Great Wall Steed expert car review

[@arthurkupfer1191]

I bought 3 of these nearly 7 yrs ago for my company so theyve served me well ive just recently replaced them with the new model all 3 have done over 300ks+ and were still hauling very well yes i got them tuned cause they where under powered with only 100kws but they where tuned to 150kws with a little over 420nm of torque they where a great cheap investment for my company ive now got 7 of these and a hilux and the luxy has had to go back to toyota a couple of times cause it keeps randomly going into limp mode i will say if you do get one only buy if your going to use it as a tradies ute or farm hacker if you want to pull a caravan or boat regularly then get it tuned up

[@marlonbaird6070]

Hi.. What remap did u do to get those type. Of power

[@RichO1701e]

Ever heard of PUNCTUATION?

[@peteacher52]

Mr O'Brien has too much to say for himself. I suggest he look at the documented review by a group of Aussies who took a Patrol, a Pajero and a Great Wall on a grueling venture on the old telegraph road in northern Australia. The GW performed beyond expectations and didn't get stuck anywhere despite being loaded to the gunwales with people and gear and being put through some ridiculous situations just to see what happened to it. The earlier ones are getting up to the 150000 km mark now, and some members of the 4x4 paddock bashers club swear by their GWs and these guys don't tolerate shit. Col, NZ.

[@damieg82]

I don't know if these are made in different countries, but certainly the ones we get in my country have proven themselves to be tough workhorses. The interior plastics do get quite rattly over time, but that's typically with careless and even abusive commercial use. I've driven ones owned for family use and everything's still tight even after 5 years and 100,000kms. And running costs, especially in terms of parts and service, is A LOT cheaper than the comparable Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger etc

[@К.Стоянов]

I don't know about the engine, but everything assembled in Bulgaria is extremely durable. I have a 35 years old drilling machine "ЕЛПРОМ ЛОВЕЧ" and it still works great. Now these machines are called Sparky and only Bosch may be considered better, but it's at 5x price. Everything we produce is like German, dumbasses. Also pretty cheap.

[@MaartenvanRossemLezingen]

They love these in the Caribbean.

[@dainyramdass8887]

Maarten van Rossem Lezingen no we don’t

[@keith6371]

I had one in Caribbean when I was living there for a project. At least on the island I was staying at, trucks dont last very long regardless of maker. Salt completely destroys the frame within 4 to 5 years. Given that, I think a GW makes a lot more sense than a Hilux since the reliability doesnt really matter. (Not saying GW is not reliable, mine was reliable during the time I owned it)

[@nissand21boy]

we've test drive 2 of them and we've driven range rover and such and could say alittle on the japanese side cause we're love older nissans and the great walls both drove well and were nice to drive along with seemed to have plenty of power and we still see them knocking around abit we've got nissan d21s and those are one of the toughest pickups made and terrano/mistrals and we could compared the great walls as pretty good against them and when we drove the great wall it felt fairly strong and pulled through the gears well remember the japanese had alot of problems with their earlyr cars and pickups and as we all know rust

[@endzmeetmusic9053]

my mate had a great wally ute and he gave away for $4000 1 years old. he was driving doing 110 km and heard a clunk crack noise and his passenger door broke off lucky to hang on by the lock mechanism and that was just the start. he kept the $4000 and bought a canopy for his new Amarok

[@wyunaboy]

i guess those people who give bad comment about this pick up are mostly those who never work using pick up truck either they are pencil pusher or still studying in school. people who work using pick up truck will say, as long as it can carry a good load behind and spare you from the elements and for a brand new one it cost the same as second hand pick up..it is a good value! most of pick up nowadays are tying to get pencil pusher into buying it, they kind of lost the reason of it.

[@Imran-fc2qh]

Had this car and started to broke down after three months. First, air-conditioning becomes faulty. Then the turbo burst when driving on steep hills.

