Am i crazy?

"not for canada - australian in disguise" (for-canada) 01/18/2015 at 00:05 • Filed to: None

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Am i crazy for wanting these two to actually be real?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/18/2015 at 00:05

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not at all

Alex from Toronto > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/18/2015 at 00:06

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No not crazy at all.

Michael Maguire > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/18/2015 at 00:06

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Yes, yes you are...

haha no, but seriously I'm all for the wagon variant.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/18/2015 at 00:10

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With enough money, you probably could graft a Sorento's roof onto an Optima.
Bonus points if you could base it off of the rare manual Optima such as this one.

http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/…

not for canada - australian in disguise > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 01/18/2015 at 00:11

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I actually had no clue this existed, i thought the man in the dealer asking if we wanted a manual or a slushbox was actually insane, guess not.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/18/2015 at 00:13

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That coupe looks really good. Since they share platforms with Hyundai, they should make a Genesis coupe one.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/18/2015 at 00:13

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I'm pretty sure they only offered it for the 2011 model year.

CAR_IS_MI > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/18/2015 at 00:17

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coupe... meh

wagon... yeah!!!

not for canada - australian in disguise > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 01/18/2015 at 00:24

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May be that in the States, but i looked it up and there were several manual Optimas for sale, that were newer then 2011.

http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Kia/Optima/S…

http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Kia/Optima/Q…

http://www.autotrader.ca/a/Kia/Optima/M…

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/18/2015 at 00:38

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I just checked out the third one, and ran a Car Proof. That thing has had nearly 10,000 in accident damage.

not for canada - australian in disguise > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO 01/18/2015 at 00:39

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Bloody hell 0_0

ranwhenparked > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/18/2015 at 00:40

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No, not at all, the Optima is a very handsome car and lends itself well to coupe and wagon versions. Its just too bad American consumers only buy sedans and SUVs.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/18/2015 at 00:41

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BTW, That was my first time using car proof. I find it weird that Carfax or Autocheck never report how much damage was caused from an accident.

not for canada - australian in disguise > ranwhenparked 01/18/2015 at 00:47

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I think here in Canada an Optima wagon would be slightly more feasable, as troves of Golf SportWagens roam around here, and also quite a few Audi and Volvo wagons, there's a bit of a void left out at the bottom end of the market. As for the Coupe, i think that would be a bit of an oddity, the price segment if they actually made it would probably right in FRS-BRZ territory, and that would be a bit awkward for a FWD midsize sedan with two doors chopped off.

ranwhenparked > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/18/2015 at 00:54

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Canada is a bit more European in tastes, and if they only sell there, they wouldn't have to bother with FMVSS/NHTSA. Shame they never made a wagon, the Mazda 6 and Ford Mondeo both have them.

wafflesnfalafel > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/18/2015 at 01:03

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Don't they already offer a wagon in Europe? (Or maybe I am thinking Hyundai Sonata..) It does make a nice looking wagon.

not for canada - australian in disguise > wafflesnfalafel 01/18/2015 at 01:10

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You're thinking Sonata, known in Europe as the i40.

duurtlang > wafflesnfalafel 01/18/2015 at 05:41

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I've never seen an Optima sedan in Europe

edit:.. although they do supposedly offer them here. I learned something new today. Where I live you can only buy them as a hybrid or as a diesel, the latter with a manual as standard.