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Boxy
Useful
AWD + Low range (like the Sorento)
Truck Based
5000lb towing capacity
3 rows of seats
The Terracan falls in size between a Trooper and a TLC and looks are boxy like both of those
-mike
But will it hold together for 10 years with out major drivetrain problems? Will it nickel and dime me to death to repair electrical problems? Can anyone who owns a KIA shed some light on quality?
2021 Kia Soul LX 6-speed stick
And I thought I was being good by not commenting on that myself! But, since you do raise the issue ...
... did you happen to notice that Terracan is an anagram for "Rent A Car" ...
with apologies to Town Hall members! (It's Sunday and the host must be truly bored! ;-)
tidester
Host
SUVs; Aftermarket & Accessories
Oh my...and here I was just thinking of the banal stuff...like "terror can"...
-mike
Framed doors, not like Subaru
Rear opening glass,not like almost everybody else
Lift up hatch, not swing like some others
Good clean looks with character.
Decent size engine.
Leveler
??? Regular gas? Build Quality? Reliability?
The most serious concern? The apologies I have to
make driving a Kia.
-mike
There is no reason for it.
I close it via the windows all the time and have over 130K miles on my car (and it's a 2-door car too, so BIG doors)
10+ years and no hard rubber either.
-mike
http://www.thecarconnection.com/index.asp?article=5165&sid=181&n=157
I guess that will answer a few of the questions...
In regard to the discussion above, I guess I am old enough to remember excuses of people driving a Japanese product decades ago! But it's funny... in the meantime I hear excuses of my friends driving GM, F & Chrysler-products ("... but I got a good deal...!").
See you all!
"This thing is going to sell like hotcakes!"
Especially when Edmunds is going to get their hands on one. Whenever that will be.
-mike
After 48 years of driving and 30 cars later I have very specific wants and I usually buy or lease the vehicle that has them. Thats what brought me to this subject. I see the Sorento has having the features I am looking for. Its going to be difficult for me to reconcile the fact that I may be driving a KIA
-mike
I can buy a Trailblazer with a much better engine for about the same price after $2500 rebate and $2000 off window sticker. I even have $1000 on my GM card for another thousand off. I can't believe it, but the American made product is cheaper than the Kia, not including the 0 percent loan rates.
Oh yeah and you get that great build quality on the TB.... Read the TB board on here and see if those are the kind of problems you want. Also the Kia has a better AWD system and better warranty, both of which should be factored into your decision. Add $1000-$1500 in real cash onto your TB price for the warranty alone.
-mike
First of all, I think anyone who pays MSRP plus "dealer BS" needs to get a serious evaluation. People who pay sticker "plus" on "in" models are hopeless - and I guess those are the first who get a heartattack when the gas price goes up... Most can wait buying a new vehicle, and have enough leverage of getting a price in the MSRP minus 10-15 percent range. Manufacturers and dealers know that, and that's the reason why a) we see all the incentives, b) jacking up the MSRP's in the first place, etc., etc.
The Sorento will be a good deal, and in a year - after the first wave passed - an even better deal.
If you factor in the resale value (and Kia has very little) you could take a real hit on this SUV if you pay MSRP. I still would like one to test drive one. The only thing I don't like is the timing belt and price so far. It would be a bargain if the other SUVs were not discounted so much.
-mike
Also, I am worried about the Sorentos engine. I test drove a Buick Rendezvous not to long ago on a hot day. I turned on the A/C to see if there was considerable power while the A/c drained much of it. The rendezvous seemed to drag for the most part and that is not with 5 people or with heavy luggage, so I am wondering if the Sorento will do the same. Both of them have nearly the same horsepower (+ or - 5 to 10 horsepower). If anyone takes a test drive, please give me your comments about the engine lag when the A/C is turned on
Best thing to do is go out and test drive it.
My Trooper has 215hp and 230lbs torque from a 3.5l DOHC engine and weighed in stock at 4500lbs. It now weighs over 5K lbs before passengers and I've towed 5500lb trailers with it. So the HP #s can be decieving sometimes.
-mike
On another subject, I don't hear anyone crying about the Mitsubishi Outlander is identical to the RX300 behind. So, why is everyone crying because Kia copied a little? Geez, get a grip.
For instance the V8 Toyota in the LS series v. the V8 in the TLC and Sequoia or the Viper engine v. the Dodge Ram engine, both V10s both same displacement.
Why the Trooper didn't sell was not due to capabilities, it's got more features and far tougher than the GMs of the day. GM owns 1/2 of Isuzu so they neutered their advertising and the False CR of it's rollover pretty much killed it in the public's eye.
The Triplets have had more recalls in 1 year than all the Troopers since '92 combined. The Trooper has better ground clearance and better angles of approach and departure. Not to mention a better AWD system. Need I go on? Oh and a 10/120K warranty and 3/50K bumper to bumper...
-mike
As far as the Trooper 10/120k warranty, guess what? The GM version will carry the same! I will only buy the Kia if the price is much lower than a Toyota or GM product. Otherwise, I would rather support the USA.
GM carry a 10/120k warranty? Only on their Isuzu badged products.
-mike
-mike
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SUV. All I can say is an RX300 at half the price.
With the Sedona and now Sorento KIA has shown it can build products better than the domestics and the Japanese as well. After seeing the Sorento, I now look at Honda Pilot and CRV and Toyota Rav4 as the el-cheapo wannabes. Not to mention that the Sorento has a sturdy ladder frame construction and will go places that would shred the CRV and RAV4 and the RX300 to pieces.
Go KIA!
1. LX: starting at $29,795 CAD. around $19,000 US
2. EX: starting at $33,795 CAD. around $22,000 US
3. EX:Luxury $35,795 CAD. around $23,000 US
What is surprising in the pricing is the Hyundai Santa Fe top of the line model in Canada sells for the same price as the Base model Sorento LX.
But Santa Fe is not a real SUV.
#183 & 187, abc: You are correct. Same engine. Software got "adapted". Hyundai's XG is FWD, Kia Sedona is FWD - so, here as well, you are correct. Hyundai's Terracan 3.5l is a ("slightly") different one.
#190, jkobty: Greetings to Canada! You got it absolutely right!
Elantra Based Sportage Replacement?!?!?!?!?!? This just can't be true. I refuse to believe it. Earlier in one of these posts (It may not be this topic), someone verified that the next Sportage was to be based of of a shrinked Sorento Platform. Plus, if they were going Car-Based, then why didn't they just develop an XG350 based Sorento? It makes no sense, especially when Kia brags so much about the Sportage's Off-Road Capabilities, and Desert Race winnings? An Elantra Tall Wagon will never be capable to achieve that. In this instance, I think Edmunds is wrong. The spy news is almost always wrong anyway, anyone remember the days of the Kia BL topic, and that the Sorento was supposed to be the 2003 Sportage? The proof is in the Detroit News article. The BL platform is going to launch a variety of SUV's and Pickups. I think they may even go Full-Size with the platform, where the Hyundai V8 (Or maybe a Kia-Own development) will come into play.
Everyone knew about the pickup truck. It's really interesting. I wonder if a Sorento Front end will look good with a pickup bed. (Probably the direction that they will travel)
For all we know, it could have a different stroke, different pistons, etc. The only confirmed thing is that it's a 3.5l engine, which could be the same engine as any one of a # of engines that are 3.5l
-mike
-mike
1- Reliability
2- Fit-finish
3- Price
4- looks/ride
For me I need to know that when I go out and turn the key, the car will be ready to drive 5miles or 2000 miles at a moments notice.
-mike