Had a look at a LDV T60 ute

mrfxit, Sep 22, 4:35pm
?
*cough* ;-)

amyu, Sep 27, 5:41pm
I have a Mitsubishi Triton 2013 diesel 132kw
I personally have yet to lift the bonnet
now done 105,000km,
Great ute lots of power, fantastic 3 ton towing
I am not interested in an extra 12 volt socket

oliver6, Sep 27, 7:27pm
I have a 2005 Triton double cab 2.8 diesel I bought new.
It has done 250,000kms trouble free. Bigger tray than most newer utes, tows well.

serf407, Sep 28, 4:34am
Chinese MG GS small suv gets 5 stars from Aus test. First one to do so.

http://bit.ly/2k4v0lZ

justwotever, Aug 24, 7:38pm
not a bad looking ute

bigfatmat1, Aug 25, 1:53am
bigger than a ranger but not as high

franc123, Aug 25, 6:19am
The question is what is actually 'decent' for twice the price? If anybody thinks that all these Thai built pickups sold under supposedly good brands are somehow trouble free, even within warranty, then they need a reality check. Some have been absolute lemons, it just doesn't get talked about so much. Wait until the LDV has been on the market a few years and THEN judge.

richardmayes, Aug 27, 4:48am
x1
https://youtu.be/ioAq7PI1Uwg

I bought a cheap, shitty, pink USB charger
From China
I plugged in my super-expensive iPad
And it went bang
Smoke came out of every corner
and now it's completely dead
and I know it's lucky I'm not
because I got a
cheap
shitty
pink
USB charger from China

franc123, Aug 27, 5:08am
Think what you want, its the truth. It's all cheap junk built to a price at the end of the day. its just that some of you choose to pay a lot more for it lol. Go look up who makes the engine in the LDV and then come back and tell the forum who else selling pickup trucks uses engines from that manufacturer, I dare ya.

gpg58, Aug 27, 5:26am

3tomany, Aug 27, 5:41am
Completely agree with you.

bigfatmat1, Aug 27, 6:37pm
vm motori which is owned by fiat. same engine as the v80 with a different bore size. The engine uses Bosch electrics and control units. Also uses a punch powerglide 6sp trans which is French didn't Google I already knew.

tamarillo, Aug 27, 6:48pm
It's possible this will be a turning point in our judgement of Chinese made vehicles. Certainly there's a lot of the LDV vans around and a few couriers racked up big miles happily.
This isn't some shitty little Chinese outfit trying for the big time. They are in it.
Op, in a recent NZ autocar they looked at some background and tried the new ute. Might be at library.
Think a few prejudices will be pushed aside soon.

serf407, Aug 27, 8:10pm
SAIC have purchased state of the art german crash testing equipment so they would have a fairly good idea of where their vehicle structural safety is at.
http://www.automotiveit.com/saic-unit-orders-crash-test-facility-from-germanys-messring/news/id-006934 Ancap was a bit upset the brochure was printed before any Aus testing was done. https://www.motoring.com.au/ldv-t60-safety-claims-misleading-106986/ The new van got 3 ancap stars this year.
http://www.motoringnetwork.com/news/ldv-1/ldv-nz-banks-on-t60-five-star/
Be interesting to see if the fleet buyers get a few after their great wall experiences.

justwotever, Sep 8, 9:07am
took ldv t60 for a drive really nice to drive plus a 5 year warranty

joanie04, Sep 8, 9:47am
I hope you are speaking figuratively. Otherwise you never check anything or have your vehicle serviced.

3tomany, Sep 8, 7:36pm
36k + orc for 110kw i would rather buy a mitsi

bigfatmat1, Sep 8, 10:47pm
$33490 + orc is price for roo spec. Also a mitsi does not have half the amount of features as the t60

tim41, Sep 16, 4:55pm
yes but then you'd own a mitzi ute

mrcat1, Sep 16, 5:20pm
That would have to be the bargin basement version hilux, saw a TRD SR5 at the local dealer and priced at $73k, you could by a fleet of Fotons for that much.

nz_stacie, Sep 17, 5:52am
so you don't check oil or water or get a service

mrcat1, Sep 19, 6:19am
In 4WD?

mrcat1, Sep 19, 7:20am
Because they are so underpowered it takes forever to get any where, that's why they go for ever.

mrcat1, Jan 9, 3:44am
Have you been perving in my windows again?
I got the idea from you since you like your sheep shagger so much.