Attn for Kia owner

[Duadua2]

http://members.tripod.com/aiki_joe/i_hate_kia/

just for your justification about Kia.any comments?

[Pathfinders]

http://members.tripod.com/aiki_joe/i_hate_kia/ Edited April 9, 2003 by Heueriq

[Kiario]

heehee..........i came across tis site b4 buying my kia rio too...it did made me think twice then....however, if u look closely, u will notice tat the last case posted was in the year 2000....so i am keeping my finger crossed tat no other postings in the year 2001, 2002 & tis year means they hav improve the car...

[Duadua2]

maybe they have improve.so in s'pore do we have this 'Lemon Law'?

[Kiario]

dun think got lemon law ler????

[Mavvy]

could be... quite alot of pple advise me not to buy KIA..

 

I meant no offense..

[Super4]

Oi, curi tulang kapa?.......

[Fulcrum]

What talking u?? Catch no ball leh!

[Fulcrum]

http://members.tripod.com/aiki_joe/i_hate_kia/

just for your justification about Kia.any comments?

 

There are staunch Kia owners here. Let them shed some light. As for my own rays, well imho i do think the reliability of Kia vehicles are a question. My uncle in Malaysia and my lecturer are experiencing about the same problems mentioned on the website... but less serious. But i dun think Kia shouldn't be so bad after all. Generally, if any one car manufacturer builds cars that are all like this, the company will close down in days.

[Mavvy]

Over the years they have improved... My view of them changed actually..

 

just that pple advise not to..

[Duadua2]

any Kia spectra owner,pls PM me.

thanks

[D2843]

hi,

you can check with the KIA forum at:

http://www.kiaforum.cjb.net/

no problem so far,but fuel consumption is on the high side.

cheers.

Dave

[Carlover76]

Anyway, I got a friend who is working in the Selling cars market, he was telling me that Kia cars are better in the over aspect in Korean Market compared to Hyundai and the only good car from Hyundai are Sonnata & above.

 

Those lower range like Elantra and Accent if driven more than 2-3 years, really feel like certain parts going to come off anytime and like sitting inside a lorry kind of feeling.

 

As for Kia, they start off manufacturing Military vehicle in Korean so when they start making passenger cars, they bring over the same concept used in military vehicle over to passenger, that is why their cars are slightly heavy like the Spectra but the body frame structure is thick and it is safe when you met any accident compared to any Japanese cars out there!

 

Anyway, above are the comments by him and some other people driving Hyundai cars so I feel at least safe to drive my Spectra around as I am not those "Thiong" type of drivers!

[Duadua2]

u too drive a spectra? i saw quite a lot of spectra on the road.any major trouble that make u regret after buying?

[Gadgeter]

It would be unfair to say that Kia is better than Accent or Elantra, cos it really depends on how individual owners take care of their ride.

 

 

As long as the car don't give much problem other than the normal wear and tire.. It's a good car.

Edited April 11, 2003 by Gadgeter

[Duadua2]

yeh....its the truth..like wira...previously some ppl said that wira engine is unreliable n had a lot of other nonsense things about wira,made in M'sia,no gd lah.now u c a lot of ppl driving wira n other proton cars,including some ah bengs.(no offence)

[Mavvy]

I also got friend work in selling cars market... and the thingy is entirely opposite..

 

he discourage sonata and KIA... but Hyundai smaller cars is good.. Guess that every1 stories is different unless hear from the car owners itself... very much depend on the driver style of driving and taking care of the car. Its hard to tell..

 

So far I'm still riding on those big Buses..( SBS )

[Carlover76]

My friend driving the elantra and he was telling me fuel consumption very high and at high speed, can hear some sounds like something dropping off!

 

Above also comments from my friends so no offence too!