New Toyota HiAces Advertised at Rs 21.5m, Used Ones Still Asking Rs 30m+ — Who's Wrong?

Toyota Lanka is advertising a brand-new 2026 HiAce at Rs 21.5 million, after the government allowed a limited quota, reported at around 750 vans, into the country for tourism-sector use. A salesman says roughly Rs 7 million of that price is tax. Meanwhile used HiAce vans of various ages are still listed anywhere from Rs 14 million to over Rs 30 million on the resale sites, some five-year-old ones with under 50,000km asking more than a brand-new one costs. One side says this is overdue: cheaper new stock should drag inflated secondhand prices back down, and anyone paying 30m+ for a used van right now is about to lose money fast. The other side points out the new-van route is restricted to tourism operators on paper, so most buyers can't actually access that price, and sellers know it, which is why asking prices haven't moved yet. If you're buying or selling a van right now, are you adjusting your number because of this, or is it business as usual until supply actually widens? අලුත් වෑන් ටික ගාණට එනකොට පරණ වෑන් ගාණ බිමට වදිනවද, නැත්නම් මේකත් ටුවරිස්ට් ක්වෝටා විතරද?