Dinu

Hi guys, Im looking to buy an Escudo. My budget is less than 4.5M. Please let me know any known issues of this vehicle for the model years 2001 to 2003. Thank You

Thanks iRage for the details. I will check the forum for this model. Yes you are correct. Since it is a 20 year old vehicle the condition will depend on the previous owners. From what I gather, it seems there are no major inherent issues with this vehicle. Thanks again.

I would like to know the fuel cost. Diesel is preferred but not important. Thanks

Hi guys, I'm planning to buy a used SUV. My budget is under 4M. I have seen advertisements for Toyota Harrier 1999/2000 YOM for around 3.4M. Is it a good deal? Does this vehicle have any major issues. Any other SUVs that I can look for? Thank you

Hi Guys, Has any one of you had any experience with the new Nissan X-trail Hybrid? I'm looking for a vehicle and I would like to know some details including fuel economy, reliability, Parts availability. Thanks

Hi guys, Anyone of you have an idea bout the tax amount for the 2015 Nissan X-Trail hybrid 20X? I'm planning to bring one down, but I have no idea about the tax since no one has imported it yet. Here's a link to the importer's site : http://cars.kkleads.com/whatyoucanbuy/brandnewcars/nissan-x-trail/prices Attached is a quotation I got from the importer. All help appreciated.

Hi guys, One of my friends is thinking of buying a March, K11 YOM 2000. He wants to find out whether its a good car. guys who have used this car, pls give info abt your experience using it. fuel consumtion, comfort, reliability, running costs thanks

its definitely a marketing ploy by the manufacturers. when i unlocked it, it already had values for avg cons and avg speed. that means the trip comp was working, only the display was disabled.

i guess doing the same procedure again will disable it... dont wont to try it though

I was suprised too when i read Nilantha & Piyal's posts. They must hve thought you hve to do the procedure everytime u want to use the trip computer, which is not the case. u hve to do it only once.

not planning on selling for a very long time...

hi guys, i found a way to unlock the trip computer. it was given in another forum. it worked for me. according to the manual im not supposed to hve the trip computer. Only for 06+ Models 1. Get in car and close door. 2. Put key into ignition (DO NOT TURN YET!) 3. Hold down the AM/FM button AND the CD button. 4. With your other hand (while still holding the buttons) turn your key to the ACC position. The Hello message will appear on your display, and as soon as it goes away it will be replaced by DIS ON. 5. You may now let go of the AM/FM button and CD button. 6. Turn ignition off. 7. Turn your car on and drive away!

she looks awsome mate!

Hi nino, sry i couldnt rply sooner....the average is around 10.5.

thanks for the link mate... ya, i think i'll go with synthetic as well.

ya, have to see what they put at the next service...its free so they might put something cheap

thanks for the info bro. ya im going to change oil and filter soon. first I have to find a garage that knows abt mazda cars. so you dont recommend synthetic oil for sri lankan conditions? I thought synthetic will be better for our conditions and also reduce engine sludge.

hi, a small question for our experts in here: the user manual of the Mazda 3 has this: Engine oil - type and classification : API SG/SH/SJ/SL/SM or ILSAC GF-II/GF-III/GF-IV I have no idea what this means. can anyone of make meaning of this? regards dinu

well machan, the bottomline is, it has been pleasure driving it so far(much better than the vanette,carina i had ) who says Mazda vehicles are crap!! to hell with them! as you can understand I havent been able to fully test it as yet, since I havent done any high speed driving so far. Max is 80km/h (dont laugh ) acceleration : I get the feeling that for the engine to really kick in i have to rev it above 3.5-4k rpm. handling : excellent. well better than what I have driven. fuel economy : average for me is 9.5km/l, that is by keeping the rpm below 3k. seating: id say average. even though the drivers seat has lumbar support its not that comfortable for a tall guy. the back seats dont have much legspace for a guy around 6 feet tall. sounds: the 6-speaker system is very gud but it may be lacking for a music junkie since no equalizer,woofer. thats abt it...the only downside for me is the fuel economy. other than that its a fun car to drive. just let me know if u need to know anything else. cheers Dinu

Thanks for the replies guys...they were really helpful. So as I understand it, in modern cars its not really necessary to change engine oil after running in priod otherwise mentioned in the user manual. But doing it wont harm the engine anyway. the user manual doesnt say to change oil after the running in period. it gives 10k km intrvals for oil changes, but if conditions are dusty it says to shorten the oil changing interval. This is what the manual says abt running-in: No special running-in is necessary, but a few precautions in the first 1000km may add to the performance, economy and life of the car. 1) dont race the engine 2) dont maintain one constant speed for a long period of time 3) dont drive constantly at full throttle or high engine rpm for extended period of time 4) avoid hard stops 5) avoid full-trottle starts so I think I'll change the oil in another 500k or so...no harm in doing it and the oil change at 5k is free from carmart...so no worries.

Hi guys, I got a Mazda 3. did my first service last wednesday. In the days leading to the service people kept saying 'change the engine oil'. they say most new cars change their engine oil around 1k-1.5k km. Is this true? but the carmart service people only change it at 5k km. I've only done 1.5k km. Is it really necessary to change engine oil this early? regards Dinu

went today afternoon...was really dissapointed. I didnt see anything special at all. Compared to the previous showes this year, this one was a flop IMO. It wasnt happening at all, like someone said earlier.

Hi, I just found this Mazda 3 service manual on the net. You'll need a tool like Winrar to extract it then use Alcohol120% or similar to open the ISO image file. mazdaiso.ace - 180 Mb http://www.sendspace.com/file/tw8z2m

hi, anyone of u know a place to buy tire pressure gages?

is this really true! pls give sme advice...