r/chinesecarsuae

Hey all,

I have always been a car guy. I am already a member of several car clubs with my other classic cars. I bought a Chinese vehicle last year and always wondered that there should be a community for Chinese vehicle owners. So here I am taking some effort to make one.

Objectives of the Community:

- Share user experience with each other. Help each other if someone has a doubt or concern.

- Enjoy exclusive offers on upgrades, mods, and maintenance.

- Build a panel of reputed garages that work well on Chinese vehicles and provide great pricing to the members.

- Trying our best to provide spare parts support to our members.

- Socialize with each other.

- Eventually organize meetups, maybe some offroad drives also.

I am already in talks with a lot of reputed companies here. Search for this thread title on IG and FB where you can see the offers once we have finalized them.

I welcome all of you....

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I generally use an Android and can usually connect to cars with apple Carplay with the CarLink kit AI TBox. It even worked on the 2024/25 Monjaro model

However, I tried connecting a CarLink Kit - The AI Tbox one - doesn't recognize and only blinks green.

I have tried connecting a spare iphone (without sim) by wire - it doesn't recognize it. Seems like wireless CarPlay works while wired doesn't.

I have literally gone through all the menus without success.

Any support would be appreciated on how I can connect my android phone without the Carbitlink App which mirrors the phone.

I just got a shark last week.. loving it.. and I am selling my brand new roll bar if interested. Its the original one that came with the car and super easy to assemble.

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Hey everyone ! 👋

If you have been eyeing a BYD car or just curious about what they have to offer, feel free to DM me ! I work with BYD, Al futtaim in sales and can help you out with info, pricing or any questions you have !!.

Here is my 2 cents after 1,500 km with the Jetour G700 (Flagship).

First and foremost, I am still very angry at Jetour for not providing a 5-seater in the Flagship trim, or for giving way less equipment in the 5-seater trim, especially fewer airbags.

Okay, I’m calm!

Jokes aside, I enjoy the car, especially its maneuverability considering its size. OMG! Anyone who knows the Mazaya Business Avenue parking lot will understand me better.

The hardware-to-price ratio is top-level when compared with others.

It looks muscular, yet it is very smooth to drive. The cabin has a pretty driver-friendly setup.

Quality? That is questionable, as with every car. We will know more after a few years.

Oh I just remember now! Why is there no folding table or extending leg support on the middle-left seat? There can be more than one boss on some trips.

I checked the central screen, and it felt very solid. The plastic feeling of the speaker covers kills the mood a bit, but it is absolutely not a dealbreaker.

I didn’t have a chance to test the rear screen on a bumpy road, so no comment on that.

Passengers gave good feedback about the comfort of the middle seats.

Those rear seats still reduce valuable loading space, even though they are foldable.

There are some weird things I hope will be fixed in software updates:

-The first point will be the 130 km/h ACC limitation. It should be at least 145.

-Android Auto goes offline when you use the indicator.

-The media fast-forward/reverse button sometimes works and sometimes does not.

-Pressing the volume control wheel mutes the media but does not unmute it (It has only unmuted twice so far)

-Android Auto connection issues.

-I still could not find a way to reset the “since reset” mileage.

-The trip computer is poor. I like data so I can evaluate things.

-The lady who shouts like crazy when you want to speed up while ACC or LCC is on.

I would like to hear from other owners whether they hear a weird diesel-like noise from the engine around 1,500–1,600 rpm. It is very annoying.

Also I would like to hear dune bashing experiences.

I would be happy with:

-More customization options for such a good dashboard or central screen.

-Slightly better lateral support on the seats, like in a sports car.

-Less dramatic proximity sensor noise (Come on! I still have 50 cm to the wall!)

I will add more when I remember.

Disclaimer: My above comments come from my experience with various brands like VW, Toyota, Škoda, Maserati, Jeep, Hyundai, etc., but this is my very first SUV.

Car park assist is awesome 😅

The HUD is awesome..

But coming from a car that only has Regular CC...

G-Pilot and ACC feels off to me... might need a bit of time to get used to it.

But as a Samsung phone only user, what are my options... Phone mirror is shit tbh.

Is buying a spare iphone the only choice here..😅

From someone driving ol reliable cars for years,

Driving a fully loaded car that does not break the bank is awesome.