Comments by "afcgeo" (@afcgeo882) on "2019 Kia Sorento | CarGurus Test Drive Review" video.

Wouldn't a Grand Cherokee or Edge then be a better car for you since they both have potent V6s and more cargo space?
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@bextar6365 how are you talking about quality in a brand new car that's only a month or two old? Let's talk about your Santa Fe in 3 years, when every piece of plastic (and there's lots of it) is squeeking, rattling and falling off.
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The problem is that as good as this car is in its top trims, it's not good at all at its lowest trims and even at the top trims, it's prices so high, that you're simply better off getting a Grand Cherokee, Highlander or even an Explorer, depending on whether you need the third row or not. Speaking of the third row... it's pretty useless, yet you cannot get with 2-row seating, robbing you of cargo space you actually want/need in a CUV. The car also lacks the ground clearance of the competition, yet handles like a big rig in the corners. You'd think its center of gravity would be lower, but it just isn't. Then you have the dreadful and vastly underpowered 4 cylinder. What this car really needs in a plug-in hybrid drivetrain where the battery takes up the space that's currently given to the 3rd row. The Diesel is known to be loud and a bit slow in Europe.
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@kenromito and they always are, aren't they? I don't know of any Hyundai/Kia that doesn't sell well below the sticker price, but then it begs the question... why not simply offer a lower sticker price and less incentives? Wouldn't it attract more buyers?
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Bill odd, because factually, neither model has a reliability issue of note. However, a large, heavy 3-row CUV powered by a 4cyl turbo... that’s a real reliability issue.
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Bill I’m looking that up and don’t see those ratings. Do you have the link? I see nothing, but excellent reviews from consumers. How would CR know the reliability of the current model year anyway? A guess based on how popular an opinion is? Look up actual reliability numbers for the last 3-4 years of the model, if the model has had no major changes.
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Bill I looked at 9 different sites, actually. CR can question owners of older models, but 3 months of ownership is statistically a ZERO of a sample on reliability. You’ve got to admit that. Edmunds, Cars.com, JD Power, Motor Trend and a few others, including one Canadian and one Australian publication. They get the same GCs as we do.
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James McCarty First off, that’s not the warranty term on Kias. Second, have you ever fought a dealership on warranty repairs? Most will do everything not to honor one AND you’re often left without a car for days or even weeks, while still making monthly payments.
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john kout With Kia? No. With Hyundai? Yes. Regardless... I’m just one person and random examples here and there are not indicative, but the internet is FILLED with Hyundai/Kia owners having this issue. If you want to bury your head in the sand and pretend they don’t exist, be my guest. I’m not that stupid though. Cheers!
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@swanblake What's embarrassing is that Google is sending your vehicle and driving info to themselves and then selling it, which is why Toyota, BMW and Porsche refuse to add Android Auto to their vehicles.
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@kenromito you're not a consumer if you aren't buying it.
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@kenromito great! Question then... how much did it cost you?
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@kenromito was it for the same trim as shown? You don't have to share, but I'm curious as to how much they're actually discounting, percentage-wise.
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@kenromito thanks for the info! $38k seems like a good amount for an SXL, though I do feel like maybe the Jeep GC Limited would have been a better value, but not everyone likes RWD as the primary system and it's not so great on gas. $40k for the SXL is definitely better than $47k, but I still can't fathom spending that amount of money on a Sorento. We mostly have LXs at my job (car rental) and although they cost under $30k, they're really cheap and incredibly underpowered. Fine for a rental for a weekend, but not to own.
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