Produced in Korea and indigenous to the warmer climes of the United States, the Daewoo is one of the most popular compact cars amongst people with online degrees. Daewoo founder and CEO Kim Woo-Jung had the Daewoo designed with one thing in mind-- embezzling $10 billion dollars of company money. And from the lead-free paint to the AM/FM antenna to the pretty glowing check-engine light the Daewoo screams Korean luxury and affordability. 


Every Daewoo ships standard with one of these. Sadly, most die on the trip.

The Daewoo comes in a variety of models including the four-door Leganza and Nubira and the two-door, fuel-efficient Lanos, the first car designed to run on desperation. Test drive one of these babies and you’ll soon know why the Daewoo is known as “the poor man’s Kia.”

But before you rush off to your nearest Drive Time dealership, here are some facts and fictions about the Daewoo you may want to consider.

FACT: Daewoo means “great universe” in Korean.
Be careful not to pronounce it wrong, because Deawoo means “your mother came over last night and had sex with my toaster oven.”

FICTION: They no longer make Daewoos.
Okay, so they don’t make Daewoo cars. But they make top of the line VCRs. So next time you’re in Paraguay and want to watch a movie, you can thank the Koreans.
 

Can you spot the Daewoo appliance in this bathroom?

FACT: All Daewoos are missing their front left hubcap.
There are 2 things scientists can't explain, why humans have tonsils and this.

FICITON: The Daewoo Lanos was designed specifically to look like a penis.
It’s only a happy coincidence.

FACT: 49 out of 50 clowns prefer to squeeze into a Daewoo Lanos..
However, 1 out of 1 of my girlfriends prefers to take her car out in public.

FICTION: That fluid leaking from the engine is water.
I’m not sure what it is exactly, but it’s burning my tongue.

FACT:  I need to borrow your car this weekend.
Seriously.

FICTION: Daewoos only last about 60,000 miles.
Actually, the half-life of a Daewoo is around 10,000 years. It won’t run after 60,000 miles, but it makes one spiffy post-nuclear apocalypse shelter.

By Nathan Jordan