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When the people who make them, the countries that make them, and all countries that import them all call these cars Hybrids...why do we have to be different ? Japan has a HS Code for these cars and assigns it during import, how or why would there be a different code at the destination? Are there any small engined CRVs coming in (the smaller engine capacity is the main reason why the XTrail is cheaper than the others)?

Well...the new policy has a lot of loopholes and that is coupled with classification systems that are stuck in the 1990s. The only ePower like vehicle I would hate more is the "Hybrid" Raize. So the positive outcome of this issue would be that the Raize/Rocky with the 1.2L WA-VEX engine does'nt come in. The Nissan ePower in the NOTE AURA is much better. The WA-VEX is a Daihatsu developed engine/power train. The Raize/Rocky got this because of two reasons. 1. The Toyota Hybrid System is too heavy for the vehicle and would hurt performance. 2. It would make the Raize/Rocky too expensive. The cheapness of the system shows. Feels like you have a home generator coming on and off to power up an electric motor. The Hybrids don't sell too well over here. The common variants are the petrols.

Like will it break and have issues ? No..highly unlikely. Hard to say..,.probably will especially at highway speeds. However, also remember that being a CVT the ECU will try to adjust the CVT to optimize engine performance (in this case economy) Feel..yes..actually...questionable. The final drive ratio is higher in the K310 so that it can move a low torque engine. The K311 final drive ratio is lower so that is can move a higher torque engine fuel efficiently and maintain doing so at a higher speed. Now, you are taking a transmission mapped to move a low torque engine and mating it with a higher-torque engine. So now the engine needs to rev up more than before and with the higher torque, that will come faster. This also means that the engine reaches its limits a bit sooner than before so it won't be as fast as before.

Yes it is a Mark 2 (there is still only one generation of GR Yaris). So 300hpplus all the updates that we told Toyota about at pretty much all the events we were dragged to and questionnaires made to answer Makes you realize that Toyota actually read them. The only hitch is 90% of the improvements were sports-related. Uhh...as for the price...I can't tell you but what I can tell you is it was sold to the new owner with a huge markup.

Sorry I don't live in SL so I don't know any reputable place. It probably would be reasonable to replace it. However, also keep in mind that you would not know what the history of the new-to-you transmission is (as it is from a scrapped car in Japan). So that too might develop problems after a short period. The newer the CVT it is the better as the problems with the older variants were addressed and technical updates were made to the newer variants of the gearbox. Toyota Japan does have new gearboxes but that costs about 300,000yen just to buy. So when you add in shipping cost, taxes, dealer margins you probably will be looking closer to 1.5mil LKR. Depending on how long you keep the car for, how much you bought it at and looking at the price of new cars...you may want to consider this option if you can afford it. Technically yes. The entire series came with a K31x series transmission. So the CVT from a 1.5 will fit a 1.8. HOWEVER, here is where things go a bit south for you. The 1.5 has the K310 CVT while the 1.8 has the K311 (or K311F for anything after 2010) CVT. They look the same...and more or less the same except for the final drive. The final drive ratios between the two are different. The K310 has a higher ratio (shorter gear) so torque delivery will be slightly different and engine will rev a bit higher at high speed than your current gear box). The K311 has a lower ratio (longer gear), so torque delivery will be a bit more relaxed, and the engine will sit at slightly lower RPMs at high speed than the K310. You should try to get the K311 as much as possible.

Is it ? You tell me <point of the quiz noh ?> Sneaky you are. But let me say It is a Luxury marquee...one that came about targeting the US market

Okay....here is an easy one...

When living in Vietnam, the common taxi car was the Vios and later Yaris Ativ. These cars, just a few years old, had nearly half a million miles, and they were holding up extremely well. The drivers claimed they did only normal running maintenance like changing brake pads, clutches, etc...one actually went to the extent of showing me the service logs as I was skeptical. Look at the Mazda2, City/Fit Aria/Grace...they all were made in Thailand they have fared quite decently (infact in some cases the export models out of thailand have had lesser issues than the JDM made and sold model). It is just that we Lankans are used to the entry level models (eg. Corolla) and the older metal boxes like the Kijang thus give Thai assembled models a bad rap. Heck. All those JDM Hiluxes those guys brag about to sell all come from Thailand (and the Thai export model is much better than the JDM variant...2.8 200hp/250hp vs 2.4L 150Hp) I don't think we have high, middle, low class in SL anymore. This whole car importing seems to be an exercise in showing that it is now the haves and have-nots. The gap seems to be HUGE ! But the question is who? Like, who got such huge bumps in income? I can understand a few guys in crypto, some businessmen, doctors, and tuition teachers...but SO MANY? My fear is people are in such a frenzy over getting a new car they have never seen for 5 years that they are just splurging without thinking about what they are actually spending and saving. Just do whatever possible to fit a monthly payment that fits into their monthly income together with whatever savings they racked up over the last 5 years. So a person who made 500,000/month and paid 300K for a car payment would not pay 400K for the car and save less. These people would not see this as a problem because cars are considered an appreciating asset anyway. This means they are also banking on the fact that car prices will go up in the future despite all the yelling and screaming about car prices being too high. Am I the only one worried about the country's economy in the long run? With all these luxury car imports, there is a considerable amount of foreign exchange going out. At the same time, there is no significant increase in forex inflow outside of tourism (which is quite volatile, and there seems to be no solid plan to bolster other industries either). Obviously, the government, for now, seems happy because they just want to collect all the taxes just to show some numbers to the IMF. I wonder if anyone actually did any analysis on what the country can afford in terms of forex outflows for non-essential items.

