Kia Telluride

[Andrew1972]

Tell her enjoy. Hard to make a bad choice in this highly competitive segment.

No one knows good or bad as it has only been out for 6months or so.

 

[4WD]

 

[AutoMechanic]

Between my wife and I, we havd had 2010 Kia Soul's, 2012 Optima Hybrid, 2018 Soul and now 2020 Stinger. All have been great to drive. Only issues have been a leaky gas tank on 2010 Soul, and some suspension work on my 2012 Optima Hybrid. Both issues occurred 8 yrs into ownership. Both covered under Extended Warranty

Glad you have had better luck. Since I am a mechanic I don’t buy extended warranties. My grandma has a 2015 Kia Soul I have not got a break from working on it the whole time she has owned it since 2016.

 

[CKN]

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4WD -37 ratings....REALLY? Do you base purchase decisions on 27 ratings??? I know you have to keep your post count up....but really?

Let's all praise 14 year old Toyotas and Crown Vics............

 

[4WD]

4WD -37 ratings....REALLY? Do you base purchase decisions on 27 ratings??? I know you have to keep your post count up....but really?

Let's all praise 14 year old Toyotas and Crown Vics............

Pretty silly responses … look at it tomorrow and see what you think

 

[csandste]

I'm an owner dude( 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited XL-AWD)-and none what you say is true. They are reliable-and I have checked KBB trade in values-and the difference at trade in time is no where near the difference of what the difference is when you buy new. I saved $5,000.00 dollars over the Toyo/Honda and there is not a $5,000.00 difference at trade in time.

Your vehicle is 14 years old-so obviously trade in values are not your priority.

There was an Alex on Autos segment on the subject of depreciation. His thesis was since getting a good buy on initial purchase varied so greatly between, for instance, a Hyundai and a Toyota that there was no real real world difference between them so he wouldn't track it during reviews. I suspect the list price will be offset by lessened depreciation in the Telluride.

 

[CKN]

There was an Alex on Autos segment on the subject of depreciation. His thesis was since getting a good buy on initial purchase varied so greatly between, for instance, a Hyundai and a Toyota that there was no real real world difference between them so he wouldn't track it during reviews. I suspect the list price will be offset by lessened depreciation in the Telluride.

Yes-after looking up differences between the Honda/Toyo models and the Hyundai Santa Fe that difference is minuscule. But it's a thoughtless/baseless comment that won't die on the Internet.

 

[CKN]

Pretty silly responses … look at it tomorrow and see what you think

Another post count....

 

[Skippy722]

4WD -37 ratings....REALLY? Do you base purchase decisions on 27 ratings??? I know you have to keep your post count up....but really?

Let's all praise 14 year old Toyotas and Crown Vics............

People rarely go to post a pleasant experience, but they sure will post about a negative one.

After reading some of the reviews, it seems like a lot of dealer incompetence and the infamous THETA failures.

I’m putting Consumer Affairs up there with dashboard-light.com, irrelevant.

 

[csandste]

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If Wikipedia is to be believed, Consumeraffairs.com is a pay to get ratings scheme. I've never heard of 'em.

 

[92saturnsl2]

Don’t do it. I’m surprised no one has mentioned the big recall about the smell they make and it happens to all of them so they are trying to figure it out same with the Palisade. I would never buy a Kia anyway they have just proven to be too unreliable especially the new ones. Get something more reliable like a Ford or Toyota.

Wrong. The only ones having the smell issue are the Limited models with the premium Napa seating surfaces. Seems only the light beige color interior is affected. That's a very small percentage of models.

 

[dishdude]

Wrong. The only ones having the smell issue are the Limited models with the premium Napa seating surfaces. Seems only the light beige color interior is affected. That's a very small percentage of models.

And seems to be the headrests. An odd issue, but nothing I wouldn't expect from a first year model from any manufacturer.

 

[dareo]

There was an Alex on Autos segment on the subject of depreciation. His thesis was since getting a good buy on initial purchase varied so greatly between, for instance, a Hyundai and a Toyota that there was no real real world difference between them so he wouldn't track it during reviews. I suspect the list price will be offset by lessened depreciation in the Telluride.

As of now they are reselling well. However, if things change and Kia goes back to discounting, tellurides will take a huge hit. Considering most people would buy this on a 72 month term, that is enough time for the market to turn ugly on them.

 

[dishdude]

Never buy anything at sticker plus.

As of now they are reselling well. However, if things change and Kia goes back to discounting, tellurides will take a huge hit. Considering most people would buy this on a 72 month term, that is enough time for the market to turn ugly on them.

Just for reference, when the PT Cruiser first came out it was selling over MSRP as well.

 

[dblshock]

I'm an owner dude( 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe Limited XL-AWD)-and none what you say is true. They are reliable-and I have checked KBB trade in values-and the difference at trade in time is no where near the difference of what the difference is when you buy new. I saved $5,000.00 dollars over the Toyo/Honda and there is not a $5,000.00 difference at trade in time.

Your vehicle is 14 years old-so obviously trade in values are not your priority.

My old Toyota 120's are super sharp and have trade value, you may be surprised, try to buy one. This Kia junk after 14yrs. will likely be resting in a bone yard.

 

[AutoMechanic]

Wrong. The only ones having the smell issue are the Limited models with the premium Napa seating surfaces. Seems only the light beige color interior is affected. That's a very small percentage of models.

I read online it was all of them and that’s a perfect reason not to buy one they can’t even figure out a cure for it.

 

[dishdude]

My old Toyota 120's are super sharp and have trade value, you may be surprised, try to buy one. This Kia junk after 14yrs. will likely be resting in a bone yard.

If you're referring to what's in your signature, all I see is a bunch of junk that doesn't have much more than salvage value.

 

[dblshock]

If you're referring to what's in your signature, all I see is a bunch of junk that doesn't have much more than salvage value.
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whoa, now a FCA fanboy comes out of the woodwork to endorse a KIA...sick.

 

[dishdude]

whoa, now a FCA fanboy comes out of the woodwork to endorse a KIA...sick.

I have no problem with the KIA or the Toyota. Why the need to brand bash? The Telluride is a nice vehicle as is the 4Runner. But I freely admit to being an FCA fanboy, probably will buy another new one in the next week or two.

 

[ctrcbob]

Had two Sonatas and now a Cadenza.
All trouble free. Also, best warranty in the business, although I’ve never needed any warranty work.