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Posted by cheesenip on Mar-05-2002 01:42:

Seriously now... Would you every buy a Hyundai?

It seems like they have increased 50% in sales in 2001. Would you ever buy a Hyundai? (Santa Fe, Tiburon, Elantra, etc.)

Posted by biznology on Mar-05-2002 02:52:

i honestly have wondered that myself. i inquired to some kid that purchased one recently and all he could say is that forr a new car they are cheaper than Hondas or Toyotas and they have a some hotshit warranty. who gives a fuck if it has a 10000 mile warranty or whatever, getting fixed WHEN(and not IF) it breaks will suck regardless. i say who gives a shit if you cant afford a *new* car, buy a better used one!

best Hyundai joke ever: why do Hyundais come with a heated rear window? so your hands dont get cold while you push them...

heh late/

Posted by Excite on Mar-05-2002 03:10:

yeah, i agree...hyundais suck ass. the first car i ever drove was a '92 Elantra and it broke down a few times in the 2 years i had it. I'm now driving a HONDA Civic HX and I couldn't be happier.

Posted by Dmatrox on Mar-05-2002 03:14:

ive heard that hyundai's are not very reliable compared to toyotas, hondas, acuras...

also kia's arent that great either.

Posted by Excite on Mar-05-2002 03:16:

i guess koreans just like americans are just now catching on to the art/industry of carmaking. now the germans/japanese on the other hand know how to make machines.

Posted by Harri on Mar-05-2002 03:47:

Never in my life would i buy a Hyundai. The majority of the asian cars in that class are trash. Like Kia, Daewoo and Hyundai. Just my opinion though, some people actually like them. The new tiburon is a much nicer looking car than its predecessor, dosent look like someone kicked it in the ass anymore.

Posted by phyrest0rm on Mar-05-2002 03:50:

I would buy a Hyundai before I would buy a Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi's are probably better cars, but I can't overlook the fact that American soldiers were forced on the Great Bataan Death march, then thrown into concentration camps and forced to provide labor. Guess what company they performed labor for? Yep, Mitsubishi!

Posted by Harri on Mar-05-2002 03:56:

quote:
I would buy a Hyundai before I would buy a Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi's are probably better cars, but I can't overlook the fact that American soldiers were forced on the Great Bataan Death march, then thrown into concentration camps and forced to provide labor. Guess what company they performed labor for? Yep, Mitsubishi!

Are you sure that youre not thinking of Volswagen, the German company that Hitler helped succeed? Mutsubishi is japanese, although they did both have issues in the war. Correct me if Im wrong, im going from memory.

Posted by LKD on Mar-05-2002 04:00:

quote:
Originally posted by phyrest0rm
I would buy a Hyundai before I would buy a Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi's are probably better cars, but I can't overlook the fact that American soldiers were forced on the Great Bataan Death march, then thrown into concentration camps and forced to provide labor. Guess what company they performed labor for? Yep, Mitsubishi!

when u buy a mitsubishi, its a dodge

doge and mitsubishi are one...however..news is they are goin to split up soon....
but hyundais...feel like smashing every one i see cos of the ugly designing..just like the sunfires

Posted by Drifter on Mar-05-2002 04:26:

don't like any korean cars, japanese cars are shitloads better ie skyline gtr v-spec

Posted by Rustang! on Mar-05-2002 04:43:

Hyundai = Handa + Ford

Like Hondas, they're good on gas. But they are as reliable as fords:
Found
On
Road
Dead

Posted by PunkA$$ on Mar-05-2002 04:52:

quote:
Originally posted by phyrest0rm
I would buy a Hyundai before I would buy a Mitsubishi. Mitsubishi's are probably better cars, but I can't overlook the fact that American soldiers were forced on the Great Bataan Death march, then thrown into concentration camps and forced to provide labor. Guess what company they performed labor for? Yep, Mitsubishi!

does that mean u wouldn't buy an american car for the same reason. during WWII american place japanese landed immigrants as well as JAPANESE AMERICANS (meaning Japanese people who were born in America) in to camps (not necesarrily concentration camps but camps none the less) obviously in this case, being amercian is subjective and relative

or will u not buy american cause they're junk

Posted by The Greek on Mar-05-2002 05:40:

i cant see myself drive anything but european automobiles. not to say that the japanese are not quality, they are they kik ass as well. i got a 97 bmw 325 coupe and i couldnt be happier. my friend had a hyundai accent and it wasnt that bad but th quality of the car was not exactly fantastic. btw, interesting car related story: i heard here on the news some time back how "stick shift cars are a thing of the past" i almost laughed especially how the whole world drives a stick (including myself) except for the u.s. and a few other places.

Posted by PunkA$$ on Mar-05-2002 05:55:

i drive an ack (acura) which i love

we had a car show on the weekend and i was most impressed by mercedes. damn man, i love that new CL350 kompressor....now that's sweet.