[@abdelkaderelbachir3817]

My old boss used to have and he still have one of these it was very reliable however the suspensions are quite tough and uncomfortable

[@yunwang4873]

What jealous comments. Are you rich? This is about besiness for someone may like it. I am great wall fans....love it

[@wyunaboy]

well you should look at your Iphone (if you have one) and see where it is made? other thing you consider cool, you will be surprise where it made. i don't know what is your criteria for reliable and safe but if you really in the field using pickup truck any truck with AC and can carried load in the back plus it didn't tear your wallet apart are consider reliable regardless if it was made in China or not. farmer doesn't need satnav, climate control, or 20 star crash rating (teenage do)

[@goclunker]

Made, NOT designed.

[@thesuperproify]

this car works wonder, and cost a fraction compared to its similar competitors

[@LPJ2]

that's great wall pickup for you, it is like spending little money to buy a pickup twice as price.

[@larsandroid]

This cannot be compared to a Volkswagen Amarok. The quality difference. Everything about it is so much better, even if it is a lot more expensive.

[@Intruder123]

I'd still prefer a ten year old Japanese pickup truck

[@invadingnimrod]

+Intruder123 I work at a Great Wall dealer and drive the Steeds all the time yet couldn't agree more with what your saying lol

[@invadingnimrod]

not amazing but you get what you pay for. They tend to focus more on lots of fancy features as opposed to a simplistic yet good design. The gearboxes are pretty shite, even when brand new they feel cheap. Once they get to about 60,000 miles they're pretty much done so bare that in mind, I've never seen one that's done much more than that. They are slow, off the top of my head I think the horsepower is about 80 something which is very slow by todays standards especially for a 2.0l turbo diesel. They are pretty torquey though, they are quite impressive off road and don't really have much trouble pulling heavy loads. They are also easy to work on despite all the gadgetry. In the UK the oldest Steeds on the roads are 2011 which obviously means there isn't much of a second hand market since the cheapest second hand one you can buy at the moment is about £10,000 and that will be at the dreaded 60k mileage so if it were me with £10k in my pocket and looking to buy a pickup I would buy a Hilux or something for a few grand and save the rest to fix the odd thing that goes wrong on it, so basically what I'm saying there is that in my opinion the massive warranty you get with a Steed doesn't justify the cost of buying it if you are trying to save money. The only people who I think would truly make a reasonable saving is big businesses who buy 6 or 8 trucks at a time brand new with the intention of replacing them every few years due to the high mileage they intend to put on them, the warranty is double mileage/time compared to other pickups so not only are they saving £6000 or £7000 per truck but they can keep the trucks for twice as long before replacing them in theory. I guess if you run your own little business that requires a truck and you do a lot of mileage then you stand to make some sort of saving with a Steed because of the reasons I just mentioned but not as much of one. Hope this helps :3

[@brian.z6592]

+invadingnimrod Seems like you have very different opinion when compares to the actual Great Wall Steed owners. How can you prove you are/were working for GW dealer?

[@fs-rj2jq]

invadingnimrod prove it

[@SportbikerNZ]

@@brian.z6592 Uh, this is the internet. How about you prove you do not work for Great Wall?

[@jesuscrust13]

It's got that Toyota steering wheel. Probably from partnerships Great Wall has had (might still have) with Toyota.

[@electricdiesel1993]

Caution Steed rear drum brakes may contain traces of asbestos that crashed and burned brake shoes, 2.0 smelt like regular and interior was too austere with cheap vinyl seats and you reap what you sow.

[@1945sidou]

I think it's the best choic for a low-income professional or a pick-up fan, like me :D

[@damson4480]

Choic

[@trojanhunter007]

I have driven one of these and they are good trucks, remember they are £14000 on the road, for that money they are a excellent buy especially in the present economic climate. Chinese cars will win through and know i am not chinese i used to import kia's back in 1999 when they were unheard of now look at the company! as i said chinese will win though.

[@jamesstimpson9271]

Been working on one of these for a week now 63 plate and I’ve never seen such a monstrosity when it comes to wiring. Scotch locked to f***.

[@jasonhenderson3042]

guys I bought this car for CHEAP !!!! is like it and I have offloaded with it its purfect to Me and because it's so cheap just do some work on it and it will be better than any car you could buy just think positive

[@jasonbarnette4703]

Considering the lack of quality with pretty much everything made in China, I'd rather buy a 10 year old Toyota 4x4 with 150000 miles on it.

