Kia Sonet - ludicrous pricing, what a rip off (IMHO)

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ariz04

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JohnStarr said:
"People like me" won't drive Chinese. It's simple preference dude. I prefer Toyota FWIW. By the same token I prefer Mercedes-Benz to BMW (where you might prefer Audi). Who the hell mentioned fuel consumption? I mean jeez, take a swipe with the biggest assumption of the thread.
You don't come in and then start spouting off.
When I talk about proven I mean the following: Service levels and quality; quality of car and materials; resale and after-market support; access to parts etc. That proven.

Off your high horse a bit there.
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Willing to blindly pay high prices before exploring all options - Proven lol
 
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dj_jyno said:
It really sounds like your salesman was misinformed (more common than you'd think). It's probably like most manufacturers where metallic paint is an extra-cost option, but your standard solid paints are included in the price.

As an aside, a 2 year old Kia Sportage fits in that price bracket.
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no, there are no base colors, I wouldn't have bothered with this thread if there was - any paint, is extra.
 
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epah said:
just buy the KIA and paint it at home, could be a fun little project for you and the kids.
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Nah, it's not keyless - that is essential, that and rain sensors - who has the energy to turn on wipers.
 
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Jeeper said:
The Toyota Urban Cruiser is actually a Suzuki Brezza Vitara, why not rather look at the original thing at Suzuki. I’m also sure it cost less as well.
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Brezza is R5000 cheaper than the cruiser. Brezza also has a 4 year service plan and 5 year warranty compared to 3year service plan and 3year warranty for the cruiser.
 
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TheChamp said:
The Kia which is the subject of the OP also has 2 airbags. I don't blame them too much though, in fact I admire the fact that they manage to scam so many people looking at their sales figures.
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Are you sure about the airbag thing? Even my wife's 5+ year old Up has 4 airbags. And that is quite literally the minimum a new car should (barely) be able to get away with.
 
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nazmo said:
they gave me a "courtesy" kwid once. didnt feel like a courtesy, felt like they didnt like me as a client....
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I got a Suzuki Ignus as a courtesy car it was auto without a P (Park function) - scared the hell out of me, drove it for a week found the most flat spot to park in and park it in R or D depends on the incline and pull the handbrake through the roof.
 
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lived666 said:
There are a range of new similar priced cross-over vehicles, such as Nisan Magnite, Kia Sonet, Suzuki Brezza and Toyota Urban cruiser.
Looking at the top in the range Automatic and went to test drive the Nissan and KIA - luckily, neither of these had all the features I want for a lazy car owner such as keyless (essential), auto lights and automatic rain sensors.

Long story short, the KIA Sonet is advertised as R305,999.00 except guess what - if you want paint, yes standard paint on your car, that is extra, WTF, hell no. Even if that was the car of my dreams just no. What next KIA - if you want tyres on your car that's an extra R10,000 or it only comes with a driver's seat, you want passenger setas, cough up?

I was ok, if I don't want paint then what, and the salesperson was I dunno, they sent it in metal form -hahaha, not even primed I asked, but they had already lost me by then, so had stopped listening.

Bottom line, after all the BS of paint and admin and this "on the road" fees, the car is R319,000 - why don't they just advertise and sell it at the end price - you can't walk in and give them R305,999 and take the car so why do they even pretend?
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Why don't you report yh4m
lived666 said:
There are a range of new similar priced cross-over vehicles, such as Nisan Magnite, Kia Sonet, Suzuki Brezza and Toyota Urban cruiser.
Looking at the top in the range Automatic and went to test drive the Nissan and KIA - luckily, neither of these had all the features I want for a lazy car owner such as keyless (essential), auto lights and automatic rain sensors.

Long story short, the KIA Sonet is advertised as R305,999.00 except guess what - if you want paint, yes standard paint on your car, that is extra, WTF, hell no. Even if that was the car of my dreams just no. What next KIA - if you want tyres on your car that's an extra R10,000 or it only comes with a driver's seat, you want passenger setas, cough up?

I was ok, if I don't want paint then what, and the salesperson was I dunno, they sent it in metal form -hahaha, not even primed I asked, but they had already lost me by then, so had stopped listening.

Bottom line, after all the BS of paint and admin and this "on the road" fees, the car is R319,000 - why don't they just advertise and sell it at the end price - you can't walk in and give them R305,999 and take the car so why do they even pretend?
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Why don't you report to the ASA? For dodgy advertising
 
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