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Ha! My daughter attends a community college in Irvine, CA where there are lots of VERY wealthy Asian families. The parking lot, according to her, is half Toyotas and Hondas, and the other half Mercedes, BMW, and Audi. Once she saw a McLaren in the student parking lot.
The interesting thing in the context of this thread is that people all over the country, in very different living situations, feel a desire to drive an SUV for what must be a large variety of reasons. Sometimes it's practicality but a lot of the time it isn't. SUVs apparently hit a sweet spot in the way that a sports car or an actual station wagon doesn't.
Yeah that's a huge difference between the community college I work for, lol! Most of the cars in our parking lot are the old Accords, Civics, and Corollas - many first cars for those drivers. Which is why if you see any Lexus or BMW entering our driveway, those are parked in the paid parking garage lol! I'm just too cheap to park there, and my Honda Accord has a few chips and fine scratches from people walking by with their book bags and whatever else they're carrying.
I would say many who drive SUVs in my area own them because they needed something to pull campers with, while having enough room to take the entire family. There is a lot of camping going on around where I live, and it's not just during the summer - it's all year long. There's also the idea that the SUVs are safer for those who ride in them, as opposed to a tiny vehicle like a Honda Fit. That is probably true. I know my wife would rather take my son in her RAV4 as opposed to my Accord coupe. Crash test ratings aside, there's a sense of security in an SUV that people usually don't have in a regular sedan or a compact car.
Kia is one of the most reliable vehicles on the road today my friend has a 2016 Kia Sorento not a problem since he has had it this is the list of automakers reliability from best to worst.
Kia is one of the most reliable vehicles on the road today my friend has a 2016 Kia Sorento not a problem since he has had it this is the list of automakers reliability from best to worst.
Lexus: 99 (problems experienced per 100 vehicles)
Porsche: 100
Buick: 116
Infiniti: 120
Kia: 122
Chevrolet: 124
Hyundai: 124
BMW: 127
Toyota: 127
Lincoln: 133
Nissan: 133
Honda: 140
Audi: 141
Industry average: 142
Mazda: 144
Mercedes-Benz: 147
Ford: 152
MINI: 153
GMC: 156
Volkswagen: 157
Acura: 159
Jaguar: 159
Volvo: 162
Dodge: 166
Ram: 167
Subaru: 167
Mitsubishi: 173
Cadillac: 186
Jeep: 188
Fiat: 192
Land Rover: 204
Chrysler: 211
Nothing at all against Kia but it always makes me laugh when someone suggests an individual's positive experience with a 2 year old car somehow reflects long term reliability...it doesnt.
Nothing at all against Kia but it always makes me laugh when someone suggests an individual's positive experience with a 2 year old car somehow reflects long term reliability...it doesnt.
I had a Ford Festiva in the 90’s they were made by Kia for Ford I put over 100,000 miles on it not one problem with it besides maintenance and wear items It was a great car.
Nothing at all against Kia but it always makes me laugh when someone suggests an individual's positive experience with a 2 year old car somehow reflects long term reliability...it doesnt.
It always makes me laugh when someone is so dead set on talking down a car manufacturer they ignore or otherwise denigrate independent data regarding the subject. Like the numbers he just provided regarding long term reliability.
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