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goliath1812 · 09-28-2012, 02:37 PM

With a name like Hershey, you can't pass that stuff up! :)

Hershey · 09-28-2012, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by goliath1812

With a name like Hershey, you can't pass that stuff up! :)

. Maybe changing it to SUSHI would help reduce the pounds .

tk1971 · 09-28-2012, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Hershey

. Maybe changing it to SUSHI would help reduce the pounds .

Nah... too many carbs.

bronsin · 09-29-2012, 07:24 AM

Small car big letters?

nookandcrannycar · 09-29-2012, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by bronsin

Small car big letters?

nookandcrannycar · 09-29-2012, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bronsin

Small car big letters?

You are definitely correct re the name ECHO being in all caps. For some reason I really want to know why. I did some varied internet searches trying to find out the answer and....nothing (perhaps I am the only person who has ever been curious enough as to why to look for an answer

). If you ever come across the answer out of the blue, please post the answer.

junorico24 · 09-30-2012, 02:12 AM

Shame Daihatsu doesn't make cars in Australia. What a revelation this company has been with their small but strong engine cars packs quite a punch.Throaty engine is mad.

bronsin · 09-30-2012, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

You are definitely correct re the name ECHO being in all caps. For some reason I really want to know why. I did some varied internet searches trying to find out the answer and....nothing (perhaps I am the only person who has ever been curious enough as to why to look for an answer

). If you ever come across the answer out of the blue, please post the answer.

Hmmm at Edmunds Ive been on the ECHO forum since almost Day One. There are like thousands of posts there going back to 2000 or so.

Peerhaps the answer you seek is there. I will look as time allows...

nookandcrannycar · 10-01-2012, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by bronsin

Hmmm at Edmunds Ive been on the ECHO forum since almost Day One. There are like thousands of posts there going back to 2000 or so.

Peerhaps the answer you seek is there. I will look as time allows...

I just looked on Edmunds per your suggestion. I didn't find anything. Perhaps I am not wording my search 'just right'.

cali yaris · 09-30-2012, 10:16 PM

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God forbid they start thinking Hummers, Escalades, and Edsels are cool with the public here.

Didn't the Chinese buy the Hummer brand?

Absolutely Red 12 · 10-01-2012, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cali yaris

Didn't the Chinese buy the Hummer brand?

Naw, deal fell through.

jcboy · 12-03-2012, 06:27 PM

i still wont buy a China Car. or a motorcycle. those are life and death boundaries that we're talking about. its not so fine to buy a china celfone, (for fear of exploding batteries), moreso a vehicle.

we have China built bikes here and the most common problems are electricals (alternators,dynamos,wiring,etc) and panels fitting each other like a glove (although the latter can be addressed by better manufacturing)

i know so because my brother is a bike mechanic, and i usually help him if there's something he cant seem to troubleshoot in electricals...and my dad used to be the area manager for Foton (a china brand as well). we used to have a china pickup truck which was from Month 1 (brand new) making all the squeaks in the underchassis which transmits through the cabin. and oh yeah, that very noticeable body roll. FAIL. (sorry Foton, this is first hand experience and not opinion)

nookandcrannycar · 12-04-2012, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by jcboy

i still wont buy a China Car. or a motorcycle. those are life and death boundaries that we're talking about. its not so fine to buy a china celfone, (for fear of exploding batteries), moreso a vehicle.

we have China built bikes here and the most common problems are electricals (alternators,dynamos,wiring,etc) and panels fitting each other like a glove (although the latter can be addressed by better manufacturing)

i know so because my brother is a bike mechanic, and i usually help him if there's something he cant seem to troubleshoot in electricals...and my dad used to be the area manager for Foton (a china brand as well). we used to have a china pickup truck which was from Month 1 (brand new) making all the squeaks in the underchassis which transmits through the cabin. and oh yeah, that very noticeable body roll. FAIL. (sorry Foton, this is first hand experience and not opinion)

Reminds me of stories I used to hear about the Citroen (2V ?) that had the basket seats.

