Best Car To Buy For A Budget Of 1.6Mil

Punisher · January 27, 2013

Guys, im looking to buy a car for a small budget of 1.6mil for daily travelling purposes within Colombo and occasionally out. need your help to figure out the best solution. listed are some of the features im looking for

Automatic
averagely econimical to drive
Less Trouble to maintain and find spares
should have space to carry my baby's essentials when travelling (spacious is the word)
my wife should be able to drive with easy

Edited January 27, 2013 by Punisher

NZer · January 27, 2013

How about a nice mazda sedan or a Laser sedan? they are quite nice. Some really well looked after lasers around.

Schiffer · January 27, 2013

my suggestion is a Nisan FB14 or a pulsur.

will require all your needs.

Punisher · January 27, 2013

any TOYOTA's??

chan5 · January 27, 2013

since you're concern about space,

i can suggest two toyotas within the bracket.

Corolla 108 wagon and caldina.

I suggest caldina as value for money, spares are ample, any mechanic can fix the both.and it comes as a diesel variant which if you do reasonable running.

Schiffer · January 27, 2013

the best toyota that give all fills all your requirements and value for buck what i can think of is the toyota souluna.

Punisher · January 29, 2013

I was also looking around and saw a few 1993 Diesels Camry that are below my budget but cover the requirements, what if i go for that using the rest of the money to do a complete overhaul?

The Don · January 29, 2013

The problem with older cars is that it's not just the engine that age. And for occasional use I do not see the logic of investing in a diesel.

sachinwick · January 30, 2013

TATA NANO!!!!!! FTW

jdnet · January 30, 2013

TATA NANO!!!!!! FTW

You're an idiot.

Nirosha · January 31, 2013

the best toyota that give all fills all your requirements and value for buck what i can think of is the toyota souluna.

What should I have to consider or check when buying a Soluna. Is there any model specific problems etc. Also I saw (in AL ads) its fuel consumption is around 15 km/l. Is it correct? Such a big car can give that kind of good performance?

Edited January 31, 2013 by Nirosha

sachinwick · January 31, 2013

You're an idiot.

aww see other idiots in the world take me as a part of their community.. thank you

Edited January 31, 2013 by sachinwick

Supra_Natural · January 31, 2013

What should I have to consider or check when buying a Soluna. Is there any model specific problems etc. Also I saw (in AL ads) its fuel consumption is around 15 km/l. Is it correct? Such a big car can give that kind of good performance?

Sure it'll give 15km/l, when being pushed downhill maybe.... The first rule when it comes to ads is, don't believe everything you see.

The Soluna automatic usually does 9-10KM/l

YALA · January 31, 2013

E36 automatic if you can get your hands on one...

Supra_Natural · January 31, 2013

E36 automatic if you can get your hands on one...

He DID mention that hes looking for something Economical and easy to maintain. An Automatic E36 is neither of those things.

YALA · January 31, 2013

he said averagely economical dont think he is falling into the axio economical category

Schiffer · January 31, 2013

What should I have to consider or check when buying a Soluna. Is there any model specific problems etc. Also I saw (in AL ads) its fuel consumption is around 15 km/l. Is it correct? Such a big car can give that kind of good performance?

no, i dont think it will give you 15kmpl but it will be fuel efficient.

The Soluna has the same engine as a corona AE100-AE110 and the Ti Carina,.but it weights around 1T. so compared to a corolla u will get a little bit more fuel economy

as for problems. some body parts are hard to find but not impossible. other than that its basically a toyota tercel.

Jimmy · February 5, 2013

Hi,

Go for a Mazda famillia or Ford Laser. You can find a good condition car for about 1.6 mil to 1.7 mil made in 2000/2001.

Punisher · February 6, 2013

Guys went through the Suggestions

i was looking around and the problem i saw in Toyota's whilts looking was that the prices for such old cars are soo over stated..

Econimical wise i see that most of the petrol cars with engines (1300cc to 1800cc) would actully do 7/10KmL around colombo and not beyond (not the Axios)

Still thinking a Diesels engine would serve the purpose as it would run daily around colombo and should be reliable when going out as well. only car that comes closer to the budget and the requirement is Corona's/ Camry's of Year 1992/1993.

i would love the E36 idea but never came across any Automatics that are up for sale (not the exact requirement but i dont mind a classy roller)

thanx.

nexus · February 6, 2013

Guys, im looking to buy a car for a small budget of 1.6mil for daily travelling purposes within Colombo and occasionally out. need your help to figure out the best solution. listed are some of the features im looking for

Automatic

averagely econimical to drive

Less Trouble to maintain and find spares

should have space to carry my baby's essentials when travelling (spacious is the word)

my wife should be able to drive with easy

i think a corolla CE108 will fill your requirements nicely if you are lucky maybe you can find a G-touring or L-touring good luck dude.

Supra_Natural · February 6, 2013

Guys went through the Suggestions
i was looking around and the problem i saw in Toyota's whilts looking was that the prices for such old cars are soo over stated..

Econimical wise i see that most of the petrol cars with engines (1300cc to 1800cc) would actully do 7/10KmL around colombo and not beyond (not the Axios)

Still thinking a Diesels engine would serve the purpose as it would run daily around colombo and should be reliable when going out as well. only car that comes closer to the budget and the requirement is Corona's/ Camry's of Year 1992/1993.

i would love the E36 idea but never came across any Automatics that are up for sale (not the exact requirement but i dont mind a classy roller)

thanx.

http://autolanka.com/ad.asp?ID=108543

This seems like it will fit your requirements quite well man, you should be able to negotiate the price down further.