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Hmmm fixability wasn't an issue I considered, I can see why cars have a plummet in price when they are just out of the dealership warranty period but that wouldn't account for appreciation should it? Older cars should have more expensive stuff to fix the older it gets? o.0 But that's just the thing about inflation, I vehemently deny the fact that your average Sri Lankan understands that the currency value drops over time and adjusts their car price accordingly, example? the lack of political debate/discourse on matters like inflation, except maybe when people were crying about the time a USD hit close to 200 LKR but that's only because it was a milestone event, no one cared when it went from 135ish to 180s

Mildly unrelated to the topic and completely unrelated to the scrapping above (although in some wicked sense I do enjoy seeing people go at it once in a while to spice up things a bit) but imo the car market is absolute garbage in Sri Lanka (pre and post the import ban) Don't get me wrong I love my EP91 to bits, its a hoot to drive and it makes you feel like you're going at 100+ kmph when you're doing 55 so I wouldn't have it any other way, but come on, close to 11,000 USD for an entry-level Japanese hatchback that came out 22 years ago?!? like seriously Sri Lankan cars don't depreciate at all, I saw my father's Corolla Wagon for sale for 4 Lackhs more than he sold it about 14 years ago! The only workaround to this is, is only if you're going to buy cars that have big thirsty engines (SL Standards mind you), Cedrics, Crowns, Camrys, Cefiros but then you face a gazillion different problems (lack of parts, fuel prices etc.) As a rebuttal a lot of people try to pull the ol' Free Markets argument and start giving lectures on Supply and Demand but its really not that as well. I've seen clapped out hunks of junk that only sell for less than 20k or so than market price of a decently maintained car. Car sellers have a "If I can't sell it for more than I bought it for then I won't sell at all" mentality and then the prices start rubber banding, for example: "Ah that Corolla is for sale at 1.5 mil, his is 302-xxxx but mine is English Number neh? I can sell for 1.7 at least" Catalyze this into some herd mentality and all the uncles make the car market go crazy, and no before you come at me with Inflation I sincerely doubt that your average Sri Lankan Joe'thipala knows jack about stuff like that other than the offhanded comment about how a bus ticket was only a couple of cents and a loaf of bread was heavy and 5 cents back in the day. Really hope for a day when Sri Lankans realize cars are in fact deteriorating liabilities as opposed to steadfast assets in economical turmoil.

The A/C compressors you replaced were they recondition ones by any chance? I've seen an Axio that had the same problem *after* they changed the compressor (to a recon one) and it made a noise. The issues were with the bearings (I think that is the correct word) inside the compressor.

ohh alright, I've seen one with the same rear lights and quad exhaust tips (it's an A4 that was riced to look like a S4) near Nexxmod in Dehiwala, regardless someone else take my chance bit busy with work

Yep! I watched some online videos (by ChrisFix) and the one he showed had some sort of pump looking method which wasn't the case for my car, regardless I put in 4Ls (Ruwan told me that about 500ml remains in the Torque Converter which we didn't drain) so flushed the entire thing basically, had an issue with a leaky bushing near the Gear Selector but that was a cheap fix ?

Isn't that an Audi A4? I think I've seen this car roaming the streets with 4 exhausts? Could be a S4 as well.

The AT filter was cleaned out! (That's the thing with the magnet right? My technical knowledge is improving albeit still at a slower rate) the fluid is funnelled in through the dipstick.

Thanks! EP71 with a 4EFE? that's amazing! Headlamps issue was somewhat sorted by replacing the bulbs, will be looking at Halogens in the future but I've changed my mind from LEDs (too scattered)

Correct you are as well! It's the Suzuki Escudo Peaks Pike Rally Car, had 945 horsepower and weighed only 1100 kilos. A lot of people know this monster from Grand Turismo.

Ding ding ding! Mark 2 it is! Your turn! I went to check out one for sale for about 2.4 mil in SL with the BEAMS engine

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@Hyaenidae yep definitely either a W123 or a W201, such pretty cars ? Okay so I don't know the rules here regarding non-street cars so I'll post two pics, hint is GrandTurismo (the Playstation game), the other car is a fairly standard but uncommon car in SL. Should be easy pickings ?

Haha! Been having some problems with an leaky oil seal near the gear selector mate, was too busy crying cause I had just replaced my transmission fluid! Seems to be a pic of a W201?

Haha good job!, the badge had a M shadow cast on the bonnet so I was 100% certain it was a Maybach but right after I sent that answer I realized that I was wrong because Maybach was bankrupt/making independent cars during that time. I was thinking it was a Maybach based on this car, the W221 (which doesn't exist I think)

Maybach S600?

From the shape of the dashboard I would've assumed a Fiat Multipla but that's the furthest thing to a "cute little car" so I'm probably wrong.

Interesting, I stand corrected then, I guess I made a very generalized statement of the average user comparison. Comparing kilometers within cars isn't an apples to apples comparison it seems.

Problems Head lamp - LED Conversion (?) Transmission Fluid change Car clock Seat belt light indicators Passenger side door handle Remote Key Rear hatch deck clips Rear lights clean Radio Upgrades Rims Suspension Breaks Interior Current to-do list, once I deal with these the problems listed above the car should be a fully restored EP91 did the math and should cost about 30-40k to get all the problems fixed, then to the fun part of truly making the car my own

Got the AC Serviced and redid the lining on the Airgate so the smells won't come in to the car.

OW20 to 10W30 is a bit of a jump mate, I don't know much about Axio engines or the state your particular engine is in. But as a reference 10W30 and 15W40 are usually used in 20+ year old Starlets clocking close to 200k kms. Not sure what you could do with this information however, best of luck! MC

Could get a Starlet EP91 in mint condition for that price, parts are cheap and massive owner community to trouble shoot problems. Old and might not be as comfortable as newer cars though.

Location: Sampath AC (The location isn't tagged online, next to MAS Active there is a cushion shop, take a left after the shop there should be some tiny boards, opposite to the Open University in Nawala), Phone Number = 072 445 2847 Fixed: Complete A/C Service + Change of Air Filter Price: 6500 for the AC Service + 1400 for the Air Filter on a '98 Starlet Time Consumed: About 4/5 hours? Opinion: I first met Sampath at Hapuarachchi Motors, he's actually the go to guy of Ruwan's when fixing ACs. He fixes ACs there as well but he asked me to come to his shop in his house and I would recommend you do it there as well. He removed all the parts related to the AC (other than the Compressor unit itself, the blower etc I don't know the names of them all) and thoroughly cleaned all of it (my god some of them looked disgusting), he cleaned the air gate and added sponge lining to it because odours were leaking into the cabin, checked my radiator looking thingy which is related to my AC (I'm really sorry I'm bad with names) for leaks and checked the compressor condition by checking the pressures. Put in new gas (he claimed it was Nitrogen) and then cleaned the back of my cubby (where the blower was located and also had half the dust of the planet behind it). My AC went from 12* C to 4* C and ECON now cuts off at 7* C (it used to cut off at 12 initially, he claimed it was because of the dust). Also replaced the AC Filter. I've added some pictures for reference.

Toyota Celica?

That's not the Hellcat mate! That's the Demon with 840ish? horsepower! Didn't know we had one of these in the country. Imagine the feeling you get when you know that you can smoke almost everything on the road if you decided to angle you foot by a couple of degrees into the accelarator pedal. With that great power comes great responsibility!