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boys_bible ◊ 2014-08-17 18:48
Q-Ball ◊ 2014-08-17 19:45	Rare in Hong Kong. They seem all too gleeful about destroying American cars in these old movies.
boys_bible ◊ 2014-08-17 19:52	Hong Kong people don't care about the value of American cars: they only like Japanese goods. Sometimes they sneer some European cars. This movie is an example, in which they sneered a BMW car "too old and shabby": /movie.php?id=89075 -- Last edit: 2014-08-17 19:56:31
Q-Ball ◊ 2014-08-17 19:55	Would explain why so much detroit steel, and UK/Australian cars die in their movies.
karoomay ◊ 2014-08-17 19:55	What a shame, it's their loss anyway.
boys_bible ◊ 2014-08-17 19:58	Q-Ball wrote Would explain why so much detroit steel, and UK/Australian cars die in their movies. My opinion is: Hong Kong people always criticize the quality of those cars. Not only American and UK cars, some Europeans cars also are the same. For example, VW beetle had been sneered by Hong Kong people, since 1970s: /movie_74179-Ban-jin-ba-liang.html /movie_91317-Kai-xin-gui-zhuang-gui.html karoomay wrote What a shame, it's their loss anyway. Hong Kong people is a strange consumer: they only like Japanese goods. Let me tell a thing: Hong Kong people have a habit of collecting Japanese Yens, to buy Japanese goods. Sometimes they will buy JDM cars to drive, e.g. Honda Mobilio Spike and Toyota Porte: http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7260/7108731559_b6f1841681_z.jpg http://tradings.car1.hk/images/2013/05/1369540643-4707_01.jpg -- Last edit: 2014-08-18 06:17:16
rockstarnorth225 ◊ 2014-08-17 20:11	Even in Filipino movies there are lots of American Cars in 60's,70's,80's,90's,and 2000's like for example of: /vehicle_719155-Lincoln-Continental-1962.html And many JDM Cars are common like this one: /vehicle_633962-Mitsubishi-Pajero-V20.html But in Filipino movies some american cars and UK Cars are crash and burn before explode. -- Last edit: 2014-08-18 05:48:27
boys_bible ◊ 2014-08-17 20:17	Although not common in Hong Kong, according to my impression, the American cars in Hong Kong are mostly Cadillac: https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5152/5859660303_4b7e526045_z.jpg However, I'm not sure why. I guess it's because Cadillac looks more luxury. -- Last edit: 2014-08-18 06:18:26
boys_bible ◊ 2014-08-17 20:27	And, in this Hong Kong movie, Hong Kong people used Pontiac and Cadillac convertible, to sneer American cars "too shabby": /movie_93426-Chou-tin-dik-tong-wah.html
cko ◊ 2014-08-18 03:44	Are there even any old American cars left there? I know theres a classic car club with European cars in HK, but did any 1960s-70s US cars slip through the cracks and survive? They also wrecked countless Japanese cars in HK movies so those are probably very rare now, too.
boys_bible ◊ 2014-08-18 06:09	cko wrote Are there even any old American cars left there? Nearly no American cars are reserved in Hong Kong, because American cars are generally not popular in Hong Kong. Anyway, Hong Kong people only like Japanese goods: the car brands of other countries cannot have larger market share in Hong Kong. For the non-Japanese cars not being sneered by Hong Kong people, it's the reference: /movie_85698-Hua-xin-da-shao.html Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Rolls-Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini are the car brands, which are never sneered by Hong Kong people. -- Last edit: 2014-08-18 06:14:10
samyuk ◊ 2014-08-18 06:14	I do not believe that Hong Kong people sneer at cars from any particular country. American cars were prestige symbols from before the second world war until well into the 70s- as they were in most other places in the world. They were the only cars with reliable electric windows and functioning air conditioners. If one were to look at Hong Kong movies from the 50s and 60s, one sees full size American cars - Buick Electras, Ford Galaxie, Chevrolet Impalas, Pontiac Parisiennes, Desotos and Plymouths, being driven by chauffeurs as conveyance for the wealthy and American convertibles being used by the young affluent set. Unfortunately, due to the energy crisis and high fuel costs of the mid 70s, mid size cars from Australia, such as Holden Statesman, Ford Fairmont and Valiants were imported to fill the role of the American car in the market. Older American cars were crashed in these movies because their values are low. Gasoline is expensive. The roads are crowded and it is not easy to handle an older American car. Parts availability is challenging because they were not that plentiful in the first place - remember they were prestige symbols. So old American cars are not appreciated and are cheap. New European cars are far from being sneered at. The Peninsula Hotel still use Rolls Royce Phantoms to shuttle their valued guests, S classes and 7 series dominate the financial districts However, because of their complexity and expensive parts, older European models do not hold their value very well and thus they are sadly also crashed. -- Last edit: 2014-08-18 06:22:01
boys_bible ◊ 2014-08-18 06:27	samyuk wrote due to the energy crisis and high fuel costs of the mid 70s...... Fuel cost is also a factor Hong Kong people refuse American cars. And space is not a big deal: some big cars can run well in the roads of Hong Kong. The main issue is that: Hong Kong people have strict demand of high quality. And the Japanese cars relatively fits their standard. And, my personal opinion is the quality of American car is not good enough. (I heard that for the Japanese and German cars made in US, their quality is lower than those imported from Japan and Germany.) Cars like Mercedes-Benz and Rolls-Royce are not sneered by Hong Kong people, because those are luxury cars, and their quality are generally okay. Anyway, if a certain car brand cannot reach the demand of Hong Kong people, Hong Kong people will not buy it. They sneer, because that car brand does not fit the demand of Hong Kong people. -- Last edit: 2014-08-18 07:32:33
cko ◊ 2014-08-18 18:14	rockstarnorth225 wrote Even in Filipino movies there are lots of American Cars in 60's,70's,80's,90's,and 2000's like for example of: /vehicle_719155-Lincoln-Continental-1962.html And many JDM Cars are common like this one: /vehicle_633962-Mitsubishi-Pajero-V20.html But in Filipino movies some american cars and UK Cars are crash and burn before explode. It does seem like the Filipino films use junked cars for destruction scenes.No interiors, no windshields, even no tires. /vehicle_683653-Ford-Laser.html Some even use cars that look like they were probably decommissioned taxicabs, which are usually pretty used up. This could be one: /vehicle_712458-Toyota-Corona-RT100.html In the 1960s and 1970s, I think cars from most countries had poor quality.American cars weren't that great. But neither were Japanese cars, which rusted away in just a few years. Mercedes probably built the most durable cars then. I still see 1970s and early 1980s Mercedes sedans that havent rusted too badly and have close to 200,000 miles.But todays Mercedes cars have poor reliability ratings.
