Never really thought about it but never seen you standing up, always been sitting in a drivers seat. A different style of video that has come across well

@ValueCarsAU

Ай бұрын

It's easier to film inside the car, easy setup. Trying something new, not happy about the quality of the video, so we'll see.

I have just put in my deposit on one and will get it end of this month, you video kinda ressured me about getting it to be honest! The fact that you were seriously considering the car made me realize that you will be honest in your criticism. Here in the middle east we get a totally different models setup, I have tested one here and came out really impressed every single time. Sorry for the long comment, I love what you do btw and keep up the good work with your videos 🙏

@ValueCarsAU

Ай бұрын

Glad to hear you're getting what you wanted and that my videos helped you. Thank you for a positive and thoughtful comment.

@pacifictrapster9348

Ай бұрын

Same lol the ship is arriving at the end of the month, and I can't wait.

@Haider.Y

28 күн бұрын

@@pacifictrapster9348 nice! Let's goooo haha. What color you are going for?

@pacifictrapster9348

28 күн бұрын

@@Haider.Y went for black wbu?

@Haider.Y

17 күн бұрын

@@pacifictrapster9348 nice, I went for the Grey one

I am in favor of traditional gear shifter handles

@ValueCarsAU

Ай бұрын

Me too but that rotary knob I had in Haval H6 was actually pretty good too

I'm always amazed with how well the gear shifter is designed! It's intuitive, and quick to operate. I really don't like dials, as you always need to look at it to understand what you selected. The instrument panel: well, you can select another theme with the analog meters. It will show you your speed in an analog and digital way, as well as your revs. Driver monitoring can be disabled, at least in China. The boot space is small but still bigger than a Wrangler. These cars are designed as off-road cars, not camping cars. For that purpose, there is the Tank 500.

@ValueCarsAU

26 күн бұрын

Don't get me started about the other themes. Have you tried those, or are you just a dealer trying to crowd-control an honest list of personal opinions? Those themes are cosmetics. They don't move any elements of the dash around, they decorate them. So don't get me started. Driver monitoring is mandatory for most cars manufactured after a certain year. Knowing GWM and their stupid ELK I very much doubt you can disable anything permanently (other than the annoying voice, which I do believe they can turn off).

@jeroendoppenberg8409

25 күн бұрын

@@ValueCarsAU No. Just a guy living in China having a Tank 300. I can't speak for the model you have, but in China there are themes that give you a real different look. Mine has two dials, left one for revs, right one for speed. Also, the speed is digitally shown in the center. Voice etc. can be turned off, blinkers are working normally like all other cars. I honestly like the Lane Keeping System, but I know what you mean, it's quite firm! But I do have a Nissan Altima 2023 as well with ELK, but it seriously drifts over the line, and just turns off ELK! The one from GWM might be firm but at least it keeps the car between the lines haha :)

Had my pertol ultra for 6 months now. No complaints from me at all - it is an impressive vehicle IMO for the $. Much of what is mentioned here appears to be directed at the hybrid model. One thing I will probably look at doing is some after market suspension work. The Tank300 has this unusual combination of firm yet soft suspension (which sounds contradictory on the face of it) and no doubt a contributor to any braking issues mentioned. However, there is a stack of choices available now for aftermarket suspension - I'm not particularly interested in lift kits etc, just something a bit more tied down. Btw - I also own a subaru (2023 BRZ) and your point about the indicators being similarly frustrating on first use is valid. With the Tank300 I did get myself into some situations where you are indicating left and then right trying to turn off the indicator manually. Not sure if you know this, because it is somewhat unintuiative, but when you have the full indicator operating and want to turn it off manually a short tap in the SAME direction (not opposite) does the trick..

@ValueCarsAU

26 күн бұрын

I tried to push the indicators in the same direction as you've described and maybe I'm doing something wrong but it didn't work for me and is SO unintuitive that I'd rather keep dealing with this shit until my lease is over and I can hand the vehicle back.

I own the Ultra Hybrid and love it. All new cars these days come with more and more electronic safety features and they are required to get 5 star NCAP rating. So the sooner we learn to accept an live with them the better.

@ValueCarsAU

Ай бұрын

I understand that those features are pushed on us by the governments and companies that want to fit into a foreign market, but there's such thing as customer push-back and feedback mate. We need to gather and provide it, rather than just bend over and take it as you seem to be suggesting we do.

I disagree it's a great machine my HEV ultra has done 13k no issues excellent value and practicality easy on long trips 😊 🚙 comfortable ride.

