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Old Oct 22, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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Fit vs CHINESE Cars

Some of these are comming to US in late 2007/ early 2008 costing less than $10,000

 
Old Oct 22, 2006 | 09:15 PM
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They are assulgy on the outside thats for sure, but the insides of some of them are pretty nice. I wounder what kinda engines they have or they run on small chinese children ? LMAO.. JK!!!!!
 
Old Oct 22, 2006 | 09:24 PM
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0.8 liter lol omg
 
Old Oct 22, 2006 | 10:57 PM
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WHy not Cars too!..... good god, Everything is made in China now huh?
 
Old Oct 22, 2006 | 11:36 PM
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Butt-ass ugly. At least they all have temp gauges. HEHEH!!

JK! Me <3 Fits!

OHH ISH SON!!! Its got some sort of high grade plastic/wood!!!
 
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 12:28 PM
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I'll guarentee not this one however - GM won a legal battle with Chery over it being a copy of their littlest Daewoo sold there, "Spark".
 
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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I think I would constantly ask my dash where it was going.

I have never driven a car with center mounted gauges and all I have heard are complaints. Whats the deal with them, are they better in any way?
 
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by jits14

I think I would constantly ask my dash where it was going.

I have never driven a car with center mounted gauges and all I have heard are complaints. Whats the deal with them, are they better in any way?
Without getting this argument going again here, all I can say is just go drive one yourself to find out if you like it. Most people complain simply because they're different and they can't deal with it. They make up all kinds of reasons why they suck, when in reality one isn't necessarily better/worse than the other. I was dead-set against them for a long time, then I bought an xB and was over it in 5 mins. Others never get over it, but I'd buy a car w/ center guages again no problem.
 
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 02:00 PM
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Man their logos resemble other logos. One looks like infiniti (i thought the thread starter posted a wrong pic on accident) another looks like a mix b/t Hyundai and suburu.
 
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 02:17 PM
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Man their logos resemble other logos. One looks like infiniti (i thought the thread starter posted a wrong pic on accident) another looks like a mix b/t Hyundai and suburu.
The logo copying is not by accident.

On a brief glance it does look like an infinity logo so your brain registers that association.

A distinctive logo would both set it apart and make it instantly known that it was not a familar brand.

From an article-
There are now over 40 domestic car brands in China, producing over 200 models. The State Development and Reform Commission said domestic automobile manufacturers are gearing up to meet the upcoming competition from their foreign counterparts.

Apparently the Chinese consumer is brand sensitive-
http://www.hoffmanasia.com/ap/rev2/h...y_feb04-RB.htm

Get ready for Geely in 2008
http://geelycar.com/default.aspx
Not bad looking Logo or car.
 
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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I REALLY like the way these gauges look!! Some of the cars don't look that bad.
 
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 03:17 PM
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As soon as I saw this picture, it totally reminded me.....



of this!



A product of video game culture, I guess.
 
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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sorry not feeling cheap cars, fugly, not reliable and copycat....
 
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by jits14




A product of video game culture, I guess.

CONTRA wtf!!!
 
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 05:13 PM
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As soon as I saw this picture, it totally reminded me.....



of this!



A product of video game culture, I guess.
i thought the dash sorta reminded me of tron LoL
 
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by koolkevin1107
I REALLY like the way these gauges look!! Some of the cars don't look that bad.
I cna't tell if you're being sarcastic. I did have a reaction to the guages. I kinda laughed. You can see individual light sources from behind, instead of a uniform backlight
 
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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Same reactions were probably made when Japanese brought over their
cars... Only time will tell...

Apparently the Chinese consumer is brand sensitive-
?? So is everyone else... I remember reading S2000 boards full of ppl
bitching that it should be an Acura...
 
Old Oct 27, 2006 | 02:50 AM
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This model would be nice if it was the same size as the Fit.
 
Old Oct 27, 2006 | 04:57 AM
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I like the car girl shown on one of those pictures ... if a car girl comes with the car, I will buy it - considering I am buying the girl, not the car.:rolleyes:

The dash with all those flashy colors is a distraction, it looks more like my PC Tower IMO.
 
Old Oct 27, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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they actually look like muts of other cars. not feeling them. they wont sell IMO
 



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