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If this is the case, how easy/hard is to maintain the Lancer Ex GT in SL? I can ask the agents, however with the kind of service they provide, I doubt whether I will get any meaningful info.

I was looking for a Lancer Ex and came across this ad http://autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=89956 What are the expert views on this model? I am particularly interested to know whether the usual Lancer Ex parts will fit this car. Though I have searched online, didn't find definitive answer for this. Anything particular to look out, if am to consider this car? Thanks

@Davy - I wasnt aware that there is a 1.6 L version of Ex available in SL. Any one of you have made a second hand purchase of Lancer Ex, anything particular to watch out for? On a sidenote, is there a different process involved in getting a car that was bought initially on a permit ( 3 years have elapsed since then)? Thanks

Any more views from users of Lancer Ex 2008-2010? Anything particular to be noted and look out for when buying this car? Not really concerned about the resale or the quoted 12-15Kmpl figures. Comfort and reliability along with a reasonable power matters for the buying decision.

I cannot give you the names and other information for obvious reasons.Hope you understand. My advice for you is to follow up with your sales rep on a daily basis until you get a confirmation. We must've called nearly 40 times to the Sales guy and his manager to expedite the process.They always promise to call back but never does. Always get a commitment on time and follow up. Few visits to the show room would help. I am not sure how much clout a sales guy in Nuwara Eliya would have in Colombo office. At any given time, there are 2/3 people at the showroom asking about their car delivery and another few people doing advance payments. One individula calling from out of colombo would be a low priority for the hard pressed sales team here.

We got the black M/T elite a week back after ordering in end of May.We gave black as the first preference and 2/3 other colors as second preference.IMO color is not a problem. After visiting the Hydepark office and talking to the salesmen and head of sales few times, following are my views: 1. The processes The whole sales process is manual. If your file mistakenly gets allocated to the wrong pile, it will take a miracle to get the car on time. Once they receive the chassis numbers from Malaysia, they spend days analyzing the data set trying to find duplicates. Yet they end up going to RMV with duplicate chassis numbers to register and face delays. A 15 minute task which requires an Excel sheet, takes good 4/5 days at Unimo. Salesmen are helpless and their restricted by the convoluted bureaucratic process at Unit#d Mot#rs. 2. Sales staff Barring 1 or 2, majority of the sales staff just doesn’t have the experience to deal with customers or with a standard govt document. I overheard one sales guy instructing a customer to fill the registration paper saying "Put Colombo as the province". Some of these tasks are not rocket science and when you do it for the 10th time, you should be proficient. They look impressive with a tie and an attitude, but most are just junior sales wannbe guys. Key here is to deal with a sales guy who got some experience and influence to get things done. 3. Communication Keep constant line of communication with your sales guy. If you see an issue, escalate to the Head of Sales. 4. Patience You will need plenty of that Good luck..!!

CS1 ---- Handling - Compared to CS3 feels underpowered and it reflects on the handling I suppose. Fuel Economy - Haven’t personally calculated. From what I can gather, it does around 9-12 Kmpl depending on various factors. CS2 (Anecdotal evidence) --- Handling - Better than CS1. Fuel Economy - More or less the same as CS1 Key thing I want to highlight is that, there is no way a 2003 CS3 is worth 2.4 million. You can buy a 2007 brand new CS1 for 2.4 M. Not many people like CS3 because of the 1.6 engine and perceived low fuel economy. I would rather buy a CS3 for 1.8-1.9 range and spend extra 100k on petrol over few years and enjoy the drive.

I drive a 2003 CS3 1.6 manual car. IMO 2.4 million is way too much for that car. I bought it few months back for around 1.8 m. Fuel efficiency wise does around 8/9 Kmpl. You can buy 2003 CS1 1.3 for around 1.8 and most of them are ex-fleet cars. I've driven few of the CS1's and I feel the car is under powered. Driving pleasure is ok and the fuel efficiency is not that a great concern for me. I havent had to do any major repairs yet and in general I am more than happy with my purchase. YMMV.

Mate, When you say one beer, you mean 1 bottle of beer or just a schooner? SL beer bottles are typically 750 ml and the alochol percentage is 8%. Here the rule of thumb is is dont drive after more than 2 beers ( 375 ml bottles @ 5% Alch.). And for each bottle/shot wait 1-2 hours before driving. And it also depends on your body mass..if you are 100kg dude, I think you should be fine..if not, you might be drunk and not realising it until it is too late.

This sort of rules might help http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/rulesregulations...g_burnouts.html "The maximum court imposed fine for a burnout offence is $1,100 (up from $550) The maximum court imposed fine for an aggravated burnout offence is $3,300 for a first offence (up from $770) and $3,300 and/or 9 months imprisonment for a second or subsequent offence. A 12-month automatic period of disqualification will also apply to the driver following conviction for the offence. The maximum court imposed fine for a street racing offence is $3,300 (up from $2,200) for a first offence and $3,300 and/or 9 months imprisonment for a second or subsequent offence. A 12-month automatic period of disqualification will continue to apply to those convicted of this offence." " Where the driver is also the registered operator of the vehicle In cases where the driver is the registered operator, the vehicle may be clamped or impounded for a period of 3 months for a first offence. For a second or subsequent offence, the vehicle may be forfeited to the Crown and may be sold or released to the RTA for crash testing" " Crash testing by the RTA Current laws already provide that the cars of repeat offenders may be forfeited to the Crown. Usually, those vehicles are sold and the money used to recover storage and collection costs. The new laws will allow certain forfeited vehicles to be released to the RTA for crash testing. The RTA will use the unique tests to investigate the potential effects of certain modifications on overall crashworthiness and the wrecks of these vehicles will be displayed at education days for young drivers, or at other RTA presentations. "

Don’t mean to hijack the thread. I am a keen reader of the forum and have done so for many years while picking up many valuable points. Just want to point out the following post as well. The discussion changed from Maruti modifications to comparing Japanese/European cars features (safety) vs Indian cars features (lack of safety). Few examples given by the well meaning posters to prove the case for Jap/Euro cars included anecdotes like the following. I’d leave the judgement to the readers. As long as you are doing this in a designated racing track or in an area where you are absolutely 100% sure of no harm to others, it is great! On the point of modifying Marutis Whole idea doesn’t make sense. On the other hand there is a saying “Unhapuluwata uge patiya lassani”. My experience with Marutis is just two week car rental from C***** F*****. Gear change was horrible and without power steering it felt like driving a pro cart. I won’t ever rent one again or let anybody I know to buy one. (Be it Alto/Maruti/Indica) However that is my personal prejudice. Banding any poster who dares to speak out against the common direction of the discussion as an evil corporate crony just doesn’t make any sense. I am not even living in SL and have no stake in propping any brands. Hope that the common sense prevails over the internet fuelled message board bravado when having a constructive debate. Ta

Mate, Regardless of the car you’re driving or the braking capability of the car, the above scenario borders on a criminal activity. As far as I know there are no 120KM zones in Sri Lanka. Not piling on you specifically... IMO It may be the case SC had rules on speed zones but common sense should prevail at least among the educated bunch of the country on the social responsibility when driving. What is the Autolanka policy on this? Can the users post potentially illegal activities on the forum? Keep in mind there are probably 1000's of people reading this forum and some might take the good advice along with the bad examples.