හෙම උනාම second hand market එ
චීන්නුන්ගෙ technology ඉක්මනට වෙනස් වෙනවානේ, ඉතින් උන් අද දාන වාහනේ තව අවුරුදු 2 3කින් විතර outdated වෙනවා. එහෙම උනාම second hand market එක වගේම අවුරුදු 5 6කින් කෑලි හොයන්න ගියාම නටන්න වෙනවා. ලංකාවෙ වාහනයක් එන්නෙ අවුරුදු 30 40ක් විතර ඉඳලා නැති වෙලා යන්නනේ, ඉතින් මේ අලුත් electrical සීන් එක ඕකට හරියන්නෙ නෑ කියලා හිතෙනවා.
උඹලා හිතනවද මේ argument එක valid කියලා? නැත්තන් උඹලා හිතන්නෙ මේ වාහනේ දිහා කොහොමද බලන්න ඕන කියලා? 2nd hand මාර්ක්ට් ගැන නොහිතා අවුරුදු 5 -10ක් පැදලා විසිකරන සීන් එකේද මේක බලන්න ඕන?
Copied from what i wrote in a different thread :
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Yes, true. My guess is that half of these new cars (i.e. 50%) could end-up being a massive financial burden on the owners and eventually the country within 10-15 years.
SDVs (Software Defined Vehicles) are NOT proven in the real world for decades yet. It's nice to be able to say "Hey BYD, open sunroof" until one little software/network/connectivity/hardware module glitch bricks the entire thing! It`s 2026 and my Windows 11 PC still has Software issues. Imagine when a car shits itself at the wrong place at the wrong time with the whole family inside.
The entire car industry is at a historical milestone and manufactures are barely keeping up with the speed of change (from electrification to emissions standards to software development).
For me personally, the following are a massive
no at this point in time with new cars (might be a different story in 10 years when technologies have evolved):
** Any PHEV - hideously complicated for little benefit. These are simply transitional tech to showcase fuel economy figures (meet gov. regulations) and to extend range
** Any SDV (Software Defined Vehicle) - Tesla is probably an exception since they are the oldest SDV in the market, but there is a chance that their current hardware won't be able to run the latest and greatest software in 10 years.
** Any small engined car with un-proven tech - i.e. wet timing belts, belt driven mild-hybrid systems, AMT etc..
** Diesel engines - almost dead technology for passenger cars/4WDs`
The following are safe bets when it comes to new cars in 2026 IMHO:
** Toyota and Honda Hybrids with eCVT or similar drivetrain - Proven for a few decades already
** Basic EV`s which are NOT full-blown SDV`s. Don't know whether there is such a thing available in the market though (apart from old Nissan Leafs`)
** Anything with a traditional petrol drivetrain with no experimental tech.
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