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@Devinda_Z Was also thinking of getting the tint redone. Is the hue a bother when driving? Willing to spend the extra coin on getting the best. What tint would you recommend out of the big names? regarding the IrisPro tints, I’m guessing the extra 2kmpl and other marketing is mostly nonsense?

Got a chance to take a small spin on the 2022 Civic. Looks and feels much nicer. Doesn’t have that boy racer wannabe look any more. very executive and classy design. Has BMW vibes. Interior is much much much better. The ac vents area is specially nice (looks better in person. Its silver I dunno if the pics show) Quality is also much better. sorry for the bad pics.

Nothing too good in kandy. Best go to Colombo. Can recommend @Octanehead’s Ultimate Detailing bay.

@iRage why do smell some guerrilla marketing?

Thnks mate. It really is. Hard to say it’s from 2011.

French fry 🍟 is easily one of the biggest gags when talked about French cars. A stereotype that unfortunately can sometimes be real. The best and worst part about a modern Peugeot is it’s electronics. Here’s what the 508 has in terms of tech (quite a lot, mind you). Mine being the “ALLURE” spec with ALL the “GT” options specced except for sunroof and heated seats. I really hate that the guy who imported this spent 2k usd extra on nappa leather, but he cheaped out on the sunroof. (I’ll do a separate chapter for the interior, because them nappa seats deserve it) Quad Zone climate control AC (imagine driving in hot slow colombo traffic while your testies freeze and you curse winter & snow). Head up display ( colour,Shows cruise control/navigation and speed) Usual auto windows/locks/wipers/lights/mirrors. Auto High-beam(too polite for Lankan roads) Interior sensor(detects movement and starts screaming when car is parked and locked) AUTO parallel and perpendicular parking( no way imma try it out here) Navigation (can be setup with Lankan maps). Paddle Shifters (very effective). Snow and sport mode. Cruise control with weird extras that I’m yet to try out. JBL sounds with a separate amp in the back. Also has a subwoofer. 10 speakers. 550Watts. Mine pushes 570 Watts( changed the factory front 6.5”s to JBL club 6520s with built in tweeters) sounds absolutely fabulous. Really nice 👌 Full color Multi information display on the speedo. idrive style information system. Not as advanced, but has the needful. Have a separate controller on the center console area. Turn-by-turn cornering lights(fogs) which help a lot on dark twisty roads. All-round audio and visual guided sensors. Full time LED running lights. BI-Xenon and LED headlights with auto height/length adjustment. Dims part of the beams for incoming drivers(so that means f**kers in their head beams are unfortunately not blinded by my highs). Also adjusts beam according to road inclines and weight loaded. Adaptive beams that turn with your steering input.love this option. Ambient lighting. While this is nothing crazy like on a merc. Has a nice orangy-red lighting that I’m really in love with. Also all the illumination on the interior is also in the same color. Real retro yet modern and I lov it! Manual sun shades on the rear half (y u no give me powered) Tail-lighting is mostly LED. The “Lion Claw” or “3 stripe” design is pure orgasmic at nights. Hill start assist and hill hold control (this is a life changer. My homes inner narrow twisty lane makes me have to do a 2 point turn and this makes it a breeze. Hill city boys love this option. Has airbags/esp/traction Control and other safety gizmos that I wont go into details. Has a oil/fluid sensor that even tells me if I need to refill washer fluid. Seats are obviously Electric with a lot of movements. The lumbar support is super good. I think I covered most of the worthy options. Smaller tidbits I didn’t even bother. The french really do like their fries large. yeah my lazy arse dint line all the pics correspondingly “yet” 😅 ( I’ll be back with new pics and add anything I missed)

