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Originally Posted by CorporateWhore
I'm less impressed than I used to be. When my wife was looking at getting a car, we looked at both Kia and Hyundai as options.
The Hyundais were pretty disappointing in person. While they are miles away from where they used to be, to me the build quality still feels cheapish. They seem to be put together well enough, but I got the feeling that they are using Walmart-level materials that look good for a couple of years and then just fade. The metal on the cars felt like it was paper thin. It wouldn't take a very powerful hailstorm for it to get destroyed.
Drove a couple of the cars as well, and they felt soft and squishy and just really generic. Great for the "cars are just appliances to get me to work and back" crowd, but other than that....no soul.
Kia we had a better experience, they looked better (much better styled....thanks to formed Audi guy Peter Schreyer), and seemed to have a little more soul. Still felt the same thing about the driving and build quality though. But at least they looked great.
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You've done more investigation than I - I've not driven, just seen and read. The Optima looks very nice and on paper seems good value. If you compare it with other like priced vehicles I'd think it would do very well. The Genesis also has impressive numbers for the dollars. The Genesis with the optional motor destroys a BMW 335i, and with a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty, can't be ignored.
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