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Okay...so about the Geely recommended above....good if you can find a good car. Most of them are rattly and rusting out. Euro cars...depending on where you are you might find it challenging to maintain. Where are you ? Plus...Euro cars are a committed relationship. So unless you are willing to have a committed relationship you are going to be miserable. So...I am going to suggest the usual Japanese cars. Now...a Japanese car (especially if you find an immaculate example) can be like the school-time lifelong love affair with the girl next door or be as quick and raunch as a night with lady of the night (that comes with similar risks as well). 1. Toyota: T2xx series Corona Premio (1.6L) and Carina (1.5L). Good ones hardly come up for sale and when they do they are advertised more towards 4mil for a Carina. The Corona Premio is significantly cheaper. Looked at a few for a friend over the last few weeks and the Coronas were in better shape than the Carinas too. They do exist if you are willing to be patient. I would not bother wasting my time looking at Corollas/Sprinters (sedans and wagons) because 99% of them are garbage and over priced. Only time I would look at one is if something exceptional pops up and literally falls on to my lap. Cars like the Mark II, Chaser, etc...will be significantly over your budget. 2. Nissan: Honestly, I cannot think of any other than a Sunny FB15 (I personally find this the better option compared to a Corolla of the same generation). Again...hard to find a decent model. A Primera would be the most comfy...but again...a lot have been abused by wannabe racer boys. Cars like Glorias/Cedrics are now quite expensive because people want to buy them for "modification". Bluebirds, Cefiros, etc......again...most have been poorly maintained and have plenty of hidden gremlins lurking inside. 3. Honda: You are limited to the likes of Civics. Again...wouldn't bother chasing one down unless something exceptional drops on your lap. Fits are almost the same. 4. Mazda and Mitsubishi: The usual suspects...Axela/3 and the Lancer. Good ones are held on to by owners like gold and when they come up for sale, they disappear in no time. Most are pretty average but would be in significantly better shape than a Corolla. If you are into hatchbacks, the Demio is also a decent option. So... looking at the above.... I would say.... you are 26. Make your money go further. If you can find a Peugeot 406 in good shape. Go for it. Build a love affair. Yes, they are cars that your neighbors/friends and kade' mudalali will envy you over because "market naha", but you buy low and you sell it off at a decently depreciated price (provided you take care of it). If you are worried about going for a Euro...well you have an idea of the common Japanese options. Finally..don't max out your budget on buying the car itself. If the maximum amount of money you can spare is 3.5mil...then you should aim for a car that is about 3mil and keep at least 500,000 for post-purchase preemptive maintenance and repair work that will come up as you start using the car.

Here lies the problem! This is sadly the issue with a majority of the garages int he country. They do not want to repair anything...just swap something out and get you out the door. If it doesn't work, they know that you will come back to them, and if it does work, they get you out of the door fast enough that they are able to undertake a new job. This is also partly the car owners' fault as well. They simply want things done cheap and do not want to pay for the time spent on proper diagnosis. Without doing a proper diagnosis and narrowing down the possibilities...you are just going to be spending money on everything possible cause under the sun hoping that each thing you do is going to fix the issue (so first it will be the PCV valve...next it will be something else...and if you are truly unlucky they will lead you to the point of replacing piston rings and then a new engine and then repeat the whole process all over again because it's a new used engine). By experience, I can tell you that when you do something this way that seems to have fixed the issue....99% of the time, it hasn't fixed the issue but merely masked the symptoms. So....even if you have to endure the current pain...just find a place that will do a comprehensive diagnosis. Not someone who will do the whole "mahattaya mekata aluth enjimak..." talk by just looking at it for a whole 30 seconds. 1. Where are you? That will help people to tell you of garages with positive experiences. 2. It seems like you said burning oil...like how bad is the oil burn?

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Actually, that is partly folklore. For starters, that popular video clip of him driving the NSX in loafers—well, that was not a test drive for development. It was done two or three years after the car's launch when Senna was invited to the launch event of the NSX-R, the GT and something else. Honda did claim that Senna was a proud owner of a NSX, which he enjoyed. Honda also claimed that based on his experience with the car, he had provided suggestions. They went on to suggest that Senna's suggestions, amongst others, were taken into consideration for the development of the GT car and the R (things from these cars trickled down to the facelift as well). Honda never confirmed or stated that Senna was part of the development team when the NSX was being developed. This is based on the motoring magazines of the time and the bible of the NSX.

