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Ah ok machan. So if the price is same, only way to judge the better car is to stand in bamba junction and count the number of cars. Got it!

But why buy a vitz? Buy a Bajaj 3wheelers because more 3wheelers pass a junction per minute than any demio or vitz?

Going by the same argument, Bajaj 3wheelers and Ashok Leyland buses are far better than BMW's and Merc's, because number of buses and 3 wheelers that pass bamba junction per minute is far greater!

Gosh, in that case, Toyotas are far better cars than BMW's! Oh WOW!!!!

behold the new generation of motorists where manual transmission is just a page in the history books *nostaglia*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-foot_braking

anything but Indian (shudder)....

Yes, there is a law now. You will be penalized if the transfer is not registered. But a lot of cars in sri lanka are still on open papers. I usually always phone and ask if the car is on open papers before I go and inspect it. Would have saved a lot of time you see, but was helping out one of the dickheaded relations yesterday who kept insisting we go see each and every car.......

That's the local derogatory term for small time automobile buyers & sellers. You know these small time crooks that buy some hacked car, add a dash of sale paint, fix some "nickel handles", reverse the odo to ridiculous levels, paste a few "L-Grade" badges, add a few lakhs of rupees and talk as if the car was a gift from God. Usually the operate in groups, create artificial prices, (esp for FB-14, 15, AE 110), tinker on the demand and supply. In fact these are the crooks (other than the makabaas types) that create an hyperinflated values to Toyotas and Nissans Last week went to check out a few cars for a relative, many turned out to be "buyyo" crooks trying to make a quick buck because the car market was panicking due to high prices. One dead give-away was all the middlemen's cars had open papers, though they talk as if they owned it since they were borne. If you question them closely, you would know they have no idea of the car, its history, its previous owners or its maintenance records. One fellow actually didn't even know the number of previous owners, initially he said it was "only 2 or 3" later it turned out to be 7! . And another said the registration book was sent to RMV to upgrade, but wanted us to place an "advance" because he claimed the car prices were shooting up and we might miss up on this once in a life time opportunity to buy his blessed Toyota. So be careful, all sorts of crooks having party time at the expense of a few unsuspecting people thanks to these stupid never-ending tax revisions.

Careful when buying a car these days. Due to the volatility of prices, "buyyos" are having a party time again. Some times you can tell its a "buyya" when the vehicle has open papers. Take some petrolheaded pals with you, if you feel your knowledge is not good enough. That's what I do every time.

dahaata wanguwa pics - Beautiful. can't wait to drive on it. Well done.

Excellent!

German precision wins over the Italian flamboyance for me. Love the compact, complicated highly planned precise engineering right down to the last nut and bolt

apoi, run machan, run. Run as fast as you can from this pile of crap

Had a 5AFE that clocked 240,000 ++. No issues at all. Last time I heard, it was still going strong

For you, how a about a TROLLOLA?

"PUS coming out from the exhaust"?

What luck?

Indian Junk going to 20-30 lakhs..URGH!!!! Rather buy a house and fix four wheels to it.....

party for the family and friends, Rs 2500 and bullock cart for us

indian crap

if it stalls, just get down and blow to the bonnet....

Generation gap. Happens every where in almost every forum. younger generation is usually apolitical, less tolerant of BS, blunt mannerism, decisive.....older generation is just the other way around. Best example is how many of our grand fathers, fathers have the kohen kapuwath kola or nil type while the young ones care the jack about party colors or politics just as long as the job is done

Best is to imagine there are NO reputed car sales companies If you are buying a car, then take some knowledgeable friends with you. Sometime it takes more than one brain to know you are getting robbed