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I am looking to replace my Alto with a Automatic Transmission car. AT is required for my wife (she is more comfortable in AT). Well my options are listed below. 1. Suzuki Wagon R 2019 2. Perodua Axia 2019 3. Toyota Vitz 2018 (Recondition) 4. Kia Picanto 2019 Please help me which one to go for. Recommendations for any other car is also welcome and do share any other comments, suggestions and ownership experience of the said cars. Thanks in Advance.

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Yes. You need to get a cabinet paper approved through the parliament. Thereafter, you can bring one over. All the best.

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As I said earlier the problem with the Wagon R's and Kei's are not the vehicles themselves but the way people use them. These are purpose built cars made for the city with their small engines - not meant to run to the moon and back. Yes the old dolphins and townaces and 110's would run even without proper maintenance and would haul bricks and run on kerosene so the buyers expect these to withstand all that abuse.

Out of all three models, Suzuki wagon R is a better option due to these reason 1. All three operate in 3 cylinder engine. when it comes to 3 cylinder, dynamic balancing and overcoming the vibration have been a challenge for decades. But Suzuki has manged to get around this problem to a satisfactory level. When you sit on all these models in idling, you feel the difference. So better go and experience by yourself rather depending on what others say. 2. When it comes to maintenance, there is no big difference out of all three. But Suzuki engines are very reliable and less wear and tare. I don't agree with the below post of early stage sludge formation. It happens either if you use wrong type of engine oil, delayed oil replacement or problem with the oil filter. Our people are very smart to change odo meters, be careful to get it from a reliable place unless it is not from agents. 3. Interior quality ( comfort, finish) and other options are far better than other two models. In Question: 1. wagonR are, kei models , so they have physical car size and engine capacity limitations. Example you are not allowed to carry three people in rear seat. Other two options comes with 3 cylinder 1.0 L engines. So people think it may be quicker in initial pickup. But for me I don't find any issue , since it uses s-ene technology. During the pickup, it extract additional power from the hybrid battery. If you can manged to get a turbo version it would be far better. But only a few people getting down turbo versions. 2. Idling stop: WagonR is built to save power. so it automatically stops the engine in longer idling times. If you do more frequent stops, it may be a problem to the life of the hybrid battery. 3. Other two models are non-hybrid. So if you worry too much on hybrid battery life and replacement cost don't go for a wagon R. Usually you don't get any problem with the hybrid battery within first 5 years. But our car dealers are very smart to swap the batteries with unused cars. what is the mileage of this car ?

Total cost of ownership will be your initial cost+ fuel costs+ maintenance costs etc. For example if service costs are high for car A but it does good on fuel and Car B service costs are low but does not do good on fuel eventually the total cost of ownership might be the same. So don't think ONLY about fuel consumption. As for the Axia - it's a simple but solid car. Peroduas have fared well in SL (Kelisa , Viva etc) You get it from the agents and u***mo are one of the better agents out there. Out of the two other options the wigo is more or less the same as Axia but more expensive. The wagonR will give you more bells and whistles but is more expensive (assume you're not buying a used one)

Yes you are correct but there is a car also call wigo but I don't see it much in Colombo and suburb area I don't why..

Axia should be the best option for normal usage.

Isnt Wigo a scooter?

Out of them other than wagon R and Stingray, others are non-japanese makes. If you worry about second hand market go for a japanese make. Obviosuly WagonR and Stigray ares far better in its interior quality than other two.

Axia and the Wigo are more or less in the same class with the buyer ending up paying more for the Toyota name plate. Peroduas are time tested tough cars with simple mechanics quite suited our conditions. If fuel is a huge concern the Wagon R would make sense but do a calculation and see the total cost of ownership. Sri Lankan car buyers place too much emphasis on the fuel efficiency IMO... if it was me I'd go for the Axia.