Faults:

It had a few minor niggling faults when I got it.

Most major was a leaking rear diff seal. The local Ssangyong dealer fixed this for under $100.

Other faults were rear door tricky to open from outside handle, annoying wind noise from rear quarterlight window and front passenger door. These were just lack of attention to detail as the car was put together and were really easy and cheap to sort out. IE rear door was a simple adjustment and the wind noise was fixed with some insulation tape down the window on the back and some foam weather strip on front. Total cost $8 and my time.

Only other faults are a faulty fuel gauge that never reads quite full and a rear auto lock that won't work.

General Comments:

I am actually quite impressed with it. The above faults are nothing when you consider the fact I got it for $9k - about 1/2 the price of a land-cruiser, patrol or a good pajero with the same mileage at the time I bought it.

Mine has the genuine made in Germany Mercedes running gear. I have to say that this is what convinced me to take the risk, not knowing much about the brand, and I have not regretted it one bit.

Quite luxurious with is "Plood" (Plastic wood) grain and velour interior, all of which looks brand new, even after 10 years.

It can seriously outpace 99% of cars at traffic lights, being low geared and having that powerful mercedes 6 cylinder under the bonnet.

Pretty good off road - you just have to be careful where you choose to drive sometimes. As mine is factory standard, ground clearance can be bit of an issue. That being said, it has some pretty serious traction in all conditions and it has never not been able to get me anywhere yet.

Faults:

Too many to list, Basically a comedy of electrical and general bad build quality problems FROM NEW. As soon as the guarantee ran out I sold it because I would be bankrupt had I kept it.

General Comments:

When it wasn't on its way to or from the Ssangyong's service department it was nice to ride in. The brakes were uneven from new which made emergency stops Hair raising. The handling is painful, soft, but the body roll was alarming. The acceleration was defiantly in the Lada category. When passing on a 100kp/h road the oncoming drivers would start to panic as 2 tonnes of Korean steel came hurtling the other way - on their side of the road. I will never buy one of these pigs.