Graham Hill, Car Finance Expert, Asks Should Customers Ignore Less Mainstream Cars

Thursday, 8. April 2010

‘I don’t mind what it is, I’m after something that does the job but doesn’t cost a lot per month.’ Quite a common request that I receive and so I have a bit of a rummage around and find a Kia on a really good deal or maybe a Hyundai or a Chevrolet. Suddenly the customer has become a bit more of a snob than even he thought he was but are we right to dismiss some of these makes? Martin Ward of CAP test drives cars all over the world and he has been commenting more and more on the vast improvements to some of the makes that most would consider to be outside the premier division of car manufacturers. When Toyota, the largest manufacturer of cars in the world, which built its reputation on its safety has the biggest recall of cars ever as a result of a safety failure is it right to disregard other manufacturers as being not so good? As I reported recently the Kia Hyundai Automotive group is now the worlds 4^th largest car manufacturer above Ford in 5^th. With Seat and Skoda owned by VW and easily up to the same standard as VW’s own badged cars and Martin Ward suggesting that the new Kia Sportage is now very close to matching Audi standards maybe it’s time to start considering other makes and save some serious wonga! By Graham Hill