Leaderboard

Hello fellow autolankans..thought of getting a prado diesel..need to get to know about the vehicle more..my choice is 2014 KDJ150 with the 1KD engine..please share your thoughts and experience diesel mileage since i want to choose between the petrol and diesel..thank you in advance

Hi All First of all sorry for repost already discussed topic. Since I'm very new to this type of SUV I may need the latest and as much as Info I can get. I'm planning to buy this Mitsubishi Montero sport 2007 - 2008 Diesel Manual model, somewhere near the end of this year. The two main reason I would go for it 1. power and easily repairable engine 2. Look yes, Look. !! I hate the way that 2011 - 2012 montero sport looks on l200 animal chaises, like Ibba. I need the rugged boxy look of the old one (or old old ). according to many of the posts in this forum, what I get is ride is not that comfortable and have some body-roll issue. But no one mentioned about the durability of the vehicle. I would thankful if anyone can post good long term review about this vehicle durability or point me to such review. Since this is somewhat old I know I'm buying some level of headache. but I want to get an idea, how often and what level of maintenance may need to do with this. especially after 10 years of life Previously I was looking for CRV 2013 or CHR 2018 / Vezel RS since they are new. but looks toy to me both from power and outer look. And I would thankful if someone can post all the models of this with model numbers or names ( including petrol ) Thanks

thank you for your input..Well the diesels which i came across were imported under permits and lacks most of the options..due to the heavy taxes on diesels they tend to come with far less options than the petrol i suppose ..budget is limited to around 16M..the onece ive looked had no factory fitted head units all had aftermarket units they all had the basic sound systems didnt hv a luxurious touch ..but the diesel is more powerfull and economical i think the sound of the turbo gives goosebumps ?..

Well, the Lancer EX is a whole different beast it's a car that will put a smile on your face on most days. But yes it will be a bit old. So if you are a bit of a petrol head get the lancer. If you want hassle free a-b transport get the picanto. It will be a minor upgrade : (a)the car will be newer (b) the finish of the picanto is way better than the elite for instance compare the interiors of your viva with the picanto. The picanto comes with a 5y warranty so you'll basically have a headache less 5 years.

I don't know if you are being sarcastic or being completely oblivious. 1. Price conscious motoring....does not mean using a tuk tuk or uber....by this statement you are also implying that people in SL buy cars for wanting to be exorbitant. Also...cars like the Axio, Prius are not pricey cars...they are pricey in Sri Lanka because of stupid policies. You seem to be missing that when comparing Mercs and Toyotas.... 2. The ICE Civic is a ICE ! Pure Gasoline engine....why on earth would a sane person compare that with a Hybrid ? It is also obvious that you are oblivious to developments that are happening with model changes. The Civic (which is a pure gasoline only model) went turbo charged with the change of model. The Corolla with the change of model is also going turbocharged with its pure gasoline engines and Hybrid line up will be separate. This seems to be the general strategy for Toyota (and even Nissan and Honda) when and where feasible, some markets will still have the large capacity pure gasoline engine purely for maintainability sake. Most of Toyota's turbo know-how had been improved through the BMW and Subaru partnerships....and the other's Hybrid tech has been improved via Toyota's Hybrid know-how. So it goes both ways (if you had read any of my previous posts you would know that Toyota's HSD patents are free for use) 3. It is not a matter of holding out. Holding out serves no purpose to anyone..including themselves...them holding out and then putting out old technology is not going to make them any more richer. The Japanese have always been conservative when it comes to rolling out automotive tech. They have always been so and always will be. They play a long R&D game along with waiting and watching what happens to others and their tech...The classic statement "The US/West will invent it, Japanese will improve it and Chinese will mass produce it cheaply" still holds.

Hello guys, Sorry for bringing up an old thread. Any one tried newly opened Toyota Lanka service centre in Kandy? How's the experience? service charges ?