Sithira Randula

It will not be a daily runner. A weekend car with some occasional long trips. So would do 5000km per year. Which means it wouldnt cost much for periodic maintenance right?

How deep should the pockets be. Can it be maintained for a price close to a jag xf, 520 or A6. What are the main issues to look out for. Are there indipendant mechanics or any place to maintain it. Could parts be sourced in the net. And anything else i should know beforehand

Having a plan of buying a Porsche Cayenne hybrid. What should i look out for. How is the maintenance cost. Are there indipendant mechanics or garages for the brand. Best way to check before buying.

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To Nissan March owners, When I once went to A*W some body told me that it does less gas mileage when the tank is full. So tested it and there it was it does more than 1kmpl more than it did on full tank when it was run from half tank to warning light. Don't know the reason but only pumping of Rs 2000 per time after that. Hope this will be of a help

It's a sad story the new picanto is such a nice car. My opinion; Good choice new one I recommend the AK12. My mom had a 2002 one since 2004 and it didn't have any significant repairs yet. Don't be confused by it's looks it is a very hardy and capable car. It is very easy to drive and now my mom doesn't want to drive any other vehicle because it is so easy like a toy car. when it was bought it did 14kmpl to kataragama and around 10kmpl in school traffic. all with AC It pulls better than the 1.5 aliion we had, but less than the 1.8T VW beetle. Basically it has sufficient pulling power and the power and fuel economy is not affected by the load as much as the 1.0L cars we now see. Personally I don't like the auto box, The interior looks a bit plasticy. and I wish they paid some more attention to the interior of the doors. And they have put velvet into the back of the seat obviously where we won't sit on. and put a normal cloth to the front part of it. Thant could be fixed by putting a set of comfi seat covers. It has a low number of gadgets (which must have been a reason for low maintenance) Like the colour matching beige interior for beige cars and orange for orange ones. but hate the black/ gray interior, it kills the theme of the car. It's the best Japanese hatch you can buy for that price bracket. the best competitor is not the swift box but the old vitz which is 1.0L and i think is not as good as the AK12. Altough if you are going for a bit older sedan you would have better vehicles to chose from Also the new k13 looks ugly(to me), so people will like the ak12 Go for a 1.3(AK12) or 1.4(BK12) one. don't go for the 1.0(K12) because it is less economical, less powerful and will wear off quickly.

It has the rev meter even most vitz, corolla x doesn't have

The new montero sport is bult in Thailand unlike the previous one (pre 2008) which came from Japan. So as it is not made in the main company it is Thailand although it's Mitsubishi. So now it's better to go for a genuine Korean vehicle like the sorrento. And considering that our 2008 santafe does about 16km per liter in long distances I don't think the sorrento does only 6-9km/L But our one is a 4wd manual don't know about the autos

And from what he save he can buy something nice to the car, A good waxing

Do you think a purpose built racer or some thing related to it will be overtaken by a

3. In Sinhala we call this "katussage kare raththaran damma wage" probably a driver or 2nd owner who bought it because he couldn't afford an axio . 4.100% correct, they think they are Bugattis

Now that's a sight for sore eyes

The new (2001) VW bug 1.8T for me, Bought instead of a vitz, it's a great small hatch for daily use, but it was very hard finding a well looked after one, considering most of them were tortured. It has almost no turbo lag so great for short distances Specially love the active spoiler.