Hyundai vs Mercedes (repost for morning peeps)

"crazedclay: SBC murderer" (crazedclay) 06/01/2014 at 10:00 • Filed to: Diamonds and quartz. Lipstick and pigs.

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I have been hearing some talk of Hyundai trying to make it in the luxury market.

Cool.

I took it upon myself to go interview an Equus and a Genesis.

And then popped over to the local merc dealership to do a comparison.

Fifty zero percent of you will hate me and start flaming.

The rest of you should get a good laugh and/or agree.

I am also stuffed up. So speaking is not my strong suit tonight.

The cliffs notes are that there is a longer way to go than most would suspect.

Forgetful > crazedclay: SBC murderer 05/31/2014 at 23:53

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whoarder is tellurium > crazedclay: SBC murderer 05/31/2014 at 23:58

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For going above and beyond and conducting an inspection in the most uncommon areas, I salut.

Kia/Hyundai may try, but dammit i'd never consider them a competitor in the "luxury" price range. No prestige, no history.

They should just toss the Tau V8 in the Genesis Coupe and call it a day.

Vicente Esteve > crazedclay: SBC murderer 06/01/2014 at 00:46

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Cant get enough of this:

SmoresTM Has No Chill (O==[][]==O) > crazedclay: SBC murderer 06/01/2014 at 00:48

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Bookmarking this for when people ask me why I hate Hyundai or tell me to 'give Hyundai a chance.'

oldirtybootz > crazedclay: SBC murderer 06/01/2014 at 00:55

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"Cool, double ball joints! Thats an interesting way to do things. Looks like those will fail..." lmfao

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Vicente Esteve 06/01/2014 at 01:51

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I had a Mk3 jetta and put 17" wheels and tires on it and then dumped it on coilovers. I consciously made sure to keep the width stock and general size of the tire/wheel assembly the same as it left the factory. Why? Fender rollers do crap on German steel. Even 200k miles on, the best way to do a proper roll job on a VW fender is to get a decently high temperature heat gun and spend probably an hour or so on each fender when the vehicle is on a hoist. On a honda or toyota? Meh, 5 minutes each. The paint and metal are thin so feel free to go hard on them........ Although I do appreciate that the frame rail rotted away on my jetta a bit.

Team6.1 > crazedclay: SBC murderer 06/01/2014 at 01:58

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"Welded like glue" :-)

And damn that Hyundai looked like a p.o.s.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > crazedclay: SBC murderer 06/01/2014 at 02:31

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My mom's 6-year-old, 65,000 mile Saturn Vue, which was mass produced in Mexico by GM in 2008, is better screwed together than those Hyundais. That's...shocking.

That being said, I'd still pick up a Genesis coupe. Less luxury more attractive pony car.

Squid > Vicente Esteve 06/01/2014 at 03:00

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Hahaha that is my local VW dealer. I blast by that dealer laughing in my Miata.

wiffleballtony > crazedclay: SBC murderer 06/01/2014 at 03:42

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Once Hyundai has put more years under its belt making good cars than utter crap, I will give them a chance. At this point anyone who pays Mercedes money for a Hyundai is out of their mind.

Vicente Esteve > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 06/01/2014 at 09:17

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OH yes! I read your story. Even modifying German cars is a hassle and over complication.

Vicente Esteve > Squid 06/01/2014 at 09:18

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Really?! Hahah thats awesome! VW does this with every single dealer. Each of them show their models against the competition, and then touch stuff that is harder than the other.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > crazedclay: SBC murderer 06/01/2014 at 10:37

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My granddad almost bought one, because it is the least pretentious $60-70k car on the market. There is a market, albeit a small one, for people who don't want to show off how much they spent on a car, even if it is expensive.