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#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)
#3974 of 4012 Re: Experience with 03 Sorento [pao] by bvail Jun 14, 2009 (11:09 am)
Replying to: pao (Jun 04, 2009 4:45 pm) I am looking to buy a 2008 Sorento for my girl and I hear a lot about timing belts needing changed every 40-60k miles and other required maintenance items to keep up the warranty. That's too bad. My wife has a 2002 Town and Country that we purchased new and extended the factory warranty. The few times she took it in for warranty items, they never asked her about records/receipts for maintenance. I do my own oil changes in my vehicles, so I'd better be sure to keep good records.   The salesman on the lot told me that these cars have a timing chain vs. belt. Has there been a change or was he just B.S.ing me?   BTW, this is my first post. So far I'm a bit leery with all the negative posts, but I don't think the price can be beat. Replies to this message: pao (Jun 14, 2009 3:02 pm)
#3975 of 4012 Re: Experience with 03 Sorento [bvail] by pao Jun 14, 2009 (3:02 pm)
Replying to: bvail (Jun 14, 2009 11:09 am) best advice is to look an at 08 owners manual and see what the scheduled maintenance actually is.....as far as proving it was done....thats up to the individual dealerships service departments......the Kia dealer I went too wasnt that restrictive on it...but I have seen some horror stories on the net abou tit.....
#3976 of 4012 Re: Kia Sorento 2003-2006 work shop manual [cpetrovic] by scottdale Jul 15, 2009 (6:14 am)
Replying to: cpetrovic (Jun 03, 2009 10:51 pm) Hi Carey   Appreciate if you can email me the Kia Sorento 2003-2006 work shop manual PDF files...   My email address:- vland38yahoo.com   Thanks n Cheers,   John Replies to this message: cpetrovic (Jul 16, 2009 2:06 pm) steve_ (Jul 16, 2009 4:44 pm) scottdale (Jul 16, 2009 9:04 pm)
#3977 of 4012 Re: Kia Sorento 2003-2006 work shop manual [scottdale] by cpetrovic Jul 16, 2009 (2:06 pm)
Replying to: scottdale (Jul 15, 2009 6:14 am) Email address you supplies is not valid , please send me a valid one.   Cheers,   Carey Replies to this message: steve_ (Jul 16, 2009 4:44 pm) scottdale (Jul 16, 2009 9:04 pm)
#3978 of 4012 Re: Kia Sorento 2003-2006 work shop manual [cpetrovic] by steve_ HOST Jul 16, 2009 (4:44 pm)
Replying to: cpetrovic (Jul 16, 2009 2:06 pm) We substitute a graphic character for the sign here to try to deter spam harvesters. That's probably the problem when you cut and pasted the address.   To avoid getting spammed by putting your email in a post, you can mark your email "public" in your Profile and that will limit access to other members here.

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