[@andrewb4608]

I would do the same

[@SuperAlbinoBob]

I have one they are terrific, my father said the same about toyota 40 years ago,

[@m4rkscott]

+jason barnette you probably haven't noticed the uprise in chinese military vehicles and technology that is used throughout the western world but then again you are probably American so your brain wont accept anything could be any good from china even though they are about to become the world power in front of you by a big margin and you will just sit there and shit yourself while watching it happen

[@ZsXie10]

mark scott Thanks for defending made in China. But we still making craps, but definitely not included this Greatwall pickup.

[@danmburu9203]

If you bought this truck in 2012 after watching the review I bet the truck today is crap

[@allanhughes7859]

I honestly think the toyota can not be beaten HOWEVER and a big HOWEVER at that If one of these last around the 5 year mark you are on a winner if no break downs etc etc etc Working for yourself is hard these days and with ever higher costs its good to be able to buy a cheap and nasty thats not so nasty if you get my drift ????? I bought a ford a few years back the worst thing I ever did As always the engine and gearbox were not bad but the body what the FUCK sorry but it just fell apart around me to the point I could not drive up a customers drive without feeling ashamed !!!!! When will these companies stop charging a fortune for crap ?????? I also bought an L.D.V. van with all my friends asking what the hell was I doing I have now done 288K in the van and only surface rust and not one single problem "sorry air bag light " bastard would not go off but auto sparki fixed for 20 quid !!!! In that 288K my so called mates have swaped their vans twice !!!!!! So in a nut shell don't always put these nasty bits of kit to one side they might just might save you a Friggin fortune long term but as always if you are not buying new look for a good one it takes time but worth it Hopethat makes sense and good luck with any vehicle these days they are allout to get ya !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@davidviner5783]

Great review........please lose the music.

[@invadingnimrod]

It's the gearbox that does it for me. Go out and drive one, it's the worst gearbox in any new vehicle.

[@billmartin7574]

gearbox and all running gear is made by Borg-warner same cpmpany that makes all the jeep running gear, turbo is mitsubisi, all electrics and electronics are Bosch, engine was developed by Bosch in germany off a isuzu design

[@fs-rj2jq]

Bill Martin where did you get that information from? I did some research and the engine is Chinese designed

[@vigosts]

GW for European market & Soviet Union is made in Lovech Bulgaria by Litex Motors Commerce!

[@laurazambelli6736]

vigosts russia

[@stanislavpavlov6311]

It's not made in china.They build it in Bulgaria.

[@endzmeetmusic9053]

thats worse to be made in Bulgaria. can they even afford to construct factories in Bulgaria this day and age

[@stanislavpavlov6311]

west A I think we olnly have one that makes Great Wall.....but nobody buys their cars cuz they're shit anyways. :D

[@dbnook135]

Rust from pdi

[@elfieborimera3178]

Motor good but it's all the stuff around it that breaks

[@19jacobob93]

Avoid these things at all cost! The engines in these things couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding and the tiny 2.0 diesel is even worse! My buddy had one for work and within 18 months the thing was in pieces and every single panel was absolutely covered in rust and that's living in a hot dry climate! I'd hate to imagine how bad it would rust in areas where salt is used on the roads! You'd be lucky to get a year out of it seriously

[@SuperAlbinoBob]

I use on the farm, I have no problem roading trailers, I have 9 mnths now, 10000 miles no rust and no problems.

[@19jacobob93]

I would not say a car is good because you've had it a few months and racked up 10,000 miles on it haha I had a 1999 Ford Falcon for 14 years and 960,000KM (600,000 miles) on the same untouched engine and that thing never let me down. Come back when you get to that and tell me it's good haha I've heard way too many horror stories about the Great Walls and witnessed it first hand. And yes these engines are super weak

[@SuperAlbinoBob]

***** Well I guess they cant stand aussie heat, lol I am in the UK, but I was commenting on the power issue you had and rust.

[@19jacobob93]

Yeah wasn't mine but the guy had a V8 before the Great Wall and then sold the Great Wall to get another V8 haha I guess it would feel weak depending on what you're used to... But as for the rust I'm surprised with the salt and cold it hasn't kicked in yet! Ones I've seen over here in any colder areas where roads are salted or near beaches the things are falling apart within a year or two!

