SeanD

Why settle for AIR pistols/guns when you can get the real thing, which is the cool thing to do these days? Available now at any Gardens (Watta), including Hatey Watta Colombo.

That's the first time I saw an endorsement for a Sorento manual. I did test drive one and wasn't at all thrilled, and went for an auto (though I am a die-hard manual fan, some times you got to go with common sense). The manual box on it is generally not rated highly.

My home connection is Fixed BB - I would recommend it to anyone. With their mobile BB, it's a different story I have had lots of problems when using it even in areas like Kurunegala (dead slow or dropouts), whereas a people using Mobitel mobile BB right next to me had no such problems. However, in Colombo, seems to be the other way around

I have a dialog broadband connection at home and it's fine, but based on what I've experienced with their mobile internet I would recommend Mobitel to be somewhat faster and coverage more reliable

I read the US consumeraffairs.com page on Kia, which was very long. And then I decided to try their pages on Nissan, Toyota, and the like. What I found was there were pages that were just as long for those makes - except in the case of Nissan and Toyota, the pages were for a single model (Maxima, Camry) etc. as opposed to all of Kia. Also those were concentrated on a couple of model years, whereas the complaints about Kias stretch back to cars that are 8 or 9 years old (some dude talking about his transmission that failed after 140k miles etc). There's lots of cars in the US, a different driving style, and a lot of crappy drivers. I would not worry about it too much and take most of it with a grain of salt - haven't heard it happen in SL as yet, and there's a 100k KM warranty on Sorentos in SL if it does happen.

Read the comments on the actual youtube link and watch how the other cars move - it's obviously sped up.

So according to that article, there is already a Hummer limo cruising the streets, as well as another Prado.

I don't see anything about a limo rental company here, only that they hope to sell it to someone who wants to start one: http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/01/30/stretched-luxury-for-sri-lanka/ Seems like the importer dodged the draft and got the whole lot for 16 million.

With those things that's about all you'll see on the road, since there wouldn't be room for much more than a bicycle. I don't agree with this "his money his car" BS, since there is a thing called common sense and not getting in the way of everyone else on the road. Good luck parallel parking that thing on galle road

Which quote is that?? I think this guy just busted 100 million (or whatever he spent bringing this down). Not sure who in their right minds would spend even 1 million on something you can't drive around in most parts of the country without slamming into a tree or a pavement.

Hi Kal, Could you possibly make your signature photo any bigger? I can hardly see the Land Rover within...Just checking. Regards, SeanD

Being an anti-Prado guy, never seen anything more boorish than this Sorry to offend

Care to expand on what Carnet is? Incidentally, none of such cars I've seen are being driven by foreigners. Unless it's people who've migrated from SL who have some tendency to bring their car with them when on holiday

I agree, it doesn't look like a permanent sign board, add to that it's in the middle of the road unlike the other one that was fixed on a post on the side.

Been saying it all along, there doesn't appear to be any hard shoulder (at least in the pics released) nor even a possibility of access for emergency vehicles.

I have seen some bad accidents in front of my eyes on the rural stretches of US highways due to animals being on the highway when the car was coming at speed. The natural human instinct at this point is to swerve (something you should never do at speed because you're almost certain to lose control), when instead you are supposed to just slow down and plow straight on (for the sake of those in your car and the cars around you). Given that there's no space on this road for even an emergency lane, I sure hope they'll do something about the animals. Don't think it will be an issue at peak hours but they may come out at night.

I sure hope lane discipline WILL prevail and be enforced strictly, or there are going to be some horrendous accidents. And I stand by my earlier comments that the lanes are way too narrow.

Wouldn't be stunned if someone actually bought it at that price!

I still don't see the point in knowing "where you are," unless it is properly showing the location of the bus on the road. I highly doubt it captures micromovements like going from side to side? And that's what's important - busses don't detour with passengers in them (much) but they do act like maniacs on a two lane road. The speed is not as important as what the guy is doing on the road, since something that size can be deadly even at 10kmph. Far better to have spent this money educating them on lane discipline.

Well I'm guessing the guy has found what he needed in the 4 or so years since he started this topic, but it's interesting to see that the latest price cut has brought it to about where it was after the very first price hike.

The e30 doesn't need no ricer kit to make the kids run off crying

What's the ride? Jap or Euro car? Sounds a little low for our roads. If it's just an after-market kit you might save yourself a lot of grief by just taking it off.

I like the part of airing it on the radio - not sure what the point in putting it on TV is. I don't know if many people are watching TV at that time when they should be on their way to work.

:

It's the same car park, I believe. The one with the 20 foot hill to get up and down. No idea what the hell kind of building used to stand down there. I park there from time to time when I have to report to my Fort office, but what I dislike the most is the fact that it is in blazing sun. Wouldn't be surprised if there were robberies though, that place is too big for one person to monitor. Have heard rumours that the place will go off soon though, due to all the developments planned for that area.