Superfly · 12-26-2012, 06:33 PM

Eh, I'm not impressed. Cars sold in the states always run at a higher sales cost even if it is manufactured cheaply out of the country with low wage labor. I doubt a Chinese car would be any different in price point. Not to mention the fact that many Americans, especially today, would probably actively spurn purchasing a Chinese-manufactured car. Look at how much people detest the Japanese automakers...

bronsin · 12-26-2012, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Superfly

Look at how much people detest the Japanese automakers...

Yes theyre called idiots. Lots of them around.

nookandcrannycar · 12-28-2012, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by bronsin

Yes theyre called idiots. Lots of them around.

sqcomp · 12-28-2012, 12:47 PM

I'm not going to invest in unproven products from China. I'll look at it in 10 years...but by then, I won't need to buy a BS cheap copy of a "car".

The goal was to "not to copy but approximate the Aygo"

*cough*

It's a copy without the technology put into the R&D. We all know how badly the Chinese are with patent ripoffs. Any of you guys ever see that Top Gear episode where the show went to China to talk about their budding auto industry?

TPA5 · 01-12-2013, 11:55 AM

I'll chance it with off-brand breakfast cereal and socks, but I gotta say I'd feel less comfortable with off-brand cars that hurtle me down the pavement at 100km/h. Because really I'd prefer to not have pieces of my vehicle tear off in a high-wind while my brakes disintegrate because they're made from rice paper and the tears of small children.

09-28-2012, 02:37 PM	#1
goliath1812 View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Prius, 2007 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ocala Florida Posts: 368	With a name like Hershey, you can't pass that stuff up! :) __________________

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bronsin Drives: 2009 Base Hatch 2 Dr Auto Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: nj Posts: 4,784	Small car big letters? __________________ Synthetic Oil: Its All In Your Head

12-28-2012, 12:47 PM	#17
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	I'm not going to invest in unproven products from China. I'll look at it in 10 years...but by then, I won't need to buy a BS cheap copy of a "car". The goal was to "not to copy but approximate the Aygo" cough It's a copy without the technology put into the R&D. We all know how badly the Chinese are with patent ripoffs. Any of you guys ever see that Top Gear episode where the show went to China to talk about their budding auto industry? __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

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junorico24 Drives: toyota yaris yrs Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 642	Shame Daihatsu doesn't make cars in Australia. What a revelation this company has been with their small but strong engine cars packs quite a punch.Throaty engine is mad.

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jcboy Drives: Sedan 07 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Asia Posts: 478	i still wont buy a China Car. or a motorcycle. those are life and death boundaries that we're talking about. its not so fine to buy a china celfone, (for fear of exploding batteries), moreso a vehicle. we have China built bikes here and the most common problems are electricals (alternators,dynamos,wiring,etc) and panels fitting each other like a glove (although the latter can be addressed by better manufacturing) i know so because my brother is a bike mechanic, and i usually help him if there's something he cant seem to troubleshoot in electricals...and my dad used to be the area manager for Foton (a china brand as well). we used to have a china pickup truck which was from Month 1 (brand new) making all the squeaks in the underchassis which transmits through the cabin. and oh yeah, that very noticeable body roll. FAIL. (sorry Foton, this is first hand experience and not opinion)

12-26-2012, 06:33 PM	#14
Superfly Makin' it rain Drives: 2012 Silver Yaris LE Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 59	Eh, I'm not impressed. Cars sold in the states always run at a higher sales cost even if it is manufactured cheaply out of the country with low wage labor. I doubt a Chinese car would be any different in price point. Not to mention the fact that many Americans, especially today, would probably actively spurn purchasing a Chinese-manufactured car. Look at how much people detest the Japanese automakers...

01-12-2013, 11:55 AM	#18
TPA5 Wait, what? Drives: NULL Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: NULL Posts: 242	I'll chance it with off-brand breakfast cereal and socks, but I gotta say I'd feel less comfortable with off-brand cars that hurtle me down the pavement at 100km/h. Because really I'd prefer to not have pieces of my vehicle tear off in a high-wind while my brakes disintegrate because they're made from rice paper and the tears of small children.