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Originally Posted by Dimman
But were the early Japanese cars as horribly unreliable as the early Korean cars?
When I was a kid my family had a 1979 Civic that was incredibly reliable. Southern Ontario winter road salt killed it, though...
I've heard nothing but bad things about Excels, Ponys and SCoupes, etc...
So that's likely where the stigma comes from.
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Good point, I have no idea how the early Japanese cars were (quality wise) in the states in the 70s. I look at Hyundai cars the same way I looked at Samsung electronics. Started off making low-budget electronics that couldn't hold a light to Sony, but after less than a decade of R&D they kick the pants off Sony LCDs. I don't know, I guess I'm sick and tired of the dullness that is Japanese cars and looking for something new.