Just bought a Kia Sportage, how good/bad??
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Hi all. I had been looking for a cheap 4x4 for the winter months as my M3 is horrendous in the ice and snow, and being from Scotland, it's all inevitable!!! I'd given myself a budget of around £2k.
I was looking on a local ad site the other night and a local guy was selling a '99 model, Kia Sportage, 5 door. 8 months M.O.T and 3 months tax, all for £400!!! The guy was local so thought it would be worth a look. It was either going to be a bargain or a banger!! The thing drove alright. Typical 4x4 steering though!! Lol. It needed a headlight, a weld repair to the exhaust, the front windows never worked and discs and pads. Got it for £300!!! Discs and pads, £62, headlight £25 and welded the exhaust myself. All in it now owes me £387. The gearbox and 4x4 system all work fine and the tyres are good so not a bad price I reckon. Eased the windows down and soaked the rubbers in WD-40 for half an hour, worked them up and down and they are now working perfectly!!
What are these Sportage things like?? I know they are a cheap 4x4, but just for pottering about in the snow are they ok or have I wasted my £387!??? I'm already looking at chunky tyres and side steps etc!! I might have the bug!!! Lol.
I was looking on a local ad site the other night and a local guy was selling a '99 model, Kia Sportage, 5 door. 8 months M.O.T and 3 months tax, all for £400!!! The guy was local so thought it would be worth a look. It was either going to be a bargain or a banger!! The thing drove alright. Typical 4x4 steering though!! Lol. It needed a headlight, a weld repair to the exhaust, the front windows never worked and discs and pads. Got it for £300!!! Discs and pads, £62, headlight £25 and welded the exhaust myself. All in it now owes me £387. The gearbox and 4x4 system all work fine and the tyres are good so not a bad price I reckon. Eased the windows down and soaked the rubbers in WD-40 for half an hour, worked them up and down and they are now working perfectly!!
What are these Sportage things like?? I know they are a cheap 4x4, but just for pottering about in the snow are they ok or have I wasted my £387!??? I'm already looking at chunky tyres and side steps etc!! I might have the bug!!! Lol.
I've been running about in it the last couple of days. It's a 2.0 petrol and seems ok to me. I am coming from a V8 M3 so maybe the Kia will seem excellent on fuel!!
I probably won't do that many miles in it anyway. I insured myself, my girlfriend, my father and my sister on it. We all live in very close proximity to each other so though it would be a good communal car for the horrendous snow the Met office is forecasting in Scotland. I'll probably get rid of it in February/March.
I probably won't do that many miles in it anyway. I insured myself, my girlfriend, my father and my sister on it. We all live in very close proximity to each other so though it would be a good communal car for the horrendous snow the Met office is forecasting in Scotland. I'll probably get rid of it in February/March.
cptsideways said:
They are great wee cars, it wont really go wrong either
Have fun in the snow!
I was thinking that it might be quite reliable having a Mazda engine. It's only done 97k miles, so not that many really.Have fun in the snow!
I plan on trying to have some fun!!
Cue Bing Crosby, "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!". Lol.
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