T&T OFFICIAL New Vehicle Prices & Discussion Thread

[Gladiator]

Is this real or a hoax?

[wing]

Is this real or a hoax?

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Do you even have to ask?

[mitch1980]

Saw this

In a 5 year period the XLT base auto went up by 100,000 tt.




All our Next Generation Ranger models are/have:
4x4 Automatic
80L Diesel Tank
Push Start & Smart Access Entry
Front & Rear Sensors w/ Reverse Camera
Autonomous Emergency Braking
Blind Spot Detection
Wireless Charging & Apple/Android
3 Years/60,000km FREE Service
3 Years/100,000km Warranty


XLT
$369,000
2.0L Turbo
6 Speed Transmission
Fabric Interior
4 Driving Modes
Chrome Trim

XLT Sport
$389,000
2.0L Turbo
6 Speed Transmission
Leather Interior
4 Driving Modes
Black Out Trim- Grill, Rims & Rollbar

wild trax
$489,000
2.0L Bi-Turbo
10 Speed Transmission
Leather Interior w/ Orange Stitching
Grey Trim- Grill, Rims & Hoopbar
Powered Seat - Driver & Passenger
Electronic Handbrake
6 Driving Modes
Rear Step Up

[Gladiator]

Is this real or a hoax?Screenshot_20230605-213255.jpg

Do you even have to ask?

Well I did... no need to be a dick about it!

[nick639v2]

First service on the forester at Massy, yup 5000kms after 1 year lol. Garage princess. And they wanna say how I have to bring it in every 3 months for service to honor warranty smh. That’s almost as much as I fill that tank yes.

Why are stealerships still getting away with this boy

[Dizzy28]

First service on the forester at Massy, yup 5000kms after 1 year lol. Garage princess. And they wanna say how I have to bring it in every 3 months for service to honor warranty smh. That’s almost as much as I fill that tank yes.

Why are stealerships still getting away with this boy

New car sales down, they need to make up the difference on service

[Shalom Vanamson]

First service on the forester at Massy, yup 5000kms after 1 year lol. Garage princess. And they wanna say how I have to bring it in every 3 months for service to honor warranty smh. That’s almost as much as I fill that tank yes.

Why are stealerships still getting away with this boy

New car sales down, they need to make up the difference on service

Thought those MGs were quenching their thirst

[drchaos]

First service on the forester at Massy, yup 5000kms after 1 year lol. Garage princess. And they wanna say how I have to bring it in every 3 months for service to honor warranty smh. That’s almost as much as I fill that tank yes.

Why are stealerships still getting away with this boy

What the user manual say?

[nick639v2]

First service on the forester at Massy, yup 5000kms after 1 year lol. Garage princess. And they wanna say how I have to bring it in every 3 months for service to honor warranty smh. That’s almost as much as I fill that tank yes.

Why are stealerships still getting away with this boy

What the user manual say?

First at 10000
Then
12months / 12500kms

[drchaos]

First service on the forester at Massy, yup 5000kms after 1 year lol. Garage princess. And they wanna say how I have to bring it in every 3 months for service to honor warranty smh. That’s almost as much as I fill that tank yes.

Why are stealerships still getting away with this boy

What the user manual say?

First at 10000
Then
12months / 12500kms

The manual typically also has instructions for what they consider extreme environments.

Also when i took delivery of my vehicle from ANSA they made me sign a document saying that to maintain the warranty I had to service the car with them every 6 months or 10,000 Km when the manual said 1 year or 10K and for extreme conditions use the built in oil monitoring system which typically work out to around 10 months with my use of the car.

[kamakazi]

I would consider our conditions severe

[tmack]

I would consider our conditions severe

Nah, I won't agree with you there, 'severe' conditions are those like in the desert or Antarctica, these 'sales reps' use analogies like "we like in the Caribbean", "so our place is too dusty" etc. true and utter nonsense!

If a manufacturer has spent millions of dollars in research and development and doesn't 'amend' their owners' manual to reflect the environment where the vehicle is being sold, well that's concerning, however, if the manual states service every 10,000km, then I'll trust them and not the 'stealership' just my '2 cents'!

[kamakazi]

I would consider our conditions severe

Nah, I won't agree with you there, 'severe' conditions are those like in the desert or Antarctica, these 'sales reps' use analogies like "we like in the Caribbean", "so our place is too dusty" etc. true and utter nonsense!

If a manufacturer has spent millions of dollars in research and development and doesn't 'amend' their owners' manual to reflect the environment where the vehicle is being sold, well that's concerning, however, if the manual states service every 10,000km, then I'll trust them and not the 'stealership' just my '2 cents'!

