Korea's car scene?

[Tearlessj]

For some reason I have always thought that South Korea had really strict car laws. Something like no modding of cars and such. Then I stumbled on a collection of youtube videos of racing in Korea. Seems like its pretty BA over there. Anyone know anything about the car scene over there? I guess its not what I thought it was. It's on my list of places to visit one day.

YouTube - [korea ]Koenigsegg CCR

YouTube - huskey320's Channel

[MikeisNissan]

I often wonder how N. Korea's car scene was like..

[cdlong]

i spent a year there and traveled the roads quite a bit. most of the modified cars were either tiburons (tuscans) or elantras. and from what i saw, they were mostly just cosmetic mods. like the early US car scene, exhaust, springs, lights, wings, etc. there was a badass FD near base, but i never looked closely at it.

as for regular cars, virtually everything is a hyundai, kia, or daewoo, and in silver, black, or white. mostly small sedans and SUVs, few coupes and virtually no sports cars. so the general car population is pretty bland. now there are some very rich people in korea so they have their share of BMWs, mercedes, ferraris, and lambos, etc. it seems like there are as many v12 7 series as 3 and 5s. probably not, but compared to the states where there are huge numbers of 3s and a bunch of 5s for every 7, it's much closer.

[blackrms13]

i always sees like pics of all those supercars/exotics parked in this underground/apartment parking lot all with Korean plates, pics are floating around the internet...
and supposedly its all owned by one person or something

[MaD1337M3DRiV3r]

Originally Posted by MikeisNissan

I often wonder how N. Korea's car scene was like..

they dont even have food...

[SW20Racer]

google image "v.i.p sonata" or some crap like that and you can find some stuff. there are a few hyundai boards that have links to korean boards and alot of badass pics (NOT JUST HYUNDAIS)

if you can make your way through the registration (i guess you could babel fish the whole website...)

[norcal_black240]

When I was in seoul I saw a modified FD and a R33 GTR. Other than that it was just tiburons with hideous body kits and lame exhausts.

[17Green]

The wealth gap in Korea is huge. In Korea, any NON Korean car is considered a superior luxury. For example, a 2008 Ford Mustang here would cost about $25k fully loaded, right? If you wanted to buy that car in Korea, you'd have to pay somewhere near $65k for the exact same model. BMW 3 Series that costs $40k in the U.S. would definitely hit $100k in Korea easy.. Mercedes Benz? $120k MINIMUM on any model. You guys would cry if you were being paid Korea's minimum wage here in the U.S.

Roughly around 3,200 Won. That's about $3.50 an hour.

There's actually a small city in Korea ONLY for the rich and powerful. That's where the video: YouTube - [korea ]Koenigsegg CCR was filmed.

As for the rest of Korea outside Korea's "Beverly Hills" City.... you guys already guessed it. Sonatas & Tibur.... Tuscanis.

[S13SilviaGirl]

When I was in Osan and Pusan, there were only Korean made cars Never saw anything but....

[SlideWell]

Originally Posted by MaD1337M3DRiV3r

they dont even have food...

thats just...kind of a messed up thing to say man. especially when most americans are fat asses that eat TOO much. with rice contamination, it being their main food.
anyway, id liek to see some gangster pics from there. i know they hold it down, one way or another.

[doc99]

I'm in Kunsan and haven't seen much of decent cars. Besides a busted up 4-door skyline and a C6 vette there was a Renault Samsung SM7. It's based off the Maxima. Pretty decent looking car.

Other then that, I haven't seen anything noteworthy.

[S13SilviaGirl]

Originally Posted by doc99

I'm in Kunsan and haven't seen much of decent cars. Besides a busted up 4-door skyline and a C6 vette there was a Renault Samsung SM7. It's based off the Maxima. Pretty decent looking car.

Other then that, I haven't seen anything noteworthy.

I feel for you, army or AF? Kunsan sucks.

[doc99]

Air Force I hear ya. The comradery is great here but... you know how it is... I have a few buddies in Osan, it's like a "regular" base up there. It's all good, I'm headed to Camp Darby after this. Working on a Army base as a USAF Ammo troop should be cake I wanted back to Japan, but you know how that goes...

[cdlong]

Originally Posted by MaD1337M3DRiV3r

they dont even have food...

Originally Posted by SlideWell

thats just...kind of a messed up thing to say man. especially when most americans are fat asses that eat TOO much. with rice contamination, it being their main food.
anyway, id liek to see some gangster pics from there. i know they hold it down, one way or another.

it's true though. the main reason NK keeps doing missle tests, etc. is because we give them food and money every time to make them stop. ["we" being the US, SK, japan, etc.]

the general population in SK only recently could afford cars, probably 95% of NK don't have cars. they have miles of pristine empty roads because the traffic is nonexistant.

Originally Posted by doc99

I have a few buddies in Osan, it's like a "regular" base up there.

except the way that place runs is rediculous beyond recognition. i will miss Korea, but not Osan.