[@SuperAlbinoBob]

***** nothing beats a V8, lol

[@andrewb4608]

Get a hilux

[@FrancisPGalvin]

+andrew b ISIS can't be wrong. Hilux. The choice of Islamic fundamentalist terrorists.

[@alfiewhittaker3763]

Slap a kia badge on and I good

[@jotyers7845]

I is not useful it is RUBBISH .

[@jotyers7845]

and Cheap

[@TheGuul667]

Somebody should've told the Chinese they can keep it. I wouldn't even consider buying one of these if they were the last pickups on earth. I'd rather buy a 20 year old Hilux.

[@robbojr11]

Higher voice lower music volime would be helpful when watching a review i dont care for music blasting my ears off

[@endzmeetmusic9053]

my god two words "CHINESE MADE ". you would be out of your mind too buy one.

[@LPJ2]

I live in China, there ain't many very good Chinese cars, BUT, this great wall pickup is really good, if you are short of money, this is the go for vehicle, totally robust and good performing, worth twice of the money you spent, believe me!

[@greylynn-snakevenom113glc7]

Di Dxpeo: How'd you know? have you had one of these, or driven it for long periods of time??? I'm interested is why I'm asking.

[@LPJ2]

I used to want to buy an RV, but back then a Great Wall RV(based on their pickup) was the only 1 I could afford, so I read a lot about it. Some body drove thousands of miles without malfunction, went all the way from east(north-east) of China to Tibet, I mean, that do says something, Tibet is the highest ground in the world, and the air is thin, road is tough, filled with stones. And everybody I read about said great wall diesel pickup is very robust, performs pretty OK for its price, and Great Wall Pickup has been sold overseas millions(NO.1 car exporter of China), I mean China isn't famous for its car manufacturing, that big number of oversea selling says something, those ppl in India, South America buy pickup not to do easy work like family picnic, mostly they are using them for business purpose, and they all like this pickup, also means it is very reliable car, with reasonable price.

[@greylynn-snakevenom113glc7]

Di Dxpeo: ty my friend for that info. very helpful insight to this vehicle..

[@LPJ2]

And great wall pickup are oil saving cars, cost less fuel then most.

[@rdz2taua158]

Typical Chinese quality. Shit! Replaced clutch, replaced rear diff, replaced idle control valve twice, broken drivers front seat, seat belt brackets have fallen apart and that's just at 40,000kms on clock. Can't tow for shit, no power whatsoever off road, struggles to overtake, people don't be fooled by the good looks. I know I was! I traded in my 1985 Land cruiser FJ40 for this piece of shit, very regrettable choice.

[@goclunker]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidhall1684]

Arama Morunga Hahha you Traded a cruiser for a Great big piece of shit. haha dork! !!

[@JRYL19]

my deepest sympathy T_T

[@jotyers7845]

It is so Ugly I would not buy that I would Buy my Favourite The Toyota Hilux or the Ford Ranger

[@adventureswithtourettes5174]

Defiantly by Holden Colorado the reason is mechanics love the great wall and the great wall sucks it has low safety low towing low everything if you don,t won,t to by your coffin that early then don'y buy the Great wall i would even rather the Mitsubishi Triten witch also sucks. so be smart and don't buy a great wall they look ugly and they suck. So by a Holden, Toyota, Nissan, ford and Mazda if you don't want to sign your own death wish.

[@arthurkupfer1191]

Holden/isuzu share the gw body anyway hence why you get swap'n'go parts and holden have topped the list of the most unreliable car manufacturer in australia to many times meanwhile gw didnt even make the top ten

[@archstanton1628]

Ugly, and saucers for wheels.

[@132chris]

Horrible car. Get these at work with less than 10,000km's on them with list of 10 things or more not working or broken or something falling apart. making strange noises. you get what you pay for. Gas pedal sometimes get stuck flat to the floor in some of these. Dangerous car

[@rivermonstersaustralia2743]

Don't buy it's a Trojan

[@elukok]

Pickup - crap, chinesee pickup - extra crap