Has anyone purchased or priced one of these things? I hear they are pretty cheap. There is a dealer in front of the Charoen Hotel but I haven't had the time to go by.

Last time i priced one it was around 400,000 baht. May be a bit cheaper now. But check the prices of alternatives first; I just bought a Nissan March, possibly the cheapest new car in Thailand currently, from around 375,000 baht - and you qualify for a cash back of about 40,000 baht from the Thai government (if it ever actually happens) because it is Thai made.

Dealer on khon kaen road opposite army hospital; reasonable service too.

This may be of interest to potential Chery buyers (and bear in mind the minimum level of safety for cars imported into Australian is far higher than for Thailand):

http://rac.com.au/About-Us/RAC-eNews/Fe ... avoid.aspx

Charlieb wrote:Has anyone purchased or priced one of these things? I hear they are pretty cheap. There is a dealer in front of the Charoen Hotel but I haven't had the time to go by.

i bought the wife 1 about 15 months ago it was the cherry 13 they had an offer on at the time top model , leather inside , 4 air bags , abs , auto box with man override ( you can let car change gear or push a button and change gear youself ) remote music center and many other extras cost 437,000 bt never had any prob with it upto now , sorry i cant tell you L,P,K for fuel i dont drive it enough .

a few months ago they where at big c , and had a big promotion...
300.000 baht....so very cheap , but if it was me i would spend a little more..
like a nissan march , honda brio , kia picanto..
only because it is made in china and as most things made in china the quality is not really up to standard...
i try to avoid most of the things made in china...( difficult in thailand ..)

If your looking for something low priced check out Tata motors.They are an India company.They have I believe 2 low priced cars.One was around 100000 baht new.The Nano.I'm not sure about the Pixel.I haven't heard much about them lately.

I work with a few chinese lads they say they wont buy anything made in China if they can possibly help it.

Bought a cherry QQ in vientiane for the missus to get used to driving cost about $7500 tax paid and was a good little shopping trolley, had it about 2 years with no problems it was a bit flimsy though and wouldnt like to be in a bingle with it but bloody handy for around town , sold it and bought the Cherry Tigo which is basicly a rip of of the Rav 4 it has a 2 litre mitsubishi motor and cost $17500 with an auto box or $16500 with manual very nice medium sized car and have had no dramas with it ( except for getting side swiped by a cane truck, but thats another story) dont know about Thailand but in Laos the parts and back up are good , i used to be dubious about anything made in china but reckon they have got there ---- together these days , thats not to say that there isnt a lot of chinese crap out there though , would highly recommend the cherry tigo, and might even trade up the next model which has a bigger motor . The Missus loves it

Would stay away from CHery QQ. Service in Thailand very poor and parts must be ordered from China and takes about 2 months since also have to be ordered through Bangkok. Have had 6 transmission problems and computer does not nor will not code what the problem is. All within about 1 year. Car is fine for a women if they were more reliable. Thailand Main Dealership in Bangkok does not order any more from China but many used models in and around Bangkok.