kia

[LITTLE FOOT]

good god my family is kis crazzzzy! thats all they have had for the last 8 years. dad has had 2 rio's mom has had spectra and rio cinco, sister had kis rio also. me i was given a rio and used it to move my parts around the yard and sold it after i drove it into a tree.
i cant stand kias. there cheaply made and will not last long(ether rust out within 4 years, crash and die, or blow up) i hate them so damn much

ford or chevy thats it for me

 

[Mtrhd0024]

Ahh kias arent that bad. They certainly dont quite compare to Honda or Toyota but they are decent enough. You get a whole lot of car for the money with a kia, plus you can't beat the warrenty they give you!

In 2005 my dad had a BMW 325ic, and the first time my mother drove it she hated it, so my dad went and got a new fully loaded Kia Optima Ex. It had every option available: V6, tiptronic transmission, leather, wood grain, infinity sound system, and the pearlesant white paint that was an optional extra as well. All that and it cost him under $15k.

As much as I wanted to hate that car it was actually really nice. It was comfortable, quiet, reasonably quick, and had some of the best brakes I've ever experienced on a mid sized sedan. It was seriously uncomfortable how quickly that car would stop once you put the brake pedal to the floor and the ABS kicked in. We owned it for a couple years and then sold it to my dads boss, and neither my dad nor his boss have ever expereinced trouble with it.

Now, as I say, they arent quite! up to Honda or Toyota standards quality wise but for the money you paid it was a great car. As I told my dad; the worst thing about that car was that it had Kia badges on it, and that was simply because of the reputation that Kia's have. That and they don't keep their value very well.

Thats pretty much my view on them!

 

[GreatWhite]

a KIA thread should have never been started, it isnt worth the time along with the brand

 

[snake]

I haven't done much work on kias, but I have tinkered on a lot of hyudais. Those bastards are cheap, but they make up for it when you buy a part... holy crap, you can buy parts for a bmw or porsche for what they charge for hyundai parts.

 

[GreatWhite]

I haven't done much work on kias, but I have tinkered on a lot of hyudais. Those bastards are cheap, but they make up for it when you buy a part... holy crap, you can buy parts for a bmw or porsche for what they charge for hyundai parts.

just have to go to the local junkyard, I'm sure there is fields of parts

 

[coffee]

Yep,KIA is based in Korea. They are presently building a large factory near LaGrange, GA. I know some folks that bought KIA's and they are happy with them with no problems. They do have a 10 year 100K mile waranty. The upper end KIA's appear to look nice, but so did my first wife. Wish I had got a warranty with her. Too much maintenance.

 

[88rangerboy]

Killed In Action. I used to work in the tire and lube section of Wal Mart. Every Kia that came back there was a pos.