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wonder anyone else has noticed a correlation between the vehicle stock of used dealers and higher taxed vehicles eg: x-trail, Prius.

Guys. I got the original book from the previous owner. And guess what. Its a lexuses es 300. minor diffrences. No cruse ctrl and no sky roof in my windom. Thanks for the help peeps.

The above answers the question. easy! hehe. I ll stick to repairing the current engine Twin turbo has mentioned about a compression test..Is this to test the engine compression? If so, from where can I get this done? Now the hardest question I have, a mechanic. Please suggest me a good mechanic who can look into the issue.

Take the prius. This doc says it is to be taxed at either 160% of FOB value or Rs.4000 per CC whichever is higher. (basis : Hybrid between 1600-2000cc) The prius has a FOB around JPY 2.44 mil which in LKR terms is 2.44 * 1.34 = LKR 3.3 Mil. Now if you use the FOB method your tax should be = 3.3 mil *160% = 5.2 mil (Under old scheme this was 90%) if you go by CC method your tax should be = LKR 4,000 *1790 = 7.16 mil (Under old scheme this was way less than 4,000, cnt remember the number) In the previous system the FOB method was higher than CC method for prius. With this scheme no prices for guessing which is higher and you will now have to pay 7.2 mil as taxes alone instead of the 3.4 mil value that has been charged before. (And this is excluding VAT, i don't know whether that applies or not now) hope i got it right.

Lol,BMW owned by Tata? Please say that out loud standing on a table at the Oktoberfest in Munich and see what will happen.

Its a good vehicle.i have a driven a 2011 diesel x1..its a good vehicle with good performance ..but its under hatch back category .

i agree with your opinion iRage, yes the companies are doing better than before, anyways thats why i have stated as imo (in my opinion).

That is such an unfair statement.The European marquees might be owned (partly) by Tata but that doesn't mean that the brands have gotten cheap and resorted to poor Indian quality standards ! Infact most of these Indian owned marquees seem to be doing a lot better than ever before under INDIAN ownership. Also, it is not fair to discount Indian (and Chinese) brands/things as being cheap. Just that in Sri Lanka we are exposed to the cheap Indian/Chinese crap and the actual good quality Indian/Chinese items are as expensive as their European and Asian competitors Furthermore, there are Indian, Thai and even Sri Lankan made components that go in to Japanese cars, so just because a component is made in such a country it doesn't necessarily imply the car is crap. Having said that...true the new Beemers don't seem as rock solidly built as the classics we are used to in SL, but personally I think that is more of a design issue rather than anything else ? As for the X1...love classic BMWs but not been much in to the new ones nor am I fully versed on Beemers. When I was looking to buy a 320i I was told of horror stories of the N46 engine, which I believe is shared with the X1 ?...so you might want to talk to some BMW experts on that one before taking the plunge.

not to say anything here to make you feel depressed, but BMW, Jag and LR and many others are owned by Tata of India.. Speaking of quality of products that is coming out of india, its not so good.. (imo), hence the pricing drops and all.. also the aircon seems to be a pain in the a** of the x1 model when repairing/servicing (personal experience) BMW 1 Series, the BMW 3 Series, the BMW 3 Series Gran Turismo, the BMW 5 Series, the BMW 7 Series, the BMW X1, the BMW X3 and the BMW X5 are locally produced at BMW Plant Chennai.. Some of the major auto components sourced for local production of cars at BMW Plant Chennai are: Engine and Transmission from Force Motors; Axles from ZF Hero Chassis; Door Panels and Wiring Harness from Draexlmaier India; Exhaust Systems from Tenneco Automotive India; Heating, Ventilating, Air-conditioning and Cooling Modules from Valeo India and Mahle Behr and Seats from Lear India. source: http://indianexpress.com/article/auto-travel/cars/bmw-to-manufacture-more-cars-in-india-announces-new-prices-for-locally-produced-models/