Hi Scotti Love the videos ever since you called my Kia a piece of crap and pictured me freezing in the snow.
I am looking to replace my wife's Hyundai Santa Fe. It's ten years old and beginning to cost money despite only 58 thousand miles on it. I bought a Kia Sorento in December and the car runs pretty good. This is my first experience with AWD and it was great in snow compared to the FWD Santa Fe. The Santa Fe's engine and training are in good working order it's just the peripherals are failing. The steering rack, then the power steering pump, Wheel hubs, the alternator the list goes on and on. I have been fixing the stuff as an as it breaks but its now something every week.I have determined it's time.
I have tried in vain to get a used 2019 Kia with AWD to save a little money. The dealers advertised prices seem to disappear the minute I show up at the dealer. It always seems what they have is $10,000 more than any of the specials they advertise. I am getting a lot of "We just sold it yesterday". I am thinking I might be better off buying "new". Are Toyoda's dealers any better? A new a Sequoya is not to far away in price from a new Sorento. How would you compare Kia vs Toyota. Tell me something I can rub their noses in.
And what ever you do don't tell my wife {black}:grinning: Help me Scotti-One-Kenobee your my only hope!
Mr Bob from Longa Island New York.
Hi Scotti
Back in December I bought a 2021 Sorento because I needed a car. I wanted a 2020 with the V6 because of it's towing capability. I was trading in a 2008 Veracruz with the V6 and it was great at towing my boat to Lake George. I told the salesman if you hear of any used ones that come on the market let me know. Well it's now August and he calls me. Says he has the car of my dreams. High end trim Kia Sorento with the V6 towing capacity 5000 lbs. I go to the dealer and the sales man greets me and says "Let go see your future car!". Then he can't find the keys. I suggest taking a look at the car so we walk into the parking lot. This is not a big dealership. Two short rows in the used section. We can't find the car. Up and down the rows we go and it is nowhere to be found. They lost the car. How do you loose a whole car? Went home with the hope they would eventually find the car. Called the sales man the next day. Seems they sold it two weeks ago and did not update there system. Is it just me? Is it just Kia or all dealers in general. By the way this is the same dealer that forgot to remove the shrink wrap from the cabin air filter back in December and that was a brand new car!
Kia and Hyundai are the same company. Many of their cars are just rebadged versions of each other.
I know Hyundai and Kia are the same company. I have noticed though the Kia dealers are a lot harder to deal with. I think it's because Hyundai has been around a while while Kia is a newer brand. The Kia dealers are very pushy and combative while the Hyundai dealers are more professional. Just a gut feeling I have after having experienced both.
Go Toyota. I just had to change my nephews spark plugs on a 2014 kia sorento. I had to remove the intake manifold to get to the the plugs, which meant I also needed to replace the manifold gasket. @Scotty made two videos explaining why Kia's are Crap. I also own a kia, wish I found Scotty's channel before buying one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcAryIF_ztQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqZ3z6kL09s
As for dealers, all dealers suck. Toyota or Kia/Hyundai or whoever, dealers suck. They will bait and switch. They will try to charge as much as they can. New or used.
As far as manufacturers, get a Toyota for longevity and reliability.
This thread is from a year ago!
WTH? It popped up the top for me. I just assumed it was recent.
Always read the date, people. Make it a habit!
One makes cheap cars the other makes cars that stand the test of time. Stop letting Kia scam you. You've seen their practices first hand. Here's what I found for SantaFe upgrade:
https://www.autotempest.com/results?make=toyota&minyear=2010&model=matrix&radius=1000&zip=90210
Neither Kia or Hyundai make cars that stand the test of time. They're both junk.
Thanks for the link. We found a used Sequoya but prices are way up from last year. May have to put off and keep the old Santa Fe.
Found just what I wanted. I needed the third row seat for the kids. I had it in a Veracruz I traded in a couple of years back. 2019 V6 powered AWD Sorento. Picked it up in November of last year. No body else had anything close. Runs like a top. They discontinued the V6 in 2020 and that's what I wanted