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1 hour ago, iRage said:
Right-o ! Over to you !
It's a Caterham Seven 160S. 160 being the power to weight ratio. Actual power is 80ish horsepower (for non JDM cars) and 62HP for JDM cars. Well..sort of. Read below.It has a Suzuki kei engine that is just 660cc (those found in everything from Every vans to Altos) and the body sticks within kei car dimensions (thus almost like it was designed with the yellow plate classification in mind). UK and other market models have 80ish horsepower whilst those destined for Japan were (originally?) detuned to be 62hp in order to meet kei car classification. However, there was a loophole. The kei car 62-64ish hp limitation was part of the self-imposed horsepower restrictions by the Japanese manufacturers in the late 70s/early 80s (the gentlemen's agreement you hear about. Which was initiated by a strong government request). So, technically the hp restriction for kei cars do not apply to non-Japanese brands. So as long as the dimensions and capacity requirements are met, a foreign car can have even a 300hp. It will be classified as a kei car. Just like a 2000cc Japanese sedan will just have 180hp but a Euro car can have 300hp but still fall in to the same tax bracket
So..(word has it that) the first few Japan-destined 160S were 6oish hp, whilst the latter ones came with the full 80+. There are grey import vehicles which still are not classified as kei cars because of the registration of the original country of registration.So the vehicle dimensions also fall under kei car dimensions? Interesting how there are ways to exploit even the Japanese regulations.
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Oh and on the V8 - https://www.evo.co.uk/caterham/7/6641/caterham-levante , https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/caterham-seven-levante-v8--spotted/40702
I am sure the V8 were two Japanese motorbike engines put together.
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43 minutes ago, iRage said:
Got one aspect right but way off with the rest
Stay on the same line of thought...think of different modelsI will leave the answer here. From one of our threads.
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1 hour ago, iRage said:
Feels like it right ? We did talk about a dark red/maroon one and then a blackish/greyish one. Not sure if someone owned it or we were just talking about it.
I vaguely remember someone having one.
1 hour ago, iRage said:So here goes...the one in SL is white. It is from one of our colonizing countries with an engine from the Far East. It is suggested that this car was designed with the market trends of the country from which the engine came from.
Market trends from the country of engine? I thought this was built as an outright track machine from the 1950s and later made into a road car which you could buy in KIT form? Superlight weight, small engine, goes very well around the corners. There was a time they built one with two Yamaha R1(?) engines mated together with over 500hp as a limited production (or was it a concept only?)
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2 hours ago, iRage said:
The model was to be a prelude of things to come with advanced features like being the first Honda car to come with a sunroof. It also heralded the start of a dealership line that was to cater to more youthful minded people (Honda Verno) where the model remained the flagship model until the introduction of the NSX.
The badge name is rumored to have been first registered by Toyota and that they gave it to Honda amicably. Neither manufacturer has confirmed nor denied this and evidence is rather scarce.
Oh yeah...second generation zenki.Did one of our forums members own one?
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9 minutes ago, matroska said:
I was going to go with a brand that has a LEGACY in the rallying circuit. But I realize it's not the same. Next guess is deduct 40 from the number of the beast and you have the model?
Maybe he was driving slow cos he was a bit nervous? What if you are driving a hearse and suddenly someone taps your shoulder and says 'malli drop me off here thank you' ?
Your second guess would be correct. Mazda Capella / 626 it is.
Quoting Count Blockula from Vavulwatte it would have been "malli suck ekak dennada?" (And its not a bad thing)
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Ok then here you go, I was following one yesterday on my way home the guy was driving a bit odd as he used to accelerate suddenly and slow down to a crawl at times (sometime too careful) only when I overtook it I saw that it was an undertaker.
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Chevrolet Aveo
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Normally the car will go into park when the driver door is opened, however if the door is not closed properly the last message should come on. Did you get it checked with the agent? Not shifting to P is a bit weird could be a software glitch.
22 minutes ago, Quiet said:Dear All,
My CLA 200 2019 pops up below errors time to time and does not shift to P. This occurred after a week after battery done through the agent, several references obtained indicate this is due to a damaged door lock where the door was
opened while vehicle is in D, any one has experience of
this
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Correct. They made vehicles under the Beijing name back in the day (Beijing Benz, Beijing Jeep etc) I have driven the Beijing Jeep double cab (running a Toyota Petrol engine) which had an old Jeep face and a Single Cab (running an Isuzu diesel engine) typical communist jeep face. Sri Lanka Police got a fleet of Beijing Jeep Humvee look a likes recently through the Government of China.
