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  1. My Montero Sport Saved my life today. Took a T bone collision to the rear quarter panel, from a lorry, the thing came straight to the drivers door. I accelerated and saved my self, just got discharged from the hospital after a checkup, No matter what new fellas say about crumple zones and what not, this thing is proper weight to weight. Just realise how strong these suvs are. Just a large bump and I drove it home. Amazed realising it took tg awhile weight and was shoved to a side. The lorry was a proper mahiyangana sand lorry, full load, the c**t was driving on a learners permit, couldn't control his reverse into the construction zone, lost control and rolled right onto me down a slope, face first. If I was in my vitz or a smaller car, I'd be in a morque now. Cops took over the lorry momentarily but I deferred them. Repair cost approx 100k, given I need a new wheel arch and tail light. And its pearl white, expensive bitch to paint. Despite my parents and friends deciding to ruin his life legally, the driver is in the hospital after negotiations but I am not pressing charges or taxing him for the repair, as he will loose his livelihood and be in jail. Best part is, if the car rolled over, I would be in the mahaweli river. Dear friends, please give up smaller cars when money permits. Get something large and safe. Due to privacy concerns I am unable to share pictures.
    13 points
  2. Finally she’s here?Thanking all the members who helped me in various ways?
    9 points
  3. My most noteworthy motoring milestone of the last decade; Leaving the wagon R facebook group!
    8 points
  4. I occasionally browse social media of AL members (that I can find of course) Mostly the member active from 2006 ish to around 2014. I am proud to say almost all of them are much wealthier now than when they joined many years ago. Most of them drive some real cool machines.Some are even on the “car spotters” pages (which seems to be the achievement target for young guys) I’m very sure the passion and excitement plus the wealth of knowledge gained from Autolanka helped them to have the awesome taste in cars they do. In a sea of new money people and their flashy show off cars. The Autolanka crowd still stands taller. Not many young people know about AL, even the old members seem to have forgotten/passed that era. But the cars they drive and the class they show is unmatched in the car scene. Thank you @MADZ for starting AL and even more so for maintaining it all these years. I saw that you are in Sri Lanka no more, understandably. But I’m glad you still make the effort to keep it going. The country keeps going backwards. But at least the Autolanka members are doing well and keeping that AL spirit. Cheers.
    7 points
  5. It's a Thursday evening... I finish work with the joy of tomorrow being an off day. I clean up the house a bit and open up AL and find out more sh!t to clean... මොන මගුලක් ද යකෝ මේ?
    7 points
  6. I joined this forum in 2012 when I only had a rusty mountain bike with no brakes! Learned lots and finally obtained my dream. Didn't think of resale,fuel or what not. Just followed my heart! But sad to see the newer generation of car buyers, makes me weep hard. Does anybody even care about driving the damn thing anymore? instead of resale and fuel! This is not showing off. Just an Appreciation to AL and the community! PS. Its a 2 Liter Turbo with 200 horses and still does over 13kmpl city, so go f*** off with ur premios and vezis!
    7 points
  7. This one guy on the forum pushed me away from reliable Audi's, to extremely terrifying Peugeot's. Now the man is trying to buy a March k11 and retire from the scene. And the scumbag is offering a 406 executive before he leaves. Must be an NGO fella, trying to ruin a hela yakka-putha in Kadugannawa who just wants to drive a reliable car for once. You shall not have yo way mister. * inbox price please*
    6 points
  8. if you want some entertainment - head out to the Allion Premio Group on FB and read the post where a dude has upgraded from a Premio to a 520 ?
    6 points
  9. 6 points
  10. Hi guys, so sorry for the slight down time...AL forum is back online with loads of new updates..enjoy!
    5 points
  11. You know my modern cars have angry looking faces? Its because they need to put up with all these emission standards ?
