PerfMad

@Gummybr nope in UAE. so the millage would be roughly between 150,000 - 200,000 km. 

I presume they must use their vehicles well and maintain them properly. Advise you to get it checked with a garage or service station. Being in the heat expect to see a lot of melted interior rubbers, sagging roof, exterior rubber beadings perished etc. Also check on the cooling system (engine) as well. Make sure you dont get any shocking bills in the short term.

@Gummybr thanks mate. Here we have GCC spec beemers too. They are made to with hold the heating issues. so no sagging nor melting interior parts. But those are very expensive compared to non GCC vehicles.

I need to inspect few and get some understanding on the vehicle. Also need to check possible garages. im still in 2 minds whether to purchase this or the ST.

@AVANTE Not in SL bro. I moved out of SL, so here we see alot of those and other variants. Kinda wanting a manual tranny so badly. 

Happy for you man, finally can enjoy some nice cars. Guessing UK/Europe? Hope all is well and smooth.

Focus ST is a nice car. I'd say just do due diligence on ford forums and consider the alternatives too (Clio RS, 208 GTi, Golf GTi)

Thanks bro. I'm in Dubai.. hmm unfortunately here also vehicles with manual trannies are very less but affordable. I'm still thinking what to purchase, cz if i ain't buying a manual car, then no point of getting the manual license as i have to pay additional for that  still searching for the option so i have 2-3 months to decide whether to go ahead with manual or auto license.

@fiat fan What you mentioned is correct. But now adays there are many ssangyong specialists and we can get the work done at a lower cost compared to at agents. But still maintaining a SUV is very expensive than a car i must say. 

Like you mentioned SD is important and timely maintenance too. I like mine more because mine has tuned to get some more juice out of it than the ordinary so the power delivery is quite good compared to standard. And the turbo lag and other inherited issues which most of the users claims are not there in mine. So i guess i'm going to have to for a long time until i go bankrupt or migrate  

Am I the only one who loves and gets all teary eyed over turbo lag ? Not that the GR Yaris is lethargic and slouchy off boost but that whole just a econobox feel to a sudden kick in the rear with turbo boost is simply orgasmic and very reminiscent of a world when life was simpler time (as a kid who boosted his and friends' parents' cars atleast)

@PerfMad Yes many places now take ssangyongs in. Well suvs have more running gear and such so it’ll be somewhat expensive over a car. But itself worth it with the crap roads,floods and all that other jazz.

Turbo diesels are fun stuff, them 3L DID Hilux cabs will tun circles around the sedans. But since they handle like crap they just roll around.

What @DeeJay said...yes,..traditionally (and even with other liquids) yellowness can mean higher sulfur content. However, these days it is not always the case because of chemical additives, etc... 

Is there any independent body that does random fuel tests on a periodic basis ?

By the way...a few days ago Toyota and ENEOS demo'd their synthetic eFUEL petrol. They seem quite positive about it and hope that it can be commercialized in the "near future" but not the immediate future (hard to translate it in to English). Whilst Toyota's new guy is pushing BEVs Toyota doesn't seem to be totally giving up on gasoline (hybrid?) powered cars as well. Has nothing to do with diesel purity...it just came back in to my head whilst thinking about dirty diesel.

@Dee Jay wish i could measure it  but we have to rely on what ever we get assuming its the best.

@iRage does these addictive's can have a smell too?

@PerfMad I don't think they will sell something inferior because if so it would lead to DPF issues in majority of the vehicles which require SD and they would be aware of the consequences..

Here, you will find the spec sheet from Ceypetco for Super Diesel and please do note the row 'Colour ASTM', the 'Method' for that and the 'Specification' of that.

IOC XtraMile has a slightly less colour value in the specification which is based on the same colour grading standard, if you check the specification from here.

However, when you compare the Suphur content of both products in the specification you can see that XtraMile has more Sulphur content than Super Diesel. The Sulphur measurement however, is not measured using the same scale in both products though. It seems IOC uses an old standard to measure the sulphur content. 

You can read about the Sulphur tests employed by both vendors here. 

So, don't worry about Sulphur content just because one product has a darker yellow shade than the other  IOC however, should update their website if they have a better XtraMile Diesel on sale at the moment because their site only has a 2013 specification while Ceypetco has a 2022 December specification.

@iRage not that freely available. As most has very old tyres. And most are quoted around 65k upwards each (given that these also either chinese or thaiwan made ones). Still wondering which would be a good and reliable fit for mine.

If you are not after brands;

I've used Maxxis, Federal, Nexen, Nankang- in various vehicles with various sizes. Never had any issue. Would buy these any day even if I owned a rolls royce and if they made a tyre for that!

Used Cooper, Continental, Dunlop Enasave- Very fragile, patch prone, but comfortable

Once used Evergreen - a chinese tyre, to my surprise held up very well for ages on an SUV, but very uncomfortable.

Bridgestone- Hard in my opinion but no issues.

Good year - average

@tiv thanks for the headsup. Im having maxxis in front. and MAXTREK chinese tyres in rear. those are kinda expired now. was thinking whether to go ahead with maxtrek is self of maxxis the difference per tyre is around 15k. also found ferentino tyre that also is around 65k price range

@hrm true that. mine also does roughly 8.5-9 if i have a soft foot throughout. But its difficult  so always ended up getting somewhere around 7-8

And Diesel costs more than Petrol now 🤓

@Hyaenidae unfortunately yes. When we owned petrols it was the other way around. The moment I bought a Diesel SHIT happened  unlucky me..

I have heard nightmare stories of additives + fuel being stagnant in plastic fuel tanks and eating its way through. So beware. 
Ideal if used prior to a long trip.

@tiv thanks alot for your feedback. Liqui moly purge will only have direct effect when its given directly to engine right? 

Yes it has to be plumbed directly into the fuel pump for best effects, but people have also drained the tank to like 5L and then dumped it into the fuel.

@matroska thanks alot mate. Let me call them and see..

Managed to source it in a close by shop. Thanks for the support guys..

Just FYI to future readers, apparently even Daraz ordered car bits are held in customs now

Congrats - looking forward to hearing about the ownership experience  

It has the Ssangyong badging? as per the lore that means this was assembled in the factory abroad isn't it? Not micro?

@tiv this is the locally assembled variant. Previous owner have changed the shell to Ssanyong one as it gives more looks like a full size suv.