HeavenlyBang:


Great comparison!

Now, the C350 vs the IS350, on the other hand, is a more interesting battle. The IS350, alongside the Infiniti G35 and 335i, sit at the table of powerful compact sports sedans with 300HP+

I'd buy the IS350, mostly because you just cannot beat Lexus reliability. It's the more powerful car, too.

Great and thanks for the insights.
Rear legroom seems to be higher up on the priorities list for me so it is still looking like a tough call.
The IS350 in good condition already landed in Lagos is a rarer sight than the Merc 350.

Oh well. Decisions, decisions

2008-10 Lexus IS250/350

vs

2008-10 Merc C300/350

Thank you!

idu1:
Cc shagati

Mba o! I jump and pass


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdXfFEt21aQ

obekediamondfuto:


none If that is the case.... but with the current situation of things, Ricky probably is helping ticky sell off and probably did not out rightly buy off from ticky.....

even if he did he wouldn't spend all he did for a Nigerian used car.... he will still wanna try his luck with other buyers and probably bought this ride for less than 900k but wants to make like 500k+ without being transparent enough.....

when someone decides to suppress shortage, the philosophy is; that person will definitely suppress overage....

Bro,
I am not saying it is or isn't the case.
Just a story to broaden our horizon and realise that all may not always be as they seem.

VillagePipu:
The same car is listed here for around 1M and you're reposting it here at 1.4M.
https://www.nairaland.com/4674430/volvo-xc90-2004-used-1.050m#70251615
Fear God na.

Let me tell you a fictional story:

Ticky owns car. Ticky is frustrated with car. Car has shown Ticky pepper. Overheating, white engine smoke, giganormous fuel bill, engine oil dropping on driveway, tyres wearing unevenly in front etc etc etc!!
Ticky offers car for sale for cheap.

Ricky sees ad and comes and examines car thouroughly for faults.
Ricky makes mental calculation of sorting car issues out. Patapata N200k. Ricky buys car.

Ricky is very handy and tech savvy. He replaces top gasket, corrects kazeemised thermostat, replaces water in radiator with proper coolant, changes fluids and filters. Checks ac system for leaks, replaces one hose, recharges ac with gas....back to factory chilling, two ball joints replaced, two front tokunbo tyres installed to replace bald ones, one or two sensors replaced....etc etc etc etc

Ricky comes back and offers car for sale at +40% of what he bought it.

Sir, which laws have been broken by either Ticky or Ricky??

EgunMogaji:


My hand is not there. Goodluck!

My standard advice for grown ups that the not been riding since youth is not to think about it.

But it's a free world.

That is all!

nurey:
cc shagati

matanmi1972:
cc shagati

What'd I do? ? ?

cc: EgunMogaji

chuka5000:


Honda accord coupe pack a lot more horse power than the sedan, hide eod as a case study

......and the sedan you're comparing is the Inline 4

chuka5000:


Honda accord coupe pack a lot more horse power than the sedan, hide eod as a case study

But that's if the Coupe has a V6

chuka5000:


Honda accord coupe pack a lot more horse power than the sedan, hide eod as a case study

Very true!

kingreign:
CC:

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Trunaijian, Wallie(m), platinumricky(m), bootstrap(m), dokiOloye(m), rockiedink(m), Boeing777pilot, diportivo, Fulaman198(m), ColeworldMD(m), Acidosis(m), OohMpa, Midas02(m), Explorers(m), meetchandus(m), oluwaSmith1(f), gidola(m), Ishilove, xynerise(m), snakie86, MRBrownJ, ihatebuhari(f), nairacountry(m), pastilo, DickDastardly(m), PhockPhockMan, jboixxx(m), seunpinky(m), Truckpusher(m), tmanis(m), oweniwe(m), Justtobor(m), predatorX, Lexusgs430, UnknownT, Gboliwe, Marpol, deife(m), billy187(m), bellong, auhanson(m), kilode100(f), nissparts(m), weyreypey, chukel(m), colossus2, camaro(m), yungboss(m), Coldplay007(f), abatically(m), nurey(m), pafestula(m), GAZZUZZ(m), DECOtech(m), lonelydora

Wow! Where did you get this almost complete list of demeanors and associates?
How much is the moto na?

deathwing:
Time already? Choi.

No time to check time boss
Plenty projects out there looking for a similar refresh

danadam:


I have used 2 different generations of civic coupe/hatchback
currently using a BMW E46 coupe
friends, family and colleagues usually ask "why do like comot make i enter"
and i reply them "i just like am, its more finer in my eyes"
i also observed that most people believe that coupe owners money no reach to buy sedan that's why we are driving coupes.