    5 points
  12. For almost 20 years my dad has been scraping and dinging my cars, his response it's just metal go fix it. Today I dinged his Vitara by accident., hes called out war now. He went all Martin Luther King on me with the speeches.
    5 points
  13. Pretty sure this is @PreseaLover s handiwork while shuttling between Sweden and Germany.... trying to take revenge on the buyyas who did him injustice during his 90's shitbox hunt.
    4 points
  14. The wait is over.. After 4 long months, I bought a Rexton 270 Here is a sneak peek ..
    4 points
  15. If anyone wants BMW or MERC parts let me know. I moved to Germany. Rare parts can easily be found here
    4 points
  16. Dad bought a first owner Presea R11. That lady who owned it before almost never drove it, it still had the same air filter that came from japan. I think we will keep this car for the rest of our lives. Funny thing is now we both own Nissans and both own G numbers and both has cars with frameless windows and both cars are manufactured in 1995.
    4 points
  17. Found a little (big) gem of a car, will take a look at it today and bring her home if all works out
    4 points
  18. December has been a weird month, first I saw the man behind the daily dosage of Presea's on this web on a FB group, then I saw the Suzuki Jimny build with the red interior parked at my friends apartment car park XD
    4 points
  19. Almost every econobox on the road wants to go racing with my little copen! Be it Corollas, passos, rice civics, 80s 90s sticker raped cars and the latest one a wagon r with this V I P 2000buck light. he was trying to race behind me for like 20miles, I wasn't even trying. I guess the lack of travel and covid lockdowns have driven road buffs to insanity.
    4 points
  20. Upgraded the meter cluster of the Vitz to Vitz RS one which comes with Tachometer. I have been missing having a Tachometer so so bad 🤗
    4 points
  21. Managed to get the muffler work done. I'm starting to like that sweet beat ❤️ 😘 I no longer need the radio i just wanna keep driving it #thatAss ❤️
    4 points
  22. Life at its best in a Picture!
    4 points
  23. On the bright side the classic excuse of 'owner migrating' on classified ads when trying to flog off a car has been put on a back burner thanks to corona virus.
    4 points
  24. The elusive 1000km oil change! So I asked the retailer in UK from whom I purchased the Vitara, he insisted on the 1000km oil change, But my importer said to run it 5000km, to add the so called engineer at A*W Pitstop also adviced to run 2500km-5000km prior to the break in oil change. Also he insisted the engine was broken in on a table prior to installation and not to worry. This is when the car manual explicitly mentions to break in and to time the turbo prior to turning off Well it seems that the car knows better than all of us! It displayed this today just at 1300km
    4 points
  25. Visit the DFSK 580 thread for your weekly dosage of comedy.
    4 points
  26. Hi Guys.. this is my new username previously known as PreseaLover
    4 points
  27. The only description on an Ad reads "This car 2nd Owner. Both owners are doing senior level executive jobs," like who the F### cares??? ?
    4 points
  28. On the way home from the airport on the Katunayake expressway in a new Nissan Caravan. The driver has no regard for the speed limit, lane rules or other vehicles. I'm holding on to a bar (and my dear life) inside the van, both feet pressed against the floor. Yes, it has no seat belts. I'm asking myself "obata sathutui da dan?"
    4 points
  29. Just to let you know that I have updated AL forum software to prevent spamming activities. Will closely monitor for the next few days. Happy motoring guys... 😊
    3 points
  30. Ferentino update: Shape tire (for 25k a tire I aint complaining) but seems to lack grip for any spirited driving. Anything beyond a 75* turn at full throttle and the tires start squealing (dript noize) but thats also probably because of the lack of LSD. Unsure. I dont remember having this issue on 8 year old Continental ContiComforts
    3 points
  31. Going to get an Audi 80 Convertible. Going to pull that sri lankan baiya out and ask the owners "dan athey 750$ thiyenawa mokada kiyanne 750$ karamuda, dan arang yanawa" for a 5000$ car.
