Kia Sedona (1999 - 2006) 2.9 CRDi LE 5d (2004/04) Owner Review

What does this car say about you?

hopefully not alot lets face it, it's no Merc so it does not have the badge snobbery. It's an mpv designed for large familey and drivers in their mid 30's upwords and i'm in mid 20's how ever it does have factory tinted glass and the dvd player I put a cd player in that has bluetooth mp3 and so on in that helped transform the cars audio.

What do your friends / family / neighbours think of the car?

Friend's like the gadgets but not the car as it's "to old man like" and say i should get a two seater coupe. but thats not pratical! and thats what this car is. take the back seats out of this and you gota van bigger than a transit. helped my cousin in a house move had a 3 seated and two seater leather sofa's on board his dinning chairs and table and his tv in the back and a couple of box's plus couple of bags of clothes. bigger than a Tardis.

Would you buy this car again and why?

no this model was'nt my choice as i did it to help mum out and since been replaced with a new model. and from what i have been told by a friend who has one thats worse.

What are you likely to buy next?

Mitsubishi Shogun, seven seats when you need it 5 when you need a boot, this is very lacking in a sedona shopping had to go on back seats.

Type of dealer you bought from?

Independent

Did you buy this car new?

No

What price did you pay?

£9,000

When did you buy the car?

August 2007

Did you get a good deal and why?

good part ex price against my jeep cherokee 4.0 petrol auto.

Is there any special reason why you bought this car?

Big car small price tag seven seats dvd in the back to keep little brother and sis happy, also it seemed the lowest in terms of ride hight against the likes of the ford galaxy and the seat alambrah. as my step dad was desabled making it hard for him to get in and out of the others.

What was the dealer like?

The dealer sorted out finance making my life easier from phoning round trying to get a good deal.

What's it like to drive?

like steering a ship in a storm!, It was never designed to be a race car it's got alot of body roll but it makes up for it in ride comfort you could drive across contenent's with this thing if it was a little more reliabe.

What's it like to park?

I always par at the other end of the car park as you need alittle more room to manouver it's like driving s bus and thats being hard on a bus!.

Have you had any problems with the car?

it all started so well, if i was to list the faults we wood be here for eternity,you get what you pay for!, LAST kIA I BUY!

What's most practical about your car?

severn seats as thats it's amin purpuse.

Favourite gadget, option or accessory?

the sunglasses holder in the car the fact it had two was great as the car befor the jeep had one. (Deawoo Tacuma). it's a nice touch and little things like that can set cars apart