"Paul Hubbard" wrote in message
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"roddytoo" wrote in message
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Take a look at the Kia Sorento, just bought one, fantastic value.


The build quality of Kia's in general did not impress me at all.

Past Kia's have not been brilliant - although reliability has been generally
very good. The Sorento is in a different league to all Kias before it, and
just about every reviewer who has written about it makes a point of telling
you so.

It looked ok, but as they say, the devil is in the detail.

The attention to detail on the Sorento is generally exceptional at anything
like the prices they are asking.

You are right, the devil is in the detail, but precisely what detail is it
in the Sorento that puts you off?? - or is this just badge snobbery rearing
its head (at your expense)??

The Sorento is not for everyone, no car is, but any vehicle which receives
the kind of reviews the Sorento generally receives, prompts comments like
"Better built than a Merc" from the press and walks away with so many awards
cannot be ignored - make no mistake, this is not just another far eastern
offering at a good price, this car would in almost every respect have
received good reviews if a "more expensive" badge was stuck on it and 5 k or
more added to the proce.

Kia are the fastest growing manufacturer (in terms of sales % increases) in
many countries, including the UK - where I believe you are looking at a 72%
(approx) increase this year compared with last.

I have a Sorento 3.5V6 and a guy in our villiage was so impressed that he
swapped his Merc (40k new 3 years back) for one the same as mine. Could you
possibly imagine, in your wildest dreams him swapping it for an X-Trail
(unless his financial position or something else equally important changed
quite dramatically) - I dont think so.

PDH