Posted on 12/23/2013 2:02:00 PM PST by Peter W. Kessler
When the NorKs invade again, you will not be able to get parts.
Built by Americans in a non-American owned company. You get a wage, but none of the profits.
You give money right to Obama by buying UAW.
And you’re giving money to,the Chinese, who give Obama even more money to help ship jobs overseas.
Mercedes CLK 430 Cabriolet; Great car, powerful enough to get up to speed quickly. Kicks into 5th gear at 118, not sure of the top end, speedo only goes to 160.
Still gets 23 mpg in town above 30 on the highway. The only woman that doesn’t like it is my wife, I don’t know why...
KIA is South Korea. Did you learn anything in school stupid? Now STFU.
Hyundai or KIA?
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Same company , same cars , slight styling differences ... You are really asking the Korean version of Oldsmobile or Buick?
FWIW — A relative bought a standard-shift Hyundai Elantra last year. Consistently gets 36 mpg around town and on the highway, it gets 45 to 50 mpg, depending on if driving in the North Georgia hills/mountains or flatter highways around Atlanta.
The thing only costs a bit over $15k brand new. It’s not completely optioned out, but it has all the normal power options (steering, brakes, windows, locks), A/C and a decent radio (satellite capable and built in USB).
I don’t know what you are looking for, but for *BASIC* transportation that *sips* gas, they’ve been VERY happy with that Elantra.
You’re still subject to a foreign master, or did you forget your history?
FORD.
quite literally the same company(Hyundai and Kia)
Things to consider.
Standard warrantee 3-5yrs 30-60k miles.
Hyundai, Kia and Mazda 10 years 100k. so a 3-4yo has as much left as a new car. Just first get a consumer reports internet subscription for $5/m, look at KBB.com CR and CarMax.com.
The more miles/yr the newer the car should be. The older your son the more expensive and newer the car could be. 1st car get a beater and make him learn how to do basic maintenance(Kids no longer have any idea about doing an oil chance or brake pad swap)
Why not the Pelosi GTxi ssRT sport edition from Congressional Motors? It is the patriotic choice
Since an automobile is a depreciating asset, you might look at the advantages of leasing http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/best-car-deals/Car-Lease-Deals/. These are manufacturer sponsored (also known as subvented) leases that are subsidized and carried by their finance arm.
Would not recommend any lease arrangement with a third party or bank. Try to stay within the annual mile allowances. BTW, Hyundai and Kia have shared ownership in Korea.
Yes *High 5.0*
how did you break the hyundais? Just traded a 2001 santa fe with 152k, some rust but mechanically bet it had 100k left at least.
Subaru!
One was the engine and a bunch of other smaller stuff that wore out. With the other one it was mostly the transmission, engine and suspension. Although that one was being used by my daughter while she was in college. For both, the cost of repair was not worth the value of the cars. They were both under 100k miles but close.
Sounds like this guy is a “thin skinned” Helicopter Dad that won’t let his son out of the basement. He is asking - Should he choose Junk H or Junk K? Stupid question don’t deserve any more time.
Same experience here, too. Our ‘96 Ford Explorer is still running strong at almost 200k miles. The idler pulley just blew up a second time and cost only $240 to fix it. We had a small electrical problem that kept one headlight off, but that only cost $150 to fix. It has been a remarkably trouble-free SUV. Same for my Expedition (140k) and my daughter’s Explorer.
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