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Honestly machan Sylvi's advice is the best, especially for a permit sportage owner.. Do post the pics of it once you have fixed those lights... you could use this thread: http://forum.autolanka.com/index.php?showtopic=2502&view=getnewpost

Happy Birthday Dude....

whoops... i thought it was 27 Jan 2013! I guess the (unique) toyota enthusiast club banner has ruined my eyesight!

... and that's probably what this guy also thought

japan lanka @ kalubowila has the headlights. costs about 15k each though. another place is the shop in front of rampart road in ethulkotte, where i spotted some chevy parts recently

two days ago, i saw some cruze bits and pieces at the scrap shop in front of rampart road (kotubamma road) in ethulkotte

Ye Gods! My eyes are decieving me! I am seeing a banner for a Toyota Owners' Club!

Ahh moneymaker is offended... are you in to selling bodykits now?

Oh look! Somebody wants to say he is on first-name basis with De Silva.... Congrats!

Congrats dude... hoping to see more DIYs from you soon DIY Cooking DIY House Cleaning DIY 'Accepting guilt even if you are jolly well innocent' Good luck!

Does anyone know if "A Common Man" is released? It was scheduled to be released mid-last year and I wonder what happened to it! http://www.youtube.com/embed/wde45w_mIhM Sorry I have no idea how to embed the damn video

looks like its taken down

Brilliant! EE111 is 1300CC and you are giving the fuel figures of a 1500!

You need to read your car's owner's manual. Service intervals are specified according to driving and environmental conditions, not just odo reading. For example, in my Focus, under normal circumstances (not found in sri lanka), the service interval is 10000km or every 6 months For extreme conditions (stop-go traffic, excessive idling, hot and dusty environment), the service interval is 5000km or 3 months. Even if you use your car for just 1000kms a month, you still need to change oil every 3 months or so. Vehicle manufacturers have thought about this, long before you did, so stop worrying. PS. I wouldn't run my car with synthetic oil that claims to run for 15000kms, although its a brand new car. I would rather use a good mineral oil and change it more often. Oh by the way its got a Dual-VVT engine.

My apologies for the delayed response gentlemen. The Focus has hydraulic power steering (that's what I actually meant by 'mechanical'). Yup, Fiesta has EPS. The reason is because the Fiesta that was sold at that time was one generation ahead of the Focus. Dunno if the 3rd Gen Focus has EPS. Fiesta hatchback is gorgeous. For me, the sedan resembles the fugly Suzuki Swift Dzire car. Hence, it's a big no-no. Oh yeah... Kurt... don't wanna talk about him. Cheers mate. But are you sure you are talking about the European version of Focus and not the American or Aussie version? For one thing, all the literature recommends Octane 95. Also this is the second Duratec which I have used and both were noisy. What do you reckon? Thanks for the heads up on the water leakage issue. Whats the solution for that mate? Original post updated.

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Willy" data-cid="231266" data-time="1359162417"><p> Thanks guys.. Last time I was cheated by a broker, he sold me a crappy TATA indica, I was so disappointed with that car. However, I sold back but I have shitted about 2k on it. Guys this time I need to buy a good one. I can't afford much money and it's not for daily use. I think charade or ford uno45 would be better, coz I like hatch back and small so that my. Wife will be able use it. Thanks guys you spend your valuable time on me.</p></blockquote> first of all, what's your budget? there may be better options than charade, especially because they are relatively old now.

Sounds like the CV joints are bust. Pretty routine repair for any half-decent garage. Don't repair the joints. Just replace them. You can get most of the mechanical bits for the Cruze from Panchikawatta, because its virtually the same car as Suzuki Swift.

I wonder what will happen to the 'class' part, if somebody in the government decides to allow this for the parliamentarians' permit!

are those suicide doors at the back???

Stop dragging an old OT post.

Looks like another google/textbook mechanic is in action here.

agree with dpbatagoda on this one. geely seems to be popular with tourist drivers. u can nab a 2007 or later manufactured one for about 15 laks, owing to the toyota engine, they are economical and cheap to maintain. only flip side is the build quality and the so called resale value. u can get a brand new one for your budget.

I was in a similar situation in the past with People's Leasing. I went to the relevant branch of PLC and explained it to them. They issued a copy of the said letter. There's no problem with issuing another one because as far as they are concerned, they have no further liability on your car. Having said that, LOLC is one of the worst when it comes to customer service. But give it a try anyway.