Did Kia ever make a decent vehicle?

mndsm wrote: Quite frankly I'm tired of all the chicanery and bad vibes around here so I'm just going for broke.

Says the guy who stays at home all day

Kia did attempt to make a decent Mercury.

HiTempguy wrote:

mndsm wrote: Quite frankly I'm tired of all the chicanery and bad vibes around here so I'm just going for broke.

Says the guy who stays at home all day

Hesh up you, I have a mommy group to impress right meow. Yoga pants and all!

For some reason I can't explain, I kinda want to replace our aging E39 with a Cadenza:

I did not like the K9 in the pictures. When I saw my first one in the wild, I loved it.

I will say I was impressed with the Forte I test drove last year.
It felt solid and handled well, with reasonable power.

I'd take a Forte over a scion tc.

nderwater wrote: For some reason I can't explain, I kinda want to replace our aging E39 with a Cadenza:

So if the Catera is the Caddy that zigs, is the Cadenza the Kia that zags?

Kia is a better Honda than Honda now IMO.

kanaric wrote: Kia is a better Honda than Honda now IMO.

Yes!

My brother-in-law bought a previous generation Soul new. I thought it was a fantastic value for what he paid.

kanaric wrote: Kia is a better Honda than Honda now IMO.

I concur.

Kia_Racer wrote:

kanaric wrote: Kia is a better Honda than Honda now IMO.

I concur.

And Hyundai has become the better Toyota. Little less fun, all the reliability and doo-dads.

Richard Nixon wrote: Kia did attempt to make a decent Mercury.

LOL! Except its a Jaguar.

They also make an awesome coupe that we do not get.

I just hope they pull their heads out of their little south Korean asses and build/bring the Stinger coupe concept over. Give me a smaller, lighter Gen Coupe with Kia styling. I'll risk divorce and de-manhood-ation for one of those things.

pinchvalve wrote:

Richard Nixon wrote: Kia did attempt to make a decent Mercury.

LOL! Except its a Jaguar.

Nooo... Try a stude...

I disagree with every post in this thread.

noddaz wrote:

pinchvalve wrote:

Richard Nixon wrote: Kia did attempt to make a decent Mercury.

LOL! Except its a Jaguar.

Nooo... Try a stude...

Clearly you guys didn't get late 90's early 2000's Korean styling. They take a little of this, a little of that and mix it all together and call it "unique". Sometimes it works... sometimes it doesn't.

bravenrace wrote: I disagree with every post in this thread.

Even your own? that's rather impressive.

In reply to mndsm:

Thank you.

I don't have many miles on my Forte because I bicycle to work, but after auto-crossing it, it actually handled better then my 90 Civic Si. If it weren't a DD I would track it with confidence.

pinchvalve wrote: They also make an awesome coupe that we do not get.

But they do offer a bitchin five door/hatch version with a turbo 1.6, 210hp and a six speed manual: