Is Kia a good car

No, because she has no boobies!

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The best thing you to do is to visit all your prospect brand, do a test drive and so on....

KIA RIO (Accent, Aveo, Sunny, Yaris, Honda City, Lancer)

Here in Qatar KIA they are giving 5 yrs warranty or 100000 kms.

Cheers!!

They're similar - the last time I surveyed, Kia was slightly lower.

Just to give you an idea:

Rio = Accent

Elantra = Optima

Sportage = Tucson

Sorento = Santa Fe

etc... etc...

Thank you Mike, thats what i heard that their have similar engine type and specs. It means that they almost have the same performance. The differnce maybe is the style and price. Any idea about the price of hyundai, as maybe it is cheaper than KIA

favoritetrick, Hyundai is also pretty good - can not comment on their service since it's run by a different group in Qatar.

Be aware that Kia and Hyundai are very similar in specs and spare parts. I've seen many spare part boxes branded as Kia/Hyundai.

Kia is a good car... Sportage is quite good... but not the latest model :(

Thank QL for giving me these comments and suggestion. How about Hyundai. I think KIA AND HYUNDAI ARE NOW SEPERATE COMPANY. Any comments on this brand and how they perform on the road. Is it cheaper than KIA? how about it maitenance and parts cost?

'Cos Kia give a 7 year warranty on new cars sold in UK.

Clearly they have faith in their reliability.

I've driven a Kia Sportage and it's OK. Good value for money.

BTW, my first car in Doha was a 2007 Kia Sorento. I bought this car second hand from a British couple. We still have it and my wife is driving it. I've done some offroad at the inland sea and let me tell you, I was shocked with the performance. Our most recent trip was with two friends, both driving their LC Prado (V6 version) and they could not believe what this Sorento was capable of doing.

Kia is probably the most underrated brand. As I said, service is my main concern, other than that it's great for the money.

There is another CON that can be resolved with little or no skill.

The cabin AC filters are too small and they easily get stacked with this dusty weather, usually my commute is from very short distances so in 2 years mine is just 13,000kms meaning that I don't do much service in it, one thing I learned is to replace the cabin AC filter kits for maximum efficiency. The kit would cost from 50 to 100 QAR and it only takes 10 minutes to replace it.

http://www.thecarconnection.com/overview/kia_rio_2013

Kia is a good car, i am using a 2008 kia optima and it hasnt given me any trouble so far. all i had to change were the break pads battery, glass wiper and the headlight bulb which are very normal accesories to change in any car. the parts are very cheap. if i recollect i hardly spent less than 500 riyals for the break pads and the glass wiper. the parts are easily available at the kia service centre in industrial area.

The pick up is good and the ac is excellent.

You should consider buying a KIA,

i would again say get a purple TIIDA

STRANGE ! britexpat still didnt jumped in this thread !

Kia overall has the best prices on the market, compared to most brands in Qatar. Their quality is comparable to these 'top' japanese brands like Toyota, Honda or Nissan.

Now, Chairboy has brought a valid point - the Kia Rio version that is being sold in Qatar is a little bit underpowered. I own a 2010 Rio and besides this, I have no complains about the car. I just I could own a manual version but for security reasons is always better to have automatic shift so other members of the family could drive it.

The pluses are: price and quality and the newer models are much nicer and better looking than its predecessors.

The big NO! particularly in Qatar: the quality of service. Unfortunately they only have ONE service center in this country, which is located in the industrial area. In many cases they could take up to two days just for an oil change... last time the car was seldom washed and they did not vacuum it inside.

There is a big rumour that they will be opening a new service center near the old airport area, unless this is true I would not consider buying a new Kia but if they do, I would give it a go.

I have a Kio Rio Hatchback since 2005 and absolutely

maintenance free so far.Yes the pickup is slow but

its a pleasure driving it. Go for it.

dont make a silly mistake, go for Nissan Tiida

what about RENAULT DUSTER???????How about it parts, is it available everywhere??????? Is it expensive????? how about the maintenance cost of this car???Im thinking of buying a DUSTER. please help need advice

what about RENAULT DUSTER???????How about it parts, is it available everywhere??????? Is it expensive????? how about the maintenance cost of this car???Im thinking of buying a DUSTER. please help need advice

it depend on the users

Thank you very much for this information. i guess i have to think twice before buying this RIO because i red negative review about this car and just want to know from those who have the experienced using this

parts and maintenance is cheap but performance is cheap too..better to buy a toyota coz the kia rates are close to toyota too in some models.

You have to visit KIA SR to obtain more information or check the review of the car to http://www.thecarconnection.com/overview/kia_rio_2012

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Its a nice enough car but underpowered particularly in low gears as you start to accelerate - youve really got to "floor it".