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Thank you for your opinion Crosswind, Fiat punto seems a nice little car and will consider that. Have to check with few other technical people before make my mind on that though. Thanks Don, I'm usually driving colombo area with normal city traffic and in that case 1000cc vitz wont be an issue. But Im wondering when I'm traveling Colombo - Badulla once a month with 3-4 on-board, will it do at-least 12-14 kmpl. sathyajithj99, I like hatchbacks than sedans . Please suggest me few sedans which will fulfill my requirements (fuel efficiency and reliability). Don already come up with the idea of Lancer CS1.

Thank you very much for your valuable input Don. In my price range, I can only afford Vitz 1000cc car but I saw few threads in AL highlighted the fact its under powered and less fuel efficient than 1300cc Vitz. In the other hand, I love Demio because its stylish and fun to drive, but again I saw thread in AL and heard, spare parts and body parts are rare to find in case I need them. Any idea about those two facts?

Dear All, I'm planning to buy a new car and my budget is around 2.3 Million (Max). So far I have checked the following models. Mazda Demio - (YOM : 2007,2008, Registered 2010,2011) Toyota IST - (YOM : 2002,2003,2004 Registered 2006,2007) Swift Beetle Japan (YOM : 2004-2008 Registered 2007-2010) Vitz 1000 cc (YOM : 2007 Registered 2010) Or Indian Suzuki Astar (auto) around 2Mil. ( I prefer Japan vehicle but like this car too ) All of the above checked models are between 60,000 - 90,000 Kms done so far except the Astar. I did search on AL and came up with the following results but those are bit older (considering the current market situation in 2014). http://forum.autolanka.com/topic/10722-swift-vitz-or-demio/ http://forum.autolanka.com/topic/10228-vitz-fit-demio/ http://forum.autolanka.com/topic/10559-which-car-should-i-buy/ I'm looking for a economical and reliable car which wont give me troubles (engine and transmission) in the long run as I'm planning to use this car at-least for another 3-4 years. So, I really appropriate help from you guys to select one model from the above for me or any others you suggest, based on above details. Also if you can share your experiences (fuel consumption and reliability) of the above models that would be highly appreciated. Thank you and looking forward to see your comments.

Hi guys, Got a great help and assistant from nano31. He pointed me to a repair place near Nugegoda (Nilwala Mortors). Sounds they are good in automatic gear boxes. http://forum.autolanka.com/topic/10985-automatic-gearbox/ I just call the place and they informed it’s a common issue of Nissan models like FB14, FB15. Also it will cost around 25,000 – 30,000 to fix this issue. Still I’m thinking about replacing the GB with recondition one or repair would more helpful in the long run? Any way I think it’s time to find my wallet.

Hello maheshw, 149,058 and 151,867 are mileage values that I have found from previous service records. I got all service records from previous owner and went through them. Then I have found the above mentioned details where the service records point out the ATF changed in 149,058km and 151,867km. Current mileage is around 164,000. For city driven 10-11 is ok with AC but my AC is not cooling well so I used to turn it off. So I feel it’s too much of fuel consumption without AC. Honestly I don’t know when the last EFI tune up did as it’s not recorded in previous records of my car. Thank you.

Hi nano 31, Just sent you a PM. Thanks.

Thank you very much for your quick response CJ5, I got the previous service records from last owner and it says ATF changed in 149,058 and again in 151,867. More specifically, 149,058 – ATF 2 D 4 liter ATF textamatic 4 liters ATF textamatic 1 liter And in 151,867 – ATF textamatic 1 liter. And once I get it in to D, shift down and up is very smooth, no thuds or jerks. With respect to the fuel consumption, I didn’t do any engine tune up after I brought it from the seller (one month back). I don’t see heavy carbon deposits on exhaust end but not quite sure about the water dropping happens in my car as you mentioned. Need to check it tomorrow morning. Also I would like to know a good place in Colombo to get engine tune up and solve this shifting issue. Please let me know any suggestions if you have. Thank you.

Hi guys, I’m having a FB14 1500CC, YOM – 1996, Auto, Mileage - 163,149. (Brought it one month back) and recently I’m having the following issues. When I start the car and shift the gear to D (Drive), the car won’t move forward. If I paddle the accelerator then the engine races like it’s in the N gear. Then I move the gear to the 2 (2nd) or L (low) and car start moving. After that if I move it to D again, no problem car moves smoothly. This is occurring only when it stop for more than few hours. Usually in the morning when I go to office and evening when I’m going to return home. This problem occurs after I did a full service (changed oil filter and engine oil) at Auto Miraj. After that service run, handbreak indicator in the dash board is always turning on. My friend told me that it might be a problem with the handbreak switch. I have checked the break oil and it’s between Max-Min levels. Also my car does average 10-11 Km per liter on both outstation and traffic without AC. (I have travelled Colombo city area and Colombo – Badulla last time and got this figures. Most of the times speed between 60 - 80). Is it a normal KMPL value for this type of car? If it’s not, what should I do to increase fuel efficiency? I’m new for this car and looking forward to see professional help from you guys. Thank you.