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StevePlll - I was going to ask question about the government regulation on side airbag. There are several types of side airbag, as far as I know. Airbag in the door panel, airbag in the side of the seat, airbag in the window frame (curtain type). My concern is this side airbag do more harm than save life, especially for small children.
Just looked at the NHTSB site, for example, they rated Honda Pliot 5 stars for side impact crash test (with 3000 lbs barrier moving at 38.5 mph into standing vehicle, which brings the 5% or less chance of serious injury. They are going to test Sorento soon.
without any luck.
Has anyone experience this problem ?
Canadian models do not have outside temp. on the trip computer for the luxury models. But I've notice the AMB button on the control panel registers a temperature reading.
Should this be the outside or inside temperature reading?
Thank you for your feedback
There, I have said my piece, I hope I did not offend anyone, but that has been building up for about a week.
P.S. I am buying a Sorento this week, and I know I am going to enjoy every mile I get to the gallon.
Be sure come back and tell us more about you ownership experience. It is good when you have 0% APR for your Sorento. Enjoy it!
I made my decision at the Toronto car show 2 week ago after viewing the competition . They had 3 Sorento’s on the floor and you had to wait to get in the drivers seat. Peoples first expression was that Kia had found a winner and the competition could learn from them. I also waited for the Porsche Cayenne and the Mini but that’s another story.
I also own a 62MGA, 65MGB , 2000 Yamaha Roadstar 1600cc, a great mountain bike and a gas furnace on 24/7 (it’s pretty cold here).
I know something about gas, futures are up 60% so is my electricity rate.
I read the gas consumption PRIOR to buying the car and know approximately how much I should expect to pay for my average consumption this year using Einstein’s consumption’s theory.
You think 3 maybe 8 mpg will make a difference, hope you have a strong heart, your next utility bill should give you a jumpstart.
Lots of snow here this morning should take me an extra hour to get through traffic, bummer can’t wait.
Car looks great with the rest of my small collection fill ’er up!
I got a quote from a local dealer, LX 2WD for $16999. Is it a good price? What about the LX 4WD?After I got mine in December, I have not done any research on Sorento pricing. This is for my friend.
Dave
If you do a search on this message board, a while back several people posted descriptions of the self leveling operation and I posted the website for Sachs (the mfgr. of the self leveling shocks).
As a long time Saab owner, I know that the dealer prices can be outrageous, but if you do a little research, you will usually find cheaper sources.
I also have load leveling simply because it was on the only black EX lux my dealer could find. They gave it to me for free because I really didn't want it. I checked kia parts and the load leveling costs about $240 more to replace the whole system than just basic rear shocks. That is every piece of the system though not just the shocks themselves.
lilac0422 - May I ask what is the problem again? Wheel lock or unlock? With key in the ignition?
StevePlll - Congratulation! May I ask how much did you pay?
jrdowney - I was also thinking about a 2 or 3 years old RX300. But I decided not to. The retail price for an used Lexus maybe close to a brand new fully loaded Sorento. But you are driving a brand new with a 5yr/50000mile bumper-to-bumper warranty while others have another year to run before the factory warrant expires. Not to mention the repair cost. Well, the Lexus may worth more because it cost more. I think many posters have already expressed their opinions about the resale. Reliability? How about LR Discovery or Benz ML? Look at the data from the Consumer Reports.
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Steve, Host
Steve (host) - I think it's $595 now. But my window sticker shows $495 when I got the car in December. Also, the MSRP for EX 4WD is now $24500, compares to mine at $24100. But most people are getting great discount plus the 0% APR.
thanks
Steve, Host
I'm interested in any advice anyone would like to share. Has anyone taken their Sorento off-road? How did it do? I know the Jeep and Toyota are proven in that regard. Thanks.
-mike
We needed a vehicle that COULD be drive offroad...on many of the jeep trails here in the state. As you are, we looked at and were highly considering the Jeep Liberty...actually, we had already picked the one we wanted out...and were going to buy it.
THEN...I test drove the Sorento out of curiosity more than anything. I really loved the way the Kia looked. And was impressed by the fit and finish inside and out. Something the Jeep lacked in spades. But I figured I would have been let down in the test drive. What a surprise! I loved it...felt solid, had decent power (i dont need a race car), more room than the Jeep, and the value and content could not be matched by anybody else.
Now...yes, I have had my Sorento off road twice now. I bought my Sorento in November...when the snow was not around. I took mine up a few logging roads up 7 mile canyon on day...very steep and rocky. A few times I only had two or three wheels touching...but was very pleasantly surprised how the Sorento clawed and bit its way up and down the trails. Most of the driving I did was in 4-lo....and just creeped along. There was noticable side to side body motions that felt overly exagerated at times...but that is to be expected from this larger vehicle. I did scrape the bottom of the vehicle a few times...and will the underbody armour is pretty weak for someone that will be doing a lot of serious offroading. But then again those that do...modify these thing pretty quickly.
Anyway...hope that helps a little. Not a lot of off road experience in the Sorento...YET. But more to come...and I will keep all posted on my impressions.
ivygrn, thanks for the information. Jeep certainly has a reputaion for off roading. I also liked the Kia on my test drive. You have to admit it's a big leap of faith to buy one of these. Like someone posted "I can't believe I bought a Kia." Also what dealer did you buy from? I live in south Denver and Broadway Kia was very disappointing.
