New Car... Couldn't wait for Toyota

[Dimman]

Referring to this as a GC is kind of pissing me off. GC is for 1st gen Imprezas, dammit!

How 'bout someone finds out what Hyundai's chassis code for this thing is and then called it by that? Then you could be KDM, yo!

[ryude]

Originally Posted by Dimman

Referring to this as a GC is kind of pissing me off. GC is for 1st gen Imprezas, dammit!

How 'bout someone finds out what Hyundai's chassis code for this thing is and then called it by that? Then you could be KDM, yo!

GC = GenCoupe, referring to the forum gencoupe.com.

[RWDJunkie]

Originally Posted by ryude

Reputation aside, what proof do you have that Hyundai produces a bad car?

Non. They just fell victim to the "Korea makes crappy cars" stereotype. But I've never known any Hyundai owners to really complain about their vehicle. Most Hyundai owners love their cars.


Also, Wikipedia says it's a "BK platform code". But that makes me think of Burger King. :P

[ryude]

Originally Posted by RWDJunkie

Non. They just fell victim to the "Korea makes crappy cars" stereotype. But I've never known any Hyundai owners to really complain about their vehicle. Most Hyundai owners love their cars.


Also, Wikipedia says it's a "BK platform code". But that makes me think of Burger King. :P

Lol, nice platform code!

But ya, my friend owned a Hyundai Tiburon and blew the motor like 3 times. They replaced it every single time without question, even though he had installed a turbo kit and some other things.

My Kia has a 10 yr/100k mile warranty and that's the main reason I bought it. Only thing that has went wrong with it is the horn, not sure what's up with that but I need to get it fixed.

[BoostJunkie]

Originally Posted by ryude

Reputation aside, what proof do you have that Hyundai produces a bad car?

I had two buddies that were stationed with me I'n AR, they each had hyundai's and both were brand new and fell apart, the engine IMO was a waste, I mean really who builds a V6 that has less HP then a civic......

[ryude]

Originally Posted by BoostJunkie

I mean really who builds a V6 that has less HP then a civic......

The same people that made a 2.0L Direct Injected Turbocharged 4 cylinder producing 274 hp on 87 octane. What has Toyota or Honda built these last 5+ years?

[BoostJunkie]

Originally Posted by ryude

The same people that made a 2.0L Direct Injected Turbocharged 4 cylinder producing 274 hp on 87 octane. What has Toyota or Honda built these last 5+ years?

Honda has built the K20 series which are fantastic engines and when turbo'd you get great amounts more of power, and as for Toyota I'll give you that, they have been slacking but good stuff is on it's way, FT..... Granted I know it's a scooby engine, how about 2jz....1jz.... Yes I know they need to pick it back up, but we will see

[ryude]

Originally Posted by BoostJunkie

Honda has built the K20 series which are fantastic engines and when turbo'd you get great amounts more of power, and as for Toyota I'll give you that, they have been slacking but good stuff is on it's way, FT..... Granted I know it's a scooby engine, how about 2jz....1jz.... Yes I know they need to pick it back up, but we will see

I'm not dissing, I'm just saying at least Hyundai is trying. When a company rests on it's laurels (Toyota), it doesn't take long before competition matches or even exceeds them.

[fernan2]

^^^^ well said my friend!

[BoostJunkie]

Originally Posted by ryude

I'm not dissing, I'm just saying at least Hyundai is trying. When a company rests on it's laurels (Toyota), it doesn't take long before competition matches or even exceeds them.

I'm not saying they arnt trying, they are and I applaud them for that, but I'm just saying I'n the same sence as they are building good power I hope it's built well and not cheaply, because everyone can make power fairly cheaply but that dosnt mean that it was built well, just hope there car lasts, that's all I'm saying

[BootpTraphik]

Lol, I always refer to Genesis Coupes as GC's, but yes, they are BKs.

As for reliability, there are always good and bad stories about Hyundai reliability, but that goes for a lot of car companies. In the last few years the company (Hyundai) has made great strides in quality and engineering. They have made more changes and innovations that many other companies out there and were one of three companies to actually increase sales during the economic downturn. Not to mention, the companies we all supposedly trust for best reliability and safety are the ones starting to really fall behind. Now, true they sell the most cars, but % wise, how much more reliable are they than Kia or Hyundai? For example, from Car and Driver:



Now, take that with a grain of salt, but just goes to show how the big companies are having issues keeping up with product development.

http://www.mycarstats.com/reports/recalls.aspx

Take a gander at this site, pretty much sums all recalls up by model. Now, that being said, just because a car has no recalls does not mean that the model in question has no issues. Just food for thought, I'm glad that I have started some convo on this forum. Keeps us busy while we wait for news for Toyota.

[ryude]

^^ Here here, sometimes these types of conversations will keep you entertained for a long time and before you know it ft-86 info will show up

Now did you know that Hyundai is one of only 3 manufacturers to design it's own 6 speed automatic? Did you also know that the engine block inside the Mitsubishi Evo X, Caliber SRT-4, and the Genesis Coupe Turbo are all made & designed by Hyundai?

[Dimman]

Originally Posted by ryude

The same people that made a 2.0L Direct Injected Turbocharged 4 cylinder producing 274 hp on 87 octane. What has Toyota or Honda built these last 5+ years?

You mean Mitsubishi? That's basically a 4B11 with less Epic.

[ryude]

Originally Posted by Dimman

You mean Mitsubishi? That's basically a 4B11 with less Epic.

2.0T/274 hp/87 octane/34mpg - It's obviously tuned for a sedan

Mitsubishi/Chrysler/Hyundai have jointly developed engines for a long time now, some parts change but the main design stays the same.