A Greek goddess or a star in a bull...you are looking at something XTraordinary Sadly, the whirlwind it created did not last long.

Yeah...I am convinced that I am going to be seeing more Prado 250s and LC300s in Sri Lanka than on the streets of Japan We still can't get either one of those cars through Toyota Japan.

A Peugeot 604 it is ! It has been butchered, converted and now rusted out quite badly. As for rarity..I suppose you could say that...over a 10 year period they apparently sold 130,000 or something cars. From what I have read it seems like the timing just simply was not right for the car to succeed (recession, oil market issues/crisis,Germans entering the market, etc...) So who takes the floor ? @matroska who pretty much spelt out the answer through a double negative or @john cooper who actually stated the answer ?

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Nope The starting language of the post should give you a clue to the country of origin

Well irrespective of what you are going to get a car with a roll back ODO....honest cars are hard to come by. But sorry your logic has failed here. The point is...rather than get a used engine and fix that...it is better off to take the engine that is already in the car and fix that. Engines become unfixable (thus requiring a new one) at extremes (as long as the block is not cracked an engine can be salvaged depending on how much you want to put in to fixing it). If you take it to a proper inspection place then you are going to have a good chance of getting a car that has an engine is not completely junk. It is good that you are buying one with the expectation of having to replace the engine. But the engine replacement should only be considered if the existing engine is completely unfixable. The CVT transmission swapping I can understand but the engine...replacement would not be entirely the case. Again..this is what makes your logic simple illogical. What makes you think a proper engine replacement is not going to be expensive? Only way this would be cheap is if you take it to a maka baas (which by sounds of it seems to be the case with the 141 you mentioned. The total cost of repairs is probably or soon to be the same as a new replacement engine/transmission in the first place or at least an engine rebuild...also...I don't get how the engine keeps working for ever with multiple band-aid fixes but not a proper overhaul/rebuild...sorry but this 141 seems to be some maka baas's meal ticket). A lot of these maka baases will also advice you to just swap the engine and transmission because they want to do as little work as possible and charge you the most they possibly can and get you out of the door fast as possible so they can take in another job. There are plenty of people who buy these cars and not having to replace entire engines. It is just that most don't want to put a lot of money into fixing it properly...which you seem to be willing to do. The paper work needs to filed before you rip the engine out. Getting it done after the engine swap becomes a bit of a hassle. Als you will have to take it to a RMV inspection center and get it reassessed (weight measured....then depending onthe person inspecting it he might start checking other things to see if he can penalize you).

oui oui....pardon....was a bit busy and stayed away from online activities The picture above is the rear light of the barstadized car in SL...so here is smething that will actually help you identify the car...

