"Got My 1st Car at 22": Man Flexes Pricey Benz, Gets Mixed Reactions

"Got My 1st Car at 22": Man Flexes Pricey Benz, Gets Mixed Reactions

- A Nigerian man has received mixed reactions from tweeps after showing off the new car he just got himself

- The man said he got the vehicle at the age of 22, saying it is a way of treating himself early for his birthday

- There were tweeps who really wanted to know what he does for a living

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A young Nigerian man with the Twitter handle @KCKING_MUSIC has generated massive reactions on Twiter after posting about the new Benz that he just got. He said that it was an early birthday gift to himself.

Many Nigerians reacted in different ways to his photos. While some congratulated him, others wanted to know how he was able to make his money, asking him to show them.

There were a few who also showcased what they achieved before they were even his age. A man with the Twitter handle @Ominikells said he bought his first vehicle at 19.

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See his photos below:

Below are some reactions to his post:

@RealAmaka3 said:

"Congrats. Come to think of it. We be age mate self. Wait. How did you achieve. I am interested. Slide into my dm let's talk money."

@unclemeks said:

"PLEASE DON'T BUY A MERCEDES AS YOUR FIRST CAR!!! Maintenance costs and spare parts are way too high and it doesn't have second-hand value. Start with a Toyota pls. Don't let experience teach you this please."
Young man buys first car at 22, Nigerian react, tell him it's not about age
The young man's success elicited mixed reactions from people. Photo source: @KCKING_MUSIC
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@kinghenzee said:

"Yeah great ambition bro! But no vex o.... Where una dey see this money buy car from? I thought we all agreed things are hard?"

@Omooba_nimi said:

"At 26 all I can point as my achievement is the new pos business I just initialized with 200k capital and at the moment I'm running with shortage of 50k due to failure of bad opay pos I'm using...so so stress but yet I appreciate God for my life. Congrats bro."

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Briefly.co.za also reported that a Nigerian influencer with the handle @UnclePamilerin has shown off his garage of cars on social media. He said he started from a very humble place, adding that more will come soon.

In his park is a Mercedez Benz and Hyundai which are parked side by side. Since his tweet went live, many have massively reacted to it. Most of his followers were eager to know where he got his money from at a time many are complaining about economic hardship.

As at the time of writing this report, his post has over 18,000 likes with close to 2,000 retweets on the platform.

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Kelly Lippke (Senior Editor) Kelly Lippke is a copy editor/proofreader who started her career at the Northern-Natal Courier with a BA in Communication Science/Psychology (Unisa, 2007). Kelly has worked for several Caxton publications, including the Highway Mail and Northglen News. Kelly’s unique editing perspective stems from an additional major in Linguistics. Kelly joined Briefly News in 2018 and she has 14 years of experience. Kelly has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her at kelly.lippke@briefly.co.za.