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Good heavens! Blond walks into car dealer's. Salesman shows her a VW Beetle, points to the engine at the rear and says "see Ma-am, it's even got a spare engine in the boot!". See where I'm going with this?

Oh don't be so hard on the owner mate, he or she could be a handicapped person missing one arm

Yuk, well hissing days are over for that reptile I guess. if the hissing sound is from the tappet cover that could be a bit bad news. Remove the engine oil dipstik and race the engine. Remove the engine oil cap and do the same. If there is a spray of oil from either place then that could be signs of a compression leak.

was going to say that. Just make sure there are no snakes in there!ok jokes apart, Teerex for a start I would suggest just checking if any of the clapms and clips of the air intake have come undone.

I want that number!

mate try to avoid using kerosine if possible - it could sometimes react with the wax or clear coat and make it go white. If you do have to use kerosine, work on small areas and wash it off with water and car wash liquid before you progress to next area. Keep kerosone away from plastic lenses of lights at all times. Best is to use a "tar and bug remover". ArmourAll and Turtle provide some good products. Carefully read the instructions - not all products are equally suitable on all surfaces. There are different products to clean metal panels, fibre / plastic panels, rubber trims, light lenses and chrome. After you've removed the stains, apply a good wax (as also pointed out by varunatech). This way tar and bugs won't cling on to the panels as hard as before and it will be easier to clean.

Komi you lucky bugger - a very good find You are going to restore this to orginal spec right? with OEM wheels and steering wheel and all?

Apples and Oranges mate. Depends on what is important and what is not for you persionally on the selection criteria. If you ask me, BMW hands down. Not saying the Allion is a bad car and I'm infact a big Toyota fan, so I'll stop short of saying cheese and chalk but these two cars are not necessarily "compare similar products", especially in the Sri Lankan context.

weren't a few used to race at katu?

Rumesh88, thanks for the response. Yes trickle chargers are actually meant to be used while battery is on the vehicle but I'm a bit apprehensive about leaving the thing connected to the vehicle unattended for a long time for the very reasons you've pointed out. Especially I'm worried about lightning strikes and the possibility of that causing the whole vehicle to go up in flames. Despite all the correct earthing, MCBs and what not, lightening strikes have taken out quite a few of my domestic appliances over a period of time.

sounds more to me like a slipping clutch

IMHO jump starting should only be for emergencies and if you've got vehicles lying around with batteries going flat, better invest on a trickle charger. While on the topic, is it ok to trickle charge while battery terminals are connected to vehicle or should the leads be disconnected?

I would somewhat agree. EPS seems to provide a slightly better level of assist when turning the wheel but lacks dampning and steering feel when the wheel is being returned to center. My expereince is with Swifts and Altos but perhaps up-market cars may have better control units

it was opportunity lost when RMV limited the number of letters to two and digits to four when they launched English number plates. They could have easily implemented a two letter-five digit or three letter-four digit system which could have lasted longer and mainatained consitency. But hey, should we be expecting any better from the pundits at our RMV?

As for financial advisors and portfolio managers, in case you are thinking of using the services of one, find one whose fees are based on how well your investments made upon their advice perform. Avoid ones who charge upfront fees or fixed fees for their services.

absolutely. Jimny / Samurai is a very capable off roader for its size but not really good at speed and corners on road. And being a two door it's a real hassle if you'd regularly carry rear seat passengers. Terios is not a capable off roader and also not really good at corners on road. Vitara / Escudo has somewhat decent on and off road capabilities and comes in both 2 door and 4 door variants. And if I'm correct there was a diesel as well.

nice car and the driver needs a parking lesson

yep, that's the concern with a DB. Transition to IT based record keeping is inevitable but at least if you've got a piece of paper - despite how inconveneint that may be - stating what's the number of points you've been lucky enough to accumulate and when they expire, you've got a better chance of contesting your case.

how about one gave you several deliberate ring-cuts and then tried to telemarket when YOU got back to them? I had one of those recently

puddle lights are nothing new - some premium cars have had these for decades but I'd say the logo projectors look cool. Perhaps not everyone's cup of tea though

same question from me. How are they recording the points? On paper or do the SL authorities have centralized databases now?

yo Ripper try any government office. They must have tons of grease or other highly efficient lubricants judging by the way the folks who work there slip away from doing any work!

well I guess a lot of cars imported to SL these days including some used Jap models can do over 200km/h. Interesting to know if there is a duty in SL based on top speed. Moreover, if there was such a charge, what purpose would it serve as max legal speed limit in the country is 100km/h (unless the speed limit in southern express way has been "officially" increased)