Posted by lMIlk on Mar-05-2002 05:56:

i can't really comment on anything because i don't drive yet, but i can't ever imagine myself driving a hyundai or a kia eew

Posted by ABTsportsline on Mar-05-2002 05:58:

dodge and mitsubishi are not the same.

Dodge is part of the Chrysler motor corp. which is part of DaimlerChrysler.... so on an corporate level, Dodge is the same as Mercedes Benz.

In the late eighties and early nineties, Dodge and Mitsubishi did some joint ventures, swapping platforms and engines, but have nothing to do with each other on a corporate level. This also ceased in '97 i believe. Last product sharing by mitsu/dodge was the engines in the jeeps.

I would drive a hyundai. Thing is, most people just "assume" they are crappy cars b/c of their low sticker price. If any of you go to JDpower.com, you will see hyundais are ranked mid-pack in reliability. They are no super-stars, but they are certainly not shitboxes. Same cannot be said for Kia and Daewoo.... granted these two nameplates are relatively new to carmaking and do not have the experience Hyundai does. Hyundais aren't going to win any reliability awards, but they certainly aren't going to leave you stranded either.

The flagship XG300 was a close race with the Accord, Passat, and Camry in the Car and Driver article at the end of last year. The new Tiburon has styling done by Pininfarina, and closely resembles the Ferrari 456M.... and has a powerful V6 to boot. The Accent GT won "most appealing" economy-sportscar, and looks good as well. The new Elantras look WORLDS better than the last generation, and have some very sinister-looking headlights, even for an economy car.

Would i drive a Hyundai? Most definitely. They are priced right, just as reliable as the next car, and have a killer warranty. Remember, people sometimes say "they have a great warranty b/c you will need it!" <---- doesn't make sense!! If the cars were always breaking down, the manufacturer would shorten the warranty... they'd lose money on repairs left and right if the cars were so shitty. Don't automatically judge and assume without knowing the facts.

....AND i'm not going to buy/sell a car based solely on the nameplate on the hood. Image isn't everything.

-ABT-

Posted by SportTrance on Mar-05-2002 06:06:

quote:
Originally posted by ABTsportsline
dodge and mitsubishi are not the same.

Dodge is part of the Chrysler motor corp. which is part of DaimlerChrysler.... so on an corporate level, Dodge is the same as Mercedes Benz.

In the late eighties and early nineties, Dodge and Mitsubishi did some joint ventures, swapping platforms and engines, but have nothing to do with each other on a corporate level. This also ceased in '97 i believe. Last product sharing by mitsu/dodge was the engines in the jeeps.

I would drive a hyundai. Thing is, most people just "assume" they are crappy cars b/c of their low sticker price. If any of you go to JDpower.com, you will see hyundais are ranked mid-pack in reliability. They are no super-stars, but they are certainly not shitboxes. Same cannot be said for Kia and Daewoo.... granted these two nameplates are relatively new to carmaking and do not have the experience Hyundai does. Hyundais aren't going to win any reliability awards, but they certainly aren't going to leave you stranded either.

The flagship XG300 was a close race with the Accord, Passat, and Camry in the Car and Driver article at the end of last year. The new Tiburon has styling done by Pininfarina, and closely resembles the Ferrari 456M.... and has a powerful V6 to boot. The Accent GT won "most appealing" economy-sportscar, and looks good as well. The new Elantras look WORLDS better than the last generation, and have some very sinister-looking headlights, even for an economy car.

Would i drive a Hyundai? Most definitely. They are priced right, just as reliable as the next car, and have a killer warranty. Remember, people sometimes say "they have a great warranty b/c you will need it!" <---- doesn't make sense!! If the cars were always breaking down, the manufacturer would shorten the warranty... they'd lose money on repairs left and right if the cars were so shitty. Don't automatically judge and assume without knowing the facts.

....AND i'm not going to buy/sell a car based solely on the nameplate on the hood. Image isn't everything.

-ABT-

lol, lets put down the Road & Track mag, k buddy? ........

Some people drive cars to drive them, I'd prefer to drive them and race them, and I would NOT get a Hyndai to modify.....

But if you're looking for a daily to/from work driver, then, there's nothing wrong with a Hyndai......

Posted by Harri on Mar-05-2002 08:05:

quote:
i cant see myself drive anything but european automobiles. not to say that the japanese are not quality, they are they kik ass as well. i got a 97 bmw 325 coupe and i couldnt be happier. my friend had a hyundai accent and it wasnt that bad but th quality of the car was not exactly fantastic. btw, interesting car related story: i heard here on the news some time back how "stick shift cars are a thing of the past" i almost laughed especially how the whole world drives a stick (including myself) except for the u.s. and a few other places.

Not to be pissy, but BMW did not make a 325 coupe in 97, the last year of produciton for the 325is was in 1995, but was then continued in 2001. How well do you know what kind of car you drive?

