Axela

I don't know whether it is entirly true that all Mazda 3s are made in Thailand.My understanding is that Mazda 3 is made for international markets.Mainly for countries like Singapore.Axela is the domestic model for Japan.Therefore it is safe to say it(Axela) is made 100% in Japan. If you take BJ series which is the model prior to Mazda 3/Axela generation, the 323 is made for international market and Familia is made for Japanese market.However almost all the recon cars coming to Sri lanka irrespective of whether they are 323 or Familia is made in Japan.In fact 323s were coming with more features (alloy wheels/CDs/etc) as they mostly come from Singapore. So i think you cant generalise and say that all Mazda 3's are coming from Thailand.Also it is not the same as Vios or Soluna which is not made at all in Japan to my knowladge. Also this fuel consumption is questionable.I beleive it should do minimum 9-10 km/l I appreciate more expert opinion on the matter. One thing you should realise is that there is lot of prejudice and assumptions when it comes to SL car market.

Thank you all for the quick responces.Will try these places.

Can anybody tell me a place which designs quality and creative car stickers/bumper stickers.

Soft spot I thought otherwise

I can recommend 1.5l Mazda Familia/323 .I believe you can buy one below 2mil Solid car with good fuel efficiency (12l/km on average) Spare parts are common and average priced contratry to the popular belief. Unlike those days the resale value is high though that is not as high as Toyotas. I have run about 20k so far without any major repair/replacement Only drawback is this model came out last only in 2002/3 as I beleive. Agents mmm! lets not talk about them If you are going for a Toyota go for new Vitz not the ISt. New Vitz is the same as Yaris and has much more space than Ist. Also new Vitz looks much nicer from the front as well as from the back.The rear end of the ISt is the most ugliest you can imagine for a Toyota car. Both cars have solid engines. Can enybody enlighten me whether there is unreg Hondas from Japan in this range.Not the C#@$ City. I have seen some Honda station wagons and Hatchback models which I believe should be coming under 3 mil.

Cool So...It gives another reason for the policemen to bust drivers with tinted shields. Reducing domestic violence

One good thing about not running with your tints on,chicks can see you clearly

My advise for you is not to tint the front shutters.I had to remove tints from my front shutters last week as cops asked me to do so. They took my license and asked me to produce the car to slave island police station in order to get is back. No fines though. The cops said that several teams have been placed in various places in colombo just to catch the vehicles with tint.This is in the backdrop of high seceurity threats.

I think Kia Rio is not very nice. Out of Toyotas I feel Caldina looks pretty ordinary. These are my suggestions for Sri Lanka

Can we please discuss the 10 ugliest cars in Sri Lanka as the majority of members here are from Sri Lanka.

The prices may vary from 3 mil to 6/7 million based on the quality of the machine.According to the government rules no body can import machines which are more than 6 years old.However our guys put wrong dates and bring machines which are older than that.My advice is never buy anything which has worked more than 6000 hours unless it has gone through a major overhall. Hola,Though there are plenty of junk all over the place,none of the main contractors are buying them.Only few people buy those junk which has been dumped in Japan/China and learn the hardway why those people have dumped those machines in the first place.This is totally different from importing recon cars from Japan.People use their machines to the maximum length of their lifetime.

What do you want to know about them.JCB is a brand of british made construction machines.However they are just a small brand in the world stage only leading in the Backhoe loader segment. Cat/Caterpillar(US) is the worlds number one construction machine company followed by brands such as Komatsu(Japan), John Deer(US),etc. the price of a Backhoe loader is around 8 million both for JCB and CAT(from UK).However JCB indian loaders are available for around 6 million.CAT doesn't come from India. Also I must add,that these are the ultimate machines which is fascinating to the person who really knows them.