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Does anyone know anything about Kia cars? we are thinking about getting one. A Kia Magentis to be exact:D

Er sorry no:-3:driving:

What colour:-3:rolleyes:

My dad had a Kia Sedona for a few years, for towing his caravan. Damn good car, he went all round Europe in it. I drove it quite a few times, very nice handling. I like 'em!

Chezzie;979995 wrote: What colour:-3:rolleyes:Pink would be nice;):driving:

Carolly;979993 wrote: Er sorry no:-3


Chezzie;979995 wrote: What colour:-3


I told you two not to come in here:-5:-5:-5

dubs;980003 wrote: My dad had a Kia Sedona for a few years, for towing his caravan. Damn good car, he went all round Europe in it. I drove it quite a few times, very nice handling. I like 'em!


Oh well that sounds promising:DMy husband wants to use it as a taxi.

kazalala;980007 wrote: Oh well that sounds promising:DMy husband wants to use it as a taxi.


Penguins taste nicer :-3 or a mint yoyo:D

kazalala;980006 wrote: I told you two not to come in here:-5:-5Ye but you say that nobody takes any notice of yer threads and didnt want you to be lonely:-4:DAnyway whats wrong with pink fgs:-3:rolleyes:

Chezzie;980017 wrote: Penguins taste nicer :-3 or a mint yoyo:DI like KitKats:D:driving:

Chezzie;980017 wrote: Penguins taste nicer or a mint yoyo
Ha bloody ha ha ha :rolleyes::p

Carolly;980021 wrote: Ye but you say that nobody takes any notice of yer threads and didnt want you to be lonely Anyway whats wrong with pink :rolleyes:


well you lot usually come on, but its no good if you dont know what yer talkin about:rolleyes:and noooooooooooooooooooo pink!:-5

kazalala;980007 wrote: Oh well that sounds promising:DMy husband wants to use it as a taxi.Well I wouldnt want a pink taxi:-3:sneaky::driving:

Im gonna kill them two shortly:sneaky::-5

Chezzie;980017 wrote: Penguins taste nicer :-3 or a mint yoyo:D


:wah::wah: nah, much prefer Rocky Caramel

kazalala;980025 wrote: Ha bloody ha ha ha :rolleyes



well you lot usually come on, but its no good if you dont know what yer talkin about:rolleyes:and noooooooooooooooooooo pink!:-5
Dont know what Im talking about??????I was the first female cab driver in East London I will have you know:pjust used to call the AA when it went wrong and always drove Fords:D:driving:

kazalala;980028 wrote: Im gonna kill them two shortly:sneaky::-5You wouldnt get great advice then:D:p

Betty Boop;980029 wrote: :wah::wah: nah, much prefer Rocky Caramel


:rolleyes:here comes another one:wah:

Kia has come a long way...........the are now an affordable good quality car!

Odie;980036 wrote: Kia has come a long way...........the are now an affordable good quality car!Really:-3:-2

Odie;980036 wrote: Kia has come a long way...........the are now an affordable good quality car!


Aha! an answer that actualy refers to the threads subject! Thanks Odie:D dunno how this thread turned in to a who likes what type of choccie biccie:wah:

Anyone know how easy it is to get parts for them, and are they expensive for parts or not:-3

kazalala;980039 wrote: Aha! an answer that actualy refers to the threads subject! Thanks Odie:D dunno how this thread turned in to a who likes what type of choccie biccie:wah:I like Milk Chocolate Digestive as well:D:driving:

Carolly;980042 wrote: I like Milk Digestive as well:D:driving:


:wah:oh well i made it past page two, evben though we are talking about choccie biccies instead of cars:rolleyes:I like wagon wheels:D

kazalala;980041 wrote: Anyone know how easy it is to get parts for them, and are they expensive for parts or not:-3
Ive got 2 non English cars.........arm an leg job:-5:-5:sneaky:see I am helpful:p

kazalala;980045 wrote: :wah:oh well i made it past page two, evben though we are talking about choccie biccies instead of carsI like wagon wheelsSee a record for you:D.....:-4mad about flakes:-4:-4:-4

Carolly;980038 wrote: Really:-3:-2


yes, but stick to the newer ones, 2006 and up.

kazalala;980041 wrote: Anyone know how easy it is to get parts for them, and are they expensive for parts or not:-3


Pass, try Halfords hun, surely a google search would throw up your local dealers??

Odie;980049 wrote: yes, but stick to the newer ones, 2006 and up.Ok:D:driving:>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ang on I aint getting one:-3

Carolly;980048 wrote: See a record for you:D.....:-4mad about flakes


:-3:-5

Odie;980049 wrote: yes, but stick to the newer ones, 2006 and up.
oh,,, think it was 2004 he was loking at, said it drove well though and was nice and big inside:D

Betty Boop;980051 wrote: Pass, try Halfords hun, surely a google search would throw up your local dealers??


Yes we have found a local dealers,, just never had a Kia before and as it would be a taxi wanted to find out a bit about them. Can afford to just change it willy nilly if its crap:wah:

always check out other vehicles in the price range first.