This current one is infact a Petrol version assembled in Sri Lanka by David Peiris.
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16 minutes ago, iRage said:
Simca Vedette it is ! One turned up at last month's Classis Car Run...freshly restored (with a little bit of touching up needed)
Over to you !
This will hopefully be interesting. Coming from a state owned manufacturer who used to build vehicles for other brands in their country. The previous vehicles used to be copies of other brand vehicles which they used to manufacture with very long names (letters followed by numbers), I was fortunate enough to drive two of those in Sri Lanka (a petrol double cab and a Diesel Single Cab) of which one is still being used by a leading manufacturer agent as their parts vehicle. Later on I think around 4-5 years ago Sri Lanka Police got a fleet of vehicles from this manufacturer as a grant maybe?
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On 4/7/2024 at 8:49 AM, iRage said:
Okay..well it is an Isuzu Unicab.
It has a V8 pushing around 70ish horsepower. This European beauty (or is it brute?) was one of the first cars manufactured at the newly acquired French plant of an American car manufacturer. As a result, it was sold under both manufacturers' names.
SIM games should have CAr racing as well as VEDETTE piloting games.
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14 minutes ago, iRage said:
We have one in SL？There are only a handful of known running cars left in Japan. Considering that they only sold a very very few it is quite interesting to actually see any on the road today. Yes...I suppose it was ahead of its time...an urban crossover like vehicle from the late 60s...would have sold like hot cross buns on Easter Sunday in current day and age.
It used the engines from the Beret/Florian (sedan/coupe) and Wasp (pickup) of the period.
Man you have given a very big clue here. Yes there is one locally, sent you a message. Maybe buy it locally and ship it back to its origin country?
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55 minutes ago, matroska said:
My lips are sealed
If you have found any further details you can put them as hints, lets keep the importer secret for the time being.
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Yes there are quite a few and some are quoting very high prices as well.
A few things to keep in mind,
1. Battery - These are plug in hybrids (and not electric) you need to charge the car to get best efficiency and best performance out of the car. A home 15Amp power socket is sufficient, charging time will be close to 8 hours. The batteries can fail, doesnt mean you have to replace the whole battery pack. Sometimes you can get away with replacing temperature sensor. However if a cell goes below the 60% usability the company will recommend you to replace the relevant cell or cells.
2. As a sports car it has very low ground clearance so you will need to take care on certain bumps and sudden climbs.
3. Practicality - Lets face it it is a lovely design, but try getting in and out wont be the most graceful embarking and disembarking that you will do in your life. Old people will curse you and the fairer sex with short skirts, and sarees will be red faced and struggle.
4. Mileage clocking - most of the cars will have the meters turned to mph from kmph or in the worse case scenario manipulated to show low numbers.
I would suggest you get the car checked through the company or a reputable place that vehicle inspections.
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Ok then here goes, I would certainly ban @matroska of replying for 24 hours on this as we discussed on this car. From the weird world of oriental cars, and no its not a kit car it was built for the youth of a certain generation. Hints of the famous British mark maybe. The history of this car in Sri Lanka is a bit grey I dont know how many are running around, but can confirm there is one in the country of which the owner is also confused.
Maybe @iRage can share some insights.
Here goes then I am being generous here,
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On 3/28/2024 at 8:48 PM, iRage said:
I think its the same one that is getting worked on next to the Trueno.
Over to you ?
Ok then since no one answered, Its a Honda Integra (Type R) 4th Gen. BTW @iRageis the car still owned by the tea factory owner?
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Over 200hp, 2.0l with a kicked in yo engine. One of the best handling front wheel drive cars. This be the 4th gen. A customer of mine had the white one.
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2 hours ago, iRage said:
You do know that in the Wake of all the certification issues the manufacturer has stopped the production and sales of a lot of its models including this one right ?
Its been quite an awakening for Osaka Hatsudoki Seizo
Hmm interesting. Do you want to go ahead and post the next?
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Ok then here goes this should be easy.
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16 hours ago, sathyajithj99 said:
Chinese Chery Tiggo 4, assembled in Sri Lanka
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14 hours ago, matroska said:
any clues needed?
I thought @sathyajithj99 already answered so didnt want to take it away.
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15 hours ago, matroska said:
Ok then have a go at this
Sure as hell looks like a grumpy old man
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Quick Trivia 3
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Ok then here is the next one. Very popular Make and Model in Sri Lanka.