Car list for the household since I have been in the car business. The Kia's have been the 2 most reliable and worry free.
07 Hyundai Tib. 80k - no issues - owned for 2 years.
08 GMC Sierra Denali - 60k - Only issue was battery cable related. - owned 1 year.
13 Hyundai Sonata - New - put 16k on it and it was flawless.
14 GMC Sierra - New - Put 12k on it no issues minus tail lights and slight rear fan noise very faint.
15 GMC Sierra - New - Put 10k on it (obviously nothing major here)
14 Subaru WRX STI - traded this after 6 months. Was probably one of my favorites but was full stage 2 and I didnt want to blow something up.
16 GMC Sierra - New
This is where the Kia's come in.
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Kia Sorento SXL 2.0T (GF's vehicle) - Loved it and is constantly mad at me for trading it in but we leased it and she put on way to many miles. That being said she is hard on vehicles and this thing walked through all of it. Hit a deer in it an hour and a half from home. Drove it the rest of the way home and she said it looked like there wasn't that much damage. Body shop estimate was $8900. ( Employee cost from my body shop).
16 Kia Optima SX Launch 2.0T ( My current daily) - This car is the reason I will forever own a Kia. It is possibly the best, most reliable, most comfortable, fun car that I have ever had. I bought it New and have put 12k on it so far with no issues.
16 GMC Yukon XL ( Traded the
Sorento fo this) Loved the ride, loved the look, hated the electrical system. Hands down the worst electrical system that I have seen. Also the Pillar covers on the outside lost their adhesion and started flapping in the wind. I had to jump it in the morning because the security system would lock up and not allow me to start the vehicle. Needless to say this was the most expensive ride that I purchased and by far the least reliable. We bought it with 42k miles it was traded by 51k.
15 Toyota 4-Runner LTD. ( Her current vehicle) (She is not a fan) - It is missing so many things that Kia and even GM offer. This is to be expected as it is Toyotas (utilitarian) SUV. It is supposed to be more off road than luxury. I like it because its a tank and bullet proof. I dislike it because it rides like a ton of bricks the system is way way behind everyone else and the gas mileage is terrible. I know you don't buy big SUVs for gas mileage but it is worse than the massive Yukon XL we had as far as gas mileage.
Summary (wow that got long)
The 2 cars that I liked best that we have owned for the past 8 years. Both Kia. The ones I paid the least for with the most equipment - KIA. The ones that have cost me the least amount of grief and saved at-least one life - Kia. As you read this final portion you may be thinking well ya you're a Kia dealer. Kia is just one of the stores that I work with. We have 7 Brands within a mile of each other. Hope this long drug out message helps someone lolol!
. I think it was just weird for me to see Kia do such big things in the technology department even in comparison to someone like GM.