Posted by kolkiewolkie on Mar-05-2002 08:33:

would I drive a hyundai...

depends on the situation...

when I can get 1 for 'a steal'price, maybe, BUT than I would NEED another car as 'hobby' or so, b/c me, as carfreak ONLY a hyundai...NO.

around here, they have a normal image: no bad ass cars, no excellent cars, just the goodoldboringkorean image..

problem is that the car ain't worth shit anymore when you want to get rid of it. so economy in the end is not really 'that'.

performance: what performance? (LOL, reminds me of a story in the biggest automobilemagazine of holland.. they had a hyundai coupe (car before the tiburon (other name around here)) in a test.. but this was no ordinary test, but a circuittest... and it FAILED!! bad brakes, way too much 'diving', way to soft suspension, badass handling, loads of brakefading etc. etc. ... ranking was like 3or4 out of 10..)

so a hyundai for me would be a car that I would NEVER wash and would take VERY bad care of because it would not interest me @ all (interest goes to the 'mentioned before' hobbycar ).

btw: I HATE the looks of the current elantra and sonata (bigger car)... dont like accent and tiburon: mwah... (so looks are NOT gonna do the trick)

Posted by wookieslut on Mar-05-2002 09:32:

if your gonna buy a car...volvo S40

Posted by kolkiewolkie on Mar-05-2002 10:15:

quote:
Originally posted by wookieslut
if your gonna buy a car...volvo S40

that car is sooooooooooo boring to drive!

ok, it is fast, but when it comes to a decent corner: nah.

way to comfy

Posted by biznology on Mar-05-2002 14:37:

Posted by kolkiewolkie on Mar-05-2002 15:24:

I KNEW I was forgetting something...

mitsubishi is partially owned by daimlerchrysler..

I don't know the percentage but it is or 20 percent or 51 percent...

therefor DC has ALOT of influence and they do build stuff together..

for example: in Born (a town in the south of holland) they build several types of mitsubishi's (carisma and spacestar, both utterly boring) but in a couple of years they are goin to produce the all new get funky ( to ABT ) smart roadster. same plant, and smart is also owned by DC.

so no surprise they build more models together..

btw: I have never heard anyone complaining about there mitsubishi..

well, maybe about the cars beinb all boring (all which are deliverable in holland, evo 7 is not officially imported, but luckely some small companies get it )

l8er

Posted by Q-PiXeL on Mar-05-2002 16:28:

I hate hyunadai design, it sux!

Posted by LKD on Mar-05-2002 16:50:

quote:
Originally posted by ABTsportsline
dodge and mitsubishi are not the same.

Dodge is part of the Chrysler motor corp. which is part of DaimlerChrysler.... so on an corporate level, Dodge is the same as Mercedes Benz.

In the late eighties and early nineties, Dodge and Mitsubishi did some joint ventures, swapping platforms and engines, but have nothing to do with each other on a corporate level. This also ceased in '97 i believe. Last product sharing by mitsu/dodge was the engines in the jeeps.

I would drive a hyundai. Thing is, most people just "assume" they are crappy cars b/c of their low sticker price. If any of you go to JDpower.com, you will see hyundais are ranked mid-pack in reliability. They are no super-stars, but they are certainly not shitboxes. Same cannot be said for Kia and Daewoo.... granted these two nameplates are relatively new to carmaking and do not have the experience Hyundai does. Hyundais aren't going to win any reliability awards, but they certainly aren't going to leave you stranded either.

The flagship XG300 was a close race with the Accord, Passat, and Camry in the Car and Driver article at the end of last year. The new Tiburon has styling done by Pininfarina, and closely resembles the Ferrari 456M.... and has a powerful V6 to boot. The Accent GT won "most appealing" economy-sportscar, and looks good as well. The new Elantras look WORLDS better than the last generation, and have some very sinister-looking headlights, even for an economy car.

Would i drive a Hyundai? Most definitely. They are priced right, just as reliable as the next car, and have a killer warranty. Remember, people sometimes say "they have a great warranty b/c you will need it!" <---- doesn't make sense!! If the cars were always breaking down, the manufacturer would shorten the warranty... they'd lose money on repairs left and right if the cars were so shitty. Don't automatically judge and assume without knowing the facts.

....AND i'm not going to buy/sell a car based solely on the nameplate on the hood. Image isn't everything.

-ABT-

heres how it goes...mitsubishi opened up a long time back and then they merged with Chrysler..not sure when...then their cars were powered by dodge engines..if u should know, the stealth,galant,eclipse,3000gt and the Laser all had one thing in common.....the engines were 90 percent based on the Mitsubishi Galant..which was designed by Dodge..
the DaimlerChrysler merger took place only in the late 90s (98 if i remember correctly) and thats when Daimler Benz(IE all Mercedes,Daimler Cars) merged with Chrysler (Dodge,Chrysler,Plymouth,Mitsubishi, Eagle, Geo etc.)

anyway..im not sure if all my info is correct but this is how i have followed up on cars for a long time

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