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#138 of 1357 aristotle-a lot of your questions will have to be answered by by iluvmysephia1 Jan 17, 2004 (7:35 am)
you but I can tell you this. I have owned two Kia's, a 1999 Kia Sephia sedan and a 2001 Kia Sportage 4x4. I have thoroughly enjoyed both and have been treated well by my dealers. Both have had minor fixes required but I have NOT had to beg the service department to make it right for me. I just discussed what happened with them and they fix it. I have never been stranded by either of my Kia's and I have always started each of my Kia's right up, easily. The Sportage 4x4 has proven to be a little trooper off-road and has taken me to some cool woodsy areas.      As for the Amanti understand that Kia wants to INCREASE sales at this point and they are working VERY hard to improve quality. Your warranty will take care of you but as has been stated there are parts that MAY NOT be covered by your warranty. I have never paid one cent out of pocket for a Kia vehicle repair. Everthing has been covered. I have, and I strongly recommend that you do ALL of your vehicle's scheduled maintenance and pay particular attention to oil changes. The Kia Amanti is a lot of car for the money--test drive it and see for yourself if the engine seems underpowered. That's your call entirely. Have fun and post back your findings, if you will!
#139 of 1357 got one today by boa35 Jan 17, 2004 (9:06 pm)
Carbon Gray with Leather and Convenience Packages for $1200 under invoice, i.e., $24,926.
#140 of 1357 boa35................................... by iluvmysephia1 Jan 18, 2004 (7:13 am)
congratulations! Enjoy your new baby and get back on here and give a full report! Be brutally honest. One test reviewer from an automobile magazine I was reading yesterday reported that the ride is VERY quiet. Quieter than Toyota's Avalon it is. The Amanti is stock full of nice safety appointments as well.     boa35-you got a great price for yours. I noticed a St.Louis dealer was selling them $22,335 after using your Kia loyalty rebate.
#141 of 1357 Warranty costs by burtenbach Jan 18, 2004 (9:37 pm)
As an old fart, I have no problems with the style, quiet and heavily settled and comfortable holding of the road by the Amanti. And at first blush, the length of 20 and 5 years in the warranties is very attrractive. However, has anybody else read the frightening fine print at the end of the Amanti brochure? Quote: ALL WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED....MAXIMUM BENEFIT OF $300.00 PER INCIDENT. I just had a defective truck replaced which must have cost the firm at least $5,000 in repeated efforts to fix it. With no luck! It seems that language like that in the Amanti brochure would have made me pay everything over $300.00! Any thoughts on this?
#143 of 1357 burtenbach by saber86 Jan 19, 2004 (2:41 am)
You misread the fine print. The $300 limit refers to the emergency travel expense coverage. The emergency travel expense coverage covers you for things like food, lodging, and alternate transportation should your amanti break down(warranty related and not accident or bad weather related) and you are more than certain number of miles away from your primary residence. I think with kia, you have to be at least 100 miles away from your home.
#144 of 1357 That's right...it might even be by iluvmysephia1 Jan 19, 2004 (10:11 am)
150 miles away from your home, though. I'll see if I can find it in my warranty stuff and post back.
#145 of 1357 Trouble Free? by ateixeira Jan 19, 2004 (1:36 pm)
I think it's not fair to expect that even from a Lexus. In JD Power's 5 year durability study, the average car had 2.7 problems, so even a Lexus will likely have 1, maybe 2.   I think that while Kia is still below average, it's worth of note that the difference from one make to another is just a fraction.   In other words, you likely won't have 5 problems more than anyone else would.   -juice
#146 of 1357 Warranty & Service by xg350guy Jan 19, 2004 (7:09 pm)
Even as good as BMW's are,....there are still BMW technicians required to make the repairs required to these cars!   So, it's nice to know that KIA/Hyundai are thinking seriously about warranties to try and offer a very competative one that tries to address most things.   My only time I used my warranty on the 93 Sonata was for a stuck thermostat valve, which was fixed promptly by the Hyundai dealer even though I was just slightly beyond my warranty period.   So I think that they are/could be generous to the owners if you are a good customer and don't complain alot. The cheaper price you pay for the cars doesn't give rights to inferior warranties and service, although I haven't had to go down that road in the past ten years. Maybe some have, but I'm sure all companies have some unhappy customers.
#147 of 1357 boa35 by lok888 Jan 20, 2004 (9:05 am)
Congrats! What color did you get? My dealer has a pearl white (extra $100 MSRP for this color) in the showroom. I test drove one (fully loaded) last week. It is very quiet. Everything inside the hood has cover to reduce noise and make it look good. There are many features that my Sorento doesn't have like power windows with one touch express (all windows), keyless entry with alarm, traction control, dual front climate control and few more. I like the temparture control for the front heated seats. But it would be great to see the the rear fold down seat.

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