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In the News today in Europe: Due to the increase in Vehicles(EV,Hybrid) with Li-ion batteries, firefighters and rescue workers throughout the world are struggling to develop new methods to put out fires. Conventional methods and materials,seem to have less impact on a controlling a burning Li-ion Battery. Recntly an EV parked in an outdoor park caught fire in the German city of Stuttgart. After using 700kg of CO2/Fire hydrant ,the fire was still not possible to control which would have not been the case with Petrol/Diesel..Then they brought a 40-foot container filled with water and put the car into it.After 4 days in quarantine,they took the car out thinking it was safe. Guess what,in a few minutes it started burning again! In the statement said that 65% of the Car-fires reported in EU last year were equipped with Li-ion Batteries. In addition ,although Theoretically the Safety-mechanism "Cuts-off" power to the vehicle immediately after an accident,it seems there is no 100% solution to reduce the Voltage at all places where the rescue worker might touch/cut through. Rescue personnel are now required to have training based on vehicle wiring diagrams, to decide within seconds where to cut through the chassis and save the passengers without electrocuting themselves.In one case,the Rescue team had to call Tesla in USA,to get information. Tesls had specifically instructed to keep the wrecked car in an outdooe/free area,away from other cars and not indoors. Therefore it is recommended to keep a diagram showing the safe and risky areas , inside the vehicle to be used by rescue personnel in case of an accident,which will be obligatory soon. Wonder if our Firefighters/Rescue workers/Drivers are prepared/trained to handle these new challenges,or plan it the usual way "to learn by doing and by mistakes"..

My old vanettes speedo glass has been faded , bubbled and cracked since I bought the vehicle and it kept getting worse and i've tried to find a suitable replacement for a while with no luck. Recently the glass cracked apart in two in middle and it looked terrible. Vanette C22 dashboards rare to find and one bugger asked 45K for a heavily warn out one. I could not spend that much for the glass and two air vents ( except those , the existing dashboard is fine) . So I decided to make a glass myself and it came out very nice. 25010M is the part I made. total cost : Rs 400/= ,only thing I bought was a piece of transparent plastic board from a number plate making place. here are few pics I took while doing it, only took about and hour for that whole job. I feel like an ass when I think about the time I wasted stopping at every breaker joint I see where ever I went. Sorry for the lack of extra details , but this is too easy for anyone to get wrong. If anyone needs more details please PM . 1. Removed front part of the cluster, and cracked glass is fixed with a piece of duct tape to take measurements for the new one. 2. Lay the glass on the plastic board and draw the outline with a pen 3. Cut the straight lines with a help of a steel ruler and a paper cutter. We dont need those small extrusions around the glass since we are going to duct tape it to the frame and hot glue it. Just cut straight. Cutting the plastic board is bit difficult using the paper cutter, put cuts on both sides before applying gentle pressure to break the glass - just like glass cutting, but put marks on both sides. 4. smooth out the edges with a angle grinder. 5. it has a small curve along two sides, use the angle grinder to grindout the plastic to get the previously marked shape 6. The original glass has a convex shape , no need to worry , we can use the frame around the dashboard to push the glass to the speedo cluster to get that shape, ( I tried to use the hot air gun to bend the plastic glass after warming it up and messed it up once - dont do it) 7. Drill out a small hole for the trip meter reset . 8. keep the glass on the meter frame and duct tape it. dont try to bend and close the gaps on the right and left sides. duct tape the top and bottom only. Use hot glue on places where the clip were before. Use it generously . 9. Fix it to the dashboard , tight in the screws well - and thats it! Looks just like new.

EG8 is a decent car but due to the Ricer-fan-boy factor Eg8's are overpriced and aren't Eg8's anymore - most of them are basically life-size hotwheels cars with engines. Ek3 is a really nice car - and comparatively you have a better chance of finding a decent specimen (despite those also being on the ricer-fan-boy wishlist ) If you're ok to look beyond Honda, consider Mazda 323/Famila too

AKA SRILANKAN DRIVING CONDITIONS

Is there a car which having unlimited output ?

Yeah sure. Keep telling yourself that

weakness in all Li-Ion technology; Cell contains a series of materials which are very reactive, in particular 1. lithium in the active materials 2.Conductive-salt lithium-Hexafluorphospaht 3.cathode releases oxygen during decomposition And risks of the "Thermal-Runaway" = thermal overspeeding of the cell 1. anode and cathode become unstable near maximum operating temperature 2. exothermic reaction with electrolyte 3.heat development (coupled with 1) heat=> Exhothermal reaction=>more heat=>.more reaction.... external factor like Overcharging,HIgh Environment temperature,External Short circuits,Deformation,Shocks and Vibration contribute to such situations ending with Cell Fire. Solid-state Batteries without any unstable materials in the Cells seem more stable, but cost is prohibiting their use in mass-production vehicles yet. So until some breakthroughs are found, we have no alternative but to know the risks and how to minimize damage in an Emergency.

That's a shady ass excuse about him and his career, its your money. I say go there and raise hell!

Sadly Abused EK3s are also aplenty. Dont the eg8s use carburettors? After wading through all the fibre, then you’ll get to the engine bay. Check whether there has been any signs of stupidity in there. I second matroska’s suggestions.

In Japan kei cars for the most part are the same...generally equally well built simplistically. What sets one model apart from the other is the package and the purpose the package is geared for and the dealer services offered. When you say Mira...are you talking about the Mira or the Mira eS (in Sri Lanka we have a bad habit of changing names)? They are two different cars. The Mira was first introduced in 2006ish ? and is still on sale with just engine updates. So the platform is 12 years old. It seems to be quite popular as a business kei car (probably because it is one of the few that offer a stripped down business version)... The Mira e.S on the other hand is the next evolution of the Mira and was introduced in 2011 and got a new model in 2017. It is the E.S that Toyota also sells. There is nothing wrong with the Mira E.S. I haven't driven or ridden in one..but seems quite roomier than the Alto. Finish wise...like I said...kei cars are mostly the same....same thing only different I have driven an Alto RS Turbo and that was quite nippy with harder suspension, lower profile tires, etc... however the normal Alto would probably have softer suspension with normal wheels; so ride wise and handling wise I would imagine it won't be too different from the Mira eS.

Don't get those local brands, abans, singer etc, if possible go for a Japanese brand such as Panasonic, Kenwood, Pioneer. Price would be at least 50k depending on the brand and features.

Just wait till local wizz crashes a hybrid !

Yep. Won't be easy to get rid of the additional layers of fiber on most of them hence would be much easier to find a well kept EK3 in original condition.

Well..there is really nothing wrong with the EG8....it being old, obviously you would have to do age related preemptive maintenance work as you would have to do with any car. The BIGGEST problem with an EG8 would be finding a good unit. Most of them have been in the hands of boy racers who have pretty much mucked it up.

since you like hondas, go for a ek3. eg8 is good but its 20 years old. some of my friends own ek3 and no trouble. easy to maintain you can get one for around 18- 23 a good one

You can add the Audi Q2 to your list. And my personal preference from these 2 is the diesel engine but do your homework and study about bmw diesel engines before you buy.

Any particular reason you "prefer a luxury car brand"? Because you should know that neither of those options can exactly be considered a luxury car.