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The excess oil will probably be burnt off. Nothing to worry.example If the car holds 4 liters and you put in 6 then it might create issues with the crankshaft but that too very rare. Engines are created to hold oil on 45 degree angels , specially on tight corners or hills. If you have a very low oil or very high oil level then you should be worried. Other than that for something like this, it’s nothing. You can sleep

Early 80s, W123, W201 etc. Nice cars, simple and reliable. There is a guy called Ranjith who is famous for these cars in terms of repairs, bodywork , mechanical etc etc. PM me if you need the number, His workshop is in Thalawathugoda.

It’s good if you guys can not call this a “SUV”. It’s marely a crossover

Must be to reduce glare from headlights behind. Lots of euro cars come with tinted side mirrors. Had an old Audi which had them. They were heated too. But the ones in this have a very prominent blue. A bit weird

Suzuki S Cross is a nice option within your budget. Very nice 1.0 turbo engine which you wont have to rev that much to get somewhere.Decent ground clearance. The front however looks a bit awkward (but depends on how you will look at it). Then you get the Chinese MG ZS, lot of car for the money, includes a nice sunroof, let down by cheap interior materials and high depreciation. Anything else new is above your budget. Cars , The new Honda Civic! Cause of the Tax benefit of the 1000CC engines, this car bring a lot of Value! It's nice to look at. Heritage Honda driving dynamics, a LOT of tech features. Cons, fuel economy, bit of a big brute to maneuver around Colombo and of course ground clearance since your looking at a crossover. The famous Axio, brings you a comfortable and quiet ride, excellent fuel economy, very good resale value. Cons, feels lethargic, bit boring to drive, basic features.

Very true ! One should always accept pros and cons ! It's true what you say, It doesn't apply only to cars. lots of people think "what they own" is the best lol. Flaws , no way!

Here's the thing. For someone like me, at the time i bought these cars, i was single. There is something magical about the way Pugs make you feel when they actually work. You buy a 406 and it hurts you, then you buy another thinking it will be different, but its worse. End of the day, being totally frustrated and you drive out of the garage with everything fixed and the smile i get for the way they drive is priceless ! Short lived of course I wouldn't recommend these old cars to anyone but a die hard fan or someone who has money to throwaway. Even the not so old 3008 models are struggling to fetch even 3.5 million. They have too many features packed into them, More chances of things going wrong. Sophistication of these features compared to Japs, jacks up the prices of repairs by quite a margin!

Doesn’t that engine require 0w 20 oil? 10w 30 might be too thick for a start-stop engine.

Really ?

After owning 3 Peugeot’s , I will never recommend an old Peugeot to anyone. There is a reason why Peugeot’s depreciate so much. They are very nice cars when they work, very very comfortable cars , nightmares when they fail. They are feature packed a lot more than Japs and most of these features are electrical. Cars like the 406 , 307, 206. 206 being the most reliable , less sophisticated from the rest. While their bodies are built like tanks , there are so many electrical issues with these cars after they age. They are thursty , expensive spare parts, to diagnose you need someone with Peugeot planet and the list goes on and on. Marques like Volvo , Mercedes or even Audi / Volkswagen is more reliable than a Pug when they age. I have owned a lot of Euros , Volvo’s, fords , Audi’s , one old merc (190E) , I spent most of my time in garages when I owned a Pug! Famous anti pollution fault, check light most of the time , starter motors, cooling systems etc etc ! The 307 had a Hydro electric power steering pump lol. and I had to search the whole island to find a reconditioned spare to replace. Why couldn’t they make the whole things just electric or mechanical like the rest I don’t know. Adding an electric motor instead of a pully and making it use a externally thin oil (8000 or 4000 a small bottle as I recall, that too only available at the agents) it took about 2 or 3 bottles to refill. The unit plus the oil costed more than 40k at that time. If a repair like come on a Jap car of that era how much will it cost ? Reconditioned Pump and oil ? Say 15000 at most ? Edit : On top of these , all these cars from this era came with the dreaded AL4 auto gearbox. While it’s smoothness and shifting characteristics were really ahead of the Japs at that time, when they go bad (which is frequent) , it is really expensive to fix starting from the special oil it uses. If the lady gets an old Pug, might as well keep a portable mechanic in her purse

They are essentially the same, availability of spare parts for the Cruze is a bit limited compared to the Swift. The appearance of the Cruze is much better if you can find one with the Original alloys.

I think the Suzuki Swift ticks all those boxes and gives very good ground clearance. You can even try the Cruze, looks better, only downside are the parts, some parts like suspension differ from the Swift. Vitz is also there but looks very dated compared to the Swift. I'm talking about the 2000-2004 models.

Suzuki ‘s 6 forward automated manual. Which was used in a lot of cars since the 2000s. Now it’s very refined and gear changers are quick. Not like a DCT but quick. 0-100 times are quicker than a conventional manual.

Your radar sensor should be in the front grill area drive side (Small flat plastic area) the sensor is behind this. If that is not obstructed might want to check the internals. Or just might be a simple battery disconnect and reconnect at least for half an hour.

