Kia Ceed... 7 year of 100'000 miles warranty.

100,000 miles full manufacturers warranty is a damn impressive claim. They really must back they're manufacturing to produce it to a good standard or most of the cost of the car will be in warranty replacements! I also don't think its too shaby looking either...
 
100,000 miles is industry standard these days - its the 7 years thats more impressive, as it's age that causes most of the problems.

7 years....

Reckon they'll do a Pro'Ceed GTI?
 
The thing is.... Over 100,000 miles you would really hope to not have to do very much to a modern car other than servicing and replacing consumable items which is not covered by the warranty. Also people who buy these heaps generally want a "new plate" so they are going to sell it after a couple of years ago and the car will be worth nothing. Is the warranty still applicable to the 2nd owner? Even if it is lets face it who wants a 2nd hand Kia? Actually nuts to that, who wants to own a Kia? No thanks.
 
would things like cam-belts and suspension bushings be covered by this warranty? or are they "meant" to need replacing?
 
Jet said:
Can't tell if you're joking or not but the 7 year warranty obviously means they have incredible faith in what they've produced.

It looks pretty good in the top picture although I still wouldn't buy one.
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Or it's so cheaply made that the sales and profit gained from the gimmick of a 7 year warranty far out weigh the losses from replacing dirt cheap parts on the car.
 
They're OKish overall.

Basically cheap crude cars pretending to be modern.

The reason it has a 7 year warranty, is that you pay for it. With a normal warranty it would be cheap tat.

Anyway, I doubt you'd want to keep it for 7 years.
 
I was also under the impression that these were some what better than recent attempts.

Depreciation will still be huge, so good second hand buy 3 years down the line?
 
The red car in the tv ad does look nice but without having driven it you can't really say if it's a complete package.
 
We had a look at these a few months ago although didn't drive one. In the showroom they felt very well put together and everything about them was quite nice. The interior had a nice feel to it and the spec wasn't bad either. I guess like all cars, it depends what you are comparing it too. We were very impressed with it but were offered the Toyota Auris for a similar price and thought that would be a better buy in the long run and not loose so much money a few years down the line. Offering a warranty like that definitely says something about the car though
 
To the question about engine and platform sharing, Kia is owned by Hyundai, and a lot of the parts under the bonnet are dual branded.

I used to sell them alongside Subaru's, their quality has improved drastically over the past two years. It’s the best car they have made so far, its not unattractive, nor is it badly put together, its good value for money and the warranty is very good.

They may never have the brand image of some of the more mainstream manufactures but they are working very hard towards it.

Still, not for me :)
 
[TW]Fox;11122992 said:
I thought these were supposed to be miles better than previous efforts?
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Previous efforts were crap , how could the new car be worse?;)

Korean people eat Dogs (according to Clarkson) I would never buy one because of that! :D
 
I've had a test drive at my local dealership!... Very capable car.. I drove one of the Diesel versions (they didn't have any 'sporty' :D petrols in).. I had it for most of the day (which was nice) even let me plug my iPod in (full control with the Steering wheel).

I thought it was quite comfy (I'm 6' and a big boned) Gear change was smooth, acceleration (for a Diesel) wasn't too bad.. quite nice, and I'm a Honda fanboy!!...

Looks naff without the body kit and big (17") wheels though!!!... and they bump the price up a bit!.

Defiantly on my next car list!! :p
 
Buy the car, keep it until the warranty expires, put it in the nearest skip. Repeat. Cheap, hassle free motoring if that's what you're after. It makes no sense to buy one to change it after a few years though.

It's also worth noting the c'eed won diesel hatchback of the year from What car, so it can't be that bad.

With regards to cars with less than 100k rarely needing work, warranty means you don't have to put up with the niggles that might otherwise be too expensive to fix but be minor and annoying, and you have the benefit of protection against anything major going wrong.
 
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