Comments on: Kia Soul – Long Term Review

By: gary c

gary c — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 04:48:46 +0000

purchased a red one jan 2011–biggest head turner in tweed heads.drives crash hot.spacious and comfortable.1.6 petrol auto–good power and speed.nothing gets close at this money

By: Kwangsun

Kwangsun — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:06:05 +0000

I want one. I’d trade in my 2005 Honda CRV 2.0 4×2 for a 1.6 VGT Soul3. But at 30,000, I completely agree that Kia has gone bonkers. Solution? Buy it directly from Korea. Soul3 costs only 16K USD or 18,000,000 Won. Maybe I’ll do just that. For 16K, its a bargain!

By: Gos

Gos — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:33:08 +0000

Kia Soul earned Euro NCAP maximum five star safety rating.
http://www.euroncap.com/results/kia/soul/360.aspx

The Soul was awarded the maximum five star safety rating by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).
http://www.ancap.com.au/results/328/

The Kia Soul awarded ‘Top Safety Pick’ from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) in the US.
http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/08/13/474102.html

By: Gos

Gos — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:30:31 +0000

Don’t worry. nowdays Kia is not a your mother’s holden.

By: logical

logical — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:35:46 +0000

how cheap do some of you think it is to make a car??? any brand!
the factories are huge and the overheads collosal.
then pay for the materials, the machinary, the people to finish off the cars.
the shipping and transport costs.
at least with a kia you get what you pay for, unlike other brands where you are paying more, just for the badge on the bonnet.
Quality? cant have a 5 year unlimited Km Warranty without the quality to back it up. they would go broke pretty quick.

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 06:02:55 +0000

you are dreaming if you think these should be $15k

i agree they are a tad overpriced but it seems to be aimed as a niche type enthusiast vehicle

i don’t necessarily agree it’s that good but they seem to have plenty of buyers… i’d rather have a i30 wagon or a Cerato 5 door hatch/wagon whenever that arrives

By: Angel

Angel — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:04:28 +0000

Wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy over the odd$, needs to be like in USA, priced the same as a RioHatch, why the so stupid extra here in Oz Fletcher?

Its a $15k driveaway vehicle, and thats for the Soul3 model, the others are under $10k.

LOL not charging Japanese like prices, but European! bwahhhhhhh!

By: Spitfire

Spitfire — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:46:55 +0000

The Salesman; One client lives in a retirement village where the car has become the unofficial mascot. The village committee request my client to attend all functions.

Spitfire; Says it all really. Anti Spam word, Hummer, lol, lol, lol.

By: Timberwolf

Timberwolf — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:54:16 +0000

Boy are you full of it. Really.

By: The Salesman, Attention seeker.

The Salesman, Attention seeker. — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:51:16 +0000

I stay in regular contact with my Soul customers and the one thing they all talk about is the attention Soul gets every were they go. And it’s all positive. One client lives in a retirement village were the car has become the unofficial mascot. The village committee request my client to attend all functions (As long as she brings her Soul with her)
Another client finds the panic alarm handy to keep people away from her Soul; parked at work she can see it from her office.
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