Depends on the condition of the engine at this age.

Your Honda Acty asks for a low rate is because finding parts for that vehicle is very difficult. Think twice before getting one. Mate finding even an Auto kei van for that price is very difficult, even the 1998/1999 manual models goes for around that range. A friend of mine bought a 2 Japanese alto, 2003 0r 4, fitted 15" wheels and low profile tyers which came from a hustler. After this the ground clearance was really good if that's your requirement of getting a SUV. You can try getting a 90s model and try that. Attached a pic for your convenience.

1 Million or 10 Million since you asked for old or new automatic as well ? It is very rare but if your lucky you can find a Auto 2 door Japanese Alto of the 90s for that price. SUV? 80s Suzuki Jimny perhaps ? Finding a SUV is difficult let alone automatic.

Actually why they recalled was due a software programming error when the FIT/Vezel was launched in 2013. vehicles were recalled and whatever they could fix with software they fixed and the rest they replaced the gearbox (beyond repair due to the software problem). I recall some people who wrote the software was sacked at that time. after 2014 its purely the climate condition/traffic in SL which affects these trannies. More than the gear oil, changing the clutch oil regularly might be a better bet as the clutch is the culprit for these issues. And yes overall the general population needs to drive properly Invain I just adored the DCT gearbox in the fit, nothing comes close in terms of driving dynamics specially with a set of paddle shifters. I used a GP5 for almost 2 years and had ~50k when I sold it, mind you a 2013 model which was recalled, I know a lot of people who use cars with this gearbox and never heard of this problem, sometimes word of mouth also goes around like a fire, you might not call it rare but its not common either. I just feel sorry as it is such a good gearbox and fitted to a car which the majority can afford.

Actually it’s not a common issue , it’s very rare. There so many Honda vehicles on the road with this gearbox. This has been so many times in the forum. As matroska stated , the stop and go traffic and the climate in Sri Lanka are at fault for this. However one can overcome this issue if you treat the gearbox as a dct and not as a conventional auto. Never let the car “inch” on its own in traffic. Always press the gas peddle even when vehicle wants to move slightly forward. What happens in when you let it inch on its own , the clutch is not fully engaged , causing more wear and tear and heating up the transmission. When you press the gas it’s fully engaged and there is no slipping. Even this , it’s a very rare occurrence.

If your talking about the very early belt driven CVT then yes they had their fair share of problems. But these days CVTs are just as reliable as any conventional Auto while providing better economy. Even the small bikes have CVT boxes.

Hi Guys, do you know of a good place to get a roof rack fitted to a Suzuki Swift? Something like this, has to be metal something like aluminum. Roughly how much will it cost ? Thanks in advance

Anti pollution fault in these Peugeot’s are common most related to ignition coils as crosswind said. However you might want to check the oxygen sensor. Some models might have two , upstream (top of the manifold ) and one downstream ( after the cat ). Don’t know if the 406 came with a electric throttle unit , if so might want to check that as well.

You should ask this from the “Selected Few” ?

Very well put together Apparently except for a selected few, " kmpl bragging and english plates, gold badges, interior color, etc...all focused on feeling good about impressing the neighbors " another way one might say "Morons" or "Stupid People" buy this type of car

@ Magnum , I assume the KDH vans you are talking about are diesel. The efficiency of a turbo diesel engine is much more different to a petrol. A diesel vehicles RPM range is very low , less air intake to the engine. A diesel engines works with pressure and the air inside the chambers has to be pressured. What a turbo does in this case is provide more "air flow" to the engine for it to work harder while maintaining efficiency. Almost all the diesel cars/vans etc you find today are turbocharged where as the petrol engines are still dominated with naturally aspirated units. Why? A Petrol is quite different, Their RPM range is much longer than diesel and their power delivery is limited, A diesel will have most of its power from the start to the end where as the petrol its higher as you rev. A petrol turbo will flow "more air pressure" to the chambers. On top of this a petrol will have to rev much faster than a diesel resulting in the turbo spinning a lot faster to give that pressure for it to work hard. There is also the fact that Petrol ignites faster , Put all of this together and fuel efficiency on a turbo petrol while on boost is very bad. You give me a good example of a efficient petrol turbo scenario I would love to hear about it. I have personal experience on this without all the technicality. Long time ago I had a 1999 Audi A4 turbo diesel. That car even when trashed would return around 10 in Colombo. Gentle driving it would do around 12. I once did a trip to trinco and back it averaged around 17-18. Although I didn't own one, I had an experience with a Petrol version of the same car, 1.8T. Guess what, when I thrashed it I barely got 4, gentle driving it would return around 6.5, 7 if I was lucky. A petrol turbo car and a diesel turbo is not a fair comparison. I hope this answers your question of the CHR and premio in high revs. (at these high revs, say 5000RPM. The engine in the CHR is forcefully pushing high pressured (extremely hot) air into the cylinder chamber. While the engine in the premio is pulling much cooler natural air without any force. Which do you think will use more fuel ?