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noddy

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  1. well for the initial inspection you can go to TL but i do my repairs at Taridu Auto there are very good toyota and hybrid placed Good luck
  2. well comparing your 3 cylinder Vitz the Axio/Aqua has a lot of power. The axio has 75 horse power for a 1.5 and the hybrid takes it to 100 so that is pretty good. (20 cells * rate 7.5 per cell) if you take the small turbo that to do 7-8 in the city. and the diesels 2.5 with manuals gears it takes a month of Sundays to get a good speed. in the hybrid the speed comes instant !!!. i.e electric charge comes pretty quick.
  3. well it has the DOHC engine i took a carmart mechanic and he said its the same. miata is rear wheel and others 323 is front wheel from what saw.
  4. axio gives good miles that depends on the driving style and the no of kilometers. if you go for 20 kilometers and had 3 stops i.e EV miles are less you get 16 KMPL and 20 kilometers with no stops and EV high you get 20-22. this depends on the EV miles and the hybrid battery as the more miles on EV you get more KMPL. The Prius gives more miles as it has a larger battery.
  5. For sri lanka the hybrid energy saving cars are very good. I have a axio and it had done 125KM there are once that has done 350,000. if you look at YouTube USA site people who used these for 350 and still going strong. I have seen a prius that had done 330,000 miles used by a hotel. So if you decide to go for a hybrid look at the prius/aqua/axio. get the battery and the other components checked by TL and select a good vehicle with proper militance. if you have a 3 cylinder vits you will see a huge acceleration benefit !!
  6. I went to see the with a mechanic from car mart he said it has a lot of work i visited 2 times waisted a lot of money Rajapaksa is a big Crooke it has a fresh paint but the tyers are cracked due to being in the same spot and shocks are done. and the tappet cover is leaking etc. call ashen of car mart he will you more
  7. All hybrid very good, the honda mentioned seems to have the DCT clutch issue and the Axio, and aqua has ABS issues. So have some money ready for the repairs and take a good hybrid mechanic or get it inspected by the agents.
  8. i had one and it did 16 KMPL with auto start and stop. but the auto start and stop made a lot of users very uncomfortable.
  9. never wash the car engine it creates more issues. may be you can put strong air and clean the dust etc. never wash it or degrease it. in the wagon r this causes the famous adjuster issue.
  10. noddy

    hi thinking of getting mazda miata/eunos the one I had look at is in gampaha for sale by a car seller.

    this sunday i am going to look at it with a carmart guy 19-5684 this was used buy the ministry of defense

    if you know any thing call me 0711042566

     

  11. car ch**ks and grease**nkeys they do come and give a report but i need a compression test they are unable to bring a mobile unit and do the check at places. if you a mechanic who has the equipment or a mobile unit let me know in Colombo
  12. I was quoted 18.8 from ########. and they dont give for the two door cars. Actually I wanted to get a lease as the car is on open papers, so they will take the risk
  13. with the dealer price is 38.50 might offer 3mil if the dealer wants to get rid if it soon he might accept
  14. with the dealer price is 38.50 might offer 3mil
  15. this car had the mazda DOHC similer to mazda astina only the body is different astina is fron wheel and miata is rear wheel. actually the mazda engine and the body is fiat abrath. in the us value is 5000 USD so this works out to 2mil in sri lankn rupees
  16. I came across this car a 19- have you seen this in kotte area. the car sale guy is asking 38.50 that is for too much. if you know the car respond currently painted in red pain works is new.
  17. well the quality of life too you must see from your point of view, What made you go to a European county, and have you got a family ?? etc if you are a single guy try your luck for a while I did spend about 7 years in the U.K in the mid 80s and it was run for about 3 years and then came back with a degree and then life was fun. cost of living and weather and racism was my biggest concerns. Since you have made the decision to go there and if the job is good try for a few years don't sell any property that you own or the schooling for kids etc. Home where you grew up is the best but it has its share of problems too
  18. in the current sri lankan market the hybrid are very popular with the petrol high price the value of the cars have jumped up a lot I have a wagon R and Axio. the axio is 9 years old but with the battery replacement they can be used for long time. Where i go to get the car repaired there was a KV reg prius 3rd gen and it had done 330000 miles so far and going strong and it was used buy a Cina*** grand. few of the above users are talking about UK and Germany and whats going to happen ?, but the reality in sri lanka is very different I think the car prices and high petrol prices the hybrid are the best choice and then EV station are very few in colombo and the long charging time!!
  19. had a viva 2010 the problem with perodua is the plastic tend to fall off the door guard and several like that fell off. go for the Mitsubishi it will be more reliable the only issue is the body part will be difficult to get as the Ek wagon many many models and are few unlike the wagon r.
  20. well for the hybrid battery there are several options. you can get a band new battery from Toy#ta L#nka 500,000. or get individual cell replace the cost will be 20000 per unit or get battery from a reputed place with a warranty. my car too had a cell replace but was done by the previous owner The ABS issue check the accumulator or modulator this is a large issue have you replaced the brake oil, or do a complete clean up, that might reduce the problem.
  21. I had this repaired go to fire station near St josephs i cant remember the name but just park the the car and look at the side shops .
  22. well the Duel clutch issue was discussed here make sure you check the vehicle records or get it checked by the local agent. there is a number of garages that does the repair and give warrant for 6 months don't fall for that. I have 2 hybrids and get the battery checked a small charge will save a lot of pain. then the ABS issue i do get the brake oil checked and at 50000 miles I put a new, but I dont know if the Honda needs this the hybrid are way ahead of the others, and the small engine turbo are deadly and in traffic it does very little fuel.
  23. My car had a battery cell replacement in 2017 and so far its going great. this was done from a place in weliweriya. mine is an older axio the cell replacement was done by the previous owner. eranga motoe works weliweriya 0773872313.
  24. Go with the Lancer, Japanese reliability. Kia agents says put 95 octane !! and all repairs are expensive with specialist garages same is for the ford. Dont know why you decided to do for car now. there are rental once. Good luck with the search.
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