pop3 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I'm interested if anybody here on the forum owns a Kia car, Suv, or Minibus ? Compared to most cars here you seem to get a lot of car for your money with Kia. also the build quality seems to be good. This brings me to the opinion there must be a catch ? a Thai friend of mine who runs a Kia Carnival tells me there's no problem with spare parts that Bangkok has everything ! Can anyone shine some light on this ? Thank you in advance for any reply's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop3 Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 46 views and 0 reply's ? either the Kia drivers are so busy driving around trouble free in their cars they have no time to spend sitting at a computer or Farang Kia drivers are few on the ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
culicine Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 There's a number of reasons - negative perceptions of kia among Thais. There are not many service centres and the one I have seen don't look as professionally set up as the major brands. You need to look carefully at what you get for your money. Take the kia picanto for example - looks good value but then you read it has no abs or airbags in even the top model! You'd really only buy a kia if you want to be different from the rest. As for spare parts and reliability it's hard to tell as there are so few on the road. Most Thais don't have a lot of money to spend on constant repairs / servicing or don't want the hassle, so they go with stable major brands with good and reliable servicing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pop3 Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 negative perceptions of kia among Thais. Yes and I wonder if this comes from the lack of spare parts available ? The thing that concerns me is if you buy a second hand one, a Kia Sportage for example and you have access to all spares even if you have to get them from Bangkok you can do something but if spares are not available you may well be off the road for months just because of a simple part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegrogmonster Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 The most popular Kia I have seen in Thailand is the K2900. I haven't seen too many everyday commuter vehicles getting around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 46 views and 0 reply's ? either the Kia drivers are so busy driving around trouble free in their cars they have no time to spend sitting at a computer or Farang Kia drivers are few on the ground You got in 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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