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concepts that are often underestimated.
Proper maintenance of a car can save a lot of money to its owner. It may now sound cliché, but the truth is that many today underestimate the value of proper car care.
However, the truth is that proper maintenance can contribute decisively to highlighting the full potential of a car, Even if this is not included in «Holy monsters» reliability worldwide.
The Great Wall Wingle 3 is a pick-up whose production began in 2006 in China. Wingle 3 experienced a great commercial impact, while in 2009 it became the first Chinese pick-up available on the Australian market.
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Later exported to Russia, where one owner bought this vehicle in 2013 and still drives it to today. He recently visited a crew of the Fit Service chain in the city of Barnaul, Russia, where technicians and crew chief engineer were surprised, considering their findings impressive enough to make them public.
When he got into the garage, the vehicle had traveled about 493,000 kilometers over 13 years, number that in itself is impressive. In fact most of these kilometers took place on dirt routes and in areas where the snow remains paved over the longer period of time.
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Under his hood is one 2,8 litre diesel turbo four-cylinder, with its owner faithfully following its maintenance program. The engineers replaced the sensor λ (lampda), the malfunction of which had caused the engine to activate a safety function with limited performance (lamp mode).
After repair, the vehicle operates undisturbed. In fact, according to crew engineers, the engine condition is such that it could go another half a million kilometers.
Thus, after 13 years of continuous use, nearly 38,000 kilometers per year and in particularly difficult conditions, the specific Great Wall Wingle 3 It runs without serious problems and still operates with the factory engine and the initial gearbox.
«This is a case of a first generation Chinese pick-up that has reached a mileage performance that many would not expect from even more prestigious manufacturers», said Nikolai Poguliaev, chief engineer of the Fit Service in Barnaul, who has undertaken periodic maintenance of the vehicle in question for years.
