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Bulsajo
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| Wrench wrote: |
All Korean cars tho earn a pretty bad score in the safety department. |
I certainly don't think Korean cars are the be-all and end-all, but I have to ask- is that just ignorant ranting or can you back that up with some current factual information?
[talking about the 1989 Pony doesn't count]
Having already looked into it, my question is pretty much a rhetorical one. |
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Jaygee
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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Here's an enigma.
This Kia has a 4-cilinder-in-line engine and produces 151 BHP. The Elan has rear wheel drive and a front engine. It takes the Elan 8,7 seconds to sprint from 0 to 100 kph/ 60 mph.
Saw a couple on the road and it looks nice IMHO. |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:21 am Post subject: |
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| Bulsajo wrote: |
| Wrench wrote: |
All Korean cars tho earn a pretty bad score in the safety department. |
I certainly don't think Korean cars are the be-all and end-all, but I have to ask- is that just ignorant ranting or can you back that up with some current factual information?
[talking about the 1989 Pony doesn't count]
Having already looked into it, my question is pretty much a rhetorical one. |
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2005/iihs_safety_koreans.html
Google is awsome. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Location: I'm one cool cat!
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Hollywoodaction
Joined: 02 Jul 2004
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| Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Jaygee wrote: |
Here's an enigma.
This Kia has a 4-cilinder-in-line engine and produces 151 BHP. The Elan has rear wheel drive and a front engine. It takes the Elan 8,7 seconds to sprint from 0 to 100 kph/ 60 mph.
Saw a couple on the road and it looks nice IMHO. |
The Elan is a Lotus. Kia just bought the rights and produced it for the Korean market in 1996 and 1997.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060302/ap_on_bi_ge/autos_consumer_reports |
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yesnoyesyesno
Joined: 28 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:31 am Post subject: Re: Are Korean cars the world's ugliest and boring? |
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| Cohiba wrote: |
People have said Korean cars are modelled after refrigerators.
I think that would be a step up for monstosities like the SSangyong
Rodius, which was voted the "Ugliest Car on UK Roads" (Irish Times)
Also the colour selections seem to reflect this country as a whole.
Instead of brilliant reds or yellows, they have the mundane three.
Black, white or if you are feeling really wild today - silver! However.
they seem to sell reasonably well.
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korean cars are fine. it's the european cars that are ugly. peugeuts, renautls, fiat, rover, those cars look really strange to us in Canada. normal people drive US or Japanese cars, and increasingly hyundais too |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject: |
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| it's the european cars that are ugly. peugeuts, renautls, |
I agree the styling of European cars can be more 'out there' than Asian or American cars but at least they try to move the shape of cars on from the three basic shapes. Sedan, SUV and pick-up.
And Peugeots are so not ugly!!! They make some of the sexiest low-cost cars in the world. I'll put in some pics later when I get time. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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| eamo wrote: |
| And Peugeots are so not ugly!!! They make some of the sexiest low-cost cars in the world. |
and the original Peugeot:
The same designers stil work for the company it seems.
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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There's a big range of Peugeot you know. I don't think they are the sexiest carmaker in the world but they sure make better looking cars than any Korean company.
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:16 am Post subject: |
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It certainly is.
One of the awesome things it is capable of doing is allowing people to find a shaky article which appears to reinforce their ignorances and prejudices.
The internet is dead- long live the internet. |
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