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sounds a bit pedo.. JK JK congratulations on your purchase mate . How does the cs1 drive compared to the Viva Elite? I'm stucked with a viva at the moment and looking for a possible upgrade in future, with a budget of around 3M. Is this variant of cs1 equipped with airbags?

Fixing Viva Elite Caliper Pin Noise The caliper pin of Viva Elite is prone to wear out soon and give the irritating clunking noise when going over pot holes or bumpy roads. One of the fixes is to replace the caliper pins with new pins which are bigger in diameter. I got an aftermarket caliper pin set from J*n*tha Motors today and got it fixed. A simple process that takes only about 2 hours. These are the aftermarket caliper pins that are a little bit higher in diameter than the original pins. if the original ones are fixed, the noise will still be there as caliper hub has also worn out and the diameter has increased. The new caliper pin has a rubber cover halfway through the pins so that it will not create the clunking sound. getting the wheel removed from my bass down the road. the caliper pins currently fixed were too tight, had to put a lot effort to take them out. Notice the lower caliper pin. This mofo gave so much trouble coming out. It was too tight and the thread had become almost round. finally out and fixed. the sound has completely gone now. the caliper don't play songs now when going over bumbers/ pot holes etcetra. I also lost the left fog light cover due to a dog attack, probably yesterday when coming home and I noticed it today in the morning. Got one left fog light covers from J*n*tha Motors and put that in place. all good now.

hi fellow viva owners, I have a doubt whether my IAC valve is functioning properly because when I switch on the AC, the idle RPM does not increase straight away, it stays somewhat the same with a small variance back and forth. can someone confirm me that the idle RPM goes straight up when AC is switched on? thanks in advanced

no idea about exact models as I have never owned a car in that price range. but I can safely assume that driving pleasure + fuel efficiency is not a common combination. if you're concerned about pumping fuel, put 4 mil in an FD, buy an economical car for 4 mil and use the FD interest to pump gas. There, free rides for life

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if you're talking about the new Kia Picanto, spare parts won't be an issue as you have KIA lanka as the agent they are kinda bound to bring down any part if you ask them and they should probably have all the common spares in stocks. I have never driven either the Picanto or the Celerio but if you can check the safety ratings, I think Picanto has like 4 stars while most of the Indian cars recently scored zero. so my suggestion is without limiting to fuel efficiency and spares, be mindful about the safety and safe features such as ABS, Airbags etc.

did you try the Viva Elite group on Facebook? they should have at least the physical books they got when buying the cars.

wow. thanks man thats a comprehensive answer. I came across a Presea with the CT2 badge and from the look of it I think its just a CT2 but the owner says its 1999 version. My guess is it may have been manufactured before 1997 but registered in 1999 and that the owner keeps saying the YOR as the YOM. it was a 301 blue/ green colour one with Manual trans. I am yet to check it out. thanks again for the long answer

can someone please give a link where I can find the difference between the Presea CT11 (1999) and the Refina models? I tried searching on the internet but couldn't find a proper description. thank you.

Using apple iPhones is like using car with a sealed bonnet. for about 25k you can buy a good Huawei with warranty from agents. I have a Huawei 4c and an iPhone 5, the only plus side of the iPhone 5 is the display that has very high pixel density. the new Huawei's are good in build quality and offers many futuristic features.

I guess you're having the same budget as mine and going through the elimination process for a new car. mate, I also researched about this a lately. I found lots of information in the old AL threads. I drove an Indian Swift (2007) owned by one of my colleagues and then I drove a Swift Japanese one owned by one of my friends' brother. There is no big difference from the outer look. But if you check safety ratings, Japanese swift has 4 or 5 stars while the Indian one has a whopping ZERO number of stars. Both of those owners said they haven't not come across any major repairs. the only plus side of the Indian swift is higher fuel efficiency. if you take the VXI version, you don't get ABS, Airbags no nothing. And as I heard Indians use metal that are recycled from old ships from Indian ship recycle yards and they are not even galvanized which means they are prone to rust. why put putting your life at risk. and the indian swift is highly overpriced in the second hand market. I think better to go with the Jap one if you're buying even if it does about 2km per liter less than indian.

When I was doing the repair PAS took only one whole day to take the engine and gearbox out of the car but unfortunately for me I had to keep the car about 7 days due to the time taken for repair and supplying the spares. I was however satisfied with the work they did. their work was transparent and during the week it was there, I spend a lot time in the garage observing how they do the work (it was not necessary but I was close by and I was curious to see what's going on). as I mentioned earlier, I really felt like that mechanic who do the actual work know what they doing except for the supervisor who would sometimes make up a story when I ask about something (e.g when I took the car out there was a jerking-like feeling and I felt like the engine is jerking too much. I suspected they may have not tighten the engine mounts properly so I took it back. when I showed to the supervisor he got in to the car and just said "there is some electrical problem with the car, you need to replace the coils". then the mechanic guy who repaired car came there, took a thorough look down under and found out a lower arm joint (i think) was not tighten enough. after tightening it, jerking was solved). However, even though I am not an expert in these mechanical stuff, I think the car will need sometime to fully settle down with the engine because when every wire and hose are removed and rejoined, then tend to loose etc. so my suggestion is don't make plans assuming that everything will be settled within just 4 days and you can use it like it was. at least allocate a 6,7 days for the whole process just to make sure everything is firmly fitted before you make long trips. good luck.

