72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In another two years you'll be offered about Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In another two years Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In another two years you'll be Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In another two years you'll be offered about £2000 for it! But Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In another two years you'll be offered about £2000 for it! But if you keep your cars for Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In another two years you'll be offered about £2000 Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In another two years you'll be offered about £2000 for it! But if you keep your cars Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In another two years you'll be offered about £2000 for Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In another two years you'll be offered about £2000 for it! But if Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In another two years you'll be offered about £2000 for it! But if you keep Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In another two years you'll be offered about £2000 for it! But if you Quote
72dudes Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Hmm interesting. I took a look at one ( but couldn't drive it) and thought it felt really solid . The door closed with a whisper, and everything felt durable. The older model was flimsy and a bit of an eyesore, but the current version is very European-looking. Reliabilty seems to be a strong point ,and at £5k - ish for a 2007 car, a real bargain, I would have thought. Two ways of looking at this: Reliability, fairly comfortable, reasonable build quality would suggest the Magentis is not a bad car. It's the sister car to the Hyundai Sonata, and may even be built at the same factory (Kia C'eed and Hyundai i30 are). However, in terms of handling and ride quality, generally regarded as being well behind European standards. Fairly high emmissions mean higher road tax, and the engines are not particularly economical. But the real killer is depreciation. There's a reason you can buy a 2007 Magentis for £5200. In another two years you'll be offered about £2000 for it! But if you keep your Quote
coastline taxis Posted June 2, 2009 Posted June 2, 2009 Anychance you could say that again 72dudes as i didnt quite get it the 7th time round ha ha Quote
seefive Posted June 4, 2009 Author Posted June 4, 2009 Hey 72dudes you need to have a word with your cat - stop him walking over the keyboard when you're posting! But getting back to the discussion - I take on board what you say about the Kia. I'm not expecting it to be as High Tech as the Citroen, but then that could be a good thing - less to go wrong. Heavy depreciation is good news to the second-hand buyer. If I bought that car for £5k and ran it into the ground over 5 years my capital cost is £83 per month. (forget loss of interest at today's rates)- not bad for a car with minimal mileage and a nice long warranty. As my 7 year old C5 now books at around £500 px, I don't see the problem with the Kia. The thing that makes me hesitate on a Korean car is the possibility of waiting for spares to arrive , and having to spellm-a-g-e-n-t-i-sto a puzzled looking lad at the local exhaust emporium. The old Citroen is behaving itself at the moment, but I know it will turn ugly again in the winter, and I want to avoid that pain. I'm still dithering though. Maybe I should become Prime Minister.. Quote
72dudes Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 Hey 72dudes you need to have a word with your cat - stop him walking over the keyboard when you're posting! :lol: LOL!!! Wasn't me, honest!! I remember the screen going all unneccessary and it appeared that my post had not been entered. Anyway, my last sentence should have been something like, if you're planning to keep it for a number of years, then it could be a good move. So happy Kia motoring, I guess. Quote
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