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The one area that concerns me is getting in/out of the 3rd row seat. I have small kids (8 yrs old) that would need to sit in the 3rd row. Moving the 2nd row seat up and down manually might be a bit much for an 8 yr old.
Any thoughts/experience with this?
Also would be nice to have a remote power option for the lift gate.
I have about 250,000 miles experience driving in snow from northern Michigan oilfields to the Arctic under pretty hazardous conditions. Tire stopping ability has a lot to do with the rubber compound used in the tire and not losing traction in the first place. The Blizzack tire has great traction and stopping but tread life is awful.
I live in Big Bear Lake, CA in the San Bernardino mountains. Since we are a four season resort we get our far share of idiots up here, flatlanders. I also teach off roading on the world class back diamond trails up here. Black Diamond trails are those that require a heavily modified vehicle with at least 4 to 6' of lift, lockers, 33'+ tires etc. Even then some damage is to be expected. Doing Gold Mt. after a foot of snow is quite a trip - in my 1990 Jeep.
We will see how I do this week and I will give a report and compare it to several 4x4 Ford F-250's, 4x4 Blazer, 4x4 Yukon, $x4 F250 Diesel, Honda CRV AWD and Ford AWD Escapes (which suck even with Goodyears best AT tire).
Also, they tried adding another $499 and called it dealer prep. What? They hadn't even washed the car when we test drove it. I had a trade and made them give me $400 dollars more for my trade.
If you only have 300 miles on the vehicle, then it's highly likely the issues you are reporting were present from the start and did not suddenly appear a short time later.
does any one know why the Sorento in Europe offers side curtain for third row but not in US. Any idea if it will be offered in 2012 models?
Thanks.
Changes include an optional 2.4L TDI I4 (191 HP and 34 mpg), power pass seat, heated steering wheel, Memory drivers seat and mirror position, power folding mirrors, hyper finish 18" alloy wheels, UVO infotainment system, YES seat fabric, cooleed drivers seat, No spicy red or Pacific Blue colors.
When will KIA announce this change on their websites????????????
Opened up my paper to find a full page ad for the Kia Sorento. In one point is states "Built in the USA"*. Notice the asterix. Read the fine print. "Assembled with foreign and domestic parts". Doesn't say how much is forgien nor domestic..
Kia Sorento "assembled" in the U.S. not "built". There is a very big difference.
This just to educate those who think this vehicle is fully made in the USA and trying to purchase made in USA products.
I hope this problem is resolved soon. The Sorento has really spoiled me with its features. I love this car and hope that I do not have a lemon. I purchased the car used with 17K miles. The tow truck operator stated that the car appears to have been towed before.
Cold weather? System shutdown. OK, then less gas mileage, then transmisan starts making a sound, minor problem I THOUGHT. Told at dealership, transmission gone, I had suburjed it under water. Laughed out loud. NEVER. I loved my car. Told by Kia, under their 100,000 warranty, as a one time goodwill gesture, they will replace my transmission. Thank You Kia, but have traded my car for A jeep Grande Jeroke. Not happy with the gas mileage difference, but with the Kia problems, it is about the same. I went from about 31 miles per gallon with the Kia, when right, to about 25 miles per gallon. Now in the Jeep for about 22 miles per gallon, but feel they will honor their warranty without a headache. ALWAYS FOR ME WILL BE
AMERICAN MADE. BUYER BE WARE!!!! Still a beautiful car.!!
My 2012 4 cyl cost only $22,450.
Wow.
the other fleet is an 03 Sorie, 04 Chevy Malibu Maxx, 09 CTS and 11 Subaru Outback..... :surprise:
Yesterday I visited Anaheim International Autoshow where I saw Sorento with a summary display page that said that Side Curtain Airbags are for 1 and 2nd row only. I asked Kia representatives, and all three agreed that it probably does not have the full length side curtain airbag but took down my number to give me a definitive answer.
Today I got a call from one salesman who said he called a designer who confirmed that it does have full length side curtain airbag. However, official website, brochures only mention first and second row.
This is highly important for me because most likely my kids would be sitting there so I need a 120% guarantee that it does come with side curtain airbag for third row. Anybody know how to confirm that?
Anyone?
Another website mentions the same thing. Kia representatives from International auto show said it has it. But official Kia website does not.
Safercar.gov doesn't shed any light.
Wouldn't be too hard to extent the curtain and maybe add another propellant canister to protect the third row. Bet you a Krispy Kreme that the Kia site is wrong.
The chances of them putting in airbags just for an optional third row seat... or, extending them on all models (to simplify assembly) just seems very unlikely... I have to think that airbags aren't cheap...
Plus, does any make of SUV have a curtain that extends to the third row?
Don't they have any better donuts up there than Krispy Kreme?
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Better donuts?
Yeah, I'll buy some Pillsbury biscuit dough in the can and fry you up some myself. Dang tasty.
Was promised by a rep who will be getting training from Kia to call me next week on this topic.
Either way, its a stupid thing not to extend an airbag - mazda cx9, highlander and pilot all have full length, if Kia is trying to compete, why not finish the job well?
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