Re: New Car Reviews

At Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:31:49 -0400, Noah Sombrero <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:01:58 -0400, Wilson <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> 
> >On 8/19/2026 4:33 PM, 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?
> >
> >I think a big part of it is economics. I've shared what some believe, 
> >that a declining population will result in widespread dislocation. Not 
> >having enough people to keep the lights on and the farms running sort of 
> >thing. Hoping they're wrong about that. Unless something big changes it 
> >looks like it's gonna happen around the world.
> 
> At 8 billion or so, couldn't there be room to loose a few?

20 years ago, I used to hang out with some guys that called themselves
"the mass-depopulation trio."

Got anything you want to see on their domain name?

http://massdepop.com/

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