Dee Jay

Did you replace all these with genuine brand new parts? How much did it cost?

Nicee Looking luxurious and techy

Hahaha Most Sri Lankans think hybrids are slow (maybe due to the way their owners drive them) and try to race you but little do they know that hybrids are quicker than most common models in SL.. Since your Corolla Wagon Hybrid is a rare sight in Sri Lanka the FK6 driver might have gotten offended

Now that might be something for SLTV page

Congratulations on your new ride and wish you long miles of happy motoring Please do add some interior pictures as well

What do you mean by weird? Maybe the Grace you test drove had a badly repaired DCT giving you the weird vibes Well, the potential repair cost for a DCT hybrid is mostly similar to that of the Civic 1.0T I guess or even lower maybe @misnad here would agree

Yes, the Aussie and the JDM ones also carry certain spec differences as I observed. The UK highest spec is more closely matched with the JDM variant it seems..

That's only for the Aussie market as far as I know, since due to the Australian regulations they do not approve roof mounted seat belts. Even in the previous generation the Vezel had one roof mounted seat belt.

And there's no mention of the age limit of the vehicles that can be imported.. These CC based taxes plus VAT and Luxury Tax it would be then most probably.. Just did some rough calculations myself to see how these would be (I could be wrong) translated to a total CC based tax. Comparatively there's an increase in the total CC tax than the previous import tax regime.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/DGgtknZRS7SH3jgu6 Is this the place you are referring to? I have never been to this place or haven't obtain any of their services though..

Check with the famous place in Yakkala, Auotota H*br*d L****, they should have one..

Does the new gen THS require any specific fuel or is it the same as the previous gen? As per your experience, which fuel comes close in terms of driving smoothness and efficiency to what you get in Japan? I have also seen Japanese videos on the new gen THS being more sporty when it comes to acceleration and very fuel efficient, so was curious to know how they fared in local conditions.. Like @Gummybr correctly brought up we would need to have the infrastructure in place before getting on the EV train. However, I feel with the new hybrids having large engines they could most probably end up being more expensive than Chinese EV offerings which seem to pack a lot of tech for a low price. We might see a repeat of what we saw during the hybrid era in Sri Lanka plus with the added complexities of charging infrastructure. In FB, there are multiple Chinese EV brand related local agent (as they call themselves- not the most popular ones but new names we haven't heard of) pages that pop up in the news feeds. This might make it further challenging for people who would be buying/ upgrading their vehicles in another 5-10 years maybe with all the issues these vehicles might develop over use without proper maintenance..

Out of curiosity @iRage, how about the efficiency of the 5th gen THS in the Sri Lankan traffic around CMB in the rush hour? With all this EV talk and rumors of efficient vehicles being imported once the ban is lifted, it would be interesting to see how the local market behaves once it is finally lifted. Would people stick to new hybrids from the known brands or would they take a risk and go with an influx of Chinese EVs.. Interesting times ahead..

This is the place https://g.co/kgs/Ae5MSDv

I had a similar issue on 2 my S21+ phones, and both of them were 2 years old and out of warranty. After contacting Samsung authorized service center, learnt that they were doing screen replacements free of charge. There was some deadline as I remember. Just contact them and see if yours can be replaced free of charge as well. Otherwise it would cost around 100k to replace the display and the water seal (if the display is replaced the water seal too would have to be replaced according to them as I remember).