I bought a thing

"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69) 07/18/2020 at 22:39 • Filed to: Newish, Chery J3

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2014 Chery J3

Now for a rwc and service 

Longtime Lurker > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/18/2020 at 22:48

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Its very round.

dogisbadob > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/18/2020 at 22:55

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cool car

wafflesnfalafel > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/18/2020 at 22:57

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cool - that’s a P ininfarina design right?

BeaterGT > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/18/2020 at 22:57

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Congrats! Manual? 

fhrblig > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/18/2020 at 23:07

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I’ll pray for you.

Just kidding. Actually, I thought that was a nice design for Chery . I do think that model would look slightly better with a conventional rear door handle instead of the hidden ones.

How is the fit and finish inside the cabin?

pip bip - choose Corrour > BeaterGT 07/18/2020 at 23:08

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Yes

I will never get another auto 

pip bip - choose Corrour > fhrblig 07/18/2020 at 23:09

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Good a for a cheap Chinese car I guess

Only two things I’ve noticed so far

Glovebox doesn’t open

Driver’s door window doesn’t work 

pip bip - choose Corrour > wafflesnfalafel 07/18/2020 at 23:10

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I think sob, but I’ll need to do my research on it

pip bip - choose Corrour > dogisbadob 07/18/2020 at 23:11

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I wouldn’t go that far, it’s really just a car

SmugAardvark > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/18/2020 at 23:15

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That sure is a car you just bought. Congrats are in order...unless they are not?

Just kidding, enjoy the new ride!

dogisbadob > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/18/2020 at 23:24

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one that we don’t get here

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/18/2020 at 23:35

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Great color. Is Chery a Chinese brand? Never heard of it. 

sony1492 > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/18/2020 at 23:37

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Was it cheap then?

pip bip - choose Corrour > sony1492 07/18/2020 at 23:44

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$2000

pip bip - choose Corrour > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 07/18/2020 at 23:45

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Yes Chinese brand 

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/18/2020 at 23:45

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Interesting! Does this replace your current ride? (I forget if you had a current ride...?) Or is this taking up DD duty, or?

I know nothing about Chinese cars other than some are sold in Oz...are they any better than most people assume they are? I mean....they can’t be great, but they’d have to meet some level of being decent or else they’d have been out of the market yesterday...right?

What prompted you to pull the trigger on this one....just a massively low price, or?

Also, we demand a review here at Oppo :P

Boxer_4 > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/18/2020 at 23:54

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C ongratulations and/or my condolences.

The closest we’ve had to a Chinese brand in the US is GAC. They keep threatening to sell cars here, though to my knowledge they’ve not actually sold anything here yet .

That’s not including the Buick Envision, which I try to forget exists.

pip bip - choose Corrour > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/18/2020 at 23:54

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Review will come

It will be my dd

The lancer engine crapped itself, blew anoil ring sadly

This was cheap $2000

Just had to go for a 90km train trip to get it

pip bip - choose Corrour > Boxer_4 07/18/2020 at 23:57

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There are some BYD taxis somewhere

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/19/2020 at 00:05

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**becomes so American it hurts**

YA CAINT TRUST THU CHIIIIINEEEEESE! BETTER GEET REED OF THAT DABLE TIME!

fhrblig > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/19/2020 at 00:15

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Is Chery still selling cars there? I can’t remember if they left or if it was Geely. Or both.

sony1492 > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/19/2020 at 00:20

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That counts 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/19/2020 at 00:43

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What is the swooshy A emblem if it’s a maraschino cherry ?

pip bip - choose Corrour > fhrblig 07/19/2020 at 01:01

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Yes both have left the market 

pip bip - choose Corrour > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 07/19/2020 at 01:01

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Not sure what the symbol is suppose to be 

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/19/2020 at 04:36

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That’s a score for such a young car. May it give you many years of service... certainly many more than a two thousand dollar car ordinarily should.

Didn’t these things use a licensed engine and gearbox?

pip bip - choose Corrour > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 07/19/2020 at 04:37

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Not sure 

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/19/2020 at 04:44

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A quick google suggests that the 1.6 litre engine in the local build came from Mitsubishi...you might be in familiar territory.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/19/2020 at 06:46

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Awww man, poor Lancer! I’ve always liked Lancers...

Hopefully this thing treats you well! You planning to keep it long-term? Looking forward to the review!

pip bip - choose Corrour > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/19/2020 at 06:54

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hopefully, no intention to keep it long term, but we’ll see

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Boxer_4 07/19/2020 at 07:10

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Also one of the Volvo sedans.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/19/2020 at 07:30

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Guessing it was just cheaper to get something else than get the engine in the Lancer replaced with one from a wreckers or the like?

pip bip - choose Corrour > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/19/2020 at 07:32

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yup

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/19/2020 at 07:48

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That’s a shame....your Lancer had a lot of kms on it, didn’t it?

pip bip - choose Corrour > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars 07/19/2020 at 07:50

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728,000km

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/19/2020 at 07:56

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...seriously o_0?

Kudos to it for lasting that long!!!

vondon302 > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/19/2020 at 09:46

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Congrats Pip!

pip bip - choose Corrour > vondon302 07/19/2020 at 09:54

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thanks

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > pip bip - choose Corrour 07/19/2020 at 14:45

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The logo was redesigned in 2013 and has smoother and sleeker lines in comparison to the brand’s visual identity version from 1993, where the oval was open and the “A” symbol (which stands for “Auto”)

How clever??