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Thanks for the reply mate. I think I should pass this car. The hybrid systems work ok. I didn’t feel any lack of power and the economy was showing 4.8l/100km.

Guys, I’m in the process of buying a car here in Europe. I checked a Honda Jazz (GP1 in Lka). I find some rust in the engine compartment and underneath the body. is it normal? car mfg year is 2012 mileage is 90,000km.

Nope. Europeans. in fact, the sales staff at Toyota dealership also confirmed me the same when I asked that. I know that could be bias but they were not typical salespersons who promote what they sell; rather they just stand there in don’t care mode.

Thanks. I said 'my friends here' meaning here in Europe

Hi all, I hope there are people here with experience in the Europe. I am new in Europe and planning to buy a car. I had few choices, VW Golf, Peugeot 308, Ford Focus. But some of my friends here are telling me these cars are unreliable in terms of electrical components and suggest me to go for Toyota or Mazda. So I decided to go for Toyota Auris Hybrid (2014/2015). 1) Is this a right choice? 2) In general, can a 10 year old hybrid battery handle another 5 years? Thank you. PS: I know the reliability of each car / battery is unique as to how it is taken care of by their owners. But I am only looking answers from average use cases.

Thanks for your inputs. Appreciate it. Yes my parents are in SL. They are telling me not to return to SL soon. I have few other siblings who are with them right now.

I don't cook. I could have exchanged my SL license for free here. But after coming here only I found out that it is expired. Getting the local one from the scratch here requires me to pay 3500 euro (can buy an old car for that price). Other option is for me to renew my SL license from here, the embassy said that is possible and that they will take my fingerprint here. But they don't have the offline form. And they are saying the Dept of Motor Traffic in SL hasn't heeded their request for months now. I sent one of my friends in SL to get a form and DHL me, but he was told they will give out forms only after getting the fingerprint of the person who need to renew it. I tried to speak on the phone with a staff but they didn't want to. 🤦‍♂️ May be they are exhausted by the situation and not in a mood to help others.

Watching videos on Youtube, Going out eating, travelling in the weekends to family villages etc... Didn't play any sport but like to watch cricket on TV.

I haven't discovered any interests yet here. Probably need to travel more in the weekends.

Thanks a lot. Thoughtful feedback. Giving a few more months is a sensible option. But the other opportunity I have in my hand (the remote job with more savings) will go away if I don't give a word within a week. In short, if I stay in Europe hoping for improvement in SL situation, and if it turns out the same, I will regret not taking up the remote job and settle in SL for highter financial gain and emotional comfort. On the other hand if I take up the remote job and return to SL and find the situation getting worse, I will regret giving up the European opportunity. In this case I will only regret if it goes to Zimbabwe or Venezuela level (may god forbid that). If it stays in the present level I would still be happy.

I went there because of the SL situation. But after coming here, I feel like living in the SL situation is better (due to home sickness). I don't find anything wrong here with regards to the people the job etc.. My concern is, whether the SL situation gets even worse; similar to Zimbabwe level or will it remain the same as current. Because I don't want to regret about giving up the European opportunity after coming back to SL.

Guys, I came to a European country with my family on high skilled migration visa couple of months back. I have got a permanent job here. Now I feel I am bored, lack the social life I had in SL, missing the extended family etc.. And I want to return to Sri Lanka. Do you think this is a good idea considering the country situation? I have found a remote contract job in which it is possible to save almost twice the amount in SL than what I can save in Europe. I thought the homesick would go away in few weeks but it's been around 3 months and it is not going. Appreciate your thoughts. Thanks.

Thanks all

What is a harbor auction?

I suppose this car is manufactured in 2008? I am confused as to how it holds a very recent number.

How do we know if the steering rack having an issue? I own a swift, and when in I drive over potholes I hear a 'duk' sound. Could this be that? I was under the impression that his is break calipher problem.

Sure will do soon man. Didn't have enough time to get some good shots

Thanks a lot. Btw, Swift RST comes with automatic gearbox.

Swift RST imported to SL with 46000km. The owners manual doesn't mention anything about gearbox oil change/intervals. A*W recommends to change every 40,000km. Appreciate an expert view on this.

I am using this beauty for the last 6 months as my daily runner: Compared to my previous watch Seiko SKX007, this one is much better in build quality. And I am surprised that the crystal is still brand new without a single scratch, unlike in the Seiko which had many scratches although Seiko claimed their hardlex is more scratch resistant than the other minerals.

I once did a repair at Abans Wellawatte. They charged 1500 or something to fix a noise by replacing some rubber. I think that's a reasonable charge.

Thanks. I’ll first try upholstery shop. second I’ll try putting seat covers. is it safe to put covers when the seat has airbags? (swift rs)

Makes sense. any treatment or solution? ?

Please note this is an unregistered car. It’s with me only for a week now after importing directly. what’s the solution?

A hole appeared in my seat cover this evening. What could be the reason? And what is the treatment? TIA.