BYD Racco's Rs 11.45m 'Launch Price' Ends Nov 9 — Rush In or Let It Pass?

BYD's Racco, the tiny electric kei car, landed in Sri Lanka last month at an introductory price of Rs 11.45 million — the brand's first export market outside Japan. BYD has said that price holds only through November 9, after which it's expected to rise, though no new figure has been announced yet. Buyers rushing in say a small, cheap-to-run city EV at this size is rare here, and locking in today's price before any hike (or before import rules shift again) makes sense once you've already decided you want one. Others say an unannounced 'introductory' price with a hard deadline is a classic push to force a decision before you've properly compared it against a used Alto, Wagon R or a reconditioned Leaf — and chasing a deadline on a brand-new model with zero resale history in Sri Lanka is exactly how buyers end up overpaying for hype. Would you buy before Nov 9 without knowing the new price, or wait and see where it settles? මිල වැඩිවෙන්න කලින් මිලදී ගන්නද, නැත්නම් බලාගෙන ඉඳල ගන්නද?