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  1. Hi Guys, I have noticed even in same vehicle models, which has the beige interior has a higher market value than black interior. On the other hand some people mention that black interiors are easy to keep & maintain. Others quote that beige interiors are much suited for hot climatic environments like here in Sri Lanka. Above all, the personal preference aspect seems to play a significant role when it comes to selecting beige interior or black interior. Would really appreciate your opinions on pros & cons, and overall impact of beige interior & black interior to a vehicle.
  2. Wow…what an epic thread. Beside buying cars, there are many great insights been discussed.....life, marriage, financing & budgeting, kids etc. Thanks everyone!!!! Some great points which were mentioned are; 1] Prior to making the buying decision its very much important on identifying the real requirement, availability of budgets, evaluating other expenses & commitments and keeping room for possible future scenarios. 2] Save & spend....not spend & save. 3] Buying should be necessity driven. Not desire driven. 4] After marrying, its always better to delay the arrival of kids for few years 5] Debt management is so critical & credit card is a killer. If a credit card is really required, try to keep it at home.
  3. Watchman - agreed on your point 100%. What is really required to focus is on the “Need”. I knew a friend who has virtually suicide because of bad budgeting. The maximum he could go with his savings was Rs. 2 million. However the guy was over the moon, and blindly leased balance Rs. 2.5 million and bought the car. The sweet tale only lasted three months and he has to face some really bad time. The monthly cash outflow was unbearable to him and now he is looking to sell the car. The joy he had on the day he has bought the car is gone forever, and now he is cursing it.
  4. What I feel that the rationale behind all these initiatives is to control foreign reserves and limiting the outflow of national wealth out of the country. Government cannot please everyone, every socio-income levels from a single budget and there will be always benefited and losers. Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves are in extremely low level, and on urgent basis these types of measures have to be taken. On the other hand, Sri Lanka has been a country without policies for long long time. Therefore getting things on track will also take long time. Looking at this current matter, government should look on it with some sensitivity. If they can decide not to apply new tax increase for people who has already placed their orders [who has open the LCs] or at least for the vehicles in the harbor/ships, it would be really great.
  5. Maheshdbr – you can keep on asking from thousands of people about different cars, their features, values, fuel efficiency, resell values, budget impacts etc. and for surely each & everyone will tell different stories. Everyone thinks his or her car as the best one on the planet . That's why most of the time car models like Corolla 121s which are 10-12 years old, going above 3 M First you decide the main requirement of buying a car. Is it for daily travel or only for weekend/leisure/family travels? Then compare this against your budget. If it’s for daily travelling, then fuel efficiency will be a concern. For family travels, better to have a little big car. Likewise list down these points and discuss within yourself on what you actually want. Then it’ll be easy for you to make the decision. But at the end of the day, 75% - 80% of the final decision should be purely yours. For an example, you may decide to pay 3 M for a 121. For most it may look like a foolish decision, but for you.....it's MY DECISION .
  6. Maheshdbr - all these models which I mentioned are minimum 15 years old and had been driven at least 150,000 km. If you are going for the old sedan option, you need to check the condition of prospective cars thoroughly. Ever never be that miserable guy who has been dumped or caught to a shitty oldie. However there are considerable number of good old cars which have been used carefully with good care.
  7. fuel efficient car.....less than 1.5 million. I think what amilawuk has suggested is a good choice. Requirement & available budget, thats what need to be think of extensively. If you looking for a car for daily travel with this budget, better to go for a fuel efficient small car. If you mainly use the vehicle in weekends and for family/lesuire travels, then you can consider a sedan. Corolla 110, Sunny FB 14, Soluna, Civic EG8 some of the sedan models you can look for. Corolla 110 should be the first option. Resell value....just let it go. Way things are moving forward, you can't gain profit by selling a car after 2-3 years of use.
