Posted on 12/23/2013 2:02:00 PM PST by Peter W. Kessler
Hyundai or KIA?
That's backwards. Hyundai is the upscale, comfort version of Kia. Try finding anything like a Hyundai Genesis in Kia's line.
Traditionally, the two Korean brands have diverged in image and branding. Kia was the sporty, less expensive entry brand; Hyundai was the more refined mass-market player. But in recent years, Kia has been pushing upward into Hyundai's territory.
We have learned a bit about structural engineering in 50 yrs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPF4fBGNK0U
Tell your spoiled basement dweller to buy his own car.
Sheesh.
I just bought an amazing 2013 Kia Optima after shopping and researching. Happy happy happy.
I've been driving Hondas for 28 years. Last spring I too bought a 2014 Mustang GT 420 hp. Yippee!
>>I’ve been driving Hondas for 28 years. Last spring I too bought a 2014 Mustang GT 420 hp. Yippee!
*High Five*
The Civic always seems to be at the top of the most stolen cars lists. I know a guy who had his stolen right out of his garage.
I don’t see an engine in the Chevy. Do You?
I also said ‘63 Impala not ‘59 Belaire.
I’m surprised they were still in business for you to be able to quit.
We love our `06 Mazda 3,problem free with 78K miles.
Only gripe is the door upholstery came loose.
Fixed wirh a bunch of Elmers glue.
Great little car.
Young men, need there FIRST CAR to be something that they can BEAT THE CRAP OUT OF.
A car that can be pushed to its limit.
Break it !!!!!
learn how it works.
Fix it !!!
Break it again !!!
Learn more about the car and themselves.
Fix it.
Break it.
Sell it.
Next.
We’ve had 2 Hyundais. Neither lasted more than 6 years.
Currently have a 2000 Ford Explorer and a 2003 Honda Civic. Both are looking and running great. Our previous Honda Civic we had for 14 years before trading it in.
To my knowledge, all the Hyundais run just fine on regular. I’ve driven most of them including the R-Spec Genesis. Turbo is no different so far as I know. I believe the engines are identical to both companies. Probably transmissions too. It comes down to taste in my opinion.
This may be helpful.
http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1075176_hyundai-elantra-vs-kia-forte-compare-cars
That’s really like asking should I buy a Buick or a Chevy, I believe they belong to the same parent company.
A turbo that doesn’t require premium is unusual, it’s an optional engine in the higher trim level Optimas, I’m unaware if it’s available in other models from even Kia, let alone Hyndai.
Our local Ford dealer has a Fleet division that leases to large companies. They do all the scheduled maintenance, etc.
When the companies return the vehicles after the lease period, they return them in large groups, and the dealer already has their profit out of the lease. So they sell 2 year old cars with relatively low mileage for next to nothing. And they've been perfectly maintained.
I'm ashamed to say how little we paid for a former construction co.4WD work truck, and a VP of marketing's loaded Eddie Bauer 4WD Expedition. The first is now my Big Ugly Dog Truck (we have NEVER gotten stuck at a hunt test, no matter how deep the mud - and the few dings it had when we got it made me feel better about running into fence posts, scraping through thickets, etc.) The second is my husband's Classy Ride.
If I were buying something for my kid, I would get something a little more solid than a Kia or Hyundai. I did collision investigations for a number of years and the two most important survivability points are (1) vehicle weight; and (2) vehicle height (getting out of the plane of the collision force). Crash ratings mean nothing bec. they are adjusted for vehicle size. My kids had an old Volvo wagon, and two old plain vanilla Explorers, all high mileage and very very cheap.
We bought a Kia Rio new back in 2001. Only problem we ever had was replacing the ignition coil.($60.00) 37 MPG on the highway. We loved that little car, but a 17 year old kid ran a stop sign and I t-boned him about a year ago. Totaled it. I would recommend a Kia, but I’m not too familiar with a Hyundai.
Straight 6, looks like the front pulley is lying on the ground at the end. The motor mounts back in that day were prone to shearing off with minimal force. It wasn’t until the early 70s that they went to the interlocking finger design.
I drove a 1997 Ford Aspire off the dealers lot new and drove it until there were not parts available to keep it inspected in TX (grrr, second car with that issue. The emissions control crew keep ‘upgrading’ the software til a car’s on board computer can’t talk to the ‘testing system’).The Aspire was a license built version of the KIA Avello.
That was one tough little car. It was low maintenance and very reliable. I put over 110k miles on that thing it got about 38mpg on the highway and 26mpg around town. It was nice to have to only fill up once a month.
I would have no issues at all with a KIA. I wish Ford had kept building/importing the Aspire. It was a fun car to drive.
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