Climate is only one

Listing some other points that are considered severe conditions:
- Excessive Idling
- Stop and go Traffic
- Short Journeys
- High Sulfer fuels (Trinidad Bureau of Standards has set 500ppm for gasoline and 1000ppm for diesel at least up to Dec 2019; not sure if updated) The USA has a requirement of 10 ppm for gasoline and 15ppm for diesel. Why use the US as a comparison...API is one of the major oil specification companies

Newer oils cannot cope with high-sulfur fuels for the same amount of time.

That said the every 3 months thing is a bit excessive. 6 months to 1 yr or 5000kms is alright in my book...but I don't warranty the vehicle.

10000Kms is just too much...It's not going to destroy anything instantly, but it does eat away at the potential longevity of the machine

[metalgear2095]

So basically anyone that does a lot of city driving will be doing so under severe conditions?

[kamakazi]

So basically anyone that does a lot of city driving will be doing so under severe conditions?

Yep... Worse if the vehicle never gets up to operating temp

[Casscass04]

Planning to get a 2019 Nissan Note EPower but I'm concerned about repairs/mechanics/parts. Any suggestions?
Anyone who has this car, can you tell me your thoughts on it as well?
Thanks!

[Shalom Vanamson]

Was never a fan of these but this one looks very bold and bigger actually.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/mitsubishi-leaves-little-of-2024-triton-l200-to-our-imagination-ahead-of-july-26-debut-216777.html#agal_8

[Big Z]

Was never a fan of these but this one looks very bold and bigger actually.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/mitsubishi-leaves-little-of-2024-triton-l200-to-our-imagination-ahead-of-july-26-debut-216777.html#agal_8

Its a Nissan Navarra

[death365]

i dont like how they Suv-ing up all these vans now. the front shape looks like a suv.

all vans now, i fond they should distinguish the vans with more rugged styling.

Was never a fan of these but this one looks very bold and bigger actually.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/mitsubishi-leaves-little-of-2024-triton-l200-to-our-imagination-ahead-of-july-26-debut-216777.html#agal_8

[nick639v2]

Just saw the new civic type R on wrightson road.. nardo grey…. I think I’m in love, if any tuner buy it lemme get a lil drive na

[Dave]

Know already where it's going. One for one.

[nick639v2]

Wonder what would be the going cost for one of those landed

[Dave]

I'll let you know his price as he's already a prior customer.

[A172]

Wonder what would be the going cost for one of those landed

650k

[nick639v2]

Wonder what would be the going cost for one of those landed

650k

Damn….. but I think it’s worth it, car is gorgeous

[zando]

Saw lifestyle increased the Ssangyong warranty to 5 years now, pretty good.

[greggle71]

We turning into MG country, dem wheels everywhere. A salesman from Massy told me simply, “we selling what we could get and we getting so we selling”

[drchaos]

We turning into MG country, dem wheels everywhere. A salesman from Massy told me simply, “we selling what we could get and we getting so we selling”

Cheap as chips ... Also if mass adoption happens then parts and service outside of mASSy shouldn't be an issue.

I guess hyundai is now a premium brand in mASSy's line up.

[greggle71]

We turning into MG country, dem wheels everywhere. A salesman from Massy told me simply, “we selling what we could get and we getting so we selling”

Cheap as chips ... Also if mass adoption happens then parts and service outside of mASSy shouldn't be an issue.

I guess hyundai is now a premium brand in mASSy's line up.

I think mass adoption currently happening, I think the purists who think beyond the new car paint and smell still worry about long term reliability and accessibility to parts, MG is part of the SAIC group so the presumption is that their cars will share parts with other badges in the group but nothing else is sold here so no track record to assist but organically local parts places will eventually start to stock up. The local review of the MG HS that couldn’t even make it up Chancellor without the transmission overheating was a big red flag. My own VW experience about DCT which is also in these cars gives me even more hesitancy.

[drchaos]

We turning into MG country, dem wheels everywhere. A salesman from Massy told me simply, “we selling what we could get and we getting so we selling”

Cheap as chips ... Also if mass adoption happens then parts and service outside of mASSy shouldn't be an issue.

I guess hyundai is now a premium brand in mASSy's line up.

I think mass adoption currently happening, I think the purists who think beyond the new car paint and smell still worry about long term reliability and accessibility to parts, MG is part of the SAIC group so the presumption is that their cars will share parts with other badges in the group but nothing else is sold here so no track record to assist but organically local parts places will eventually start to stock up. The local review of the MG HS that couldn’t even make it up Chancellor without the transmission overheating was a big red flag. My own VW experience about DCT which is also in these cars gives me even more hesitancy.

Really?
Drove an HS for 3 weeks without any issues, never had any transmission issues. I guess i have experience driving a DCT from my jetta days. Did mountains, Highways, Country roads. On a hill start it did roll back 2-3 inches so I used to ease off the break while pressing the accelerator.

I know plenty Trinis who does use the accelerator to not roll down a hill.
Maybe thats what they were doing to overheat the transmission.