Comments on: UK scrappage scheme sees Hyundai i10 as a new favourtie

By: Joh

Joh — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:01:58 +0000

An interesting approach, but i’m surprised the poms introduced it – I was there recently and I was stretching my eye to see any car that was older than 9 years, and from what I’ve seen, the car dealers were giving out massive discounts left-right and centre!

As for trade-ins, that reminds me of a local Hyundai dealership here in New Zealand where I had an interest in buying a Ford Falcon AU wagon that had been traded in on a Getz! As it is, I can never imagine that particular Hyundai dealership ever being part of a scrappage scheme – there were cars from the 1980s on the forecourt for sale beside the new ones!

By: DesignEngr

DesignEngr — Thu, 28 May 2009 00:52:00 +0000

I can’t belive that after a week there’s still a typo in the title.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Sun, 24 May 2009 12:06:04 +0000

Go Korea
Give me a packet of poo and I will buy and drive it. The longer you say something is true the more people believe it.

By: Maneesh

Maneesh — Sat, 23 May 2009 16:31:34 +0000

There are hidden benefits. Eg, even the Tata Nano, (the U$2500 car) uses made in Germany Bosch fuel injectors and its body panels are made of Japanese and Korean steel.

That’s why Kevin Rudd’s obsession with making CARS is so wrong, instead we can make some COMPONENTS here in Victoria and then export them to a car factory in Thailand…

There is a factory in Sydney which makes the steering columns for two Formula 1 teams for crying out loud!

By: SamR

SamR — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:34:24 +0000

Sorry Sam

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:41:53 +0000

hey who is calling themselves sam? thats my name. I might have to change……

By: realcars

realcars — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:34:39 +0000

Dear Mr Rudd please don’t introduce this scheme here in the Great Southern Land.

Yes I know our total dept to GDP ratio is still better than the rest of the developed world at the moment but please don’t squander anymore cash handouts on such a scheme as most of it will go to the GDPs of Korea and Japan and the like I fear.

By: Sam

Sam — Fri, 22 May 2009 09:32:36 +0000

It would not work as well here.

Car depreciation is very high in the UK. They drive mostly European cars which fall to bits after 7 or 8 years and are essentially worthless.

In Australia an 8 years old Corolla or Mazda 323 is still a great reliable car and worth good money.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:34:33 +0000

my opinion of these things is that first, rudd won’t pay for it since he doesn’t have any more money anyway

2ndly it would only help if you bought a falcon, camry or commodore which isn’t what customers want anyway

in the example of the Hyundai i10… you buy pay an incentive to buy a Korean named car that’s made in India?

I don’t see a lot of flow on effect there except to the smarmy sales git at the Hyundai dealer.

The German example is that it seemed to favour the Romanian car industry and the Renault Logan… same deal… you German cashback is incentivising a French company and Romanian workers?

I assume your goal is to help Australian industry?

By: Another Toyota Recall

Another Toyota Recall — Fri, 22 May 2009 03:05:31 +0000

Quote “Ever notice the Hyundai supporters lack of grammatical cohesion?

hahaha is that what your English teacher says you lack in Lexusboy,{thought I would correct your spelling}cause you obviously didnt read what you wrote did you .

How are the English lessons going ! Hiding behind another identity ,spoto you !