FAW V2 Owner's Review

[naizi_x]

yes i also noticed same he is very patriotic car guy having a dozen of info that need alot time and information pull out from various sources but i didnt like one thing his almost 85% articles are about Chinese cars especially Faw V2, i think so he owns one also rather than focusing overall cars industry.

[nightsurfer]

Get your Axles checked as well. Generally, if the inner CV joint is bad, every car behaves like that. And ofcourse, the clutch.

[lotus]

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[hamza_xeg]

Some dealership in lahore is saying there is a 4 month wait for this car. Any way to get one quickly ?

[pwuser15068368136]

Aoa... Do local mechanics know this car and is spares available other then dealers?

[ipkiji]

Yes but only those local mechanics who deal with JDM Cars can handle this, Toyota Mechanics also partially accept it, but Suzuki, Honda mechanics will start speaking this and that when you go to them.... like its just like an old Vitz so Japanese cars mechanics will easily handle it nothing different in V2 than regular cars, Spare parts are not available other than dealerships, like abhi thak Qabli ya after market non genuine parts nahi available iss ke so you have to buy original parts from Authorized dealerships which can be expensive if the Car is not Insured, otherwise upto 3 years you dont need any special part because every problem will be rectified in warranty free of cost. Routine Maintenance parts like Brake Pads, Air filter, Oil filter are not much expensive and also available non genuine grade in lower price in local market.

[umairalizafar]

FAW V2 price increased to 1119k PKR due to Rupee depreciation.

[capsat]

[SDF38]

looto program.

[roboxx]

Exactly. Suzuki has increased the prices of their vehicles maximum 20k. Faw has increased V2's price straight 50k which is not justified. They just have gotten a slight base in Pakistani auto industry and they have started looting. This price hike was justified if they would have rectified all the issues of V2 regarding noises, gear box, steering rod etc. Still you, as a costumer of a new V2, have to go to their dealerships on regular basis for these issues.

[dwb1986]

Agreed. It is very disappointing that FAW has increased the price straight by 50k. This is never going to help increase the sales of V2 which is already fighting very hard to persuade the customers to buy it. I think FAW should review their decision.

[nightsurfer]

60 day delivery period is hardly 'fighting very hard'

[dwb1986]

Delivery time is not the indicator of high sales. The thing is how many V2s you see on the road. I think the probability is less than 1/10. I am not against FAW at all. Infact i like V2 but this price increase is unjustified.

[lotus]

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[waqas.sultan]

Faw producing not more than 500units (I read 300 somewhere) of V2 monthly.
So still FAW has to go long way to tag V2 a success.

[aa78]

Exactly. Suzuki has increased the prices of their vehicles maximum 20k. Faw has increased V2's price straight 50k which is not justified. They just have gotten a slight base in Pakistani auto industry and they have started looting. This price hike was justified if they would have rectified all the issues of V2 regarding noises, gear box, steering rod etc. Still you, as a costumer of a new V2, have to go to their dealerships on regular basis for these issues.

What are the V2 issues which any new buyer should be aware of before purchase?

[umairalizafar]

I am not sure what is the fuss with the price increase here. Earlier, 1 USD was around 105 PKR. V2 price was 1069000/- PKR which translates to $10180 roughly. Now, 1 USD is around 110 PKR. The price of V2 in USD is $10108, which is a reduction of roughly $70, instead of the increase. The Pakistani currency is not stable, it's not about AHFM. This Dollar price increase was pending since 2016, when IMF reported Pakistani currency to be 20% overvalued. It was bound to have a hit on the consumers. It is happening everywhere.

And I am amazed at the comments regarding comparisons with PakSuzuki. PakSuzuki is still selling a Euro II spec 1989 model Kei car for ~$7000, which does not even have a booster brake. Here you are getting a 1.3 liter Euro IV spec compact hatchback with Airbags, ABS, power mirrors and windows for $10000 and we are all like "loot lia" and stuff. PakSuzuki was already charging too much for their cars, hence they could afford to raise prices by a lesser margin. The car which costs ~$8000 in India is being sold here for ~$14000 by PakSuzuki, and that too after stripping some features.

FAW has priced V2 a little higher than the international markets, but that difference is negligible since there are a lot of factors involved in different markets. However, it cannot be compared to the pricing strategy of PakSuzuki at all, which has been making a fool out of the nation for the past 3 decades.

[umairalizafar]

The sound deadening is not ideal, but it is okayish. So you might have a problem with that if you have been driving JDMs before. Apart from that, nothing much. If you have an issue, take it to the dealership and get it fixed under warranty, which covers you for 3 years or 60,000 kms, whichever comes first.

[mzahid]

Look at the price of new cultus, its already so overpriced that PS is selling it at same price even after current devaluation of rupee.

I am personally against own money on V2 more than its increase in price. They should introduce centralized booking system and control their dealerships who are involved in creating this own money.

[DeViL_UnLeAsHeD]

The difference in Suzuki Price and FAW’s price increase is only because of the localized parts. Suzuki has more %age of localized parts than V2 as almost 100% V2 parts are being imported so the impact of Rupee depreciation is more.

The main point in the recent increase in Auto prices is that why Suzuki has increase Rs. 34k on Ravi which has more than 75% localized parts.

What we need to understand is that all these recent increase in prices has effected everything being imported and has nothing to do with the poor companies. Government is to be blamed for Rupee devaluation. All companies work for profits and will not absorb Rupee devaluations.

Rupee has devalued almost 4.7% as confirmed by State Bank and if you calculate it almost the same impact on V2 pricing