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wuzza
Joined: 02 May 2003
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 Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 10:04 pm Post subject: Is there a hybrid or electric car for sale in Korea? |
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Thinking of buying a new car and was wondering if there was an environmentally-safer option.
Also I do 200KMs a day, so an electric car would be save me some serious coin.
I don't have to buy until late-August, so I'm hoping that some of the hybrids or electric cars that are appearing on the market back home will soon be here. |
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Ukon
Joined: 29 Jan 2008
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| Posted: Thu May 21, 2009 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| It's under production or still being manufactured....I've seen the test vechicles around Seoul and Suwon driving around |
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madoka
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 10:16 am Post subject: |
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| I saw the Honda Insight at the Seoul Auto show. Is the Insight on sale in Korea? |
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crazy_arcade
Joined: 05 Nov 2006
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject: |
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Toyota Prious is for sale and I'd assume Honda's Insight is too. However, they both face a very large import duty putting it out of the average Kim's price range.
I don't think Hyundai's vehicle will be ready until next year, but correct me if I'm wrong. |
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wuzza
Joined: 02 May 2003
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I guess both the Insight and the Prius would have horrible duty slapped onto them.
Jeremy Clarkson on the Insight:
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| So here goes. It�s terrible. Biblically terrible. Possibly the worst new car money can buy. It�s the first car I�ve ever considered crashing into a tree, on purpose, so I didn�t have to drive it any more. |
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/jeremy_clarkson/article6294116.ece
According to the website of these guys:
http://www.revaindia.com/aboutevs.htm
I could save around 4 million won per year if I drove their model, which does look like a toy car, but ....4 million won! |
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rtbarret
Joined: 09 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Fri May 22, 2009 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Buy the French Peugeot (I can't spell it) 308HDi or something like that. It's the best you can buy in Korea. I almost bought one, but being the happy Conservative I am, went for power and luxury over saving the planet.
There's a dealership close to Seocho Stn. with some nice salesmen. |
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