I have done a repair from PAS for my car. to take the engine and gear box out + cleaning them + fixing new oil seals (all oil seals) + fixing axle seals + axle boots and some other related work were done. the labor cost was 16K. my overall bill came to 41k with spare parts plus an efi tune up (4k-ish for tune up). good thing is that most of the mechanics are actually qualified from places like German Tech and they know what they do. however, keep an eye on what's going on cause they tend to overdo things and cost you more.

someone got caught for violating traffic rules. https://www.facebook.com/srilankantrafficviolations/videos/514824628707430/

One of my friends who came to sri lanka about 3, 4 months back rented a Mazda CX5. he said it was 120k for month. I drove it few times here and there and in highway, the vehicle is really good handles well and all.

Now that you are aware of it so you might not be very scared if that ever happens to you. and btw you can always practice Lucid Dreaming. You can basically control the dreams and feel everything as if it's the real life. the cool thing is you don't have to 'watch' the dream but 'control' it. when there are time you feel like spending some time with a long gone ex or a high school crush, Lucid dreaming comes in handy . try it out.

has any of you experienced 'sleep paralysis'? When I first experienced it I thought it was some ghost messing with me. it scared the sh*t out of me. Told some of friends and they thought I was making up stories. then I googled and found it is called 'sleep paralysis' and it has a scientific explanation to it. I have experienced it 3-4 time in my life. if you think you're tough, you should experience sleep paralysis and see the definition of 'scare'. later i found out that it is state where the mind is awake but the brain has put restrictions on the physical body so you can't move. can't move at all. can't turn your neck, legs, arms nothing. and it feels like someone is sitting on your chest. a lot of weight is felt on the chest. I thought I was going to die. it has found out that brain make us temporary fully paralysed when we sleep so that we won't sleep walk. when we wake up, the brain make all the organs active again. when this coordination goes off time, its called 'sleep paralysis'. causes mostly because stress. There are paintings of how sleep paralysis experienced people have expressed their experience in paintings. https://www.google.lk/search?q=sleep+paralysis&newwindow=1&espv=2&biw=1920&bih=979&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiyu-ba3avNAhUIP48KHXxiAO4Q_AUIBigB according to wikipedia: Sleep paralysis is a phenomenon in which an individual, either during falling asleep or awakening, temporarily experiences an inability to move, speak, or react. It is a transitional state between wakefulness and sleep, characterized by an inability to move muscles. It is often accompanied by terrifying hallucinations to which one is unable to react due to paralysis, and physical experiences (such as strong current running through the upper body). These hallucinations often involve a person or supernatural creature suffocating or terrifying the individual, accompanied by a feeling of pressure on one's chest and difficulty breathing. Another common hallucination type involves intruders (human or supernatural) entering one's room or lurking outside one's window, accompanied by a feeling of dread.

it is kind of true but isn't it true for most of us?

well yeah my birthday is on 22nd of feb but this is the first time I head about this theory. You're an interesting person to get to know hahah

haha she's an old lady and I didn't like her attitude. later I got to know from a neighbor of hers that a cash-buying-broker came to check the car. the ad is also removed from qucik.lk so I guess it's sold now.

I don't have thing for presea but I saw some pictures of your presea and thought it was a nice looking car so just thought of checking that car. I liked those frameless doors just because they look cool. yea you guys should be right I can't say all are bad just because one is bad. but that presea did scare me

what is the year/ model? there are different types of miras and they changed design from year to year.

just because the thread is related to my name, here's one I encountered that relates to you, Last week I went to check a Nissan Presea 1998 (A) with the intention of buying. car was a red one. owned by a lady. she almost interviewed me, like for a job opening before allowing me to go and check the car. so I started checking with the basics. opened the bonnet. annnnd, - washer fluid tank cap missing - radiator reservoir tank lid missing - opened the radiator cap - full of mud colored water. corroded. - wiring under the hood is messed up. wires everywhere. some with open ends just hanging out. - check the oil dipstick it was ok. opened the engine oil cap and took a look, carbon (?) deposited. - checked odo, 240k done. started, no issues started. - checked the engine oil cap again while engine is running, oil sprinkling out. - driver side door doesn't close/ seal properly. - power shutters 3/4 working. - opened the boot, floor board corroded. air bubbles (big ones) on the paint. I inspected the air filter, when I unlocked those clips to access air filter she asks me if I am a mechanic. I say no. and then she says if you're not a mechanic then don't open those things you don't know about because if you break it I can't find mechanics to fix this. then I decided to walk away even without asking for a test drive. she finally said "ane give me an offer and take this away I have already bought a new car" and showed me a Maruti Suzuki AStar. I didn't bother giving offers because it had too much work to do than I could handle. thought this may be a ghost story for you because you're a presealover. I kinda lost my taste for presea after this.

I called Kia yesterday and according to the lady who answered, the manual version which was priced at 2.45 Mil has finished stocks and she didn't know when they'll get more stocks. she also said that when they get a new shipment the price will be increased as per tax change. the auto version starts from 2.7 Mil for standard options. couldn't ask for the differences between standard and full options.