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what do you think?
pros and cons?
anything
Answer
The pro is that it is a Hyundai and the con is that it is a Hyundai. Hyundai is a ship builder, they transport 90% of the worlds freight. It is for this very reason, they have deep pockets giving them the ability to offer the Hyundai Assurance Program. Hyundai is a diverse company specializing in global commerce. Since their introduction to the world of automobiles this company has shown grit in building solid economy cars with a 10 year 100,000 mile warranty; now they have the audacity to challenge the world's best premium cars with a non-premium name.
Hyundai is based in South Korea, also the home of Samsung and LG TV. I would say South Korea has something to offer the world when it comes to manufacturing product as evidenced by their line of products, they can compete anywhere on the globe. The South Koreans are more technologically capable than most countries and have demonstrable best practices in manufacturing. This too spills over into automotive manufacturing.
The thing to watch with Hyundai, is to keep a close watch on the even level of manufacturing quality. What they have to do is establish quality controls, too. This would be benchmark workmanship which directly connects brand owner experience to perceived quality; much like the Apple brand is to computers, the Mercedes brand is to luxury cars, the Samsung brand is to cell phones and the LG brand has been to high definition television.
This automaker's design language is a little Lexus, a little Mercedes and a little Hyundai. The performance specs on the 08 and 09 model years are in line with the best in the business.
You will not have the prestige name plate, but you will definitely look the part for thousands of dollars less. Lexus pulled this same strategery on Mercedes and Cadillac in the late 80's early 90s. At the time, Toyota was not viewed as having the business acumen and marketing savvy to build a rival luxury car line, named Lexus. The Japanese snatched market share from their new rivals and laughed all the way to the bank. This is the same risk approach Hyundai is taking, minus the upscale name and reputation.
Recently Volkswagen tried to pull off a similar feat with the Phaeton. The Phaeton has Bentley bones and will be a collectors item, but it did not help the overall upscale efforts of Volkswagen. A valid question is this. Can Hyundai "that rhymes with Sunday" sale the buying public with a previous well known budget economy car name? This remains to be seen. Volkswagen could not pull it off.
How important is a name? Elijah Wood played Frodo Baggins in Lord of the Rings. He has been type cast as Frodo, to have a future as an actor on the silver screen, he must be perceived beyond his very frumpy flat foot character in Lord of the Rings. Despite his award winning performance as Frodo, Elijah Wood cannot suddenly be a convincing big screen comic book hero like, Spiderman. Will the Hyundai name be type cast as the venerable automotive equivalent of Frodo Baggins, the notable hobbit from Shire? If not, how can "Hyundai which rhymes with Sunday," make the market leap from being perceived as a mid level acceptable economy car manfacturer, to pursue the analogy, to a muscular premium brand that gives the market impression of a super hero?
Hyundai arguably is offering the best value in it's class of vehicles. The risk may be, just like every auto manufacturer in this tumultuous climate, will Hyundai be boom or bust. Hyundai has put their money where their mouth is with the Hyundai Assurance Program. A would say, they are a pretty good bet. Cheers.
The pro is that it is a Hyundai and the con is that it is a Hyundai. Hyundai is a ship builder, they transport 90% of the worlds freight. It is for this very reason, they have deep pockets giving them the ability to offer the Hyundai Assurance Program. Hyundai is a diverse company specializing in global commerce. Since their introduction to the world of automobiles this company has shown grit in building solid economy cars with a 10 year 100,000 mile warranty; now they have the audacity to challenge the world's best premium cars with a non-premium name.
Hyundai is based in South Korea, also the home of Samsung and LG TV. I would say South Korea has something to offer the world when it comes to manufacturing product as evidenced by their line of products, they can compete anywhere on the globe. The South Koreans are more technologically capable than most countries and have demonstrable best practices in manufacturing. This too spills over into automotive manufacturing.
The thing to watch with Hyundai, is to keep a close watch on the even level of manufacturing quality. What they have to do is establish quality controls, too. This would be benchmark workmanship which directly connects brand owner experience to perceived quality; much like the Apple brand is to computers, the Mercedes brand is to luxury cars, the Samsung brand is to cell phones and the LG brand has been to high definition television.
This automaker's design language is a little Lexus, a little Mercedes and a little Hyundai. The performance specs on the 08 and 09 model years are in line with the best in the business.
You will not have the prestige name plate, but you will definitely look the part for thousands of dollars less. Lexus pulled this same strategery on Mercedes and Cadillac in the late 80's early 90s. At the time, Toyota was not viewed as having the business acumen and marketing savvy to build a rival luxury car line, named Lexus. The Japanese snatched market share from their new rivals and laughed all the way to the bank. This is the same risk approach Hyundai is taking, minus the upscale name and reputation.
