Chery returns to PH

[travajante]

yespo.
when i chanced upon some item, i would buy two! except that... why do i have two left ball joints, when i wanted one left and one right..? heh heh. wala pang internet noon. hirap mag-barter trade with other ford owners, back then..
that is, if i had the money. ford parts by that time were going thru the roof. for example, the toyota ball joint cost only a hundring bucks, while the escort's would cost 200 kesos, if i could find one.
i should have gotten that beetle instead.. plentiful parts, back then.

lucky you, sir.
what i was re-building at that time, was, i found out after i had purchased her, an ex-taxi!
much of what i know about auto mechanics today, i have to thank that beast for.
heh heh.

Oh yeah...Owning a Ford is like having a teacher beside you full time. Always on the edge, never boring.
It's also the badge masochists prefer.[emoji13]

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[dr. d]

Oh yeah...Owning a Ford is like having a teacher beside you full time. Always on the edge, never boring.
It's also the badge masochists prefer.[emoji13]

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the haynes manual was also very useful.
someone was wise enough to gift me with one.

[travajante]

the haynes manual was also very useful.
someone was wise enough to gift me with one.

Bentley & Haynes are awesome cheat sheets! Was/am kinda blessed to have a good bud who was/still is deep into proper wrenching. That old friendship & bond......strong as ever.[emoji120]

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[yapoy86]

Ah...Escort! FoMoCo parts were always sought when available. Taiwanese reps then were today's China. Rear red lamp lenses they made would fade to faint & blurry yellow. The family had a good love-hate(more love) w/ both MKs, 1 & 2.

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Ford escort? Yan ang laruan ko nung bata ako.. bukod sa matchbox... tagal na nakaratay nyan sa garahe namin.. dyan yata ako natuto mag kambyo eh

BTT.. china cars have huge leap in terms build quality.. it seems that each company shared their R&D to really improve and standardize their process

[travajante]

Ford escort? Yan ang laruan ko nung bata ako.. bukod sa matchbox... tagal na nakaratay nyan sa garahe namin.. dyan yata ako natuto mag kambyo eh

Good memories....This was similar to ours, but in orange & matte black bonnet...

Never logged any flight time in it though.[emoji16]

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[yubby24]

Good memories....This was similar to ours, but in orange & matte black bonnet...

Never logged any flight time in it though.[emoji16]

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That huge air.

[travajante]

That huge air.

Wished we had kept it....RWD goodness...[emoji16]https://youtu.be/KgqBnHDVw4o


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[fireproofjat]

Hello Good Morning!

Do we have anyone who has at least test drove a Tiggo 8? I saw 1 the other day and looks nice. Very interesting for its price, features and warranty (with the assumption that they will still be here 10 years from now)

Thank you!

[fireproofjat]

Hello Good Morning!

Do we have anyone who has at least test drove a Tiggo 8? I saw 1 the other day and looks nice. Very interesting for its price, features and warranty (with the assumption that they will still be here 10 years from now)

Thank you!

The first 2 local reviews are in for the Tiggo 5 and they are not very good - primarily because of being underpowered when it comes to the weight:

https://www.autoindustriya.com/car-r...vt-luxury.html

https://www.************/2020/03/rev...at-luxury.html

Hopefully the turbo engine of the Tiggo 7 and 8 will do the trick (though they sport both 1.5 engines)

By the way, saw the Tiggo 8 over at Chery North Edsa and I can say as for the features, I feel it is too good to be true (including the 10 year engine warranty, 5 year bumper to bumper to warranty and 3 years Free PMS). I am still awaiting though for the availability of the test drive unit with them. (Although I live in Cainta - Chery Cainta has not been established yet, thus their 'sister' dealer who has test drive units is over in Chino Roces, Makati, which is far from my place) One major gripe though is that I have heard from their SA that the DCT they have used if of the "dry type" and manufactured by Getrag (I believe this is the same company that manufactured the dreaded Powershift DCT)

I am still hoping though that "4th time a charm" for Chery especially they are under an experienced distributor

[babkalakal]

The first 2 local reviews are in for the Tiggo 5 and they are not very good - primarily because of being underpowered when it comes to the weight:

https://www.autoindustriya.com/car-r...vt-luxury.html

https://www.************/2020/03/rev...at-luxury.html

Hopefully the turbo engine of the Tiggo 7 and 8 will do the trick (though they sport both 1.5 engines)

By the way, saw the Tiggo 8 over at Chery North Edsa and I can say as for the features, I feel it is too good to be true (including the 10 year engine warranty, 5 year bumper to bumper to warranty and 3 years Free PMS). I am still awaiting though for the availability of the test drive unit with them. (Although I live in Cainta - Chery Cainta has not been established yet, thus their 'sister' dealer who has test drive units is over in Chino Roces, Makati, which is far from my place) One major gripe though is that I have heard from their SA that the DCT they have used if of the "dry type" and manufactured by Getrag (I believe this is the same company that manufactured the dreaded Powershift DCT)

I am still hoping though that "4th time a charm" for Chery especially they are under an experienced distributor

Cherry has it stacked against them scucceeding especially what the brand underwent here sa PH. The long warranty is all well and good kaso they better follow through with parts availability. baka naman weeks o months ang waiting for parts kun sakali.