Welcome to the next chapter guys. My car is a 2011 (YOM & REG) 1.6L THP Allure trim with almost all the GT Line specs optioned. The 508 came with a 1.6THP Turbo bmw-mini derived prince petrol engine or a 1.6L or 2L Diesel engine. The diesel’s are known to be faster and actually more economical/reliable. Mine and most petrol pugs of this era had the 1.6THP PRINCE engine which produces 156hp and 250nm of torque. Pulls like a train and can drink like a fish if throttled hard. But if you take it easy, even 14kmpl is achieved during normal city driving. Sounds awesome. Beware though the prince engines are known to go kaput at around 60k. Make sure the car you buy has a recalled new engine. That can do 250-300k. The 1.6THP strictly need 95 octane,but do to unavailability I’ve been using 92 for about 3000kms and so far it’s almost unnoticeable. Mine has the optional 18 inch wheels which look and make it handle like it’s on rails, but comfort is obviously bit compromised. The handling is really really good. This can do some crazy stuff and still get you home safe. Even though it’s a FWD, it really feels like a AWD. Passengers have quite often asked me if it RWD. Steering feedback and weight is on point. It really is a cushy ride with superb handling that sounds like a dragon and move like a Jaaaag when needed. Mine was 1st owned by a popular politician who now drives a green Bentley. He and I only have one thing in common, we both have a very hard foot. Mine hates shifting UNDER 2000 and really loves to be floored. I’ve redlined it regularly and it really likes to sing. Drove a similar car and it felt slower than mine. Brakes are big,expensive and very efficient. Ventilated Disks and has all the modern car brakes related gizmos. Gear changes are on point. Very impressive 6 speed Automatic. Has pedal shifters and manual mode on the lever itself. sport mode is almost never used and honestly I’ve not seen a big improvement. Snow mode was also never used. Even though the car is bigger than most sedans on the road, it can really pull some tight spaced turns and the all essential “wettuwa” thanks to dumbasses on the road. Ground clearance is actually much better than I imagined. Unless you do stupid shitt or live in hell, scrapes are very rare and avoidable. I’ll go through the lights,HUD and other toys in the tech chapter. Pics will also be attached shortly. Pic from the net. I need to go on a photo spree asap.

Haha the 3008 interior is where my heart is at. Exterior I wouldn’t call it ugly but It’s certainly not eye candy like the 508. True.very cushy and can really haul ass when needed.

Interior. Fully loaded except for sunroof and heated seats. Got these off the internet. Details details. love the seat design It’s got quite a lot of toys. Can shame the f10 boys. Also got JBL 550W sounds with separate amp and sub. 10 speakers. Factory extra.

White is the way to go. No other color makes it look so good. Each color makes the car have a look of it’s own. I actually get this question a-lot. It’s actually quite true, Peugeot owners usually stick to them and most owners have multiple models. In our case my dad did have a 504 during his youth and almost bought a 406 in the 2000’s. so not one of the most hardcore pug family( which I might change) in lanka. tbh @AVANTE buying a 406 had a big influence in me going Peugeot. They are literally fun to to drive mercs without the highly unnecessary prestige of one. I love how uncommon pugs( specially the 508) are. true 508 is not even on a wildcard list for many. Also 12mil for the base model when new meant, everybody just bought the f10 bmw for 10 mil including the permit. You have to be a die-hard pug guy to spend that extra cash on a 508. next chapter hopefully tomorrow.

I travel quite a bit and I live far away from civilianisation, so I get to take some cool snaps of the car. I’ve thought of posting some in a separate chapter. Forgive me if some are reposted from other chapters. I’ll post pics every now and then. Since people seem to be understandably depressed these days added some cringy puns for yall. This interior is to-die-for… you really get that plane cockpit feeling. I love it( even though I hate planes). You can also see @AVANTE in his ex 😉 Boomer- Get off the damn internet and go outside yurh rascal. Me a millennial with a 508- Glady. Undisclosed location. Let a friend have the car as his wedding ride. Head turner. Home to me and my lion. This pic was obviously before kaputas hit my plane 😅 mustang? Tf’s dat? lol Nice and wet, just how I like it.

I’m pretty certain even a big boomer in a remote area of Sri Lanka recognise and praise the legendary Peugeot 504. Thats how good it was. It was a masterpiece and nothing less during it’s release. Then followed the faithful 406, a crowd favourite in Lanka. Tried and tested. Value for money even compared to an Indian Alto. After that things just turned shiiiiit. I’m confident everyone here has seen that Top Gear episode on “modern day Peugeot’s” and had a good laugh, I know I did. Then that decade ended and 2011 hit… SAY HI TO THE PEUGEOT 508.THE CAR THAT MADE PEUGEOT BREATHE AGAIN. Keen eyes will notice the Birth and Reincarnation of the mighty brand. Well we all know what the 508 did to pug. It made the brand get-off life support. Thanks to this car we see that beauty on the road named mkii 3008. This car really upped the game. The style/safety/tech(good lord the tech) and performance really nailed it. Handling was superb yet comfy, can really shame most cars out there. Available in both petrol and diesel. Station wagon models never made it to Lanka. But we do have a RXH here. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but nigga you think this ugly. You blind. I have had so many nice cars and yet this is the one that keeps me coming back to. You are right if you think the front end has mustang vibes. I’ve briefly owned a 2017 Mustang Convertible in silver and they do have resemblance. After all they both got the iconic “3 stripe” tail lights. I’m biased but I think it’s one of the best designs out there. Fight me lol. Till next chapter, here’s what you’ll see at night if you like it one shot style LMAO. Peace ✌🏼