@rustykilt

Ай бұрын

let me know if it gets to 50k with no issues, 13k is nothing.

@miliobaltas

Ай бұрын

@@rustykiltoh well 7 year’s warranty let’s see 😊

@ValueCarsAU

Ай бұрын

Glad to hear it! I'm sure it's a great machine, I just don't think it's value for money (AU prices of course) 🤷‍♀️

My family checked out the Tank 300 about a month ago as looked like we needed a new family car. It took 2 minutes. As soon as the boys got in the rear seats it was over - a lack of headroom as were touching the roof (5ft10in thereabouts). Tank 500 a much better choice for the family, but out of our price range. Only found your channel a month ago as was looking for 'real' reviews on the various Chinese brands in Australia when started considering them as a new family car. Enjoying your reviews Dimitri.

@ValueCarsAU

27 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience and welcome to our little club

Now that you have had your Subaru for a while , would you go back and buy a Tank 500?

@ValueCarsAU

Ай бұрын

It's actually a valid question mate. I like tank 500 but I'm not in love with it. Yes it suits my style more so than Subaru but from the value standpoint it won't do that much better for my uses while I'd have to pay about $16 more fit it. Almost a price of a brand new second car I could get for my daughter. So all in all, probably not. Shoutout to you for a good question in the next video where I'll talk about it

Hybrid ultra has wireless CarPlay, DAB+ radio, seat & mirror memory, built in maps, permanent 4WD rear + front and centre diff locks, all 4 windows auto up & down, child monitor, front cross traffic alert, highway assist, reverse assist (auto reverse last 50 meters) , parking assist, auto parking, 6 parking sensors front & rear, and 30% better power to weight ratio with launch control and at least 1-2L per 100 better depending on driving style. That is a lot of extra kit, and definitely worth the extra for me personally, it just depends whether a person values all of it or not. If you don’t have it, you probably won’t miss it, but when you do have it, you enjoy all those extras. Yea the mother in law is a pain in the ass for sure lol. I just disable it

@ValueCarsAU

19 күн бұрын

Good to know, thanks for sharing, but you do sound like a dealer. I don't blame you trying to defend the product, as you know - I'm a fan of Tank 300. But Ultra Hybrid is still quite expensive. But hey, a lot of people buy expensive toys. This is one of them.

@leewilliams1515

19 күн бұрын

@@ValueCarsAU no dealer, proud owner and thought the hybrid was to much money (just for hybrid) but the found out all the extras it had and it made more sense. Only reason I called them out is no one really knows all the additional extras you get and GWM do a poor job of informing the dealers they were useless. Love your work though especially all the early info before they came out here 👍🏻

Fascinating review, thank you. The damn thing that Russia models have only 4x4 part-time and TOD versions (same petrol engine) and specifications don’t have a versions of the car with a front seats/mirror memory, wireless charging, wireless CarPlay, auto-dimming rear view mirror..that’s sucks)) also, a “high” part-time version doesn’t have auto window glasses except only driver one) so, lucky you guys) but still a good choice for a long asphalt trips as well as off-road dacha journeys 😅

@ValueCarsAU

26 күн бұрын

Great insights mate thank you. I'm pretty sure ProDrive was showing 4x4 full-time (not just part-time version) but I could be wrong. The problem is - a lot of people bought part time when the first batch of T300 released in Russia, only to then see a full-time being available but they've already spent their money, which is a massive shame of course.

Fair points, there are after market rear door wheel arch cover for outdoor enthusiasts. I prefer the petrol engine over the diesel as my Cannon X's diesel engine is rather slow to respond to the pedal action. My wife's Tank 300 is much quieter and smoother on the road. The indicator stalk is better in the Cannon X. As to the Tank's back wheels lifting under heavy braking, it may be a concern for some enthusiastic drivers going round the corner, but in normal daily drive, it's fine as the stopping distance is acceptable for a heavy vehicle. People may say why drive the Tank 300 in town? The same can be said why buy SUVs when station wagons are just as good. Guess it's the trend of motoring, fashion over function. One of the reasons that we bought GWM is the long warranty and fixed price services so that we can budget our expenses, unlike our previous Audi and Commodore SSV, after the warranty period each service was always a surprise in the negative way. Not too worry about the brand name as long as the vehicle serves its purpose. Thank you for your channel.

