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Renegade777

Renegade777

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let me explain in simple english

for every car manufacturer, they will have low end and top of the line cars

low end cars are impreza/civic/lancer/etc

top of the line are a6/bmw 7 series/accord/teana/camry

 

k5 belongs to top of the line

if you see it on the roads more than you see fortes, then k5 is a failure

 

understand now?

if you still don't get it, go google product market positioning and learn

i'm not a marketting executive but i know simple common sense, can't say the same thing about you though

 

You are wrong again and I don't know where your common sense is leading you. Simple comparison. Honda Accord, Nissan Teana, Toyota Camry etc are not top of the line. Honda still have higher, topline range like Honda Legend, Toyota still have Crown and Nissan still have Infiniti etc.

 

Therefore, Teana, Camry, Accord etc are midrange only, thus cannot be compared to BMW 7 series etc. Same for K5 too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Expertz

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You are wrong again and I don't know where your common sense is leading you. Simple comparison. Honda Accord, Nissan Teana, Toyota Camry etc are not top of the line. Honda still have higher, topline range like Honda Legend, Toyota still have Crown and Nissan still have Infiniti etc.

 

Therefore, Teana, Camry, Accord etc are midrange only, thus cannot be compared to BMW 7 series etc. Same for K5 too.

 

 

OH WOW! YOU ARE SO RIGHT! SO SMART OF YOU!

i refuse to quarrel with idiots who think accord, teana, camry are in the same bracket as civic, forte, avante

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Proton_neutron

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The few reasons why the K5 ain't selling as well [not seeing it on the road], is probably because,

 

a) Shipment hasn't arrived

b) Competition from European rivals, especially those 1.6Turbo versions are heating up

c) Customers waiting for K5 2.4GDi model to come in

 

Thanks to more and more Singaporeans, especially the upper middle class society getting more affluent, you're seeing more 5-Series and E-Class on the roads [in fact, more than 3-series and C-Class respectively]. It's also possibly due to the higher COE prices.

 

That's why the rich gets seemingly richer, the poor remain status quo or get poorer.

 

 

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Renegade777

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OH WOW! YOU ARE SO RIGHT! SO SMART OF YOU!

i refuse to quarrel with idiots who think accord, teana, camry are in the same bracket as civic, forte, avante

 

Wah ! no need call names leh. I am just stating what top of the lines models are and No, I did not say Accord, Teana, Camry is the same bracket as Civic, Lancer, Altis etc . I am saying Accord, Teana, Camry is same as K5 and these are a series higher than Civic, Altis, Lancer etc. However, they are not the top range as mentioned by you. Top range are Honda Legend, Nissan Infiniti, Crown etc. I am just stating the models line-up. Camry, Accords, Teana is never top of the range.

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Mugen85

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Wah ! no need call names leh. I am just stating what top of the lines models are and No, I did not say Accord, Teana, Camry is the same bracket as Civic, Lancer, Altis etc . I am saying Accord, Teana, Camry is same as K5 and these are a series higher than Civic, Altis, Lancer etc. However, they are not the top range as mentioned by you. Top range are Honda Legend, Nissan Infiniti, Crown etc. I am just stating the models line-up. Camry, Accords, Teana is never top of the range.

 

Ignore that fellow la. As thou he/she is very smart. [laugh]

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Renegade777

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Ignore that fellow la. As thou he/she is very smart. [laugh]

 

Just trying to explain to him. Ok, think it will be good to heed your advice. [cool]

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PPeripheraL

PPeripheraL

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Wah ! no need call names leh. I am just stating what top of the lines models are and No, I did not say Accord, Teana, Camry is the same bracket as Civic, Lancer, Altis etc . I am saying Accord, Teana, Camry is same as K5 and these are a series higher than Civic, Altis, Lancer etc. However, they are not the top range as mentioned by you. Top range are Honda Legend, Nissan Infiniti, Crown etc. I am just stating the models line-up. Camry, Accords, Teana is never top of the range.

Haha but sadly, singapore will never get the best of anything..

