If you want a crap car with a long warranty why not go the whole hog and get a kia? My accountant drives a merc so he's obviously earning too much

presumably anyone who would want a practical reliable motor with an excellent warranty at a good price, that will last for ten years plus

its horses for courses with cars - not everyone wants a flash motor, sometimes people have more practical needs

they're not really my thing but i appreciate why they would be a good choice, christ! the i30 is even halfway good looking

Yes it is mate.

Funnily enough the Kia Sportage won the JD Power survey for 2012, up until fairly recent Mercs had gone right off the boil in terms of reliability/customer satisfaction.
It would seem that most accountant's/estate agents/premier league soccer louts have small organs given the propensity for them to drive overtly large BMW's/Audi's/Mercs to make up the shortfall, usually in a manner that exudes bellendishness beyond reproach.

I drive an Audi

Who cares what whoever drives, its all about personal choice.

Id drive a Kia, or Hyundai i mean the cars are reasonable looking compared to other brands and the warranties are not to be sniffed at!

Besides its about FC getting a good sponsor on board, which i think is a good thing, i mean at least there local, is Hirebase?

Were a proper community club!

Whoosh
I was implying the type of car one of our east hull friends might be driving.

Quite the opposite really the new generation Hyundai & Kia's are pretty decent cars and offeer very good value for money. Alternatively you can buy a Merc paying top dollar for a car that is no better but has a fancy name for the price tag.

yeh right so if you were offered a merc or a kia for free you wouldn,t no which one to choose

I know you were, just found it amusing that Minstergate dealt in Vauxhalls.

Yes actually I go for the Kia based on experience as I have a had a Merc myself and it has to be one of the worst cars I ever had. Wasn't cheap to buy, maintain and not that reliable. Then had another as a lease vehicle through work which got changed after 12 months as was again unreliable and always needed work on it. Mercs are overpriced, overhyped and generally no better than your average vauxhall/ford etc

And in a lot of European countries are as common as Taxi's as Lada's were in Hull at one time.

You missed the bit about value for money, and paying fpr in the original post I presume?

You presume wrong i didn't miss anything,actually i was responding to a quote in which Chris71 said mercs are no better than kia,s or hyundai,s but cost more.

So, why would picking one over the other on the basis of price when being offered one for free be significant?

Article has gone?

It's irrelevant what cars they sell. Its all about Hull FC getting the best deal.

Also having a blue chip company on the shirt will not get us anymore league points, fans, media attention etc.

I'm also guessing that the P&O deal wasn't mega bucks anyway, going by all the loop holes they jump through just so the don't have to pay their staff minimum wage.

Why Beverley? Minstergate are off Clive Sullivan Way. There is a prominent Rovers connection at the heart of the operation. Unfortunately, he couldn't persuade the boss to keep hold of his money.

Quote ="SirStan"On the plus side, I can go on the ferries for the weekend for the 1st time in about 8 years! '" Better make it soon. www.hullfc.com/article/22583/hul ... in-sponsor "Minstergate Hyundai will become the first new company to appear on Hull FC’s shirts in six years, with former principle sponsor P&O Ferries set to be unveiled in an exciting new partnership role later this month. Pearson added, “While P&O Ferries’ role as our main club sponsor has come to an end after six successful years, they remain heavily involved with Hull FC moving forwards."

Quote ="SirStan"On the plus side, I can go on the ferries for the weekend for the 1st time in about 8 years! '" Better make it soon. www.hullfc.com/article/22583/hul ... in-sponsor "Minstergate Hyundai will become the first new company to appear on Hull FC’s shirts in six years, with former principle sponsor P&O Ferries set to be unveiled in an exciting new partnership role later this month. Pearson added, “While P&O Ferries’ role as our main club sponsor has come to an end after six successful years, they remain heavily involved with Hull FC moving forwards."

Confirmed that it is just the Home shirt and there will be a different sponsor on away shirt.

James Smailes ‏@James_Smailes
Some confusion about #hullfc sponsors on the shirts. Club confirmed Minstergate will be on the home shirts, different sponsor for away kit

The i30 tourer is what my eldest lad drives and its a cracking motor, I thought it expensive for what it is but is is absolutely rammed full of gadgets and geek toys!! and he loves it..
My wife told me I had to get rid of the Grand Voyager I drive and buy something less expensive to run... i said i would rather have a wasp pushed up my arris than let go of my Chrysler.... best vehicle i have ever owned and love the column shift.

Had an Omega from new before that and ran that for 7 years till the auto box died on me and it wasnt economical to replace, I chose the Omega over equivalent BMW and mercs due to the build quality!!!

I wonder when and who the away shirt sponser is anounced

well i for one, will not be wearing a shirt ,with a poxy car dealers name emblazoned across it

As long as we dont sell our souls to the legal loan sharks of Wonga . com like the Geordies!! www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012 ... stle-wonga

As long as we dont sell our souls to the legal loan sharks of Wonga . com like the Geordies!! www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012 ... stle-wonga