Is the Jaecoo J7 a bit OTT? 

On the flip side, you only need to setup your features once and most likely not while you driving. Like any other brand with similar tech you will not be scratching for feature once you get familiar with it 👍

Are we there yet. Mommy drive so slow Luca complained

I admit do admit in the video that I need more time with a car, but I know one thing for sure, the voice activation almost made me drive it off a cliff. Which is the case with most voice activation systems in any brand. I just want an old school button!

It's not about just about the a/c only though, it's everything from changing the climate, to changing radio stations and songs to accessing various driving modes. It can become very destructing very fast.

@@Mash-Up777 I think it’s only an issue because reviewers don’t own and actually live with the cars and therefore never get use to it. Any new car is distracting until you learn your way around things, whether physical buttons or otherwise. Also most offer shortcuts and customisable dashboards that once setup makes it straight forward as can be. A button is a button; whether real or fake. Learning where it is will always take some time. It sounds a bit like old people complaining when phones first went all touchscreen all over again.

@@SauRoNZA i agree with @Mash-Up777 , Once you get the hang of where everything is, using it becomes as easy as navigating a cell phone (quick). Plus, with the Jaecoo J7's big screen, it's much easier to see and press the right buttons-especially if you need a little extra help seeing things clearly!

Plus on this car you really don’t have to fiddle with the controls. You simple tell the car what settings you want and it does it for you.

@@simelanem yeah people are just stuck in the old fashioned ways of doing things.

at R25/l I'm not sure it's financially worth the expense to shift locations, remember she is shooting these in her free time and personal expense. Plus it could be way worse than Chapmans if we are being real. I don't know about you but I don't throw stones 50-120km away. Maybe I should work on my arm strength as Juliet works on monetizing her reviews so she can satisfy you with location shoots.

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Me too!!!!!!!!!

Koreans earned their respect by building up since the 1980's. Most of these Chinese companies are brand new or barely a decade old. You can see it ITO refinement everything skin deep and below. They also hired top German designers and offered industry leading warranties. The Chinese manufactures will get there eventually especially with EV's. Their ICE powered vehicles are abysmal.

​@@rnburley their latest EV's and PHEV's are excellent according to overseas motoring reviews and they have superior battery technology.

@@rnburley What makes them abysmal? Are the newer ICE Chinese (Geely, Chery Tiggo 8) still considered abysmal?

@@anderacpharmd yes they are because the mechanicals of Chinese vehicles are rubbish, to be a CAR you have to do CAR first, not slap on massive amounts of tech and fix things with software updates.

@@garybloom7445 but don't ALL car makers do so (Software Updates) ? TESLA / VW / FORD my ex AUDI ....etc etc , Recalls to fix things happens to every car maker !

Disagree , your idea high/low Fuel consumption vs mine might be different ...see my reply to @vvr881

NO , I dont know what these reviewers do regarding fuel consumption but mine in town in ECO gives me 7.4L/100Km in town, Open road at 120Km/H about average of 8.4 depending if I go Up or down (Durban to JHB and other way around) , I do drive like an old fart though :)

At best turn the Alarm Sound to low , Flicker sound will also go softer.... That way it's not so intrusive and you dont have to disable Driver Monitoring everytime ...

I've heard that taping up the camera works

I always enjoy Juliet's reviews, but I find them a bit "skin deep"-more of an overview than an in-depth look at the car. I love watching Paul at CarExpert on RU-vid (www.youtube.com/@CarExpertAus); his reviews are how I think they should be. That said, Jaecoo will still be launching in Australia so no review there.

I was wondering exactly the same thing, not great sound insulation? That road is not pothole-ridden by any means…

@@MrMartinHattingh I was hoping she'd at least acknowledge it, but I suppose she needs the money.

Checked bmw, audi and merc lately and their resale values..?.... Personally I hate the Chinese stuff, but people buying cars have changed and they no longer hold onto them for years and years.. But I agree.... These cars are going to be flooding the secondhand market as people won't be able to sell them....

Are you buying car just to sell it back in few years? If yes, please look for other car, Chinese car & German premium car is not suitable for your view. Please go for japanese car

😂 😂 😂 😂 Bro still talking about Chinese cars from 2002

Everyone said Huawei was doomed to fail too and instead now Oppo, Honor, Mi, and multiple others have joined. My dad told me about Isuzu, Toyota, and Nissan having the same issues Initially on introduction to the SA market with many saying they wouldn't last... well we know how that ended. Let's see what these cars do, if nothing else they will slow down the ridiculous price increases in legacy brands...

@@Jay.D.Smithy as I rely on my vehicles to be on the road I have seen a few friend buy these omoda’s , tiggo’s and such over here last few years including a few p1’s. So far after two years I have heard of many breakdowns including where they loose the entire rear axle. No thanks, especially when you have no backup car when these things sit in a workshop for over 3 months. Do you remember the first Tiggo’s? At the time a friend of mine bought one new and I bought a second hand Mitsubishi with 75k km on it. His fell apart in 3years and 60k km while my Mitsubishi ended up being written off after 5 years and 300k km on top of the 75kkm. He babied that car and I used mine all over SA. Same thing is happening now where my beaten up old a Freelander 2 has nearly 400k km on it and my friends P1 and his Omoda have both being back multiple time for errors. Proof is in the pudding, or show me a 3 year old one that has 120k km on with the cost to run including fuel consumption.

@seanfenwick uhm okay , Let's see , Ford/VW huge Idiot screens in the Amarok/Rangers, Volvo big idiot screen EX30 , Benz S-Class, Porche Taycan (HUGE) , Audi A8 , BMW I7 etc etc , your're right , They all idiots for having centre(big) screens - NOT.

@@evertbez7308 ​​⁠all those cars you mentioned have button controls except for the Volvo. The Chinese car require you to actually use the touch screen while the others provide alternative physical buttons..so maybe fact check..

You know Polos start at 350k these days...

Calling the Chinese cars cheap isn't really true, they have quickly increased in price and people are just accepting it because they're "cheaper" than the German stuff.

@@Jay.D.Smithy This car is R680k. Tiguan money. 2 year old BMW X3 money.

@@garybloom7445 “Cheap” is a relative term and that is how I meant it. Cheaper than traditional brands. For R680k there are a lot of choices and I personally would not buy one of these Chinese brands. A new Volvo XC40 would be a much better buy. That being said, a car purchase is very subjective and each customer makes their own choice.