SsangYong Rexton

I took a Ssangyong Rexton Ultimate for a test drive today and the only thing that I found wrong with it is that the steering is a bit wishy washy and not precise. Still, I'm sure you'll adjust to the car after a few miles - I did.

That said, it is a huge car for the money. A price point of less than £39,000 should get you the side skirts and metallic paint while the hitch weight is 128kg but can be raised to 150kg by adding semi-air suspension (that costs just over £200).

The warranty is limitless and covers the first 150,000 miles and 7-years. Juat how fantastic is that.

The Ultimate is the car to have IMO with its 20" wheels and extra gadgets inside including a whole host of driving gadgets and heated + vented seats.

It doesn't have the reactive-style suspension feel that comes with a Rangey or equivalent but a RR costs £90k with a 3-year warranty and this costs £39k with 7-years.

If you can get past he name then it's a no brainer IMO.

P.S. Its kerb weight is 2,230kg for the Ultimate 7-seat auto version but if you add said skirts and a tow bar then you've got a straight 2.3T which is more than suitable for towing most things.

Before I forget, the fuel computer on the demo car was 26mpg. The road tax is £140 and there is no luxury tax applicable because it's under the £40-mark.

Cheers,

Andrew

Thirty Nine Thousand pounds for a Ssanyong....??

Flipping heck I must be getting old.......

DD have at look on the carwow reviews at carwow.co.uk here

get a second hand jeep grand Cherokee, I get 26mpg towing a 1800kg twin axle. 2.3t, that's a hell of a weighty car for a 2.2lt engine.

You're welcome DD. We looked at the Rexton since I'm still on the hunt for a car that I hope will pull the Airstream van. C&MC members receive a free fixed towbar too.

People may be stunned at a Ssangyong with a £39,000 price tag but when you consider what else is on the market these days and then throw in a 7-year 150,000 mile warranty then it's not to be discounted immediately. Our Range Rover Vogue had nothing but issues with its air suspension so we got rid and swapped it for the new Landcruiser which suffered engine failure within the first month of ownership. 

Personally speaking I am sick of spending money on expensive crap because of late I've had nowt but disappointment.

Good luck with your search.

Very best,

Andrew

Personally speaking I am sick of spending money on expensive crap because of late I've had nowt but disappointment.

I agree entirely with this view Andrew, but my one issue with SsangYong and other similar makes, is the resell value. I tend to keep vehicles for 3 to 4 years, having bought ex demos. I currently have a VW Tiguan and had the Touareg before. Similar list price to Rexton etc  but a big difference in resell. I reckon that resell figs are about 10% - 15% lower.

IMHO resell values are the one thing that hold these vehicles back, that and the snob factor, because they are well made, with all the gadgets but you can’t ignore the lower resell figs.

 C&MC members receive a free fixed towbar too.

People may be stunned at a Ssangyong with a £39,000 price tag but when you consider what else is on the market these days and then throw in a 7-year 150,000 mile warranty then it's not to be discounted immediately. Our Range Rover Vogue had nothing but issues with its air suspension so we got rid and swapped it for the new Landcruiser which suffered engine failure within the first month of ownership. 

Ssangyong advertise in the Club Magazine and their prices seem to start at £16k.  At that price a "free" towbar might be of interest but it's not much of an offer on a 39 grand car that will depreciate like a lead balloon ....

You seem to have had bad luck with cars, my parents live up an unmade track on the side of a mountain in North Wales and both drive Landrovers/Range Rovers because they need their off road capability. In the winter the track receives no sunshine & can be snow or ice bound for weeks.. They both have one as they live busy lives, they've had over 20 between them in 25 years. I've had two Disco's and my sister is on her 6th Range Rover. About 8 years ago my mums LR did breakdown once, they rang LR Assistance who turned up in 45 minutes & fixed an electrical fault with the fuel pump & they were on their way. Not a bad record for 30 odd LR products over 25 years, and no, I have no connection with LR other than where we live they are a way of life.

Obviously the knockers will be along in a minute, but fortunately we have enough experience of the product to know that other than isolated problems any marque experiences, they are talking rubbish....

I would have a look around and buy the best secondhand Disco you can get for £39k.