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Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [captain2]
by jaymagic
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Oct 29, 2007 (7:29 am)
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Replying to: captain2 (Oct 29, 2007 7:24 am)
I could only hope. Nope, it had the VSC, traction control, and more that the Camry didn't have (and by the way, it was a great car to have and own). The dealer had no clue on a light in the visor that malfunctioned from day one and an initial memory seat problem. Actually ended up at a Lexus dealer to get the memory seat issue resolved.
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- #3519 of 6844
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Re: Initial Price and Resale [jaymagic]
by captain2
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Oct 29, 2007 (7:29 am)
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Replying to: jaymagic (Oct 29, 2007 7:24 am)
always thought that BMW had this resale percentage category wired - just don't look at in terms of gross dollars 'lost' you might found out they are as expensive to drive as they are to buy!
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- #3520 of 6844
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Re: Initial Price and Resale [captain2]
by jaymagic
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Oct 29, 2007 (7:32 am)
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Replying to: captain2 (Oct 29, 2007 7:29 am)
LOL, I just figure if initial cost is no issue, why is he thinking Camry????
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- #3521 of 6844
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Re: Initial Price and Resale [jaymagic]
by captain2
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Oct 29, 2007 (7:42 am)
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Replying to: jaymagic (Oct 29, 2007 7:32 am)
or FTM the Sonata, if he wants to compare cost differences because there sure as heck is no a whole lot of size difference.
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Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [djm2]
by thegraduate
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Oct 29, 2007 (7:56 am)
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Replying to: djm2 (Oct 29, 2007 4:44 am)
The purchase price of the vehicle is not my concern, but the resale value is very important to me. My vehicle is serviced every 2,500 miles
Its your money, but personally, my opinion is that you're wasting it by getting it serviced TOO often. That's about once every 4 weeks on a 25k mile/yr routine, right?
Why not go by what TOYOTA says to do? Their engineers probably have a decent idea of the service interval. At bare minimum I'd go in at 5,000 miles or 6 months; my guess is the owner's manual says somewhere between 7,500 miles and 10,000 miles.
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- #3523 of 6844
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Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [thegraduate]
by captain2
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Oct 29, 2007 (8:02 am)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 29, 2007 7:56 am)
agree - think that is what his dealer would tell him too - if the dealer is honest.
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- #3524 of 6844
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Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [captain2]
by thegraduate
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Oct 29, 2007 (8:08 am)
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Replying to: captain2 (Oct 29, 2007 8:02 am)
Ha, you kidding? I doubt a dealer's gonna tell him to quit coming and paying them money!
Even after Honda starting implementing the maintenance minder into all its vehicles, my dealership (which is Honda-only) still puts the 3,000 mile sticker on the windshield. I've started asking that they not put one in. After all, I go about 7,000 miles before my maintenance minder reaches 15%.
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Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [djm2]
by allmet33
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Oct 29, 2007 (8:12 am)
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Replying to: djm2 (Oct 29, 2007 4:44 am)
Money must be no object for you if you're servicing your vehicle unnecessarily every 2500 miles.
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- #3526 of 6844
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Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [allmet33]
by captain2
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Oct 29, 2007 (8:39 am)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Oct 29, 2007 8:12 am)
well, we don't know the man be a cab driver in NYC. 25k/year there would be some hard miles!
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- #3527 of 6844
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Re: Why purchase a Kia Amanti [captain2]
by thegraduate
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Oct 29, 2007 (8:44 am)
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Replying to: captain2 (Oct 29, 2007 8:39 am)
25k/year seems like would be more highway miles (as was my grandmother's case). She drove the beltway to work everyday (70MPH, 34 miles one way). 120k miles in less than 6 years. In fact, the original front disc brakes lasted until I replaced them at 131,000 miles. The original rear shoes are still on there at 175k.
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