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Will Hybrids Fail Or Succeed In Sri Lanka?


  

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  1. 1. Will Hybrids Fail Or Succeed In Sri Lanka?

    • FAIL - Hybrids will NOT become accepted and 'mainstream' and will 'FAIL' in Sri Lanka
    • SUCCEED - Hybrids will become accepted and 'mainstream' and will 'SUCCEED' in Sri Lanka


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The Honda Clarity is much more advanced than a Prius or any hybrid, but hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are years away from mass production. The Clarity is available for lease only, and only in California and Japan where there is hydrogen refueling infrastructure in place.

Well, if they bring them down here, they can refuel them at your house, since you are so full of shi... I mean, gas.

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Dude, recalls are issued to sort out to reliability issues. I'm not saying it keeps breaking down all the time, but you said "No significant issues". This statement is WRONG. There was a SIGNIFICANT issue. I dunno if its a problem for prius drivers who drive at 30k looking at trees dying in their damn displays without watching where they are going, but not having brakes for a whole second is very, very serious issue. If you think driving around with no brakes is normal, you need to have your license revoked. And your example has to be the stupidest example of all time. It is obvious you don't know jack about driving, and you are sitting here marketing cars. I've half a mind to ban you for advertising so damn hard, totally ignoring faults. Not even hardcore Honda fanboys back in the drag racing days manged to spout out the BS quite like you do. (And I said Honda fanboys, not fans, before any of you get offended. Proper fans actually had knowledge to back up what they said, unlike the "vtec just kicked in yo!" fanboy set)

Imagine owning a car for 7 minutes and your brakes don't work while driving your brand new car home and you end up wrapped around a lamp post. I'm sure the lack of serious issues will be of great comfort even though your reflexes were fine and you took the correct action of pressing the brake pedal in time to avoid the accident, except the car didn't apply the damn brakes!

And Software Updates are issued to sort out bugs. You might not have a clue, but I was in tech support for almost 5 years and I do IT consultancy now, so I know what I'm talking about. You don't just dismiss the software issues. No brakes qualifies as a grade A, a showstopper. Shut the thing down and it stays down till fixed kind of issue. Do you think Toyota recalled 400,000 cars, suffered a major loss of face, prestige, image and $2,000,000,000 just for FUN?!?

The reason that people continue buying it in droves is morons like you who keep marketing it and people keep falling for it. People visit Magcity in droves too. Do you see anyone here recommending it? People in droves elected Hitler, people in droves backed Prabakaran and Osama. People don't buy the Prius for reliability, they buy it for the same reason they wanted Axios with push button start and winker mirrors. To impress the bloody neighbours!

We have dusty roads and wet roads with can be slippery too. So stop being a moron. You have no sense of time and distance. 27 meters? A bloody blue whale is 30! The whole vehicle is about 4.5 meters, that means in one second at 50 while you're without brakes, the car can move about 3 car lengths. Even a moron should be able to see that this can be a serious problem, specially in a local context were pedestrians run around like suicide bombers.

Peri, RESPECT!

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Then you are saying that the millions of Japanese and Americans who have bought hybrids did so because they fell for marketing. And car manufacturers are morons because they are the ones who are marketing these vehicles to people.

That makes no sense at all.

Of course it makes no sense at all. Thats coz YOU said it, not me. I say millions of Japanese and Americans bought hybrids because they fell for marketing. And car manufacturers are smart people who used moronic evangelists (see: Californikan) to market their products. Its about profits for them, not saving the earth. The Americans voted for Bush. Twice. And they chose Taylor Hicks as American Idol. Smart choices don't seem to be their strong point.

It seems like you are trying to do a mathematics calculation by imagining blue whales.

1 second at 100kmph is about 27 meters. 1 second at 50kmph is about 13.5 meters. It's a simple calculation.

I was trying to help you with a visual rep coz you don't seem to realize how far that is. 13.5 meters is 3 times the length of the car, thats a long way to travel without brakes at 50kmph. You can kill people by hitting them with a car at much slower speeds than that.

Dude, no offence, but what is going on with the constant name calling and insults?

It makes this forum seem immature, unprofessional, and toxic. And it only diminishes the opportunity for people to reach a graceful resolution to differences of opinion. You should be setting an example for others.

Talking to a wall gets frustrating, necessitating experimentation on how to reach a person. When said attempts fail, there will be the inevitable ignoring of direct conversation with poster but just pointing out how stupid the posts are so the people who are learning can figure out the right thing.

