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[–] rikonium@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The context of the screencap is a Kia ad if anyone's curious (but also fuck Hyun/Kia and their poor decision-making

[–] aeternum@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

what the fuck. That was so lame.

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait, did I miss a car company scandal?

[–] rikonium@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 year ago

which one? It's not so much one big scandal (although that skipping basic anti-theft features decision to save a buck is pretty big right now) but all the medium ones that pretty much point to poor engineering decision-making or standards that causes trouble for owners despite their (usually) lower prices and sharp styling. Their past decade of 4-cylinder GDI engines being junk, fire risk stemming from several very different causes, etc. Of course, one can argue corporations will penny-pinch, but Hyundai and Kia just seem to keep pinching in the wrong places that other manufacturers either learned not to, or never bothered to pinch.