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Saw one of these on the road yesterday. Not a very common car on Sri Lankan roads

Prius

Try A*W if you want a 'company inspection'.

Yes the procedure is correct for most Finance companies. Get the delivery order at the moment you hand over the documents (VIC, Title etc.) to the finance company. Also get a letter from the buyer and the buyer's advance payment before you hand over the documents to CF. Vehicle itself can be handed over when you recieve the cheque. You don't need to hand over the vehicle before that. But you have to give a duplicate key when you hand over the documents. Try to convince them to give you cash instead of a cheque. They can do that if they want to. Or try to get an uncrossed cheque (if you are confident that you won't lose it). State your conditions BEFORE you hand over the documents to the finance company. They can be a bit flexible if they want to be.

I think Don has answered your question better than many of us could. In case if you decide to go for a used car, this post will be immensely valuable

Yes you can get a one year old Allion Nobody will be able to tell you the exact price because it depends on the price at which the car is sold at the auction. But as far as I remember, it's in the vicinity of Rs 4.5 Million You can't buy a vehicle older than 1 year for the civil servants' permit. My suggestion is to give a call to a car importer.

Don't ever think that Indian cars will remain trouble free, just because they are brand new. Things completely depend on your luck. There are known cases of brand new Marutis causing more trouble than decades old cars. If you are worried about resale value, I would suggest to go for a mainstream car or a car which has already depreciated significantly.

Only the customs officers can tell u the exact import duty AFTER the car is brought down to the ports. Import duty will also depend on the YOM of the car, in addition to its CIF value. For example, a 2009 Demio will have a lower duty than a 2010 one.

Made in Japan Country of Origin could be Japan(if the car is imported from Japan) or Singapore (if the car is imported from Singapore). There's nothing called Nissan Sunny N17. The numerous facelifts of Nissan Sunny N16 is referred to as N17 by the local car dealers, just to jack up the prices.

Oh man! Press the OFF button on the A/C controls if you want to turn off the A/C If you just want to turn off climate control press the 'FAN' button once

I think this may need to be spelled out Locate the A/C controls on the panel below the audio system Press the A/C button If the LCD display shows 'AUTO', you are on climate control mode If not, press the button which says 'AUTO' If you don't see AUTO on the LCD display now, something is wrong with the A/C

Machan is the DKW being cannibalized for spares?

Interesting. Check the chassis number and engine number to see if it matches with the registration book. Both numbers should be engraved. Also check if a previous owner is an insurance company. There is a possibility that it could be a condemned car, which is put back together and sold. It could just be a simple problem of someone removing it during a paint job.

This is the JDM Cruze This is the American Chevy Cruze (also manufactured in Korea, Australia and India) GM probably has a shortage of names http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Cruze

Last evening, I superglued two of my fingers together while trying to stick two pieces of wood. So immediately I went to the tap and tried to wash it off. Tried soap also with it but the only thing it did was to make a big white spot on my fingers. After a while, I seeked the help of uncle Google out of desperation, and this is what he told me: Use Loctite Superglue Remover - Now where on earth will I find it from? Use an Acetone-based nail polish remover - The better-half didn't have any Use thinner/turpentine/sandpaper/rubbing compound - Dont wanna keep rubbing those on the fingers Wait till it dries out, it will eventually fall off - Hell no! Use warm water and soap - Didn't work Use vegetable oil - Didn't work Use Petroleum Jelly - Where will I find petroleum jelly at 10 PM in the night?... oh wait a minute! So here's my little DIY Superglue Removal: What u need: Two 5-rupee sachets of cheap hair gel available at any grocery store, one sachet of cheap shampoo available in any grocery store. Total cost: Rs. 15 How to: Wet the area with water and drop a bit of hair gel on it and rub in a circular motion, taking care not to put too much pressure on the skin. The glue will start peeling off in tiny piece by piece. As the pieces keep falling off, add more hair gel and keep rubbing. The glue will loose its strength and the fingers will eventually come apart. Once the hair-gel treatment is over, wash the hands with water and wash off using the cheap shampoo. Any residues of superglue will be removed. Of course if you have KY Jelly at home, you can use that too

You have posted the manuals for the 2011 US Chevy Cruze, which is a completely different car. The 2002-2005 Cruze found in Sri Lanka is JDM.

From my experience, I can suggest People's Leasing. NDB gives 100% lease for most vehicles registered within the past 5 years, so you might also think of a registered car. But personally I feel only the Viva Elite meets all 3 criteria you have mentioned (100% lease-ability, less than 2M price and good fuel efficiency).

Chevy Cruze was a JDM car. It's highly unlikely that there would be a English user manual for it. But see if you can find a Holden Cruze user manual. It's the same car.

do a wheel balancing

Happy birthday guys.

All this time I was just reading this thread with a lot of curiosity (and irritation). Don't know how serious you are about the project. This sounds too damn good to be true. But if it happens, it's good for the Sri Lankan motoring community. Because of that reason, I'm posting this reply. Purely from a businessman's point of view and assuming that u don't have unlimited cash to burn, these are some of the things I feel that you should do. 1. Sit down and create a income/expense projection. Make a note of how much cash you have. Think of your expected returns. Are you willing to go ahead with the project even if you stand to lose half a million pounds? You will not make a profit out of this venture for a fairly long time. 2. You started off right in posting your idea in Autolanka. This forum has more diversity in opinions than any other place I know. Please do the same with any auto racing clubs in Sri Lanka. Perhaps some of the members in this forum may help you to get contacts out there. 3. DO NOT go to look for lands or import equipments at the beginning. That's the wrong approach for the whole project. You will end up sitting on an empty land, waiting for pradeshiya sabha approval. Yes. you NEED pradeshiya sabha approval for any construction work on a land. You might even need approval from Central Environmental Authority and Ministry of Defence (because the damn thing can be used to launch small aircraft). 4. Get political backing (if you have contacts). Many poliiticians' sons love fast cars and if u know someone who know's a minister's son, get the contacts and talk to the guy. Be prepared to meet the necessary expenses of the process. This will also help you to cut many of the red tapes u will come across during the process. 5. You will face customs issues when you import your equipment and your bug can get impounded because there are no provisions under Sri Lankan law to import cars older than 10 years. You will have to get some backing to get the equipments released out of the customs. 6. Read the companies act or hire someone who has read it. Form a company, get BOI approval if you can. This seems to be a large enough project to go to the BOI. You will have significant benefits and tax breaks that way. 7. You need publicity... lots of it even before you start building your drag strip. Autolanka forum is a good start. Do a bit of targeted marketing and make the automobile enthusiasts aware of what you are planning. 8. Some guys in the forum mentioned about supporting businesses. That's the way to go. Find out what are the other businesses u can do in the same premises. Drag school doesn't sound so financially feasible. 9. Maintaining your track involves people. People need to be paid. This will not be a full time job for them, so how do you plan to optimize their working hours? 10. Based on your income projections, you will tend to overprice your product. However, you are not addressing a captive market here so u need to price it accordingly. your competitors will be marine drive and other roads. You need to get your political friends to ensure that laws are strictly enforced, so that customers will be driven to your drag strip. Good luck with your project.

The maroon one is a Holden (same car made in Australia). It's got a diesel engine plugged in to it. This one appears to carry the Cadillac badge. By the superficial looks of this one, I feel it can be restored to its original glory without too much work. Don't know if it has its original engine and the gearbox.

would somebody else like to take my turn pls?

The Nissan badge is a giveaway on this one. Anyways isn't this the UK version of Nissan Tino?

Is this some kind of an encouragement or a discouragement to the guy?