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Don't know much about their specs, but my Son in law's company in the Qld Gas fields has several utes.

They can't wait to get rid of them.  Had a few breakdowns & the ride is terrible.  He hates them & won't drive them home on weekends. Also worried about their safety aspects.

They are being replaced by the end of the year.



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hi everyone, does anyone have a "great wall 4wd" car? wanted to know what the towing capacity is and how does it go towing? thanks.



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Don,t know about towing capacity, but mate just took one to Cape York and across to Burketown, with no problems, and no breakdowns. Bill

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Can't help with the towing, but I think Bill12 put a post on a thread here saying they had a Mitsubishi Pajero motor in them?  If so, towing specs would probably be similar.....



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I think it is a very early motor that was used in the first Pajero a good motor but only 2.4 litre would not be up to towing much weight.
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Here are the specs for both petrol and diesel http://www.greatwallmotors.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=21797

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The bloke who drove one to the cape said its a commonrail. mitsubushi motor of 2ltrs, andan older design. Has a turbo lag problem- you have to rev it to get any power.He's a diesel mechanic, and seems to like them for the price. Bill

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On a quick look the transmission has 5th & 6th as overdrives in the diesel, no way.

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thanks everyone.



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 1700kg braked capacity is pretty poor and the torque is very low.

Probably wouldn't pull a skin of a custard.

Oh and the ancap rating is very low.



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Search turned up the following as the details are not included in the vehicle Tow Mass Guide. (Same for Foton and Cherry etc).

The X240 is a 2.4 petrol with a max tow capacity of 1800Kg. Ball weight 180Kg.

The X200 SUV (Station wagon) 2.0 Diesel with a low 310Nm torque. Max tow capacity 1700Kg - Ball weight 170Kg.
Auto 5 speed (with 1 overdrive) - Manual is 6 speed (with 2 overdrive).

The V240 utes including the twin cab is a 2.4 petrol as above or a 2.0 Diesel. Max tow capacity is 2000Kg for the diesel with a ball weight of 200Kg.
Gear boxes as per the X200.

Like most things in life, ya get what ya pay for.

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When I worked for a body builder in perth (they fit rollbars, bullbars, trays etc) The company I worked for wouldn't put towbars on great walls, As of a month ago the chassis specs wernt available for panel beaters for realinement. Most if not all warranty work will not be appeoved for repair in places like broome. Spent 5 hours undoing a wiring loom the other week because of lack of info from dealer network.
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justcruisin01 wrote:

On a quick look the transmission has 5th & 6th as overdrives in the diesel, no way.

JC.

 Gday...

There are quite a lot of vehicles now with 5th and 6th as overdrives - everything with the ZF 6-speed - Falcon/Territory/Discovery/Jaguar/Audi to name a few.

Excellent boxes and great ratio spacing for smooth, timely, economical changes. Falcon/Territory/Discovery are all good tow vehicles within their weight restrictions.

I would even be fairly sure the new Tojo/Patrool 6 speeds have o/d 5 and 6.

Having said that - give the Great Wall a cuppla years and they will improve - Japan, Thailand and Korea as examples.

cheers - John

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there to keep the rabbits out


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mr glassies wrote:

there to keep the rabbits out


lol
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thankyou soooo much everyone. that's one car i can take off the list. price was good i thought but not when you look into it. cheers.



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Hello people

I have a 2012 Great Wall V200 diesel 6 speed manual
after 9 months and 30.000k I am pretty happy with my purchase (and the $13000 saved over buying a Hilux)

I don't tow with it but use it to carry my 480kg Slide on Camper.

If interested my review is here on my blog

cheers Baz

http://livingthedreaminoz.blogspot.com.au/

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