Forums > Travel Yunnan > Which van is better; a New WULING or used JINBEI?

Wow ... so many things to be aware. Really thanks for your help guys! Anyone of you have a van in China or drove it out there? I would like to circle the whole country ... I know they won't let me to Tibet but at least all the other places for a year.

Yeah and spare parts are a good reason for theft ...thanks

Lemon Lover ...

#1. So if my RP is in SH there is no way I could register a brand new car in Yunnan for example?

#2.Is it possible to register the car already with the seats removed? I would say I need to transport a boat/raft there or something.

#3. Do you know of anyone who was expulsed because of that? I mean policemen are also people ... can't I just tell them I am planning to register in the next city and I was driving the whole night / took a nap?

Is there any foreigner who ever traveled in a van you know of?

Anyway I agree with you on many points and will check out the Chang'ans.

... and "Tiger" - doing that would actually save me from many troubles, brilliant idea! ... btw Have you ever seen a Private Arrangement? ... I mean let's say a Chinese friend from Sh lends me his van and then somewhere in Qinghai the police ask me for papers ... what do I tell?

Thanks again and I am truly surprised I got so many valuable infos! That's basically the hardest thing to get by in this country. :)

Forums > Travel Yunnan > Which van is better; a New WULING or used JINBEI?

Thank you Laotou and Dazzer, especially for your 'long answer'. Seems like we have the same opinion about the used vehicles here. It's not like getting a second hand van somewhere in Germany and at the same time we are dealing with very low quality vehicles. Things nowadays are not built to last but to buy more.

On the other hand JINBEI seems to be more massive ... but still I want to use it only one year and it's more about getting me from A to B (definitely avoiding big cities though) on paved roads and a place to sleep than going off road and hitting the deserts and jungles (For that I would like to attach a bike on the top of the vehicle).

I have few more questions;

By the way if I bought this brand new 'WULING sunshine' via one of the official dealers ... how does the registration works? I don't want to get my plates in Sh. ... so I just get my vehicle through some small town dealer. ( for example; in Heilongjiang where I would like to start the trip and even I will continue to have my residence permit for an address in Sh. they just give me Heilongjiang plates? )

Do you know exactly what documents will I need for the purchase registration and how long will this process take exactly?

What is you experience about car theft in China? ... Why would anyone want to steal a little ugly WULING instead of some expensive car .... or did you experience break in at some place?

Thank you ... and wish you guys a nice week!

Forums > Travel Yunnan > Which van is better; a New WULING or used JINBEI?

I am planning to travel around China in a classic mienbaoche van (So I can sleep inside). I am thinking to chose between 2 types of cars a new WULING or an old JINBEI ... and want to pay maximum of CNY 35k - 40k for it.

The Wuling 'Sunshine' is a longer version of the classic Wuling more than 2m's long, enough to fit in a mattress but some people told me it's better to get an used Jinbei for the same price since it's firmer. I am thinking of doing 50k km's with it. Please if you have any knowledge about these vehicles let me know ...

I am currently living in Sh. but I heard this is a good place to post a thread and receive a good answer thank you!