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Yes..The current form of Hybrids are a transient technology. If you go through the old posts on Hybrids quite a few of us were saying so (from the beginning). The thing is....the fact that cars should depreciate has nothing to do with it being Hybrid or not....things are messed up in SL because cars are unreasonably expensive so people are looking at it like long term investments. Some of us also said that Hybrids would not be able to last in SL because our skills base was low...well...we were 50:50 on that as the skills did pick up faster than expected to a certain degree (if an owner was willing to maintain it properly). Also...until a few year ago, Hybrids were a lot cheaper because of our tax structure. Heck I remember a time a Panamera was chaper than a Camry at the agents ! Also, Nissan is rolling out battery swap tech and services in China (Honda did it with bikes in Taiwan and some other places). So when the battery is dying down you just pull up and exchange your drained battery for a fully charged one. So no charging time. They are still piloting it in Japan

Yes...includes those too...but annually the transport ministry also publishes reports on types of vehicles licensed and inspected annually (based on road taxes and eco deductions, etc...given out as part of transparency). Again...not much of a difference. Wagon R is not that popular over in Japan because for almost the same price you get kei cars that are much better.

Awww...you think I am the one who got hurt ? Yes..I did quote you on that thread because I am shocked that you can actually say something that makes sense and I was agreeing with what you were saying (but I do realize you are unable to comprehend the obvious) I thought that was you because you knew that all kei cars had the same engine Remember that ? You have a mate now Someone simply can't accept the fact that his statement "Hybrid cars are NOT popular in their home countries" is utter bu!!$h!t.. I did provide sales data proving that @Jason_Bourne claim was not valid in Japan. Whilst only evidence he had for his claim was a research paper that showed there was a relationship between TCO and popularity of car; where the paper didn't even discuss the actual popularity of Hybrid models; but then the paper itself hinted that Hybrids are popular in Japan. Newbies...

I mange to install it in my Civic 2018 SR UK 1000cc hatchback. I just follow the method suggested by Hungry Minder. It works very well. Thumbs up for Hungry Minder who helped me over the phone as well.

Thanks a lot Hungry Minder!! what you mentioned is true. It fools the system and let me install the SL map. Maps works pretty good. I love the feature that shows nearby restaurants, petrol stations etc :-) Thanks a lot and I appreciate your help and support very much. Keep up the good work!!

To date i've actually bought 3 head units from this guy in favorite market. (02nd floor i guess) The first Kenwood i used for 5 years straight without any complaint and others 02 years each until i sold the vehicles. No issues. I think they are bringing down units which are of a older production year which can be dirt cheap in places like Dubai. You will not find the latest release with them for any brand.

If you havent driven CVT's before , guess you might be gassing up the car a bit too much. Best is to check with a person who has some experience with CVT. For christssake , i hate the long pick up time & engine scream of CVTs

practical ?

Don’t know jack about where the SL car market is heading, but as far as I can see Hybrids are a ‘bridging’ technology that`ll hopefully get faced out within the next decade or two. At the moment, these makes sense in certain markets with strict regulations on fuel consumption ratings, CO2 emissions ratings, etc… Also makes sense in markets where expected life of an automobile is <10 years and new car purchases are justified by low interest finance etc... Compared to the beautiful simplicity of a pure EV or even compared to the relative simplicity (and more importantly the simplicity of long term servicing/repairing) of a Petrol power-plant, I think hybrids are just over complicated for what they offer and are more suited to the buy new, use, and ‘throw-away’ sort of markets. EVs will catch up soon and Hybrid production will only be beneficial for certain markets/users where EV range is a concern.

An official dealer in a specific country will not (and cannot) sell to another country. You will get re-directed to the dealer's regional sales office which will direct you to your local agent. However, if you have a car exporter in Thailand, then that exporter can buy it on your behalf and then ship it out to you (just like they do in Japan and Australia). I think they are not brought down from Thailand because the car dealers in SL do not have much connections with dealers in Thailand (anymore) considering how they go around fear mongering people about how poor quality Thai built cars are.

You might not know this (but then again...you do talk a whole lot about things you don't know with quite some authority)...you don't get many normal cars that are 10+ years old either in Japan. Older the car is the higher the taxes become.

That's debatable. C*r checks charge couple of thousand bucks less than TL or Stafford. I've compared printed reports of both the agent and c*r checks and seemed to me car checks had more individual checks. But agent being the agent might be more specialized and experienced on common problems of a particular vehicle model. (they have access to model recall data and all). So might be more reliable than any third party!

In terms of the cost, The CRV offered by the Agent is quite a good deal compared to high spec CRV from Australia. With the warranty, best to go for the agent. but, long waiting period is the problem with the Agent. Stafford confirmed that the supply date would be April to May if order is placed now. No one could predict what happened to present tax system, exchange rates by then. Though the best option is to import a CRV through the Agent, but the most viable is get is delivered through an importer. There are plenty!!! I heard that there is a huge demand from SL for CRV market in Australia. It looks that importing a brand new (so called zero millage) would take couple of months but "displayed units, units driven for test runs" could be imported in a reasonable time. By the way, Why we cannot import a CRV directly from Thailand!!!! Any trade restrictions or is it a costly option.

Well, this is my 2 cents. The car will treat you back if you treat it properly. I have a 2012 prius with 100k on the clock. Still battery is at 100%. I normally do all services at TL for the peace of mind. Yes, their may be places cheaper than that with the same quality. But if you are not 100% sure about those places, agent is the best option. One more thing I noticed is that people put a lot of pressure on battery. They try to yield max saving by putting the car to EV mode all the time and stress the battery out. I'm not sure this a good thing. I drive mine as a normal gasoline model, and always on power mode, which give me the extra acceleration. I really don't look at the battery, still it gives me around 16 kmpl average from home to Orugodawatta and back. That is 100 km daily up and down.

The CRV is now assembled in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam and word is that Japan is also considering small volumes (not yet though).....quality wise they would all be the same and the only difference would be market specific configuration differences (which these days are pretty much next to none) and accessories and features. Here is the thing...the CR-V has NOT been launched in Japan yet ! The launch date in August 30th. Right now Honda is offering pre-orders. The chances are if you order one form Japan you will have to wait for a while. Whilst from AUS you could get one right now. Also, Japan will be getting a Hybrid variant as well. Do some checking....think hard..because if the price is not that far off, and features/accessories are not too basic, you might want to strongly consider getting one from the agent so that you get the manufacturer's warranty and not have to be at some thrid party car sales guy's mercy.

This can happen to 95 as well, poor quality had nothing to do with octane rating

Wigo engine has a compression ratio of 11:1 so it needs Octane 95. Although the engine designs may be same, the compression ratios can differ.

again simple logic. If seller does not allow you to scan the vehicle, buy one where allowed or buy a non hybrid. After all its about Rs.0.2-0.3Mn outlay you are talking about. Thats how my wife sold her vehicle. (She is a lawyer) Its slowly becoming a common practice. Several vehicle sales i know also allow scans at the agents before buying.

Hi Manura, Welcome to the forum. The 2017 Swift has adaptive cruise control. The system can become unavailable if the radar sensor on the car are obstructed by dirt, water, road debris or a sticker that you may have put, covering the sensor. On most cars with ACC, the sensors/receivers are located in the middle of the windscreen, just behind the rear view mirror. On some, they're located on the front of the car (grille area). If their view is blocked, ACC will not work. Check this first.

hey where is this? if not for the alien number plates and if it was just the prius and the hyundai i'd have thought this to be a typical car park at a sri lankan shopping mall