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#3964 of 4012 Should I buy a new 2008 Sorento? by mrmga Jun 03, 2009 (4:44 pm)
The local Kia dealer here is offering a great deal on a nice red 2008 Sorento LX 2WD. The price is dealer invoice less a $5,000 rebate. That brings it down to a hair under $17K. For the same price, I can buy a 2005 4Runner with 45,000 one-owner miles on it. I was leaning toward the Sorento because it is new and has an excellent warranty, but I am getting spooked by all the horror stories on this message board. I haven't read all 3,900 messages, but I've browsed through enough of them to see that there are a lot of unhappy Sorento owners out there. I know that message boards like this attract owners with problems, but the complaints I'm reading about are consistent with the problem areas noted by Consumer Reports (e.g., power accessories, climate control, brakes.)   Should I take a chance on the Sorento or go with the used (and out-of-warranty) Toyota? Replies to this message: cheapengineer (Jun 03, 2009 5:51 pm) cpetrovic (Jun 03, 2009 10:15 pm) munny (Jun 03, 2009 8:47 pm) dodgeman6 (Jun 04, 2009 8:36 am)
#3965 of 4012 Re: Should I buy a new 2008 Sorento? [mrmga] by cheapengineer Jun 03, 2009 (5:51 pm)
Replying to: mrmga (Jun 03, 2009 4:44 pm) You should get a much better deal than invoice less rebate for a year old Sorento even if it is new. Even less if it is a demo. The older Sorentoshad issues, for the most part the newer models are much better. Replies to this message: cpetrovic (Jun 03, 2009 10:15 pm)
#3966 of 4012 Re: Should I buy a new 2008 Sorento? [mrmga] by munny Jun 03, 2009 (8:47 pm)
Replying to: mrmga (Jun 03, 2009 4:44 pm) i picked up a new 2008 LX 4x4 for 17K. at this price no other brand comes close for a 4x4. and by the way, there are horror stories for most cars.
#3967 of 4012 Re: Should I buy a new 2008 Sorento? [cheapengineer] by cpetrovic Jun 03, 2009 (10:15 pm)
Replying to: cheapengineer (Jun 03, 2009 5:51 pm) NO you shouldn't buy the 2008 Sorento until you have had a look at the 2010 Sorento. It will blow you away . Completely different style,
#3968 of 4012 Kia Sorento 2003-2006 work shop manual by cpetrovic Jun 03, 2009 (10:51 pm)
I bought what I thought was a 2003-2006 workshop manual book on e-bay . When I received it , it was a disk with selected PDF files of the entire features. Though out the pages was a e-bay buyers # and ID blocking some of the main features, but to a point was still some sort readable . Having complained to e-bay that it was not what was written on the sellers AD , I was given a refund of the full price . This in a way is a copy right breach as I'm sure the seller didn't want any problems as he had 100's of other car makes as well. If anybody wants these PDF files please post me a reply with your email address and I'll send them to you free of charge.   Cheers ,   Carey Replies to this message: tidester (Jun 04, 2009 5:33 am) steve_ (Jun 04, 2009 11:53 am) scottdale (Jul 15, 2009 6:14 am) cpetrovic (Jul 16, 2009 2:06 pm) steve_ (Jul 16, 2009 4:44 pm) scottdale (Jul 16, 2009 9:04 pm) 79bronc (Nov 07, 2009 7:37 am) cpetrovic (Nov 07, 2009 1:00 pm)
#3969 of 4012 2010 Kia Sorento by cpetrovic Jun 04, 2009 (12:06 am)
Well worth a look   http://www.kia-world.net/index.php/2009/04/02/2010-kia-sorento-makes-an-official- -world-debut/
#3970 of 4012 Re: Kia Sorento 2003-2006 work shop manual [cpetrovic] by tidester HOST Jun 04, 2009 (5:33 am)
Replying to: cpetrovic (Jun 03, 2009 10:51 pm) Rather than posting email addresses in the Forums, other members can email you by clicking on your name in the byline of a posting to get your email address - it's available only to members when you've opted to make it visible.   tidester, host SUVs and Smart Shopper
#3971 of 4012 Re: Should I buy a new 2008 Sorento? [mrmga] by dodgeman6 Jun 04, 2009 (8:36 am)
Replying to: mrmga (Jun 03, 2009 4:44 pm) I OWN a 2008 Sorento EX. It is by far worth every dime to me. There is nothing I hate about this vehicle either. No problems to date. You won't be unhappy if you chose the Sorento. But, remember, when you drive it off the lot the value drops at leasts 50%. Ours was $24k, received $5000 off for discount though. About two weeks after that we had another dealership (not Kia) give us a trade in value. He looked it up and the stats were $11,500. Mind you we only had the Sorento for about 2 weeks. We acted like we were interested in a Honda CUV at the time. Honda salesperson said they use the Kia Sorento to convince people to buy the Honda CUV. I was not nice to the salesperson when he slammed my Sorento. I drove right back to Kia and asked them why the Sorento was worth only $11,500 after just buying it. They had no clue of course. I went online and it is the same way. SO when you do buy the Sorento it will not be able to trade in later on because it will have a lot of upside down equity in it already. So plan on driving it the entire time if you have a loan until it is paid for. We were not happy to find this out after the fact, but the 10 yr. warranty is great though. Oh, it is not 10 yrs. across the board on all things either. AND, remember, the first 12k if ANYTHING small needs tending to be sure to get it down within the 12K period or else they won't repair those small things for free after 12K. Like small adjustments, etc. We did take ours back during this time to get the pillar post between the two doors redone since it was peeling off. It was a minor thing that they did fix but they said it would have cost us if it was past $12K. The rest of the 10 yr. warranty covers different things equally 10yrs., okay. Don't get confused on the 100K/10yr. promise. Lastly, my cousin works at Honda downstate (not the same one I took the Sorento to get valued), and he said that the Sorento IS a great SUV and so is the Honda CUV. BUT the only real difference is paying lots ofr the Honda or get the Sorento and enjoy that one too (scaled down, but still nice, of course). Bottomline: We love our Kia Sorento EX, with no problems, and it is nice to look at and is solid quality just like any other vehicle out there.
#3972 of 4012 Re: Kia Sorento 2003-2006 work shop manual [cpetrovic] by steve_ HOST Jun 04, 2009 (11:53 am)
Replying to: cpetrovic (Jun 03, 2009 10:51 pm) I was under the impression that Kia had a bunch of this information online, for free. I haven't registered there to check it out, but maybe someone can comment.   Kia Tech Info
#3973 of 4012 Experience with 03 Sorento by pao Jun 04, 2009 (4:45 pm)
the only thing wrong with the sorento is its below average MPG when compared to other SUVs of the same size...its at the lower end....also to maintain the warranty you have to followed all scheduled maintenance to the T.....or a dealership may not honor warranty work.....the 10/100 is for the drive train only......again...the diff fluids and trans fluids must be change routinely, timing belt done at 40 or 60K and tuneups at 60K.....that was my 03 Sorento.......I did drive it for 5 years before the front differental when out..with 115K on it....dealership wanted almost 4,500 to repair...the part alone was almost 4K......   it was a good vehicle for what is was used for..but maintenance and upkeep are expensive.......just my experience.... Replies to this message: bvail (Jun 14, 2009 11:09 am) pao (Jun 14, 2009 3:02 pm)

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