new company car.. a 2012 Kia Optima !

[DABofNOS]

Well the company car has been decided(not by me i hasten to add). A Kia Optima CRD. Know nowt about this car. Bosses son on law works at a dealer ship. Will miss my 2009 Honda Accord.

[Colonial]

Quite good cars tbh

I had a Nissan Tiida (look it up) as a company car for a short period so things could be a lot worse.

[Kentish]

I passed one at the dealers recently and they do look very nice.

They have been around in the US for a little while now and are quite popular where the badge isn't as important as it is here!

[DABofNOS]

12 weeks till i get it. why so long i asked, a waiting list ???

[pilchardthecat]

DABofNOS said:

12 weeks till i get it. why so long i asked, a waiting list ???

You probably just took them by surprise :-)

[Kentish]

DABofNOS said:

12 weeks till i get it. why so long i asked, a waiting list ???

Probably right - have you noticed how many Kia's there are on the roads now.

They are great VFM and no longer a cheap reworked Japanese car that went out of production a few years ago like they used to be.

I'd certainly have another Cee'd.

[DABofNOS]

oh and it comming in wishy washy blue.

[0a]

A good looking car. IIRC Autocar tested against rivals and they concluded it wasn't quite there driving wise, but a good car.

I'd be very scared if I were Ford or Vauxhall, more and more 'non car people' I know are buying them instead of traditional brands.

[DABofNOS]

0a said:

A good looking car. IIRC Autocar tested against rivals and they concluded it wasn't quite there driving wise, but a good car.

I'd be very scared if I were Ford or Vauxhall, more and more 'non car people' I know are buying them instead of traditional brands.

it did not look THAT blue in the brochure

[okie592]

i think they look bloody amazing in the middle section rep mobile steaks, ie mondeo insgnia. on par with the accord ide say. Alot of kit aswell. not sure about only a 1.7derv in such a big car but they have a 2.0d in america so maybe that will be along shortly.

[v15ben]

They are everywhere here in Korea, badged as Kia K5. They look amazing for a mid-range repmobile and definitely better than the typical VX or Ford products on UK motorways.