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Right-o ! Over to you ! It's a Caterham Seven 160S. 160 being the power to weight ratio. Actual power is 80ish horsepower (for non JDM cars) and 62HP for JDM cars. Well..sort of. Read below. It has a Suzuki kei engine that is just 660cc (those found in everything from Every vans to Altos) and the body sticks within kei car dimensions (thus almost like it was designed with the yellow plate classification in mind). UK and other market models have 80ish horsepower whilst those destined for Japan were (originally?) detuned to be 62hp in order to meet kei car classification. However, there was a loophole. The kei car 62-64ish hp limitation was part of the self-imposed horsepower restrictions by the Japanese manufacturers in the late 70s/early 80s (the gentlemen's agreement you hear about. Which was initiated by a strong government request). So, technically the hp restriction for kei cars do not apply to non-Japanese brands. So as long as the dimensions and capacity requirements are met, a foreign car can have even a 300hp. It will be classified as a kei car. Just like a 2000cc Japanese sedan will just have 180hp but a Euro car can have 300hp but still fall in to the same tax bracket So..(word has it that) the first few Japan-destined 160S were 6oish hp, whilst the latter ones came with the full 80+. There are grey import vehicles which still are not classified as kei cars because of the registration of the original country of registration.

Got one aspect right but way off with the rest Stay on the same line of thought...think of different models

Okay...so...before jumping into two possible conclusions both relating to major engine surgery, have you taken the car to a trusted garage and gotten a proper diagnosis ? It might need a new engine (rebuilt or secondhand engine refurbished)or just need something as simple as piston rings (let's assume that the car was poorly maintained and it built up sludge and screwed up the rings until they just gave way). If you take it to a garage then you can do proper diagnostics (which includes all the tests above and even more). Also...in regards to new engines...a new engine to you does not mean it is new. If you see the way 95% of these engines are removed from these cars, stored and transported you will run miles away from them (literally torn out from cars with small excavators and dumped in yards open to rain, dust and all the other elements you can think of. So even if you buy a new engine you will have to do some restoration work on it. Yes..you may get a 6 month warranty or something but that only gives you a different engine. It doesn't pay you back for the labor costs or loss of use of the car.

Feels like it right ? We did talk about a dark red/maroon one and then a blackish/greyish one. Not sure if someone owned it or we were just talking about it. So here goes...the one in SL is white. It is from one of our colonizing countries with an engine from the Far East. It is suggested that this car was designed with the market trends of the country from which the engine came from.

The model was to be a prelude of things to come with advanced features like being the first Honda car to come with a sunroof. It also heralded the start of a dealership line that was to cater to more youthful minded people (Honda Verno) where the model remained the flagship model until the introduction of the NSX. The badge name is rumored to have been first registered by Toyota and that they gave it to Honda amicably. Neither manufacturer has confirmed nor denied this and evidence is rather scarce. Oh yeah...second generation zenki.

Well...it depends on what you mean by vibration.... Depending on what you mean by "vibration" tt can happen for many reasons: suspension bushes gone bad control arms damaged brake rotors are excessively worn-out and the list can go on, especially without knowing what vibration means. Can you describe what you mean by "vibration" and when it actually happens (e.g. straight line on a smooth road, speed, when taking curves, etc..) ?

Carpets are optional on all cars except for a very few (mostly Chinese). It is mainly so that people can choose from multiple types of carpets from the manufacturer/dealership or go for aftermarket ones. Having said that, it is also market-dependent. In some markets (like in SL) when you go to the agent to buy a brand new car there would be carpets already included in the price of the car as there won't be any choices. In some markets, they are included with things like window visors, mud flaps, etc..just so that they can be made attractive against the competition.

That is a nice car. Has the potential to be something really nice. There are places that "customize" lights. Please don't ! They do complete injustice to the car by putting wierd LED lights that work in wierd patterns, etc... It will be really hard...and even expensive...but I would say please use the car as is..collect money and buy actual proper lights and trim bits. Then slowly start restoring the car. These things in good condition go for really high prices now.