An X user has shared a heartbreaking experience after spending N45 million to purchase a Mercedes-Benz A220

"When I wanted to buy my first Mercedes Benz (2020 A220), I decided not to tell anyone, not family, not friends. I just wanted to quietly pull up one day and surprise everybody.

I randomly called someone I knew, and he sent me photos of one available in Lagos. It looked clean. Exactly what I wanted. Without making any proper inquiries, I transferred 45 Million Naira for the car and paid an extra 1M for delivery to my location.

About a month later, the car started overheating. At first, I thought it was something minor. But after running proper checks, I discovered the engine had serious issues.

I reached out to the guy I bought it from — no clear explanation, no accountability. At that point, I decided to sell it. Buyers started pricing it ridic#\ously low. Some offered 13M because of the bad engine. I was still hoping for around 30M since it was unregistered, but no serious buyer came.

So I decided to fix it myself. I spent over 10 million repairing the engine and sorting other issues.

After the repairs, I went back to the same buyers to let them know the car was now in good condition. That’s when they scanned the VIN and discovered it was a “Canada” car — likely flood-damaged before import. At that point, it became clear that almost nobody would want to touch it.That was when I realized I had been deceived from the very beginning.Eventually, I sold the car for 5 million in Lagos. 🤣

Funny enough, that same day I still went ahead and bought another A220 from a different dealer, because I loved that long-screen version too much. If you can’t afford it multiple times, you don’t own it.” Very expensive lesson".