How Hate Can Turn Into Love

Frits Pieper
29 apr 2020

I almost don't dare say it, but for years I have had a deep hatred for the South Korean car brands Hyundai and Kia.

They looked awful and had really weird names, they were just weird cars.

I think that's because they only joined in Europe later. When I was little you had German, French and British brands. Also a few Japanese, a few Italian, and two Swedish.

And Americans of course. Americans, those were huge sleds. You only bought those if you had your own gas pump in your yard.

Suddenly a few brats showed up. A Hyundai Pony, do you remember it? What a hideous thing. Designed by an Italian, but probably a designer who was fired by Alfa Romeo…

And what about those weird names? Hyundai Jerrycan, Hyundai Kutson. Off-road vehicles were supposed to be that. Pfff.

In the 90s another Korean brand was added: Kia. Do you remember the Kia Sephia? It was a pretty good car, but it looked a lot like a lot of other cars.

Or the Opirus. When it drove past quickly, and you almost closed your eyes, you could easily think that a Mercedes was driving past. Not so.

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But I'm convinced. When Peugeot and Citroën announced last year that they would stop producing the smallest cars, we started looking further. Which car brands have other small models?

And lo and behold, we now have quite a few Kias and Hyundais in our fleet at Adrem Limburg.

I have to say: they work great!

They are our little ones, but with a huge amount more accessories than before. The difference between a pony and a car could hardly be greater. I am not talking about the power steering, which was still a luxury in the 70s, and therefore usually not in the Hyundai Pony. I am sometimes amazed at how full they can stuff those little cars with the latest technical gadgets.

Want to try a Kia or Hyundai? Feel free to reserve one of our little ones!

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