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2016 budget proposals have revised the taxation on vehicles. Below are extracts from the budget. All the permits has also been cancelled. What impact will have these on the vehicle prices ?

I am driving 2013 Aqua. It does 16-18km in somewhat heavy traffic. (Anyway it all depends on how you drive) In heavy traffic it might go lower. So I think your figures may be right. Comparing to my old car(Toyota EE101, 1300cc) I also save significant amount of money.

@Parani, If what you are telling is totally true you can claim that insurance. When it comes to the huge claims or total replacement these some of insurance buggers try to avoid the payment telling various things. If your talking with higher management of the insurance company is not fruitful you should hire a good lawyer.

@sasika, There are debates going on that......But how many of us can afford such a diesel vehicle is another problem. On the other hand hybrid vehicle reduces the wastage of energy produced by fossils converting it in to electrical energy. That is the main point here. Let us say diesel is more cleaner and economical but can we eradicate the petrol vehicles ? So what is the best available option so far we have ? It is petrol hybrid.......If there is a sophisticated diesel engine with hybrid facility it would be more economical and environmental friendly. But then again that question of price comes in.

@Aquaman, I can not show off dear as it is not a brand new car .. For the other question, my answer is Yes of course....My main concern is to save my money. But that will automatically save the environment too wan't it ?. Diesel car would not give both those achievements. That is why hybrids should be promoted.

On the other hand , Increasing taxes of hybrid vehicles is really sad. Personally speaking I should be thankful as I have already got Aqua but when we consider the long term impact on environment we should reduce the usage of fossil fuels. Hybrid vehicles are one of the most practical options so far available.

Depend on my experience what I can say is Try to find a trusted dealer which is very difficult. You may have to pay bit more but it is worth.(Remember that just higher price does not mean trusted seller). Those documents can be forged. Auction sheet may be more reliable than inspection sheet. But you need to check it online. Auction sheets shown by seller may be forged.

If you are interested in non hybrid vehicle G grade Corolla 121 may come in to your budget(Around 2006 registered ones. Older ones are much cheaper.). It is a very economical and comfortable vehicle.

Economically hybrid is one of the best vehicle even as only vehicle.(I can not recommend Leaf as only vehicle because of its limitations.) Hybrid vehicles in this budget range is not luxurious but fairly comfortable.

It is really sad to see a bunch of people who don't know that 3rd class language is not suitable for a valuable public forum.....but then again habits are really difficult to change, aren't they?

Ha...Ha....Ha.... "IT SEEMS THAT HAT SUITS TO MOST OF THE COMMENTERS IN THIS THREAD...WEAR IT IF IT'S SUITS SO THAT OTHER INNOCENT MEMBERS CAN SAFEGUARD THEMSELVES FROM THESE MANIPULATORS WITH OWN AGENDAS" Good Bye....

I am not going to argue with this manipulative mafia fellows with hidden agendas as I still can remember one advice which is given when I was about to fight with some 3rd class thugs in my child hood; "SON, ALWAYS FIGHT / ARGUE WITH A PERSON WITH YOUR STANDARD OR ABOVE YOUR STANDARD DO NOT FIGHT OR ARGUE WITH A PERSON IN LOWER STANDARD, IF YOU DO SO YOU WOULD ALSO END UP LIKE HIM" GN.

Dear iRage with all due respect dear I should say that your pigeon story is more suited to you....you are presuming lot of things with out having any solid evidences....you are presuming lot of things from my post which are not even in my mind........I do not know what is wrong with you guys......There is no point repeating same thing again and again...... In your opinion I am a person who can not be changed when I have taken the decision and according to some very intelligent fellows I am a retard ......and In my opinion what you guys are doing is trying to fulfill your own agenda ( I do not say all of you are trying to promote what you are selling..as you have mentioned your main agenda may be putting a full stop to importing junk in to the country) rather than helping me with this car. Therefore shall we call this a day without continuing this unpleasant argument ? @Sierra Charlie....Thanks for your wish. I know dear these guys are some what knowledgeable but the real question is Are they using it for our best interest or to fulfill their own agendas( I do not say all are having shameful selfish agendas.) ? And I will post my experience nonetheless for the benefit of all the members.

@iRage-- One can say that there are some more things I can do to safeguard me.....Yes I do agree but would these all things give me a better car when the best option I have is just to look at some pictures ? I am sure that supplier is more experienced than me about cars.....so what is the point forcing him to do all these things ? And also foundation for long term business is not just making more and more profit doing all lot of cunning things.....It is the balance between making and keeping good human relationships and making profit......if you go to one extreme one might say you are a fool and if you go to the other then you are cunning dirty fellow.....at the end both these result in unsuccessful long term business. As far as I know my friend and his supplier have not blacklisted their names. That is why I have trusted them. But some other person can say that it is unwise to trust another person to such an extent. To confirm who is right and who is wrong we need to look at the car with our own eyes. When talking about depreciation of cars we can not compare the cars from two different categories.....depreciation rate is different. When we talk about a brand new car it would depreciate faster in first few years then that rate would get slower. So it is not correct to compare prices of a brand new car and grade 4/5 older car for given period of time. That older car is already has passed its' peak depreciation period. Like wise it is not wise to compare prices of grade 4/5/6 car with a R grade car as R grade car has already depreciated its' price. So for a given period price of R grade car would not reduced as much as you suggested for a grade 4/5/6 car. And before I go for Japanese auction I visited several car sales and inquire the prices of R grade cars and those prices are much more higher than what I pay for this car. When I sell this car I will not sell by saying as one of member suggested "lady driven..low mileage blah..blah..." I would tell the truth but I would not stupid enough to scare the buyer...it is buyers responsibility to properly checked what buyer buys. Regarding your last point I do agree with you. If I want I can buy even a brand new Axio, Premeo or Allion but then I might face hard ships with some other important responsibilities towards my family. That is why I try to keep the budget of the car at that level. (Aqua prices are much more higher here than you think)

