madmax

Apparently what he's had is a GTV, not a Spider.

Paint seems to be less faded now, and according to the driver it will be on the market very soon. But boss is asking around 2 mil I hear. BTW heard another of our directors had a Alfa spider which he sold, is that true?

Got any info on the 301 Alfa that belongs to our boss at MIT? it's a 2.0 T sparc.

since we were in the topic of Alfas also, what is the going price of a 2000 Alfa 156? there was one in the paper for 1.2 M and it was sold by mid-day..

LN106/ 107 is the model code and has no relevance to the wheelbase. SSR /SSRX are different trim levels or grades of the vehicle. Also LN106 had front leaf spring suspension, but from LN107 upwards the Hilux came with front coil springs

I see your Business Degree is coming in handy....

Don't take me wrong, but why not you contact someone who deals in funeral coaches and see if they'll be interested. Since you're in Malabe, I've seen this company around Koswatte area having Ford Mondeo wagons for sale as funeral coaches.

Why you selling this rare piece? Eyeing anything else?

Dude, isn't it your uncle who runs the Cetral bank, and advice MR on these matters? He's qualified allright. What he lacks is common sense! You voted for him too!

Kyron is a 2ltr that seats 5 passengers, Rexton is bigger with 7 seats and a 2.7ltr engine.

22km/l is too good to be true.

I didn't test drive the Rexton. It will be in the same level or better than the Kyron. It has a 2.7 ltr engine, which is actually quiter than the one on the Kyron. International road test also mentioned about the response delay.

The USD values are CIF prices. USD 16000 priced vehicle will cost about 4.1M when cleared.

Even the tiniest kei trucks are registered as lorries, and you need a heavy vehicle license to drive it. I once wanted to borrow a kei truck from a friend to move some furniture around and this is when I got to know it.

The 2.7 engine on the Rexton was much quiter than the 2 ltr.

Me and Pericles actually wanted to do a review on the Kyron when it was launched. But it never materilizied. I was personally interested, so made use of the oppurtunity to share it among others. Madz, if you're interested we can make this sort of thing regular.

Most of you might be aware that Micro is assembling the Ssangyong Kyron locally. Ssangyong is somewhat unheard of comparing it to other Korean manufacturers like Kia and Hyundai. As a matter of fact Ssangyong mainly build SUVs, rather expensively priced SUVs. This is in contrast to other Korean companies who try to be cheap as possible. Hence of this up market price and the Korean origins Ssangyong never succeeded in the local market. The local agency for Ssangyong has changed hands from D*MO to Regency Automobiles and then to Micro over the past couple of years. Ssangyong, now said to be owned 50% by the Chinese, has direct technological ties with Mercedes-Benz. Even on the Kyron, the engine and gear box supposedly comes from Mercedes. Despite claims I failed to spot the three star mark of Merc anywhere on the engine block. But there was a re-assuring "made in Germany" imprinted on the main block. The information from web sources verifies the technology is borrowed from Merc, and even some components Enough about the background, now to the actual thing. My first impression of the Kyron was far better than I expected. It looks solidly built and interior of the test vehicle comprised of rather rich looking soft leather too. Even our very own Shakster will confirm that. Despite the use of hard plastic, for my personal liking, the interior was better put together than the Montero Sport I checked out at the Unimo showroom. Next, we took a test drive down Airport road. First thing I noticed was, the engine was somewhat noisy under acceleration, at least it was noisier than my 320D, The engine on the test vehicle was a 3rd generation 2ltr common rail diesel, mated to a 5 speed auto box. The Mercedes derived 5 speed auto did a good job hauling the 2 tonne Kyron around. However the turbo lag was somewhat evident and you have to rev beyond 2500rpm for quick acceleration. Online reviews suggest the auto gearbox is the best option over the manual 5 speed that's on offer. The suspension was noiseless, over the pot holes, but you could feel what was going underneath. I cannot comment on the cornering ability, as we did not push the vehicle to its limit, since Micro would not have liked it. Ssangyong has given the Kyron a “face-lift” for 2008, and that model is already available locally. Micro has priced the Kyron at 6.5 Million with a fully loaded package, and sales figures so far have been very good for them. The permit holders will get a 2.7 ltr version of the Kyron with a manual 5 speed at USD 16000 or else the younger sibling, the Actyon automatic at USD 14000. Now for the verdict. All in all the Kyron feels solidly built considering it was put together locally. But we are yet to see how it will be priced in the second hand market. For those of you with a permit, it is well worth a consideration, as the price you pay will be less than the actual current market value. And the final word, despite the fact I don’t like Korean vehicles, I might consider to buy one after all. PS: Please post all your comments.

Mitsubishi - Minicab Honda - Acty Daihatsu - Trajet Subaru - Sambar Suzuki - Avery (I guess)

I think they buy the design off known design companies.

Are you talking about the new version? It looks similar to those jap ones.

Ok we'll call it a 'a**lift' then

Micro is offering the facelifted Kyron for the permit category of US$16000. It will be powered by the Mercedes derived 5 Cylinder 2.7ltr common rail diesel as opposed to the 2 ltr they assemble locally. They seem to have realized the backend was ugly and revised it. Anyone here got experiences with Ssanyongs? Or even the Micro Assembled Kyron? Will it be a worthwhile choice to consider?

Mind the fact one is diesel and the other is petrol. Diesel vehicles are still more expensive than petrols. If I'm not mistaken the more expensive Montero is Madz's, so you might be thrown outta the forum any moment now

Bought it from Singapore. Best is to buy it from US, Aussie or Singapore. UK is more expensive than SL when you convert to Rs.

When the E46 3 Series came out, Topgear raced both the base model petrol and diesel versions head-to-head on their track. The diesel beat the petrol one.