rockstarnorth225 ◊ 2014-08-18 18:35	cko wrote It does seem like the Filipino films use junked cars for destruction scenes.No interiors, no windshields, even no tires. /vehicle_683653-Ford-Laser.html Some even use cars that look like they were probably decommissioned taxicabs, which are usually pretty used up. This could be one: /vehicle_712458-Toyota-Corona-RT100.html In the 1960s and 1970s, I think cars from most countries had poor quality.American cars weren't that great. But neither were Japanese cars, which rusted away in just a few years. Mercedes probably built the most durable cars then. I still see 1970s and early 1980s Mercedes sedans that havent rusted too badly and have close to 200,000 miles.But todays Mercedes cars have poor reliability ratings. Well i prefer On Filipino Films theres Delica Star Wagon or Delica Space gear will be on action films rather than L-300 Versa Van For Example: /vehicle_583689-Mitsubishi-Delica-Star-Wagon.html /vehicle_712929-Mitsubishi-L-300-Versa-Van.html Also this on HK Movie: /vehicle_508021-Mitsubishi-Delica-Space-Gear-1994.html
samyuk ◊ 2014-08-19 04:28	space is not a big deal - have you driven a Holden Statesman or a Pontiac Parisienne up Old Peak Road or Magazine Gap Road?
boys_bible ◊ 2014-08-19 06:12	samyuk wrote space is not a big deal - have you driven...... According to my impression, for a Cadillac car, it can run. Although the road of Hong Kong is narrow, but not as narrow as Macau. In Macau, the roads are so narrow that only kei-car can run well. And, a single-decker bus with standard-length (about 10 metres) cannot be driven safely: that's why the buses of Macau are mainly something like Mitsubishi-Fuso Rosa: Link to "37.media.tumblr.com" Hong Kong has very few American cars, because Hong Kong people don't like them. Also the high fuel cost and high maintainance cost (difficult to find components) makes Hong Kong people doubt American cars. Japanese cars are relatively the cheapest in Hong Kong, and it's very easy for Hong Kong people to find components from Japan. If you do not beileve, let me provide more links to see: https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2883/9115394368_cb08ba33b2_z.jpg https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5194/14349239806_6341cf023b_z.jpg Cadillac can be sold in Hong Kong, but it's very difficult for Cadillac to capture some market share in Hong Kong, due to the attitude of Hong Kong people. Also, here's my photo of a car-yard of Hong Kong: You can see that most of the cars are Japanese. Usually these car-yards purchase Japanese car components from Japan. and then sell to the garage of Hong Kong. -- Last edit: 2014-08-20 19:17:36
cko ◊ 2014-08-19 18:21	How badly do cars rust in Hong Kong? does its location and climate cause cars to begin rusting pretty early? And what kind of safety inspections do they have. In places like Japan, these are factors for cars being scrapped at a relatively young age.
Ingo ◊ 2014-08-19 19:03	cko wrote And what kind of safety inspections do they have. In places like Japan, these are factors for cars being scrapped at a relatively young age. In Japan they are not that strict any more than some decades ago.
boys_bible ◊ 2014-08-19 19:23	cko wrote ......does its location and climate cause cars to begin rusting pretty early? And what kind of safety inspections do they have...... Usually if the maintanance work is done well, the vehicles of Hong Kong can be used for few decades. Examples are Isuzu Elf, Toyota Coaster, Toyota Comfort, Toyota HiAce: some of them have been used for nearly 20 years! For cars like Nissan GT-R and Honda Civic, there're some examples of long lifetime. Hong Kong vehicles usually will be inspected after 6 years old (calculated from the day firstly-registered). During inspection, the tyre, the lights and the pipes are the main issue. If there's any problem found, the car is required to maintain, until the inspection passes. Normally the climate of Hong Kong influences little to the car body, but may affect the operation of machine parts. For example, the electric line may be affected by the wet environment. Iveco and Renault failed to capture Hong Kong market, because their machine parts were frequently broken, by the wet air of Hong Kong. Many users fail to make frequent maintainance for these vehicles. -- Last edit: 2014-08-19 21:14:33
mok ◊ 2022-02-09 12:31	Made for HK......

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