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  1. I agree with the rest but this point. EU regulations of the time were no less stringent than Japanese, but at this time they chose to INNOVATE instead of abandoning diesel. The common rail system and pump injection(VW) which brought a lot of sales was a result of that. Now it's become challenging again for diesel passenger cars, but even BMW recently confirmed that diesels will be around for next 30years because 1. One has to take the electrification hype with a pinch of salt ( charging infrastructure, battery raw materials) 2. Its extremely hard to reach fleet emissions of CO2 < 95g/km without diesels which emit less CO2 I think the real reason why Japanese abandoned diesel passenger cars was the local market preference ( Japanese families drive shorter distances and care more about engine vibration during the weekly shopping ride of 10km) and the high costs of innovative technology (exhaust after treatment systems etc) not being offset by their small(er) market share. This is proven by that Toyota kept releasing diesel cars in EU markets until recently)
  2. both are European developed models, with European powertrain technology inside. One has a Japanese badge.
  3. yes, unfortunately that changed at the end of 90s when Toyota gave up diesel engines for light vehicles, depriving the mid size families from the affordable and spacious motoring option.
  4. Talking about Vitz, there is a price difference of of 3.6M to 4.4M between the model years 2016-2019. Is it worth it?
  5. Hybrids are an intermediate technology to bridge a gap and achieve good fuel consumption. They are costly and complicated to build, provide poor profit margins to car manufacturers and depreciate fast when ageing( battery issues). On the other hand their existence is being challenged by two factors. 1. Advances and cost improvement of new technologies like pure battery electric or fuel cell, which are less complicated than hybrid 2. improvements of existing petrol and diesel, synthetic fuels, bio fuels with combustion engines, which can achieve similar mileage(almost) as hybrids made 5 years ago, also with less fuss and long term problems one reason diesels are unattractive in developed countries is the governments continuing to impose driving bans on vehicles that have higher Nox emissions, and for high-performance petrol engines the bans on higher CO2 emissions is a problem when buying. But I dont see any possibility of such bans in SL in the near future. therefore if you care about resale value AT ALL, go for the KDH diesel.
  6. if you worry about resale value in 10 years, only the Toyota suits you ?
  7. LOL, didn't AJM explain the same thing using 10 times less words? Or someone trying to prove his smart because he reads "papers"?
  8. If you have a donor car to get bits and parts from(interior also), should be possible at any good workshop
  9. I guess then no option other than to drill the lock-nut and put in a regular one (Or try to get one from ebay etc)
  10. there should be at least 20 "computer boxes", which box you mean?
  11. vag2

    Toyota Vios

    VVTi(timing) alone is not good , it has to be combined with VTEC(lift) like Honda does
  12. my personal experience Com bank more flexible and slightly better rates than Sampath, as a person who had FDs on both. But could depend on personal contacts one has..
  13. Engine,Gearbox may be very robust,almost unbreakable. But expect to pay a hefty amount for the Shocks/Control arms/mounts which would have taken a beating under our road conditions and need to be replaced at this age.
  14. please calm down, I never said foreign spouses should not get Sri Lanka PR. At least in the west (EU), it is mandatory to show sufficient official-language skills of the country where the applicant LIVES even on a spouse visa. If he's out for more than 2years,it will be reset. This measure is to protect the local culture and ensure ALL foreigners integrate properly in to it. I also checked out the Japanese conditions, .https://visa-immigration.net/info/permanent-residence nothing seems to be mentioned about spouse visa, its only about "benefits to Japan"(tax..) from the person. so yes I agree that the PR should be available in SL, but first the authorities have to study and implement requirements similar to other developed countries. After all what is wrong with asking foreigners who want to settle down here to learn Sinhala or Tamil? It will even help them to understand our society and how things move here.
  15. Sorry but I dont think any foreigner should be given an unlimited PR just for living in the country for family or career reasons. No country does so. The applicant has to show good conduct, integration efforts, and in most countries the PR will be cancelled If the person is absent from the country for a 2-3 years. Coming to ex-citizens,even India which prohibits dual citizenship from the beginning has the solution called"Overseas Citizen of India" status . It's far from citizenship, but a unlimited PR. we still have laws from 70years ago when there were fewer cases like this. I think it's time to provide more opportunities,but only for foreigners who are WILLING To INTEGRATE well (at least medium PROFICIENCY in LOCAL LANGUAGES Sinhala or Tamil should be must!)
  16. what is the vehicle? Hybrid,non-hybrid,electric?
  17. in the 407,the LCD displays of dashboard,climate control become unreadable when temperatures go above around 25degrees. Is this issue solved in the newer models? Maybe if its imported by agent, would be a hot-climate customized model.
  18. yes you are right. non of the partnerships were working ,because the partners were uneasy about how very little of hybrid technology Toyota actually was willing to share, while expecting to squeeze as much knowhow about common rail turbo diesel, small car design etc from them.? In the end they all decided to stay away from Toyota hybrid technology and developed alternatives which became mainstream,due to synergies and economies of scale.
  19. the basic technology for use in a hybrid is free, and additional risk assessments and tweaks for harder use in EVs for example will bring in money as consultation fees(at least,that's the concept) I still am curious to know which other car manufacturer was allowed to use Toyota hybrid patents before 2019.
  20. which other parties are meant here, any other non-related Companies using Toyota hybrid technology apart from Japanese universities and Reserach bodies? Here is a good article which explains why Toyota opened up its hybrid patents. https://electrek.co/2019/04/03/toyota-opens-patents-save-hybrid-cars/ 1.generate income from fee-based services from a technology that is going Outdated(Galapagos 2 ) 2.hope other Startups would use hybrid technology and keep it alive, and slow down a complete shift to EVs while Toyota is able to join the EV race Auto Industry is changing, with shorter lifecycles Quality will suffer, because there will no more be Time available to perform DRBFMs even for a small change in Cup-holder design anymore like Toyota engineers do!
  21. . Until recently Toyotas hybrid system was untouchable due to patent protection anyone willing to use it had to pay huge license fees. Then the European and other JOEM successfully developed series hybrids at lower cost(48V), merged with turbocharged gdi downsized engines to achieve similar mileages and more power. In the end Toyota realized that their hybrid technology was becoming a "Galapagos syndrome" (like their mobile phone technology faced distinction against iPhones,android phone) and last month decided to share it (open source) with third party car makers who were willing to use it. So far only one Chinese startup has shown interest, lets see how it competes with the mainstream hybrid technology.
  22. actually the 2L civic type-R 2015 model engine was developed in Europe with partners like Bosch,Mahle. Honda, in a first for JOEMs (wisely) decided around 2011 to introduce downsized GDI turbocharged technology which was becoming a trend in European hatchbacks(not to be confused with the Mitsubishi GDI systems from the 90s, for bigger engines) The 1L Civics are just a minor variant of the 2L mainstream civics that produce over 300HP. So in fact it IS European tech inside, in addition with VTEC AND VVT. The same technology is used also in many Acura SUVs and sedans in US and China,and has made good profit for Honda. Toyota on the other hand was over confident about their Atkinson cycle bigger PFI engines, which were best for mating with the low torque /high efficient parallel drivetrains.
  23. S straight to the point, a Half sized Prius needing 1.8L is just absurd compared to the bigger European rivals equipped with modern technology. Especially Toyota seems to stick with PFI naturally aspirated engines which provide low power per displacement.
  24. so the 3.5million CIF value and the engine capacity BOTH need to be exceeded? for example in the segment non-hybrid petrol, no additional luxury tax upto 1800CC?
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