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Kia. They're Cheap For A Reason..
My wife bought a Kia Picanto SR7 from a dealer when the car was just 18 months old. A few months later the main bearing in the gearbox failed & it had to be repaired. Kia would not honour the warranty because they claimed that it did not have an original parts oil filter fitted. The dealer was very good & repaired the car. At 3 years old, rust started to come through the wheel arch. Again Kia would not honour the warranty. Thankfully, the dealer bought the car back. In summary, these cars are cheap for a reason. They are made out of thin steel & cheap plastics in a country where labour is cheap. They are poorly built & poorly finished. Kia make their money by charging extortionate prices for servicing & spares. £80 a gallon for oil! The cost of servicing & inspections by a Kia garage makes the warranty worthless. You will pay far more in servicing costs & garage fees than the car is worth over 7 years. There is a saying: 'Buy Cheap, Buy Twice' which should be Kia's marketing slogan. Don't buy a Kia, you will regret it & it will lose most of its value as soon as you drive off the forecourt..