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ISUZU Sailor

Posted: September 25th, 2007, 11:25 am
by tizik 2nr
So I know most people agree that the new D-Max is a really good vehicle, but its much to pricey for me (as are most of the new pick-ups)

I'm thinking about buying a new Isuzu Sailor, so I'd like to hear the Tuners thoughts on it.

M. Rampersad in south has it on sale right now for $110K brand new, and fully loaded.

Its a bit smaller than the D-Max, 4-door, 2.8 Diesel (non-turbo), 5FWD, plush interior with wood grain etc, bed liner, 15" mags, fog lights, central locking, and it cocmes with a fire-extinguisher and a tool box. The colours are nice too.

The sale ends on the 28th of September, and the non-sale price is $122K.

So tell me: Good buy???

Posted: September 30th, 2007, 6:48 pm
by equipped2ripp
it's not an isuzu.

it's a great wall sailor, with an isuzu engine.

the engine is isuzu and the front end is a nissan. not too sure about other body and mechanical parts.

Posted: October 1st, 2007, 8:38 am
by tizik 2nr
for real, i just found out all the details on it.
It looks good to me though, so I'm goin ahead with buyin it...

Posted: October 8th, 2007, 6:34 pm
by venum
what about the after sales service?

what is M.Rampersad offering?

who stocks body parts and engine parts

Posted: October 10th, 2007, 6:11 pm
by Rory Phoulorie
So what's the verdict on this pickup??

Posted: October 10th, 2007, 10:59 pm
by equipped2ripp
venum, trinidad commercial motors are the agents for these... m. rampersad selling for TCM. i think other dealers bringing them in though.

Posted: November 27th, 2007, 10:42 am
by tizik 2nr
Rory Phoulorie,

I bought it and I real happy with it so far. The van running real good, no problems.

I guess time will tell if it was truly a good buy or not....

Sailor verdict

Posted: February 10th, 2009, 6:04 pm
by Roger Flook
Rory Phoulorie wrote:So what's the verdict on this pickup??

I guess by now that you might know. I have had mine for over 1 1/2 years and have had the following issues. 1. the windscreen wiperspeed control failed. Agent replacing under warranty. 2. A/C speed control switch failed. Agent replaced under warranty. Otherwise, Great Wall has a great pickup here. Can't beat it for the $$. The newer Wingle is also great stuff. Will wait for automatic and turbo for next purchase.

Posted: February 10th, 2009, 6:26 pm
by equipped2ripp
i think they coming them turbo automatic already.. AM Marketing has them.

Re: ISUZU Sailor

Posted: September 28th, 2010, 1:48 pm
by Hondaholic
any thing but Southern Sales bunch of jackass

Re: ISUZU Sailor

Posted: October 11th, 2010, 1:08 am
by *$kїđž!™
anyone else owns a great wall sailor...is this a good van? reliable?

Re: ISUZU Sailor

Posted: October 11th, 2010, 1:16 am
by *$kїđž!™
who is the agent for great wall right now?

Re: ISUZU Sailor

Posted: May 3rd, 2011, 11:02 pm
by bootmee
Anything new about these ? Any other comments ?

Re: ISUZU Sailor

Posted: May 4th, 2011, 1:51 am
by *$kїđž!™
not seeing much of them on the road anymore.....

Re: ISUZU Sailor

Posted: September 26th, 2011, 11:14 pm
by lenzomaru
saw a sailor on the road today TCH series and the tailgate already rusting

Re: ISUZU Sailor

Posted: February 9th, 2012, 10:07 pm
by tizik 2nr
Had it for four years, from 2007 to 2011, t worked real good, no problems for a long time, never had to change out any major parts, no rust, and I was happy with the performance. (Well, except maybe for the engine noise.

Then a hose buss on me on the highway, the temperature gauge didn't didn't go up and I mash up the engine.... :(

After that it was all to hell...

I put in a Nissan TD27 turbo, but the mech did a shite job, buss price and it never really worked well after that. Plus he gave it back in such a state I thought I'd never get it clean again, Grease all inside, upholstery is cream, so that was real pressure.

A few months later I buss a skate on Sando bypass in heavy rain and run into a Tercel and push that into a 626. The wife had had enough of it by then so I sold the wreck and buy a Wingroad.

Still miss having a van tho, and that one was good for what I could afford at the time....

Ah well, cest la vie...

Re: ISUZU Sailor

Posted: February 13th, 2012, 3:37 am
by *$kїđž!™
seein a lot of the wingles and stuff on the road these days.....the new model ones....not looking bad at all......seeing alot with company names printed on the doors,,,,...seems as though companies investing in these now to use........