Kia Cerato Koup - Shock Horror!

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13th October 2009, 12:32
Brown, Jon Brow

Split breather pipe and a flat tyre
13th October 2009, 12:34
Daniel

So nothing really. Flat tyre could happen to anyone and a split breather pipe isn't a big problem either.
13th October 2009, 12:48
BeansBeansBeans

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Originally Posted by Brown, Jon Brow

Producing reliable and value for money cars is very good but they still don't have same flair or class as European cars of a similar size.

My fridge freezer was value for money and reliable, but that doesn't make it exciting.

Apparently the i20 and Cee'd have better dynamics than most of the euroboxes in their class. It may not be nice driving a fridge, but it's better than driving a handbag (Fiat 500).
13th October 2009, 14:33
Daniel

500 actually drives quite well!
13th October 2009, 17:04
DexDexter

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500 actually drives quite well!

And it's a beauty! Italians just have it, style I mean.
13th October 2009, 22:54
Rollo

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

This is just typical British stuff, you guys are just so prejudice when it comes to cars. Kia and Hyundai have made proper cars for years now.

Really? I make about 14 for Hyundai and about maybe 3 for Kia.

I know from personal experience (which is usually a good teacher) that my X1 Excel was of a far worse standard that the Colt II which had been discontinued three years before it was produced and shared a great deal of mechanical components.
Likewise my experiences with Kia's Pride, Rio, Elan and Shuma led me to come to the conclusion that their build quality was to a far cheaper standard than it should have been.
Hyundai's first car that I think that they properly "nailed" was the Accent LC and Kia's first proper car was the Magentis MG.

I will conceed that usually it is ignorance that breeds hatred but in this case it's knowledge!
14th October 2009, 04:35
Mark in Oshawa

I find KIA's just cheap in the interior AND the motors Hyundai/KIA use are now in the race on HP but lack the mileage figures from what I have seen in the testing done in North America. That said, they are pretty decent looking little cars for the money.
14th October 2009, 10:30
DexDexter

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Originally Posted by Rollo

Really? I make about 14 for Hyundai and about maybe 3 for Kia.

I know from personal experience (which is usually a good teacher) that my X1 Excel was of a far worse standard that the Colt II which had been discontinued three years before it was produced and shared a great deal of mechanical components.
Likewise my experiences with Kia's Pride, Rio, Elan and Shuma led me to come to the conclusion that their build quality was to a far cheaper standard than it should have been.
Hyundai's first car that I think that they properly "nailed" was the Accent LC and Kia's first proper car was the Magentis MG.

I will conceed that usually it is ignorance that breeds hatred but in this case it's knowledge!

You're talking about ancient models, their current model line up is very competitive. Datsuns and Toyotas were bad in the past as well. By the way, they started importing Kias over here in 2004 so we didn't get those early models. Skoda is another example of this badge thing, it's actually quite funny that Skoda Superb is in many ways a better car than soooo much more expensive premium cars, such as Mercedes E-class but some people still regard them as "eastern" cars.
14th October 2009, 11:32
555-04Q2

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Likewise my experiences with Kia's Rio

My wife's first Kia was a 1.4 High Spec Rio and it was a brilliant car with full house and was 28% better priced than the equivelant spec Euro options. Not one days problem experienced during ownership. After sales service and motor plan was excellent too.
14th October 2009, 23:26
wedge

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Originally Posted by DexDexter

Skoda is another example of this badge thing, it's actually quite funny that Skoda Superb is in many ways a better car than soooo much more expensive premium cars, such as Mercedes E-class but some people still regard them as "eastern" cars.

People are waking up they're VW cars with similar build/interior quality

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My wife's first Kia was a 1.4 High Spec Rio and it was a brilliant car with full house and was 28% better priced than the equivelant spec Euro options. Not one days problem experienced during ownership. After sales service and motor plan was excellent too.

Korean cars come with 7 year warranty in the UK

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