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Honda really pulled a sneaky there didn't they? Rather than equipping the car with actual TPMS hardware they came up with a software workaround using existing wheel speed sensors to guesstimate tire pressure! Owners be like "we've been in forests less shady than you, Honda!" 😅

Correct 💯your chance now brother

That is not confusing at all. Makes perfect sense.

Is there any car that is NOT ridiculously priced in SL ?

Australian drivers vs Sri Lankan drivers

See...that is the thing...You need to talk to Import Control. You might even have to go to the Ministry of Finance and get the whole "no fund repatriation to SL" sorted out as well.

Here is the next then. 2 door car with a big name to it

Nissan Almera

That signature DRL strip says it's definitely a Lexus

about markups, don't even wanna talk about it. Sale owners squeeze all the desperate new buyers dry and will probably continue for a foreseeable time until demand reduces. For example, new Vezel Z play they bring down for 18mil range are being sold at 24-25mil at some sales. It's downright insane

Is it me or does that look like a helmet from Star wars?

Yes it is a Mark 2 (there is still only one generation of GR Yaris). So 300hpplus all the updates that we told Toyota about at pretty much all the events we were dragged to and questionnaires made to answer Makes you realize that Toyota actually read them. The only hitch is 90% of the improvements were sports-related. Uhh...as for the price...I can't tell you but what I can tell you is it was sold to the new owner with a huge markup.

WDY mean you're out? Trivia without Gummy is like colombo without kottu

Yeah, sold my father's Suzuki swift 2004 1.3cc for 4.0 Mil within a day of advertising on 2 famous sites. That was easy and within our expected price range. But saw the same being on the market again after 2 days for 42.95/- 🤑. I don't know how that went. But my 2nd car, Vitz 2007 SCP90 was put up for sale the same way but had no luck yet. Just a couple of calls and so many calls from a car sale requesting to keep it at the sale for several days.

Yeah...I am convinced that I am going to be seeing more Prado 250s and LC300s in Sri Lanka than on the streets of Japan We still can't get either one of those cars through Toyota Japan.

Now I am lost 😅

oui oui....pardon....was a bit busy and stayed away from online activities The picture above is the rear light of the barstadized car in SL...so here is smething that will actually help you identify the car...

Do you have a self adjusting drive belt tensioner? Maybe it's the same sound as in that reddit post

In my case sounds more like a loose spinning chain noise. I thought it might be the timing chain but it doesn't happen in idle or when revving in neutral

my Nissan N16 (QG series engine) 1.6 manual had the issue of RPM going up crazily and it had 2 issues i) Idle control valve was faulty ii) ECU had an issue (it had got damaged due to the faulty ICV valve as per the guy who fixed the ECU ) both above issues were fixed and now working fine

Hey, yup got a tune up done and didn't have an oil pressure warning or knocking sound since; it's very quiet now. As for the TPMS, it looks like the one on the Civic is a little weird or it may just be mine. I used to never get any alert on the TPMS during daily driving in traffic despite tyre pressures being quite off (I check my tyre pressure at the shed every month out of habit and could see the fluctuation). However, if I hit the highway or drive at faster speeds, it then tends to detect the pressure difference. In this case, however, it never popped up. What's worse is that after changing the 4 tyres, those folks pumped them up to 40-42psi. That caused a major rattle everywhere as the vehicle was so bumpy. Got that checked and reduced down to 32psi on all 4; much smoother since then. Not once did the TPMS go off though, oddly. I wonder if it only picks up these differences when driving at higher speeds for a while as opposed to stop-start traffic. EDIT: Found this thread that explains why the TPMS might be a bit weird on the 10th gen onwards: Getting the entire front-end dismantled tomorrow to check for any worn bushings and especially that weird intermittent metal scraping noise. Hoping for the best. BTW, do any of you know a good place that does plastic welding? I have a broken mounting hole on the lower lip of the front bumper and need that fixed; the entire lip itself is quite pricey and not worth replacing for just that damage.

Are we like going with a theme here ? A car that at first glance most mistake for a Mazda due to design similarities to one of their famous models. This was the outcome of an abandoned project by a Japanese musical instrument maker, a German designer and this automobile manufacturer. The project name sounds like it is some Airbus aircraft After the project was scratched the Japanese designers who worked on the project went on to design this car. ***What a lot of people don't realize is that the musical instrument maker had a stronger relationship with this manufacturer rather than the auto manufacturer it has a close relationship with now.

It is. The TPMS on the model, at least in my experience is quite paranoid and triggers a warning at the slightest difference of pressure in one tyre. The ONLY time it failed me was, understandably on one occasion when all four tyres had an equal drop in pressure.

Well,the tennis player was born in 1981 and the vehicle was given this name in 1990/1991 way before the tennis player became famous. The name, if memory serves me right, is Latin and the manufacturer had gone to the extent of finding a word that went along with the name of its best-selling mid-sized car (which was actually a class leader until the early 80s). This particular vehicle, when first released is 1991 was actually quite groundbreaking for its rear suspension system and its car-like design.

Yes..in SL they are...because our Lankans believe if a car does not have those stickers it has been in an accident and the glasses have been replaced....also the JAAI sticker is loved by Lankans to support their mileage roll backs. Now that those stickers are not there what or what will we Lankans do ? Maybe the car sales people will put them on themselves Costs anything from 500LKR upwards. Investing that money in a good maalu paan or a koththu is a better investment. Yes...maybe wait to see if someone else answers? Some hints maybe ? Troubled Japanese company (but then which one isn't right?) Rebadged by another Japanese automaker famous for kei cars (only to have recently gone with rebadging the Toyota equivalents).

May I put something to keep the thread going? Saw this today near our capital. Looking at the number, I thought maybe this is a fresh import?