    3 points
  32. Ok Guys.. Bought a Mark 2, 30th Anniversary Edition. If you see a K numbered GX100 on the road, thats me
    3 points
  33. Here's a trick if you want a car to be bought for your price regardless of the advertised price: Take an empty bag when going to inspect the car. Lie to the owner saying you have cash right now to make the deal if they sell it for your asking price. When they say no, get up and say bye. Then they definitely say OK to your price. pay and advance and go home and tell them to prepare the documents. Thats what I did.
    3 points
  34. My vision of the Mercedes W124 after its full restoration. Paint job is exactly the same... with black fabric interior (without headlight wipers and sun roof)
    3 points
  35. I'm wondering what went through the heads of the marketing team at Nissan when they were naming the Nissan DayZ, "Lets call it Daisy, like a flower! But no young male adult would like to drive in a car named after a flower so we'll just swap the S to a Z to be cool" *Flashbacks to school when we would write Rockz next to our name on the desk*. Honestly everytime I see the name DayZ I can only think of the Zombie game
    3 points
  36. Merc paint is done omg she looks so good. she's getting ready to dress up slowly. God knows what needs to be addressed during the process. Engine is in and other tiny bits and pieces needs to go in and the whole interior before the first start may be.. #excited
    3 points
  37. Is this Autolanka or Presealanka?
    3 points
  38. New whip: https://ibb.co/ys23pQv
    3 points
  39. So a dealer tells me; most sold car part of these few months SIRENS with mic etc and V*P lights Wannabe V*P boys at large!
    3 points
  40. Nature is healing! AL is healing! Teg project has an update! The Dattos have reproduced to make a fleet of them! What a time to be alive!
    3 points
  41. All my time spent washing and waxing the car culminates in that moment when a passing by car winds the shutter down and the driver/passenger shout "car eka wikunanawada?" ?
    3 points
  42. Facebook group motoring mentality; summarized Everything you own does 30kmpl or you are not cool Everyone owns a beast or a babe Everything second hand is bad Car salesman have a right to make the cheapest offer, yet sell for extortion prices. A seller has to agree, Everyone wants WhatsApp pics of a classified. car salesman can facelift, but if the first owner does it, it’s a wreck 0w20 from salad to lube to engine oil. Used Turbo cars are bad, but everyone wants to Turbo their car for a premium. A newer Suv or car from 2010s 2012s are finicky, got electronics and must go cheap, whereas old pajeros and land cruisers that have been to the moon are quoted absurd figures. Every sports car or rare car has no book - commenters the group moderator or admin is a self proclaimed god of motoring.
    3 points
  43. I don't get it....why would the cars one person can buy for Xmil Rs. be any different from the cars another person can buy for the same budget ?
    3 points
  44. Drove the new Mitsu Eclipse Cross and I’m amazed by the balance between comfort and handling. Certainly comfortable as a car, while being sporty enough to rocket out the corners. Highly recommend over the Honda CRV. The turbocharged 1500cc is much more livelier than what you get in the CRV. Only downside is the fuel economy which is around 12kmpl during long runs and 6-7 round the town.
    3 points
  45. Is it just me or are there more and more classifieds with genuine mileage - even for mainstream cars? I see people not being afraid to advertise mileages of 200,000 + this is a good trend.
    3 points
  46. Don't want to Jinx it but I think the AL community can all breathe a collective sigh of relief today!
    3 points
  47. I wish this forum would go back to the old days. When hybrids weren't here. Fuel figures were always absurd. Anything below 1300cc was a maruti, real old petrolheads and stories of their broken cars, projects, builds and younger petrolheads (like us - now old) speaking of drags and driving civics to extinction. A world where a Suv always had 4wd. I was just a peer back then. But I learnt a lot.
    3 points
  48. Permit threads permit threads everywhere. ?
    3 points
  49. Saw a new Suzuki Spacia - the most hideous thing I saw all day.
    3 points
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