YACT: what do you all think about Kia?

[BriGy86]

i haven't heard anything good or bad about them so i was wondering what other peopl thought

 

[dug777]

crap...but like everyone else i guess they aren't that bad today...look at hyundai

i still wouldn't buy one..i'm a toyota man if i was gunna buy new..landcruiser for me all the way

 

[Landroval]

ugh ugh ugh

 

[Utterman]

Kia = Killed in action!

But if you are looking for the smallest budget new car...I guess kia is about as good as it gets.

 

[ravana]

Buy the minivan, you'll get a Kia Rio free. (Someone had posted about this in Hot Deals)

Sell both and buy something else after that

 

[Jzero]

Don't expect miracles and don't expect amazing resale.
Otherwise, they are decent enough cars.

 

[BriGy86]

my friend would be taking care of it pretty good, but it i think it would be on a 7 year payment plan or somthing

 

[JasonSix78]

I think your money could be invested better in a different manufacturer. I would buy a pre-owned car from one of the other big name companys before I would buy a Kia. I'll see if I can find some customer reviews for you. I use to know a site where people would write about there experiences with certain makes and models.

Reviews 1, scroll down for models
Reviews 2

-Jason

 

[gigapet]

yeah and since when did ppl start buying SIZUKI SEDANS???? WTF!

 

[nakedfrog]

I've heard good things about the Sorento.

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: JasonSix78
I think your money could be invested better in a different manufacturer. I would buy a pre-owned car from one of the other big name companys before I would buy a Kia. I'll see if I can find some customer reviews for you. I use to know a site where people would write about there experiences with certain makes and models.

-Jason

thanks

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: BriGy86
my friend would be taking care of it pretty good, but it i think it would be on a 7 year payment plan or somthing

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!

Don't take 7 years on *any* car, but ESPECILLAY NEVER on a Kia/Hyundai. He will be upside-down on that loan until the day it's paid off.

If he needs a 7 year note on a car, he is looking at cars he cannot afford.

 

[Nitemare]

I'd hit it ">http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/nitemare/kia3.jpg</a>

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: Jzero

Originally posted by: BriGy86
my friend would be taking care of it pretty good, but it i think it would be on a 7 year payment plan or somthing

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!

Don't take 7 years on *any* car, but ESPECILLAY NEVER on a Kia/Hyundai. He will be upside-down on that loan until the day it's paid off.

If he needs a 7 year note on a car, he is looking at cars he cannot afford.

okie dokie

 

[sourceninja]

I bought a brand new spectra in 2003. It is now currently getting rust inside the doors and on the outside bottom of the doors. The windows also did not seal properly and leaked and it took 4 trips to the dealer to reslove. The heat shield came off and had to be replaced. The motor for the windshield washer spray broke. The cup holder in the middle of the console is weak and breaks if you set your cup down and dont baby it.

its crap. Worst of all with the rust, KIA warenty service told me their 5 year finish warenty doesn't cover enviormental damage. I wash and wax my car each week. In the winter I use my father's garage to wash and wax. I live in Indiana. The dealer (Jordan) told me they were sorry but all of their kia's do that after the first or second winter. I am currently looking to dump the car to a sucker and get a honda or a chevy.

My Girlfriends mom has a 2004 spectra. It is also starting to show signs of rust on the doors, and the plastic trim is loosing paint.

By comparison. I have a Chevy S10 from 2002. I take the same care of it I have taken care of all my vehicals. I get proper maitence done, wash and wax weekly, etc. I have had no problems with my truck. In fact the only non-general maintence the truch has needed was a windshield replacement because of a semi who dropped some rocks.

Also, kia's have no resale value. You may only pay 10-12k for a full pimped out ride, but its not worth 3k the day you drive it off the lot.

*edit* I should note that my kia has 24000 miles on it. My truck has almost 45000.

 

[JasonSix78]

Originally posted by: BriGy86

Originally posted by: JasonSix78
I think your money could be invested better in a different manufacturer. I would buy a pre-owned car from one of the other big name companys before I would buy a Kia. I'll see if I can find some customer reviews for you. I use to know a site where people would write about there experiences with certain makes and models.

-Jason

thanks

No problem, check my previous post. I found two sites for ya.

-Jason

 

[SweetUserName]

Tell him to buy a Seafoam Green Taurus with Forest Green interior. We can call it the HULK!!

 

[BriGy86]

Originally posted by: SweetUserName
Tell him to buy a Seafoam Green Taurus with Forest Green interior. We can call it the HULK!!

that baby is a one of a kind, all in vintage condition

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: sourceninja
I bought a brand new spectra in 2003. It is now currently getting rust inside the doors and on the outside bottom of the doors. The windows also did not seal properly and leaked and it took 4 trips to the dealer to reslove. The heat shield came off and had to be replaced. The motor for the windshield washer spray broke. The cup holder in the middle of the console is weak and breaks if you set your cup down and dont baby it.

its crap. Worst of all with the rust, KIA warenty service told me their 5 year finish warenty doesn't cover enviormental damage. I wash and wax my car each week. In the winter I use my father's garage to wash and wax. I live in Indiana. The dealer (Jordan) told me they were sorry but all of their kia's do that after the first or second winter. I am currently looking to dump the car to a sucker and get a honda or a chevy.

My Girlfriends mom has a 2004 spectra. It is also starting to show signs of rust on the doors, and the plastic trim is loosing paint.

By comparison. I have a Chevy S10 from 2002. I take the same care of it I have taken care of all my vehicals. I get proper maitence done, wash and wax weekly, etc. I have had no problems with my truck. In fact the only non-general maintence the truch has needed was a windshield replacement because of a semi who dropped some rocks.

Also, kia's have no resale value. You may only pay 10-12k for a full pimped out ride, but its not worth 3k the day you drive it off the lot.

*edit* I should note that my kia has 24000 miles on it. My truck has almost 45000.

If I'm not mistaken Car and Driver, or perhaps Motor Trend, really liked the 2005 Spectra. Perhaps they're getting better?

 

[Shawn]

I think they are CRAP.

 

[DingDingDao]

1. Cheap - I think the Rio is only car in America right now that lists for under 10K (new, of course).
2. 10/100,000 warranty - that's a long warranty. LONG.
3. Reliability - hard to say here--I don't personally know anyone that owns a Kia, so I couldn't really say either way.
4. Rolling birth control - I don't really need to expand on this.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: DingDingDao
2. 10/100,000 warranty - that's a long warranty. LONG.

That's powertrain only. The bumper-to-bumper part is only 3/36k.

 

[DingDingDao]

Originally posted by: Jzero

Originally posted by: DingDingDao
2. 10/100,000 warranty - that's a long warranty. LONG.

That's powertrain only. The bumper-to-bumper part is only 3/36k.

Ah. I stand corrected :beer:

 

[sourceninja]

Also on the powertrain warenty. As time goes on, more and more of the cost gets shifted to you. So by the 9th year its not really a warenty at all.

 

Everything I've heard about them has generally been negative.