Lancer Or Axio? Update: Bought A Lancer! (Aka The B.r.a.t.t. Thread)

[Bracket]

Hello Experts,

Excited to join Autolanka forums Waited almost for month for an admin to approve me ... anyway, whoever the admin that approved me,

Last December, I sold my good old Maruti WagonR ( 2008 model, 5yrs old, driven for 30000+ Kms) For 1.6mil. I was searching for a good car to buy ever since. ( that's how I ended up on autolanka) So now that I finally got approved I thought it's time to get expert ideas on buying my new vehicle.

My budget is 3.5mil - 4.0mil. I wanted to buy a japanese car and browsing the internet, Finally I decided that there are two contenders:

1. Toyota axio 161 1.3 X Grade (2013)

2. Mitsubishi Lancer EX 1.6 GLX (2013)

Both the cars ( Brand New ) are being sold for 3.5 mil. for the permit. ( Lancer : 3,460,000 to be exact)

My priorities are:

-RELIABILITY
-Fuel Economy

-Spare Parts Availability

-Safety And comfort

-Handling

-Looks

- Resale value

Axio Dealers are mainly bragging of TOYOTA Reliability and Spare parts availability. They assured me I'm in deep trouble if I choose a mitsubishi because there are no spare parts in local market and I would have to buy spare parts only from agent paying a huge amount of money and I have to wait till eternity for mitsubishi agents to import parts from japan. And they also mentioned that unlike axio, I won't be able to sell the mitsubishi for a decent price. (if I wanted to, of course)

I called mitsu agents and they say they have spare parts for any vehicle they sell and I don't have to worry. However the sales guy said he have no idea on 3rd party parts availability.

So as you all can see i'm in a dilemma here. If you were in my position which car would you buy? And please be kind enough to mention why..

This is my first post on autolanka, so please go easy on me if I have offended any rule.

Thanks in advance.

Edited January 6, 2014 by Bracket

[Reckless]

Yes reckless, got all the documents with me (proforma and other stuff)

Good luck bro. Hope to see your car soon. Keep us posted.

[Bracket]

Righty-ho, will do, bro.

[Bracket]

Theres no such thing as ricing up in a nice way.

I guess you're trying to say "fixing sweet cosmetic mods"

You got it

[Komisiripala]

God now this is like Autolanka is about to have a baby! Can we pick names? What did the scan say? Girl it boy? (Well we know it's not a yaka!) bracket better get a hora address near trinity now itself!!

Lol just jealous bro. Don't mind. Was telling hoonigan also.

[Magnum]

It wont take too long for our fellow Sri Lankans to name this gen. lancer as the "Yaka model"

[Bracket]

God now this is like Autolanka is about to have a baby! Can we pick names? What did the scan say? Girl it boy? (Well we know it's not a yaka!) bracket better get a hora address near trinity now itself!!

Lol just jealous bro. Don't mind. Was telling hoonigan also.

[Bracket]

It wont take too long for our fellow Sri Lankans to name this gen. lancer as the "Yaka model"

"Kane mayil", "Palath sabha jeep"

[Magnum]

"Kane mayil", "Palath sabha jeep"

and the Yaka model lancer

[Komisiripala]

"Yakaa moona" model?

"Bracket" model (if you know what I mean)

[Bracket]

"Yakaa moona" model?

"Bracket" model (if you know what I mean)

[Komisiripala]

I wonder if that term is outdated now... Back when we used to go to school, one girl having the hots for another girl, and subsequent activities that we boys assumed happened in steamy school locker rooms were referred to as "bracket gahanawa" or "aappa daanawa"

So yeah, that's what I meant. God I'm such an old perv

[Jaliya48]

I wonder if that term is outdated now... Back when we used to go to school, one girl having the hots for another girl, and subsequent activities that we boys assumed happened in steamy school locker rooms were referred to as "bracket gahanawa" or "aappa daanawa"

So yeah, that's what I meant. God I'm such an old perv

We always called it the latter...

[Bracket]

We too called it "aappa gahanawa". Never heard of the term "bracket gahanawa"

BTW I 100% agree with you komi. If my memory serves me right you confessed atleast 2 times that you are "aappa gahanawa" with fellow members watchman and MasterDon. So yeah, you are such a old perv!

[Komisiripala]

Mano e Mano, it's "gal kapanawa". You need to get your terms right, bro. I don't fry no hoppers!

[Bracket]

[[Facepalm]]

[Jaliya48]

Mano e Mano, it's "gal kapanawa". You need to get your terms right, bro. I don't fry no hoppers!

We're experts on Sinhalese slang terms, aren't we, Komi?!

[Reckless]

ooh there is a lancer I like in today's AL classifieds. I would have bought it right now if I had the money

[Komisiripala]

Aniwa deffa, J-dawg!

[Magnum]

ooh there is a lancer I like in today's AL classifieds. I would have bought it right now if I had the money

Beige interior and wooden panels, a big no!

[Reckless]

Beige interior and wooden panels, a big no!

I kinda like that interior but will have to do my very best to keep it clean.

[Bracket]

Wooden panels - huge turn off for me... beige interior ... meh

Uni*o said I *cannot* change the interior color - so if I bought the GLS, It'll def. be beige.

DAFAQ

[Magnum]

I kinda like that interior but will have to do my very best to keep it clean.

Wooden panels - huge turn off for me... beige interior ... meh

Uni*o said I *cannot* change the interior color - so if I bought the GLS, It'll def. be beige.

DAFAQ

The black makes it closer to the Evo X interior which is why I like it over the beige

[Reckless]

Speaking of interior are the speedometer and tachometer illuminated at all times? like in this:

[Bracket]

That is a GLX isn't it?

[E L N I N O]

Speaking of interior are the speedometer and tachometer illuminated at all times?

That is a GLX isn't it?

Yes, the meters and the mid-screen are illuminated always. You can change the mid-screen brightness by pushing the stick on the tacho.

And yes that's a GLX and it's having a much better looking trim. I don't think it's offered here.