TANK 500 after 230,000 Kms on Russian Snowy Roads!

[@jaytheexplorer9016]

Someday, my Russian will be good enough that I don't need these videos, but that day is not today) Thanks for the translation!

[@ValueCarsAU]

Haha, I appreciate that someone still sees these videos as valuable

[@19jacobob93]

To be fair and not to be a downer, I wouldn't expect any failures on any car after a single year and just one Russian winter, regardless of the KMs travelled. This thing is probably always at full operating temperature while being used. It's usually multiple winters and many cold starts where issues start to arise, and it would usually take a car 10 years to hit 230k. 230k spread over 10 winters, and many cold starts and short trips would most likely be a different story. I'm from the UK (until 2012) and now live in Australia. Our cars were normally destroyed well before 10 years from road salt, many cold starts, and short trips in the UK, but I daily drove a 32 year old 300SE in Australia for years until very recently. It will be interesting to see how these things hold up after 10 years, as they might become a tempting proposition if they do well!

[@ValueCarsAU]

Fair calls, but the distance this box on wheels travelled through Russia is still INSANE over that 1.5 years, so we could have seen some wear and tear from "cheaper" materials etc. This is what's good about the video, in case you've missed the point.

[@deebee3901]

Great video mate!Yes, would love to see the same for Tank 300. Merry Xmas for 7th of January!

[@ValueCarsAU]

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year mate!

[@Shumaev]

I was looking for the video for the tank 300 hybrid (my wife got one), and funny enough, those vehicles don't exist in Russia, at least I couldn't find even one video.

[@malcolmb3744]

Very informative. Thank you.

[@ValueCarsAU]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@JettoGospel]

Aussie cossack would be proud of you

[@ValueCarsAU]

Lol

[@MaddogJoe100]

I'd love to see a V6 non-hybrid in Australia but looks like a pipe dream.

[@ValueCarsAU]

Pipe dream for sure.

[@chrisi4584]

Thanks for the video- quite impressive re 225k kms- is this the V6 ,that's not available in Aus? -

[@ValueCarsAU]

Yeah it's the petrol V6 that's not in AU, we only have Hybrids

[@arokh72]

Got to love that Lada (?) in the background :)

[@ValueCarsAU]

Yeah it's an old 5 (or 7?) model, I believe.

[@SharkbaitOhLala]

I own a Tank 500 and it's the Australian hybrid spec. The fit and finish is good I have no doubt it will last but most of the gremlins that people reported are in the hybrid drivetrain not the V6. Would be interesting to see a long term hybrid review. I also get some transmission bumps when starting up but this is pretty common for other cars.

[@ValueCarsAU]

Good to hear your experience mate, thanks for sharing.

[@milespansher4966]

Great video! I believe this guy must be very rich! Looking forward to another translation! Also, about tank 500 Hi4 Z

[@ValueCarsAU]

Doesn't have to be, they could have bought it with the business money, they didn't elaborate

[@19jacobob93]

I doubt he was very rich as the Tank 500 is a cheap alternative to a Land Cruiser or Patrol. As stated in the video the Tank was the only suitable vehicle within his limited budget. The fuel economy sounds really bad though, so he'd have to have some decent cash flow to keep it filled up! 😅

[@jeroenjansen2709]

I was expecting footage of driving under rough conditions but it only shows people walking around a parked car

[@ValueCarsAU]

Sorry to disappoint, bye

[@LVNITUPM8]

So he has to average about 420km a day for a year and half

[@ValueCarsAU]

Impossible for 1 driver, so we have to assume that multiple people drive this car every day (as I don't see how they'd fake what's shown on the screen)

[@reallydeeppockets]

No downtime for maintenance either.

[@turkialadwan]

come on get that tank 300 video asap ty

[@ValueCarsAU]

Yeah I'm interested in what they have to say about it too, so will get to it soonish

[@SIMUVERSEAU]

tank 500 is an inhouse 9 speed. the zf has been pretty unproblematic throughout the gwm aus community and a lot of owners are considering not upgrading to the newer cannons when they release due to using the gwm 9 speed over the zf8

[@11Sss_ssS11]

The inhouse 9 speed is a copy of the ZF 9 speed. They’re so confident in the transmission, that they offer 10-15 year warranty on the transmission in middle eastern markets.

[@ValueCarsAU]

Good to know, thanks for correcting me

[@chefjerin]

❤❤❤❤

[@ValueCarsAU]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rod_at_adelaide5766]

I'm a fan of the Tank 300, I don't own one yet, I drive a Jeep but a friend does. Off road they are amazing especially when you compare the price difference to the major 4x4 brands. Although to be honest their ability to carry weight is far less than a patrol or land cruiser, but for a couple with small kids still ok Regarding rust, high milage isn't a factor it's more about time so this car has only done 37000 kms if you average out the typical driver does about 25000 per year. Still impressive though! Thanks for sharing this.

