What To Buy From These 3 Cars

Amila C · June 22, 2011

I gonna buy a car and for my budget range its suits to

Geely LC 1.3

Maruti Suzuki A-Star

Alto K10

Anyone have experience on these 3 cars and what is the good comfortable and Good fuel consumption in SL roads?

Thank you.

CyRaX · June 22, 2011

I've driven the A-star as well as the k10,for me the A-star would be the choice.....and the red one is it a geely or a panda

Amila C · June 22, 2011

I've driven the A-star as well as the k10,for me the A-star would be the choice.....and the red one is it a geely or a panda

Thanx CyRaX.

Yes. The first red one is Geely Panda LC 1.3.

How is the A-Star? and how s te fuel consumption and interior space and handling?

Crosswind · June 22, 2011

Just a point to add about the Geely Panda (AKA Micro Trend), that u might wanna consider - Although it looks like a confused fish, it is supposed to be the safest car in its category.

http://www.auto-chinese.com/geely/geely-panda-crash-test-awarded-5-star-in-cncap-equal-to-yaris/

No experience in any of these cars so I shall refrain from any further comments.

Amila C · June 22, 2011

Just a point to add about the Geely Panda (AKA Micro Trend), that u might wanna consider - Although it looks like a confused fish, it is supposed to be the safest car in its category.

http://www.auto-chinese.com/geely/geely-panda-crash-test-awarded-5-star-in-cncap-equal-to-yaris/

No experience in any of these cars so I shall refrain from any further comments.

Yes Crosswind. i watched that before. Thank you very much . .

Nirosha · June 22, 2011

Hey amila why didn't you add Viva Elite to your list. Its better than K10. And in city it does around 12km/l.

Panda only do around 8km/l. But its 1.2L and the most powerful of the above. on youtube you can watch great videos of Panda.. Just amazing. but lack of spares in SL.

My choices are;

1. Viva Elite (good features. value for money.) only added for your info.

2. Panda (powerful. lowest price)

3. A Star (Most expensive of the list. but seems to have lots around)

4. K10

Petrol Head · June 22, 2011

A-Star for sure..more reliable and better ride quality. also the cockpit doesn't feel like someones lavatory

Amila C · June 22, 2011

Hey amila why didn't you add Viva Elite to your list. Its better than K10. And in city it does around 12km/l.

Panda only do around 8km/l. But its 1.2L and the most powerful of the above. on youtube you can watch great videos of Panda.. Just amazing. but lack of spares in SL.

My choices are;

1. Viva Elite (good features. value for money.) only added for your info.

2. Panda (powerful. lowest price)

3. A Star (Most expensive of the list. but seems to have lots around)

4. K10

Thanx Nirosha. yeah. i heared about Viva Elite. but dnt know about that car more. who is the agent and distributor of that car? and how s the spares in SL market? and what is the price on it?

Yeah. i saw the videos and and panda is the most safty hatchback (in SL too i think in this price range).

So how s the Viva Elite on your way of drive?

Thank you . .

Edited June 22, 2011 by Amila C

miniace · June 22, 2011

Guess the battle is on between A-star and Alto

IMO A-star is ok ..thats the trend these days..but waiting queue is long I heard.

MINIACE

Schiffer · June 22, 2011

hey amila.. i have driven the alto K10 and have gone to see the Panda in Micro.. havent driven or seen a A star before..

the panda maybe the safest of all but its gonna cost you extra 80,000 bucks for dual air bags.. which actually gives it just 3 star NCAP rating..

and for me it has a HORRIBLE boot and a Very cheap feeling inside.. compared to the K10..

for a home use i suggest the K10, its much more reliable..

CyRaX · June 22, 2011

Thanx Nirosha. yeah. i heared about Viva Elite. but dnt know about that car more. who is the agent and distributor of that car and how s the spares in SL market? and what is the price on it?

Yeah. i saw the videos and and panda is the most safty hatchback (in SL too i think in this price range).

So how s the Viva Elite on your way of drive?

Thank you . .

My first pick would be the Viva.Unit#d Mot#rs is the agent here.Had owned a kelisa earlier,actually my mothers,which was one in the first batch to arrive in Sri Lanka,it turned out to be reliable as Japaneese,infact its Japaneese parts used,but assembled in Malaysia...For me the obvious pick would be the Viva even if a Demio or a Vitz was in the list...and about the spares there is ample availabel with the agents,we didnt have any problem with Unit#d Mot#rs...I highly recommended it to a friend of mine,he got it last month and he is very happy with the vehicle.Despite the fact of ground clearence everythinb else is in the favour of the Viva...I dont know about the k10 regarding this issue but the alto 800cc had a problem in controlling where the speed exceeded 80km/h.There are a few Viva owners on the forum,hope they could shed some light.What I have to say is for me nothing is better than the Viva (compared to the cars in that range).Good Luck

Amila C · June 22, 2011

hey amila.. i have driven the alto K10 and have gone to see the Panda in Micro.. havent driven or seen a A star before..

the panda maybe the safest of all but its gonna cost you extra 80,000 bucks for dual air bags.. which actually gives it just 3 star NCAP rating..

and for me it has a HORRIBLE boot and a Very cheap feeling inside.. compared to the K10..

for a home use i suggest the K10, its much more reliable..

