2 Porsches scrapped for Kias

by Ed Bowsher on 09 June 2009  |  5 comments
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Be careful what you crunch

I used to be a big Twitter sceptic, but I'm gradually becoming a convert. You can pick up nice little snippets of information.

Here's one I spotted this afternoon. It's from a guy called Jon Walsh who does PR for Kia. He says that as part of the car scrappage scheme, Kia dealers have scrapped 30 BMWs, 53 Mercs, 5 Jags and 2 Porsches.

I'm a bit sad about this. I've no emotional objection to the scrapping of old Vauxhall Cavaliers or Ford Escorts. But old Mercs! They're lovely cars. My dad has a 20-year old Mercedes 190 and it's a beauty.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking Kia. I'm sure their cars are great. If you want to get a good price on a Kia, just go to your local and dealer and negotiate hard.

But please don't crunch old cars that are on the verge of becoming classics.

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