Kusetshenziswe ukubuyekezwa kwe-Daewoo Nubira: 1997-2003

I-Daewoo yigama elingcolile ebhizinisini lendawo lezimoto, mhlawumbe alilungile. Le nkampani yalandela kwaHyundai, lapho izimoto zaseKorea zazishibhile futhi zijabulisa, kungekho lutho oludlula izinto ezilahlwayo, futhi zanyamalala ngokushesha phakathi nokuwa komnotho waseKorea.

Uhlobo alusekho lapha ngokwalo, kodwa luhlala emigwaqweni yethu ngendlela ye-Holden Barina, Viva, Epica neCaptiva. UDaewoo ubenza bonke eKorea.

Buza noma ubani ukuthi ucabangani nge-Daewoo futhi angase ahleke, kodwa abantu abaningi abafanayo cishe bazoshayela i-Daewoo enophawu lwe-Holden ngaphandle kokuqaphela.

BUKA IMFANELO

I-Daewoo yaqala ukukhiqiza izimoto ezivele zithathwe yi-Opel. Ngaphansi kwelayisensi evela kumkhiqizi wezimoto waseYurophu, bakhiqize izinguqulo zeCommodore, kodwa kwakuyinguqulo ye-Daewoo Opel Kadett eyaqala ukukwazisa abathengi bezimoto bendawo.

Yize yayiklanywe ngabakwa-Opel futhi ibukeka njenge-Opel, iDaewoo 1.5i eyakhiwe eKorea yayingafani neze ne-Opel. Wayecacile futhi elula futhi engenakho ubuciko bomzala wakhe waseYurophu.

Lapha, ingene emakethe ngentengo ephansi yadonsa amehlo abathengi abebezothenga izimoto ezike zasetshenziswa. Kwakungeyona into embi ukube ongakwazi ukukukhokhela kwakuyi-jalopy endala egqwalile eyayiphelelwe yisikhathi kudala.

Kepha njengamanye ama-brand aseKorea, i-Daewoo ibingakakulungeli ukushibhile futhi ijabule kuze kube phakade, yayinezifiso ezingaphezu kokuphela kwemakethe, futhi amamodeli alandelayo afana neNubira akhombisa lezo zifiso.

I-Nubira yethulwa ngo-1997 futhi yaba yisinyathelo esikhulu esivela ezimotweni ezafika ngaphambi kwayo.

Bekuyimoto encane, elingana neCorolla, Laser, 323, noma iCivic ngosayizi, futhi ifika ngama-sedan, i-station wagon, nezinhlobonhlobo ze-hatchback.

Wayegcwele kahle, enamajika avulekile futhi enezilinganiso ezigcwele. Kwakungekho lutho olukhethekile ngokubukeka kwakhe, kodwa ngesikhathi esifanayo kwakungekho lutho olucasula iso.

Kwakukhona indawo yababane ngokunethezeka ngaphakathi, kodwa ngokuncinza, amahlanu ayengampintsha.

Kwakunegumbi elanele lekhanda nemilenze ngaphambili nangemuva, umshayeli wayekwazi ukuthola indawo yokushayela enethezekile futhi enezilawuli ezinengqondo, ezibekwe ngendlela enengqondo futhi ezifinyelelekayo, kuyilapho izinsimbi zicacile futhi kulula ukuzifunda.

Okuxakayo ukuthi imoto yase-Asia, amasignali ajike abekwe kwesokunxele sensika yohlobo lwase-Europe, okukhombisa ukuxhumana kwenkampani ne-Opel.

I-Nubira kwakuyimoto evamile yokushayela ngamasondo angaphambili. Ekuqaleni ibinenjini engu-1.6 litre, four-cylinder, double-overhead-cam enamandla angu-78kW no-145Nm, kodwa yahlanganiswa no-2.0 nenjini engu-1998 litre Holden enamandla angu-98kW, 185Nm.

