Practical guides on buying, selling and owning vehicles in Sri Lanka — written for people making a real decision, not for search engines.
Leasing is how most vehicles here are actually paid for. What a lease is, how the numbers are built, and the clauses that cost people money later.
The sticker price is the smallest part of the decision. Fuel, electricity, servicing, battery risk and resale, compared honestly for Sri Lankan conditions.
Depreciation is the largest cost of car ownership and nobody sends you a bill for it. How Sri Lanka's three most common badges compare when it is time to sell.
Fuel is the second-biggest cost of owning a car and the one you pay every week. These are the models that make it hurt least, and what they give up in exchange.
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.
Why an imported vehicle costs what it costs — the layers of duty and tax that stack on top of the overseas price, and where to check the rate that applies to yours.
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.