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Re:Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis by jlawer on Sunday February 27, 2022 @05:43PM (#30493537)
> If people made purely rational decisions when purchasing a car, the only manufactures left would be Toyota and Honda.

Not sure if this is different regions or just dated. In Australia now, Honda is a joke. They are overpriced, offer terrible support, etc. Toyota is quality beige, overpriced but reliable, kind of like Sony TVs 15 years ago before Samsung and LG became dominate.

Just like with TVs, the Korean companies (Hyundai & Kia) are the smart money brands at least in the Australian Market.

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Re:Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis by ok123456 on Sunday February 27, 2022 @06:00PM (#30493707)
Kia/Hyundai (they're basically the same company since they own each other) have had a horrible track record in the last few years. They cannot build an engine to save their lives. They scrimped on the quality of the piston rings and other internal components and they ware out very quickly.

A Kia with 150k miles is end of life, but a Honda/Toyota with that mileage is basically still being broken in, yet the Honda only has a $2k premium over the Kia.

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Re:Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis by lachstar-x on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:22PM (#30496005)
Don't they use Mitsubishi engines across the board?
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Re:Global chip shortage may soon turn into an oversupply crisis by ok123456 on Sunday February 27, 2022 @10:48PM (#30496177)
They manufacture their own. The design comes from a subsidiary.
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