Please I wu be very much happy if the car gurus in d house can enlighten me on the car I am about to buy

I wu like to know whether apart from testing driving the car the application of car scanner can detect all the faults of d car

Or is there any other method/s one can apply to detect these faults so as to avoid buying a lemon car

Thanks

Start my inspecting the car yourself. Check underneath for rust, check the transmission and engine oil level. Check for any strange noise in the engine.

Secondly, ask someone to depress the accelerator on second niddle for about 2min, then check if smoke is coming out from the exhaust, if it does, run. Lastly, check if there are many 'Christmas' lights on the dash board. If you wanna spend extra money, hire a professional technician to scan the car.

don't forget to check the oil cooler lines if the highlander is a 3.5L V6, if it's rubber hose ensure that after buying it is replaced with metallic one cause if the hose fails oil would gush out from there without your knowledge and engine go knock pata pata

2GR engine is around 500-600k

If you don't know much about cars just pay a professional to check for you.

These are things you could check.
1. If car smokes on start when engine is cold and when on speed/high rev of engine. If seller allows, see the state of the plugs, whether they are soaked.
2. If the ac has been changed to manual, most times the fan comes on when ignition is on. Not supposed to be this way. Faulty ac can make you want to sell the car. Make sure the ac is working well.
3. Drive through from gear one to gear five and make sure it changes smoothly. Hopefully the car fluids may not have been changed to make it look like they are ok. Check engine oil level and color of transmission oil.
4. Scanning is important but seller may have cleared them prior to your coming so, it's necessary to drive the car aggressively to see if codes will come up.

The Highlander is very reliable. Goodluck

Pls check for the Toyota logo in front of the car.
If e no dey there, abeg run.

Thanks a lot for the enlightement
More advices are still welcome

You are a greedy person. Why will u wanna buy car bigger than u. Better use that money and buy benz or a car your budget can fit as tokunbo. Buy naija used,na u no o

As a rational and reasonable human being every one Wu like to upgrade in order to enhance his status in the society

I'm currently riding 2006 Toyota Highlander and wu like to upgrade to a higher version

By accusing me of being greedy is out of context and if you don't have any advise to give It is better you keep shut

Stockquality:
You are a greedy person. Why will u wanna buy car bigger than u. Better use that money and buy benz or a car your budget can fit as tokunbo. Buy naija used,na u no o

Your comment is quite rude. There are good Naija used vehicles, its just a matter of how well maintained they are, which will be revealed after a thorough check up. Most of the cars i have owned are still on the road enjoyed by their respective owners.

Even abroad people by second hand cars, even classic cars of over 50yrs go through many owners. So i dont know what your statement about being greedy lies.

iddoro:
As a rational and reasonable human being every one Wu like to upgrade in order to enhance his status in the society

I'm currently riding 2006 Toyota Highlander and wu like to upgrade to a higher version

By accusing me of being greedy is out of context and if you don't have any advise to give It is better you keep shut

Bros abeg dont mind that rude bro. 2009 Highlander is good car, reliable by all standards. Get your mechanic to check for leakages & gear selection. Also check tires, the body for rusts and the shocks. Ask if the seller had done a vin check to know the history and how long it has been driven on our roads.

Thank you very much my brother
Don't mind that guy
He is suffering from mouth diarrhea

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...Ask if the seller had done a vin check to know the history and how long it has been driven on our roads...

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