2005 Chery QQ EZDrive from Egypt - Comments

Walaikum As Salaam, dear brother from Egypt.

Re: Chery QQ.

I have done 3000 km on my QQ. In spite of the dire predictions, there have been NO disasters yet. In fact, it has given me no occasion to go to the dealer other than less cooling by the air conditioner. I can't really blame it as the temperature is hovering round +38C today in Dhaka! But they fixed it in any case and it is working OK now.

I have met QQ owners here who have done 50,000+ km on their cars with no major fault yet.

I guess, it is also the quality of service by the dealer as much as the manufacturer. My warranty goes for another year on the QQ. So I may rest easy on the maintenance problem.

Do you know what is my next car?

It will be a Tata Nano at US 2,500! I bet no one can beat that! haha!

Thanks and bye for now, until next time!

M. Rahman, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Hi.

I just got my QQ 0.8 MT. I have faced problems with the fuel pump after 300km.

Kwanheng.

Singapore.

I have driven my Chery QQ new since 2006 Sept.

I have a few comments and problems with this car.

1. With the aircon off, this car has the ability to clock a speed of 172km/hr on the northsouth highway to kl from johor.

2. The aftersales service and warranty sucks (full of waiting and reasons).

3. Like many say and said, the car only gets some power when you switch off the aircon (you find the car stalls frequently on first gear with the aircon on)

4. I have changed my alternator 3 times since the car is out (cost per change $280 to $480).

5. The manual gear box is faulty too (now difficult to engage the 1st and 2nd gear).

6. This car need high revs to get power, so if you want power, try rev it up to 3-4k rpm while going up the multi storey carpark.

7. Inexperienced drivers are not recommended to get this car mainly because it breaks down quite frequently, and also highly deadly if the driver crashed the car at speed over 60km/hr (high chances of fatality).

8. Parts are extremely expensive, dealers try make their fortune from aftersales as there are no other suppliers for the parts other than themselves in Singapore. My alternator cost more than a benz!

9. The warranty sucks, that's why I have had 3 alternators changed even though the car is only 3 years old (paid for all the 3 changes) damn!

Re: QQ Car.

I have talked with other QQ owners, who have no major complaints even as some of them have driven over plus 50,000KM.

As I said earlier, the quality of the dealer is more important than the manufacturer. Here in Bangladesh, the dealer provides satisfactory service.

In one year of use, I have not been charged a penny yet. Of course, I never needed any major repairs yet. The warranty stands for one more year, 2 yrs here in Bangladesh.

One more thing, most QQs here are converted to CNG and it works fine as I heard from other owners. I have not converted the car to CNG as I feel, there will be lower performance from a fuel that has lower energy content.

I never drive the car over 100 kph even on the highway. In the congested traffic of Dhaka City, one will be lucky to get an average of 20 kph during rush hour!

I agree. One has to be an experienced driver to get the best out of this car, as of any car!

Use this car within its limitations. Expect no more than what you paid for, as it is always a trade off between price paid and services received.

Try 'double clutching' for smooth gear change. Rev up the engine ('gassing the gear') when doing down gear. Even in synchromesh gears, this procedure helps smooth gear change and saves your gear from excessive load and wear and tear. By the way, I hate automatic transmission, as it takes the fun out of driving!

As I use this car for basic travel in the city from point A to point B, I feel it will give me long and good service.

I do not expect performance of a BMW or the durability of a Mercedes, simply because I have not paid for such performance!

Best wishes.

Mahfoozur Rahman

Dhaka

Bangladesh.