Korean automakers are inflamed at Top Gear

kanderson · January 4th, 2005, 12:34 PM

Just in case you missed this news release:

http://english.chosun.com/w21data/ht...412290026.html

I thought this was really funny.

Anyone out there drive a Pacific Rim car?

Jostyrostelli · January 4th, 2005, 12:56 PM

I wanted this option: I have driven one, and I don't think they are as bad as Top Gear says.

andyhui01 · January 4th, 2005, 1:07 PM

I actually own a Pacific Rim car... in malaysia ppl mostly don't have a choice... I drive a Proton Perdana... taxes on imported cars are very high. The company that I work for gave me this car and I didn't have any other choice... TBH... it is not as bad as JC puts it but compared to japanese cars.... its a POS... my car is 2 years old with only 70k KM on it and parts of the dashboard has come apart so I keep hearing stuff banging on each other... one of my bulbs for the speedometer and rpm meter area fused and the rear trunk latch doesn't know how to to lock the trunk tight... sometimes it just springs back out... great car innit.
I'm 100% sure that Zyran would agree with me that all malaysian cars are POS... btw if you think Korean cars are bad... malaysian cars are about 10times worst

kanderson · January 4th, 2005, 1:08 PM

Quote:

I wanted this option:

I don't know how to add an item to a poll. Anyone know how?

andyhui01 · January 4th, 2005, 1:11 PM

maybe you can try editing your post?

kanderson · January 4th, 2005, 1:28 PM

Quote:

maybe you can try editing your post

Tried it, but didn't work to edit the poll. Oh well. Doesn't matter really.

I've only been in three Pacific Rim cars. Two sucked really bad, and one was a Hyundai worth $35,000 that was very fast. The two that sucked felt like I was driving rollerskates. No power. They wobbled and leaned as they went down the road. Horrible cars, but "you get what you pay for."

Clarkson's extreme opinions are what makes him fun to watch.

MixtriX · January 4th, 2005, 1:57 PM

my dad drives a deawoo espero... its seems ok from the passenger seat, but as i never driven it, i cant really comment

LoudPipe · January 4th, 2005, 2:00 PM

Daewoos and Hyundais are crap. Avoid at all cost

jasonchiu · January 4th, 2005, 2:25 PM

you can really tell the difference if you only use it to get to point a to point b, which they are used for. Moreover i see them as budget cars and people who dont have much feelings for cars so like elderies and mothers?

yeah so personally if i was on a tight budget jsut need a car to work, i might get one u know. as long as the MPG is good as well. if not...then i just take the bus

kanderson · January 4th, 2005, 2:28 PM

Quote:

if i was on a tight budget jsut need a car to work, i might get one u know

Buy a used Honda instead. Even with 200,000 miles they are better than pacific Rim cars.

LoudPipe · January 4th, 2005, 2:30 PM

I agree. Used Honda or Toyota will get you from A to B if that's what you want

SPG900 · January 4th, 2005, 4:29 PM

I drove a Kia once. Amazing what a wide array of sounds plastic can produce. The engine made a good noise in the higher revs though, but that's about it.

Daniel · January 4th, 2005, 4:31 PM

All those cars are for people who just wants a cheap car.
Whats wrong with a second hand Golf? images/smilies/unsure.gif

SPG900 · January 4th, 2005, 4:33 PM

It's a Golf, and it's second hand.

LoudPipe · January 4th, 2005, 5:21 PM

Lol, nobody has driven the Pacific Rim cars and liked them images/smilies/tongue.gif

Daniel · January 4th, 2005, 9:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPG900

It's a Golf, and it's second hand.

So another looney went into a dealer and bought the car, drove it slowly for a couple of hundred km's, and then lost a couple of thousand € for you.

Whats the problem?

Buba · January 4th, 2005, 9:32 PM

I just think it is really funny people are concerned about stuff like this...
Most people simply know, that there are better cars. They just don't care and don't wanna spend more money...

The article itself says basically, those blokes pull jokes like that all the time but the manufacturers got it all wrong somehow

Buba

andyhui01 · January 4th, 2005, 11:26 PM

malaysian cars are unbelievably bad that even people who are not into cars hate them so much and find them really crap... I drive the top of the line Proton and when I hit about 140-150kph @ 4000rpm... the car sounds like it is going to fall apart any minute...

Ethan · January 5th, 2005, 3:15 AM

My ex GF had a Hyundai Accent 1.5 mpi GLSI. I only can say one thing abut the car, and the two times i drove it:

Hopeless

Advise to the Pac Rim car makers: Stop that and develop more microwawes and washing machines please

andyhui01 · January 5th, 2005, 5:25 AM

good point... pacific rim car makers are so rich because of government subsidy and government protection... Proton sells about 300k cars every year in malaysia alone... this is because the government is protecting them by making import duty tax on foreign cars very high and therefore lower and middle class ppl have to buy these POS. The government also required all police and governemt officials to use proton as their company car... so highway patrols used to be Volvo 850 T-5 are now souped up Protons... I'm not bragging or anything but if I had the guts... I could easily outrun the highway patrols over here images/smilies/twisted.gif

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I have driven one, and I love Pacific Rim cars.	5	4.76%
I have driven one, and Pacific Rim cars suck.	31	29.52%
I have never driven one, and I think they suck.	25	23.81%
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I don't have an opinion because I own a real car.	25	23.81%
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January 4th, 2005, 12:34 PM	#1
kanderson Joined: Sep 26th, 2004 Last Online: November 15th, 2009 Location: Springville, Utah, USA Age: 41 Posts: 364 Car: AC Cobra 427 1965 restored Rep Power: 0	Korean automakers are inflamed at Top Gear Just in case you missed this news release: http://english.chosun.com/w21data/ht...412290026.html I thought this was really funny. Anyone out there drive a Pacific Rim car?