Yeppers, Geely Emgrand EC7 gets quite fairly priced for what it is because nobody wants it But I'd pick a manual one if I were in the market tbh. Way better VFM than a 90s Jap abused to hell and back by local baiyas

So ridiculous squared or cubed...(i.e. Ridiculous to the Nth power)

Just that with the full kit...there is another one with just the body kit and suspension..quite a few normal 141 Axios with just the body kit. I doubt the legit one and half legit one is for sale. Which is why I suggested that they could get a 141 Axio and do the build themselves.

At the inspections? What I have heard is that it is with the inspection report (nothing new there). What some known people told me (and one of them was a Japanese party...does not sell cars to SL and says he would rather starve on the street). is: The inspection reports (and registration documents) never put the Year of MANUFACTURE. Only the year of FIRST REGISTRATION. Apparently, these guys first requested the date of manufacture which was denied as that can never be ascertained without the manufacturers themselves looking at serial numbers and their records. Apparently, the Lankan policy is such that if the date of manufacture is not known, it is set to be January of the following year. So our guys are supposedly buying "2022" models and then forging the inspection reports with a newer date. So why the duty reduction ? Not enough imports and estimated tax revenue is not what the government expected? So..in other words we have created a screwed up scenario ? THe question I have is even if they reduce taxes...do people have money to actually buy cars? True people yap this and that but when they see the actual bill do they really have the buying power? The government can't slash the taxes by that much. Even if they slash it at some point they are going to have to raise it again, restrict financing % for cars or increase interest rates to curb imports because every monkey with their uncle's mistress will be importing new cars (let's not forget that interest rate hikes will effect all kinds of borrowing). I feel those who actually have the money probably can afford to buy a some practical car even at the current rate. The sad reality of Lankans is that the masses just go and buy cars they simply can't afford. All these guys talk about the landed costs but no one seems consider the cost of borrowing the money.

@john cooper gave the answer let him put the next trivia

Ok so I had enough with the issues and took the car to C*r C****s. Glad I did since they found out the cause for my suspension woes. Apparently the inner CV boot and tie rod ends were messed up. They also said that the rack was gone, but didn’t really inspect the whole thing, so it needed to be checked separately. I also have some weak rear shocks as the car once hoisted had its rear wheels move into the shocks even with a little push (shouldn’t be the case). This means that the car can’t even take its own body weight and hence needs those 2 replaced. Also found out that the rear wheel alignment that the dealer did last year caused a misaligned rotation marker, so it’s difficult for anyone to figure out the exact angle now just by looking at it. Needed a few more things done too, like an engine tune up as it was noisy on idle (guessing carbon build up thanks to the crappy 0w20 Performax oil they used). Will swap out for a good 5w30 next service. Took the report to the dealer as I wanted to show them what they kept shrugging off for the past several years. They were so defensive at first and when I forced them to check it out, they admitted the tie rods were worn as there was considerable play. When asked if they checked it this way before, they said they didn’t since the test drive down their “boralu paara” was fine. They also tried to say that just because there are oil stains on the CV boot doesn’t mean that grease is leaking; asked them to change it anyway since it’s most likely cracked. They did say that the rack ends were ok though, but I’m going to get that specifically checked elsewhere. Rear shocks will be replaced later from outside as I can’t be dishing out 98k per strut at the dealer. Anyway, the ride is super smooth now on the front end. Just like the good old days when I purchased it. A few more fixes and it’ll be as good as new!

Interesting, you know when I got rid of my Alto I just advertised on the quick site and also on vehicle roof first guys who came bargained like crazy but I didn't budge, then another guy came and paid an advance after three weeks and a few days later came and said he can't buy it due to the crib and so I put it again on a Sunday and by Monday it was sold at 50k less than advertised. This was back in January and mind you it was an Alto 800

Very true, seeing people advertise G Classes, Raptors etc. Don't think the people who were crying for cars are buying.

Changed the rear struts finally as it was extremely weak. But apart from that, there was a weird issue with the rear camber and as per the dealer, there have been a bunch of other CR-V's and Civics that came in with the same problem. They had to do some lathe work on the arms to get it sorted. Apart from that, there seems to also be a bit of play on the rack and it's most likely one of the bushings that's worn down. The front links also seem to be a little shaky, so that's due for a change. However, just when I thought I was getting things sorted out, ended up with a flat tyre that I didn't even notice and drove around with it unfortunately. Only realized once I landed the front right tyre over a metal manhole cover and it felt like an earthquake. Tyre had to be replaced, so I got 4 new Yokohamas... yes, another major expense there. Had to replace the rears anyway since the Continentals were nearly completely worn out (uneven wear due to previous suspension issues). The only issue though is that after that knock, there is a very slight intermittent squealing noise like those from the brake wear indicators on the affected wheel. It isn't the rim or anything either since that was swapped to the rear. Got the alignment re-done and there's no damage, but I guess something's off alignment at the rotor or pad level. Hoping it isn't the wheel bearings that have got some play since that's usually a pricey repair. The woes never end!!

Man sells his Dacia 1300 after 34 years of ownership

I don't think there is a significant change in prices, more so, I think the prices have gone up a little bit in a lot of the lower end cars like GP5, Swift, Vitz. Also, I saw a convoy of GR Hiluxes in Duplication Road with Garage numbers ripping through the streets. It was a sight to be seen!

Well done ! You might have signle handedly just artificially inflated Emgrand prices. Pretty soon we will be seeing Emgrands with gold badges getting sold for 5x the current price

True this. All are seems to quote starting price of the base model with no any options like you mentioned in a previous post. A capable buyer would buy a decent new car and settle while the mass seems to doing is artificially dragging used car prices down. When seeing all these FB page posts atc it's just pathetic. Now that the first vessel arrived, their desperation seems to have doubled. 😃