I truly understand the reliance on Japanese....they do make solid cars.....however I just got 160k from my 2011 Optima with absolutely no issues hence building my confidence in the brand .....and in the past 10yrs( yes nowhere near the 40-45yrs the Japanese have enjoyed) but you gotta start somewhere......the few Japanese models that even competed, didn't complete the checklist: ES 350 f sport (fwd ) gs series (bland) Accord(nah) TLX (close) .....but not many others.....used LFA ? Now you talkin! Lol
I actually don't have much issue with reliability on Hyundai/Kia/Genesis. All things considered, I don't recall anything "broken" on my Stinger or rendering it out of service over 18 months. My wife has a 7 year old Santa Fe (bought new) and it's been reliable enough with only a few little issues. I also had a Kia
Sportage, it was a generally good vehicle too, just not an exciting vehicle at all. The Stinger had to go though, it didn't inspire that excitement I get from cars, I didn't love the build quality on mine and it had little issues, the dealers were rather useless for fixing anything of that sort, and it being in an accident was pretty much the last straw, the love was long gone.
What I wanted right now was a coupe, and that has been a void in the Korean line up since the
Genesis coupe went away. I think only real car nerds will understand why someone would want a coupe so badly, it's the little things like the truly driver centric focus (small back seats make the front seats seem more substantial), the styling, and for me, the ability to have the windows wide open in summer and not getting blasted by wind hitting the B pillar and smashing into me ear, that really irks me about all 4 door cars.
If Genesis had a coupe, that would have been a serious contender for my money. The
G70 is OK, but chop 2 doors off, I think that would have been very appealing, especially if priced right in line with the
G70, although most manufactured add a 10K premium, "two-door tax." See Infiniti as an example, lol.
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