January 4th, 2005, 12:56 PM	#2
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January 4th, 2005, 1:07 PM	#3
andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: August 28th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 8,528 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	I actually own a Pacific Rim car... in malaysia ppl mostly don't have a choice... I drive a Proton Perdana... taxes on imported cars are very high. The company that I work for gave me this car and I didn't have any other choice... TBH... it is not as bad as JC puts it but compared to japanese cars.... its a POS... my car is 2 years old with only 70k KM on it and parts of the dashboard has come apart so I keep hearing stuff banging on each other... one of my bulbs for the speedometer and rpm meter area fused and the rear trunk latch doesn't know how to to lock the trunk tight... sometimes it just springs back out... great car innit. I'm 100% sure that Zyran would agree with me that all malaysian cars are POS... btw if you think Korean cars are bad... malaysian cars are about 10times worst __________________

January 4th, 2005, 1:11 PM	#5
andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: August 28th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 8,528 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	maybe you can try editing your post? __________________

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MixtriX Joined: Jun 16th, 2004 Last Online: January 12th, 2008 Location: Melbourne, Australia (originally from London, UK) Age: 24 Posts: 533 Rep Power: 0	my dad drives a deawoo espero... its seems ok from the passenger seat, but as i never driven it, i cant really comment __________________

January 4th, 2005, 2:00 PM	#8
LoudPipe Joined: Jan 3rd, 2005 Last Online: May 16th, 2005 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	Daewoos and Hyundais are crap. Avoid at all cost __________________ BMW E28 520i/M5 - BMW E21 315/1.8i - Mk3 Mini 1300 - Mk2 Mini 1000 - Citroen AX Sport - '62 Ford Taunus Past cars: Mustang Cobra Convertible - Chrysler 300M - Dodge Neon - Dodge Caravan - Ford Escort

January 4th, 2005, 2:25 PM	#9
jasonchiu Banned Joined: May 26th, 2004 Last Online: August 26th, 2005 Location: hong kong Posts: 5,216 Rep Power: 0	you can really tell the difference if you only use it to get to point a to point b, which they are used for. Moreover i see them as budget cars and people who dont have much feelings for cars so like elderies and mothers? yeah so personally if i was on a tight budget jsut need a car to work, i might get one u know. as long as the MPG is good as well. if not...then i just take the bus

January 4th, 2005, 2:30 PM	#11
LoudPipe Joined: Jan 3rd, 2005 Last Online: May 16th, 2005 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	I agree. Used Honda or Toyota will get you from A to B if that's what you want __________________ BMW E28 520i/M5 - BMW E21 315/1.8i - Mk3 Mini 1300 - Mk2 Mini 1000 - Citroen AX Sport - '62 Ford Taunus Past cars: Mustang Cobra Convertible - Chrysler 300M - Dodge Neon - Dodge Caravan - Ford Escort

January 4th, 2005, 4:29 PM	#12
SPG900 Joined: Jan 14th, 2004 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: België Posts: 567 Rep Power: 0	I drove a Kia once. Amazing what a wide array of sounds plastic can produce. The engine made a good noise in the higher revs though, but that's about it.

January 4th, 2005, 4:31 PM	#13
Daniel Joined: Sep 25th, 2004 Last Online: November 16th, 2008 Location: Stavanger - Norway Posts: 2,337 Rep Power: 0	All those cars are for people who just wants a cheap car. Whats wrong with a second hand Golf? __________________ Jeremy Clarkson's Online Articles

January 4th, 2005, 4:33 PM	#14
SPG900 Joined: Jan 14th, 2004 Last Online: November 17th, 2009 Location: België Posts: 567 Rep Power: 0	It's a Golf, and it's second hand.

January 4th, 2005, 5:21 PM	#15
LoudPipe Joined: Jan 3rd, 2005 Last Online: May 16th, 2005 Posts: 79 Rep Power: 0	Lol, nobody has driven the Pacific Rim cars and liked them __________________ BMW E28 520i/M5 - BMW E21 315/1.8i - Mk3 Mini 1300 - Mk2 Mini 1000 - Citroen AX Sport - '62 Ford Taunus Past cars: Mustang Cobra Convertible - Chrysler 300M - Dodge Neon - Dodge Caravan - Ford Escort

January 4th, 2005, 9:32 PM	#17
Buba Wants Rick Astley's Babies Joined: Nov 12th, 2004 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Regensburg, Bavaria Age: 28 Posts: 6,384 Car: Golf V GTi DSG LFS Status: Rep Power: 51	I just think it is really funny people are concerned about stuff like this... Most people simply know, that there are better cars. They just don't care and don't wanna spend more money... The article itself says basically, those blokes pull jokes like that all the time but the manufacturers got it all wrong somehow Buba __________________ [18:11] MXM: it means buba is better than you now [18:12] sam-l: In what way? [18:12] Slycer: longer penis

January 4th, 2005, 11:26 PM	#18
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andyhui01 Joined: Jun 4th, 2004 Last Online: August 28th, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 8,528 Car: 00' Subaru Forester GT LFS Status: Rep Power: 32	good point... pacific rim car makers are so rich because of government subsidy and government protection... Proton sells about 300k cars every year in malaysia alone... this is because the government is protecting them by making import duty tax on foreign cars very high and therefore lower and middle class ppl have to buy these POS. The government also required all police and governemt officials to use proton as their company car... so highway patrols used to be Volvo 850 T-5 are now souped up Protons... I'm not bragging or anything but if I had the guts... I could easily outrun the highway patrols over here __________________

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