i own the march 1 chery which means it is from the 1st batch of imported chery QQs. i bought it in oct 2005. from wat i hav been told by the chery managing director, the latest batch of chery has a better shifting gear box. the older version of cherys have a horrible shift at first due to "wire" linkages instead of rod linkages.
so if ur chery is from the latest batch, it will have a smooth shifting gear box from day one....
my gear box took abt 5000kms to settle down and now at 13500km it shifts alot smoother than the first time i drove it
hope u buy the qq....its an extremely wise choicce if ur looking to keep the car for a few years...and not lookign to sell it in a few months to make a profit
farooq