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I should have known better.
deacontull, 08/06/2011
2011 Kia Sorento LX 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
At 1K miles this thing rattles/squeaks/pops more than a 15 year old Dodge caravan. Highway MPG is awful (24 if I'm lucky). After the first washing, I noticed crud in the paint. No mechanical problems yet, but I'm not encouraged. I deliberately waited a year or so for them to get the bugs out before buying, but clearly that doesn't cure cheap. I let the allure of long warranty, looks, and the array of features on the "convenience package" suck me in and blind me to the lack of quality. My bad. Do yourself a favor and ignore the sparkle. Pay a few extra bucks on a quality vehicle like Toyota or Subaru. This vehicle is no bargain.
The SX is awesome
Guy in TX, 10/22/2010
2011 Kia Sorento SX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Kia did it right again! I had an '05EX and loved it. The SX has everything my EX was missing. I have the SX FWD with everything except AWD and sunroof. I plan on enjoying at least 5-7 years with my SX before I trade it in for the next generation Sorento again! GO KIA! Keep up the good work!
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- SX 4dr SUVMSRP: N/A4 mi away
- LX 4dr SUVMSRP: N/A31 mi away
- LX 4dr SUVMSRP: $4,90024 mi away
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good deal for the money
greg2174, 08/29/2011
2011 Kia Sorento LX 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
everything i expected when i bought it. got it for my wife in december 2011 as a christmas gift.i bought because of the price when all the dealing and haggling around with the dealer was done i gave 20k for it. has done fine so far.now it is no tahoe or pilot or acadia but it didn't have the 30k to 40k price tag that thoes model have either.our last five vehicles have fouty thousand plus dollars and had some of the same problems people have described on here about the sorento.may i remind people it is a 20k dollar vehicle if you want to have the bling bling effect of a bmw and the ride of a mercedes and the resale value of a lexus the i suggest you open your wallet and get one of thoes .
6 Months and Counting
tomahawk95, 01/04/2011
2011 Kia Sorento EX 4dr SUV (3.5L 6cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I have had the Sorento for 6 months and about 9000 miles and most all is well. The DVD player and back-up camera sometimes has given us issues and the Navigation System is complex, but I still grade the vehicle out very high. I am 6'2"/275 and I am very comfortable when driving. The Sorento has great gas mileage (hwy 24+/city 18+). We have 4 kids (11,9,5,3) and they have plenty of room. When buying it came down to the Sorento and the Traverse and though the Traverse has a larger cargo area when the third row is in use the Traverses' fuel economy was lower and price was higher. I will post more results in the future.
One year follow up
cgladdue, 01/19/2011
2011 Kia Sorento LX 4dr SUV (2.4L 4cyl 6A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
It has been a year,14k miles, since buying the Sorento. The car was amazing up until 6,000 miles and 5 service notifications later. We have had service letters for everything from electrical wiring to replacing every light bulb from bumper to bumper. Granted KIA has been great about fixing everything but a new car should never need a new transmission at 7k miles. Even with the new transmission we still have issues with putting the car into reverse and some random rpm surges while driving. We are also experiencing excessive raddeling in the interior and wearing of plastic components. We are chalking this up to the fact that this was one of the first Sorentos off the line, growing pains.