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Originally Posted by AmericanRevolution
Someone doesn't like Korean cars... hehe
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Well, you may notice that, reading my Signature.
I really don't like Korean Cars, because they are just so Dull.
Korean makes car as Provincial Tearooms make sandwiches.
Just to satisfy the among, of undiscerning and bored souls, who are just hungry and don't care if the meat is from the worst quality as possible, as long the sandwhich is cheap.
Another thing, that really bothers me about Korean Cars, it's the name of certain cars.
Hyundai Accent, Have you ever heard more stupid name than this?! The car is so bad, that it should be called, as the "Hyundai ACCIDENT".
Kia Opirus...Separate the "O" from "Pirus" and translate it to Vulgar Portuguese, and then you will have the Kia "The D!ck".
No to mention, the way how some Korean Cars look:
The
Kia Amanti, a Lame attempt to make a Look-Like from the Mercedes-Benz E-Class mixed with Jaguar S-Type.
The result may cause Nightmares
and Vomits
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Korean cars are just like Karaoke. What the West does, they also will copy at the worst way possible.
Even so...I should have a soft spot for the
Daewoo Statesman. That's a Really Good Looking Daewoo and it's Promissing on the parer and it seems to be promising in flesh.
But since it's a Holden Caprice, that is also sold in Middle East as Chevrolet Caprice and in China as Buick Royaum, so why, would you rather have it with a crappy Daewoo badge?
Same thing goes for the
Ssangyong Chairman. It's based on the Mercedes E-Class W210. Looks promissing on the paper and flesh, Not every Korean car is that impressive as this one.
Looks good and it might be a Fine car. But Why I would pay so cheap to have a Mercedes with a Crappy Badge? Buying a Merc with a Gyong badge, is like buying a BMW with a Lada badge.
So we ended up with the
Hyundai Coupe (Hyundai Tiburon). Very Nice Looking, the name is a bit silly, but apart from that is Not a Bad Little Sport Coupe; Performance is a bit ordinary though, but it's cheap and got a 5 year warranty.
So it has a Hyundai badge, so this might be the only Hyundai you would want to buy. But then you would have to Admit, you want to buy one.
It's not cool, because apart of the looks, the other reason why you would buy one, it's because it's extremely cheap and got a 5 Year warranty.
But worse than that, is the fact
It is a Hyundai. A giant Korean corporation which is interested about making money rather than good cars.
That explain, why they are cheap and got 5 Year warranty, but what's the point if the car is pathetic?
I'm not saying the Tiburon, but I'm saying your average BORING Hyundai Elantra, which let's face it: You certainly bought it because, it was cheap and you couldn't afford a Volkswagen Jetta.
Don't come to me saying: "Oh I wanted to look different among the Japanese crowd."
Oh Really? Than why didn't you buy a Chevrolet Cobalt? It's American you know, than it would be a different choice than a Japanese car.
Back to the Coupe/Tiburon...
Apart of the "Coolness" factor, still is a Recommended car, because it's nice to drive and worth what it costs.
But then we get to another problem:
Don't think, they are cheap to buy because they are cheap to make, because guess what:
Korean labors are payed exactly the same as European labors.
So, that means that spare parts will be surprisingly more expensive than you would thought.
AND FOR PIT SAKE! DON'T FORGET ABOUT DEPRECIATION!
Korean cars may be cheap to buy, but there are much better choices around, which may costs almost as the same, so the Koreans will have to crawl a long way to find a Buyer.
And then you have the reliability. I'm very surprised that Hyundai ranked in 7th Place at the lastest J.D Power Survey.
I Might suspect, that the only reason why Hyundai, jumped from 16th to 7th it's because, all Hyundais have a 5 Year Warranty, and I have to be honest:
I Friend of mine, recently got a Hyundai Sonata as a Company Car, and in 45 Days, his Car spent most of the time at the dealer.
He says, the thing he really Liked about the car are:
It's a Free Car and the company pay for all his maintenance.
And it has a 5 Year warranty, costs only £15.000.
Otherwise is an Unreliable Rubbish Car with a worthless 5 year warranty and dreadful dealers, and he is thankful to have a Nissan Primera as a private car.
So, I guess if Yugo have sold their cars with a 60 Month warranty, than Yugo would easily beat Honda as the Reliability King.
Koreans can't build a car properly, because they are probably too busy, hunting and killing a poor Innocent dog, to have for dinner...Oh Dear...
Best Wishes.
