The Veloster

[Momengah]

hahaha i like that ad! Definitely needs a more powerful engine though

[BlackBetty]

As for Kias, my father and I had a Kia Mentor for 11 years and not ONE problem! Theyre not that bad

Good on Ya Aaron, way too much Kia Bashing goes on, these comments are made by People who have Tunnel Vision and go by what they are told by others, without ever owning one.
I Had a MY2000 Kia Shuma 1.8 for 5.5 Years & 87,000ks, same as you Not a Problem at all not even a Belt or Light Globe, still on Original Brakes, Rotors, However Timing Belt was coming up for replacement @ 90,000ks, This is when they were supposed a crap car
BTW Traded that for a MY2005 Cerato, again Faultless and would buy Kia Again

[AJjnr86]

Try fit someone tall in the back, trick is to get them in with the boot open then close it and see how much shorter they come out, they look alright but are meant for short ppl. Apparently the game on the radio is supposed to be "fun"

[LZY_EYE]

The 2000 excel runabout that I bought for a grand is awesome... Funny how they are being bashed on a Lancer forum when quite a fair chunk of the new models share engines with the Lancers, as did the Excel for that matter

Hyundai, and Kia are no longer the bargain basement cars, and they charge accordingly. They have improved their build quality and safety 10 fold. It is amazing how much better that they can build a car when they charge more.

[Chubb]

who was it that had to recall most of it cars sold in the last 10 years, oh yeah it was Rolls Royce http://www.couriermail.com.au/business/ ... 6338164286

[SAM-24A]

Current Model Kia's & Hyundai's have the same World Engine 4B11 & 4B12 as found in our Lancers.

Surprise Surprise
Yep .... go and lift the hood on a Hyundai I30 & I45, KIA Cerato & Sportage.

KIA's were originally equipped with Daewoo Engines & Transmissions and consequently suffered badly via constant reliability probs.

Then, when Hyundai purchased KIA 6-7yrs ago, they began equipping them with 4B** World Engines.



Sam .....
Merlinised AspiRe 2.4L

[squala]

It's another winner from Hyundai. I like their attention to detail by placing the third door on the right side where some Euro manufacturers even fail to orient their wipers properly. If not for the torsion beam rear suspension, it would have seriously been on my list.

[Nick07]

[quote:a1489beb68=Leez] As for Kias, my father and I had a Kia Mentor for 11 years and not ONE problem! Theyre not that bad[/quote:a1489beb68] Good on Ya Aaron, way too much Kia Bashing goes on, these comments are made by People who have Tunnel Vision and go by what they are told by others, without ever owning one. I Had a MY2000 Kia Shuma 1.8 for 5.5 Years & 87,000ks, same as you Not a Problem at all not even a Belt or Light Globe, still on Original Brakes, Rotors, However Timing Belt was coming up for replacement @ 90,000ks, This is when they were supposed a crap car BTW Traded that for a MY2005 Cerato, again Faultless and would buy Kia Again

I had a 2003 kia rio for my first car. The timing belt went at 75,000kms and the pistons completely stuffed up my motor, had to have a new one put in, fixed it and sold it when I bought my lancer. Parents have a 05 cerato and that seems to be fine, very cheapish gear stick etc and I find the accelerator to be nothing like my lancer. But they like it, so they are happy customers.

I really like the Optima, I think it's one of the nicest looking cars going around at the present.

[RyanMK]

My sister has a 2006 Kia Rio, never had any major issues. Not taking sides, couldn't care less. Just saying.