IT’S SHREWD business sense to reduce costs by importing a vehicle from a cheaper source in order to compete against rivals who specialise in low, low pricing. And here the new TK Barina scores a king-hit: $12,990 with air, two airbags, three rear head restraints and five lap-sash seatbelts – all with the reputation and back-up of Holden. But is the company short-changing Australian consumers who are becoming increasingly more sophisticated, or will the South Korean-built 2006 Barina from Daewoo end up as a landmark light car by virtue of its sheer accessibility? With the controversy that’s likely to rage, the fact the baby Holden is perfectly adequate almost seems to not to matter.