2011 SsangYong Actyon 2.0 Turbo Diesel
Summary:
It's an amazing vehicle to own
Faults:
No faults big enough to bother me.
General Comments:
I gave the Dealer Mark a 1 out of 10 because he didn't have great people skills, didn't seem to care about selling to me and palmed me off to to someone else who seemed busy but helped me where he could (it wasn't a Ssangyong dealer).
I've only had this vehicle for roughly 3 years and done about 30,000+km.
Like many people out there, I am not the biggest fan of how the front of the vehicle looks, but I decided to take it for a test drive and drove away with it the very same day.
I'm 5ft 11in, between average and overweight, and I found the cab very spacious.
I am guilty of not servicing my vehicle, but it has still proven itself. The engine has been very reliable in all sorts of situations. Carrying and towing multiple heavy loads across the North Island of New Zealand. It has been a consistently smooth ride and I didn't notice a difference in the fuel usage and power output while traveling with heavy loads.
My only negative I have is the fact that a few of the tourniquet tie downs on the deck need to be repaired and the cam belt and tensioner need to be replaced.
My biggest positive note I can say about my 2011 Ssangyong Actyon Sports, acknowledging its low ground clearance at the front. Using 4WD LOW RANGE and going very slow, it made it over a challenging cutting in a boulder known as Devils Gate at Red Rocks near Wellington, New Zealand and made it out with no problems.
Acknowledging the fact that I haven't had my vehicle for too long but I've trashed/pushed its limits.
I will finish this by saying that I am a huge fan of the 2011 Ssangyong Actyon Sports 2.0L Turbo Diesel 4X4 M/T.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 13th April, 2020