Aravinda

Dear all, I am looking for a ECU for a Ford laser 1999 automatic 1.6 engine. Please advise where to look for. Part attached herewith. Thanks

Well.. I cannot agree more. This is exactly what happened when I bought my car( my first ride ) 2 years back. It is a near 20 year old Ford Laser(Japanese). I had done plenty of research on seller frauds and kept looking for a good ride for couple of months. It took me by surprise how confident I felt when the previous owner showed me the file with all service records maintained throughout all its 2 previous users. It cannot reveal you everything about the car but surely that is a very strong differentiation for someone who is looking for a genuine ride for personal use(not a buyya). As you said it was from those records I tracked the next timing belt change, suitable oil type etc etc.

Thanks! This makes a lot of sense. In Australia, do vehicle owners just maintain a hard copy of the records or are there any sort of facility to help them out with record keeping?

Thanks everyone for your valuable thoughts ? I understand 2 facts from most of you. I am focusing the average vehicle user here.. 1. An average vehicle user (unless you are a vehicle enthusiast or someone very organized) will not make it a habit to keep all records timely manner! I was thinking what could be the reason behind this? Don't they identify it as something important for next users of the vehicle? Or is it because of the extra work that they have to do with it?(Maintaining a file at home) etc etc.. 2. People coming to buy a used vehicle keeps their focus on the price point( to bargain as much as possible). Obviously if they can inspect the vehicle technically it should give himself the confidence to go ahead and buy it. But then that really means service records don't play much of a role here. Any idea how this happens in other countries? Or is this just Srilankan way of thinking?

Hi everyone, Although we cannot exactly track what a vehicle has been through for many years of its usage. As buyers, it always makes us confident if we can examine the vehicle service records before buying a used vehicle. Do you maintain your service records? what you feel about its importance?