Kia...

[merlin]

Today I saw with my very own eyes a Kia Carens, CRD.

05 Plate.

Silver.

Reasonable condition.

...with me so far? Good - ok then, right here comes the WTF bit......































It had done 303,000 miles.

Here's my question - just exactly what sort of voodoo makes a car that nasty go for that long?

Perhaps Jesus is in fact alive and well and working as a Kia Engineer?

 

[Housey]

Running it in for an indian taxi driver I suspect

 

[Rich1988]

jesus an 05 car even if it was registered in january thats like 8000 miles a month?!

 

[Hxc]

I'm getting about 6500/month on my estimations, 216miles a day inc weekends

A very, very long commute? Possible...? 295miles per day not inc weekends....

 

[Sone]

got to be shared airport taxi imho

 

[yantorsen]

It's not that bad.

 

[[TW]Fox]

It's not that bad.

What are you talking about now?

Anyway, I rather suspect this car did Airport transfers.

 

[[TW]Fox]

In true Fox boring crap style this got me thinking about ultra high mileage new cars.

I found this:

http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-u...cleYearOfManufacture=2008&vehicleRegLetter=57

It's got to be legit mileage otherwise it wouldn't be that price for a 2008 Corsa but... 100k miles a YEAR?!??!!?

 

[Muffin`]

I bet that thing runs like a dream

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

It's got to be legit mileage otherwise it wouldn't be that price for a 2008 Corsa but... 100k miles a YEAR?!??!!?

In a 1.3 TD corsa, that must be so painful!

 

[yantorsen]

What are you talking about now?

Anyway, I rather suspect this car did Airport transfers.

The op was saying why would anyone want to drive such a horrible car. I was saying it isn't that bad.

 

[Dogbreath]

In a 1.3 TD corsa, that must be so painful!

Clearly driven by masochist who was getting bored with self flagellation.

 

[[TW]Fox]

The op was saying why would anyone want to drive such a horrible car. I was saying it isn't that bad.

Is this yet another gem from somebody who has not yet driven a car on a public road? How could you know it wasn't that bad? How can you even have a yardstick for whats bad and what isnt when you don't drive?

 

[Scuzi]

It took someone with the patience of the Messiah himself to stick that thing for over 300k. We have had the second coming and missed it. You heard it here first folks, Jesus drives a Kia.

 

[yantorsen]

Is this yet another gem from somebody who has not yet driven a car on a public road? How could you know it wasn't that bad? How can you even have a yardstick for whats bad and what isnt when you don't drive?

Because I've been a passenger in Kias, and other similar cheap modern cars, and there really not much worse than most other modern cars, albeit a bit more plasticy perhaps. I think it's pretty snobby to suggest that it's really that bad, it's a darn site better than a lot of peoples cars.

I'm giving my opinion, you don't have to agree with me.

 

[OpenToSuggestions]

Clearly driven by masochist who was getting bored with self flagellation.

Well the driver probably realised he had to do that sort of mileage to break even over buying the petrol version!

 

[Muffin`]

I'm giving my opinion, you don't have to agree with me.

No but we can still call you an miss informed, naive and ignorant with anything to do with cars, and with that you hold less water then a seive.

 

[yantorsen]

No but we can still call you an miss informed, naive and ignorant with anything to do with cars, and with that you hold less water then a seive.

You can if you want. I never claimed that my opinion held more water than anyone else. There's no need to be so pretentious.

 

[BigglesPiP]

The warranty I suspect, It's probably on it's 5th engine and 6th gearbox by now.

 

[Muffin`]

I never claimed that my opinion held more water than anyone else.

But you were a passenger?