They obviously have no problem copying designs that work well for other car companies. There's look-alike MB grills and headlight for example. Of course, it take more than similar sheetmetal to make a quality product.
There's just *one* change needed to the way they test their products - as Don Snook suggested - 100k is a piece of cake - let's see how their products work after 5-10 years of service or 200k miles - with proper servicing of course. IMHO the road tests/evaluations done by car magazines have limited value. True, if the door handle falls off when the car is less than a month old, it is telling us something important. But IMO virtually *any* car maker can produce a car with none or very few problems when it's got only a few hundred mile on it. Anyway - I agree - Hyundai and KIA learned their lessons well and changed their product to suit Americans. Larry T (66 MGB, 74 911, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net 800-583-8601 Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Cathey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 9:37 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] (OT) general motors and their old tricks (my old story,but i tell it every time they upset me) >> I looked carefully at the luxury sedan they [Hyundai] make >> in the $25k range, and I'll say that it's a fantastic car >> for the money and very well built. > > I saw something like a Kia or Hyundai on the road a couple > of years ago that was very attractive. I had to do a > double-take when I saw the badge. Worth a look, certainly, > if you're after such a thing. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
