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Replying to: kentuckyranger (Jul 15, 2006 9:41 pm) I suppose all of that's off-topic. I'm here reading about all the paint issues and I'm just crushed. The Spectra5 was my top car choice, but the old car I'm getting rid of right now is starting to rust. I told myself I'd never deal with this again, especially since car paint has gotten so much better. I wonder if all of this chipping/bubbling is a problem with Kia paint in general, with all Spectras in general, or only with the Spectra5's. Either way, I guess I'll be looking elsewhere for my new car. 
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Replying to: herotakesafall (Jul 17, 2006 8:21 am) Keep in mind that there are all of what... about half a dozen or less posts here claiming paint problems? Spectra's have been selling at a 50-70k annual clip the past few years, so the reports here represent a very small fraction of owners. Does that mean that there isn't a possible problem on a few select vehicles or build periods? No. But, for someone to totally remove a car from their purchase list, there'd have to be a helluva lot more complaints found online than these few AND some TSBs issued.... at least IMHO. As I've stated on here before, my sand beige (gold) 2004.5 Spectra EX's paint is *beautiful* and has held up tremendously for 2 years and 24k miles. It's also kept exclusively outside. -SM |
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Replying to: spectraman (Jul 17, 2006 11:34 am) I still contend there could be a problem with a large number of Spectra5's. I've found three separate 2005's for sale here in the Chicago area, and *each* of them have the exact problems listed here upon inspection. It's definitely reason enough to not rush out and buy one, sad as I am to say that.
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Replying to: herotakesafall (Jul 18, 2006 7:38 am) And as regarding the number of posts in *this* forum, I'm also including the numerous other KIA-centric forums I follow. I still contend that the number of paint issues I've seen online are low. That said, I'm not denying your empirical/observational data regarding bad 2005 paint. Seeing is believing to be sure. Can you snap some digital pics and post them somewhere online on a free hosting space and then post the URL's here? I think that seeing the actual flaws would be very helpful for other KIA owners to compare to as well as giving KIA an eyeful as to a potential problem. -SM
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Replying to: spectraman (Jul 18, 2006 4:35 pm) Geo. |
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Replying to: spectraman (Jul 18, 2006 4:35 pm) I've only had mine for a month but my Mom has a Kia Sadona and after almost 3 Years there is nothing wrong with the paint other than the typical chips associated with Day to Day driving. This String has me so parranoid I keep looking every time I get in the car for bubbles and paint damage. Like I said before if you have a legitimate problem with your car and the manufacturer doesn't want to help then you need to contact the BBB and report it. Just because Kia is made outside the USA means nothing when it comes to product support. Hopefuly I wn't have any problems with the paint on My Spectra5 but if I do, I will either get it fixed or it will end up being reported to the proper agencies. If Kia is this lacking in Customer support I'd think we would all be hearing about it on TV and in various Automotive Mags. So far I have seen nothing but good things in all of the articles I have read, including long term driving reports. And in the Long term reports I have read I haven't read one word about paint issues and trust me, those Mags can get prety anal about nit picking a car to pieces. So far My experiance with Kia has been positive, albeit a Month. All I can say is it sounds like some of the Cars slipped through Q-A's fingers and for some reasn they either aren't complaining loud enugh to Kia or there's more to the story we aren't hearing, IMHO. Since first reading this thread I have really been paying attention to Cars out on the road and being a Truck Driver I see allot of Cars. So far I have noticed on allot of newer cars things like paint peeling and bubbling. I've seen allot of the peeling problem on Metalic paints like Gold and Silver especialy on older Honda Accords, Pontiac Sunfires and Dodge Neons. I'm talking about Cars that are less than 3 Years old. If I owned one of those Cars I'd be livid to say the least! If I had paid over $25.000 for a 2002 Accord, the paint was peeling like on some I've seen and Honda wasn't willing to fix it, I'd be talking to a Lawyer. So for now I'm going to take a deap breath, relax and enjoy my lil Spectra. 
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Replying to: mamamiakia (Aug 02, 2006 10:34 am) http://www.alpine-developments.us/kiaproducts.html They did a couple custom Spec5 for the 2004 SEMA show: http://www.caranddriver.com/autoshows/8832/2004-sema-show.html Oh so droolworthy....
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Sorry, off topic, but this board had some activity and I was hoping someone could help. Over the weekend a friend who has a KIA (2004 maybe?) alleged that his car was made in tennessee (by uaw workers no less), and I googled, but could not find any Kia plant in the US except for one under construction. Was any Kia ever made in the US ? Can anyone point me to a link showing this?? I think this friend was full of beans, but dont want to call him on it if I'm wrong. Hope someone can help,thanks. |
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however Kia has plans to build a large factory in southern Georgia. When the Hyundai CEO got into trouble earlier this year (he's facing various charges right now...it doesn't look real good for his future in South Korea)both Hyundai and Kia plans and production lines were slowed down a tad. Also, Hyundai was struck by their union earlier this year. All of this has messed them up a bit. For instance, construction on the new Kia plant in Georgia was put off for a bit. However, sales have been good in the U.S. for both Hyundai and little bro Kia. No, your friend's Kia was not built in the U.S.A. It was built in South Korea. I guarantee it. |
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Replying to: rxmac (Sep 03, 2006 4:16 pm) Here is the link: click here Oh, here is a pic of my new Spec. Couldn't decide between silver and black, but I finally decided on the silver just because it rains almost daily here in Miami so black is really hard to keep clean. 
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