Discussion About Terracan's

Not touchy at all. Some vechiles ARE better than others, it is just that certain people haven't yet realised it. Gronk is trying to say a Jerrycan is comparable to a LandCrusher or Troll which is clearly no the case. Two of the previous are ruggedly built, reliable vechiles, designed to tow and carry heavy loads over most forms of terrain for years on end without problems (3.0l GU's aside) and the other is an old pajero assmebled in a third world nation that someone used a scarpbook as a design board for. Then to top it all of bung on cheapy hancr@ps rubber to match the general build quality of the thing and then market it as a worthy rival aginast Pajeros, Pathfinders and the almighty Prado. Gimme a break.

People will continually measure CRD engines against the old stagers of Nissan and Toyota in perormance, economy, emmisions (who really cares about this anyway, if the majority of the population did we would all drive Prius's(damn good car anyway) and noise. This is all well and fine in city environments where these shopping trolleys will spend most of thier time but not acceptable in the Australian outback and the australian bush where bashability, rubbish fuel, roadside fixability and oilfield sized fuel tanks are neccisities and facts of life. Get one of these new vechiles and try to drive it around Oz with a 2 tonne load and a GVM approaching 5 tonne and see how long the thing lasts and how suddenly that top end go translates into diddly squat luggability over tall ranges when the temp gauge goes into the red zone and the fancy-dangly computers shut the latest fad down. GU's and the 100series may not be the latest/fanciest trucks on the road but that is not why they are bought in such large numbers.

The day korean karts outsell the real offroad brands is the day I surrender my license.
Ben

I just hate cheap junk, would much prefer to spend the extra bucks on something that drives well and lasts.
Have had friends tell me how great the hywondi or kia is and when I have driven them you can tell why there cheap.
Good for people that need disposable cars to drive to work, but I would take the bus any day thanks

Funny thing, about 40 years ago people were saying the same things about jap. crap. It was about this time when the toyotas were starting to take over from Landrover. A lot of the old fellas at the time reckoned the jap stuff would only last a couple of years and they were going to stick to Landies. The Snowy Mountains Scheme put Toyota in the spotlight when they could outlast and outperform the Landies
Cheers Pete

You lot all need to get a life and get real

AND

Get a JEEP as it is the only 4WD worth blowing your bags about.

I notice that Captain (WA) Clot is still playing Fullback for the Arabs!

As a Terracan owner, I would have previously come on and defended the vehicle.

These days I don't bother. As long as I'm happy, that's all that matters to me. I just have a giggle at some of the "know all" yo-yo's. They've already made fools of themselves, there's not anything I could add ROFLMAO.

Funny stuff , i love it

Baz.

Long time reader, seldom poster.

As a former owner of a Kia Sorrento, I think I qualify in terms of making an informed opinion on Hyundai's / Kia's.

I think the Koreans are catching up very fast to the Japs. It could be 10 years, 15 and they will be on a level pegging with the Japs.

However, until then... on paper, feature-wise and looks... they seem like a bargain. Its not until you live with them daily (a new Kia Sorrento for 15 months) that you then come up against the extensive minor faults that add up.

Kia Mechanic - Don't drive too fast on the beach, they aren't made for it.... sand gets flicked up into....

Rubbish Lights - Highbeams

The way the Auto changes gears is dreadful, not a quick snap into gear, but a "hunting between gears".

Father-In-Law (Panel Beater): Koreans Paint processes are still not up to scratch with the japs.

The suspension is truly woeful - a minor (I stress, MINOR) road imperfection on a highway, and the back-end skips sideways. Put OME on and it was a 50% improvement, but still not satifactory.

Driving the car home from the dealers and the radio doesn't work (common fault). Had it fixed 4 times, and went and got an aftermarket one instead.

Thin & cheap cloth seats that rip easily, Leather was rubbish as well.

2 months in, a rattle in the back I couldn't get rid of.

Driving up a hill and put into tiptronic mode and it wouldn't work up or down gears and lost the display on the dash. Turning the car on / off reset it.

Insulation, road & noise is not up to scratch.

Its all the little things that added up and made my mind, not to buy Korean again until they can truly be compared with the Japs.

And the kicker is..... drum roll..... Resale value after owning it for 15 months :(((((

$33K driveaway = too good to be true... and it is.... theres a reason its so cheap... its 1/2 a car.

Thank You.

stuff all time reader, 2nd time poster

get a real 4by. nuff said

As with most things on any forum, it seems to be about who can beat their chest the loudest or who's is bigger. In actually fact, it usually turns out that someone who bags a vehicle or product are the ones who have never used or driven it. As a owner of a jackaroo, it sometimes comes under the title of a lesser 4wd. I also have a 100 series cruiser, both cars are good, both have their advantages but the Jack will always be the fav, it has taken me more places and returned me home safely. It has gone where many other vehciles wouldn't and where drivers of the larger 4wds have turned around.

I have also seen Jimbo put his terracan in places others have shy'd away from.

In the end, who cares what you drive, as long as you are out there enjoying life and this great counrty.