Dunno why you aint thought of a fiat panda tbh:D

Well HUbby bumped in to someone who he hasnt seen for ages today, who happens to deal in cars, and his advice was stay well away!:eek: he says they are no good! well the model we were on about anyway:-3 so thats that:DHe has a year before he HAS to change the car so we have plenty of time to have a look now and again:)

Dear daughter has just lucked out and gotten a Honda Accord for FREE!!!!! Finally, now we can get rid of the piece of cr*p out front.:wah:

qsducks;981053 wrote: Dear daughter has just lucked out and gotten a Honda Accord for FREE!!!!! Finally, now we can get rid of the piece of cr*p out front.:wah:


Oh thats good! dunno what a Honda accord is like either but you cant complain when its free:wah:

kazalala;981055 wrote: Oh thats good! dunno what a Honda accord is like either but you cant complain when its free:wah:


They last forever. Great car.

Honda-good

Kia-bad

Parts for both are pricey, at least the engine parts are.

YZGI;981129 wrote: Honda-good

Kia-bad

Parts for both are pricey, at least the engine parts are.


thats what we were worried about really, as it would be a taxi it gets more wear and tear, anyway we are not getting one now Hubs was actually looking at mercs as well:eek: too pricey for us. we do own a merc which we use just for our own personal use, but its a very old one:wah:

YZGI;981129 wrote: Honda-good

Kia-bad

Parts for both are pricey, at least the engine parts are.


I drove a 1981 Honda Civic into the ground with over 250,00 miles on it. I really miss that car. It died right in the driveway:-1 I will tell you however, it beat my 1993 Ford Explorer regarding repairs.:wah:

The best cars we have had have been Vauxhall, Astra's mainly but we have a Vectra now.

kazalala;981134 wrote: The best cars we have had have been Vauxhall, Astra's mainly but we have a Vectra now.


Kaz, invest in a Honda or a Toyota and you will be forever happy.

qsducks;981136 wrote: Kaz, invest in a Honda or a Toyota and you will be forever happy.


It has to be a certain type and age,, and a certain size to put on as a taxi:-3

kazalala;979973 wrote: Does anyone know anything about Kia cars? we are thinking about getting one. A Kia Magentis to be exact:D


I do, been looking at them myself. depreciation is horrendous which makes hem good second hand buys if you plan to hang on to it. Any car 100,000 plus is only worth smarties when you trade them in anyway. Lots of diesel sedonas used round here as taxis. Magentis heavy fuel consumption and high road tax band as well. Saw a 2006 one for £6,000 locally. Hyundai own Kia, basically same cars different badges. Have a look at them as well-lots of trajets used as taxis round here (I live near an airport, they need big cars)

Have a look at chevrolet as well (used to be daewoo,) they are owned by general motors-vauxhall astra. swop the badges around and you would difficulty telling them apart. You can pick up 2,3 yrs old lacetti estates dirt cheap now as the model has been replaced, forget the badge but it does mean depreciation is dreadful over 50% in the first year. the engines and parts are vauxhall-or opel.

Let's put it this way they are better than peugeot, citroen or renault. I'm thinking of writing a book 101 reasons not to buy a renault but I don't know enough expletives for 101

Have a look at this site.

http://www.whatcar.co.uk/

read the reviews and the readers reviews are rather enlightening.

http://www.topgear.com/

gmc;981150 wrote: I do, been looking at them myself. depreciation is horrendous which makes hem good second hand buys if you plan to hang on to it. Any car 100,000 plus is only worth smarties when you trade them in anyway. Lots of diesel sedonas used round here as taxis. Magentis heavy fuel consumption and high road tax band as well. Saw a 2006 one for £6,000 locally. Hyundai own Kia, basically same cars different badges. Have a look at them as well-lots of trajets used as taxis round here (I live near an airport, they need big cars)

Have a look at chevrolet as well (used to be daewoo,) they are owned by general motors-vauxhall astra. swop the badges around and you would difficulty telling them apart. You can pick up 2,3 yrs old lacetti estates dirt cheap now as the model has been replaced, forget the badge but it does mean depreciation is dreadful over 50% in the first year. the engines and parts are vauxhall-or opel.

Let's put it this way they are better than peugeot, citroen or renault. I'm thinking of writing a book 101 reasons not to buy a renault but I don't know enough expletives for 101

Have a look at this site.

http://www.whatcar.co.uk/

read the reviews and the readers reviews are rather enlightening.

http://www.topgear.com/


Thanks a lot GMC! thats very helpful:D

gmc;981150 wrote: I do, been looking at them myself. depreciation is horrendous which makes hem good second hand buys if you plan to hang on to it. Any car 100,000 plus is only worth smarties when you trade them in anyway. Lots of diesel sedonas used round here as taxis. Magentis heavy fuel consumption and high road tax band as well. Saw a 2006 one for £6,000 locally. Hyundai own Kia, basically same cars different badges. Have a look at them as well-lots of trajets used as taxis round here (I live near an airport, they need big cars)

Have a look at chevrolet as well (used to be daewoo,) they are owned by general motors-vauxhall astra. swop the badges around and you would difficulty telling them apart. You can pick up 2,3 yrs old lacetti estates dirt cheap now as the model has been replaced, forget the badge but it does mean depreciation is dreadful over 50% in the first year. the engines and parts are vauxhall-or opel.

Let's put it this way they are better than peugeot, citroen or renault. I'm thinking of writing a book 101 reasons not to buy a renault but I don't know enough expletives for 101

Have a look at this site.

http://www.whatcar.co.uk/

read the reviews and the readers reviews are rather enlightening.

http://www.topgear.com/


Excellent post:-6

worthy of 5 stars:D