Kia Sportage - anyone have one?

JackeeBoy

I'm amazed at how, relatively, cheap these cars are. You can get a decent spec, approved used with a 7 year warranty for £18k or less. I am thinking of getting one as we may need a bigger car if baby plans go to plan. Anyone here have a view on them? Especially for a small family.

Tokk

I have to admit I just don't get this trend towards bigger/taller family cars seemingly for the hell of it.

But onto topic...

If you want (and can justify financially) a new car then it's definitely something to factor in with brands like Kia offering such long warranties, but make sure you can afford to have them serviced on time (otherwise it'll be invalidated).

walwyn1978

Yep. Previous model on a 64 plate. We got the 2, would have liked a 3 but it was more money. The 2’s now have the spec level of the 3’s when we bought ours, so I’d go for that (sat nav as standard etc). Bought it at 8 months old and having done 7.5k. Now owned it for 4 years and it’s at 90k. Been very pleased with it. Only things I’ve paid for outside the warranty are tyres, wiper blades and a set of front brake discs, every other thing was covered. Ours has the 1.7 diesel, I get just under 50mpg, i think the newer engines are better mind.

Bad points - as with any car of that size if you chuck it into a corner at high speed it can roll a bit and if you’re not used to something that big it can be a bit hard to get used to parking, albeit all models I think have sensors and the new models higher up the range have a reverse camera.

I like them and would consider another.

Edit: Be aware the warranty is 7 yrs OR 100k whichever is first so I’ll hit our warranty limit this year despite the car not even being 5 years registered yet. It’s still decent but you need to bear that in mind when looking at used stuff which has a few miles on it, depending on your own expected miles per year obviously

Arklight

Had one as a hire car for a week. I liked it but the petrol version I had was very slow so go for a decent sized motor.

marlot

walwyn1978 wrote: »

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Edit: Be aware the warranty is 7 yrs OR 100k whichever is first so I’ll hit our warranty limit this year despite the car not even being 5 years registered yet. It’s still decent but you need to bear that in mind when looking at used stuff which has a few miles on it, depending on your own expected miles per year obviously

The Hyundai equivalent (the Tucson) has a 5 year, unlimited mileage warranty, so might be a better choice for high mileage users.

LandyAndy

JackeeBoy wrote: »

I'm amazed at how, relatively, cheap these cars are. You can get a decent spec, approved used with a 7 year warranty for £18k or less. I am thinking of getting one as we may need a bigger car if baby plans go to plan. Anyone here have a view on them? Especially for a small family.

You definitely don't need one to accommodate a baby, or even two.

If you just want one then that is fine.:cool:

shayne66

My dad is now on his second one.
1st he had a 14 reg kx4 which he has just traded in and it gave him 4 years trouble free motoring covering 60,000 miles.
He loved it that much he traded for a approved used 67 plate GT Line S.

I've also got a Kia, the ProCeed GT. Which again has been trouble free.

I personally think that the build quality in the Kia has improved over the years and for the money you pay, equipment wise they are pretty well equipped.

bonnyrigger

Got the 2 litre AWD diesel with 19K on the clock, now at 40K no issues other than front discs. There is less room in the back than you might think and it's tight with 3 adults in there.
The boot is also pretty pokey, mainly because there is a full size spare wheel in it (which I like - after a previous bad experience with an injection kit).
The main gripe I have with it is fuel consumption, 35MPG does not seem very good for a diesel but the way things are going it will probably be the last one I own anyway.

agrinnall

Tokk wrote: »

I have to admit I just don't get this trend towards bigger/taller family cars seemingly for the hell of it.

Chris Harris' review of small and large SUVs on last night's Top Gear was spot on, as was his recommendation that anyone considering one should buy an estate car instead.

Tokk

agrinnall wrote: »

Chris Harris' review of small and large SUVs on last night's Top Gear was spot on, as was his recommendation that anyone considering one should buy an estate car instead.

Top gear giving sensible advice - what's the world coming to! :eek::eek:

Still - can't disagree.

vansboy

Agree the 'big car' looks, are NOT as accomodating as some people think.



The very well spec'd 13 plate one here, is ok if you want back ache, but I get that on most cars. The seats are not supportive and are small. In the back it is cramped. 35mpg in diesel, as another poster mentioned, is worse than a friends elderly Galaxy - which does have plenty of space.


Kia dealer here very helpful. Just replaced all four wheels , three free of charge, fourth £170, due to poor laquer finish. Very fair, at 50k miles. Did put a fresh set of tryes on, which were NOT competivly costed, but rather than risk rim damage putting old tyres on, then swapping again at a tyre dealer, it was worth the expense.


Without seeing Top Gear, I'd also vote for an estate instead, especially with the needs described.


VB