  8. Machan, go for a brand new Maruit/Suzuki small car. With the tax reduction, probably you will be able to buy new one with your budget. When comparing with a small car, you cannot expect super fule efficency from a sedan [unless its a hybrid]. Generally all the famous sedans in the market does in betwen 7 - 10 km in city travelling. I found what people say and what actualy the vehicle delivers, always has a gap. Most of the time the develivery is less than whats been told Second hand market........its a slowly diminishing segment. In near future vehicles will become something like consumer durables and you'll not be able to gain profits by buying & selling. Toyota Soluna does average 8-10 km in city & 12-14 outstation. But its a very good car for its price.
  9. Thanks sathyajith. In fact I'm going through some Axela & Lancer threads at this moment as well Few days ago when we were discussing on vehicles, one of my friend showed me a Mazda Axela and said it’s a superb car. He said 2006-08 models are going well below 3 M & feature list is amazing when comparing with price. Further he adds it does 10 km in city & performance wise it's brilliant.
  10. What you're saying is that even though FD1 with 1800CC & FD4 with 1600CC engines, there is no difference in fuel efficiency. I had a chat with one FD4 auto user and he said that his car does average 9-10 km in city & 14-15 km outstation. I felt he is not lying too [he said he has been using the car for last 02 years & has no plans to sell it immediately]. Before the Soluna, I used a 1987 Mazda Familia 323. A rock solid car. Still remember a journey which I had with myself & 4 other friends to Walapane through all the hilly roads. It didn't disappoint us at all & it was amazing. Guys what about Mazda & Mitsubishi. Mazda Axela & Mitsubishi Lancer. Aren't they good cars? Have they been overshadowed by Toyota & Honda.
  11. Ramishka - Will there be a big difference between FD1 & FD4? looking at your details I guess its FD1 - 7 km & FD4 - 9 km and both figures for driving in city.
  12. Well considering posts up to now, most of you suggesting to go for a sedan rather than an aqua. hmm, even my heart also prefers a sedan Considering both fuel efficiency & comfort, seems to be Axio is the front runner for my budget. Hopefully I'll be able to find a descent Axio [probably YOM 2007-09], with in my budget. But I haven't give up on a Honda Civic as well
  13. ramishkad - FD3s manufactured before 2012 are equipped with a 1330CC engine, right? Does it make the big car underperforming? And how about its maintenance? Does Stafford motors good enough to care them and any outside maintenance experts?
  14. Reckless - True, in future fuel ll be a concern. At the moment it's not a big worry for me as monthly usage is only around 500-600 km. Our Soluna produce average 9 km in city & 13 km outstation. But with my future arrangements & monthly 1500 km + mileage, yes it'll be something to think of . tcfern1 - Thanks for the suggestion mate. I would love to go for a Hybrid sedan. Unfortunately my budget is max 3.3 M . I can add another 2-3 laks, but I don't want to do that. Beacause if something urgent/critical happens, I'll be totally helpless
  15. Thanks Sathyajith for your reply. Personally I know, if you can buy the vehicle from a genuine user who has driven it for minimum 2-3 years [not from a bayya], it'll definitely give good results. We are the 3rd owners of our current Soluna, and 2 previous owners have used it like a baby. And for the last 03 years it didn't give us any big trouble except few minor repairs, which is I guess a normal thing for a car manufactured in year 2000 . I highly prefer a Honda Civic . As you mentioned also, many say it doesn't deliver good fuel efficiency. I searched forum on Civics [FD1/FD4], some says it delivers 6-7 km in city & 11-12 km in outstation . But again different people say different things, and some says FD4 [1600 CC] has fuel efficiency of 9-10 km in city & outstation 14-15 km. Axio with a fuel efficency of 10 -12 km city & 15-16 km outstation, seems to be prety desecent.
  16. Dear Members & Experts, With a budget in & around Rs. 3 M [max 3.3 M], currently I'm evaluating following 02 options. 1] Go for a new Toyota Aqua Hybrid. probably a S grade. 2] Go for a used Toyota Allion/Axio or a Honda Civic [FD4/FD3]. Personally I prefer a big car like Allion or a Civic, considering the space & smooth driving. However some says to go for new vehicle rather than buying a used vehicle which is 7-8 years old. Yes, Aqua seems to be descent vehicle and been a hybrid, will return good mileage on fuel. Meantime I heard Axio also does well on fuel, 10 -12 km city & 15-16 km outstation. Some recommend Corolla 121, but with exaggerated pricing and been 10-12 years old; it's out of the picture I guess. I intend to use the next buy for minimum 3-4 years and current average use per week is around 100 km [currently we use a Toyota Soluna], however expecting it to increase for 200 - 300 km from next year. Appreciate your suggestions & recommendations.
