Kia is just Hyundai under a different brand

It’s got a reputation for being unbreakable here in AU, but not sure what you reckon after the whole scandal with engines seizing/blowing up in the US @Salacious Swanky Cat

Ok.

Apart from that, I’d get one if not for... I just don’t like how they look

Didn’t know that about the engines.

I definitely prefer Hyundai over Kia in terms of styling

I didn't either. Then again, I bought my Kia about 5 years ago

Lol. I’m not as concerned about looks. For me, cars are purely a utility vehicle. Point a to b, carry stuff in back occasionally.

@SteelandSouls I reckon your car just scraped out of the affected range

Cause if I remember correctly it affected cars manufactured between 2007 - 2013

Mine was an end of year 2013 so that's likely the case

Mmmm

But yeah, @Salacious Swanky Cat, if you don’t mind them, a Kia Cerato or... Rio would be great

If you don’t mind going even smaller go for a Pinto

(This is me assuming the models are the same despite country)

It's the same over here

Nice

I like the Kia Optima

But I’m more a E-segment kinda guy so that probably plays a lot into it

A lot of people like the Optima. I own a 4 door Rio myself

An*

Hatch or sedan?

Sedan

Actually I’m not so sure if they still make the sedan variant of the Rio

Ooooo

@Deleted User I’ll look at those, but I prefer to get a car with a battery. I personally want to reduce my oil consumption. Screw opec. Lol

I don’t think I’ve seen a sedan variant of the Rio post-2009... at least down here in AU

Same thing with a lot of that class of cars, actually

Corolla, Accent, Barina, etc

Funny story. My old man suggested getting the Rio, I told him it sounded like a girly car. We talked about it for a bit and while we walked to the lot, the first Rio I saw was a lavender hatchback. I will never let him live that first impression down

@Salacious Swanky Cat I really dislike cars that are hybrid or fully electric

@Deleted User nothing wrong with that. What do you think about hydrogen fuel cell cars?

We had to fix a Lexus CT200 a while back

Because parts took ages to come in, the starter battery died

Some dumbass in the shop tried to jump it and it fried all the circuits

So uh

Yeah no

Staying far away from hybrid

Hybrids*

@Salacious Swanky Cat#1485 haven’t had much experience with them, if any

Don’t think I’ve encountered those yet