Korean Cars

[Transporter]

OK, guys. Just keep it civil, please!

After all, we all like our V-dubs here, don't we?

[ryana89]

[kleung]

the simple fact is that they're rather bland to look at, dont really provoke any emotion until you've started modding/building them, they're not expensive CEO style cars, and their reliability of late is VERY questionable.

I think the 'blandness' of the styling is is by design. I like to think of it as 'understated class'. If you think about it, aside from the hi-po models, most German cars tend to be fairly conservative and understated in design. BMW tried to go a bit 'out there' with the Bangle designs, and got panned for it. Where the Germans really shine is in the details. I don't think any manufacturer sweats the details as well as the Germans do.

As for the reliability aspect, to me it seems like VW recognised that moving production of the Golf to SA for the MkV had panned out poorly, and have subsequently taken steps to reduce the manufacturing cost of the MkVI sufficiently to be able to return production to Germany. Of course this is not a guarantee of quality and bulletproof reliability, but I can't imagine that the build quality and reliability of a German-assembled car would be worse than a SA-assembled one.

And without trying to excuse any flaws in the design, I think VW have done OK considering the technologies they have introduced into bread-and-butter models such as direct injection, twin-charger forced induction and twin-clutch automatic gearboxes. Sure, these technologies may not be 'cutting edge', but until VW came along, most of them were limited to high-end exotica.

[Ideo]

To be honest I don't see the point in thinking you are somehow king **** because you drive a VW.

Wow. You bought a mid range car. A Honda from Germany.

It does not give you badge kudos.

And if your main factor is that, then I pity you.

[elephino]

A shame that Honda is no longer the Honda of Japan, though they apparently have plans to fix that.

[woofy]

Well the Euro, Odyssey and Legend still are Japanese but the rest are Thai. Honda have really lost their way and Mazda are all over it.

[Domel]

Well the Euro, Odyssey and Legend still are Japanese but the rest are Thai. Honda have really lost their way and Mazda are all over it.

Good observation. A bit off topic here, but Honda really messed things up by dropping both the Integra and Prelude from their lineup (Were they a failure commercially? They certainly worked in the performance and looks departments) and also not bringing the 'real' Civic coupe over to Australia as well - I reckon that car would have been a success here.



I think the Euro coupe and wagon would have sold here pretty well as well - wagons generally have become a lot more popular in Australia lately...

It's a shame the Japanese have moved away from the sporty coupes segment (especially Honda and Toyota).

PS - is that you Ryan?

[ryana89]

I think its a 12 year old Arj Barker

[Buller_Scott]

It's a shame the Japanese have moved away from the sporty coupes segment (especially Honda and Toyota).

apparently they're trying again, although i dont much like the look of this (yes yes i know it will have sti boxer turbo blah blah that will get all the fanbois honestly wholeheartedly believing that their sti/evo, a 4cyl 2.0T, is one of the fastest cars in the world etc etc):

[Bflat]

apparently they're trying again, although i dont much like the look of this (yes yes i know it will have sti boxer turbo blah blah that will get all the fanbois honestly wholeheartedly believing that their sti/evo, a 4cyl 2.0T, is one of the fastest cars in the world etc etc):

Apparently it won't be getting a turbo....