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gpmac last won the day on August 19 2011

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  1. the cars look great, but who is financially backing this small company to make any sort of global impact
  2. joes will do well to stay up this year, great win by the peterites those who made the trip to kandy got their moneys worth for sure
  3. gpmac

    Express-Way Updates

    here is the user guide for the expressway, http://www.rda.gov.lk/supported/expressways/stdp_photos/guide_pdf/guide_english.pdf
  4. How do you equate the increase in per capita income with hyperinflation?
  5. yeah thats all we need more vigilantes and another thing learn to spell torture this episode shows how stupid the general public are, of course looking at our elected officials this should be obvious to many already
  6. I have been using the Sala Prosat for over a year now it has its good and bad points the positives are is that it is certainly better than a phone based GPS and much safer also with the voice navigation feature it covers all major locations and landmarks or points of interests throughout SL you can map your route and I have used that feature quite often the negatives are is that in it not that intuitive as you would want it be, its takes a while sometimes for the gps to give you the location you want it to route to and on more than one occasion to my knowledge it made us go in the longer route when a shorter route is available it always seems to select the route that is closest from your point and that necessarily is not the shortest route you can take
  7. I think you need some local context to fully understand Stig’s comment For example my next door neighbor bought a 2nd gen prius it was obvious from the conversation that I had with him that the only reason he bought it was because it was a Toyota does 20km per liter or something like that and you can get it for the price of an Axio The relative cheapness of the hybrids was the main reason why many have bought them in this short time frame, now it gets interesting with the tax rise hybrids are also priced competitively to the non-hybrid alternatives, so let’s see how the market reacts will people stick with the hybrids or go back to the safer option of the Axio
  8. check to see if you can get a Freelander for your permit plus Micro has a new suv called Korando also worth a look
  9. the taxes on vehicles that are over 2000cc is already high the additional taxes on hybrid vehicles was predictable, to many people were buying them just cuss they were cheap unlike in other places in the world it makes more sense to price hybrid cars and normal cars at the same rate so that the environmentally conscious can purchase them with the added benefit of the fuel saving, hopefully the amount of people just buying hybrids cuss they are cheap will decrease after the tax increase
  10. its not like that mate, just cuss some dummy does some guerrilla marketing doesn't mean this is a bad car my father owns one and i have driven it many times this year, its does well on fuel just so you know unlike the old model and it drives really well unlike the old sonata this will have some 2nd hand value but only time will tell with this regard since the 2nd hand market for cars like the elantra are holding steady similar improvement can be expected for the new sonata as well
  11. the 2011 hyundai sonata is a good car, go for a test drive in it and see, you will be pleasantly surprised. there is no need to compare it to the merc or talk down to people that maybe interested in the sonata, you can get the sonata for less than 6.00mil its makes no sense to compare it to the CLS due to the passing resemblance
  12. yeah for sure the 141 will be replaced by the prius in the coming years if the current tax policy stays the same, its seems like the same sort of people go for the prius earlier of course they went for the corolla now its the prius, i hope the infrastructure is developed to support the maintenance and repair of the hybrids though
  13. ive heard some similar stories with regards to the Rexton as well, my friend had to replace his auto gearbox, thats the only answer the agent has when there is an issue with the vehicle, replace and quite expensive it was too but u should not generalize all Korean cars, my cousins 10 year old elantra is still going strong well over 100k mileage wise, my fathers santa fe is 5 years and counting and no major repairs
  14. gpmac

    Express-Way Updates

    i know its a toll road, but public transportation is essential for this highway to be effective similar public transportation systems exists in th region so why not here the countries demographics and economics mean that we wont be able to afford a public highway and toll road for the same destination its quite elitist to think that just since its toll road road, individuals without motor vehicles should not have the privilege of this convenience so why don't you wait for it to be properly implemented, lets see what happens later this year maybe what you are saying is right, but its too early to say anything since the highway isn't even open yet
  15. gpmac

    Express-Way Updates

    what is your problem of having public transport buses, if the 100Km/h speed is maintained the highway is for everyone who wants to south quickly but with an additional fee, not just for ppl with cars
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