Facelikeapotato
Future203
no banana
owatnextHyundai.
Yes, Hyundai.
Years ago I saw someone who had obviously fixed the badging on his Elantra after a repaint or accident.
He chose to spell it HUNDAY. Clearly, the set gives you all those letters, but you’d think it also gives some hint as to which order they’re placed,
Came here to post this.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Toyota#Beginning
Although the founding family’s name was written in the Kanji “豊田” (rendered as “Toyoda”), the company name was changed to a similar word in katakana - トヨタ (rendered as “Toyota”) because the latter has 8 strokes which is regarded as a lucky number in East Asian culture.
leekleak
Eager Eagle
Flying SquidDude… My mom had a shit-vette… I was driving that fucking thing to the store one day and the clutch and brake pedals both dropped to the floorboard with a thunk…
It was definitely a Chitvreolet ;)
This used to be true when cars were reasonably priced, but these days when a base civic is 30 k, things needs to be re-evaluated.
I’d also say that car tech in general has advanced massively, so even a cheeseey car would be equivalent to top of the line of a car build in the early 2000s.
Most new cars these days are just loaded up with unnecessary bullshit, like touch screens, that’s driven the cost way up. Everything is fucking computer controlled and just prone to fail and be a nightmare to service.
Prices for an equivalent model car really haven’t changed much after adjusting for inflation.
Hondas aren’t the best example because they have steadily been moving more upmarket as a brand. However, in 1991 a base model civic cost an inflation adjusted $15,600. A 2023 base model civic costs $23,750.
Another example that comes to mind is the Mazda Miata since people often complain about how sports cars have gotten too expensive and it’s the archetypal affordable sports car. A 1991 Miata cost an inflation adjusted $35,600. A 2023 Miata starts at $28,000.
x4740NOP’s comment made me look into this and I found this, www.autogott.de/autovergleich/…/volvo-xc90
It’s in German, but the gist of it is, that’s its basically what OP > OP was asking for lol knock offs!
The Dacia is like a Kmart version of the Volvo, but the price difference is insane, I’d buy it in a heartbeat if I could.
rabYes it is. It’s still a knock off Renault, though, in contrast with relationships like VW/Seat/Audi/Skoda which is more of a conglomerate where they all have the same base models, even if some brands are seen as more premium than the others.
For the life of me I can’t think of any other examples of budget brands right now. I remember one for Suzuki motorbikes that I’m pretty sure is a separate company that also manufactures Suzuki under license, but can’t remember the name. I’m sure there are loads out there.
Ssangyong licenses engines and transmissions from MB. They literally make ugly off-brand MBs.
Incidentally, Mercedes (diesel) engines and automatic transmissions are ridiculously durable and in a Ssangyong you can probably get it for cheaper.
haych
dan1101
The dogspaw Reminds me of that “Toy Yoda” radio bullshit that happens years ago:
