[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by GruntedCatalina

being in the auto industry myself for some time now. omitting the brands of course. Ive seen $400k cars with warranties blow and, ive seen $10k cars last 100,ooo miles. All you can really do when it comes to these machines we love is enjoy it for what it is. and to be honest, that Kia has the look, the sound, the power at a real consumer affordable price without losing driveability, availability or any other corner you can cut. yeah its a kia but, ill be damned to hate on a company that uses tried and true mechanics(tech is from the 90s-00s) but put a semi to date vehicle thatll do what people are accustomed to now

That my friend is as unbiased of a statement as it gets.

Thank you for this moment of absolute honesty.

[nas t eh]

My Daughter has a Kia Rio or Rondo? Can't remember which ( it's a small SUV that seats seven) she bought it 2 years ago slightly used. It's falling apart and she hates the two dealers in town. (Expensive, ineffective and condescending)

Over Christmas when she comes up, I be fixing a shorted signal light and broken seat belt to help her out a bit, but the thing needs so much more.
Warranty is useless if the dealers are bad

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by nas t eh

My Daughter has a Kia Rio or Rondo? Can't remember which ( it's a small SUV that seats seven) she bought it 2 years ago slightly used. It's falling apart and she hates the two dealers in town. (Expensive, ineffective and condescending)

What year is it and how is it "falling apart"?

[nas t eh]

It's a 2011, Suspension noises, wiring issues, lots of plastic parts crumbling, even the ignition key fell apart.

[Chief of the 60's]

Originally Posted by nas t eh

It's a 2011, Suspension noises, wiring issues, lots of plastic parts crumbling, even the ignition key fell apart.

So, no blown engine? No blown transmission? Never left for dead on the side of the road?

The key.... You should be glad it isn't a GM product. You know what happens with keys in their ignitions.

[nas t eh]

Originally Posted by Chief of the 60's

So, no blown engine? No blown transmission? Never left for dead on the side of the road?

The key.... You should be glad it isn't a GM product. You know what happens with keys in their ignitions.

Nice to be flippant about it when it's not happening to you. The broken key thing does leave you stranded unless you have tools with you to turn the stub left in the ignition