₦airaland Forum

AutoG:
Quite insightful.

Untainted007:
You are very correct my brother. I bought a 2013 Hyundai Elantra in December 2013 at the rate of 3.6m which till date has no issue only for me to change the break pad after a year and do my normal service. Although, I did the first 3 free services at Hyundai Service centre but presently using Mobil 1 to service the car not anymore with Hyundai Service Centre. In my first comment I chose Camry because I prefer it to the Kia Rio; had it been the comparism is between the Camry and Kia Optima; I would have preferred the Optima to the used camry. Any which way, any one of the 2 cars is atleast better than not having any one.

Leeman0007:
Kia, you got to be kidding me.

If you plan to drive the car for 10 years then fine. For me i try to use a car for maximum 3 years. I have used a kia cerato in the past. 2008 kia cerato i bought brand new. I ended up selling the car with begging o for 450K in 2013. Nobody wants to buy it. No second hand value. Parts are expensive. In 2012, my friend bought a 1997 camry, tiny light, he just sold the car for 650k. See that comparison.....

Even at the service centres, parts are freaking expensive, my KIA ac got bad sometime and I asked kia to look at it, the said the compressor was bad and said it would cost 180k for another compressor. Madness. Even the KIA ac is generally poor. If you serviced your KIA for 7 years at KIA, take a break and find out how much you have spent in total on the servicing of that car in 7 years.

With Tokunbo cars ok, get it right and you are could be fine for 4 years with no major issues. And what I mean with getting it right is run a VIN, which i always do, Make sure the vehicle is not accidented, make sure the mileage has not been rolled back, make sure you get one with a low mileage and I tell you, you would be better off than a brand new KIA.

Another bit you need to understand is the KIAs we get in Nigeria are of a lower spec than those sold in the states. This is a a FACT. Eg my 2008 cerato had only one airbag. That same cerato in the states is equipped with at least 6.

Then for luxury, you can't even compare the quality of leather in the KIA to that in the camry. NO COMPARISON. Even the 2014 cerato that KIA nigeria sells is not leather. It has reverse camera, steering buttons, usb, front and back sensors, shikena. Its good to drive simply because its brand new. Nothing else.

I leave you with this question. If you buy a kia 2014 cerato now at maybe 4. summit million and I buy a 2011 camry tokunbo at 3.7 million and we both use these cars for 4 years, no scratches no accidents, which car do you think will provide more money if I intend to sell after 4 years.

I have been using a lexus rx for 3yrs now and let me tell you, I only service every 6months with Mobil 1. That is all I have done plus change break pads as and when due.. sincerely speaking, no breakdowns nothing. Simply because I bought right. The leather is still in tact.

Look KIA, HYUNDAI makes loads of money from after sales and thats the kill. They tell you if you don't service with them you break your warranty. Nobody wants to break warranty so they go on servicing with them at least for the first few years. Do you even know what type of oil they pour into your car when they service, No because you get there, they take your car in and do the serving behind closed doors while you wait and have tea or coffee somewhere.

jacobjamie:
Huh? Mr? Did u just say Kia? ...I think Nairaland auto isn't for u,have no clue what cars and how dey work I guess, even a tailor will say a Toyota is far better, smh..no be by force to comment oh my brother..waiying u no know...u no know..