Gummybr
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Migrated to Europe and thinking of returning to SL. Need your thoughts!
Gummybr replied to firstgear's topic in The Lounge
Well let me say it for the first time here, I am also considering moving out. A lot of things are taken into account and what pushes me is related to my professional life. I have been in the automobile industry for almost 2 decades (yes am that old). I havent seen any good happening to he industry in Sri Lanka rather than it going down in the coming years with no legal imports (SL doesnt have money). It has been a frustrating 4 years, you do not get a salary increment, your earnings are limited, no career advancement. I have tried for other industries but sadly in Sri Lanka, most consider only the experience and contacts you have in that industry when considering your application (this was told point blank by a customer of mine) although they talk about diversity blah blah. Its just that it is difficult to start at the lower rung in another industry (not that I cant) where you will not have access to the current salary levels and it is better to stay at current. In the event you travel abroad you have a lot of options and can start your life again, even as a sales executive you can start life and work up the ladder. They will not ask you for specialist experience in a certain industry, if you have the qualifications and you can do the job thats all that they care about. I am still hopeful for the country but seeing all the bad that is going around I dont think Sri Lanka will emerge from the current corruption any time soon. -
Saw two unregistered EV's on test plates running in Battaramulla. All the badges were covered and couldnt find a vehicle to fit the design yet, any ideas?
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1st vehicle in Europe to achieve NCAP 5 stars. A racetrack in the USA very popular in GT and other online races with the famous cork screw corner has the same name.
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Yes the lights, I wanted to post is sometime ago. There were few examples for sale so wasnt hard. Lets wait for the others, what happened to the newbie?
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Made by the European company of a US major manufacturer to AVENGE moRe sales from the Brit cars.
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I still cant understand how a leasing company gave a lease for something like this, surely the valuation guy should have raised a red flag. Go ahead and give us a new one to search.
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I just checked now. Thats shocking, and it has a lease as well. Who would do that? I mean you have to be a complete idiot and whoever buys also has to be an idiot.
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Yes interesting indeed.
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Just like our banana republic with organic fertilizer, Ethiopia has become the first country to ban ICE vehicles. The reason just like in us they have a huge Foreign exchange deficit and fuel is very expensive. How will it work out without no infrastructure in place? They claim they get 97% of electricity from renewable methods.
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If I am not mistaken, Ethiopia produces A LOT of its energy from waste and biogases...so the whole 97% generation thing is quite true. However, like you said the problem is reach...I believe only a small % of the population actually have access to electricity (50% or so). Partly due to infrastructure spread and partly due to economic reasons.
Now considering that almost every car you see on the road are ICE cars, in the city and in the villages, I wonder how this is going to work. Heck there are many villages where people don't have electricity but do have some sort of run down car to get them to the nearest market/city/etc.... -
Thing is iRage, this stinks like the recent fertilizer ban by you know who. People dont think on the long term, if countries like the US, UK and even China cannot cope with the charging requirements with the existing infrastructure how can a country like Sri Lanka or Ethiopia overcome these challenges? The so called experts have so many stories to say about EV. I presume you didnt see the FB live of a so called EV expert in Sri Lanka after the carsguide Australia testing of an EV vs ICE (same make and model) where the EV was more expensive.
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Oh yeah...I agree with the fact that this sounds completely stupid as a large percentage of the population simply cannot run without petrol. Outside of Addis it is going to be a huge issue. Especially in the farming/industrial regions.
The very few rich people will be able to run EVs and that is about it. Heck...the government it self..they have HUGE fleet of the usual cars...are they going to replace all of that ?
They do create most of their electricity using renewal sources...and they did have a sensible electrification plan which involved changing over to electric and hydrogen busses and other public transport systems. They even piloted EV busses and offered commuters free transport as well. Sad to hear that the government took such a drastic step as this is going to derail whatever chances their "original" EV strategy had.
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Looks like you found it. You want to go ahead or let someone search for the glorious Group B era and come to the answer? I am a bit confused on the car as apparently they didnt have a specific make on the car, could be the reason for the badges and also no badge on steering wheel. The car looks original though.
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Ok then here we go guys, available in Sri Lanka and there is one for sale on the net. Two hints - This car belongs to a group of automobile companies and the predecessor to the one in subject ran in the famous Group B era of WRC. A small detail, the car in the advertisement is a bit confused by its brand identity where it has the front badges from the correct make and rear with badges from Skoda
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Austin A40 Devon Pick Up. Thats the closest I get to the side wheel arch and the door liner.
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Lewis Hamilton broke the internet last night! What a story, what a change.
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You learn something new everyday. The Hyabusa is actually the peregrine falcon. Read a bit about it and see why it was named as such.
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Well no, since you tried I will give one small clue the subject car has a name synonymous with Hayabusa.
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Lets leave it to someone to crack it, if they dont by tomorrow morning I will give the answer.
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Big Aussie made car from a US automaker.
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Jeep Commander it is Think it was built to take on the Hummer limited production run. Few of them in the country. Over to you sir
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Your on the right track, and it is referred as a truck by them 'mericans. And a big one at that.
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Well I just wanted to put @matroska on the correct path. Oh well lets see how this goes, I am including just one part of a vehicle and if you need any clues just ask. Yes this is available in Sri Lanka
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A later version did a lap of the Nurburgring under 10 minutes at the capable hands of a late lady driver.
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Now that my friend is a name 🤣, I think most Chinese have names likes this. Heck even BYD is short for Build Your Dreams. Should search for the longest name for a car, obviously the Chinese will come up top (was there a thread for vehicle names in the good old days? I remember talking about the naked car etc). Out of jokes certain Chinese products are made by different different parties and available on Ali Baba as different makes and models confusing us.
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We could include, but as you said sufficient clues will need to be given. I still think there is a lot of cars in the country that we can use for trivia, its just about finding the correct angle of the car to include in trivia.
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Good used vehicle for 3-3.5 mil?
Gummybr replied to The Ascendunt's question in Car Buying Information
Ok first thing first, do not expect 15kmpl from either of those vehicles, best around 8kmpl and worse case around 5kmpl. Since these are not vehicles found easily in the market I would say it wont be the easiest to find parts. Between the Santa Fe and the Grand Vitara I will lean more towards the Grand Vitara but you are looking at a 2 door vs a 4 door. Maybe you could also look at a Toyota Carina, or something like a Tucson / Sportage as well. -
Small hatch between 2.5-3 million
Gummybr replied to sathyajithj99's question in Car Buying Information
+1 on the Kelissa and the Alto 650. Kenari? Have you seen the thing? Cruze - A good vehicle with ground clearance and with the biggest engine, wont be helped by fuel economy. Also you may consider the Suzuki version of it Ignis/Swift.
