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"My friends said so" isn't exactly the most objective or reliable metric for quality. Just sayin'... I think you need to go do some research on Consumer Reports, JD Power, or actually go see the cars yourself in person before jumping to conclusions based on decades-old personal experiences or anecdotes from friends.
My experience is also more recent, I occasionally drive one of our Kia Niro subcompact econoboxes here at work. Damn things are almost as bad as the glorified golf carts we had (a.k.a. Toyota Prius) prior. They get on the freeway in about twenty minutes and are cramped beyond belief. Also, I can see them falling apart quickly.
Meanwhile, my 22 year old SC400 is holding up quite well.
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Wow, surprised to see someone actually defend Hyundai/Kia on a Toyota forum.
My experience is also more recent, I occasionally drive one of our Kia Niro subcompact econoboxes here at work. Damn things are almost as bad as the glorified golf carts we had (a.k.a. Toyota Prius) prior. They get on the freeway in about twenty minutes and are cramped beyond belief. Also, I can see them falling apart quickly.
Meanwhile, my 22 year old SC400 is holding up quite well.
My experience is also more recent, I occasionally drive one of our Kia Niro subcompact econoboxes here at work. Damn things are almost as bad as the glorified golf carts we had (a.k.a. Toyota Prius) prior. They get on the freeway in about twenty minutes and are cramped beyond belief. Also, I can see them falling apart quickly.
Meanwhile, my 22 year old SC400 is holding up quite well.
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oh, man, I totally forgot about my friend's Hyundai Excel. That was a massive failure. We still laugh about it.
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Wow, surprised to see someone actually defend Hyundai/Kia on a Toyota forum.
My experience is also more recent, I occasionally drive one of our Kia Niro subcompact econoboxes here at work. Damn things are almost as bad as the glorified golf carts we had (a.k.a. Toyota Prius) prior. They get on the freeway in about twenty minutes and are cramped beyond belief. Also, I can see them falling apart quickly.
Meanwhile, my 22 year old SC400 is holding up quite well.
My experience is also more recent, I occasionally drive one of our Kia Niro subcompact econoboxes here at work. Damn things are almost as bad as the glorified golf carts we had (a.k.a. Toyota Prius) prior. They get on the freeway in about twenty minutes and are cramped beyond belief. Also, I can see them falling apart quickly.
Meanwhile, my 22 year old SC400 is holding up quite well.
Yes, it makes perfect sense to compare a Kia Niro to an SC400.
Since it competes directly with the Prius, it sounds like it's doing its job.
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I'd take a couple pre-emptive recalls over that any day. If you don't like recalls, feel free to join Honda and Toyota in getting investigated by the NHTSA for spontaneous fires and sudden loss of steering, all in the past year.
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Hyundai/Kia products from 20 years ago literally fell apart if you breathed on them.
I'd take a couple pre-emptive recalls over that any day. If you don't like recalls, feel free to join Honda and Toyota in getting investigated by the NHTSA for spontaneous fires and sudden loss of steering, all in the past year.
I'd take a couple pre-emptive recalls over that any day. If you don't like recalls, feel free to join Honda and Toyota in getting investigated by the NHTSA for spontaneous fires and sudden loss of steering, all in the past year.
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Fun video. Kia is doing stuff that gets good attention and the silhouette of the EV6 reminds me of the Lucid Air. I like that tagline, "Movement that Inspires". A lot better than the cliche, "Experience Amazing", especially when there isn't much amazing in the Lexus stable. I am surprised Lexus continues to have record profit quarters. To me, the brand is losing psychological market share.