Yes Schiffer. Totally agreed about cheap interior on Panda LC car. thats really true. rear seat is too much poor. but i had a test drive last day. its too much comfortable than Alto.

still i ve no idea about Viva Elite and A-Star. . .

Thanx Schiffer.

CyRaX · June 22, 2011

My first pick would be the Viva.Unit#d Mot#rs is the agent here.Had owned a kelisa earlier,actually my mothers,which was one in the first batch to arrive in Sri Lanka,it turned out to be reliable as Japaneese,infact its Japaneese parts used,but assembled in Malaysia...For me the obvious pick would be the Viva even if a Demio or a Vitz was in the list...and about the spares there is ample availabel with the agents,we didnt have any problem with Unit#d Mot#rs...I highly recommended it to a friend of mine,he got it last month and he is very happy with the vehicle.Despite the fact of ground clearence everythinb else is in the favour of the Viva...I dont know about the k10 regarding this issue but the alto 800cc had a problem in controlling where the speed exceeded 80km/h.There are a few Viva owners on the forum,hope they could shed some light.What I have to say is for me nothing is better than the Viva (compared to the cars in that range).Good Luck

And from what i've seen from the other members is that Micro's customer care is not good at all.

Edited June 22, 2011 by CyRaX

AbeysinghE · June 22, 2011

I have driven K10 and Panda,very recently one of my friend bought A star and I had a drive on that also. safetywise panda might be better..but comfort ride quality and spacious wise A star is better i suppose.and it's better looking than the other two..no idea about Viva..I'm sure viva is not a comfortable vehicle but heard that it does better on fuel.

Schiffer · June 22, 2011

Yes Schiffer. Totally agreed about cheap interior on Panda LC car. thats really true. rear seat is too much poor. but i had a test drive last day. its too much comfortable than Alto.

still i ve no idea about Viva Elite and A-Star. . .

Thanx Schiffer.

yeap specially the air vents.. it feels like it will break off any second..

and the fake carbon fiber trim on the dashboard..

and yes the position of the rear seat is horrible..

its hard to get in and out and my head kept knocking on the roof..

i never get to go on a test drive, since they didn't give test drives in Kandy branch..

oh.. i have seen the viva elite but haven't driven it, its a nice car, it still has the cheap feeling but it has a bit more room compared to the geely

and have a bigger boot than it as well.. but overall its a great car.. and also out of all.. the viva is available with Automatic transmission as well

Amila C · June 22, 2011

My first pick would be the Viva.Unit#d Mot#rs is the agent here.Had owned a kelisa earlier,actually my mothers,which was one in the first batch to arrive in Sri Lanka,it turned out to be reliable as Japaneese,infact its Japaneese parts used,but assembled in Malaysia...For me the obvious pick would be the Viva even if a Demio or a Vitz was in the list...and about the spares there is ample availabel with the agents,we didnt have any problem with Unit#d Mot#rs...I highly recommended it to a friend of mine,he got it last month and he is very happy with the vehicle.Despite the fact of ground clearence everythinb else is in the favour of the Viva...I dont know about the k10 regarding this issue but the alto 800cc had a problem in controlling where the speed exceeded 80km/h.There are a few Viva owners on the forum,hope they could shed some light.What I have to say is for me nothing is better than the Viva (compared to the cars in that range).Good Luck

And from what i've seen from the other members is that Micro's customer care is not good at all.

Thank you very much for the informations CyRax.

I have driven K10 and Panda,very recently one of my friend bought A star and I had a drive on that also. safetywise panda might be better..but comfort ride quality and spacious wise A star is better i suppose.and it's better looking than the other two..no idea about Viva..I'm sure viva is not a comfortable vehicle but heard that it does better on fuel.

Thanx AbeysinghE. i ll look forward. So how much is A-Star in SL?

CyRaX · June 22, 2011

I have driven K10 and Panda,very recently one of my friend bought A star and I had a drive on that also. safetywise panda might be better..but comfort ride quality and spacious wise A star is better i suppose.and it's better looking than the other two..no idea about Viva..I'm sure viva is not a comfortable vehicle but heard that it does better on fuel.

