Joshguy01 wrote:I've figured out what that ute is, its a Holden Rodeo which has rear ended a Daewoo Matiz, hence the imbecilic nose

I've found myself trawling through their model lists guessing the base models.

Here's a couple more the "Safe" and the "Florid" ...

Florid=Toyota Echo + Suzuki swift??

JohnnyC wrote:Florid=Toyota Echo + Suzuki swift??

Certainly looks like it!

Safe=old Hilux?

Safety of Chinese cars are signifcantly behind the Japanese, Koreans and even US manufacturers.

Not as bad as the used to be but http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dimg2n2Azwg

And this is scary. Might be old but http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D827IxEJVS4&feature=fvw

Spokes wrote:Safe=old Hilux?

Why becasue you can't go fast enough to cause any damage??

Safe = something with airbags and ABS minimum.


I'd never go for an chinese ute, I got a new STX last year (2wd) and it was the most expensive of the ones I tried. The Hilux and Ranger in were less than $30k, and the STX less than $40k.

As a 4wd that ute would be about as good as a 4x4 station wagon

Slim wrote:

Spokes wrote:Safe=old Hilux?

Why becasue you can't go fast enough to cause any damage??

Safe = something with airbags and ABS minimum.


I'd never go for an chinese ute, I got a new STX last year (2wd) and it was the most expensive of the ones I tried. The Hilux and Ranger in were less than $30k, and the STX less than $40k.

As a 4wd that ute would be about as good as a 4x4 station wagon

Safe was the model name above num nuts

The Florid is a Scion ripoff. With a bit of Echo and Swift thrown in for good measure too by the looks of it

If i was in the market and able to update my new car every few years. Id be driving either a Subaru, Nissan or VW. Although Hyundia do make a world class car these days they just dont appeal to me. As for these GWM id say they will be a good seller in 5 years or so. But i wouldnt put it on my purchase list.

SlackBoy wrote:

Slim wrote:

Spokes wrote:Safe=old Hilux?

Why becasue you can't go fast enough to cause any damage??

Safe = something with airbags and ABS minimum.


I'd never go for an chinese ute, I got a new STX last year (2wd) and it was the most expensive of the ones I tried. The Hilux and Ranger in were less than $30k, and the STX less than $40k.

As a 4wd that ute would be about as good as a 4x4 station wagon

Safe was the model name above num nuts

I don't normally read anything Tama writes

XCrider wrote: As for these GWM id say they will be a good seller in 5 years or so.

That will work the same way as Hyundai, by the time they can make a good car it'll be the same price as any of the other good cars.

I'm irrational enough to like euro cars. I have a VW and would certainly buy a new one if I had the money. But then again, I would never buy a new car!

I don't think I would ever buy a chinese car. I've never been interested in korean cars either. I like some jap cars... I like cars which have a bit of character... chinese and korean cars currently don't, they look more like appliances.

Maybe if they made a supercar it would help with their marketing.

porschenut wrote:I'm irrational enough to like euro cars. I have a VW and would certainly buy a new one if I had the money. But then again, I would never buy a new car!

germans don't make 'proper' european cars - they're far too reliable and sensibly designed! you need to buy a REAL european car and experience life on the edge (will it go? will it leak? will the trim randomly fall off one hot summers day?). Ideally something trully eccentric like a citroen (an old bx16gt perhaps? that should be fun) or an older fiat (131 supermirafiori ftw! )

porschenut wrote:I'm irrational enough to like euro cars. I have a VW and would certainly buy a new one if I had the money. But then again, I would never buy a new car!

I don't think I would ever buy a chinese car. I've never been interested in korean cars either. I like some jap cars... I like cars which have a bit of character... chinese and korean cars currently don't, they look more like appliances.

Maybe if they made a supercar it would help with their marketing.

What about a roll royce lookalike then

Not a car guy in the least, but surely the Chinese haven't just started making cars - isn't this just their first real push into the export market?

My only experience of Chinese cars are their VW Passat taxis - not super impressed with those, I have to say.