SSangyong Acton

Met a bloke sitting outside Spotlight waiting for our respective wives the other day.

He has one,Diesel, and loves it. Very economical, heaps of get up and go according to him. Great seats. His son is a Mechanic and recommended it to him?

I drove a demo SSangyong Rexton 5 cylinder diesel, auto early this year, went like the wind, quiet and very comfortable with terrific fuel economy to boot.

Was very very impressed, but lost interest when I asked about spares and service availability etc :((
The sales rep 'claimed' it was a Mercedes Benz engine, when questioned further admitted engine was not made in Germany and as Mercs are not made in Asia I suddenly lost interest altogether.

Maîneÿ . . .

Hi, I have been running a Ssangyong Musso with the 5cyl diesel for 3-1/2 years , have driven 90,000 kls with a fair percentage towing a caravan, I have not had a problem in that time, if you want more info on them check out www.ssangyong4wdclubofaustralia.org ,IMO they are a much under-rated vehicle, cheers Bill

bloke over the road has one - he is a boilermaker - rekons its terriffic - have read a few reviews though where they have said the after sales service is not terriffic.

I borrowed a mates ( he is a very smart and practical engineer ) and it was great to drive. I only went from the Sunny Coast to brisbane and back but it was comfortable and power to spare.

He had spent a few days ripping out all the warning beeping and buzzing gadgets that drove him mad but they were his only complaint.

Followed one for a while the other day and I was dumbfounded with the amount of vibration the tub was showing.

It looked like the chassis was broken. (maybe it was)

Looked to be a poor looking copy of the Triton.


Bill.

Thanks to all who added something here. I think I will, in time, check these out a bit more closely, I'd still like to find a review of the Actyon in any local report

Dont know much about the ute.
The Musso with the Merc Copy engine have had a few issues. Not with the engine so much but with the rear diff and chassis rusting if exposed to severe elements.
Trade in value is poor otherwise appears ok for the money
Cheers
Wayne B