I bought one last September and have now done 31,000km with minimal fuss with the $13,000 saved by not buying a Hilux.
I do not tow but carry a 480kg (dry weight) slide on camper
for a detailed summary of my experience driving a great wall check my blog.
http://livingthedreaminoz.blogspot.com.au/
it's all there so I won't go into too much detail here.
I have just fitted a power chip from Italy and WOW.............turbo lag basically gone, better economy, a gear higher up the hills and I reckon it would now give a Hilux a run for it's money off the lights.
Not everybody can afford to drive a 200 Series Landcruiser
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Has any one heard much about them or any one used them have one, just a friend is looking and cant make up his mind thinks the diesel will be to small to pull a van
I have a diesel fitter friend whojust took oneto Cape York and back thruthe gulf country, on mostly dirt roads with no damage at all. . He says they are old tech, but have a turbolag problem as its only a 2ltr diesel. He is trying to remap the fuel comp, so as to get the turbo to come in lower, but is waiting as it on its first service.The price is attractive. Bill
Has any one heard much about them or any one used them have one, just a friend is looking and cant make up his mind thinks the diesel will be to small to pull a van
Would it be possible to find out what it is he intends to tow? This would enable a more reasonable assessment. Post the details and let's see what we come up with.
I will however at this point say, I personally wouldn't entertain one, at all, even if I was just buying it as a run-around. But if that's what your friends budget leans towards, lets have a look at the figures, weights, fuel etc............
Mark
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Our son-in-law had a Great Wall Ute for about a year and traded it in on mitusbishi ute about six months ago - couldn't wait to get rid of the great wall.
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They have a very low ANCAP rating (none of us plans to have a prang, but still...) and a 2L diesel sounds a bit small for towing much. But I daresay it's cheap to buy and economical to run, so the pros and cons are a personal choice.
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Cheers, Marianna.
The more I learn about people, the more I like my dogs (Mark Twain)
They have a very low ANCAP rating (none of us plans to have a prang, but still...) and a 2L diesel sounds a bit small for towing much. But I daresay it's cheap to buy and economical to run, so the pros and cons are a personal choice.
I'm not all that sure about blind faith in ANCAP rating . They all fold up around you in a collision, there are just so many unpredictable variables to consider in assessing survivability for my liking.
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Do not know much about the Greatwall other than not seeing many on the road towing any thing ,other than the tradie or the odd farmer putting around town in them.Only my opinion but to me they appear to be marketed to be on the list of the throw away vehicle .But maybe I am wrong.
They have a very low ANCAP rating (none of us plans to have a prang, but still...) and a 2L diesel sounds a bit small for towing much. But I daresay it's cheap to buy and economical to run, so the pros and cons are a personal choice.
I'm not all that sure about blind faith in ANCAP rating . They all fold up around you in a collision, there are just so many unpredictable variables to consider in assessing survivability for my liking.
Oh well, Wombat, I don't suppose my HiAce is as safe as a Volvo either. But life itself is not survivable, so I guess we choose what we like and have fun
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Cheers, Marianna.
The more I learn about people, the more I like my dogs (Mark Twain)
They have a very low ANCAP rating (none of us plans to have a prang, but still...) and a 2L diesel sounds a bit small for towing much. But I daresay it's cheap to buy and economical to run, so the pros and cons are a personal choice.
I'm not all that sure about blind faith in ANCAP rating . They all fold up around you in a collision, there are just so many unpredictable variables to consider in assessing survivability for my liking.
Oh well, Wombat, I don't suppose my HiAce is as safe as a Volvo either. But life itself is not survivable, so I guess we choose what we like and have fun
A local child was killed in a Volvo at traffic lights.
It won't be long before we will all be driving Chinese cars and the quality will be as good as anything that is available now, but you won't be able to go past the price as they will be a lot cheaper than anything else that is available.
I think they will be on a par with other makes within 5 to 8 years and the brand Long Wall has the aim to be the biggest manufacturer of cars in the world.
Cheers
David
I remember conversations like all the above in the 1960's when the first "Toyotas" were being marketed in the UK. None of the big dealers had them for sale. Always the small "Arthur Daley" type back street dealers had them at bargain prices compared to European Cars.
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