Last Call: Enjoy It While You Can Edition

I didn’t know Blocket is Schibsted, too, like FINN and just about every newspaper in our country.

There’s no doubt this car is not build to European standards. But…it is a huge improvement over earlier homegrown Chinese cars, and today’s cars are no doubt significantly better. The BS6 will earn some historic importance as one of the first cars that the Chinese tried to sell in Europe. If any survive. In contrast to the Landwind, Brilliance did update their car rather quickly, and went from one to three stars in the EuroNCAP. Why they didn’t do the necessary testing to start with is obvious. I’ve read articles written by industry insiders who lament how e.g. BMW tests a new mirror design for months, while Chinese companies have close to no R&D budget and thus are able to throw out new models almost constantly – that will then be “tested” and, more often than not, break down at the customer.
When it comes to the review…I was thinking about a specific used car review, that I didn’t find now. The story goes like: “How cheap can you get one of these?” and the wheeler dealer-type of person manages to haggle a car that has been sitting at a grass lot dealer for half a year from 3000 to 800€. Driving off the lot, TV guy has not a single positive word to say, almost literally taking the thing apart while he is driving it.
Still, an interesting machine. Not to drive your family around in, but with it’s role in the development of the industry. I also like the bland Korean styling cues.