chronique:


It's not compulsory to change fluid as most cars usually have the next service due date written on the screen. Some cars come with very new and good tyres too.

You are 100% right and sometimes you get lucky.. nobody wants to spend unecessary money.... BUT

Would you rather risk an engine problem or a blow out on probability and a maintenance job that you personally can't vouch for and have only a document to show for it or just be safe than sorry, take precautions, change them out and be 100% personally sure of the condition of your car?

If you buy a car like the BMW 7 series (750li to be specific) 2005 upwards that is expensive to maintain with scarce parts you won't need to be told twice.

CriticMaestro:

Have you purchased a vehicle from them before?

Auction export or Auto Auction Mall?

hey are not eligible for a driver’s license yet. This will allow you to drive on the roads. Also, your car will carry the popular red “L” letter tag to alert more experienced drivers that you are still learning. This alerts them to be cautious and drive a little more carefully around you. To use the learner’s permit, however, the law requires that you have a licensed driver/instructor in the vehicle with you at all times.

2. Engine Check and Change of Oil
Buying a used car requires due diligence and close attention to oil and fluid conditions and levels in the car. As an unspoken rule, it is safer for your pockets and your car engine to do a general oil and fluid change before you start using your car.
Regardless of what the car inspectors say or descriptions provided along with the car on Auto Auction Mall, it is essential that you double check that everything is right. Hire an auto mechanic to conduct a proper inspection of the engine. As for the oil, it’s hard to tell when it was last changed, if it’s terrible, or if it’s got any left. So for the sake of all the moving parts of the car, ensure that you change the engine oil.

3. Tyres
Tyres are the legs of your vehicle. However, those legs come with an expiry date. Tyres usually expire four years after the date of manufacture and failure to change your tyres after it expires, will put you at risk of having fatal accidents caused by a blow-out. This is why the FRSC continually emphasizes the need to check your tyres. It is possible that you have bought a new car whose tyres are just about to expire, for the sake of safety, check your tyres today.
The date of manufacture is usually on the body of the tyre and is easy to find. It is a four-digit number in which the first two signify the week in the year, and the last two signify the year. For instance, 1618 signifies the 16th week, (last week of April) in 2018. This means that the tyres will expire on the 16th week of 2022.
Please note that the numbers stand on their own and are not attached to any alphabets. It is imperative that this inspection is carried out, both for safety reasons and to avoid being harassed by the authorities.
The condition of use also determines how often your tyres should be changed to avoid costly and fatal incidents such as tyre blowouts. Since there is no way to verify this, a safer approach is to do a full change of your tyres. It might cost a buck but the confidence of driving on new tyres whose condition you can vouch for far outweighs the risk and dangers that come with the guessing game you’d have to play with tyres whose conditions you’re unsure of.

4. Bodywork and Repair
Depending on the level of damage, if you bought a salvaged vehicle, you will almost always need to fix it before you can start using it on the road. Buying salvage title cars is not always a bad experience as most Nigerians think, it ultimately depends on the purpose for which you need it.
In some cases, salvage title cars may be cars with just body dents, damages, or mechanical faults that the insurance and auction houses deem to costly to fix and as such are willing to accept a lower price. Salvage titled cars are also badly damaged cars that still have parts that can still be useful as spare parts.
You may be wondering why people would buy obviously damaged cars but they do have their benefits and depending on purpose can be invaluable. First, the most obvious reason is the overly affordable price. Cars that have some sort of damage or another are usually sold at a really low price and most times, are auctioned, just like it’s done at AAM.
Secondly, some of these cars aren’t really that bad, in fact, their engines are usually still intact. It just turns out the car might have been in a minor accident that damaged the body parts and the insurance company felt it would be better to sell it off and recover some money instead of spending some to fix it.

Final Steps
Whether new or used, most of the steps outlined above are essentials if you want to drive your car with no fines and run-ins with the authorities. What is common to all the steps above is that you do due diligence and avoid falling into the hands of fraudsters and fake artists. Go straight into their offices and where appropriate ensure you are speaking with someone behind a desk in a publicly recognized office.

It is also usually to have to part with a little more than your budget or that the official website of these licensing bodies says. Sad as it may be, it is the usual occurrence in Nigeria if you wish to drive your car with zero hassles. Buy used cars at a fraction of their retail price from Auto Auction Mall today.


Pls can u throw more light on the tyre expiration of a thing, I have checked for it but couldn't find it and I really want to learn that thing
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aamadmin:


Auction export or Auto Auction Mall?

Any of them
They both sell salvage vehicles u know

KingAzari:


Buy a car used in Nigeria and used in Lagos? One word - SUICIDE.

Check my profile for the car in question and see that you have nothing to worry about

CriticMaestro:

Any of them
They both sell salvage vehicles u know

Auction Export... not sure but I think it is proper to inform you that this is the Auto Auction Mall nairaland profile.