@iRage--- You people have already certain about the internal damages of the car......why are you so prejudiced ? Even if I get the pictures I might not be able to see the actual damage. If that supplier is so untrustworthy as you guys are implying why can't he changed the picture or hide the damages and send pictures to me. As I can not myself inspect the car how can I confirm that......one way or the other ultimately I have to trust someone, haven't I ? Why can't you people understand it ? I have earlier sold the cars and I have not lied about my cars and my money is hard earn money. So as a Buddhist I believe our own actions would give us similar reaction....(now I allow some of your self claimed very brainy fellows to laugh at me )---- So I believe I may not face a disaster buying this car and I have already done what I could do to avoid facing a disaster. If you read carefully I have not said that I am going to make a profit from this car.....if I want to make a profit I would do all the obvious repairs as soon as I get the car and sell it as an accident free unregistered car with a good profit margin....why the hell I want to wait 2-3years depreciating the car ?....then I can buy a real accident free car...don't you think so ? @carbuddy----Dear friend, Let aside differentiating the same model cars with each other can we even differentiate one lion from another lion just looking at the picture ?

Another 3rd class self claimed expert who does not even know what is happening in Japanese car auction. Most of the vehicles in the auction have photos and the auction sheet too. And the supplier sent me photos but I do not think that any of them are useful to you as they are exterior photos only. When I get the car I will post the other photos. By the way if some one hit your head with a wooden pole for using 3rd class language and manipulation of innocent members to trap them with craps in a public forum, do you think that it is necessary for you to have an external injury to the head in order to get an internal injury ? The same thing can go with a car.

Keep your manipulative advices to some other innocent buyer. God bless them. Finally my time is too precious to waste arguing with 3rd class manipulative time wasters in the public forums. Good luck with your job...!!!

Ha...ha...It seems that I have really touched a nerve there. Anyway your language in a public forum is the mirror image of the class you are representing in the society. Read the entire thread if you want to know my opinion...I can't go on repeat the same thing again and again. Just a one point buffer hasn't been replaced in the car which I have posted.

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Crosswind" data-cid="280858" data-time="1438594600"><p> @irage and @magnum, I can't believe you guys are trying to talk sense to a <del class='bbc'>idiot </del>typical Sri Lankan car buyer. This is just a cross-section of the Sri Lankan car buying public, who has been brainwashed by the car mafia (a group worse than the LTTE).<br /> <br /> I can't help but LMAO at this conversation. </p></blockquote> Before being a self claimed expert , at least intelligent enough to differentiate a public forum from a toilet where you may say any filthy word you like. And when talking about mafia, I know what some of you guys are doing in this type of public forums. You are trying to manipulate the naive members who asks for a help to buy a crap that you are promoting or selling. Good luck with that...

Oh man....I do not know why you guys so hate this car. It seems you guys are already prejudiced that this car is severely damaged. Time would tell who is right and wrong. @iRage--have I said you are a time waster ? If you go through the thread you might see whether I am right or wrong....but again they may be your friend so I can understand...Anyway I am sorry if anyone has hurt the feelings. My friend and his supplier import the cars form Japan for a long time....so they are in a mutually beneficial relationship and supplier knows that I am his partner's friend...therefore he should be a fool to jeopardize his relationship sending me a crap. And when I do not have the luxury of doing it myself I have to trust someone knowing that I might get cheated haven't I? When talking about losses I do agree with you....have I said that I am going to sell it at the same price? I know car will depreciate...money will devalue...those can not be said losses but if government reduce the tax it would be a significant loss. And if I buy this car at a higher price then it would again be a loss. I think what I am paying this car is reasonable - note the word think...when I see the car by myself and after check it thoroughly I can be certain about that.

Well friend you are using Strong words -absolutely certain - no dear friend what I am sure is my friend would not intentionally put me in to trouble. If I was absolutely certain I would have not asked you guys for that auction sheet translation. Well I did my research using best available option--as you have mentioned I went current and previous price data of Aquas--then I looked for price of Aqua in here(Sri Lanka). And see whether I can sell it at least without a loss in 2-3 years as my intention is to keep this for 2-3years. But if again government reduces the taxes I might be in trouble. And I do not too much worry about mileage -note that word TOO MUCH - as it can be changed. Anyway it seems you are very knowledgeable in this so if you can share your knowledge ie how to find a pre auction car ONLINE so that we can ask the supplier to go and see, it would be a great help for most of us.

@iRage--- Dear friend when we are going through a third party we may not be able to get the best. I went through all the pages(aquas only) of Japanese car auction before took my decision. I was not able to find an accident free car for my budget...otherwise why the hell I want go for a R grade car. You can check today Japanese car auction you would not find an accident free Aqua with such a low milage at such a price. If I am in the Japan I could go and find a best car for my price. I do not have that luxury so I have to go through a third party and I have to make some compromises willingly or unwillingly....have to grab the best possible available option. Regarding milage.....what I say is, it is really unbelievable but it may be true and I do not know much about the shaken test so I am unable to say anything about that. But then again if something is going at a very discounted price we need to double check again. Anyway I really appreciate your input.

@iRage---Thanks for the information but that 10XXXkm in two years seems some what unbelievable but anyway it seems to be a good deal.

@Magnum---Do not be ridiculous....Before being biased just read the entire thread.....If you have eyes to read and brain to understand what you read you should see that I have thanked anyone who has helped me.

If you are willing to lower your year I may suggest Toyota AE100 or EE101. Fuel consumption is really reasonable, Can be repaired easily at any garage and spare parts are readily available.