Have being driven both the cars,for me the viva is spacious and more comfortable than the a-star.

Schiffer · June 22, 2011

My first pick would be the Viva.Unit#d Mot#rs is the agent here.Had owned a kelisa earlier,actually my mothers,which was one in the first batch to arrive in Sri Lanka,it turned out to be reliable as Japaneese,infact its Japaneese parts used,but assembled in Malaysia...For me the obvious pick would be the Viva even if a Demio or a Vitz was in the list...and about the spares there is ample availabel with the agents,we didnt have any problem with Unit#d Mot#rs...I highly recommended it to a friend of mine,he got it last month and he is very happy with the vehicle.Despite the fact of ground clearence everythinb else is in the favour of the Viva...I dont know about the k10 regarding this issue but the alto 800cc had a problem in controlling where the speed exceeded 80km/h.There are a few Viva owners on the forum,hope they could shed some light.What I have to say is for me nothing is better than the Viva (compared to the cars in that range).Good Luck

just a fact mate.. malaysian car companies such as proton, preduoa and naza have huge connection with Mitsubishi

look at the proton inspira

http://autotrendcar.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/proton-inspira-2011-1.jpg

and the naza sutera confuse me.. it looks kinda like the micro trend O.o

http://images.paultan.org/uploads/2006/04/sutera_title.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Naza_Sutera_%28first_generation%29_%28rear%29,_Serdang.jpg

nexus · June 22, 2011

i think a-star is best suits for your requirement. correct me if i'm wrong a-star has higher ground clearance than Alto K10 and micro Panda.

Edited June 22, 2011 by nexus

AbeysinghE · June 22, 2011

Thanx AbeysinghE. i ll look forward. So how much is A-Star in SL?

I'm not sure the time frame if you buy it here..my friend imported himself through a friend of him in India..he opened a LC and don't know for how much..he told me that he had to spend around 1.8 million Sri Lankan rupees with custom duties..but i think now it might be bit more after tax revision.. :unsure: what i have noticed generally is If you know the Indian market price of a car..just multiply it from 3 ..you will get the Sri Lanka market price. :rolleyes:

Edited June 22, 2011 by AbeysinghE

CyRaX · June 22, 2011

just a fact mate.. malaysian car companies such as proton, preduoa and naza have huge connection with Mitsubishi

look at the proton inspira

http://autotrendcar.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/proton-inspira-2011-1.jpg

and the naza sutera confuse me.. it looks kinda like the micro trend O.o

http://images.paultan.org/uploads/2006/04/sutera_title.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Naza_Sutera_%28first_generation%29_%28rear%29,_Serdang.jpg

Hell ya,it does look like the lancer.Thanks for the info mate..and other it does look alike the trend..Perodua had a connection with Daihatsu too right.Hey thanks for the info mate

Nirosha · June 23, 2011

Thanx Nirosha. yeah. i heared about Viva Elite. but dnt know about that car more. who is the agent and distributor of that car? and how s the spares in SL market? and what is the price on it?

Yeah. i saw the videos and and panda is the most safty hatchback (in SL too i think in this price range).

So how s the Viva Elite on your way of drive?

Thank you . .

Well i dont have any driving experience with Viva Elite yet... But its better than K10 surely. Main problem for me is lower ground clearance (14.5cm) no USB player. But i think both are can be ignored. (you may see lots of nissan and suzuki around with no problem even low ground clearance) there are lots of threads about viva elite and other cars in your list.

these links may give more info:

http://forum.autolanka.com/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=search&fromMainBar=1

http://www.unitedmotors.lk/unimo/unimo.php

Schiffer · June 23, 2011

Hell ya,it does look like the lancer.Thanks for the info mate..and other it does look alike the trend..Perodua had a connection with Daihatsu too right.Hey thanks for the info mate

lol no prob mate

and yea it does.. if you look at the Predua Myvi and the Toyota Passo they look alike

well.. atleast becouse of that.. the cars are reliable

CyRaX · June 23, 2011

lol no prob mate

and yea it does.. if you look at the Predua Myvi and the Toyota Passo they look alike

well.. atleast becouse of that.. the cars are reliable

Yeah they are very well built I must say,and wish they could get the Myvi here.Well when we were buying the kelisa everyone said not to except me,maybe because it was new to the country,around 5 years ago.It was a very well built piece of solid I must say.

Schiffer · June 23, 2011

Yeah they are very well built I must say,and wish they could get the Myvi here.Well when we were buying the kelisa everyone said not to except me,maybe because it was new to the country,around 5 years ago.It was a very well built piece of solid I must say.

true, i would love to own a Myvi

true mate.. even though the interior is a bit plasticky, that car is good..

and i would buy one over a Maruti 800 anytime