Yes we do sell salvage cars, but also clear, clean, rebuilt, repossessed and original title cars.
One thing you should also know is that people and local dealers often prefer to buy salvage titled cars because of the low cost of the car and the low labour costs in Nigeria. Also, it helps them maximize their profit.
I guess that is why salvage car seems more popular

This post is quite incisive and valuable. Please do we have anyone on this platform who has bought a car via the COPART Platform?. Was it direct or indirect purchase I.e. through an agent?.Kindly share your experience. Thank you!

Kaycee9242:
hey are not eligible for a driver’s license yet. This will allow you to drive on the roads. Also, your car will carry the popular red “L” letter tag to alert more experienced drivers that you are still learning. This alerts them to be cautious and drive a little more carefully around you. To use the learner’s permit, however, the law requires that you have a licensed driver/instructor in the vehicle with you at all times.

2. Engine Check and Change of Oil
Buying a used car requires due diligence and close attention to oil and fluid conditions and levels in the car. As an unspoken rule, it is safer for your pockets and your car engine to do a general oil and fluid change before you start using your car.
Regardless of what the car inspectors say or descriptions provided along with the car on Auto Auction Mall, it is essential that you double check that everything is right. Hire an auto mechanic to conduct a proper inspection of the engine. As for the oil, it’s hard to tell when it was last changed, if it’s terrible, or if it’s got any left. So for the sake of all the moving parts of the car, ensure that you change the engine oil.

3. Tyres
Tyres are the legs of your vehicle. However, those legs come with an expiry date. Tyres usually expire four years after the date of manufacture and failure to change your tyres after it expires, will put you at risk of having fatal accidents caused by a blow-out. This is why the FRSC continually emphasizes the need to check your tyres. It is possible that you have bought a new car whose tyres are just about to expire, for the sake of safety, check your tyres today.
The date of manufacture is usually on the body of the tyre and is easy to find. It is a four-digit number in which the first two signify the week in the year, and the last two signify the year. For instance, 1618 signifies the 16th week, (last week of April) in 2018. This means that the tyres will expire on the 16th week of 2022.
Please note that the numbers stand on their own and are not attached to any alphabets. It is imperative that this inspection is carried out, both for safety reasons and to avoid being harassed by the authorities.
The condition of use also determines how often your tyres should be changed to avoid costly and fatal incidents such as tyre blowouts. Since there is no way to verify this, a safer approach is to do a full change of your tyres. It might cost a buck but the confidence of driving on new tyres whose condition you can vouch for far outweighs the risk and dangers that come with the guessing game you’d have to play with tyres whose conditions you’re unsure of.

4. Bodywork and Repair
Depending on the level of damage, if you bought a salvaged vehicle, you will almost always need to fix it before you can start using it on the road. Buying salvage title cars is not always a bad experience as most Nigerians think, it ultimately depends on the purpose for which you need it.
In some cases, salvage title cars may be cars with just body dents, damages, or mechanical faults that the insurance and auction houses deem to costly to fix and as such are willing to accept a lower price. Salvage titled cars are also badly damaged cars that still have parts that can still be useful as spare parts.
You may be wondering why people would buy obviously damaged cars but they do have their benefits and depending on purpose can be invaluable. First, the most obvious reason is the overly affordable price. Cars that have some sort of damage or another are usually sold at a really low price and most times, are auctioned, just like it’s done at AAM.
Secondly, some of these cars aren’t really that bad, in fact, their engines are usually still intact. It just turns out the car might have been in a minor accident that damaged the body parts and the insurance company felt it would be better to sell it off and recover some money instead of spending some to fix it.

Final Steps
Whether new or used, most of the steps outlined above are essentials if you want to drive your car with no fines and run-ins with the authorities. What is common to all the steps above is that you do due diligence and avoid falling into the hands of fraudsters and fake artists. Go straight into their offices and where appropriate ensure you are speaking with someone behind a desk in a publicly recognized office.

It is also usually to have to part with a little more than your budget or that the official website of these licensing bodies says. Sad as it may be, it is the usual occurrence in Nigeria if you wish to drive your car with zero hassles. Buy used cars at a fraction of their retail price from Auto Auction Mall today.


Pls can u throw more light on the tyre expiration of a thing, I have checked for it but couldn't find it and I really want to learn that thing

This might help - http://fijisun.com.fj/2016/11/05/how-to-check-tyres-for-expiry-dates-to-avoid-problem/

garnetty:
This post is quite incisive and valuable. Please do we have anyone on this platform who has bought a car via the COPART Platform?. Was it direct or indirect purchase I.e. through an agent?.Kindly share your experience. Thank you!

have you tried www.autoauctionmall.com?