2014 Kia Sportage

ba_barabus

Hi all,

My car better half is thinking of upgrading her 2010 Megane for a 141 Sportage.

Megane has been great but access is now proving hard lifting in and out our little lad. Not enough space in the front passenger seat with him in place.

Anyway, with a 141 with 157k km and full history is there anything I should be looking out for.

chicorytip

Yes, gearbox trouble. Make sure the gear change is smooth in all gears with no whining noises audible. You will need to give the car a good drive to test for this - get the engine fully up to temperature.

Toyotafanboi

chicorytip wrote: »

Yes, gearbox trouble. Make sure the gear change is smooth in all gears with no whining noises audible. You will need to give the car a good drive to test for this - get the engine fully up to temperature.

Then, even when you do that, something in the box will fail shortly afterwards.

They say you should never buy a Kia coming into the summer season, because the chocolate they use in their gearboxes might melt on you.

They seem fantastically prone to all types of gearbox issue. I suppose an upshot of this is lots of places are good at fixing them and have recon units on the shelf.

You'd take the risk on a newer one with the 7 year warranty, but a 141 with over 150k kms is outside of warranty and no chance of goodwill.

Otherwise, not a Terrible yoke if you like them.

Shefwedfan

What sort of budget you have?

ba_barabus

Shefwedfan wrote: »

What sort of budget you have?

10k plus trade in of a 2010 Megane with 105k km and fsh

chicorytip

I would suggest a Nissan Qashqai 1.5 diesel 2013 onwards. You can't really go wrong with one of those - no major mechanical issues.

big_drive

chicorytip wrote: »

I would suggest a Nissan Qashqai 1.5 diesel 2013 onwards. You can't really go wrong with one of those - no major mechanical issues.

Seem very popular. I was interested in looking at a couple of ‘14’s recently and when I rang the garages advertising both were gone that day having only gone up on website

ba_barabus

chicorytip wrote: »

I would suggest a Nissan Qashqai 1.5 diesel 2013 onwards. You can't really go wrong with one of those - no major mechanical issues.

Not massively keen on them. The interior don't do much for me.

Shefwedfan

What about the ix35? a more refined version of the Sportage

orm0nd

Shefwedfan wrote: »

What about the ix35? a more refined version of the Sportage

Gearbox issues as above.

Shefwedfan

orm0nd wrote: »

Gearbox issues as above.

Well qashqai would be other option

Maybe the original, Rav 4

ba_barabus

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Well qashqai would be other option

Maybe the original, Rav 4

I'm going to look at a Rav4 today but it's pricey. 2013 for €,16,5000.

Shefwedfan

ba_barabus wrote: »

I'm going to look at a Rav4 today but it's pricey. 2013 for €,16,5000.

Oh I know, I looked at a new one.....40k :eek::eek:


A 7 seater X-Trail is cheaper

big_drive

What about the Mazda CX-5 around 2015?

Nice looking but maybe seen it mentioned there was issues with them?

Shefwedfan

big_drive wrote: »

What about the Mazda CX-5 around 2015?

Nice looking but maybe seen it mentioned there was issues with them?

They are nice, I looked at them years ago and was going to buy but none in country


Maybe it was lucky escape as the diesel engine is supposed to be causing lots of issues

ba_barabus

big_drive wrote: »

What about the Mazda CX-5 around 2015?

Nice looking but maybe seen it mentioned there was issues with them?

I'd love one but none locally. I'm just starting looking at what is available locally first.

AMKC

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Then, even when you do that, something in the box will fail shortly afterwards.

They say you should never buy a Kia coming into the summer season, because the chocolate they use in their gearboxes might melt on you.

They seem fantastically prone to all types of gearbox issue. I suppose an upshot of this is lots of places are good at fixing them and have recon units on the shelf.

You'd take the risk on a newer one with the 7 year warranty, but a 141 with over 150k kms is outside of warranty and no chance of goodwill.

Otherwise, not a Terrible yoke if you like them.

Never heard that before. The Dad had a 2015 Sportage and never had a single problem with it plus there is lots of them on the roads both in my area and in the country too. I don't think that would be the case if the gearbox's were that bad.

Toyotafanboi

AMKC wrote: »

Never heard that before. The Dad had a 2015 Sportage and never had a single problem with it plus there is lots of them on the roads both in my area and in the country too. I don't think that would be the case if the gearbox's were that bad.

It's definitely the case. There are so many on the road because they are priced well and look ok for what they are, that combined with their extensive warranty keeps them going. They do give a lot of gearbox trouble.

orm0nd

ba_barabus wrote: »

I'm going to look at a Rav4 today but it's pricey. 2013 for €,16,5000.

Would a Ford kuga be an option. Saw a nice 131 for about 13k. Know nothing about the car but like the compact appearance compared to some of the rest.

big_drive

The Tiguan from around 2014/15? Not sure price wise are they in your range but i've seen them mentioned in a positive way around here a few times

ba_barabus

orm0nd wrote: »

Would a Ford kuga be an option. Saw a nice 131 for about 13k. Know nothing about the car but like the compact appearance compared to some of the rest.

Investigating the Kuga also. I like them in general but certain Ford seats cripple my back.

big_drive wrote: »

The Tiguan from around 2014/15? Not sure price wise are they in your range but i've seen them mentioned in a positive way around here a few times

Tiguan is a strong contender.

GavMan

Any Kadjar's fall into that budget OP. Go with what you know and the finish on these generation Renaults is much better than your Megane.

ba_barabus

GavMan wrote: »

Any Kadjar's fall into that budget OP. Go with what you know and the finish on these generation Renaults is much better than your Megane.

Not that I have seen tbh. I'm not keen on the interior of the first Kadjar. Recent facelift has helped massively.

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ba_barabus wrote: »

Investigating the Kuga also. I like them in general but certain Ford seats cripple my back.


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My wife drives her Kuga when I let her. Nice car but I find it strains the back on bendy roads.

chicorytip

AMKC wrote:

Never heard that before. The Dad had a 2015 Sportage and never had a single problem with it plus there is lots of them on the roads both in my area and in the country too. I don't think that would be the case if the gearbox's were that bad.

It is a common enough but not widespread problem with gearboxes made by Hyundai which Kia is a subsidiary of and uses many of it's parts. The Sportage is a nice looking car (from the front end anyway) with good road presence but I would not buy one.

ba_barabus

We're swaying towards a Mk 1 Tiguan

Shefwedfan

ba_barabus wrote: »

We're swaying towards a Mk 1 Tiguan

Lovely car

ba_barabus

Shefwedfan wrote: »

Lovely car

Options being kept open to petrol and diesel. Hopefully find a nice spec in budget.

Chesty08

I’ve also been looking at a Kia Sportage in this price bracket but have seen a nice Ford Mondeo with Top Spec. Comfort is a big thing for me however are there any generic common engine, gearbox faults with these like the Kia?

chicorytip

No, none whatsoever. The 1.6 litre diesel engine is regarded as slightly underpowered for such a large car but it's quite adequate and very economical. The 2.0 litre is better to drive.