@PerfMad FYI

Ahh the Honda FD’s. Nice cars. Feels almost like a Euro. Good to drive, nice to sit in. Red looks best imho. We had the FD1 ages ago. Prices have sky rocketed. We bought for 2.8 mil somewhere around 2013. Stafford was kinda pricey tbh. Interior is ages ahead of the lancer. Plus bit more powahhh than the lancer too. I found some crustyAF pics 😅

Sad what 6-7mil gets you now. Like @iRagesaid, lots of junk cars out there. what about an Every van? I know I know… Its a bomba model and not the coolest ride for an 18YO. You can get a 2015 and up model for about 4.5million. Very reliable, cheap to run, can fit about 7 people. Parts are priced ok. Fuel consumption can range from 10-20kmpl depending on where and how it’s driven. Perfect for the “boys” and enough space for the “girls”. 😉 plus you can do a side hustle via the taxi apps too. More cash for booze and grass 😉 it’s tiny, so driving is easy,repairs are cheap and can be done asap. Body parts are available in case of an oopsie. Insurance should be cheaper than on a 7 mil car. Resale value is great. Can get a nice wagon for your money,but it’s not worth it. Don’t waste so much money on over inflated crook vehicles. Buy something for cheap. Oh yeah. Every’s are almost repellent to garages. You’ll almost never even glance at a garage. Drive safe and try not to go mafia style cos they can topple easily.

Welcome to my world. Mobil esp 5w30 1 liter was 4980 in jan. Now it’s 8000 a liter. 😢 same place too. Take it easy bro, Thats life. Take it to stafford. These new cars with sensors are a pain to fix. I think it’s 10 years for SLIC. plus if your registration book says “reconditioned” you might not get the full amount. Anyway insurance companies try to not pay you the full when- you go for the agents or go for brand new parts. Even with newer/fancy cars they try to pull this.

D*r*z has been ok so far from my experience. 2 day shipping 99% of the time. They have lots of euro car parts surprisingly. Most of them cheap and cheerful. Lot’s of BMW and Peugeot parts. Plus cash on delivery. You guys got played intentionally noh. They told you they were grease monkeys🐒 but you’ll didn’t listen noh.

Take it to stafford if the insurance pays you. Most of these “experts” with big names will charge you top dollar for it,but the job done is subpar. SLIC is ok from what I hear(I have mine with them too,but praying to God that I don't have to use them. Another member took his car to a very reputable Honda Repair shop and he payed close to 8 lacks for a very shoddy job. I’ll link that thread below. I never had personal experience with Stafford when it comes to body work, but at least you can hold them responsible. The “expert” fellows start using the “yako” and “kunu harapa” once you pay them. They also make it a point to shame you on social media for there stupidity. Read this thread-

Mitsubishi can be quite pricey from my experience. I guess you are right about the cost being shared by fewer customers. But surely Jap Genuine parts can’t be the same as euro genuine parts,can it? P.S. I just found out it costs 350k for a high pressure fuel pump on a Kia sorento. An injector is 125k. What in the f… @hrm care to confirm this bro?

It was actually about 4-5 months back. They usually have “discounts” on them. OEM for the 508 is still 32k at panchi (all 4). Does that mean I recommend Carmart? Hell no. Fun story- I was at carmart around December looking for a tappet-cover change. They wanted 104k. I told them to go f off and went to the resident pug parts guy in Panchi. While I was there,this happened- service advisor from carmart calls panchi guy: .name. we have a customer who needs a tappet cover, how much? panchi guy-48k sir. Service advisor- ok I’ll send a guy to collect it. *Hangs up* so yeah. They can be scumbags at times. But mostly they are on par with the jap agents. Specially stafford. I obviously just go to panchi and get it done for even cheaper.

wow. You guys spend way more money than I do at Carmart for my 508. I changed my brakes(genuine) for 25k with labour. Panchi had them for 16k. Plus even the other repairs were mostly cheaper. Not bashing you guys or anything,but I’m kinda freaked out at the money spent in the new Civics. Then again when I had a FD1 many years ago, Stafford did quote kinda crazy prices. But the new civics need the same money as a euro @iRage whats your take on this? Jap cars been as expensive to maintain as the euros.