Yasith

yes, it is 812cc and Kurb Weight is 880kg

http://modifiedcherryqq.blogspot.com/2008_03_01_archive.html

2006 Chery QQ 0.8 AMT -------------------------------- Colombo - 12.5 kmpl (with A/C) Outstation - 15 to 17 kmpl (with A/C)

As far as i can remember govt get Rs. 5/= profit from every Liter of Petrol

good to hear....i purchase my one last friday....and my frist 270 km (75% outstation) costs only around 17 L; that's 15.88 Km/L BTW its Automatic transmission, where my average speed was arround 60 Km/h and rpm was kept below 3000, 99.9 times, + AC switched on. + i am a novice driver....i got my driving license only on last thursday. so far i am very happy about the performace and the driving expriance of the car

it depends on the "cost of your capital" (how you are going finance/collect-cash and opertunity cost)

i aslo have evaluated few financing options during last few weeks, and service wise HSBC was the best HSBC Lifestyle Car Loan you only need to provide 1 ) Valuation of Vehicale 2 ) Salary Details 3 ) Bank Account Details for the Past 3 Months interest rates are (last week) Rs 2863 (fixed)/ Rs 2650 (floating) for 100,000 for a month (if you are working for HSBC Listed company)

Don’t you think people who use public transport should also wear them? (I am not sure how many buses have them)

As an exercise I compared three cars Maruti 800, Maruti Alto Lxi, and Chery QQ Maruti 800: 795cc; 37bhp@5000; 59Nm@2500; 650kg Maruti Alto Lxi: 795cc; 47bhp@6200; 62Nm@3000; 740kg Chery QQ: 812cc; 52bhp@6000; 70Nm@3500-4000; 880kg Therefore, Effy Values are… Maruti 800: 0.8004 Maruti Alto Lxi: 0.8199 Chery QQ: 0.9189 What about the Torque value, how does it affect the efficiency? Does it mean lower the Torque lower the fuel consumption, And does it have to do anything with cars ability to run in difficult terrains, going up-hills...etc?

Thanks you guys....thanks alot.....

We have "Man Power" !!!! Which is used to measure something else (LOL)

Hi Ruwan, this is what I was exactly looking for, thanks a lot. Is this implies that when you are looking for more efficient engine, you should go for bhp value than the cc value?

Can somebody explain the significance of ‘bhp’(Brake horsepower) value of a engine and its’ impact on performance of the Car? It is bit confusing. For example Micro Trend has 1075cc engine it only gives 45 bhp, while Maruti 800cc engine gives 35 bhp. On the other hand Chery QQ 812cc engine gives 51 bhp.

what will be the impact on Vehicle prices....?

Definitely the BEST option

thanks machan!...... but i can not afford anything more than 1.5M....(that's the maxium.....) ideally something around 1.25M

Yes man! don't you know...you are a rich guy.....

yes..yes...machan...i know that....here i am just evaluating the Brand New Options i have......anyway this range is just outside my budget....my maximum budget is 1.45M while ideal price is around 1.25M

Hi Mini Ace, yes its me......i am still looking for Mini, (and i feel to find a mini is time consuming long term task) and i am try to buy a decent car for day to day use......( Mini search is like searching for a bridge....but now i am looking for a servant)

What is the best deal?

If he really want to see local motor industry to boom…all he have to do is give TAX holydays to all local car manufactures and cut-off VAT (let’s say for ten years). This will add definite competitive advantage to local manufactures such as TransMec and c******o (in future DPMC???). Further it will give these manufactures some time to establish there brand at least in Sri Lanka. Further it will give definite advantage in foreign markets (I mean then these manufactures can start exporting these cars) Just asking Government authorities to buy local cars will not establish any competitive advantage to manufactures. OR it will not make general public to buy these cars……as manufactures knows how Sri Lankan governments function, they will not increase production, knowing next year govt may reverse the decision. Therefore they will not invest in new production facilities, new models or increase capacity. Therefore, no increase in production, but high in demand from the government will result in lower the number of unit available for general public (for exports). Therefore this will result in widen the gap between these manufactures and general market. As far as I believe, what motor industry in Sri Lanka need is stable economic environment where they can invest with out any doubt in mind AND opportunity to build competitive advantage over other SE Asian manufactures. And what I believe is government should act to build better economic environments to industries, NOT just act as big customer. As always Mr. President is just acting like a usual Sri Lankan politician (short-time benefits), not as a leader who can lead the country to prosperity. This type of statement will be adding attractiveness to budget (in general publics’ eye). This is same as asking govt authorities to buy Sri Lankan Software from last year’s budget, the question is did it results in boom in Software industry….nah!

Some of the options you have ( i don't know much about the tech details OR how good these cars are....) Toyota Carina AT 192 Toyota Corolla AE 100 Toyota Starlet EP 91 Subaru Legacy 2nd gen Suzuki Alto (Jap) - Before 2003 Peogeot 406 D8 Nissan Sunny FB 14 Nissan Blue Brid U14 Nissan March K11 Nissan Pulsar N15 Nissan Primera P11 Nissan Cefiro A32 Mitsubishi Lancer 7th Gen Mitsubishi Galant 7th Gen Mazda Familia 8th Gen Honda City before 2002 Honda Accord before 1997 Honda City EG8 Diahatsu Charade L700 Diahatsu Charade L251

what about Nissan March K11; it is in your range if you are going for brand new indian cars your only option will be Maruti 800 (1.02 millions); and do you think there is/will be a good market for used indian cars (i mean indian used cars.....which may be 2,3 years old at the moment) in 4,5 years (all together 6,7 years)

http://www.hafeiauto.com.cn/Skin/hafei/cp/360-lubao-n.html Micro Trend

not really macho!....i am just learning about the car and evaluating it, as it is new to the market