JETOUR Opens a Second Colombo Showroom — Pay Rs 28m for a Chinese SUV?

JETOUR, Chery's SUV brand, opened its second Sri Lankan showroom this month at Colombo City Centre, barely a year after arriving here, with the T1 starting around Rs 25.5m and the T2 around Rs 28.5m. That price lands right in Corolla Cross and Vezel hybrid territory, and the dealer is betting buyers will cross over once they see the spec sheet. Supporters say you get a bigger cabin, more features and a longer warranty for similar money, and the old "Chinese means cheap and fragile" line doesn't hold anymore. Sceptics say resale is the real test: a 5-year-old Jetour against a 5-year-old Vezel will tell you everything, and Sri Lanka still doesn't have the independent mechanics or parts network to back these brands up once you're outside the dealer's own service bay. Would you put Rs 28m into a brand with barely two years of history here, or does a hybrid with a known resale curve win every time at that price? If you've already bought a Chinese SUV, how has service and resale actually gone for you? චීන brand එකකට මේ වගේ සල්ලි වියදම් කරන්න ලෑස්තිද, නැත්නම් resale එක ස්ථිර Japanese hybrid එකක් ගන්නද හොඳේ?