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The UK spec Vitara is made in Hungary, same goes for the S-Cross. All Balenos including the UK spec is made in India. All three share the same powertrain paltform which is made in Japan. Not sure where the agent imported Vitara is made though.

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AFAIK the GP5 does not need any special type of 12v battery since the high-voltage hybrid battery will constantly keep the 12v battery charged simulating the what an alternator would do on a regular vehicle when the vehicle is in Power On mode even if the engine stops (GP5 does not have a belt driven alternator). I replaced the original 12v battery on my GP5 about 2 years ago with a Lu**s and didn't have any issues until I sold it a month back. However, my new vehicle is a regular gasoline with Engine Auto Stop/Start, and the battery that came with it is an Italian made E**de specifically designed for this feature as labeled on the battery. A little bit of Googling says regular 12v batteries are not suitable for non-hybrid cars with Eng Auto Stop feature because of the increased engine start cycles and the battery will fail in a matter of months. The recommendation is to use AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat) or EFB (Enhanced Flooded Battery) type batteries for these vehicles, however, I have yet to see any of the local agents bringing these types of batteries. If anyone here is aware of importers of these batteries, pls do enlighten us!

UK Import S-Cross is assembled at the Suzuki plant in Hungary. You can confirm this if your VIN (Chassis No) is starting with "TSM"

The GP1 is the hybrid variant of the 2nd generation FIT while the GP5 is the hybrid variant of the 3rd generation FIT. You can refer the Wikipedia article on the key differences of the 2nd and 3rd gen FITs. A few hybrid specific difference AFAIK are as follows: GP1 Based on Honda IMA Hybrid technology No full EV mode NiMH hybrid battery 1.3L engine, CVT transmission Conventional belt driven engine accessories (A/C compressor, Water pump etc) - So A/C will not work when engine stops at traffic lights etc. GP5 Based on Honda EarthDreams hybrid technology Full EV mode available Li-ion hybrid battery 1.5L engine, 7-speed dual clutch transmission (Shared with Vezel, Grace) All electric engine accessories (A/C compressor, Water pump etc) Hope this helps ?

A simple Google search for the part no, came up with this Indian site as well, you can try contacting them and see, there is also a phone no mentioned on the site. http://trade.indiamart.com/details.mp?offer=6328364288

The alternative I used earlier this year to go to Habarana was Airport Highway > Minuwangoda > Divulapitiya > Giriulla > Narammala > Kadahapola > Katupotha > Wariyapola > Padeniya > Galgamuwa > Tambuttegama > Thalawa > (via Eppawala) Kekirawa > Ganewalpola > Habarana. This road is a bit of a long journey but still better than using the Kurunegala - Dambulla road until construction is completed. The above route is carpeted all the way through except small sections between Thalawa and Kekirawa and again between Kekirawa and Ganewalpola. Took me about 3.5 hours to get to Habarana leaving Colombo around 6.30 PM. When using this route, there are numerous other shorter routes from which you can cut across from the Wariyapola side to the Dambulla side to shorten distance but I'm not sure of the status of these roads and some appear to be quite twisty even on Google Maps. Route on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/z2Kbl

I guess now you can call it the F14-T Beluga!! http://f14t.ferrari.com/en/

Actually Sony has 3 waterproof phones now, the Xperia Z, Z Ultra and the latest Z1, although the Z ultra is not really a phone but a phablet (too big to call it a phone!)

MasterDon, Unfortunately. I doubt you could find a pre-cracked version of Win8, AFAIK, MS closed the loophole that allowed all versions of Windows from XP to 7 to be pre-cracked in Win8. However, it is still possible to pirate/crack Win8, but it has to be done manually after installation and then repeated every 6 months.

Try U&H Tyre service on Malay Street Slave Island, they usually have the wheel studs.

As a rule of thumb, the recommended deviation in plus sizing of the overall diameter of the stock tyre should be within 2% (+ or -) of the the stock tyres. In the OP's case, the difference in diameter amounts to 4.8% which is beyond recommended range, it would have been better had he opted for 185/60R14 which would have a diameter deviation of only -1.5% BTW, 185/65R14 would have a deviation of +1.6%, so both these options would fall within recommended range.

Capacity to re-fill is not 4L, but you still have to buy 4L since it comes only in 1L bottles. Mine is a 2007 GE6 and the refill capacity is different on different YOMs ( more recent YOMs have something like 2.8L although model has not changed), and you are correct, the manual says 3L for 2007-2008 models, but based on the readings on the dipstick (after driving based on my previous change) mine needs about 3.1 - 3.2 L. However, they give you the balance so that the next time you visit, you will only need to buy 3L.

AFAIK Honda HMMF is not available in Sri Lanka, but the equivalent of HMMF is the Honda CVTF. Got the CVTF of my Fit changed yesterday at the agents, Rs. 9100/- total cost (for 4L + labour). +1 to komisirpala about Calt*x radio ad. Isn't there some authority where citizens could complain about misleading advertising?

Which Dia**g outlet did you go to? I've had to change my SIM twice in the last 2 years from regular to micro and then micro to nano and in the first instance my old SIM was one of those that could not be cut and I went to the Dia**g outlet at Odel and the guy their promptly changed it FOC to a micro SIM since I had been with the network for more than 8 years. I went for a iPhone 5 last month and since it uses a nano SIM, the guy at the shop did have the cutting tool and was able to cut my micro SIM to nano SIM, however the cutting tool does not make a perfect cut and some manual shaving of the edges was required for the sim to fit properly in the SIM tray and the cutting tool had also shaved off part of the metal contact on one edge. Although cut SIM did work, the guy at the shop suggested that I get it changed since it might give trouble in the future and I went to the Dia**g outlet at WTC a couple of days later and they actually had the nano SIMs available, although this time they charged me 100 bucks for the SIM change.