RE: Kia Pro_Cee'd GT: Review
Discussion
I think PH is giving this car bit of a hard time. back in the time, 1.6L engines cannot give any more than 110hp. Nowadays I think 200hp in 1.6 is amazing.
I liked my daily driver Hyundai i20 1.2, has been fault/hassle free motoring. I am sure this will be same when I get my new replacement in future.
I liked my daily driver Hyundai i20 1.2, has been fault/hassle free motoring. I am sure this will be same when I get my new replacement in future.
walsh said:
I like that torque guage, reminds me a bit of the 'power reserve' guage on some high end cars.buggalugs said:
walsh said:
I like that torque guage, reminds me a bit of the 'power reserve' guage on some high end cars.
Colonial said:
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.
That sounds like a bit of a tall story to me...I'm calling custard on this one - lets see the letter of complaint and KIA's response to it. Lets also see pics of the crash as I am sure you'll have taken some.
Otherwise I feel you are dragging KIA's good name through the mud without a modicum of proof.
KTF said:
nottyash said:
The warranty won't mean Jack when Kim Jon Iln whatshisface presses that red button, you won't be able to get spares. 
Unless he aims his non existent weapons at Slovakia where it is manufactured then this (non) issue wont be an issue anyway.
treetops said:
Your car managed to make it down a hill when left in reverse gear (we know cars don't move in gear) and the handbrake failed at the very same moment.
That sounds like a bit of a tall story to me...I'm calling custard on this one - lets see the letter of complaint and KIA's response to it. Lets also see pics of the crash as I am sure you'll have taken some.
Otherwise I feel you are dragging KIA's good name through the mud without a modicum of proof.
If it is true Kia aren't the only one's, Vauxhall had a handbrake recall on the Vectra due to them wandering off. It never happened to mine like..That sounds like a bit of a tall story to me...I'm calling custard on this one - lets see the letter of complaint and KIA's response to it. Lets also see pics of the crash as I am sure you'll have taken some.
Otherwise I feel you are dragging KIA's good name through the mud without a modicum of proof.
treetops said:
Your car managed to make it down a hill when left in reverse gear (we know cars don't move in gear) and the handbrake failed at the very same moment.
That sounds like a bit of a tall story to me...I'm calling custard on this one - lets see the letter of complaint and KIA's response to it. Lets also see pics of the crash as I am sure you'll have taken some.
Otherwise I feel you are dragging KIA's good name through the mud without a modicum of proof.
Actually seen it happened myself as well, but not to a Kia. When the first few models of the Opel Vectra B (known to you as a Vauxhall) suffered that exact same issue. My sister bought one of the very first estates, she left it handbrake on, in first gear, at one of her patients (home nurse). When coming back out, the car was 300m down the road, against a house's corner.That sounds like a bit of a tall story to me...I'm calling custard on this one - lets see the letter of complaint and KIA's response to it. Lets also see pics of the crash as I am sure you'll have taken some.
Otherwise I feel you are dragging KIA's good name through the mud without a modicum of proof.
Opel agreed on repairing the car, until they saw the roof was bent, then suddenly recalled their decision. One week later they send out a European recall for a series of cars, including my sister's car.
When facing Opel with the problem, the dealer confidently said it wasn't possible as well. When getting the recall note, Opel experts were called in, and a brand new showroom car (which had a chassis nr that needed the recall- was put on the dealer's tow truck and it started rollling down within 2 minutes...
Halleluja! finally a modern everyday quick car that i actually want. I couldnt help but get reminded of my MK4 ibiza cupra when i read this very similar kinda figures but this actually in comparison seems to be a better day to day package.
I really hope this car succeeds but doesn't get ruined by a lot of your typical modifying scene. Keep it humble and sincere (having said that i would be interested to see what a re-map would yield). It looks good it seems to have the required practicality and the reliability backed up by the faith in a 7 year warranty speaks volumes for me. I think i may even start saving some pennies so when the Wife decides its time to start thinking about kids i could pull this out as a wild card as she insists that new cars are better (cough cough) and she likes Kias.
I really hope this car succeeds but doesn't get ruined by a lot of your typical modifying scene. Keep it humble and sincere (having said that i would be interested to see what a re-map would yield). It looks good it seems to have the required practicality and the reliability backed up by the faith in a 7 year warranty speaks volumes for me. I think i may even start saving some pennies so when the Wife decides its time to start thinking about kids i could pull this out as a wild card as she insists that new cars are better (cough cough) and she likes Kias.
Edited by Andy ap on Wednesday 26th June 15:09
Colonial said:
And we have the BMW 1 series representing that minority corner.
The vast majority are FWD. Always have been.
But that's a manufacturing packaging thing, more room inside with no center transmission tunnel, plus people realised that a little understeer is better than oversteer from a powerfull ish car for the masses, given the body style having a opening rear tailgate, and the extra power over normal cars, its very much a hot hatch.The vast majority are FWD. Always have been.
It seems strange to me that a review of a "hot hatch" (ok, a warm one then) that includes lines such as:
"The steering is acceptable"
"The engine doesn't like reving over 5000"
"The exhaust note is dull"
"It handles ok, but it's not very sharp"
"The brake feel is poor and the pedal lengths when used hard"
etc, etc
Then goes on to proclaim the death of previous hot hatch champs from Peugeot and Citroen.
I suspect that your expectations were just a bit lower for this one eh chaps??
"The steering is acceptable"
"The engine doesn't like reving over 5000"
"The exhaust note is dull"
"It handles ok, but it's not very sharp"
"The brake feel is poor and the pedal lengths when used hard"
etc, etc
Then goes on to proclaim the death of previous hot hatch champs from Peugeot and Citroen.
I suspect that your expectations were just a bit lower for this one eh chaps??
Max_Torque said:
Then goes on to proclaim the death of previous hot hatch champs from Peugeot and Citroen.
When was the last time that Peugeot or Citroen produced an even acceptable hot hatch chassis? I'd say for Peugeot, it's the 306 or 106 (not sure which was later); for Citroen, I haven't a clue. Renault are, of course, a different matter.
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