No Z's seen in Korea

[LanceM]

Well I'm going on week two here in Korea, not a single Z of any year seen in the last week, I've seen some pretty funny ricers and some other odd things like green brake lights but no Z's On the other hand though I don't think I've seen a single car that is more than 5 years old either, everyone seems to be driving new cars, haven't seen a single beater anywhere. It's a different place and I'm ready to go home, thank goodness for this site, it's been helping me keep my sanity!

[MikeW]

What makes are you seeing a lot of? We obviously see a lot of Kia and Hyundai in the states and I've seen Daewoo (and actually driven a rental) in Europe.

[broken74]

but to make up for the lack of beautiful z's there must be some korean cuties parading around in those new funny looking rice cars.

[LanceM]

Ha,

Yes plenty of "hot" babes and cold beer here!!! But then I've always had a thing for women with the oriental look I've spent the weekend walking around the city seeing the sights and being one too I believe, the women here seem very interested in men with beards, or so it seems to me In a week I haven't seen another man with a beard so I guess I'm something seldom seen in these parts!

As far as cars go, KIA's and Hundays are the most common, there have been a few BMW's and some Mercedes, lots of SUV's and mini vans which seems strange because there is zero parking around here. I've also seen some that make a mini Cooper look big, don't know what they are. Anything larger than a car has a mirror attached to the back so the driver can see his rear bumper for parking! I had to ask what they were for because I had never seen anything like it...

The hardest thing to find so far is some "Korean" stuff for the wife and kids, every thing here is made in the USA! and all of the t shirts say things like "Gap, NY Yankees" you name it, funny all of the same stuff I could get at Wal Mart for half the price! Food here is expencive, a large Pizza Hut pizza runs around 35.000 won, $37 US, eating out can brake the bank!

Well just a week to go till that big bird takes me home!

[beandip]

HELLO ! When in a forign country eat the food they do . You want American food expect to pay . No brainer. In these countries the mind set is different . The cars are for transportation , period . Most don't have the luxury we do to have a hobby like the Z , or other cars. Survival first. We are fortunate here to be able to do what we do.

[LanceM]

I just used Pizza Hut as a reference, even eating Korean here you can expect to drop $30 easy in a sit down resturant. Fast food here amounts to a sidewalk stand selling something on a stick, haven't quite figured out what all of the somethings are and I'm not real interested in finding out... Cars may be just for transportation but they are spending quite a bit of money fixing them up with wheels, lights and all kinds of other stuff, but I agree that something like restoring a car would probably be a very rare thing. As far as hobbys go, theirs is a luxury as far as I'm concerned... Golf is the big thing here, but since land is so expensive golf courses are rare and very expensive, here in Gumi a city of 300,000+ there is one golf course and the greens fee is $200, their complaint isn't the cost it's not being able to play because of the number of people wanting to play! Things are different here that is for sure

[Bambikiller240]

HELLO ! When in a forign country eat the food they do ................. .

, tell that to the NASCAR Busch Series drivers that raced in Mexico this past weekend. How many of them developed "the flu"? At least half a dozen, and that doesn't count the mechanics and other team personnel, and guests who got the bug.