Chery Tiggo 8 Pro - Want to buy? Need honest advice

[kashif_19979]

Hi,
I want to buy family 7 seater car. And for that, I came to two options Chery Tiggo 8 Pro and Oshan X7. The former seems like is discontinued, as both the car dealerships in Islamabad/Rawalpindi has closed; means cannot buy a new one. If I go for the used one, then I need to know where I can do service for the car, as the dealership is nowhere to be found. I learned that Ghundara Motors has drop the brand, and Master Motors has taken up that it will relaunch with more Chery Tiggo variants later this year. I cannot wait for that point as the relaunch will happen with increased prices.

So, I need ssuggestion and advice here. Should I buy a used Tiggo 8 Pro, or just drop it, and buy Oshan X7?
If I go for the user Tiggo 8 Pro, then need to know what is my risks here? Also where I will be taken the car for the periodic services ?

Regards
A family-man

[m.aamirsher]

Why not a used Santa fe fwd? Hybrid and reliable car as well as the established brand.

[mirza.ghalib]

@msabbasi is your best resource for anything related to Chery and Tiggo 8

[kashif_19979]

I want an option under 1 crore.

[msabbasi]

@mirza.ghalib Thank you for your vote of confidence.

@kashif_19979 As matters stand today, this very minute, there is no support for the Tiggo 8 pro. Dealers are available and they do whatever little is in there power to help out Chery customers/owners. Trying to get anything done under warranty is out of the question as the manufacturer is no longer in partnership with anyone in the country. As long as this situation is in place, it is unadvisable to purchase any Chery model.

Rana Motors serves Chery owners in the Islamabad/Rawalpindi area. In addition to Chery, they also deal with Proton, Jetour, JAC, United, DFSK, Seres to name a few off the top of my head. As far as locally assembled 7 seaters are concerned you have Kia Sorento, Oshan X7, SantaFe, Tiggo 8, Fortuner, BRV to name a few.

I have owned BRV and Chery Tiggo 8. Interestingly the best third row access and space is the best of the bunch. The Tiggo 8 third row space/access is barely OK. Dont know about the others. One important feature that the Tiggo 8 has is a dedicated ac outlet for third row. Any 7 seater without this is not worth considering if third row is to be used. In my opinion the best point of the X7 is its excellent value for money.

Hope this helps.

[m.aamirsher]

Kia Sorento is available for as low as 7 to 8 million.

[kashif_19979]

@msabbasi

Your thougths on this please !!

[kashif_19979]

JazakAllahKhair @msabbasi for the reply.
It actually help me align my thoughts on the subject.

Just one more thing, like I know brand new OshanX7 is under 1c. What other option do I have under 1c (either new or used) that has 3rd row and has good fuel economy, otherr than Kia Sorento and Jatour.

Thanks

[kashif_19979]

I heard the fuel economy of sorento is very bad under 8 km/l.
Also its market value is quite low.

@msabbasi can you confirm the above please.