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Greetings Guys, Back on the forum after many years (posted a question when looking for a car for my sister ages ago - can't remember my account). I've gone through the existing stuff re my question but most are a little old and bit vague. I'll try to summarize: I'm currently car less having sold the parents family sedan a year back as we do not travel a lot.But with covid I'm really not to keen on public transport OR taxis. Given the current insane prices the idea is to spend as less as possible initially on a car. My budget is less than 1.5 Mil LKR. I'm looking at a car with some character (no Maruti please) I don't drive to work daily or anything mostly weekend medium-short trips. I've noticed Minis for sale right in my budget and the prospects are tempting. BUT some background check I noticed the following: Seems almost all Minis are listed as Year 1960s but seem to be newer with AC and EFI. How are the legal aspects of this? Am I asking for trouble buying one? Are spares and components super rare? Any places bring them down etc. I'm from around CMB. So as long as there are joints in the Western province I'm ok There seem to be EFI and Carb engines both...any specific infos about these? How practical is the car for average usage in 2020? (think getting parts from abroad etc) Good places that handle repairs etc Not looking for mega resale but not willing to sell at 50% off. Other options I considered are the ones mentioned by you guysin some similar threads Mazdas Station Wagons Peugeot etc but these cars are like my backup plans. Please suggest your opinions am I Asking for trouble or what other options do I have?

Hello Experts, 1.Please kindly guide me to select one among these cars.. Alto Japan 2017 Daihatsu Mira 2017 Wagon r fx safety 2017 2. Budget is 2.5- 2.8 milion 3. My purpose is to driver Uber full time 4. Considering fuel economy Thanks in Advance...

Guys Im about to buy my first car and i need your expertise to make the decision. My requirements maybe unpractical or illogical. But here we go. My budget is 1M and is not up-gradable. im ok with old cars but preferably after 90s only because before 90 cars are boxed type. I like my car to be curved or round car fuel economy 9+ in traffic and at least 15+ on high ways. Less maintenance cost and parts availability (colombo area). Can run about 50K kms in next 2 years without any major engine repairs. AC, PS is must. good interior and exterior (good looking car) hatchback is preferred, sedan is also ok. not a big deal are my requirements reasonable for a car under 1M? guys please let me know your ideas and suggestions. Thank you