Sanguine korando
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Just one problem on the motorway I find the steering wanders a bit I have to keep correcting it . Will have to check my loading and tyres again. Ho and the time clock is faulty.
Write your comments here...Had our Korando for 6 weeks and done nearly 2000 miles. Just got back from 500 miles'ish towing to the south coast and back. I find it's a brilliant car in all but one respect - the steering is vague. I'm finding it less of an issue the more I drive it but it does seem to be a downside of the model.
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reynoray , We have the 2.2 Se , I haven't found the steering being vauge, however I have always been more used to motorbikes and older cars , so maybe I am more forgiving
Write your comments here...Interesting. Maybe it's just "different car syndrome". I had a new Qashqai in 2008 and took a while to get used to what I thought was quite a hard and bumpy ride. I had it for 5 years so it can't have been that bad. I guess
it will be the same with the Korando, I really do think it's a great car and as I say the feel of the steering is less of an issue the more I drive it.0 -
reynoray , We have the 2.2 Se , I haven't found the steering being vauge, however I have always been more used to motorbikes and older cars , so maybe I am more forgiving
Write your comments here...Interesting. Maybe it's just "different car syndrome". I had a new Qashqai in 2008 and took a while to get used to what I thought was quite a hard and bumpy ride. I had it for 5 years so it can't have been that bad. I guess
it will be the same with the Korando, I really do think it's a great car and as I say the feel of the steering is less of an issue the more I drive it.I think the steering I have moaned about may be as you say different car syndrome, it is so light electrically assisted I am over correcting and twitching to much. After a good few miles I think I carm down a bit and adapt to it, it is more finger tip steering
than I am used to. Had the clock fixed a new unit fitted It took half an hour. Had a100 mile run the other day without the van and recorded 51 mpg That's a lot more than I am used to. Nice sturdy little car I can see we will get on when it gets used to
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Similar feeling with the steering to my previous car,a Ford Kuga.We've covered just over 5,000 miles in ours now and still enjoying it
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ALL the reviews i have read all comment on the vagueness of the steering, it may be light but can you 'feel' what the front wheels are doing or is it like steering through a rubber steering column? can you tell from the steering wheel exactly where the front
wheels are? Those constant steering inputs which quickly become second nature are also very tiring On aong drive. And for the 51mpg, my Passat can show well over 50mpg on a run but its the real world economy and actual fuel used that matters to your wallet!
In practice my Passat gives 43-45mpg solo.0 -
Have owned a Korando for the last 4.5 yes, now have a 2.2 ELX 4x4. My previous Korando was a 2litre 2 wheel drive, never experienced any problem with steering, the car is a safe and perfectly acceptable tow car. That's the thing, a tow car not a formula
one or rally car. I turn the steering wheel it goes right or left, return and it goes straight, simple.0 -
I didn't suggest it is unsafe and clearly the cars have a lot going for them, had the nose weight limit been higher I would have taken a test drive myself, however It doesn't cost any more to make a car steer/handle/ride well and all those elements make
the driving experience less tiring for the driver (and passengers) which indirectly affects safety. I also accept there are much worse cars in the same market sector, as an example the new MG SUV is (disappointingly) not getting great reviews either.0 -
flatcoat You make a good point there and something I hadn't thought about ( the steering inputs ) I have had My Korando nearly a year and haven't noticed any extra work involved in driving it . However the Magazine drivers test lots of different cars ant caravan tugs and I suppose possibly a BMW X3 ( similar size ) will to the testers be a better all round car to drive . My point is and without testing the BMW , is it worth £ 20.000 more than the the £16.000 basic Korando that I drive ? I suppose riding motorbikes most of My life any car will be more comfortable to Me But in the end it's horses for courses as they say .
Paul
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More to the point would you spend £16k on a new Korando or £16k on a used X3? Mazda have carried out a lot of research into this issue and drivers become so accustomed to constantly adjusting the steering wheel they don't realise how many times they are
doing so. However my wider point is a vehicle with good driving dynamics is less tiring and that can only be a safety benefit.0 -
There's nowt wrong with the steering on the Korando!The steering on my Ford Kuga was the same i.e. Light compared to previous cars I'd owned,you don't have to constantly correct the wheel,Over critical journos slag it off so what,I bought a new Korando because
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Harley Dave , same as You I have the Korando, it's a good honest car and drives well , I do see what Flatcoat is saying though about buying nearly new cars at a good discount and it's a great way to go if You want a paticular car that You desire . However
like You HarleyDave , I prefer new as well .Paul
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Rather a 5 year warranty on a new SSANGYONG than a dealers 3 month on a used "quality" car like a neighbours Audi lol.
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God forbid we all chose to drive a Merc lol
As a biker I'd be very worried
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No
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Well I have no issues towing 1300kg A roads/motorway with my Korrando,I take anything spouted by these"experts" with a pinch of salt
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Well,just read what the C&CC said regarding the Korando,what a load of bollards.Not a road test relevant to me or most UK owners i.e. I don't tow at plus 60mph and why would I do a slow or high speed slalom?I didn't read which cars could but not too interested
in that info either.Believe the CC gave some sort of award to the Korando in their tow car awards recently,didn't bother reading that either0 -
The engines were Mercedes lumps, so good for that. Early ones did not have the best turning circle.
As others said, good car for the cash!
We currently tow with a grand cherokee on gas - not bad consumption. North Somerset to Suffolk worked out £20.....Less that the car! lol.
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We'll sadly we no longer have the korando. Although it ticked all the boxes on the clubs outfit match it was well below the 85% guide line we felt it was not big enough for our van. We now have a Kia Sorento 2015 with 10000 on the clock. Been away once so far and we are very happy with the car.
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