It all boils down to culture and village people tins.
Our culture in Nigeria is communal and non-individualistic. We have a gbogbo ero mentality.

Why will I buy a car that I can't roll with my 'boys' in?

Coupes were designed for young people with small (no) family.
And yes, it caters to mid-life crisis Brosses too

GAZZUZZ:
they arrive diportivo's workshop, and he just finished restoring Uncle Shagati cooling system to factory specs, Uncle calls Shagati aside and tells him to stop over at Aunty radautoworks place to collect water in his gallon before continuing to iju, if not, what happened in 1947...... Shagati thanks Uncle for the words of wisdom.

D

Wow! Nice story. Wonder how this will end

mosbus:
BMW E38 1995 A/C is back to life.

And a very satisfied owner

owobloww:
No i dont,all i know is that it was sold,so where is it sir?

No idea. Was just wondering

owobloww:
A very clean car without accident,clean body with no issue

Do you by any chance know where this car is today?

valarinz:
Hereby extending a special invitation to all resident NL holy men, vin crew, trolls and perfect angels, food don done!!!

Let the jostle for holiness begin!!!

You too like trouble
Nice XC!

princetom1:
I see uncle Shagati

Hehehehe. Great move.

LeJeun3:


Cool.....
Looking forward to meeting these 2 people too....
Only thing is that I will go to their backyards.

1. Oluyole
2. Alausa

Fixed

EgunMogaji:


Next time he is around this part I'll set up a rental bike ahead of time and we'll ride into Mexico. We were only 20 or so miles from the border.

Sounds like a plan. Will work towards it

EgunMogaji:

It was nice putting a face to a name. Lunch was fantastic.
You have a very nice family, Sir.
I'm back at my home office but I can't feel my butt

Thanks boss. Na you biko.
Sorry about the iron butt ride.

dumo1:

His BMW BIKE is nice though. I hope you both did a ride and die. Ghost Rider style

Ride and wetin?
My friend be careful......

Lunch and talk at a local Taco place and we are done.
Egbon is going back to L.A. (120mile trip)
It was a good one

dumo1:
Team Shagati , where is our contender with his BMW bike o!!

So, I told the bros that I was gonna be in His neck of the woods mid-end June, he offers to ride out to see me for a meet and greet.

Boom! He arrives right on time.
These America people can like to keep to time sha.

nurey:
this thread was opened at 3:30am,

the first comment came in 4:06am

my comment came in 6:46am.

Minus 8hrs for all three quoted times to get actual time of post here

When: Saturday 23rd June, 2018
Where: San Diego, California
Who: EgunMogaji and Shagati
Why: Just 'cause we can

Stay tuned.....


Ps: Any NL CarTalker in the neighbourhood? PM if interested in joining up.

EgunMogaji:


Biggest issue yesterday was suddenly coming up on rock falls and debris on the road.

I'm absolutely on for Saturday. I love being out on the open road.

Debris can be a biish!
Ok great suff.

oblo:
Let me park here. .. ..I sense some more coming..

Oga Shagati...I greet you.

Hello bro. Been a while

EgunMogaji:
Went out into the mountains yesterday to play. Used the opportunity to get familiar with my new tires.

What says yee Herr Dokkter Shagati, no "chicken strips" even on my behemoth.

**Very Important** New tires are extremely slippy, they need to be ridden for about 100 miles to get rid of all the sheen that can't be washed off. The heat and road action is what will do it. I did this tediously over past few weeks. This is the first aggressive banking I've done on them.

See Correct mountain roads!!
Was doing that and enjoying self on a group ride on the Oyo-Ogbomosho winding highway many years back.

All was well until you round a corner and suddenly there are two Dangote trailers one overtaking the other towards you........uphill.......approaching a bend......with 10-foot drops on either side!!!!!
Village people will lai lai give up.

Lol. Seriously now. The big beemers are very suprisingly chuckable and chicken strips are wiped off in no time.

Well done sir.
Still on for Saturday? Will you start a thread or shall I

That's the business right there!
330hp on tap

Owing you N100...................-100
Dropped N500.....................-500
Fvker gave you N500............+500
You gave fvker N400.............-400

-100-500+500-400 = -500

He lost N500 total

Another logic; He started with N600 (loan + dropped amount), and he left with N100. Loss = N500
Dasall