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).

You will be able to change the brake pads at a lower cost if you go with a good quality Japanese brake pads. I also had to do the brake job not all 4 but it cost me 90k at Stafford. Like @matroska mentioned you'll be able to get the job done at a lower cost from the guys in Yakkala and they are well experienced with the Vezel.. Apart from that there's another place around Arawwala area too run by a Stafford guy..

FC1 is the 1500cc sedan or the 1000cc one? As I remember the 1000cc sedan is FC9, do correct me if I'm wrong. If its the 1500cc Civic sedan then you need not worry about any timing belt chipping since it doesn't have a timing belt, but a timing chain However, if its the 1000cc sedan then it also has the same timing belt as the FK6.. So in that case getting it inspected is good as a preventive maintenance. There's a famous place in Yakkala run by ex-S..d Motors technicians (not the place which released the video you mentioned)

This issue is commonly known as the turbo issue of the FK6.. the said timing belt chipping leads to blocking of the oil drains causing the turbo to over heat and give way. So, the video is factually correct. If you are having doubts you can get your timing belt inspected for chipping and clean the oil drain lines (this is advised to be performed every 20,000km at Honda specialist garages) to be sure that the maintenance minder calculations and the turbo issue is related or not.

They are accident repair specialists and not attending to mechanical repairs.. There are other reputable places for the Civic for mechanical repairs. Do you know a place where I can get HDS @GWX777?

If you get the scan done from a reputable place that has good technical knowledge on Hondas, the chances are that they did a proper diagnosis. If the diagnosis is correct then they would suggest you the remedy needed which in this case is a replacement of parts. So, once the remedying is performed and the error codes are cleared from the system, the vehicle wouldn't throw any error codes again if the part replacement was successful. If not it would throw the codes again, which shows the issue isn't fixed. So, get the diagnosis done at a proper place with Honda know how and proper scan tools like the HDS (preferably at the agent).. If the remedy involves part replacement get it done from a place that offers a reputable warranty.

True enough.. Local Honda agent would tend to normalize things saying its a common issue with the model and so on and so forth which would dissatisfy people who are in love with their cars (like our fellow Auto Lankans I'm sure ) However, they don't usually try to rip you off saying this should be replaced, do this every service etc. based on my 8th year of experience with them.. (eg: while other places would recommend changing DCT clutch oil every service (5,000 km), Stafford recommends it every 10,000 or 20,000 km).. They usually do the job right and they are the only people I let my Honda to be worked on while the only other place being the place in Yakkala which @matroska mentioned above. @misnad I've had similar experience with Stafford, where I've gone to them multiple times to rectify a small sound coming from the front suspension which they never figured out upon inspecting on the lift and going for a test drive.. However, when attending to a steering rack replacement with them, they discovered a couple of issues: 1) Faulty ball joint 2) Worn out wheel bearing I got those fixed at the same time, which eliminated the sound I was complaining about along with a wheel spinning issue I encountered while parking my car in the garage while trying to climb the incline leading to it.. So I'd say get a second opinion maybe from elsewhere, which is trustworthy to you and who knows how to work on Hondas, cause other places would just screw your car..

Out of the two the comfortable (with available options included in the comparison) and the one with less maintenance cost would be the FIT GP1. However, the Aqua would be a little bit more fuel efficient. The FIT GP1 battery is more reliable than the Aqua's however, be sure to check the Usable Capacity of the hybrid battery before going for it. Anything below 20% means you would need to attend to the battery. Anyway since you are going to buy a car that has been used over a decade, you will need to spend some money on maintenance to get the car into a sound mechanical shape be it the FIT or Aqua. The amount you would need to spend and the things you would need to attend to would depend on how well the previous owner took care of it. So get both of them inspected and if possible get a car with an honest maintenance history. You can choose based on your preference which model to get and look for a good condition specimen as well.

What you see in this picture is how the car's hybrid system is operating.. At one point you would see the wheels being powered by the battery (that is when you are in the EV mode) and like you said when the regenerating brakes are working it would show the battery being charged by the wheels.. You would also see the wheels being powered by both the engine and battery when the car is being propelled by both the battery power and engine power. Like wise there'll be certain other instances as well like you mentioned where the engine would be charging the battery etc. All these are normal for a hybrid vehicle. This is not an indication of any issue with the vehicle but an infographic attached to the car's display. You might have accidentally switched the view of the display via a press of a button causing the infographic to switch to this view.. You can switch back to the previous infographic if you are not a fan of this view

Nice to see you keep the GRY journey well documented Don't you think the Corolla Touring Hybrid deserves a blog entry of its own as well

Well @iRage I think you have misunderstood my whole point. The point I was trying to strike simply was, if the OP is looking at a FD series Civic as a daily driver, the FD3 would be the best. I have addressed the point of fuel efficiency and power since @fiat fan had mentioned that the battery is weak and the fuel savings would be off set with the repair bill A liter of petrol 92 is now LKR 350 odd and with the imposition of VAT next year it is likely to pass the LKR 400 mark and a full tank would cost around 16,000 LKR which is a significant amount given the fact it used to be around 5,000 LKR a couple of years back. Being a current owner and a member of the owners group related to the model I'm aware of the repairs other fellow owners come across with the FD series (inclusive of FD1 and FD4), so all those things were considered when providing the above feedback. And besides, I have also mentioned in my original post if the OP is decided on going for a FD1, which grade would be the best to go far. I have also mentioned, if performance is what he is looking for to go for the FD2R. So, you calling me extremely biased with my advice is something I think is unjust, I must strictly mention And in a Sri Lankan context, the FD3 and other IMA hybrids have faired better as a hybrid vehicle that's what I wanted to say be it due to how the owners have taken care of/ used or due to the differences in architecture of the systems. I am not saying its trouble free, but relatively it is less of a hassle and closer to a non-hybrid counter part since it is an assist system to the engine. Yes, I mentioned that. From 2009 onwards, that issue was resolved in the FD3 with a new battery cell type and software updates which were covered under warranty in other countries (the premature failure of FD3 hybrid batteries is a well known scenario globally). This cell type is used in the newer GP series, Insight etc. However, in Sri Lanka this wasn't covered under warranty as these were grey imports However, I remember @ramishkad mentioning in the forum how he got a replacement battery under warranty during his ownership.