[@ValueCarsAU]

They are rather amazing cars (as another upcoming video will show the viewers soon...)

[@Whyunounderstand]

Any modern car even Chinese should reach 150,000kms minimum before you need to replace and engine and transmission.

[@ValueCarsAU]

Random, but insightful comment 🤷‍♀️

[@legogummybear5]

Seems very thirsty?

[@ValueCarsAU]

I thought so too, but then - these guys are realistic and telling it how it is, not in a vacuum of a showroom floor or an ad brochure - so we have to trust them

[@yuey0602]

first time in you channel. Im somehow surprised by some of the predicts/ sterotype about reliablility of Chinese cars. even in early days, Chinese car were relatively poorly made, the reliability were acceptable. you know China is the world largest car market, and no matter how you see China and Chinese people, we are normal human too and we need and like "normal" cars. and you also should know China is the largest market for BMW Benz and many other car companies. if Chinese cars are not any good, how would they survive in Chinese market?

[@ValueCarsAU]

Welcome to our little club

[@arokh72]

Please allow me to elaborate why I, at least, dislike Chinese cars. The first is obvious cost cutting, at least in terms of what's available here. For example, using screens over buttons for more common functions, such as the climate control systems. Whilst I don't mind screens, I don't want to be fiddling with a screen to change the temperature of my climate control or change radio station. Also, they appear noisier than say Hyundai and Kia, for example, on the open road. Lack of sound insulation, basically. For me, and this is the most important factor, is the lack of dealership and servicing network, especially outside of cities. My nearest MG dealership is over 100km away, my nearest Chery dealership is over 200km away. I, like many Australians, keep cars for over 10 years, so long term reliability, and more importantly parts availability, is yet to be proven. Parts availability is proving to be an issue right now. Who knows what'll happen once the US tariffs come into effect. Whilst my next car (awaiting delivery) isn't Chinese, perhaps the one after will be, only time will tell. I personally am not against Chinese cars, or the Chinese people, it's just a shame they don't seem very friendly when over here, the cars are just not for me today.

[@Demertech]

​@@arokh72 I wouldn't recommend Chery, look at GWM, BYD or MG if you want a Chinese car in the future. For now I've seen too much cost cutting on chery cars in important places.

[@Bstar2024]

20ltrs per 100klm ? My 5ltr F150 gets 15-18ltrs per 100klm 😊

[@ValueCarsAU]

Yeah it seems very high, maybe it's the winter + blasting air con, while in stop-and-go city traffic? I've no idea, and they didn't elaborate.

[@Demertech]

For some reason the video was speaking in German for me 😂

[@ValueCarsAU]

Maybe something is wrong with your hearing and you should see a doctor?

[@Demertech]

@ValueCarsAU I do have something wrong in my ears but I swear on my mother's life it was in fluent German. I don't know if there was something playing in the background or if there's a translate feature on KZbin. I had to restart my app to get it to go back to English 😂. I'm learning Russian but sadly I can't fully understand these videos yet, thank you for the translations they help a lot. I hope Australia gets BAIC cars, my father just bought the X55 and is very happy with it here in South Africa. Keep up the amazing work 🙂

[@Demertech]

​@@ValueCarsAUI've been looking forward to this video 😅

[@ibrahimtouman2279]

4:30 how is this blue old junk car still allowed to exist on Russia's streets?! worn out cars that are older than 20 years shouldn't be allowed to drive legally on the roads!!

[@dr.killjoy5001]

@@ibrahimtouman2279 Lada is still awesome 👌

[@ValueCarsAU]

Well, as long as it passed the road worthiness test and gets insurance, they can drive whatever they want 🤷‍♀️

[@Bash_coope]

Bros yes they are good, but It’s time to get electric cars, do not spend money on new Caroline engines I would say. Sooner or later you will spend money on all the mechanical parts soon

[@ValueCarsAU]

Get off your high horse of someone owning (and self-justifying purchase of EV) or promoting EV sales (for one or another reason of personal benefit or employment). It's too obvious and dumb. If there's no solid EV infrastructure, why would anyone buy EVs? 🤷‍♀️

[@robinbell2263]

I dont believe for one second that Tank 500 did 230k kilometers! That is absolutely BS!!!

[@ValueCarsAU]

It's shown on the screen for you

[@medz3398]

Someone is in China denial

[@robinbell2263]

@@ValueCarsAU I'm sure the Chinees software is malfunctioning 🤣

[@Demertech]

​@@robinbell2263 the guy shows his Google maps routes in another video where he does roughly 450km per day 😂. Stay in denial and keep buying unreliable American cars 🫵🤡

[@panjialfian4487]

How can it be bias? It's directly from the owner 😂.