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I think @Gummybr - it's your turn

This was one of BYD's earlier ICE offerings right? And I don't think they came to SL. I never guessed BYD cos the design belongs to the previous decade - was travelling more down the lines of Chery,Geely etc

Yes - the spoiler is quite confusing. You would not immediately guess it was a lotus - However the rear quarter panel was a bit unique.

your hints are becoming outrageous by the day the car that caught fire was white wasn't it? so a white______ .

Right so as Gummy hinted and @amsandun eventually guessed the car is in fact an alfa 155- i saw this outside a watering hole in the Dutch Hospital area. Seemed to have been parked for a while. Anyway for no obvious reason I took a pic 🤷‍♂️ Floor is open.

oh come on! there are subtle ways of hinting Alfa Romeo and then there's this!

right - from a challenging one to an easy one...

I used Wikipedia's list - quite comprehensive with the preview when you hover. Right I think I will post my answer here. The car in question is a Toyota Progres (Progray) the twin being the Brevis. Nice one @Gummybr (helped me pass the time waiting for a turn at the doctor as well )

Well I still could not get it! SO i started traversing through the Toyota Road car timeline focusing on the early 2000's looking for a potential model...and then I suddenly realized you had dropped a clue! I am hearing of this model for the first time! Surprised to know that we have this in SL. Anways I think I got the answer - more of a lucky break so I'll wait for others to have a crack at it.

This is a tough one. This just keeps reminding of the Crown Majesta but It is not. I just can't place this beyond that this is a Toyota/Lexus Sedan from the late 90's - my guess is probably an obscure Lexus made for a specific market. Am i on the right track?

visit https://eservices.motortraffic.gov.lk/VehicleInfo/home.action and submit the number there.

"look that suits the Royal Family" ...cos it looks weird and outdated? 😛 well it does have similarities with the London Taxi WRT to the late queen - the only car that comes to mind that has any semblance is the Bentley

I read this yesterday. Eye-opening stat "Back then, they advocated for reducing our “unbearably large car fleet” which even now consumes 24% of total import expenses " The IMF does want us to downsize our spending on vehicles. At the same time the IMF of course will not as a principle support import restrictions on any goods. I think Sri Lanka might want to explore other ways to control - including taxes, maybe a system like they have in Singapore etc. Of course the 'proper' way to reduce this is by having a better public transport infrastructure, which will take time to properly implement. As someone who personally tried my level best to utilize public transport for several years (I tried different options to commute to work including using the railway, which was extremely unreliable, park-and-ride : drop my car at the city entrance and then use those big red buses by micro) found out, the public transport here is terribly terribly crappy. After half-a-dozen years of trying I eventually gave up. Having said that, Sri Lankans as a people, have an American-like obsession with personal vehicles. So I doubt that even (hypothetically) better public transport availability will discourage more vehicle imports.

So... yes! It is the PT Cruiser. A weird oddity from the turn of the century. To add to the odd-ness : this was classified as a light truck by the US Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Well iRage was first, Gummy followed and Duan also got the answer right. Floor is open gents. Anyone can post the next one.

me who works from home : <<smiles smugly>>