RE: Kia Pro_Cee'd GT: Review
Discussion
DutchKev said:
The 7 year warrenty isnt worth the paper it was written on. I bought a new Picanto for my other half. 5 days later it decided to take itself for a drive. It ended up in the crash barriers at the bottom of the road with the handbrake still on and still in reverse gear. The gaurantee only covered the faulty parts but not the damage caused.
If you want to save yourself a load of hassle and expense, then spend a few more pennies and buy European or Japanese.
Well.. yeah. A warranty isn't insurance. If you want to save yourself a load of hassle and expense, then spend a few more pennies and buy European or Japanese.
Agoogy said:
Never met a child/person who has moaned about sunlight in their eyes whilst in the back of a car...bear in mind how often the sun shines... not really a 'reason' for it really IMO...
I like them in mine, near impossible to spot something on the back seat in the dark, in case I've forgot my jacket/laptop in there.Agoogy said:
loudlashadjuster said:
When children stop moaning about the sun being in their eyes 
Never met a child/person who has moaned about sunlight in their eyes whilst in the back of a car...bear in mind how often the sun shines... not really a 'reason' for it really IMO...A 400-mile journey with two babies/toddlers is made a lot easier if they don't get blinded/woken-up by low sun when turning corners.
We didn't have tints, sun blinds or even sunglasses in the back of the Cortina etc. when I was a lad and I managed to survive, but I'm sure I must've done some moaning about it.
Having said that, neither did we get driven everywhere and have aircon, sunscreen, child locks, stair gates, helmets on our bikes etc. - times change.
Agoogy said:
Never met a child/person who has moaned about sunlight in their eyes whilst in the back of a car...bear in mind how often the sun shines... not really a 'reason' for it really IMO...
It looks good and keeps a car interior cool. Have privacy tint plus matching tinr on the front. Never owned a car I didn't tint the windows on. Regular 35c days here might be a reason for that...
rear only tints just look so s
t. I'd be embarrased to have them tbh.... no discernable benefit at all.
Internal roller blinds far better for shielding delicate eyes....clearly kids that sit in the front just have to suffer
Using your brain far better for avoiding theft from cars...
That or tint all the glass to a legal level...
Hown long before some nice self tinting side/rear glass when exposed to extreme sun light? that'd sort it nicley....I'm surprised a Rolls or MB S class hasn't done that yet...
t. I'd be embarrased to have them tbh.... no discernable benefit at all.Internal roller blinds far better for shielding delicate eyes....clearly kids that sit in the front just have to suffer
Using your brain far better for avoiding theft from cars...
That or tint all the glass to a legal level...
Hown long before some nice self tinting side/rear glass when exposed to extreme sun light? that'd sort it nicley....I'm surprised a Rolls or MB S class hasn't done that yet...
This has some appeal to it. Surprised myself how much I enjoyed caning a previous model pro-cee'd through the highlands and skye for a weekend last year despite it only being a 1.6 diesel. I think this will prove much more entertaining than most would expect.
You don't need 300 BHP in a hot hatch.
You don't need 300 BHP in a hot hatch.
loudlashadjuster said:
They do look a bit odd on lighter coloured cars I admit.
...and make the darker cars look like vans...anyway I've derailed this thread enough. I'm looking forward to seeing these in the flesh....I have a Kia dealership not far from me...drive past it regularly, so it shouldn't be long.
It's a good looking car! I'd have thought the 0-60 figures would have been slightly better than reported??
To be honest IMO the only way Kia have sold in the past is for 2 reasons. They were cheaper than the competition & offered a much longer warranty. But now days, they are priced in the same region as the competition and more manufactures are offering warranties that are very similar (thinking of vauxhall's "lifetime warranty")
They are loosing their edge in the market. For £20k in a new warm/hot hatch market the choice is very good at the moment! 3yrs down the road, they may be a very good buy imo!
To be honest IMO the only way Kia have sold in the past is for 2 reasons. They were cheaper than the competition & offered a much longer warranty. But now days, they are priced in the same region as the competition and more manufactures are offering warranties that are very similar (thinking of vauxhall's "lifetime warranty")
They are loosing their edge in the market. For £20k in a new warm/hot hatch market the choice is very good at the moment! 3yrs down the road, they may be a very good buy imo!
kambites said:
TobesH said:
The Cossie weighs a lot less @ 1217 kg
Cee'd not sure but must be at least 1500 kg
The "non-GT" 1.6 Cee'd is under 1300kg. I doubt this'll be quite 1500. Maybe 1350 with no options. Cee'd not sure but must be at least 1500 kg
The GT86 was the same; I don't get it.
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