[mdmglr]

I don’t understand why you’re mentioning your perception and opinion that people in Korea have 0 concerns about theft. And thus it somehow absolves Hyundai.

I suspect this was a money saving decision on Hyundai and Kia.

Immobilizers were standard on 96% of other manufacturers' models, the institute said. But they were standard on only 26% of Hyundai and Kia models. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hyundai-kia-engine-immobilizer-...

It amazing to me people line up paying over MSRP for some of these cars. Some mechanic friends of mine have said that Hyundais are some of the worse cars. Full engine replacement with less that 30k miles.

[PaulHoule]

i drove a Hyundai Elantra in the mid-2000s. It was a nice car in many respects but around 80,000 miles it started falling apart and needed a $300 repair every month and i figured at that rate i could spend that money on a car payment and be driving a new car so I got a Honda.