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Alan,Any thoughts on why Hy do tailor their cars to different markets and why they would think that Ireland needs to have different models / colours / engines etc. I can understand subtle differences for far away countries where the climate, road conditions & distances between cities may differ. Making variations adds to the production cost, so why would this be a good move.
They probably do what they can get away with to maximise profits and depending on what their competition is in a particular country.It's the same with the warranty - they don't offer their best deal in all markets. They offer what they have to offer to be competitive and no more.In Australia it was the warranty that was their real point of difference in the early days and it no doubt helps them to sell lots of cars.But no red? That's a bit of a worry....
I looked at the Czech assembly line pics posted recently, the cars are painted early in their assembly, so why no red ? It can't be a production limitation.
Quote from: 847563 on March 16, 2012, 09:11:24I looked at the Czech assembly line pics posted recently, the cars are painted early in their assembly, so why no red ? It can't be a production limitation.I see quite a few i30's here in the UK when on my travels. By my observation the most popular colours are silver and steel grey in joint first place- followed by stone black and vivid blue in joint second. I can remember seeing only one red i30. I therefore conclude from my highly unscientific survey that red cars are not big sellers here.They say a red car indicates an aggressive driver - perhaps we are too laid back as a nation.
Quote from: AlanHo on March 16, 2012, 09:48:17They say a red car indicates an aggressive driver - perhaps we are too laid back as a nation.So how come Ferrari Red, is the benchmark colour everywhere
They say a red car indicates an aggressive driver - perhaps we are too laid back as a nation.
I've never been a great fan of red cars per se, but I do like the new i30 in red.Red cars can suffer from paint fade in our climate unless you always keep them well polished and protected.But when I saw a photo of a red i30, it just appealed for some reason.
Interesting because I don't like metallic reds, just the bright solid reds.
So far as I am aware, the only markets where a 5 year warranty is offered are UK, Ireland, Australia and possibly NZ. the USA does even better with 10 years.
Hyundai must have their reasons for the differences - but I fail to understand them because there is no real difference between driving conditions each side of the border.
I think it is the import agent in each country that decides what should be in the different models in the range.
What's with the 1.8 litre petrol i30 though?And the base model having all the good gear in it?
Diesels will be hard to sell when the carbon tax levy kicks in. They cost more to buy, there's already a fuel price disadvantage which will only get worse.