We visited 3 dealerships....one in Ft. Collins, one in Westminster, and the one in Longmont (cowboy corral). All of them were NOT very impressive at all. We purchased ours from the location in Longmont because of the better trade-in value they gave us on our Subaru Forester. Other than that, they have been terrible. So far Kia has not impressed me by their customer support...though I will say the follow up phone calls from Kia of America have been a good sign that at least they are trying to make things better. Time will tell.
If you were to of asked me a year ago if I would ever consider, let alone buy, a Kia....I would have laughed in your face for some time. But here I sit with one in my garage. Is it a leap of faith? I think in a lot of ways it is, but as well, I feel I did my homework and felt very confident with the decision to purchase the Sorento.
So far the truck has been great...but only time will tell how it holds up. The Korean car companies have shown that they are very commited to developing great products at a great value....something they have learned from Honda and Toyota.
I will say this though...if I could have afforded more....ok, a lot more, I would have bought a 4-Runner in a heartbeat. I've always been a big 4-Runner fan.
But that said (and many here will chastize me for saying that)....I could not be more happy with my Sorento...it surprises me more and more each day.
mwitt58714 - If I am right, the headlights (low beam) are H7 12V55W. So far, PIAA and Sylvania (Silver Star) are not making H7 bulbs. Maybe you can find something like super white or xenon HID look on www.ebaymotors.com But I don't trust those. I hope PIAA will make H7. I think anything which draws the same wattage as the factory use will be fine.
No hand brake- you are stuck relying on their "hill decent control"
Big overhang in the front and rear
Long wheelbase
17" rims on many models
Not saying it's "bad" persay but I'd take a previous version over the current one for offroading.
-mike
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
Also: when I opened the door (since it was unlocked I figured what the heck) I noticed that there was no VAS button next to the 4WD. I thought the Torque on demand came with hill assist control. i read it and i am not sure where. But if you click on shift-on-the-fly under the EX features section on Kia.com it shows the 4WD controls with the VAS?? Any know why?
My sister and I researched Sorento's online and were very impressed. The test drive was my deciding factor. My sister went out and bought her Sorento in Aqua Blue 2 weeks ago! I've invited her to join this forum too so I will not spoil her chance to tell all about it.
I am one of only two Sorento owners in my area and I get alot of looks in traffic. I get alot of compliments from friends and co-workers. A guy I work with bought a Saturn Vue the same day and all of the guys asked to see inside my Sorento even though he was sitting in his Vue behind me trying to impress them with his booming stereo! Ha Ha! They didn't even look at his Vue at all.
~Karen~
I have been reading the posts about this and that so I will share mine with you too.
1.Performance- runs like a bat out of hell. I took her from 0 to 100 to 0 and she performed flawlessly and quickly! It has ABS. I also had her up to 110 mph ( and climbing!!) and it handled like a sports car, no vibration or steering problems. Way too scary!! Won't do that too many times.
2.Appearance- black on gold cladding. EX model. BEAUTIFUL paint job, the doors close securely and solidly. My wife calls it a car because it is so luxurious, so why argue with her, she's right. The interior is beige cloth, feels like antler velvet, lovely. It has just enough glitz (brushed chrome, false wood, soft touch material) to catch one's eye without appearing cheap and garish.
3.Noise- my Sorento has some road noise that can be heard and felt at all speeds. This comes as no surprise or has no concern to me. I suppose most vehicles are subject to vibration or road hum at varying speeds and surfaces. The noise that I hear is not objectionable nor is the vibration a symptom (I think) of vehicular defect. Actually it probably is symptomatic of bad road repair!
4.Stereo- I haven't read any posts on the stereo here so i'll go. I am not a fan of boom music (i'm an old fart) so I had my doubt's about my acceptance of the stereo. It really does BOOM! Now I can get even with all you boom car maniacs! How about some Mantovani? Mwwahaha!
5.Interior room- let's just say, that if the wife kicks me out I won't have to sleep in the dog house anymore. RRoowf!
6.Did I leave anything out? Let me know.
My Sorento EX has 2Wd. ABS. Hitch.
I am getting 20 mpg overall. And that includes test driving it.
I don't require 4Wd because I live in Florida so it was an expense that I couldn't justify. I just sold my Toyota truck of 12 years and it had 4Wd and I hardly ever used it. Though, I formerly lived in the Brrrr! Northern USA, I did use it some there.
Problems- during the first week an oil sensor of some sort that was cross threaded (according to the dealer) started to leave an oil drip in my driveway. Naturally I freaked out. I took it to the dealer and they repaired it promptly (about an hour) and it has been fine since. That is the extent of my experience with Kia and the Sorento.
Regarding cost, I paid $23600 out the door. That is tax, plates,registration,doc stamps(a Florida thing). I feel it was a good value according to Edmunds and KBook.
On a final note, before someone admonishes me for driving like a lunatic and endagering the civilian population, I took the test drive WAYY out in the country where I would endanger ONLY myself. Ok, if I hit an animal at that speed, yup, it would be mush but so would I and you would never have gotten to read this review. As a rule I NEVER drive like that, only test drives and breaking in a new vehicle. After that, you can call me gramps.