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Kia Picanto for New Drivers

Advantages: Efficient and Cheap to Run
Disadvantages: Limited Space

...the picture is not the Kia Picanto 1.1 LX. I bought one of these when I turned 17 as it has a small engine and is easy to drive. I wasn't too keen on the model at first but I have grown to like it. Being a new driver the insurance was bound to be high priced, but I found that it wasn't that high considering I was a new driver and I was fully comp. I would recommend this car to any new driver as I learned in it and have had it from new. It is cheap ...
...the description that the top speed is 96mph, I have reached 105mph in my car, obviously on an unmarked, private road. It costs around £25 on average to fill the tank and I can usualli get around 250 miles out of it before I have to refuel. A good little car, especailly for town driving. Not very good on the motorway but it does alright. The only drawback is the limited space. I can fit 5 people in the car with luggage so it is possible, but it isn't ...

twist197666 14.05.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Kia Picanto 1.1

Long term reliability of this little car.

Advantages: Cheap and cheerful. With good comfort for a tall bloke
Disadvantages: None really.

I bougfht the car from new after my previous car was written off. My daughter was just coming up to start driving lessons and I wanted a car suitable for someone to learn in and have as a little run about afterwards. In fact she has now grown up and gone but I have kept the car rather than trading it in for something more "macho" something Clarkson wouldn't snigger at. I would agree with all the people who said this car is excellent. It has a raft ...
...plays mp3 discs so you can put something of the order of 8 or 9 cds onto one mp3 disc and play the lot. It has all round disc brakes, ABS, Electronic brake force distribution. Fuel consumption is supposed to be about 50 mpg. I get nearer 45 but most of the miles I do are commuting ten miles to work each day and ten miles back so it doesn't really get warmed up. On longer runs it is a bit better. The one thing I really liked about it was the headroom ...

jenxy5 17.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Kia Picanto 1.0

Need to tow anything - this is the best.

Advantages: Powerful, economical, comfortable and rugged
Disadvantages: Limited reversing visibility

...far away we had a Kia dealer. Having always had saloons or estate cars and looking down my nose at people who drove around in fuel guzzling chelsea tractors I was reluctant to consider a 4 x 4, but having done so I wish I had done it sooner. Having had a test drive, which included a steep off road track covered with loose stone, and looked at the specification and towing limits, I was hooked. This vehicle ticked all the boxes I had. Not only did ...
...economy which I found a little hard to believe. The only vehicle the dealer had secondhand was a diesel engined manual gearbox XE model which was a year old in June 2005 when we bought it. It has turned out to be the ideal choice. It doesn't have all the knobs and whistles of the higher spec versions but it has the same power and abilities. The 4 wheel drive is controlled with a knob on the dashboard. From 2 wheel drive to 4 wheel drive at normal ...

naizby 10.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Kia Sorento 2.5 CRDi

Cool designed car. Solid and compact

Advantages: Love the exterior which different design compared to normal bullets
Disadvantages: Smaller interior than expected compared to the outside

Overall its a very good car... Considering owning it for 7 years since Feb 2000... A silver metalic colored, 2CC, 4DW automatic with extra manual gear (which I\'ve never use before as it has sufficient power for normal driving and also for highway, didn\'t really need it even when I was going up the slope too), fabric seats. Love the exterior most with its cool design. Like the more squarish shape which gives attitute to both the car and the driver. ...
...which has the bullet look or the roundish shape... Very suitable for people like me who is taller and bigger build. (hard to imagine myself driving a car with lower body in future) Gives people a feeling of power with such design cars... Very solid looking... Installed extra accessories such as kangaroo bar, which I\'m very glad of having as I got into an accident 2 weeks after driving it but my car was totally scratchless, the other party however ...

GeliTifa 14.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Kia Sportage 2.0

Kia Sedona LE (old type)

Advantages: space, looks very good, comfortable
Disadvantages: turning, size causes it to have difficulty reversing, air conditioning

Very good car! One of the most comfortable cars you can buy. It's spacious seats make it perfect for long or short journeys. The huge amounts of space make it good for carrying large loads and awkward objects. When I was moving house, it played a great part in shifting our heavy bulky objects such as the washing machine and tumble dryer. It also seemed to have endless space for storing clothes in it! I must recommend having tinted windows, keeps ...
...Of course every car has problems. The main problem is turning. It has trouble getting round sharp corners at any kind of speed, which also means parking can also be an issue. The pure fact the car is such a juggernaut can mean it is hard to see behind during reversing. We have also had problems with the air conditioning and blowers. The air con and blowers are a little bit weak, blowing very little out, causing delay when trying to clear the windscreen. ...

north_rider 21.08.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Kia Sedona