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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?

Yes! I was looking onto those Maruti's to act as my space ship for now and yes I think that's the perfect option for my budget. Thank you so much man, truly.

This is true on a next level, after hearing this - it opened my eyes alot but just as I said before I'll be having to sell the Pajero to cover up some costs that needed be covered and there's no other financial source except for it - to from point A to point B, I'll consider something like an Alto 800 like @matroska said. I will definitely come back to this Jeep when I get my self out of this situation, will surely do so. Thank you so much for bearing up with me through this, I truly appreciate you man

Thank you so much for the insights and advice, I'll def keep these in mind. Truly appreciate you helping out man, I'm so grateful

This is very true,Also the Pajero that I own right now is a "Pajero IO GDI Model" , and more than anyone I don't want to sell this vehicle at all mainly cause that was my fathers fav vehicle he owned, this vehicle has broken down on countless times yet I still love it cause this my fathers fav, but the thing is the Pajero isn't "trouble free", my father has spent some mind boggling amount of money to get that vehicle even into the condition it is in today - yes the major repairs are done in the jeep but the thing is I currently I can't afford to maintain that vehicle in anyway. A little bit of background about myself cause I think it should be mentioned to give a bit more context about the whole situation - so my father passed away a month ago and I'm still in my early 20's university student with a job that pays an okay amount (for a university student) - and I have 2 other siblings and my mother none of us really likes to sell my fathers vehicle but cause of the trouble that it has caused and the financial situation we're in - there's no choice but to sell it. I was even telling my mother when I get a bit more stable and get a grip on everything, no matter where this Pajero goes after I sell it that I'm gonna buy it - that's how much I love this vehicle cause the memories it holds for family is worth more than anything. So given the whole situation we needed a vehicle to go from point A to point B in case of emergencies and so on without breaking the bank cause we have need to use some money off the vehicle to some investment plans that we're having.

I'm looking to buy a reliable vehicle but the issue I'm facing right now is my budget for that - I currently own a Pajero which was passed down by late father but sadly I have to sell it off as of the financial situation that weighed upon suddenly, so I'm looking for a vehicle to buy which can be reliable and isn't heavy on my wallet to keep it maintained for a while, and also I'm thinking it'll be nice to have some sort of resell value to the vehicle I'm looking to buy. My requirements are mainly a decent fuel consumption, isn't heavy on wallet for maintenance, doesn't need to meet the doors of a garage everytime I put the vehicle on the road - and here's the gut wrenching part, I'm looking for all this with an maximum budget of 10-15 Lakhs. Any sort of recommendations are highly appreciated Thank you!

You're the man! Thank you so much for all the insights and advice, I really need more wisdom from dudes like you out there, I don't know man something about you is so cool - they way you word everything is just pure bliss - have you thought of story writing or something cause I've never read a forum reply without taking my eyes off it ahaha, thanks again my guy - I know a grumpy uncle who does his work under a kos gaha - I'll put my faith in him haha. Thanks again man, truly I mean truuuuuly appreciate this - I'll keep everything in my mind. Hope you have a good one man!

Hey, truly appreciate your response - I'm sorry I could've worded my question better. What I meant to say was that I'm looking for some cars to flip but my capital is 1.5mil as of now - so I was looking for vehicles that's in my budget to buy and and then flip for some profit. Thank you so much for the recommendations, I'll keep them listed. Can I know how's the demand for the Lancer Box cars when it comes to reselling? Appreciate your advice man, thank you!

Hello, I'm looking for cars to buy and flip for now to make some money along the side, to be honest I'm new into engines I've educated myself through forums and hours of research but still I'm a newbie when it comes to these, so I have a budget under 1.5M and to buy first car to flip and I need some insights on what you all think are good, I've been leaning onto buying a Maruti 800 cause of the resell market, can I know some more vehicles under that price range that has a similar resell market. Thank you so much, any sort of response is greatly appreciated