Bought a Kia

[Mr lestat]

Decided to change our old do it all hack Focus to something a bit more modern with plenty of toys on it. Never bought a car of this type before so I being a bit of a car snob I’m not too sure how I will get on with it, however my partner loves it. High spec model 1.7 turbo diesel. 24k miles and just on 3 years old. It does drive really nicely and there is still 4 years warranty on it.

[Wacky Racer]

Can't argue with 7 year warranty, Looks a nice car, one of my lads ran a Picanto for 130,000 miles.

[Trevor555]

Looks good.

Please keep us updated with how ownership goes.

I haven't heard anything negative about them.

[Mr lestat]

They get a great write up. Everything on it works. Rear camera. Sat nav. Touch screen for media. At the price point you get a hell of a lot for your money.

[finlo]

They certainly knock Ford's current offerings into a cocked hat.

[shayne66]

Am on my second Kia Pro Ceed GT and my dad has had two Sportages. All 4 cars have been spot on, and any slight niggles KIA have fixed without question. Deffo stepped up their game over the last 5 years.

[CeramicMX5ND2]

Looks really nice and with the toys! Good warranty left, and a car not bought for the badge on the front..! Fair play
Keep us posted on how you and your family get on with it....

[Davie]

Over the past few months, the number of these things up here has exploded. It seemed to happen overnight, all of a sudden every other car is a Sportage. That said, I must admit... I've given them more than a passing glance as a potential wife / child tool. Good looking cars and seem to be one of the best all rounders as far as 'cheaper' SUV stuff goes. Be interested to hear your views as you go.

[Mr lestat]

We pick it up on Friday so I’ll report back as to how we find it. It will be used for everything including putting my petrol lawnmower in the boot and taking it to my mothers house to do the lawn. The dog will go in the back as well and it will be used for all duties. Asda, the tip and general ferrying of everything that’s needed in life.

[ninepoint2]

Sorry but nothing with "1.7 turbo diesel" can ever be described as "high spec" IMHO

[Mr lestat]

ninepoint2 said:

Sorry but nothing with "1.7 turbo diesel" can ever be described as "high spec" IMHO

Well interior anyway. Full length glass opening roof. Full leather. Heated front and back seats. Heated wheel it just goes on and on the spec. DAB radio. Bluetooth, after a 2009 Focus Titanium it’s a whole lot more

[95 fiesta si]

ninepoint2 said:

Sorry but nothing with "1.7 turbo diesel" can ever be described as "high spec" IMHO

Stupid comment

Car looks great mate

[Mikebentley]

I can’t see any car? Sounds good though.

[Mikebentley]

bks the images just appeared after my comment. Looks nice.

[ozzuk]

Similar to one I had, had no end of troubles with the DPF, ended up getting shot via WBAC. In it's defense it was used a lot for short journeys. Also started corroding in the front window pillars which I thought was strange.

[Mr lestat]

ozzuk said:

Similar to one I had, had no end of troubles with the DPF, ended up getting shot via WBAC. In it's defense it was used a lot for short journeys. Also started corroding in the front window pillars which I thought was strange.

Ok thanks for the heads up, how did the Dpf issues show up ? The main way to sort that out is a good run every now and then I think ?

Edited by Mr lestat on Tuesday 4th May 09:36

[ozzuk]

Mr lestat said:

Ok thanks for the heads up, how did the Dpf issues show up ? The main way to sort that out is a good run every now and then I think ?

Edited by Mr lestat on Tuesday 4th May 09:36

Kept losing power, engine light would come on. Dealer had it back a few times (cleaned it?) but kept coming back. WBAC'd it in the end, overkill but I'd lost confidence and was bored with the car (sadly not an inspiring drive). After I sold it my T5 started having same problem so perhaps I'm just unlucky. I'm in an outlander PHEV now which suits my driving profile as is super cheap to run (zero tax, 200bhp petrol and costs around £1.20 to charge!). Tiny battery though.

[paulyv]

We bought the petrol one of these at the start of last year. A 2016 model with 49k miles on it for about £7k...felt like quite the deal and we've been really happy with it. It does what is asked of it, the dealers are friendly and helpful, it looks good and is really quiet. Ultimately it allows us to get my partners elderly parents from A to B in comfort and takes us on holidays in the lake district.

Only thing I found in our manual was that 6th is puzzlingly a little lower geared than I might expect but that aside I think you'll be happy with your purchase. There's not much more to write really - which is more than acceptable for this type of car at this price.

[robsco]

“3” spec I see, with those wheels and the roof. Nice spec car, I worked for Kia for a while and it was like shelling peas. Great cars and unrivalled warranties.

[Mr lestat]

Thanks for everybody’s interest, I know it’s not a particularly PistonHeads type car, however it should be enjoyable and fun to own and that’s the main thing. I will update this thread from time to time with a running report.