@ValueCarsAU

24 күн бұрын

All good points and I share all of them, except I don't own a Tank or a Cannon for that matter. Yes I agree, solid vehicles, not worse than many MANY more established badge brands, but suffer from ignorance of bogans and depreciation. If you buy to keep these for a long time, it's totally worth it.

@cooljool1

Күн бұрын

station wagons are too long and harder to park

@shaun1900

Күн бұрын

@@cooljool1 sweeping, irrelevant statement of the day goes to you, have you studied and measured them all, harder to to park than what, are you simple in the head?

Got petrol model for myself here in UAE. Its a good vehicle but only face two issues: 1. The rear door should have a full fender as the tyre is exposed which makes kids and passengers dress dirty while entering and exiting the car. 2. This needs a more powerful engine like V6 to get power to weight ratio and fuel average improved as 4 cylinder is not enough which makes it a gas guzzler.

@ValueCarsAU

23 күн бұрын

Good points mate, thank you for adding to the list

We go a Tank 300 about 1 month ago love it, great car comfortable drives well It has all the mod cons. We have the Utra Turbo Petrol and I agree the HEV isn't worth the increase in price.

@ValueCarsAU

27 күн бұрын

I'm sure you'll love it if it fits your purpose and you're ok with any other things that I've mentioned here 🤷‍♀️

Hey IwI'm looking to buy a car what would be your top 5 cars to buy

@ValueCarsAU

26 күн бұрын

I might do a different list once I have a chance to look at what's on the market right now.

Would have been OK without all the self promotion and the sensationalism of the video title almost put me off watching it. You're not happy about no diesel, here in NZ that's an advantage as road user charges are penalising for diesel. Hybrid is not just about fuel savings, the hybrid generates about 100hp more (342 vs 217) with hopefully a smoother power delivery (but is an expensive option). $$$ versus competitors, can't be beaten no matter how much you put it down.

@ValueCarsAU

8 күн бұрын

"Self-promotion and sensationalism"? Really? Bye mate, no interest in taking your comment seriously.

I do agree with Tank 300 without diesel capability and the limited of boot space.

@ValueCarsAU

14 күн бұрын

It's a fun toy. That's what it is.

Have you tested the Mahindra Scorpio N? Diesel, cheaper

@ValueCarsAU

Ай бұрын

Search my channel for Mahindra, you'll get your answer. It's presence in Australia is too tiny to seriously consider it as a city vehicle. Plus, it might be cheaper but it's not cheap enough to throw caution to the wind.

10,000 utube subscribers soon!

@ValueCarsAU

28 күн бұрын

Getting there mate, no rush though 😉👍

When people are happy if their vehicle gets to 13K mileage without issues, it is an indication that there is little expectation in respect to reliability. Enjoy your reviews.

@ValueCarsAU

Ай бұрын

Enjoy your reasonably well concealed badge snob opposition, carry on

@DrBenz88

28 күн бұрын

@@ValueCarsAU How does that make someone a badge snob? 13k is nothing not impressive at all. Anyone with a quality car should expect at least 100-150k trouble free

aside from the very, very few people that will use this Vehicles ability off road, 99% of users would be better off with an Subaru Outback for camping/family/day to day driving duties. It would be great to see a stripped out version without all the annoying tech for 40k that can be modded for 4x4 adventures.

@ValueCarsAU

24 күн бұрын

How would you know that very VERY few people use this off road? My point being - it's made for offroad and it's more of a "fun car", rather than a family mover.

@shaun1900

24 күн бұрын

@@ValueCarsAU how would you know my statement is incorrect? all I am making is an observation, its not a criticism, however, given that many, many people on facebook forums have bought them as urban vehicles AND family cars, I don't think its an unfair observation.

@cooljool1

Күн бұрын

@@shaun1900 its not up to him to prove your statement is incorrect. so how do you know that the majority will not take it off-road. did you do a survey of these people? Subaru Outback is good for soft-roading.

Does anyone know if 2024 Chery Tiggo 4 is worth a buy compared to the Nissan Magnite or Suzuki Fronx?

@ValueCarsAU

29 күн бұрын

I'd comment but we don't have those Nissan and Suzuki models here in AU

@vonfluffykins5868

29 күн бұрын

@@ValueCarsAU no problem, thank you for this reply🤙🏼

This is just a toy! But good toy

@ValueCarsAU

29 күн бұрын

Fair enough mate, it is a toy for sure.

really poor engine choices.

@ValueCarsAU

Ай бұрын

I don't disagree