Recently Volkswagen tried to pull off a similar feat with the Phaeton. The Phaeton has Bentley bones and will be a collectors item, but it did not help the overall upscale efforts of Volkswagen. A valid question is this. Can Hyundai "that rhymes with Sunday" sale the buying public with a previous well known budget economy car name? This remains to be seen. Volkswagen could not pull it off.
How important is a name? Elijah Wood played Frodo Baggins in Lord of the Rings. He has been type cast as Frodo, to have a future as an actor on the silver screen, he must be perceived beyond his very frumpy flat foot character in Lord of the Rings. Despite his award winning performance as Frodo, Elijah Wood cannot suddenly be a convincing big screen comic book hero like, Spiderman. Will the Hyundai name be type cast as the venerable automotive equivalent of Frodo Baggins, the notable hobbit from Shire? If not, how can "Hyundai which rhymes with Sunday," make the market leap from being perceived as a mid level acceptable economy car manfacturer, to pursue the analogy, to a muscular premium brand that gives the market impression of a super hero?
Hyundai arguably is offering the best value in it's class of vehicles. The risk may be, just like every auto manufacturer in this tumultuous climate, will Hyundai be boom or bust. Hyundai has put their money where their mouth is with the Hyundai Assurance Program. A would say, they are a pretty good bet. Cheers.
What's the most you would be willing to pay for sunglasses ?
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I was looking on the Oakley website, and I was thinking "wow, these are real expensive just for sunglasses!" Why are they so expensive ?
Answer
There's a lot of technology that goes in their glasses.
Oakley has the most patents of any eyewear/sunglasses manuf. out there (over 300 patents).
Oakley glasses (specifically the lenses) have been proven time and time again by both government and private labs to be the best Combination of clarity and strength out there. YOu can find glasses with better clarity, but often the strength (impact resistance) of the lens suffers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUoV-NqruDc I have yet to see ANY other manufacturer test their glasses like this, head to head with another brand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEjcwvKH5FM
http://www.youtube.com/embed/lZuQunJ7GJA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_GL9XNjcBI
There's a reason why Oakley is one of the few manuf. of eye wear allowed by the US military to be worn in combat situations. Oakley has always considered it's glasses eye "protection", even the fashion glasses. https://secure.usstandardissue.com/Page.cfm?id=5
The facts speak for themselves.
Oakley's are expensive. Don't forget, they are considered a Luxury brand. You could ask the same question of Louis Vitton, Prada, Gucci, etc. Think about this, How much is your eyesight worth to you? $30? $40? $50? Priceless?
Consider this, a $20 pair of sunglasses from the gas station will provide you with UVA, UVB protection. Just like pair of Oakleys. However, they will not protect you from impacts. It may not be a bullet, but it could easily be a piece of gravel that a passing car kicks up while your walking to your car in the parking lot (has happened to me before). Shards of cheap polycarbonate cost a lot of money to remove from you eye. Gas station glasses do not provide UVC protection. As you wear cheap sunglasses remember, that your irises get bigger and will actually let in MORE non-visible light. Thus, you will be over exposing yourself to UVC rays, which, in the long run, causes eye damage. You would be better off NOT wearing sunglasses as your iris would get smaller, thereby letting in less light rays (visible or invisible).
HTH
d
There's a lot of technology that goes in their glasses.
Oakley has the most patents of any eyewear/sunglasses manuf. out there (over 300 patents).
Oakley glasses (specifically the lenses) have been proven time and time again by both government and private labs to be the best Combination of clarity and strength out there. YOu can find glasses with better clarity, but often the strength (impact resistance) of the lens suffers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUoV-NqruDc I have yet to see ANY other manufacturer test their glasses like this, head to head with another brand.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEjcwvKH5FM
http://www.youtube.com/embed/lZuQunJ7GJA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_GL9XNjcBI
There's a reason why Oakley is one of the few manuf. of eye wear allowed by the US military to be worn in combat situations. Oakley has always considered it's glasses eye "protection", even the fashion glasses. https://secure.usstandardissue.com/Page.cfm?id=5
The facts speak for themselves.
Oakley's are expensive. Don't forget, they are considered a Luxury brand. You could ask the same question of Louis Vitton, Prada, Gucci, etc. Think about this, How much is your eyesight worth to you? $30? $40? $50? Priceless?
Consider this, a $20 pair of sunglasses from the gas station will provide you with UVA, UVB protection. Just like pair of Oakleys. However, they will not protect you from impacts. It may not be a bullet, but it could easily be a piece of gravel that a passing car kicks up while your walking to your car in the parking lot (has happened to me before). Shards of cheap polycarbonate cost a lot of money to remove from you eye. Gas station glasses do not provide UVC protection. As you wear cheap sunglasses remember, that your irises get bigger and will actually let in MORE non-visible light. Thus, you will be over exposing yourself to UVC rays, which, in the long run, causes eye damage. You would be better off NOT wearing sunglasses as your iris would get smaller, thereby letting in less light rays (visible or invisible).
HTH
d
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