 

So top range for singapore is actually K5, accord etc.

 

 

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Expertz

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Haha but sadly, singapore will never get the best of anything..

 

So top range for singapore is actually K5, accord etc.

 

he'll just twist his words again and say toyota top of the line is lexus which you can find in singapore

or heck, proton's top of the line is lotus, geely top of the line is volvo!

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Mike1234

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Kia Soul is a sales failure in Singapore but it is a huge success worldwide.

 

So those who say it is a failure are right as far as only Singapore is concerned. Some people have the ability to only see things in the Singapore context and we should respect that. We shouldn't mock at people for their lack of exposure outside of Singhapore because not everybody's life, business and job require them to have knowledge anything outside of this little island.

 

Kia Soul is a sales failure in SG.....

 

Party becos - 1) High COE (of cos will make potential customers turn off),

2) AD( AD is focusing on Forte & Koup Sales instead)

 

 

 

[;)]

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PPeripheraL

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he'll just twist his words again and say toyota top of the line is lexus which you can find in singapore

or heck, proton's top of the line is lotus, geely top of the line is volvo!

Chill guys! Singapore is a small market and naturally we won't get the best of any brands. Just like hyundai not bringing in GDi version, or the equus or dodge charger etc etc.

 

But staying in context to our market, our top of the line model is not the top of the line model that the brand carries. Eg, equus, infiniti or even SL65(not sure about this, but never seen in sg or even sgcarmart) etc

 

Anyway, top of the line is rather vague, in terms of price or? Cause what I can see is you all comparing comfort level cars.

 

I'm not siding anyone here, but let's not mis-interpret what the other party is saying. Miscommunication is very dangerous [:)]

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Mike1234

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Wah ! no need call names leh. I am just stating what top of the lines models are and No, I did not say Accord, Teana, Camry is the same bracket as Civic, Lancer, Altis etc . I am saying Accord, Teana, Camry is same as K5 and these are a series higher than Civic, Altis, Lancer etc. However, they are not the top range as mentioned by you. Top range are Honda Legend, Nissan Infiniti, Crown etc. I am just stating the models line-up. Camry, Accords, Teana is never top of the range.

 

In Automotive world...

 

There are A segments (Mini Compact car), B segments (Subcompact car), C segments (Compact car), D Segments (Mid size car) , E segments (Large car).

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_size_class

 

Thus Automotive companies offer different car models under this segments...

 

PS: Civic, Altis , Lancer, Forte,Elantra is under C segment while Accord, Tena , Camry, K5 , I45 is D segments

 

[:)]

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Expertz

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i would pay 95k for a 1 yr old K5..

haha

 

no need to wait long, nowadays can find 2nd hand kia soul on the market already

give it 1 yr 1 month, sure will have 1 or 2 k5s on sale!

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Vt04boys

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The few reasons why the K5 ain't selling as well [not seeing it on the road], is probably because,

 

a) Shipment hasn't arrived

b) Competition from European rivals, especially those 1.6Turbo versions are heating up

c) Customers waiting for K5 2.4GDi model to come in

 

Thanks to more and more Singaporeans, especially the upper middle class society getting more affluent, you're seeing more 5-Series and E-Class on the roads [in fact, more than 3-series and C-Class respectively]. It's also possibly due to the higher COE prices.

 

That's why the rich gets seemingly richer, the poor remain status quo or get poorer.

 

 

K5, 2.0L Turbo! [thumbsup]

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13177

13177

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no need to wait long, nowadays can find 2nd hand kia soul on the market already

give it 1 yr 1 month, sure will have 1 or 2 k5s on sale!

So fast Soul already in the used car market!!!

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Vt04boys

Vt04boys

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I luv my OPTIMA K5. Great ride and feeling.

 

 

alright! another positive endorsement.

 

dun see too many around at all..

 

Maybe you'll like to share more? How's the ride, noise for back passengers?

 

Does it handle confidently at curves, especially "S" ?

 

many USA SX units seem to have a "pull left" problem. do you experience that too on ur K5?

 

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