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    NXNE
  • Interests
    80's Jap Boxes

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  • Vehicle Make
    Honda|Toyota|Mitsubishi
  • Vehicle Model
    Civic| Starlet |Lancer
  • Engine Type
    P10A2 | 2E->4E|G12B
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    2E-4E Conversion Done!
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    Lots of plans for the Starlet
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    A Barge
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    Living in the 2020's Loving the 1980's

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  1. The visual clue was a bit confusing but this probably was the best clue. Ludwig Kraus would be the designer - and the parent company he saved was later involved in a massive emissions scandal in the previous decade
  2. A nice quad-lamped Sedan that I used to love as a kid - had a brochure when I was like 4 or 5. Sadly almost every single one of these are scrapped, and their CR's are used to run Bighorns.
  3. I had to merge threads again. You have to stop creating a thread for each model ... well the SB12 - does the plate on the car say SB12, and the CR? Back in the 90's it was common to swap diesel engines to petrol cars. Anyway originally the SB12 comes with the CD17 diesel engine -same found on the Diesel SB13 which is a very common car. Of course older diesel engined cars are not the most sought after for various reasons and the Nissan Diesel engines of that era - CD17/CD20's are not as bulletproof as 1C/2C from Toyota. The CD17 in particular is known to be economical but rather sluggish (on the SB13) We had a Diesel SB13 for a while about 20 years ago it was ok the car pulled ok not that fast, sounded like a lorry, it was easy to drive (specially for a noob - diesel manuals are easier) but that was a 10 year old car back then -now it's a 30+ year old car. Diesels are not bad originally but based on how they have been taken care of depends a lot on how they work now. A messed up diesel engine can be a lot more troublesome to fix than a petrol. The other problem with slightly lesser popular diesel engines like CD17's and 1N(toyota)'s are diesels were not very common globally. Popular in SL since diesel went at 50 Rs when petrol was 100 Rs. So parts for older diesel engines are a bit rare now (compared for petrols) for instance if you take a car like the Toyota Starlet P90 series you can easily find engine parts for the 4EFE engine (there are dozens of 4EFE engines for sale sent from yards from Japan, while parts are super rare for it's diesel variant the 1N) If you are going for this - check if the previous owners have done an engine rebuild in recent times. And importantly take along a diesel-competent mechanic with you, despite all that keep aside a few lakhs for repairs.
  4. instead our society will exploit every possible loophole. An election gimmick aside, i don't see SL go back to importing vehicles - as for the prices of current vehicles dropping - even if they do start importing I don't think any new vehicle will be priced in a range for existing vehicle prices to drop - considering the potentially hefty taxes and exchange rates. These rumors' go in cycles - car sales, and buying and selling people first propagate a rumor that imports will open up and people sell in a panic at low prices. Then the car sale folk hoard a lot of vehicles. Then they start jacking up the price and spread a few rumors that imports will not happen for many years. Price goes up. Now they have exhausted their stock and the common folk (non-car-sale people) have also jacked up the price. Then again the imports are opening up in xxx months story goes on to drop the price. I have seen this trend for the past year or so. The used car market is now the car sales/brokers playground now - I have been a heavy critic of car-sales , brokers and buy-and-sell folk. This led to me being blocked and banned from a popular automobile group on social media(name refers to fast revs and racing)
  5. Congrats on your purchase!!! That seems to fit your (or better-halfs) requirement well - there's ample space and the tech on these cars are simple. Actually I learnt a lot when we had a Kelisa - it is an ideal beginners car. RE the viva elite - prices are touching 4 Mill now - there are a lot of manuals converted to auto - using recon gear boxes from Daihatsu Mira's these are poorly done jobs resulting in various issues and most of the swaps are done using the gearbox designed for an 800 cc version of the Mira. Of course the VIN can be used to decode if it was an original Auto or not. Due to this people who own original Auto's kept jacking up the prices until a car that launched at 1.5 M just a decade ago is now going for 4M. This is just crazy and a result of the Sri Lankan mentality.
  6. Well I think I found the car you posted and had the link removed - white one in Piliyandala? Well it does look like it came out the factory as an Auto. Compared to other models there are a few B12 original Auto's in the country. I came across one in 2019 (sedan) (made me ask this question on the reparability of old Auto gear systems. The California - personally I find it really nice to look at. A nice set of alloys goes a long way on these. Not very common so stuff like the rear glass panels and lights and lenses (rear - the front is the same as the sedan) will be a bit difficult to source. Cool and distinct cars that screams 80's.
  7. It had to be another Pug
  8. @Gummybr - your turn!
  9. That Cresta was so neat at least on the photos. OP, if he's patient can do his homework , wait and swoop in on a good specimen when it comes up for sale - since everyone is clamoring for hatches and SUV's a biggish barge can be bought for a reasonable price - manual's are far less popular that too presents an opportunity.
  10. Chinese off roader - the strip seen on the right hand side of the image runs along the circular front lamp. This is made by a company named after the most iconic landmark in the country - same brand buses were available in Sri Lanka 20 odd years ago.
  11. hahah this was a give away ! the fancy dashboard put me away - I have only seen the older model of this and the meter-cluster/dashboard is a more mundane affair.
  12. clues? my initial guess was a Mazda - by the design. But haven't yet pinpointed exactly what model.
  13. are you related to @fiat fan? WOW! That's indeed a find. The FD series Civic's are pretty special - looks way ahead of their time and quite comfy. and a Manual to boot! While many people ask for advice very few do actually come back to the forum and tell us about what they bought! So hat's off for the follow up. Looking forward to hearing more about this car.
  14. let's ask the resident Francois and Emmanuel - @fiat fan and @AVANTE
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