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Very entertaining but a quick correction,

The brake issue was as the car goes over a rough road and the brakes are applied, if one wheel unloads [i.e. go over a bump and as the traction is reduced] the ABS system is actuated. The problem was that the other 3 wheels still have traction but by actuating ABS early, it increase the distance unless you push the brake pedal all the way down. The fix was to actually delay the ABS engagement point so the system is not so sensitive.

This is first hand experience and have duplicated it many many times before and tested the fix after.

Sounds deadly, considering going over potholes is pretty much all we do here. Driving from Savoy to Roxy down the Galle Road should be particularly entertaining.

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Sounds deadly, considering going over potholes is pretty much all we do here. Driving from Savoy to Roxy down the Galle Road should be particularly entertaining.

Would've been no issue what so ever man. It's not as bad as you seems to think.

Anyway, back to regularly scheduled programming. This stuff's not nearly as entertaining.

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Having been around for 10 years or so, in the States the hybrids are breeding their own non-manufacturer service and parts support base.

Wander ebay and there are cottage industries now supporting demand for hybrid traction battery rejuvenations and replacements at "realistic" prices.

Art's Automoive, a non-dealer shop based in California, are ripping into the heart of the Toyota Prius on complex repair missions. See:

http://www.artsautomotive.com/publications/7-hybrid/105-prius-1st-gen-repairing-an-mg2-motor

for a highly detailed text and photo report on their pulling apart and rebuiding a Prius transaxle. Lovely stuff that might well be predicting future trends in hybrid service support in other communities as technicians' expertise and confidence in working with these vehicles grows.

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I'm not a marketer dude. I'm a tree hugger. I've said that before many times. My interest in hybrids is low emissions and low pollution for a clean green Sri Lanka.

so CALI is a certified tree hugger who is trying to save mother sri lanka.... listen have u taken a look at SL,.. think we have much bigger issues than emmisions in this country.. if u make half the passion u have to promote the PRI-ASS here and put that energy into acutally solving a burning issue in SL.. maybe all ur ranting and patheticness can be redeemed...

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I'm not a marketer dude. I'm a tree hugger. I've said that before many times. My interest in hybrids is low emissions and low pollution for a clean green Sri Lanka.

so CALI is a certified tree hugger who is trying to save mother sri lanka.... listen have u taken a look at SL,.. think we have much bigger issues than emmisions in this country.. if u make half the passion u have to promote the PRI-ASS here and put that energy into acutally solving a burning issue in SL.. maybe all ur ranting and patheticness can be redeemed...

PATHETICNESS ?........ i guess if more of us use this it will become an 'official word'.... like ZOOT ? :lol:

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Second hand Japanese hybrids will succeed if the agents decides to bring down brand new hybrids to Sri Lanka, if not it would fail.

Think only Porsche is bringing down the Hydrid version of their cars! and they have trained personel to maintain them. Other European manufactures aready making hybrids (Merc + BMW) Jagaur very soon are launching one and will be available in Sri Lanka.

Realisticly Japanese Car manufacturers think that Sri Lanka is a extremely under developed country where people are in mud huts barking at each other, thats why they don't send the luxury models (or spec'd versions) to Sri Lanka therefore Toyota and Honda may newer bring down Hybrids!

according to Toyota Lanka and Stafford, they will be importing Hybrids come December, just like the brands mentioned above, also going through last weeks #####, i saw an advert by a guy in Marawila who offers specialized services for Hybrids, it could be true or false.

I also hear that, some specialist garage for Hybrids is being set up, the authenticity and reliability of the statement I cannot gaurantee, but this is what I heard from somebody that knows somebody that knows somebody totally into hybrids.

It will NOT fail though, because there are somany hybrids out there that, many people are gonna step up to the plate and try to catch the business of being a hybrid maintenance specialist, there is money to be made, there is oppertunity, so There will always be a solution.

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First Dedicated Hybrid Vehicle Service Center in Sri Lanka opens this Monday, August 8 2011

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Hybrid Motors Lanka, a subsidiary of Hybrid Motors Singapore, will open the very first hybrid service centre in Colombo on Monday August 8, marking its entrance into the automobile market. This will be the first of the many such engineering centres to be opened islandwide by Hybrid Motors Lanka in the months ahead. The hybrid service centre was set up with an investment of US$ 500,000 (Rs 50 million) to meet the technical needs of the estimated 2,000 to 3,000 hybrid cars in Sri Lanka, while a further 2,500 are still in the port awaiting clearance.

