Many vehicle owners and auto technicians out there daily face frustrating circumstances because of some simple problems that can be solved from their smartphones (if, like in most other parts of the world, they know how to get value from the expensive handsets they are holding!)
Majority of the smartphones out there are Internet-enabled and the Internet is one of the most invaluable resource tools that is now conveniently available to motorists and auto technicians to solve vehicular maintenance and repair problems.
Many motorists, indeed mechanics, do not know that there are automotive subject/specific windows online that cover just about any topic in automotive (dare I say there is a dedicated forum for everything about the vehicle you are riding, however old it may be).
This is why I pity many vehicle users and technicians out there who battle with some recurring problems on their vehicles, or the vehicles they are working on, and when they (after having spent enormous amount of money and time on the never-ending problem) get to people like me, they are made to realise that the problem/s had been long identified by the manufacturer and may have even led to a recall.
But because most of the vehicles here came in through the grey-market and, worst still, most of the licensed dealerships here do not honour their global brand owners’ recall, the average Nigerian motorist is left in no-man’s-land.
Should you, either as a motorist or auto technician, need to use a dedicated online automotive resource facility you can visit www.facebook.com/automedicsnigeria for free help.
NB: Today is my wife’s (Elizabeth Mopelola Idowu’s) birthday. And I am overjoyed to felicitate and celebrate her as a prominent pillar of support to me. Congratulations love and I wish you many more years in good health, happiness and prosperity.