KIA has come a long way...

[StingerNick]

Just saw this Kia classic. I leased 2 white Optimas before my Stinger. Thank God they made the badge look better....Great progress Kia!

 

[westcoastGT]

debadge it for us ......................please !

 

[Ruturaj]

Just saw this Kia classic.

Nothing classic about it. I think Stinger would become their first classic after 20 years.

 

[MerlintheMad]

"Vintage" rather than "classic". What did other sedans look like at the time? I'm sure that Optima blended right in.

 

[robz32]

And unfortunately, for a lot of people, that is the first thing that comes to mind when you mention you have KIA.

 

[Ruturaj]

@AV8R @Callum found that badge though.

 

[MerlintheMad]

And unfortunately, for a lot of people, that is the first thing that comes to mind when you mention you have KIA.

First, second and third thing to come to mind when they think "KIA". Until they see the Stinger, look again, walk around one, then drive one. Poof! There goes everything they thought was KIA. They may suffer cognitive dissonance for a long while, but the truth will smack them down: warranty, looks, reliability, utility, applies to all modern Kia models. And then the Stinger takes all of that and adds on looks-plus (sporty design, comfort, features and performance).

 

[westcoastGT]

They've come a LOT further than that ..................................https://thewest.com.au/lifestyle/motoring/kia-survives-and-now-thrives-ng-b88548036z

 

[YOWStinger]

Until they see the Stinger, look again, walk around one, then drive one

I dunno, I own one and of course love it and that's still what I think . I'm still worried that it's going to sound like a bucket of bolts in a month, but damn it I'm going to love it until it does.

 

[StingerNick]

And unfortunately, for a lot of people, that is the first thing that comes to mind when you mention you have KIA.

One of my friends in college had a new purple Kia Sophia. The thing was a total lemon and she always said how many problems it had.

 

[MerlintheMad]

One of my friends in college had a new purple Kia Sophia. The thing was a total lemon and she always said how many problems it had.

"Total lemon" is rare with any brand. The only one I know of in all the years was a friend's VW 412: total lemon hardly begins to describe that vehicle, bought new. The light green paint was pretty, though.

 

[TODDK]

"Total lemon" is rare with any brand. The only one I know of in all the years was a friend's VW 412: total lemon hardly begins to describe that vehicle, bought new. The light green paint was pretty, though.

The type 4 VW had some issues for sure!

 

[itguy61]

"Total lemon" is rare with any brand. The only one I know of in all the years was a friend's VW 412: total lemon hardly begins to describe that vehicle, bought new. The light green paint was pretty, though.

Ugh VW 412!! Those and 411's were very bad. I had the replacement model, the Dasher. It was the worst car I ever owned.

 

[MerlintheMad]

The Rabbit was pretty okay, though. At least the green and white ones my parents bought seemed like sound little cars. Much more practical than the Beetle that they "replaced".