Congratulations! And Welcome to the Forte family =]
Hiya folks! New Kia owner from Toronto!
Bunch of firsts for me: first time on this message board, first Kia, first time I buy new instead of used...
I just bought a 2011 Kia Forte EX, in Spicy Red.
For all of the doom sayers who were telling me I was asking for trouble buying from 427 QEW Kia...the car was obtained as described, no hidden fees, the $500.00 security deposit was refunded as agreed and the bi-weekly payments are low and affordable; as is the interest rate.
I was treated with respect. Agreed sales tactics can get a bit pushy, but in my experience (I've dealt with two Chrysler dealerships for my two prior cars) that can be said for any dealership. Ditto with the "You'll void the warranty if you don't bring the car to the dealership for maintenace and repairs" bit (Chrylser were equally bad for this), my mechanic had a good laugh about that one; as Certigards and Master Mechanics are fully certified for warranty work.
That being said, while I've only driven the Forte home from the dealership, I'm impressed. I find my new Forte's suspension a lot comfier than my old Neon's. And it's a lot more "responsive": it handles better, the acceleration requires very little foot pressure on the gas pedal, and the brakes don't need a lot of pressure on the brake pedal for the car to come to a full stop...impressive.
I'm more interested in fuel economy, but I can appreciate that it packs some extra "oompf" under the hood!
I just bought a 2011 Kia Forte EX, in Spicy Red.For all of the doom sayers who were telling me I was asking for trouble buying from 427 QEW Kia...the car was obtained as described, no hidden fees, the $500.00 security deposit was refunded as agreed and the bi-weekly payments are low and affordable; as is the interest rate.
I was treated with respect. Agreed sales tactics can get a bit pushy, but in my experience (I've dealt with two Chrysler dealerships for my two prior cars) that can be said for any dealership
. Ditto with the "You'll void the warranty if you don't bring the car to the dealership for maintenace and repairs" bit (Chrylser were equally bad for this), my mechanic had a good laugh about that one; as Certigards and Master Mechanics are fully certified for warranty work.That being said, while I've only driven the Forte home from the dealership, I'm impressed. I find my new Forte's suspension a lot comfier than my old Neon's. And it's a lot more "responsive": it handles better, the acceleration requires very little foot pressure on the gas pedal, and the brakes don't need a lot of pressure on the brake pedal for the car to come to a full stop...impressive.
I'm more interested in fuel economy, but I can appreciate that it packs some extra "oompf" under the hood!
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Thanks! I popped a CD in the stereo and took it for a ride around the block using the worst streets for potholes...no skipping, Tom Petty sounded just fine regardless of the uneven pavement. No scraping of the under-carriage on the pavement when driving into driveways (both my prior Neons were notorious for this)...I'm gonna like this one!
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