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Just sharing a post from vrz which I found to be very true as my dad also has this same model. For those who looking to buy china cars (Hopefully used as now its not worth it to buy new). and for those who still have impression of Chinese cars from 2000. Its already 2012

Anyone knows where in Singapore or JB sells rear spoiler for Chery A5? I know there are many rear spoilers available in China for this car, but it is inconvenient to bring it back as it is too bulky. Thanks

Any owners of A5? could you please share your views on this model? looking at manual, bread and butter ride, reliability, availability of parts, huge boot space.

For those driving Chery A5, who do not want to service their cars at Vertex due to cost considerations and do not travel to China frequently, I have prepared the following list of alternative parts. It is by no means complete as I have the car for less than a month and I have a full time job. No warranty and guarantee implied and use the list at your own risk. It is mainly for the 1.6L version but many parts are similar. Spark Plugs Dimension : Specs 14mm thread size, Reach 19mm Hex Size 16mm Factory install : Bosch FR7DTC (Triple earth electrode) Some alternatives BOScH FR7DC, FR7DCX etc Denso K20PRU-11,K20PBR etc (normal),IK20 (Iridium), VK20 (Iridium/Platinum) NGK BKR6E-11 Oil Filter Dimensions: Height 81.8mm, Outer Diameter 82mm, Thread M20mm X 1.5mm (most important) Factory install : Fleetguard (Shanghai factory) LF3881 Chery part no. 481H-1012010 Compatible oil filter, many Honda( e.g. 15400-PR3-0050), Mazda, Subaru, Hyundai Sonata oil filter Izuzu Gemini Osaka 8-94217272-0 K&N HP-1004 FRAM PH3593A Air filter shape Rectangular panel, Dimensions: Height: 40 mm, Outside Length: 245 mm Outside Width: 220 mm Chery Part no. A21-1109111 K&N air filter 33-2658 * may fit K&N air filter 33-2054 * most likely to fit Simota, ESE and hurricane TOYOTA 1780107020, 1780146060 (alternatives are non-exact fit) Wiper Blade Hook type, Right 550mm Left 500mm Factory install : Valeo, Right c/w spoiler Alternatives, NWB, RainX (reinstall spoiler if possible) Alloy wheel Chery Part No: A21-3100020AM ET 46 (offset in mm), 15X6JJ (15 inch, width 6 inch), max load 600kg, Bolt pattern 4X 114.3mm (4.5inch) Tyre 195/55R15 V(speed rating) Possible upgrade for tyres (no inch up) 205/50R15 (inch up) 205/45R16 (2 inch up) 205/40R17 Front Brake pads Chery Part No: A21-3501070 (for A5 1.6L w/o electronic wear sensor) width 119mm, Height 69.5mm, Thickness 19.3mm Friction coefficient FF (important DO NOT Downgrade) Note : there is another part with electronic wear sensor that appears on earlier A5, Chery part no: A21-3501080 Same as old Audi front brake pads Alternatives: FBK, Honeywell,Nbrake NDB211, Mintex MDB1190, AUDI 443698151, VW 431698151 (Please compare first) Rear Brake pads Chery Part No: A21-3501090 Width 107.6mm, Height 42.5mm, Thickness 16mm Friction coefficient FF Similar to Toyota Camry (V1,V10,V20,V30 etc), Toyota Corolla (E11) Mintex MDB1994, Toyota 0446620070 etc (many different part numbers), Nbrake NDB8067, Akebono Front Disc Rotors Chery Part No: A21-3501075 Internally Ventilated (double layer) Bolt pattern 4X114.3mm + single screwhole Diameter 240mm, Brake Disc Thickness 22mm, Height 48mm, Pitch Circle 150mm, Centering Diameter 68mm (approximate measurements) Rear Disc Rotors Chery Part No: A21-3502075 Brake Disc Type solid Bolt pattern 4X114.3mm + single screwhole Diameter 260mm, Brake Disc Thickness 10mm, Height 60mm, Pitch Circle 182 mm, Centering Diameter 68 mm (approximate measurements) Ignition coil Factory Install Bosch 0 221 503 485, Chery Part No: A11-3705110EA Alternatives Valeo 245040, FIAT 9607405480, CITROEN 597060, PEUGEOT 597048 topline TIc 8040 (Malaysia) Front Dampers OEM Sachs (Shanghai) chery part no. A21-2905010 Rear Dampers OEM Sachs (Shanghai) Chery Part no. A21-2915010 Air flow sensor 4 Pins Terminal, 5V Factory Install for 1.6L,made in Germany BOSCH 0 261 230 099 (intake manifold absolute pressure sensor), Chery part no: 480ED-108060 Alternatives FORD 2U1L 9F479 AA, OPEL 93 399 801, Honda Jazz 37830PWEG01 Note : for 2.0L, it is a different part from BoscH (also used in Audi A4 2006) Exhaust tail pipe outer diameter 2 inch approx

Large sedans are image bearers for the people that use them as well as the car manufacturers that sell them. This is the same with Chinese car manufacturers and the GAC Trumpchi is GAC's latest large sedan. Now over here in this part of South East Asia Chinese automobiles have a small presence limited to small hatchbacks like the Chana Era and the Hafei Lobo and small family sized sedans like the Geely CK and the Chery A5 (pictured below). The 1.6liter A5 (sounds so much like an Audi moniker) is the largest 'made in China' car that you can buy over here these days but what you get is a decent sized car with a tacky extra large chrome grill (for added 'bling' even though its more 'bleargh' than 'bling'), a tacky slab sided dashboard that is all hard plastics, cream and grey (read utterly dull, uninspired and ultra cheap looking), slightly harsh engine note and suspect handling all rolled into one 'value for money' package. And this is one of their biggest and 'best' looking made in China 4 door sedan sold over here, mind you. Anyway, feel free to disagree about what I wrote above as the people over at GAC (part of the Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group Co Ltd) have come up with the impressive looking Trumpchi. The name may sound like an anagram of TOP TRUMP CHINA. Corny. Very Corny. This large 4 door sedan is an in-house design development. It is very proportioned and has a certain flair to it. It may be like a mix of a Kia Optima, Nissan Cefiro/Teana, some Audi cues, the previous Hyundai Sonata, Honda Accord and parts of a BMW 5 series but it looks pretty original. Maybe it's because GAC and its subsidiaries license manufacture, assemble and/or jointly sell Toyota Camrys, Hondas, Fiats and Isuzu. So many sources and influences to steal, er, borrow designs from. I quite like the strong character line that starts off curving round the front wheel arch which continues all the way to the rear of the car. Anyway, the Trumpchi (boy, it really needs a better name) is said to come in a 1.8liter engine as well as a 2.0liter 4 cylinder 16 valve engine that is reported to give pretty bad (or not?) fuel consumption

Went to Chery showroom and saw that they are selling T11 1.6l with CNG option.Forgot to ask the price.Anybody know the price? Also saw A5 1.6l. BTW i'm driving T11 2.0