Re: New Car Reviews

At Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:18:45 -0700, Dude <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 8/21/2026 4:08 AM, Creon wrote:
> > 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/
> > 
> The solution is to have enlightened children to increase productivity to 
> create a surplus of goods and services in an open and free market with 
> minimum government regulation.

Are you familiar with the so-called "Georgia Guidestones"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones

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