1. You first need to file the change with the RMV by filling some forms. To submit the change you will have to provide the invoice for the engine (ideally withthe engine number, etc...). If you are swapping to an engine of the same fuel type there will not be a number change. 2. If you don't inform the RMV and do the change no the emission guys won't make a big fuss. They will simply turn a blind eye. You might have a problem with the cops if they catch you for something and decide to check. You will also have issues with cops and insurance if by some chance the car gets stolen or is involved in a serious accident. 3. You can replace with a higher capacity engine. However the increase cannot be more than 500cc. 4. Most major garages do it. You need to ask for recommendations and go with the best mechanic who will do it. Everyone will say they cando it and you will be quoted a wide range of prices. However, only a few will do the job properly. Please remember that swapping the engine might require you to change the harness, ECU and at times even the gearbox. Now...here is my two cents....and this is the part where I make you wonder what the #@#$ are you doing... Why do you feel you need to swap the engine? Fine, a 1L VItz/Belta can use more horsepower, but if you get a 121 or 141 what is the point in going for a new engine unless it is really bad ? 200,000km for these engines are nothing provided they were properly taken care of. The issue is these engines don't get taken care of because the typical owners of these cars are cheap. Also, even if you replace the engine you are still stuck with a car that might have really badly fixed accident damage and questionable suspension,brake and transmission. Although the new engine is new to you it is still an old engine. Over here in Japan our car exporters just rip these engine out of cars and just dump it out in the field..ship it and then dump it out in fields in SL before cleaning it out and putting it in a shop. By the time it gets to the shop they are all clogged up with mud and rusted out. So...even if you get a new engine, you will have to refurbish it by change all the seals, check for compression (if bad then fix that) then swap/check timing belt/chain, replace components like tensioners, look at things like waer pump, etc... so you are getting an unknown engine and have to refurb it. The only way one of these new engines will be completely safe is if you know which car it came from and you know a car exporter who will dismantle it and then ship it to you. Buying one of ex-stock engines is a gamble. Also...this is going to cost you a lot ! So do not think that you will increase the desirability or value of the car. In fact it might lower the value of the car (most Vitz/Belta owners want the 1L engine because it is cheap to run...for 121/141/etc...they are going to haggle to you about a replaced engine because the old one was hacked) So here is a thought...and probably the most logical and sensible path for anyone... Why not get the best car you can for your budget? Get it properly inspected...make sure that there are no significant engine issues beyond normal wear and tear in the best possible body/frame? Get it checked out by a place like Car Checks or the agent or both if you can (each does certain things better than the other). Then take all that money you were going to spend on an engine replacement and put it in to actually restoring the car that you have bought? At least you will not be starting off with the devil you know than the one you don't. You can be focused on what you fix...which might save you some money on the engine work which you can put towards refurbishing the transmission, brake, suspension and body.

Just pluging in the wire may not be enough. Like I said, depending on the version of the safety systems, etc...you might actually have to enable it in the ECU. Also, did you check if there is a relay involved? You need to look for an electrical diagram for the Premio. Since this is a Japan only model finding the exact one might be a problem.

Are we like going with a theme here ? A car that at first glance most mistake for a Mazda due to design similarities to one of their famous models. This was the outcome of an abandoned project by a Japanese musical instrument maker, a German designer and this automobile manufacturer. The project name sounds like it is some Airbus aircraft After the project was scratched the Japanese designers who worked on the project went on to design this car. ***What a lot of people don't realize is that the musical instrument maker had a stronger relationship with this manufacturer rather than the auto manufacturer it has a close relationship with now.

Well,the tennis player was born in 1981 and the vehicle was given this name in 1990/1991 way before the tennis player became famous. The name, if memory serves me right, is Latin and the manufacturer had gone to the extent of finding a word that went along with the name of its best-selling mid-sized car (which was actually a class leader until the early 80s). This particular vehicle, when first released is 1991 was actually quite groundbreaking for its rear suspension system and its car-like design.

Yes..in SL they are...because our Lankans believe if a car does not have those stickers it has been in an accident and the glasses have been replaced....also the JAAI sticker is loved by Lankans to support their mileage roll backs. Now that those stickers are not there what or what will we Lankans do ? Maybe the car sales people will put them on themselves Costs anything from 500LKR upwards. Investing that money in a good maalu paan or a koththu is a better investment. Yes...maybe wait to see if someone else answers? Some hints maybe ? Troubled Japanese company (but then which one isn't right?) Rebadged by another Japanese automaker famous for kei cars (only to have recently gone with rebadging the Toyota equivalents).

Cannot be. 1. Japanese manufacturers stopped putting those emission rating stickers (the green and blue oval stickers) in 2021. So the car is too old ot be a recent import. 2. If this had an early (to before 4200) CBM number then this could be one of my wife's colleague's car (the person is Japanese and the car was up for sale as the family is leaving SL). Do these cars get new numbers when they get transferred to a local ? It was not a DPL registration. Expat to expat it doesn't (a Prius changed hands between expats and the number did not change). I assumed with the new format it would just retain the number just that the color would change (from blue to black). Still trying to figure out how you managed to get that picture (the light and almost the entire side mirror...strange sort of angle. from straight back but slightly to the left ?)

If there is no leak, and the fuel smell is there even after the engine has stopped. It probably is the charcoal canister . Occasionally it will also get in to the cabin as the aircon/blower/heater takes in air from outside. 99% of the time mechanics do not identify the issue (this includes Toyota Japan who kept my old Corolla wagon for 4 days to diagnose it just to say they couldn't find anything wrong). It is something that only experience will suggest. The pressure release from the tank, etc...those are things that may or may not happen. Also, unless you know exactly what the pressure release sounds like when the car was in good shape you will never realise there is something wrong. So even if you do run the tank low and open the tank you might not notice anything abnormal. Also...the part is no longer in production. So you won't be able to find the exact part but use one from a different Toyota.

That is not confusing at all. Makes perfect sense.

Well done ! You might have signle handedly just artificially inflated Emgrand prices. Pretty soon we will be seeing Emgrands with gold badges getting sold for 5x the current price

Aren't these (engine + transmission) straight out from Mitsubishi?