Comments on: 2008 SsangYong Range

By: Eddie

Eddie — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:20:38 +0000

Hi All,
Read comments left by many different people with different opinions. You are all welcome to an opinion, but if you have not driven any of the Ssangyong range, I suggest you do so before you opine.
I had seriously considered purchasing an ML Mercedes… Once I did all my home work I found that it was not good value for money. I looked into the depreciation vs. purchase price and worked out that after 5 years I would be out of pocket much more than the purchase price of the Ssangyong Rexton.
The Rexton has all the mod cons you could hope for in a car. Great value for money I have had my vehicle now for 2 years, it’s running extremely well on LPG.
Comments on the Stavic about its appearance… Agreed, but we all see beauty and value differently.
Ssangyong are definitely worth a look.
Eddie.

By: Khomeini

Khomeini — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:41:29 +0000

The price & ability to carry 7 is a great bonus as well as level of trim. I would say the looks are good (I think it’s a personal preferance – mind you i also dislike the look of the Stavic – no offence). This played a part on why i purchased this car.

Greate car & I’m quite happy with it as is. Before i purchased it i thought Korean cars are crap too … so be careful before you judge.

By: Khomeini

Khomeini — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 01:35:33 +0000

Just happened upon this site and lo the comments. You have to love them.

Here are my 2cents worth.(Hope you find it useful)

For all here, don’t bag something you don’t know much about. I personally used to bag holdens & fords. Not that I think they’re crap cars, but cos everyone has them & they think they’re sports cars (they’re not). They’re okay cars (not the best…definately not the worst – that might be reserved for Lada). I have a Nissan Silvia which is completely different from a Rexton so i’d like to think i’m objective in my assessment.

I recently purchased a Ssangyong Rexton and I did some research before I did (as you do) and found that nearly all users were extremely happy with these cars. Thats surprising in itself as you’re bound to find disgruntled car owners. I’m not saying there aren’t for Ssangyong, they’re just hard to find.

Anyway, had a test drive with my uncle (who’se been dealing with cars for ohh i don’t know, around 40 years).. he used to import from Japan and also owns a car dealership in NZ. (He dislikes the Musso btw). Tests came out good, couldn’t fault the engine at all and the body is fine… i won’t be doing offroading (or very little) so i don’t expect it to fall apart.

By: Angy Baby

Angy Baby — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:03:32 +0000

I love the Stavic. One of the comments was “what goes through the mind of someone who buys one of these cars”. I can say what went through my mind around that comment, I imagined a person who needs externals to make them feel ok about themselves and I felt sad about that. What went through my mind with the Stavic was, a roomy MPV where my kids are as comfy as I am, the kids loved it before we bought it and, unlike people in their borderline luxury tax Tarago’s and thirsty Grand Carnival KIA’s,we actually don’t look like a mobile sardine can.

My complaint about this vehicle is Ssangyong in Australia. Pick up your game, believe in your product. Act like you’re here to stay. Bring out your spare parts and more importantly fight for the efficiency and green dollar. Australia has a big experience in LPG both for petrol and diesel vehicles and don’t bring on the crap about the warranty and the engines. Italy sold the petrol 2.3 litre actyon with a LPG conversion as standard and it came with a 3 year warranty. Stop playing it safe and dare to believe in your product.

By: JAMES

JAMES — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 22:54:14 +0000

OMG, you can afford a new car, is that the extent of your self actualisation, a new car, man when that epiphany hit home you must have felt complete. So, has it started to rust yet :)

By: Phillip

Phillip — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 13:10:34 +0000

No mate I think it’s your kind (the ones who marry their cousins) that tend to have short legs and problems with the English language. I do fine. In fact, even if my car did break down tomorrow, I can afford a new one. I guess it could be a bit more difficult for those like yourself who spend all your doll money on cask wine and pokies.

By: JAMES

JAMES — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:39:35 +0000

Come on tiger, dont give up yet. lmfao.

By: JAMES

JAMES — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:38:35 +0000

You don’t get much do you little man, how do you cope with being so short? Do you get a disount on the suits :)

By: Phillip

Phillip — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:18:29 +0000

Sorry, I didn’t get that. I don’t speak bogan.

By: JAMES

JAMES — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:12:40 +0000

Awww Phillip, dun worry, has it started to rust yet? Then you can worry :) Italian electronics, you idiot.

By: Phillip

Phillip — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:47:37 +0000

Luff? Yeah, well when you learn English then maybe I may actually take your word for being something rather than the illiterate dribble that it is.

By: jame

jame — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:16:33 +0000

Luff all you like toots, its a lemon, and good luck trying to sell the piece of junk :)

By: Phillip

Phillip — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 02:00:10 +0000

Coming from someone who says ‘bort’? I’m the one who’s laughing tiger.

By: jame

jame — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:22:42 +0000

Phil the resale is actually pretty ordinary around 51% after 3 years, the car turns like a fat cow, will most likely kill you if you are in a head on and doesnt have a patch on the 3 or 6 MPS in terms of handling, power, dynamics, safety and resale. So you bort it on the basis of badge and looks. You don’t get it do you, thats why they are laughing you, its a wannabee semi sports car that cant cut the mustard. As for your Armani suit, well that just supports my observtion on badge and looks, do you really think anyone here cares if you wear an italian suit?

LMAO.

By: Phillip

Phillip — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:37:55 +0000

My Alfa only has 39000km as I ride a bike 10 minutes to work. Don’t get me wrong: I have expected problems. I had an Alfa 33 in the early 90s and it was rubbish (although I bought it when it was already old). But even despite the sun-stroked interior, the black smoke and occassional over-heating, it was always great to drive. This one I bought as an ex-demo and so far so good. It has a Euro NCAP 3 star rating which isn’t fantastic, but it was ahead of most cars when I bought it in 2003. The resale value is also fantastic! And the best thing? It doesn’t make people want to vomit which I think only a SsangYong could do.

A Mazda 3? The day I trade my Alfa on a Mazda 3 is the day I swap my Armani suit for one from Kmart.

By: JAMES

JAMES — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:03:45 +0000

Lmao, great post.

Phillip sorry mate the 147 is a piece of shit, your luffin at this dude and you bort an italian car, overpriced, needs a week to turn and just gonna be a fun car to be in if you ever have a head on, this is a car that scored 18/100 for frontal impact. Reliability, appalling, typical alfa crap, he is right, they are luffin at you. good luck selling that pile of crap mate. O yer, no problems you say, you are either lyin or you have owned it for a week. should have got a mazda 3mps mate, is the sunroof leakin yet, lol.

By: SteveV

SteveV — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:15:13 +0000

Just passing time, this blog has been the funniest on CA for some time.

Can we have another Ssangyoung story?

By: Phillip

Phillip — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:25:31 +0000

Never had a problem. Not one! The joke’s on you.

By: sans

sans — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 07:12:16 +0000

To Phillip. You actually forked out good Australian dollars to purchase an Italian break down van and you think people aren’t laughing at you. Wrong.

By: Mitchell Oke

Mitchell Oke — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:44:03 +0000

Anyone else seeing a GL500 look-alike in there?