Practical guides on buying, selling and owning vehicles in Sri Lanka — written for people making a real decision, not for search engines.
A first car should be cheap to insure, cheap to fix, easy to park and forgiving of mistakes. These are the models that fit, and the ones to skip.
Choosing a work vehicle is a maths problem, not a taste problem. Payload, seats, fuel, parts and downtime — and which models win on each.
A three-wheeler is usually bought to earn money, which changes every part of the decision. What to check, what it costs to run, and what to avoid.
For most riders the right bike is boring, cheap to run and easy to get parts for. Here is what that actually looks like, by budget and by use.
A checklist you can work through in twenty minutes on someone's driveway, ordered so the cheapest checks come first and the expensive surprises surface early.
The book, the chassis number, the previous owners, the outstanding lease. What to check, in what order, and what a seller's hesitation is telling you.
From setting a realistic budget to handing over the money safely — the whole process of buying a used car in Sri Lanka, in the order you will actually meet it.