Chairman of Hybrid Motors Lanka Eddie Lo quipped that he had seen a lot of people driving hybrid cars while in Sri Lanka, there was no service centre for them to go to for a problem and assured that the company planned to expand the number of service centres around the island as more hybrid vehicles enter the market.“In line with the vision of the President and the Government of Sri Lanka, who believe in the good effects of safeguarding the environment we live in, we will also strive to promote the green concept in Sri Lanka,” said Lo.

Although hybrid cars are becoming increasingly popular, there is no warranty issued with the car, nor are there any service centres to meet the mechanical needs of such cars here. Hybrid Motors Singapore imports hybrid vehicles into Singapore, but with regard to its Sri Lankan operations, it will presently contribute towards the technical and service needs of hybrid vehicles. The company is also considering importing hybrid vehicles to Sri Lanka in the near future. According to Hybrid Motors Lanka Sales Director Azli Ismail, the labour cost charged by the company will be on par with local car service centres while the cost of spare parts will be as determined by the manufacturers.

Currently the company is planning on working with hybrid car dealers to sell with a warranty to ensure that the car can be serviced and maintained. Hybrid Motors Lanka Technical Director Robert White added that the services provided at the centre would be of superior standard since the company had garnered experience from the last four years in servicing hybrid vehicles. An increasing number of people are showing interest in hybrid cars to save on fuel and car manufacturers too are now moving towards producing these green friendly cars.

http://www.ft.lk/2011/08/06/sri-lanka-gets-first-hybrid-service-centre/

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Interesting. Now everybody is claiming they are the first people to open hybrid service centres :D

Let's see - Ma*ara Gar*ge, Ar*bian M*tors, Some bloke in Marawila...

I wonder how the charges are going to be, if suddas have to come in all the way from Singapore and hold press conferences in five star hotels, just to open a garage :D

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Do not worry Srilankan motor mechanics specially Auto electricians are quick picking up any new technology. When first TV station started 30 years ago Srilanka situation was some what like Hybrid vehicles. The question was are there repair men if something goes wrong with TV.

In 1990 first half auto gear box was not wanted by any Srilankan Motorists.Today it is very difficult to find manual gear box vehicles.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

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Do not worry Srilankan motor mechanics specially Auto electricians are quick picking up any new technology. When first TV station started 30 years ago Srilanka situation was some what like Hybrid vehicles. The question was are there repair men if something goes wrong with TV.

In 1990 first half auto gear box was not wanted by any Srilankan Motorists.Today it is very difficult to find manual gear box vehicles.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

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I love how this poll shows a clear split between our resident trolls and real members.

check the list who voted for "Succeed"

Californikan , poscher , fizz , rover , rg_lv , julo , MIBSriLanka , Harry (aq) , MkX , AfzGTR , Hiran690 , Phill , abiman , Malinda_um , lkgamage , jerryda , coolcar , defendertdi , anjulau78 , Uditha88 , Binga Honda , Schiffer , wrav001 , ccw , Dinuk , pirana , chrysh2405 , Busooly

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Do not worry Srilankan motor mechanics specially Auto electricians are quick picking up any new technology. When first TV station started 30 years ago Srilanka situation was some what like Hybrid vehicles. The question was are there repair men if something goes wrong with TV.

In 1990 first half auto gear box was not wanted by any Srilankan Motorists.Today it is very difficult to find manual gear box vehicles.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

They r still having problems in repairing the auto boxes haven't they (eg- fir aria, nzt260 allion, premio ect.)

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They r still having problems in repairing the auto boxes haven't they (eg- fir aria, nzt260 allion, premio ect.)

correct me if i'm wrong isn't fit aria allion nzt260 and premio nzt260 only comes with cvt transmission?. :unsure:

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correct me if i'm wrong isn't fit aria allion nzt260 and premio nzt260 only comes with cvt transmission?. :unsure:

'nexus',

Correct. Yes AT 40000 KMS you have to change CVT gear box oil it is expensive than normal auto gear oil.

I think all failures are on used vehicles imported by dealers and due to odometer reduction user not changing gear oil.

I am not in automobile gear box reconditioning have done Torque converters of heavy machinery years ago. If I remove few of them will be able to put them right.

Sylvi Wijesinghe.

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