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7 year vehicle which is not road worthy in Japan or UK or worse an insurance write off could be bought for nothing and exported here for a good profit. Not a bad idea. "Bora diye malu banawa" I hardly see buses on the Bus lane. Put good buses that you can sit and travel in comfort that goes on schedule I would be the first to keep the car at home.

I think motoring public has more things to worry about. Parts imports are restricted. Very soon keeping the car on the road will be a challenge. I believe we gave enough vehicles on the road just that we need to manage for may be a year or so until our foreign exchange position improve. Everybody will have to hang on to their vehicles for while longer. Only the first timers will be affected due to absurd prices quoted by this so called vehicle traders. Government at this time has to prioritize imports only to essentials.

The point here is why anybody with right mind should pay Rs. 10-12 Mn. over the price 2 months back. I don't see any rationale. But i don't believe any actual transactions are taking place at these ridicules prices.

Very true both my self and the better half has got so many comments on our Wagon R which we love for our city running (daily runner) which is both practical and easy on the environment than a gas guzzling SUV.

Vezel DCTs don't fail every 6 months or 10,000km. yes they wear out and needs replacement very 50-100K km depending on your driving conditions. If anyone was driving a manual this would have been the case for the clutch. They do also have few electronic issues as well with few sensors giving errors. And the start button giving up with age. Nothing major that cant be fixed. You need to factor all these to your purchase decision as with any other used car. Do not expect to find any used car without any niggles

I feel this fear is created by the car sales guys to get rid of the old stock that was piling up. Some vehicles prices are inflated by almost 8-10 Mn. eg: Merc GLB Thinking whether i should get rid of my nearly new cars and move in to something old to replace them once imports commence again. This is a cycle that happens every 3-4 years. They will open food gates again when the government revenue comes down from taxes.

No idea on this may be it is the same box, do some research

Celerio and A-Star has a robotized manual gear box which is a manual with a auto clutch and a gear shift which is not ideal and can be jerky in traffic. Perodua is a decent ride but old and many of them have done high milage. Picanto could be another option at high end of your budget.

Sourcing parts outside agents could be tricky due to import restrictions. Other wise there are ample supply for a car like yours online (ebay) etc. If you do bit of research on line for epc data for your vehicle you should be able to find required parts (genuine/use/specialist). Getting stuff down due to shipping issues and cost could be an issue. Maintaining at the agent with their part prices could be a costly affair.

CRV 2012-2016 has very smooth ride for a car on steel springs. Much better than that of RAV4. But at a compromise in handling which might not matter to 95% of the demography. No idea on Harrier, should be better as it is from a class above. Test drive and see these are personal preferences.

So I recon this is not a unregistered car being a 2013 model unless it has been lying in a yard or at customs for over 4-5 years. If it is used in SL for 4-5 years after registration forget about the JAAI as it will only give a indication on the condition when the car was imported. Get a good inspection done at the Agent or a specialist.

6-7 in traffic 10-14 easy driving in urban 12-14 highway

I go to the agent only if the car is under warranty Other wise get the car serviced at the service close to my place with parts and consumables bought by me from trusted places under y watchful eyes and supervision. But sometimes i go to the agent to get specific items done for instance a tuneup.

Work of what all you can do is wipe it clan with a wet cloth.

Fun part is exploring the limits of the car which you could do in the E30. New M cars cannot be enjoyed properly unless you have access to private roads or track.

As long as there are idiots buying at these prices they will profit. Anyone buying a GLB most probably will own a vehicle now, it is a matter of hanging on to what you have until the ban is lifted. If you buy at these prices you will definitely loose big when they start importing and prices fails.

Wheels don't seem that bad, may be a colour change would improve the looks. I would first spend on getting the mechanics sorted out first. You may be able to exchange it to a better set though

Get the mounts, shocks, tires sorted out in the same order with a alignment check. This should sort the issues provided you have finances. As a interim reduce tire pressure to 28 and see if it improves

As I remember starlet had reasonable ride quality. It could be bad shocks, hard tires. Do not expect the ride quality of a modern car they had basic suspension setup.

I would rather go with KYB or similar brand.

My perfectly ok plugs were replaced by the agent @ 21K km as per the recommended major service @ 4 years.

Accord / CRV/ Camry Optima and Teana will be hard to sell but you will be able to buy a newer car

Our main foreign income avenues are badly hit. Vehicle imports will be the least priority. Heck they don't even allow spare part imports. This might continue for sometime.

Or any thing with CVT unless you crawl in the morning and evening or may be the highway runs

Go to SM buy one if they have ex stock that will be the best deal. Unless you want to buy used. SM stocks were brought down prior to luxury tax if i remember correct. They got down 5 seat AWD/4WD. But do not expect Hilux / Ranger abilities. They are on road vehicles with better traction in extremes than FWD