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02-25-2017, 11:17 AM | #91 |
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We got rear-ended in traffic last Monday by a driver who tried to skip out of the exit lane to get ahead of the crowd, he never looked in front of him when he floored the pedal on his way to the left lane (he was constantly checking his side mirror for upcoming cars).
We were in the work truck, a GMC Savana, and it hit pretty hard, however the only damage was a recessed in the half left of the metal bumper and crack open the left back door flashing, exposing the lower hinge to the elements. Lucky the door and bumper were still functional. The boss was pretty pissed at the guy when we called him, until he saw the aftermath on the other driver's car. A 2014 Kia Forte, the whole passenger front end obliterated and lefts tons of clear plastic lens and reflector material on the highway, plus fog light frame and bezel, engine splash guard, huge bumper cover chunk, lights, etc. he barely was able to drive the car 1000' forward to a gas station to get on the flat bed tow truck. Blue smoke coming out the exhaust and burn tire smell. Even the front right wheel was wobbly. I wouldn't be surprised if the insurance company decides to scrap the car instead of having it fixed. All that for a low speed traffic collision. Envoyé de mon iPhone en utilisant Tapatalk |
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^ there's a front plate on that Kia. Out of province vehicle or just a 'decorative' plate?
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02-25-2017, 12:37 PM | #93 |
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Kia and Hyundai.
Decorative baseball team plate.The guy was a Blue Jays fan. Which explains the blue color too.
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It looks like he had a kangaroo in the back seat.
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Took the Kia Sportage diesel for a long drive a 3 hour trip to Hunter Valley near New Castle in Australia. It went well got plenty of power the cruise control makes pull hard that you find yourself speeding. I wont use it anymore.
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I have had this Kia Sportage for nearly a year and half and i have to give the company nothing but respect.We have had bumps along the way, well my wife who is in her learners license hit a car at the stoplight .But even after that this car continues to impress.We have taken it to Queensland I live in Sydney tthe car just ran no fuss it's a 9 hour trip. We are now in jervis bay and this car is running smoothly comfortable as F&@k.Maybe it's properly broken in.The Diesel engine the heart of this machine is exceptional it has plenty of grunt when you need it.A bit of lag but when it kicks in it just keeps pulling but linear.I can't wait to test drive the Kia stinger.
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Except for poor fuel economy (compared to the competition) and the new polarizing front end design, the 2017 Sportage gets very good reviews. The Hyundai Tucson (from sister company) generally gets better reviews.
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09-20-2017, 05:08 AM | #102 |
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I love my forte. Its pretty much a perfect appliance car. I do wish it got better MPGs though for how slow it is. That's my only complaint. Well that and I think it's very ugly.
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Slow and ugly you say.Well wait for the next Stinger.Which will come with not a 4 banger, not a tt v6 but wait for it......A 5 ltr V8. It's shows Kia knows what the customers want lol.Surely this is no slow ugly Kia lol strap your seat belt on buckle up do not want a whiplash cowboy.
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Where did you see about a V8 for it? I know about the V6TT. If it handles anything like the forte, or even the genesis coupe (which it shouldn't) it will be flop. The stinger and the genesis brand need to have good handling and power, having the features and lower price won't do it. Power needs to be better than competitors, not a little slower like they have been doing forever.
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So if that happens they will use the 5.0 from the R-SPEC genesis. Probably de-tuned since its the kia version. 420HP will become 405HP or something. Which IMO isn't enough. It needs to be more than competition.
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I'm completely happy with an under 2L 4-cylinder engine, a 0-60MPH from 8-10 seconds (which is plenty quick), and great fuel economy.
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09-21-2017, 04:38 PM | #108 |
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^Ya that's a whole different class. Nice to have that too.
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