Thread: Which car?

If I was buying a new car at the moment:
Kia or Mitsubishi.

Mitsubishi - 10 yr warranty, fixed price servicing

Kia - 7 year warranty, exception service

Originally Posted by Tombie

Kia - 7 year warranty, exception service

Would rate Kia service and warranty as a hard 5 out of 10. Would push it to 6 but you shouldn't even have to use warranty with a brand new car

Originally Posted by shwza

Would rate Kia service and warranty as a hard 5 out of 10. Would push it to 6 but you shouldn't even have to use warranty with a brand new car

None of the Hyundai that we & my daughter have bought new have ever had a warranty claim ( around 10 between us) I would think Kia would be the same being born from same parents. We normally keep for 7years before trading without any mechanical problems . One was passed on to son in law who kept it for another 5 years as daily driver until hail damage write off . Only repairs in the 10 plus years was servicing & cam belt replacement.

Originally Posted by shwza

shouldn't even have to use warranty with a brand new car

Ever bought a new LR?

I have had 4 of them,the warranty has saved me arms,legs and kidneys.

Not one of them got to it’s first 10k service without more than one issue.

Originally Posted by shwza

Would rate Kia service and warranty as a hard 5 out of 10. Would push it to 6 but you shouldn't even have to use warranty with a brand new car

While I'm sure there are plenty here that's never had to use a manufactures warranty, All but one the company cars I've driven have had significant issue that were repaired under warranty. I'm not hard on the vehicles either like some may think - I treat them well as I need to rely on them daily.

Toyota Hiace - the exception to the rule - never had an issue in 230,000KM from new
Ford Transit 1 - Flywheel failure requiring a tow, new flywheel and gearbox (input shaft was ripped out of the box when the 3 piece flywheel reverted back to its 3 bits all of a sudden. 6 weeks off the road driving a friggin econovan as there were no gearboxes in the country at the time.
Ford Transit 2 - Turbo failure at 40,000KM - was at the dealers for 2 weeks as it also split the intercooler and they couldn't find the boost leak - idiots...
Ford Falcon - Front suspension and brake issues - to be fair I think this was just a one off - they seem to be almost bullet proof and after the repairs never had another issue.
Holden Commodore Wagon - Wiring loom failure at 20,000KM. ECU failure at 130,000KM. ECU failure at 190,000KM
Holden Captiva - Leaking heater core from new. Wiring issue of some sort at 40,000KM - they never did tell me the exact cause but it used to go into limp mode every couple of weeks for no reason.
Toyota Hilux (Current ride) - Ongoing DPF issues for over 12 months that they refused to fix until the class action happened - even then took another 6 months to get a new one fitted. While this never stopped the car outright, it did cause limp mode a few times and also around 8 visits to the dealership overall - probably the most annoying and frustrating issues I've had to deal with.

Whatever I choose will need to do the best part of 1,000KM a week for 5 years so having a decent warranty - any also just as importantly - an OEM that treats their customers with a little respect, is very important in my decision. Subaru, Kia, Hyundai and Mitsubishi all seem to be ok in this regard. It is on of the reasons I discounted any Ford straight up.

Originally Posted by Homestar

While I'm sure there are plenty here that's never had to use a manufactures warranty, All but one the company cars I've driven have had significant issue that were repaired under warranty. I'm not hard on the vehicles either like some may think - I treat them well as I need to rely on them daily.

Toyota Hiace - the exception to the rule - never had an issue in 230,000KM from new

As I have said on here before,we have had three of them do over 300 000 km with not a single repair.And that’s loaded almost on GVM,and manuals,mostly around town work.The one I drive is currently on 200 000Km,no repair either.
One of the others did bearings in the diff,that was its only repair over 300000km,which is when we move them on.

And still get reasonable money for them,even though they are a worn out service van.

Rediculous reliability.

Originally Posted by Homestar

Toyota Hiace - I've run these to amazingly high k's, even the 2.4 petrol model to half a mill they are amazing
Ford Transit 1 - one of the biggest lemons produced ever, the earlier models anyway imo
Ford Transit 2 - another U2 song about citrus
Ford Falcon - very unlucky they are bulletproof usually
Holden Commodore Wagon - an expensive Australian flag
Holden Captiva - you really like lemons lol
Toyota Hilux (Current ride) - this is unlucky, the hilux used to be such a great car

The outback is the one I reckon. You're due for a reliable car. You may get bored though 😂 start fixing things around the house instead

Kia are not great. Their service centres are booked months in advance and they will try their best to get you to get someone else to look at it

Originally Posted by shwza

The outback is the one I reckon. You're due for a reliable car. You may get bored though start fixing things around the house instead

Kia are not great. Their service centres are booked months in advance and they will try their best to get you to get someone else to look at it

I just phoned 3 dealers to test your theory.
Maximum 2 week wait..

All were happy to book my “vehicle” in (I just said I’d look at my schedule and phone back)