[fireproofjat]

Cherry has it stacked against them scucceeding especially what the brand underwent here sa PH. The long warranty is all well and good kaso they better follow through with parts availability. baka naman weeks o months ang waiting for parts kun sakali.

Well said po Although with the way our current President favors China, I am hinting that there is hope of more accessibility of parts.

[fireproofjat]

Well said po Although with the way our current President favors China, I am hinting that there is hope of more accessibility of parts.

Did a test drive last Saturday and here are my novice impressions on my limited hands-on:

1) The first thing I noticed was that it had a very light steering wheel - lighter than the current gen Everest, which didn't spark confidence when turning/driving. (I haven’t test driven a Kia Seltos which they say had very light steering, as well) It also had limited turning radius.

2) Driving position is better than expected and adjustment is very decent (powered and heated driver's seats, which I doubt we would need here in the Philippines) Although it had multiple blind spots (caused by the thick pillars)

3) Acceleration is surprisingly good for a 1.5L Turbo and given the cub weight - although I wasn't able to measure the fuel consumption.

4) Head Unit -not very intuitive (backup camera not clear and had a lag)

5) Spare Tire - "donut type" with the lock/screw found underneath only. (unlike Xpander/Montero with lock inside)

6) DCT - there is something about DCT that feels different from driving an automatic/CVT even a manual. Or probably it's Getrag Dry-DCT specific. I am not sure what it was but felt like there was some rumble in the transmission or something (I felt this whenever I changed the gears - P-N to D). Also, I had qualms when I was stuck in traffic (Congressional) because of the warning I read in the internet that I need to set the DCT to gear to P/N to avoid overheating.

7) 2nd row vents only (no 3rd) and there are no blower/AC adjustments. It was pretty hot at the 2nd row and could just imagine the last row.

Overall, I had high hopes with this car (given the features-price ratio such as 6 airbags, panoramic sunroof, power tailgate, leather seats, 7 seater) but ended a bit disappointed. I guess I need to move on and look for other options for a 1.3M, 7 seater car with the most features

[travajante]

Did a test drive last Saturday and here are my novice impressions on my limited hands-on:

1) The first thing I noticed was that it had a very light steering wheel - lighter than the current gen Everest, which didn't spark confidence when turning/driving. (I haven’t test driven a Kia Seltos which they say had very light steering, as well) It also had limited turning radius.

2) Driving position is better than expected and adjustment is very decent (powered and heated driver's seats, which I doubt we would need here in the Philippines) Although it had multiple blind spots (caused by the thick pillars)

3) Acceleration is surprisingly good for a 1.5L Turbo and given the cub weight - although I wasn't able to measure the fuel consumption.

4) Head Unit -not very intuitive (backup camera not clear and had a lag)

5) Spare Tire - "donut type" with the lock/screw found underneath only. (unlike Xpander/Montero with lock inside)

6) DCT - there is something about DCT that feels different from driving an automatic/CVT even a manual. Or probably it's Getrag Dry-DCT specific. I am not sure what it was but felt like there was some rumble in the transmission or something (I felt this whenever I changed the gears - P-N to D). Also, I had qualms when I was stuck in traffic (Congressional) because of the warning I read in the internet that I need to set the DCT to gear to P/N to avoid overheating.

7) 2nd row vents only (no 3rd) and there are no blower/AC adjustments. It was pretty hot at the 2nd row and could just imagine the last row.

Overall, I had high hopes with this car (given the features-price ratio such as 6 airbags, panoramic sunroof, power tailgate, leather seats, 7 seater) but ended a bit disappointed. I guess I need to move on and look for other options for a 1.3M, 7 seater car with the most features

Innova.[emoji4]

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[yapoy86]

Innova.[emoji4]

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Agree.. RWD. 2.8L diesel engine.. with rear airconditioning unit and will seat 7 pax easily..

[babkalakal]

i have seen numerous other china made vehicles in the metro lately but so far no cherry. I cannot say that I am surprised though. ano na kaya nangyari sa kanila this time?

[thearsenal1205]

i have seen numerous other china made vehicles in the metro lately but so far no cherry. I cannot say that I am surprised though. ano na kaya nangyari sa kanila this time?

Just seen a chery tiggo 5 last week. Napakabihirang makakita ng brand new chery, halos lahat ng buyers ng china vehicles leaning to mg/gec/geely etc.

[Deestone]

https://www.************/2020/06/coc...brand.html?m=1

Meet the new Chery brand ambassador......

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[ice15]

[coiter]

sobrang intriguing yung Tiggo 7 Pro! i have so far seen 2 on the road and they look good!

221 China Initial Quality Study (IQS) | J.D. Power



221 China Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) | J.D. Power





actually surprised to see Chery ahead of Geely.

[foifoi05]

sobrang intriguing yung Tiggo 7 Pro! i have so far seen 2 on the road and they look good!

2?21 China Initial Quality Study (IQS) | J.D. Power



2?21 China Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) | J.D. Power





actually surprised to see Chery ahead of Geely.

iba talaga yung mga humawak sa Geely dito sa atin. Sana sila na din humawak sa Changan and Chery.

I am looking forward sa return ng Great Wall, ang gaganda ng Haval and Tank series nila ngayon