Lol, if you're confident in her driving skills, do the G. These cars get into accidents a lot, and there's plenty of reason for that.

Someone that nearly drove into a drainage with my RX330 coz a truck was coming opposite way and honked and flashed it's light. I had to dive and use my hand to slam on the brakes before she kills us all. If I'm gonna buy that G, I'm not gonna let her drive alone cos its addictive yet dangerously fast.

HeavenlyBang:


People wey no get problem. If e too much, shey no be to trade am in, finance another one?

For Naija here, the car must work e money jare.
If you like, spend 1m on monthly maintenance to keep it in perfect shape, when time reach to sell dem go still price am 700k. After all, na toks.

When you wan sell car nai you go know say Nigerians dey really dey crase. E go be you like say make you go donate the motor for church, at least God go see am bless you.

Exactly!
So I ask myself why bother?
The car has been plagued with cylinder 4 misfire,but it only comes up rough driving and hard acceleration upon hitting 80mph.
It will throw cel and trac off.
Now spent a lot trying to fix this to no avail and I said you know what,to hell with that crap.
I igbore the christmas light on dey cruise the thing until one day my rickety van battery die and I need to jump am.
So as I took out the battery and replace,light vanish on em own
I just laugh and say for your mind you been think say k for carry you go shop again make them clear you ba?
If it's not broken,I won't fix it and sell as it is to whoever is going to buy.
Our fathers were right after all,we come dey form modern generation while pocket dey dey dey go.

Eddee:


That old man doesn't bother to do any of this, besides who wan help am set time or the his favorite radio stations? The CEL is welcome as long as it doesn't affect his fuel consumption (he's very conservative with this).

AKS guys are wicked o. Despite as neat as my Lexus is, human being get mind to price am 900k -1.250m in AKS claiming corona Don chop his money make I consider him

kingreign:

AKS guys are wicked o. Despite as neat as my Lexus is, human being get mind to price am 900k -1.250m in AKS claiming corona Don chop his money make I consider him

Consider am na.

HeavenlyBang:


Consider am na.

You go consider giving me your G35 for 250k abi?

kingreign:


You go consider giving me your G35 for 250k abi?

Behave.

Dammit mehn.... da c63 na die

HeavenlyBang:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2DsAGT3G0E

This C63 is something else.

HeavenlyBang:


Behave.

kingreign:

AKS guys are wicked o. Despite as neat as my Lexus is, human being get mind to price am 900k -1.250m in AKS claiming corona Don chop his money make I consider him

It seems anything that's not a Camry, Rav4, Corolla or Highlander has shitty resale value in Naija. Theconglomerate for buy this one based on ground clearance, but my G go gree?

Eddee:


It seems anything that's not a Camry, Rav4, Corolla or Highlander has shitty resale value in Naija. Theconglomerate for buy this one based on ground clearance, but my G go gree?

Lol. That guy na sedan and coupe person.

Theconglomerate:
This is where you will hate toyotas.
Just see what it will cost you to get it running again.
My own too AC don dey worry,like it cools after a small drive,but sometimes when stationary it blows hot.
Port Harcourt flooded just some weeks ago and the car is feeling very lose already in its suspensions.
Same car keeps throwing CEL up and down in the name of misfire in cylinder 4,for a car I got this year.
Infact toyotas are boring,cheap feeling pieces of metal meant to bore people to death and built for suckers.
Please kindly hit your head for wall if you don't agree with me as it is my opinion and I really don't care how you feel and I won't respond to your stupid criticism.
Piece of depression machines.
I have missed mercedes mehn,can't wait to ge a new one,even though bread ain't rolling in no more like normal.
I might wake up one day and decide to burn this shit,
I tire.

You haven't changed engine twice yet.
So the misfire came back? Deal with it and stop driving through floods. Why do you keep doing that?

Theconglomerate:
As for resale value for mercedes,it's rubbish.
But I found out that what's worse in mercedes is running cost.
So I did a little research and found out that w212s are pretty reliable.
What killed my c class was travelling.Today Akwa ibom,tomorrow owerri,calabar,all what not...
So I figured if one uses a merc the way it is supposed to be used,like say a once in a while car,running cost will drop drastically especially for the E class.
Las las all this noise and complain na bread cos am,no be say person no known what to do sha.

How can you buy a car to drive it once in a while? Who told you that's how Mercedes cars are to be used?
So which car will do all those journeys? Japanese?
You are indirectly saying Mercedes is unreliable if they can't be used as daily drivers thereby confirming what a lot of people have been saying here and disappointing a lot of Benz or nothing folks.
It is well.

9icetoo:

You haven't changed engine twice yet.
So the misfire came back? Deal with it and stop driving through floods. Why do you keep doing that?

The misfire keeps coming o,nothing I never do to stop it but it keeps coming.
Change 4 coil,change all 4 plugs,the guy don dey go that nozzle and air flow meter side and I tell am say make e leave am
I have noticed that thing only happens when I accelerate very hard and hit 80mph.But if I accelerate gradually even to 100mph,it doesn't happen.
As for flood part eh,I got caught unawares,you know ph na.
Rain dey fall,long traffic so the flood met us in traffic,and inevitable situation.
And I also noticed that when cel and trac off light comes up,performance drop slightly .