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  1. I woke up one day and I now want to buy a W140. The brain works in mysterious ways. It definitely doesn't understand the concept of money since I am nowhere near affording one.

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      Gummybr

      Thats going to burn a huge hole in your pocket. Its true you get too tempted when you find it difficult to save some money. I am drawn towards model cars, RC and watches... very expensive stuff nowadays.

  2. Does anyone know how much it would cost to get an EA- or E* Number for an older 65- suv in the current day and age?

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      Gummybr

      Those days it used to cost something like 30,000 to convert back in the day. No idea now.

  3. The first Rolls Royce Spectre goes to drum roll please...... Ukraine! And a Minister as well. Supposedly $600,000/-, reminds me of another country where the story is the same where people suffer and the politicians enjoy themselves.

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      Gummybr

      Still wondering how in the world Ukraine is going to be paying back for the weapons they have been asking from the EU and NATO. Maybe they could ask Russia to repair the buildings and compensate for the lives and livelihoods lost if Russia loses. But for sure they wont pay for the weapons from the US and the NATO.

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  4. WRC is going to ditch the hybrid systems and go pure ICE to reduce costs. They will save on weight and save money building cars making it easier to get into racing. They will however look at full EV rally class later on. 

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      Gummybr

      But then the bai logic fellows think that Audi won the Dakar in a full EV whereas it was running a petrol/diesel engine to generate electricity (like on trains and the Nissan ePower system). This does mean that the world of sport is still not ready for EV's.

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  5. So these unregistered 2017ish cars rotting in car sales, better than a used or worse?

    Need shitbox car asap. Budget is 6.5mil

    utter reliable no nonsense car needed. Nice to drive is welcome. Something new ish.

    few alto and every vans in my budget, should I? Tires and rubber bits scare me. 

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      Gummybr

      There was a dealer who was hoarding all the unreg vehicles somewhere in Gampaha, they used to come out on and off for sale. 

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  6. 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?

  7. 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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      Gummybr

      Well its apparently a GAIC X55 and a petrol at that, could be someone has started an assembly

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  8. What's with all these crypto scammers targeting this site all of a sudden? istg I remember reporting some 6/7 posts over the span of 2 days. I'm sure it's not the first time tis happening but haven't seen them being so frequent in the recent past

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      Gummybr

      Not just scammers but sometimes they just reply on certain threads marketing their products. Madz has been working hard to stop and combat these posters and scammers for months.

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  9. Missed a Lancer Flat light 5FWD 6 Meter in mint condition by the 💇🌴

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      Gummybr

       This thread has some info on the GSR, weirdly MRM and Velocity also had uncles with GSR's. I believe the car in Kandy to be connected to Velocity, not sure of MRM must ask

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  10. Missed a Lancer Flat light 5FWD 6 Meter in mint condition by the 💇🌴

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      Gummybr

      You really missed out on a gem, afterall the seats wouldnt have mattered. 

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  11. Missed a Lancer Flat light 5FWD 6 Meter in mint condition by the 💇🌴

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      Gummybr

      Price was good? Those are unicorns. I remember one member had one (his fathers / grand fathers) with some racing pedigree in Sri Lanka

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  12. Lewis Hamilton broke the internet last night! What a story, what a change.

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      Gummybr

      And the season has still not started

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  13. Lewis Hamilton broke the internet last night! What a story, what a change.

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      Gummybr

      True, hope he fares better with the idiotic strategy team (Copy we are checking). But then Redbull went even further with the Horner drama and they say Newey will leave to Ferrari if Horner leaves.

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  14. 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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      Gummybr

      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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  15. Missed a Lancer Flat light 5FWD 6 Meter in mint condition by the 💇🌴

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      Gummybr

      Could have been a GSR. Interesting how was the condition?

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  16. Did a camping tour to Hulangala on Sunday, its amazing how far the small Alto will take you where some so called SUV's bottom out. 

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      Gummybr

      It is indeed quite good, but will be saying good bye to it around mid this year as it was only a stop gap car.

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  17. Did a camping tour to Hulangala on Sunday, its amazing how far the small Alto will take you where some so called SUV's bottom out. 

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      Gummybr

      @iRage thing is as you mention most of the so called SUV's do not have good ground clearance and are laden with unwanted body kits and are made for posers.

      For some reason the Alto is quite good on ground clearance and wont bottom out if you drive carefully and have a spotter at certain places. Talking of SUV / double cab owners they should understand how to drive up tricky terrain where power is not everything, when I was coming down I could see how much damage the guy who went before me had done to the track where he had tried to power his way through spraying all the big rocks everywhere.

      I was very careful with it as I didnt want to get stuck with no ways of getting back home, would have hiked the 2kms easily but was carrying camping equipment and 4 peoples baggage. I had my cousin spotting for me in the hard sections just making sure that I took the correct path and didnt hit anything.

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  18. 2C Turbo - Yay or Nay? 

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      Gummybr

      Its a yes, but make sure the engine is in good nick. Afterall dont need to remind of the local maka baas fellows

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  19. What's with the sudden influx of spammers? Can't we have one or two more moderators to get rid of them?

  20. What's with the sudden influx of spammers? Can't we have one or two more moderators to get rid of them?

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      Gummybr

      Spammers think that its the best way to market their product by creating multiple threads for the same product within minutes. Maybe its all done through an algorithm where its fed into the system showing reach.

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  21. Coming to this forum on an off brings back memories. Memories of my past life! 

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      Gummybr

      Maybe @PreseaLover is the one spamming the forums with these love spells from Europe 🤣

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  22. It's been 1.5 years since I have never driven a car yet. Plan is to get my german license and a car in 2026. Will come back then :D 

  23. At a point where I might have to do away with project cars/beaters/shitboxes and move onto a less-dramatic reliable second car on a budget - what does the A/L community suggest? 

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      Gummybr

      Less dramatic more reliable would be the path that I took as a stop gap solution. But finding a good one is difficult as they are also hacked, and to everyone taste. @Supra_Natural was asking why I made myself do that when he saw about my round the country trip.

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  24. After three months of ownership I took the Alto for a 1700km drive, with 3 people & luggage for 4nights onboard it didnt miss a beat and was quite happy to sit at 100kmph on the highway from Mattala to Kadawatha. There were no complaints from the occupants as well. I think its a good stop gap car

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      Gummybr

      Yes its a 2015. Its got good pick up in the first three gears. 4th and 5th more like cruise gears. 

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  25. MotoGP comes to India this weekend, its the closest we have of seeing a live MotoGP race but its very expensive, more expensive than Malaysia.

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      Gummybr

      Didnt check, for me the ticket price was way too expensive that effectively would mitigate the airfare. Plus Sepang is very close to the airport so you save on the travelling as well.

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