Doesn't Hyundai give a 10 year warranty?  They also make heavier cars.  They
are popular in Europe too.  I thought the Koreans had moved away from
'cheap' image.

Anthony



On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 3:00 AM, michael perelman <
[email protected]> wrote:

> I young student side-swiped our car a few days ago totaling it.  We
> need a new one.  I can do everything on a bike, but Blanche cannot.
>
> I had read that Hyundai was making good low cost cars.  We went to see
> them yesterday.  I was appalled how much of the car was made of cheap
> plastic that was very vulnerable and sure not to last.  It seemed like
> a disposable vehicle.
>
> The article about the quality of the GM cheap car struck home.
>
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/13/business/with-chevrolet-sonic-gm-and-uaw-reinvent-automaking.html?src=me&ref=business
>
> The car made me think about the CPI.  I am sure that such quality
> deterioration will not show up in the cost of living, speeding up
> Obama's plan for undermining Social Security via the Consumer Price
> Index.
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