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Actually their cars are not all that cheap anymore. Kia and Hyundai seem to have gone up in price thru the years as they improved on their cars. There are similar style American cars that are close to the same prices.
Yeah but they still drive like appliances, at least the Hyundais do. My Elantra Touring annoys me to no end with its numb steering, lackluster acceleration, brain-dead transmission, and stiff yet still imprecise suspension.
However, I'm over 100k miles on the thing and it's been absolutely bulletproof mechanically. I have to grant that.
Kia supposedly wants to be the sportier brand. I may check out the 2014 Forte 5-door, see how it compares to a Mazda3.
Not only do Hyundai Kia lie about their MPG & Power figures.
But their cars are slow, have sloppy handling, sloppy chassis, they're made from flimsy sheet metal. They're very unrefined and the interior parts are all flimsy.
And besides, they are no longer cheap..
No wonder their sales growth has ended, people discovered that flashy designs age terrible..
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Who drives Kia's
I agree with you.
BUT,
Many Many on the road down here in FL.
A lot of Snow Birds and Residents.
They buy them for the #1 reason.............Price.
And they end up with a decent car most of the time, no machine is perfect.
I wouldnt buy a Korean or a Asian vehicle, but that doesnt mean I think they are not good vehicles.
My first two cars were a used '00 VW Passat and an '01 BMW 530i. Both cars I took great care of and both vehicles miserably failed me and broke down on me for various reasons whether it be engine or electrical related. Eventually I got fed up and committed myself to buying a new car knowing I'd have to take to the dealership for maintenance to abide by the warranty.
Last year I narrowed my search to 3 choices: Toyota Corolla Sport, Mazda 6 (SkyActiv engine), and a 2012 Kia Soul (+).
I never thought in a million years I would look at buying a Kia. But it was cheaper to buy than the other two cars, cheaper to maintenance, AND their dealership gave me a heck of at trade-in value for my BMW that I was barely able to keep alive.
I've had my 2012 Soul for over a year now and so far so good after 15,000 miles. I'm about 6'1" and it's shockingly very spacious inside for front and backseat passengers. I don't need much trunk space, but if necessary I can easily fold down the back seats. Love the free Sirius satellite I'm getting. I maintenance it around every 4,000 miles (can go up to 5,000 to abide by warranty). It's not a rally car but it gets me around Orlando decently enough. I got what I paid for. So far nothing is falling apart on my car (knock on wood). I forked over the extra grand or so to extend and strengthen my warranty. I don't care about trade-in value. I want to be able to drive this car for 7+ years. I'm not the only one thinking this either because the Soul has been a huge seller in Orlando.
Only thing to be wary of is that their MPG numbers were falsified. Instead of a combined 32/33 mpg, I'm at around 28 mpg (some I hear are worse). Kia do compensate the difference through a fuel redemption program that is more than fair.
I don't own a Hyundai or Kia, but they look good and I see so many on the roads in NJ.
When Toyotas, Hondas and Datsuns were first introduced into the US market--they had many issues--most notably poor quality metals which would make the cars rust must faster. But they learned and improved and then they became the most reliable cars.
Now Hyundai is doing the same thing. They sucked for years, but today's Hyundai is equivalent of the the early-mid 90s Hondas and Toyotas. Very reliable--my guess.
Of course only time will tell. Toyota and Honda have forgotten their grass roots.
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Always take reading glasses when shopping for a car. The devil dwells in the fine print.
I drove a Toyota for 21 years. I miss that old reliable rig. We recently bought an Isuzu Trooper and I was expecting it to be a piece of trash because it was so cheap. It has been great so far but my next newer rig I plan on buying soon will most likely be a Toyota and I will get an extended warranty if I can.
I drive a Kia Rio. I love that car. It's so luxurious.
Okay u r being sarcastic!
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