What misconceptions about your country's car culture do you frequently hear?

Discussion in 'Automotive' started by MrAnnoyingDude, Jul 8, 2023.

  1. MrAnnoyingDude

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    Poland: that Lada has any sort of modern day mainstream appeal. Besides a few enthusiasts buying Nivas, Lada has been virtually dead in Poland for nearly 30 years.
     
  2. Flingang

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    Brazil: You see Volkswagens everywhere, and the most seen car in the streets is a national VW Gol (not Golf). Also, for car tuners there aren't many options other than importing parts, which is very expensive, so they just work with what they have in here, which is the Brazilian AP engine, the Brazilian equivalent of LS swap. I feel embarassed to say, because these are junk compared to the other countries. And also, there aren't many good car builds in here since most people are poor and can't afford to make a restomod with fancy parts mounted under the hood and in the interiors.

    Here is a video from Donut media about this:
     
  3. Shimokitazawa5300cc

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    well,in mainland China:
    -Do we have tuning culture?Well the answer is turned out to be yes.One of the biggest tuning show of the year,GT Show,have just been held in Suzhou in July.Although there are always somebody who are likely to blow up spots(For example:a yobbo in a stock 2023 Audi A4L crashed into 3 cars including an Audi S4 and the guardrail in the middle of the road with his ESP off),it was still a fabulous show.
    -Volkswagens are everywhere?Yes but except you live in Guangdong,where people prefer Japanese brands much more than European and American brands.
    -Chinese knock-off cars are popular among buyers?No.Actually most Chinese manufactors have been formed their own desigh style after 2010.It could be hard to see knock-off products on today's Chinese car market since there aren't so many manufactors do this.Well expect this one:
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    It's called Ora Ballet Cat.
    I haven't seen a Ballet Cat on the road.Probably Great Wall Motors haven't sold more than 5000 copies although it have been come out for more than 1 year.
     
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