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Toyota Land cruiser 300 series engine option rumor.. Petrol 4L V6, 3.3L Turbo Diesel, Petrol 3.5L V6 Twin Turbo.

With this someone can easily assume that it's with the brakes. But I think the best option is to show it to a trusted mechanic and they would lift and see if its brakes. Should be an easy diagnose for brakes. If its not brakes it could be one of the belts getting old and its time to replace (regular maintenance item with age and mileage). Unit#d Mot#rs at Orugodawaththa is really good to visit and diagnose too. I've worked with Randika their and he was very friendly and helpful. (Not sure if he is still there as I haven't been their lately)

May be you can check if you can remove the stock speakers and inspect. If the paper is thin and the travel is less the speaker cannot produce a good quality sound. Better quality material and a big range of travel will give you a warm pleasing sound. If you go with a really high-end speaker with a really good quality material and a big travel the in-built headunit amp will not be enough. You will need an external amp to power. Lot of things go in to getting a good clear sound.. I'm not in to loud music but I prefer focusing on to each instrument, enjoy base lines and drum notes, warm vocals, etc.. If you decide on a mid level system assuming you use that stock pioneer head unit the audio guys might suggest something like a component speaker system (speaker and tweeter separate) to front for mid to high and a 2way more bass biased speaker to rear for more low end sound. You might be able to listen to some of the speakers there on display to get an idea too. Adding a small sub would give you your own world if you listen to some up beat music like Gypsies or Marians. (Yes I listen to them and similar sinhala pop and baila)

I have very good experience with petcolanka. Both me and my dad used both of their branches at Narahenpita & Colpetty and I can't tell them apart as both had good techs. They will listen to your need and budget and give suggestions. You might not have to still with factory size speakers. We have even done some modification to factory door trim metal and in some cases like in the classic KE72 needed customer made speaker support in the cargo area while keeping the factory look. I have work with them for after market headlights as well. I would say just have a chat and see what suggestions they have.

I know this is not the post to say funny things but I did enjoy the manual 660CC Viva I had with 10,000rpm. There was soo much "sathuta" on the right foot seeing that rpm meter goes mad but still at a safer speed. (Yes I had both 660cc and 1000cc Viva manual transmission)

I wonder if you stop by at 3M tint city at Maradana they will be able to validate that or if they have old records by license plate if it was done there. Not sure..

No really by the logo. I asked 3M tint city to remove 3M logos on my tints. And leave no gap on the glass.

Sorry no idea about that. 78% is the very good number. Look like not even the darkest crystalline has that amount of solar energy rejection. BTW, need to set the expectation that not even crystalline tint able to keep the heat out when parked for long hours. Sunshade on a windshield is a must but still the car gets pretty hot after parked in sun. Need to open windows and run A/C for sometime to get the heat out. Just saying before you have really high expectation.

My vote for; 3. 3M's Crystalline Tint All glasses including windshied. CR70 is good for windshield (hardly noticeable that its tinted) and you can use darker one for windows and rearglass.

Interesting to see Toyota trying to get in to sports car track. (With a disappointment of Supra been a BMW other than the Toyota badge). Wonder if IS getting 100% Toyota engine or got help from Yamaha like the Lexus LFA engine (4.8L V10 with redline from 9000-10000rpm).

I think the glasses on the 3M Tint City building at Maradana is treated with 3M Tint. Either the tint is really good or the air con is really good. It was pretty comfy while I was waiting till my car is tinted there.

Yep, I didn't even want to mention the name. Just wanted to tell about the LC70 and Hilux they use which would be the best choice for our boys. I mean give our boys the best tools for the job.

LC70 should have been a better fit for the army than the Land rovers. Even these guys seems to love them.

🤩🤩Look at these beauties...!!!🤩🤩

I bought one from Sunlanka. It was a brand called steelmate. I got the one way systems which you can lock & unlock with siren + lights or lock & unlock with just lights. Stop the engine disable alarm in triggered. It also has vibration sensor (for things like someone trying to snap the mirrors or any kind of vibration to the car. The same Steelmate also had 2 way security systems where in addition to the functions listed on one way system you get notified on your remote. They had multiple options to look at and select based in your needs and budget. For me they did a clean job.

@iRage Looks really good. But I don't like this lights design. I don't know why they did that as everything else look very good.

Try to give a call Chamila Auto spare 0777071188 / 0761020227 - Dunston. I checked with my friend Chamila but he is not sure if they are in stock. His dad Dunston will be at the shop to check for you.

When that koththu hits you and its time to go? https://www.instagram.com/p/CLTT3wVFgHM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link (Oops.. Looks like IG video only come as a link )

I love to drive when its really cold.. It was -22 Celsius when me and kiddo was having some fun.

I'd love to have a 2.8 turbo diesel on mine for long travels for the fuel range. But for Arctic like temperatures I'm not sure if diesel is a good option. I feel much safer in a petrol engine. That reminds me of my bucket list trip but my wife is highly against the plan. There are few videos of 4Runners doing it but this guy is special as he was traveling with his family (including his little daughter).

I wonder this Yakima roof basket and the cooler comes directly from Japan. I feel like they are installed at the regional port and ad $$$ to the price tag. Unlike the roof rack on TRD Pro this Yakima rack seems just bolted on to the regular cross bars..

Ha haaa.. For sure should have called it TRD Picnic...😂😂 That is really bad naming convention for new buyers who talked to friends who have older Trail models with all the offroad goodies. Thank goodness the new Trail model atleast have A-Trac & Downhill Assist from base SR5 models. Nowadays even I have trouble keeping track of all these models when my friends ask. 😂😂 And the pricing...!! That's the price I paid for TRD Offroad with more offroad tech than a Land cruiser 200.. Unbelievable. As for LEDs I think its only LED low beams and Fogs are LED. High beam is halogen. Only higher trims get all LEDs.

CR-V did a left turn machan. The light was green to go straight the whole time. Probably mis-judged the speed of on coming traffic.

Yes machan, I got a call from the body shop and looks like its just regular body panel replacement needed. It's lucky CR-V didn't get a big hit. But the Toyota service dept driver who was driving my 4Runner said the CR-V driver got minor injuries. I did not see how bad the CR-V was. Toyota people did everything needed.

Its my dashcam machan. As for the Ascent I should see what can I do without damaging it. I do have some wrc style gravel roads near my house. 😄