SsangYong Rexton
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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
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Thirty Nine Thousand pounds for a Ssanyong....??
Flipping heck I must be getting old.......
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DD have at look on the carwow reviews at carwow.co.uk here
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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
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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.
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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.
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Owning 20 Land Rovers in 25 ....
They're either not owning them for long enough for them to break or they're getting another cos they keep breaking 
Having had half a dozen between them in 25 years would seem to be a better advert for Land Rover
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My dad's like me, he's got ants in his pants and likes to change cars regularly...
Yeah, they each have a new one at about 2 to 3 years old, like me he'd rather spend the money on a new car than start putting tyres & brakes etc on a car.......
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I suppose if you drive a 4x4 that doesn't even figure on the list of the best 10 SUV's, never mind win it, you have to clutch at straws......
Best 10 SUV's...
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/best-cars/62060/best-suvs-and-4x4s
Ah, but in fairness to you the Jeep was 0.44% more reliable than a Disco......
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/driver-power/86924/most-reliable-4x4s-and-suvs-2016
So your right, there is some consolation in having a car nobody even likes....
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Just stating a fact that most of the car industry knows. I know the Jeep is near the very bottom as I would not argue that and perhaps this might change now that they are owned by Fiat but I doubt it. The same could be said about LR's now that they are owned by the Chinese. Jeep sales figures have nearly doubled in the first half of 2018 to over 12000 so to say nobody even likes them is a bit ridiculous just because you don't. It's a funny thing this as since owning the GC for only 3 months, I have had 4 chaps asked me about my car and how nice it is when in car parks and never in 45 years of driving various common models/makes has this happened.
mind you I do like to be different.
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LR's now that they are owned by the Chinese.
Tata own Landrover and are Indian. None of your Chinese cr##....
Jeep sales figures have nearly doubled in the first half of 2018
That wouldn't have been too difficult for them given the disastrous performance they had in 2017 would it......
I have had 4 chaps asked me about my car and how nice it is when in car parks
Obviously then Jeeps are a very rare sight, I'm beginning to understand why.......
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most sort after Haynes manualswink
Can you post a link to that "fact" JV, because Haynes seem unaware of it........
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/2718144/Autobiography-John-Haynes.html
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but I would trust something made in China than India.
The Disco is currently made in the UK, it's just the company that owns LR that is Indian. (Production moves to Slovakia next year).
You picked an argument but virtually nothing you've said is accurate....
I'll be magnanimous and concede that your Jeep looks nice in your Avatar, but if I ever return to tugging I would choose the superior Disco....
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DD, in this case you are mostly incorrect. Assembled suggests they are made from CKD kits and that is not the case. they are manufactured in the UK and the majority of the compnonets under any measure are UK sourced. You need to read up on just how much TATA and JLR have invested in the UK in the past 10 years, rather more than FCA. For what it’s worth if today I had £40k or more to spend on a new tow car a Disco would win over a Jeep any day. If however I was buying 10 years old I would probably reverse that decision. And in 10 years time I would happily buy any if today’s JLR products at 10 years old. But to get back to the OP I would also seriously consider buying a Rexton too, a heck of a lot of car for the money.
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Sorry but thats a Cherokee in my avatar as this website doesn't like me changing it.
Like i said I have a Grand Cherokee now 
. It's just like everything in life, some things change for the better and if FCA can change the fortunes of Jeep then that must be a good thing. Look at all the motorhomes on the road that are 20/30 years old and most are based on the Fiat engine and chassis. As soon as people mension Italian they think back to the days of the Lancia and Alfa's. rust buckets and very unreliable.I'll have another go at changing the avatar but don't won't hold my breath.
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Still love the GC though. 