Kyan

Thank you! I've been hearing about the Viva Elite alot, personally I'm not a big fan of how the car looks for some reason haha, what do you think of the other options I have? Thank you in advance!

Hi all, I’m looking to buy a reliable car within the 3-4 million LKR range. Preferably something slightly newer-looking (not too old in design), with good fuel economy and reasonable maintenance costs. Open to suggestions/recommendations on models that fit this budget. Thanks in advance!

Hello, I have a Pajero IO, and I've been running into lots and lots of problems with the vehicle, over the few years I've tried multiple mechanics and the current one is ripping me off without getting the job done. If you do know some good mechanics who excel in Pajero IO's - please do list them below. Thank you, really appreciate the help!

Oh wow! thank you so much for this, truly helps out alot - also do you happen to the known issues in those cars?, many people also told me don't even think of getting one for 1.3 Mil cause there shitty and so on lol

Perfect, thank you man - also many people refer to them as just "B12", is there another model named B12 or are they saying that to all of these models?

Hello hello, back from the dead again 👋, while I was searching for the Trads I often saw the model names as FB & HB, what's the difference between those two? Thank you

I agree with you more than anything, I've been considering a Maruti cause of all the pro's it offers within my budget and maintenance work, I personally don't like the vehicle solely cause it looks but still I think there's some steps we needed to take even though we don't like it, it's not what the appearance what matters at this time but the reliability and saving as much as I can on some cash. I've been looking into Trad Sunnys cause I've always loved the car, but still I'll lean more into a Maruti than anything now - also I can resell it without having any hardships I believe. Thank you so much for help, truly appreciate you.

Do you think the B12 is also overpriced greatly compared to the other two?, and where exactly can I find the rates that you're aligning with, are you adding a estimated price to total for repairs or just the stand alone vehicle price? Cause I've looked a bit into them and I can't find a B11 for even 1Mill, most of them are in the rage of 750 - 950, and as for the B12's the highest I saw was around 1.3 Mill

I see, is there any known common issues when it comes to the Trad Sunny's? 300K for repairs alone even if I get one in good shape? Damn. That's so neat, I really love the way A72 looks, I'll keep the list in mind, I do know the old lasers are a pain as my friend owned one haha, as for the Daihatsu Charade - I like the vehicle solely cause my father used to own one back in the day, so so long ago haha Thank you so much for the help man, I'll definitely update.

Thank for the solid recommendations man, to be dead honest - Maruti never appealed me, an old B11 caught my eye than Maruti's. So if I'm gonna get a car that I feel attracted to, it definitely isn't gonna be a Maruti and that's for sure lol. Will surely take someone who's good with them before I go to inspect the car that I'm gonna buy, and will share the link to a vehicle if I find them online (Don't know if it's against the rules, please do tell me if it is). Sadly, I'll have to let the Pajero go, it's sad but that'll have to be done - what's even more sad is all the Major repairs are done from the Gear Box, Engine, New Tyre, New Shock Absorbers and much more, but it is what it is.

Thank you so much, I'll definitely keep these in mind - I see, spent nearly half a lakh on fixing the gearbox huh, also just for an idea how many liters would the car take for engine oil and so. And also is there a specific model (year) that I should look into and avoid? This is so true, had a friend of mine that put stickers all over it and never did any maintenance then kept on flaming the vehicle haha

Oh I see, well even I had to repair the gear box of the Pajero like a month ago and I had it repaired for a hefty amount aswell, if I were to look into lancer boxes - what are the things that you would recommend me to keep a keen eye on?, and only if you're okay with it can I know how you put down to repair the gearbox of the vehicle - also it doesn't come with power steering does it?

This is neat, do you think a Nissan Trad Sunny out mactches the vehicles that you stated before?, personally I love the vehicle but doesn't know too much about it, and I've heard Lancer Box brings you hell (Ofcourse from the people that fell into buy piles of sh*t or doesn't know how to take car of them) but what was your experience with yours?

This is true to a certain extent aswell, even though I myself want to keep track of the buyers and go back to it whenever, It isn't practical whatsoever - what you said is true, atleast for now I'll cherish the memories with it and let it go without holding on it which gives me nothing but a sh*t ton of stress lol. Yes, I might be able to increase my budget a bit after selling - if so what are the cars that you would recommend? are you saying buying a corolla/sunny is better than a maruti or is gonna be pretty much the same?, and what are some other robust cars like the DX Wagon that will do me good?