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Welcome to the forum @Anuradha bandara Okay..so the Luxel is actually ZZE122 (not 121) because it has a 1ZZ-FE 1.8L engine. But in Sri Lanka everything of that model is called 121...which makes no sense. You are looking at a 20 year old car. Whether the price of a car is worth it or not ultimately depends on the condition of the car (how well it has been taken care of, proper service records, no shady fix ups, gets a good result in inspections with age related wear and tear, all the paper work like the CR book, emission certificates, etc...are all in proper order). So a 121 X (which is the lowest grade) can actually be worth than the G grade most people go after. The Luxel is much much different and nicer than the usual X or G grade 121. The interior seat material and color combinations and even the optional wood grain paneling options offered is much nicer than the X and G grades. Also, the Luxel has better sound proofing so it feels quieter (which makes it feel more smoother as there is less road fatigue). Being a 2001 I suppose you are looking at the first pre-facelift model of the 121. The facelift model is even nicer. Also, the luxel comes with more standard features than the G (the usual model Sri Lankans crave for). The Luxel came with Vehicle Stability Control and few other extras like extra airbags as options. However these were offered as standard in the Alpha editions along with few other extras. Do you know if the Luxel is a Luxel Alpha or a Luxel Premium edition ? There was also a Navi edition which was just the standard Luxel with a Navigation package. The 1.8L engine is much more powerful....when new the 1.5L variant had only about 105ish horsepower and the 1.8L came with 130hp. So it is much nicer and smoother to drive. Fuel economy wise...when new the 1.8L was rated at 15kmpl and the 1.5L at 16kmpl..on a 50% highway 50% city use cycle. In reality it probably would have gotten about 9ish on average and the 1.5L 10ish on average (typically even in Japan real world figures are 70% of what the manufacturer claims). Again..this is a 20 year old car..so the actual fuel figures will depend on the condition of the car as well as YOUR driving patterns (someone who gets stuck for 1 hour in slow moving traffic will obviously get lower gas mileage than someone who can drive the same distance in just 20mins; someone who accelerates and dives hard will get less gas mileage than someone ho drives with a lighter foot). Bottom line is..the 1.8L engine will not be too much lower than a 1.5L variant. It will be slightly less (1ish kmpl or so) but the benefit you get from having the 1.8L will be far greater than the 1kmpl you will save with the 1.5L. In fact the 1.8L will give you better fuel economy if you travel a lot of the highway or even in hill country. As I said before the Luxel comes with a 1.8L 1ZZ-FE engine. This engine has been used in many other Toyota models and has been very reliable. In fact the 1ZZ-FE is the same engine that comes in the 1.8L 240 Allion/Premio. I would not expect parts to be of a big problem because it is shared with many other Toyota models. So...from a personal point of view...for me..the Luxel with the 1.8L engine is a much nicer car than the 1.5L/1.3L based Corolla 121 G or X grades. However, it ALL depends on the condition of the car you are looking at and how honest it is. Now the not so nice parts...the not so nice parts has nothing to do with the car. The bad points with the 1.8L is the same as the bad points with the 1.5L. So where the mechanical and body aspects are concerned the 1.8L is the same as the 1.5L. The issue is with Sri Lankan people. Sri Lankan people falsely believe that any car that has an engine larger than 1.5L is a fuel wasting bad car. Why ? Because they believe stupid stories made up by other people. In Sri Lanka, typical Corolla, Allion/Premio, Sunny owners lie about fuel economy. In fact, at times, the fuel economies they claim are even greater than what the manufacturer says it does. There are plenty of Corolla/Allion/Premio buyers who buy these 1.5L cars to get these high fuel figures and then message asking what is wrong with their car because it gets only 9-12 kmpl (of course these are done in private messages because posting about it in public will make them look stupid for not living everyone else's lie). So because of this people will talk bad about the 1.8L engine (so..ust learn to shut down your brain and ears around service station boys and the guys who own that G grade 1.5L 121 that gets 20kmpl). However, there are always people who will buy it and selling a 1.8L Luxel won't be any different than trying to sell a 1.5L G grade. There are plenty of 1.5L G Corolla 121s that have been stuck without getting sold for months. So...as long as the car is honest (no hidden repairs, no dirty and quick accident repairs, you maintain it properly) you will sell it even if it is a 1.8L or a 1.5L. The above is the only downside for the car in Sri Lanka and it has nothing to do with the car..nor is it a downside. Because of the stupid things SL beleive, you are more likely to find a 1.8L in better condition with lesser number of owners (you will be surprised at the number of 1.5L variants, especially the G grades, that are fake...with fake badges, etc...). Also, because not many people run for the price of the 1.8L is relatively lower than the 1.5L X and G grades...so you will be getting a lot more car for a lesser price. Interestingly a few days ago I saw a Luxel being advertised in the quicksite (it looked dirty and crap) but they had fixed G bagdes all over the place. So....I would say...first and foremost 1. Check the model code on the ID plate and see if it is an actual Luxel (or identify what the actual Luxel type is) 2. Do a pre-lim assessment, test drive, check document, service history, etc... 3. Get an extensive inspection... and move forward from that point... As for different options....well there are Lancers and Axelas. But those have the same issue as the 1.8L Luxel...the "market naha" stories. So if you are concerned about this..then sadly you are going to have to stick to the Corolla/Premio/Allions. The issue is the 1.5L variants of these cars have passed through many users (most of who were cheap as they bought the car to run cheaply so they never maintained it properly) so finding a good car is going to be a very hard thing to do these days (good ones hardly get sold as people hold on to them and when they do get advertised gets sold really fast). But again, ironically, Lancers and Axelas actually do get sold and sometimes a lot faster than the "market" models Sri Lankans talk about.

I have been a passenger in a 122 Luxel, overall the car felt much more smoother than the 1.5L variants. The engine was relaxed even with 5 adults on-board.

We had a Luxel back in the day with Family. Much nicer refined drive than average Corollas. It was always a pleasant to drive with more horses under it. Auto box is reliable and smooth, no judderings or whatsoever. As iRage mentioned car came with additional features like chrome trim accents like Gated shifter, chrome tail garnish etc. as for cons and niggles, look for Chain tensioner leakage at back of the engine. This is not going to stop unless tensioner replaced with redesigned part which Toyota Lanka has. Overall look for a better maintained car. These engines (including 1.5 1NZ-FE) tend to sludging if not for proper oil changes. As fo the 1300 Models, mostly were imported for Company fleets. some of them even didn't had ABS as standard. it should do more on fuel as its coupled with Manual transmission.

Most probably its still lying on the police guy's desk. If it was registered post you can make an inquiry from the post office if you can get the item number from the police. If not, you will need another police complaint from the same police station so either way you will need to go there. This happened to my NIC. After going round and round and round, it was eventually declared as lost.