Ukusebenza kwayo kunoma iyiphi injini akuzange kumangaze, nakuba i-torque eyengeziwe yenjini enkulu yenza ukushayela kujabulise kakhudlwana.

Abathengi bangakwazi ukukhetha edonsa ngamagiya amahlanu neshintshwayo. Nalapha futhi, zazenele, nakuba ukuguqulwa kwezandla kwakunobudlabha futhi budlabha.

Ngesikhathi kwethulwa, uhla belukhawulelwe ku-SX sedan nenqola, kodwa lwandiswa ngo-1998 lapho i-SE ne-CDX ijoyina.

I-SX ibihlomele kahle ekilasini layo ihlome ngendwangu ejwayelekile, i-CD player, i-central locking, izibuko ezisebenza ngogesi namawindi, namalambu enkungu.

I-Air yengezwe ohlwini ngo-1988, unyaka ofanayo owavela ngawo i-SE ne-CDX.

I-SE ibizishaya isifuba nge-air system, amawindi angaphambili asebenza ngogesi, i-CD player, i-cloth trim ne-central locking, kanti i-CDX ephezulu iphinde ibe namasondo aphumayo, amawindi asebenza ngogesi ngaphambili nangemuva, izibuko ezisebenza ngogesi kanye ne-spoiler ngemuva.

Ukuvuselelwa kwango-1999 kulethwa iSeries II ne-airbag yomshayeli nesondo lokuqondisa elilungisekayo.

ESITOLO

I-Nubira ngokuvamile iqinile futhi inokwethenjelwa, nakuba mhlawumbe ingalingani nabaholi bekilasi njenge-Corolla, i-Mazda 323 namanye amamodeli aseJapane.

Ukuklolodeka komzimba nokugedlezela kuvamile, futhi izingxenye zepulasitiki zangaphakathi zijwayele ukuqhekeka nokuphuka.

Kubalulekile ukucela incwadi yesevisi njengoba abanikazi abaningi balezi zimoto bejwayele ukusishaya indiva isidingo sesevisi. Izinsizakalo zingashaywa indiva ngokuphelele, noma zingenziwa endaweni ephansi ukuze konge amarandi ambalwa.

Ukwehluleka ukuguqula uwoyela kungaholela ekunqwabeleni kwekhabhoni enjinini, okungaholela ekutheni izindawo ezifana ne-camshaft ziguge ngaphambi kwesikhathi.

Kubalulekile nokushintsha ibhande le-timing njengoba kunconyiwe, njengoba bekwaziwa ngokugqashuka, kwesinye isikhathi ngaphambi kokushintshwa kwe-90,000 km. Uma ungabutholi ubufakazi bokuthi ishintshiwe, cabanga ukwenza kanjalo njengesinyathelo sokuzivikela.

Yize bephumile emakethe, izingxenye eziyisipele zamamodeli akwaDaewoo zisatholakala. Abathengisi abaningi bangempela be-Daewoo basabanakekela, futhi u-Holden wayezimisele ukwenza isiqiniseko sokuthi abanikazi abaphoxeki lapho befaka uhlobo kuphothifoliyo yabo.

NGENGOZI

Ama-Airbag ayisici sokuqala sokuphepha okufanele usibheke emotweni, kanti iNubira ayizange iwathole kwaze kwaba ngu-1999, lapho ayefakwe khona i-airbag yomshayeli. Lokhu kwenza amamodeli enziwe ngemuva kuka-1999 ancamele, ikakhulukazi uma eshayelwa umshayeli osemusha.

EPHAMPENI

Lindela ukuthola u-8-9L/100km, okuyisilinganiso semoto engaka.

SESHA

• ukusebenza okuthobekile

• umnotho omuhle

• uhlu lwezimpumelelo

• ama-airbag ngemva kuka-1999.

• ukudayiswa kabusha okubi

I-BOTTOM LINE

• Imangelengele, ithembekile, iyathengeka, iNubira iyithenga elihle uma ibheji lingakuhluphi.

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