I recently moved to Sri Lanka and I my eyes on a few Mercedes-Benz from the early eighties. I am trying to identify a skilled workshop that has the expertise and know-how in doing some restoration jobs on the vehicle over time. That means body work, interior and engine work.
Is there such a place in Colombo and can someone from autoLanka recommend some places?
Also, are there any particular flaws to be aware for cars of that age here in Sri Lanka? I can see that the some of the cars are a bit prone to rust.
Officially joined the thel-hinganna normie horde with ....drumroll... a 2025 Vezel... I am eagerly anticipating joining the 'thel keeyak karanawada' debates at almsgivings.
Recently, got the opportunity to see and get inside of The one and only Japanese V12, Toyota Century(a.k.a Japanese Rolls Royce). Is it really upto Rolls Royce standards? Nope, I don't think so. Items like Switches and mirror housings are in plastic. But, we can be assured that the dashboard will not light up like Christmas and would run forever....
...and just like that from having parking space issues a few month's back I'm car-less.
The cost of renting something for a month or two (even more - personal imports have been quite messy of late) made me wonder if it actually makes sense to buy a quickly disposable car and get rid of it in a couple of months - but it seems the 'popular' models aren't moving. A few messages to sellers (registered owners) on marketplace resulted in them sending me daily price reduction updates.
Sleepless nights have begun. I'm twisting between SL320 and SL500. Should I just pay additional 2000 euros more and go for the SL500 and go broke or settle with a SL320?
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Andrew_F
Hello,
I recently moved to Sri Lanka and I my eyes on a few Mercedes-Benz from the early eighties. I am trying to identify a skilled workshop that has the expertise and know-how in doing some restoration jobs on the vehicle over time. That means body work, interior and engine work.
Is there such a place in Colombo and can someone from autoLanka recommend some places?
Also, are there any particular flaws to be aware for cars of that age here in Sri Lanka? I can see that the some of the cars are a bit prone to rust.
Many thanks!
Andreas
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