Feels and sounds like you are in a gear that is too high. Yep, it's pissed me off since the day I got it. It's almost like having the choke out on old cars but without the response.
I've had one of these for about two years now, filmed the install and put on YouTube, so many people calling me a pussy for not wanting it to slam down on my kids head......
A tail gate strut is a must, after the first year though I removed the one I had installed and fitted two new ones to balance the gate up. It was not as straight forward to get the second one on as I'd hoped though:
Really struggled with the lighting when I bought my Wildtrak, one of the first changes I made to it was the LED upgrade to the dipped beam, the first one I did wasn't necessirily brighter but with the white light instead of the dim, yellow light, it was a huge improvement. I upgraded again to...