GeorgiaBII
Drag Race Newbie
Sad thing is my 18 year old son thinks my GTI is ugly. And he LIKES the KIA.
Should I disown him now?
Should I disown him now?
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KIA OPTIMA GDI TURBO
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jakemarley
Banned
I was looking for my usual veedub pal at work in the "Dent Free Zone" of the remote parking lotand much to my suprise, instead of rolling up in his usual Rabbit 2.5L MKV, he appears in this electric blue, audiesqe, lexusish looking KIA that has more badges on the back than I have seen on many cars to date.
I responded..."well the color is definitely in yo' face and it seems rather big. Is that what you were looking for?". He apparently had plans to buy a MKVI GTI but there was only one at Findlay currently and that was a 4DR DSG TR base with no sunroof. :thumbdown:
Though I tend to be disturbed by cars that "swagger jack", I am curious if anyone would seriously cross shop this car with a GTI like my coworker has done. They seem to be similarily priced but the KIA has significantly more standard options inluding led's headlights and tails, full power seats...ect. It also has a very progressive design even if not orginal. The warranty is remarkable as well. 100K/10YR Just curious.
Amazingly, he seems to think it still is somehow inferior to my MKVI in engineering but seemed to find this an acceptable compromise since one optioned the way he desired was not currently available . :iono:
The power train is 100K/10 year. The vehicle warranty is 60K/5 year.
Kia has been well known to make giant pieces of crap. It wasn't until Hyundai purchased them and started copying other cars like Hyundai does that they actually started looking good.
Look at older Kia Optimas to see how fugly they are. Older Hyundai are just as ugly. Copy everyone else and now they look decent, but are still crap vehicles. My old 2006 Sonata had recall after recall after recall. I'd get a notice at least once every other month. I have a friend who has a Kia Sedona and it fell apart after 3-4 years. The transmissions are REALLY bad. One of the reasons I traded in my Sonata when I did.
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2011-03-11-kia-recall-optima_N.htm
http://www.insideline.com/kia/soren...y-feds-for-possible-transmission-failure.html
Does it look nice? Sure, but they just copied from Honda, Toyota, etc. Then you have the Hyundai/Kia history of crappy transmissions. That's sort of why they have that 100K/10 year power train warranty. It's not because they are that reliable. It's because they need that to keep customers. Unfortunately that 100K/10 year does not carry over past the original owner after trade in. Just another sign that they use it to keep current owners.
jakemarley
Banned
You think that's bad? Try the new 2012 Hyundai Veloster. Looks great, right? Rated at 138HP? Dynos at 100HP. I test drove one. Probably the slowest car I have ever driven in my life next to a Geo Metro.
maxtdi
Go Kart Champion
Yep the veloster is a slow pig. Some ppl do get good MPG from it though.