2008 Kia Sedona Consumer Reviews

Outstanding Van for an Outstanding Price

Written by: GVGiant on 07/02/2008

Vehicle

2008 Kia Sedona EX 4dr Ext Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 5A)

Review

I purchased the Sedona mostly because of price - it already was at the top end of what I could afford. But having at least comparison shopped the other vans, and having driven it now for a few months, you will not do better at any price. The look of the new Chrysler is downright repulsive, and you have to spend thousands of dollars extra to get the only competitive powertrain of the bunch. The Toyota is priced hopelessly high, the Nissan has given too many people trouble, and our local Honda dealers do not have good reputations. But even without all of that, there is nothing this van lacks. It gets far better mileage than my last one as well. Maybe THE best value in the industry.

Favorite Features

Safety in abundance, and anything that you would want that may already be in other minivans, but you can get for less money. My personal favorite is the EX cloth - incredibly comfortable, but I guess rather rare (most are either LX cloth or EX leather).

Suggested Improvements

Obviously, everyone is looking for even better fuel economy. Kia would really set the industry on its nose by coming out with the first minivan hybrid.

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Great Van, Great value

Written by: acher on 06/11/2008

Vehicle

2008 Kia Sedona EX 4dr Ext Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 5A)

Review

Purchased a new Kia Sedona ex with all the bells and whistles. The more I drive the Sedona the more I love it. Jd power rates the quality better than Honda Odyssey. I've done a lot of research before I purchased the Kia. You are not going to find a better van which is safer, great value for the dollar than the Sedona. Plus the sports triptronic transmission is a nice feature. The Sedona also puts out 250 horse power, giving it a lot of power for a minivan. Gas mileage is on par with toy/Honda. The interior is very nice in leather with the heated seats, dvd player, sunroof, automatic door opener, abs, ets system, 5 star crash rating and the list goes on. Plus a great 10 yr warranty.

Favorite Features

Leather interior, exterior finish, sports shifter, side windows go down, dvd player w/ wireless head sets, lots of storage especially behind the 3 rd row. Seat position memory, saftey features galore and 10 yr warranty.

Suggested Improvements

My only suggestion is that the dvd player needs to be thinner. Sometimes you can hit your head on the unit if your not careful. Would like to see plastic covering on the lower body panels and bumper to prevent scratching.

4 out 5 people found this review helpful

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Best Van We've Ever Had!

Written by: workinmom on 06/08/2008

Vehicle

2008 Kia Sedona 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 5A)

Review

We do a lot of family driving and think we know mini-vans pretty well. We have owned Dodge, Chrysler & Chevy Mini-vans and when it was time to replace our last thought we really did our homework! One of our neighbors recently got a beautiful looking van so we while talking to them we discovered it was a KIA. They loved it and bragged on about it. So we did even more homework and found we could get everything we wanted and save 4 to 6 thousand over Honda & Toyota! And that 10 Year Factory Warranty was more than twice that of the others. It became a no brainer for us. We love our new KIA Sedona.

Favorite Features

The extra money we had after making a smart choice!

Suggested Improvements

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Great find

Written by: Amy on 06/01/2008

Vehicle

2008 Kia Sedona LX 4dr Ext Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 5A)

Review

After test driving and researching other mini-vans, we found the Kia Sedona to be the best performer and the best value. I gave up my SUV- loving ways and purchased a minivan in preparation for the birth of our first child. I can now safely say that I don't miss my SUV at all! With a baby on the way and two dogs to transport, this van really is the most convenient and fun vehicle I have driven. Great handling and features like the stow away third row seats have made us thrilled with our decision.

Favorite Features

Fold flat third row seats Fold down center console Roll down windows in second row Rear Heat/AC controls

Suggested Improvements

Seat fabric could use an upgrade - tends to attract fuzz from all around.

4 out 4 people found this review helpful

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This Car Is Horrible

Written by: Dave on 04/22/2008

Vehicle

2008 Kia Sedona 4dr Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 5A)

Review

This car is not what I expected. It looks good in the pictures, but is totally different in person. It's very wide and fat. The blueish color is disgusting, if you get this vehicle don't get the blue color. The interior is also bad. The fabric used for the seats looks and feels horrible. There is also not a lot of leg room, or storage. The vehicle drives like it is very stiff, and jerks every few seconds. I recommend getting a different vehicle, anything but this.

Favorite Features

I do have to say I like all the buttons you can push to open and close the door, or open or close the trunk. Other than that nothing else.

Suggested Improvements

Better exterior and interior design. More storage. Better performance and more options available to the car.

10 out 71 people found this review helpful

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A happy surprise

Written by: prlady1 on 04/11/2008

Vehicle

2008 Kia Sedona LX 4dr Ext Minivan (3.8L 6cyl 5A)

Review

Just weeks from giving birth to my second child, I have been experiencing problems with my 2000 Volvo S40 and feel it's time to do the minivan thing. My husband and I were not expecting to enjoy our test drive of the Sedona, but it has tremendous pick- up and was actually kind of fun to drive, relatively speaking! Its styling, convenience features and functionality are all worthy of minivan-style praise, and it feels like a great value for the money.

Favorite Features

powerful acceleration, functionality

Suggested Improvements

armrests and some cup holders seem likely to display effects of wear and tear

32 out 34 people found this review helpful

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