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Good luck with your Sorento purchase. Today marks two whole months with the vehicle and I'm still in love.
Cheers!
Mike
Photos: scroll up and read some of the prior posts with links, especially from mikesf. Lots of photos here, on the Web, and on www.kia.com
Question on the door locking. Is this some kind of passive alarm as well. If you lock the Sorento and someone tries to break in does the horn sound. I have to remember to ask service next time if they offer an alarm system. Went to local Circuit City and Best Buy and they don't want to fool around with the car yet as they have no input to install any alarm system in the Sorento. Though they did oogle over the vehicle.
Right now the only compllaint I have is the power outlets espcially the front one under the ashtray. Very hard to open and awkward for charging adapter to fit. Cigarette light works better. Bought some cheap oversized floor mats that I will cut down to match the Sorentos. With snow and mud in the area just dodn't want the originals to get dirty. Having fun driving this vehicle and so far no problems.
The auto headlight sensors in our two cars must be different. Or maybe it's calibrated differently. In our case, sometimes, I think it's overly sensitive! Even on a bright sunny day, if I drive under a continuous series of freeway overpasses, the headlights will come on. On an overcasted morning while driving to work, the driver in front of me gave me the 'finger'. I couldn't figure out what he could possibly be upset with, until I realized that my auto headlights were turing on and off, in response to the ambient light!! In other words, he thought I was flashing my high beams at him!
I don't think the Sorento comes with any sort of passive alarm system. At least, I don't remember reading about it anywhere in the owner's manual or hearing our salesperson talk about it. I think it simply locks the doors. 'mikesf' has an alarm (with touch sensitive feature) in his Sorento. See if you can contact him for additional info.
I'm glad you mentioned the tightest of the power outlet under the ashtry. Ours is exactly the same way!! Because the other two outlets are not as tight, I dismissed it as a fluke and thought it would loosen with use. Maybe it's the awkward angle when trying to open that particular outlet?
Protecting your original car mats, eh? And I thought I babied our Sorento!!
info regarding your dealer.
On another note, I went to the Montreal car show on Saturday and much to my chagrin the fixed up Sorento with the side steps, deflector, etc was not there (my dealer said they had specially prepped it for the show) :-( I got in to a discussion with one of the sales reps and a potential customer regarding the Sorento. He, the customer, thought the Sorento was a nice looking SUV but it was a KIA... sigh.... I was expecting to see more people in the KIA area but Montrealers are gaga over Hondas. There are more CRVs than you can shake a stick at (whatever that old saying means). Some people wouldn't know a good vehicle even if it hit them.
In any case, I am sooooo glad I got rid of my CRV for the Sorento (not one single regret).
/rant
I've been following this message board for months, and wanted to say thanks for all of the great information everyone has provided. I've learned a lot about the Sorento and the whole car buying experience from you guys. This is my first time purchasing a new vehicle, and the experience was a lot less painful than I had expected it to be. Thanks for educating me!
tidester, host
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-mike
Cheers!
I love the car. I folded the seats down and put my dog's pillow back there and she slept most of the drive. I found I could put the cargo net between the loops on the floor and the loops the rear seat latch on to to form a barrier to keep cargo from shifting forward. I had to do a hard stop once and I'm sure this kept the dog from getting hit with the suit cases.
My only complaint is still the unreliable keyless entry system. You can be next to the car or 25 feet away and it doesn't matter. The system may work on the first press or it may take three or four presses to lock or unlock. I've complained to the dealer with no luck and I've emailed Kia customer service with no luck. I think I'm going to have to get real pushy with them to get this fixed.
CharlesM1950
Basically most truck-based SUVs anything over 65 and the aerodynmics just aren't there. not only the top-aero but the lower portion too. Because they are higher off the ground there is more air flowing under it as well.
I'm glad to hear that the Keyless is the only mechanical problem. This could be like the TB or Explorer topics where they have engine and tranny problems or parts falling off the car!
-mike
P.S. :-)
The only thing I can think of is the tires would provide more air resistance because they are taller.
#1072 - charlesm1950: do the lights flash when you press the remote unit? Are you having problems with all the doors or only the passenger doors? The reason why I'm asking is that originally, I thought we also had a problem with our remote entry system, until I read the owner's manual and finally understood that I had to press the remote unit twice (within 2 seconds) to unlock the passenger doors. If yours is really malfunctioning, you may wish to read post #2432 in the KIA Sedona forum, if you haven't already. 'lagavulin' seems to be describing the exact same problem and the solution! Good luck!
We're only at 2,000 miles and counting....also no problems yet...although ever since someone else mentioned problems with the altimeter, I've paid more attention to it and the readings do seem to be very unrealiable. At sea level (SF Bay), it has read minus 100 ft, zero, 100, and 200. At home, it has read 200, 300, and 3,000!!!
I've found the same screwy thing happening with the altimiter, I guess it's a good thing we're not flying!
I kept staring at it, swiveling my head and all and the lady in the car thought I was checking HER out. Ha ha. Sorry, lady, but your vehicle is a lot more beautiful! Wow!!!
-mike
Invoice Price
- Holdback (holdback% x MSRP)
- Factory to dealer incentives
+ Shipping
= True Dealer Cost
Then I take True Dealer Cost and add ~$1000 to it and that's what I will pay for the car.
-mike
I did try this though. Seems that I find neat little Sorento tid bits everyday. If you leave the key in the ignition and the motor is off you cannot lock the doors weith the power door lock button on the drivers side. Prevents the vehicle from looking and leaving your keys inside.
I don't buy it.
-mike
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
That may very well be true but, to me, it is less than obvious. It would seem to me that if the air beneath the vehicle is moving relative to the vehicle then Bernoulli's principle says the air pressure is reduced - thereby creating a downward force on the vehicle. Please tell us what we are missing.
Thanks.
tidester, host
A car is like a wing in that the underside of a car is smooth, relative to the obstruction of the canopy (i.e., driver's compartment). Therefore, if you have airflow under the car, you have lift. That's why spoilers are upside-down wings. They 'push' down on a car, giving it more traction, enabling higher velocities on curves, without loss of control.
The net effect is that you have greater UPWARD force rather than decreased DOWNWARD force as the original post implied (#1135 & 1148).
Paisan appears to be saying that the cladding would reduce the net lift by keeping the air still underneath the car when Bernoulli implies the opposite. The air pressure underneath will be greatest when the air is still.
On the other hand, the effect of air turbulence underneath can certainly contribute to drag and I agree this is a good reason to use the cladding.
tidester, host