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Crescat Car Park !

Yeah, process for cloning the key is a little more complicated than just activating the remote... This video is one example.... The guys advertising probably have some sort of device like the one in the video, but better to check before trying them out.

If you own a Hybrid and the Battery pack up, wouldn't it be more sensible to replace the Battery rather than try to run in on Gas only ? I don't think anyone would want to buy a Hybrid with a dud battery unless you sell it very very cheap. ....

Could that be his name on the Bonnet ?

Happens to virtually all 'Uniroad' traffic lights whenever it rains... what beats me is that after all these years they still cannot fix the problem...

For alloys you need to use what is called an 'Edge Primer' to undercoat the wheels before painting

Last I heard there were only 2 U/S Injector cleaning machines in the country - one at DIMOs and one at ASNU. Not popular because of the high cost of the Machine and the cleaning chemicals. You can see a picture of the machine at http://www.asnu.com/ - this is the website of the UK based makers of the machine.... best thing would be to go to Auto World and see if their machine looks like this.,.

Drove back from Galle yesterday afternoon around 3.30pm and got caught up in a heavy downpour for a short time. My front tyres were a bit worn and i felt the car aquaplane a couple of times at around 130. DSC (Traction control) cut in almost immediately. Happened on certain stretches where you get heavy streams of rainwater flowing across the road.

Stick with Bridgestone... you'll never go wrong... It'll give you more mileage than any of the brands mentioned in the thread without damaging your suspension (which most of the cheaper brands mentioned will do because they're too hard)

We should not be impressed by the antics of rich brats in a place where cars are cheap and lives are worth even less.

Mine had the UK Spec 6 CD In dash radio/changer. I bought a set from e-bay (hong kong seller) built into a replacement Right Hand Drive Fascia panel with DVD/Bluetooth/GPS. Cost me 500 USD. Got the GPS App from PROSAT - they sold it as software only on a SD card. Works just fine, and now the set is fully functional.

Had one in the Family for 2 years some time back. Easily averaged 11+ in colombo when your daily run includes some decent open stretches. If you spend most of the time in stop start bumper to bumper stuff it could go down to 9+ if you drive aggressively - which is easy to do considering how freely the engine revs.

I have the same car and have the pdf user manual of the US version. It has details of the voice command and service instructions etc. Send me your e-mail address - (preferably a g-mail cause it is 6 mb when zipped) and I'll send it across.

Hondas do have a regular starter motor which works only if the Hybrid Battery is too low. Read the owners manual - they give you the procedure on how to jump start with a booster battery. - If you don't have it, you could easily download an English one from the net.

Don't know what makes you condemn Exide.... unless you had used one of the Maintenance Free Batteries they imported and sold around 2002 which was the only batch that gave trouble. I've used Exide on every single car I owned and have had no issues whatsoever even with the Maintenance Free one I mentioned earlier. As someone correctly said earlier, in Sri Lanka, Exide, Lucas & Dagenite are made in the same factory. However there are also imported variants available - like the DIN Type one fitted on the Bimmer. I have also used Amaron Maintenance Free type once with very good results - 3+ years without ever touching the battery. How long the battery lasts depends a lot on how you look after it and how often the car is run. If it's a regular battery, you should have it serviced once a month to check the electrolyte and top up if necessary. On average in our climate on a car with an A/C, a battery would last 2.5 to 3 years. Noticed that in cars such as Minis and BMW, where the battery is located in the boot rather than under the bonnet, the battery lasts considerably longer - over 4 years consistently. In Sri Lanka you should check your battery more frequently during the Hot, Dry periods as they tend to lose electrolyte faster in this kind of weather. Ohh.... and never 'Top Up' the water yourself.. always get it done at a place which is properly equipped to service batteries. Too much distilled water can also be harmful in some cases.

Would be 6-7 km/l. Another issue with big Nissans of that vintage is that the large buffers and other body panels aren't bolstered very firmly and start to 'droop' with age...

PATHETICNESS ?........ i guess if more of us use this it will become an 'official word'.... like ZOOT ?

It is the 320D which is available on permit for the price mentioned - not 318 ------- Even Better

New tax is imposed on each and every customs entry (this is submitted after car has arrived and is inspected by customs) submitted after 23-April. However, if you have documentation to prove that you paid the refundable deposit on 16-Apr etc... you should be able to establish that the transaction had been initiated before 23rd so can apply for special import license. If not my advice would be to cut your losses and get out of the deal. Japanese guys are professional car dealers and could easily sell the car off. Personally, I've been getting a lot of shit from all corners Seller, Shipping Company, Clearing Agents, Ports Authority......trying to clear my car which arrived on the 15th of April.... and I just don't think it's worth the hassle.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Feb 2011: In a measure to promote the conservation of the environment of Sri Lanka the government said it has reduced the import tax on hybrid vehicles effective immediately from 30% to 15% for hybrid models less than three and a half years old. President Mahinda Rajapaksa said in the budget speech last November that the government will completely remove excise duties and value added tax on electric and hybrid vehicles which are cleaner with fewer emissions to the environment in order to reduce environmental pollution in Sri Lanka. :http://www.colombopage.com/archive_11/Feb10_1297348337CH.php Yeah.... then waited until there was a considerable backlog of vehicles to be cleared after New Year holidays, and increased the Taxes effective on a prior date. Net result : a lot of folks are scratching their heads to figure out how to raise the additional 2.5 - 3 lakhs to clear their "Environmentally friendly cars which the Govt. encouraged them to buy"....

DO NOT buy used tires. Especially since you do not know how old they are and how they have been transported or stored. You may get into serious trouble if one of these tires fails at high speed.

Bought a set of Thai made Turanza ER60 (195/65 R15) some years back and ran for almost 50,000 km on my Nissan Wingroad. Did quite a lot of long distance hard driving and the tyres never once lost grip. Kept them inflated at 30 psi and Used to check tyre pressure at least once in 2 weeks. Experience was so good that I have stuck with Bridgestone for the daily runners ever since.

Yokos are excellent Tires, but usually do not last as long as an equivalent Bridgestone or Dunlop. When you're buying a premium tires you may also want to consider how often they need replacing....

pioneer head units are hard to beat, but for speakers you could also consider JBL / RF which you would find is significantly better than pioneer.

Stick with the reputed brands and you cant go wrong. Unfortunately Goodyear lower price range tyres come from India these days. Dunlop & Bridgestone are the best value for money tires in my experience.