  17. this country runs with big time hypocrites. this is the main reason why no matter what happen, still people suffer. From the top guy to ministers to parliamentarians, from business owners to CEO/MDs to GMs to normal office employees to clerks, and even the normal people in "gamme-gode-sidadhiye" are deeply submerged with big time hypocorism. As I see, there are 02 types of hypocrites in this country. 1] born to rich families, received top notch education & all luxuries, and taught by their elders that "you are in the top caste. All others are below you. Maintain that" 2] born to poor families, faced tough situations in life, under many hardships climbed the ladder with government education and arrived top levels. They also murmur a mantra "no person should come to my level. I they have to come, they have to go severe hardships" we don't need to look for super develop countries like Japan, Germany, Scandinavian 3.........but countries like Malaysia, Thailand. Its amazing to see how well the public transportation has developed in recent past. Ample buses & trains, well maintained, with full air-conditioned. As far as I see, transportation is way big issues for common man in Sri Lanka. Looking at the amount of resources wasted on unnecessary stuff, increasing number of busses & trains with good quality are not big concerns. On the other hand government is charging super taxes on vehicles. If tax levels are brought to decent levels many of these Indian shits including 3-wheelers will disappear, and many would be able to afford a decent Japanese vehicle.
  18. Thanks "The Don" for info. One importer told that when things settled in few weeks time, the actual reduction would be something like in between Rs. 50,000 - 200,000 for vehicles which we prefer . He also mention that current trend to be continued, where high demand for new vehicles and high supply of used vehicles for the market. Thus second hand prices to go further down......
  19. yes. Ideally this what should have happen. But our countries public transpiration system is horrible. Government is also virtually doing nothing to improve it as well. Feel extremely sorry about the daily commuters to Colombo, using public transportation. Buses will consume minimum 1 1/2 - 2 hours to reach Colombo, even from close areas like Maharagama, Piliyandala, Moratuwa, Malabe, Kadawatha, Ja-Ela. Trains are faster but there aren't enough trains in the system. People packed like "Pol Patawala" in trains.
  20. It seems nothing major will happen after all and nothing special for Hybrid vehicles. below 1000CC cars will have the 25% tax reduction, but I heard that there will be appx. 10% reduction in prices of below 1500CC vehicles as well. This can be due to new tax structure. Anyway better to wait few weeks or even till end of this year, till things get cleared and settled.
  21. As most of you predicted, budget proposal was to reduce vehicle import tax
  22. High inflow of new vehicles has caused availability of competitive pricing for buyers. Besides there are many attractive leasing options available for new vehicles [especially for Hybrids], so it seems more & more people want to go for the new stuff. Thus people want to sell their 2nd hand vehicles ASAP to get cash and go for the new with balance from leasing. Probably this can be a reason for the drop in 2nd market with high supply of used vehicles. I think there is a dilemma, whether tax on new vehicles will be increased or decreased from the budget. If it decreased, drop in 2nd hand market may happen in a more faster pace.
  23. I think most people in Sri Lanka select Toyota as their 1st choice, beacause of the following over Hondas' 1] Fuel efficiency 2] Wide availability of spare parts 3] Easy access to maintenance & repairs 4] Higher re-sell value Way the 2nd hand market behaving, point 4 may balanced in near future. For point 2 & 3, the agent; Stafford motors have to play a big role. What I feel that there will be more Honda buyers if these two points can be improved, regardless of the fuel factor. Hondas' have been always better & stylish driving machines than Toyotas'.
  24. I agree. 2nd hand car market is full of exaggerations. Most people quote 10-12 years old 121s with above 3 M & its completely laughable. I also think vehicle should not be an investment. But this is something Sri Lankan car market deeply submerged with. so is it better to go for a new hybrid rather than spending on an overpriced 2nd hand car?
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