Kia sorrento, any downsides?

[Anonymous]

lots of room in the back. my sis is a music teacher and regularly carts kids & tubas & stands and there's always room for more stuff.

[Anonymous]

It’s a Kia.

[Anonymous]

Only the Kia sportage, rio and forte are among the “most stolen.” I have the telluride. I won’t lie — I had to get over my own snobbery when buying a Kia, but I love my car. I kind of wish I had looked at the sorrento bc I overpaid for the telluride.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t some insurers refusing to insure Kia’s and Hyundais?

I found this to be true when considering purchasing a KIA recently, I called 10 different companies, 2 I had prior policies with. I ultimately passed. I would check to see what your insurers says before purchase, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t some insurers refusing to insure Kia’s and Hyundais?

I found this to be true when considering purchasing a KIA recently, I called 10 different companies, 2 I had prior policies with. I ultimately passed. I would check to see what your insurers says before purchase, OP.

We recently bought a Kia and did not run into any trouble with insurance (got several quotes, no one said they wouldn't insure). The theft problem is limited to certain cars and I believe older models.

[Anonymous]

Kias are notorious for oil consumption, as well as Hyundais. Not sure if the newer ones are better, but there is a class action suit filed against both hyundai and Kia. I am Korean. My uncle worked for Kia’s engineering dept until a few years ago and told me not to buy one. I don’t know enough about them to say yay or nay, but I would make sure to take reviews that only consider the first 36 months of ownership with a grain of salt. Most cars are great in the first 36 months.

[Anonymous]

Can’t speak to the Sorrento, but my 2022 Telluride is an absolute dream to drive I love it. People ask me about it all the time. So much room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, has one obvious downside.

It is a Kia.

I agree.
I have owned two Kias.
Both were junk.
Moneypits.

We've had a Kia Soul for 12 years that has been terrific - such a good, reliable, easy car that when it is time to replace it, we will almost certainly get another Kia.

My brother has a Sorento - he really likes it. We don't need that much room so we're leaning either toward another Soul, when the time comes, or a hybrid Sportage.