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I would not bank on Kia or Hyundai... A large swath of of their engines made within the last decade or so have a reputation for not lasting within or much beyon
by bityard 3y ago
I would not bank on Kia or Hyundai... A large swath of of their engines made within the last decade or so have a reputation for not lasting within or much beyond the warranty period, which has lead to multiple class-action lawsuits.
I have a Kia Sorento and overall it's a simple, honest car that's easy to work on and pretty well-built overall. But at 80k miles, the engine burns a quart every 1k miles which is entirely stupid. By comparison, our Mazda 5 (a very cheaply-made car!) engine lasted something like 150k miles and burned no oil with practically no maintenance to the engine.
I think a Toyota is in our near future.
- specialist 3y agoConceptually, Mazda 5 BEV is exactly what I want. For my dogs, road-trips, and runs to the hardware store. I'd accept a passenger-oriented Ford Transit Express BEV.
- throw9away6 3y agoA lot of companies have major build issues. Honda had a batch of engine heads cracking and bad transmissions. Subarus are oil and had a long slew of head gasket issues. Sometimes you just goof a design in a way you can’t easily correct out of
- sangnoir 3y ago> A large swath of of their engines made within the last decade or so have a reputation for not lasting within or much beyond the warranty period A warranty that is now of 10 years/100k miles (or 15 years/150k miles when extended). The value proposition of Kias, when you factor in features included as a standard, has never been greater, and is better than most other manufacturers.