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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by nick_sixx Click here to enlarge
    If the Hyundai i30 was made by Toyota or Nissan or Honda, I think it would be the best-selling car ever. Hyundai have some brilliant new cars out at the moment, but I'd never buy one because its a Hyundai.

    The new Hyundai Sonata is really an incredible car, and probably much better than a Honda Accord Euro in many aspects, but you will still take the Accord just because the alternative is a Hyundai. It's late and I'm rambling
    Hyundai have yet to get the suspension right.

    I hired the new sonata while in the US for 9 days and 2,000km.

    The seats were uncomfortable and suspension very wallowly, unlike the euro accord.

    The interior and dash was much much better than I expected.

    Overall not a bad car if I had better seats and handling, prob on par with the Camry.


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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by JohnBu Click here to enlarge
    Hyundai have yet to get the suspension right.
    The seats were uncomfortable and suspension very wallowly, unlike the euro accord.
    Who knows what kind of suspension tune Huyndai had to give them to make the Seppos happy. Probably different to an Australian delivered car.
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    Prob needed more suspension travel to counteract the weight of the typical American family, which can be rather large.


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    stumbled across this and thought it might be relevant somewhat Click here to enlarge

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    Sure, we dont have to worry about viking raids or scurvy anymore, but instead we make a daily routine of sitting in flimsy, fibreglass (or metal) boxes full of gasoline which are propelled in opposing directions on the freeway at velocities matching that of low flying aircraft.

    This is a roundabout way of saying that cars are dangerous....

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    of course the VK gets used as the "bogan" commodore. Click here to enlarge
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    If we think from a business owner's point of view, you'd soon be pretty fed up with ur whinging bunch of workers and unions. Overseas is a viable option for survival. Cheaper wages, no unions on ur arse, lowerr taxes (no carbon tax bullshit). U run a business to make profit. If u're gonna run a business on a break-even basis just to 'uphold' the 'right way of life', then what's the point? Have a deep thought about it.

    If you ask me, toyota and honda make cars which are WAAAAAY more reliable than the US and AUS. The Japs really are the next best thing to Germans.
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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by dizzydumb Click here to enlarge
    If you ask me, toyota and honda make cars which are WAAAAAY more reliable than the US and AUS. The Japs really are the next best thing to Germans.
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    Whoops, my bad. I meant 'better than the US or AUS branded cars'. Commodore, Chevy, Pontiac, or even Ford for that matter Click here to enlarge
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