Kia Optima or Honda Accord

[Anonymous]

I'm looking at used models (2016-2018) and haven't yet test driven. I've always been a Honda or Toyota guy, and Kia doesn't seem to get much love on this board, but are there any folks who drive them and happy?

[Anonymous]

I've owned a KIA and a HONDA before. I would never buy another KIA. EVER.

[Anonymous]

Honda Accord. No question at all.

[Anonymous]

I ended up with an Optima as a rental car for a week recently and was really impressed. I suspect that most Honda owners have never driven one.

[Anonymous]

Both nice cars. Cannot really go wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Both nice cars. Cannot really go wrong.

Yes you can with a Kia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I ended up with an Optima as a rental car for a week recently and was really impressed. I suspect that most Honda owners have never driven one.

how you feel when you drive a car is only a small part of what you should be considering when you invest in a vehicle (not that any vehicle is an "investment" in the traditional sense). You don't have to have driven a car to know its safety ratings, reliability, etc.

[Anonymous]

I had a Kia for years, bought it new. Never again. The car was fine but I had a problem once and corporate was awful. I bought a new Honda last year and have no complaints with it.
I vote Honda.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Both nice cars. Cannot really go wrong.

Yes you can with a Kia

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I ended up with an Optima as a rental car for a week recently and was really impressed. I suspect that most Honda owners have never driven one.

how you feel when you drive a car is only a small part of what you should be considering when you invest in a vehicle (not that any vehicle is an "investment" in the traditional sense). You don't have to have driven a car to know its safety ratings, reliability, etc.

Meh. All vehicles have to meet safety standards. How it feels when I drive it - comfort, handling, etc. - is EXACTLY what I consider when buying a car.

[Anonymous]

I would most definitely go with the Accord.

Kias are just cheap + unreliable.

Or you can go Middle line and try a Hyundai.

[Anonymous]

I wonder how old these Kia impressions are. I have a 2018 Kia Niro and love it. We looked at Kias a few years prior and were disappointed in the build quality and bought something else. But their newer models get good reviews and I liked it more than everything else we saw.

I remember in the 80s when Toyatas had the reputation of being cheap and crappy. That's obviously changed. I wonder if Kia isn't turning that corner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would most definitely go with the Accord.

Kias are just cheap + unreliable.

Or you can go Middle line and try a Hyundai.

Hyundai and Kia are same company. Hyundai bought out Kia about 10 or so years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder how old these Kia impressions are. I have a 2018[i][u] Kia Niro and love it. We looked at Kias a few years prior and were disappointed in the build quality and bought something else. But their newer models get good reviews and I liked it more than everything else we saw.

I remember in the 80s when Toyatas had the reputation of being cheap and crappy. That's obviously changed. I wonder if Kia isn't turning that corner.

key point here.

[Anonymous]

Honda