Re: New Car Reviews

On 8/20/2026 5:08 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:58:44 -0400, Noah Sombrero <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, 20 Aug 2026 03:01:48 -0000 (UTC), Tara <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Julian <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> On 19/08/2026 23:05, Tara wrote:
>>>>> On Aug 19, 2026 at 5:47:23?PM EDT, "Julian" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 19/08/2026 22:22, Tara wrote:
>>>>>>> On Aug 19, 2026 at 4:58:52?PM EDT, "Julian" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 19/08/2026 21:33, Tara wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Aug 19, 2026 at 4:31:16?PM EDT, "Tara" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 19, 2026 at 4:12:29?PM EDT, "Julian" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 19/08/2026 20:56, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/19/2026 3:32 PM, Julian wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 19/08/2026 19:46, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/19/2026 11:31 AM, Julian wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 19/08/2026 16:04, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/18/2026 8:02 PM, Dude wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/17/2026 8:43 PM, dart200 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/17/26 7:56 PM, Dude wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "We planned on a year of bare-bones motoring. These features
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> make us feel like we're cheating." - Aaron Gold, Aug 17, 2026
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Motor Trend:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Five—No, Six—Sorry, Eight—Features I Didn't Expect in Our
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $25,000 Kia K4
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://tinyurl.com/2mmsamkj
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> most of those are software feature that cost zero to replicate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> once implemented. the fact they aren't standard across all new
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cars is kind of a market failure imo
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You forgot to mention the Kia warranty:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Powertrain Warranty: 10 years or 100,000 miles for engine,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> transmission, and drive parts.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Basic Warranty: 5 years or 60,000 miles for most other vehicle
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parts (bumper-to-bumper).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anti-Perforation Warranty: 5 years or 100,000 miles for rust hole
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> damage on body sheet metal.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Roadside Assistance: 5 years or 60,000 miles for 24/7 help like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> towing or flat tires.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They need those because they have a deservedly bad reputation for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reliability.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Certainly a decade and more ago and until five years ago
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> easily stolen but, at least in Europe, they are well above
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> average, in the top 10, for reliability.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.whatcar.com/news/are-kia-cars-reliable-most-and-least-
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reliable-models-revealed/n27619
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I might be behind the times in my negative attitude towards the Koreans.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Kia (and sister brand Hyundai) transformed from lower-tier
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reliability in the early 2010s through major quality investments,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> platform sharing, and engineering improvements. Recent models are
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> generally viewed as dependable daily drivers with competitive build
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> quality.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "Made in Korea" signified "Cheap imitation" until the 1980's which
>>>>>>>>>>>>> fixed the post war economy and facilitated big national investment
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the likes of Samsung, Hyundai, LG and Daewoo. By 2000 they were
>>>>>>>>>>>>> becoming among the elite in advanced heavy, shipbuilding etc., and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> electrical/onic engineering.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's one thing they are not very good at making and that is
>>>>>>>>>>>>> people...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> According to United Nations and demographic projections, South Korea's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> total fertility rate is expected to slowly rebound from its historic
>>>>>>>>>>>>> lows to approximately 1.0 child per woman by 2050, remaining well
>>>>>>>>>>>>> below the 2.1 replacement level needed for a stable population
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> That country is going to go extinct unless they change that.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Yes, and they know it. In 2024 the rate was the global lowest.
>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68402139
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Why is the population decline upsetting to many people (other than to those
>>>>>>>>>> who don't want more kids).
>>>>>>>>>> Honestly, I don't understand and would like to.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Is it for purely monetary reasons?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's a big factor when the young have to support so many pensioners
>>>>>>>> and the cost of living is high but everywhere women get educated the
>>>>>>>> birth rate drops.  "as women got more autonomy, making household
>>>>>>>> decisions, more power, they have to make some kind of compromise between
>>>>>>>> raising children and having more, kind of, autonomy in the workplace."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I understand why women aren't having as many kids, all that, all those reasons
>>>>>>> you list. It appears that those who think it's a bad thing are looking at the
>>>>>>> 'big factor' then - the young having to support the elders and not having
>>>>>>> enough young to do that is a purely monetary concern. It would be a painful
>>>>>>> transition but when all the current oldies die, it will gradually even out
>>>>>>> with a lower population (young and seniors) balanced out over all. But for
>>>>>>> now, the complaint and worry about low birth rates is a monetary concern. I
>>>>>>> don't know why but I thought maybe it might be more than that.
>>>>>>> In ten years, who knows what the world will look like and women may be in a
>>>>>>> better position then to want more babies. Or not.
>>>>>>> We women, really do have a lot of power don't we. :) In concrete reality, this
>>>>>>> is a new concept.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Pretty much the only places with stable or growing birth rates are those
>>>>>> where women have little or no rights, education and independent means.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The UN expects the population to peak at just over 10 billion in 2080
>>>>>> and then gradually decline sustainably as more women are emancipated
>>>>>> being progressively harder to keep them in the dark in this world.
>>>>>
>>>>> If it's a gradual decline, the change could happen with a minimum of pain if
>>>>> we accept and adjust to it. I admit, I want a lot fewer people on this planet
>>>>> mainly for the good of the planet. For creatures (humans included) - room to
>>>>> breath and grow...not too much though :)
>>>>
>>>> As far as I can tell there are always exactly the right number
>>>> of people on the planet for the good of the planet. I just can't
>>>> rustle up enough conceit to think otherwise.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> “Conceit..is to human character what salt is to the ocean; it keeps it
>>> sweet, and renders it endurable. “
>>> -Oliver Wendell Holmes
>>> But everyone knows that’s just silly.
>>>
>>> If you claim a virtue, does that make you conceited?
>>> Surely not.
>>>
>> Unless you lack that virtue.  Then it makes you virtue signaling, self
>> righteous, etc.
> then it makes them virtue...
 >
Alright then, that should wrap up the new car reviews.

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