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Ssangyoug Terismo now comes with a 5 year limitless mileage warranty and applies to taxis and private hire.
Its advertised in this months professional driver

What the feck are you doing reading "professional driver" ?

It was with the "Horse and Hounds" magazines in his VD clinic

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sounds good:
www.ssangyonggb.co.uk/pages/warranty

It's a Diesel...Dirty boy

At my time of life iv got to have some pleasure

do they still use merc engines and boxes?


a quick look through their warranty it does seem pretty decent

There'll be some catch in there, they aren't going to warrant a car that's doing 50,000 miles a year. Kia did the same thing but soon retracted it when Taxi drivers started buying them thinking they were getting a 7 year warranty.

Its in there add applies to taxi and private hire
Prices are yet to be announced, and the Turismo is expected to be between £1,000 and £2,000 more pricey than the outgoing Rodius – though Rodius prices were extremely cheap, starting at £15,995. The Turismo is expected to start around £18,000 and run up to around £24,000 for our test car. But that price includes a five-year, unlimited mileage warranty that is valid for taxi use – unlike, say, the Hyundai i800, which has a five-year warranty but with a 100,000-mile cap for hire and reward buyers. - See more at: http://www.prodrivermags.com/road-tests ... RL3qd.dpuf

New engine The biggest changes since or 2009 road test came before the Rodius morphed into Turismo. Last year, SsangYong quietly replaced the old 2.7-litre Mercedes diesel lump under the bonnet with smaller but cleaner and more lively 2.0-litre engine of its own design. This is now the standard engine for the Turismo – there is no longer a petrol option. In fact the only mechanical option is all-wheel drive, something of a SsangYong speciality, available here on our top-of-the-range EX model. The 2.0 engine has 10 fewer horses – 155bhp against 165bhp of the 2.7, yet it feels looser and more free-revving, giving better performance away from traffic lights. This is largely down to an extra 20Nm of torque – 360Nm versus 340Nm - across a lower peak range. So the car picks up better as you hit maximum pulling power at just 1,500rpm, and remain at the top of the flat curve until 2,800rpm – and you’re rarely going to be working the engine that hard. The 2.7 unit didn’t hit peak until 1,800rpm. The more modern Euro 5 compliant 2.0 unit has improved fuel consumption of 35mpg combined on our 4x4 test car (36mpg on two-wheel drive auto and 37mpg with manual transmission) against the 29.5mpg of the old 2.7 Rodius with auto transmission. The Turismo’s auto gearbox is the same 5-speed Mercedes-Benz T-tronic unit as fitted to the Rodius – it’s a conventional box, but offers smooth changes, with the option of steering-wheel paddles for manual shifting. There’s a significant improvement in CO2 emissions too, and while the Turismo is a long way from qualifying as a “green” car, its CO2 emissions are now below 200g/km on the manual version – by a whole gramme – while auto box takes CO2 emissions up to 205g/km and all-wheel drive brings a further penalty, making it 212g/km on our car. But the old 2.7 chuffed out 247g/km, so the improvement is worthwhile. As there’s no trip computer – something that needs addressing – we didn’t have long enough to verify the mpg claims. But the engine revs steadily at just below 2,000rpm at 70mph motorway cruising speed, which is likely to be a natural environment for the car thanks to its suitability for airport runs and such like. It’s got cruise control too for extra motorway comfort. The Turismo is one of very few non-van-based full-sized MPVs available. Rivals such as the Kia Sedona and Renault Grand Espace have gone from the UK market, and the Chrysler Voyager is a much more expensive proposition. Nearest rival remains the van-based, rear-wheel drive Hyundai i800, which is bigger and more expensive, and doesn’t come with 4x4. - See more at: http://www.prodrivermags.com/road-tests ... OeuJn.dpuf

36mpg...

wow, that takes me back

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Uhh huh..but would it take you there and back?

They won't licence them in most Councils due to the row of three back seats only being accessed via the fold down passenger seats.

They won't keep that going for long, I remember Ford back in the 90's bringing out a engine and gearbox warranty for as long as you owned the Transit. It nearly killed one dealer off round here.

One Taxi company bought two transits and hammered the engines, every time they went it was a brand new engine and box. By the end of their running life's they were hanging but the engines and gearboxes were solid.

Not an Issue here, nor should it be...If you want out an Upside down car you'll get out an upside down car regardless of Seat types, the manufactuers did not invest so much time and expense on passenger safety and then have them deemed as passenger safe by the EU just to have the LA's tell them they are wrong...

The middle row doesn't fold, they are captain chairs, they can be turned to face the rear, when forward facing there is a gap in the centre of them so punters can walk through to get out