As the saying goes, you asked for it:
We bought a 2006 LX Sedona in Miami Florida. The dealer****p was very
inept.
Could not do any information or business over the phone if they even
bothered to return my calls. Pickings are slim for dealers here so we
bought
any way after I had researched the hell out of it on the net. We bought
the
extended "bumper to bumper" which bumped it from standard 60k to 100k. In
almost two years and 22k miles, the best mileage I get driving the 5 miles
to work with the A/C on is 15 mpg. On the road at 90 mph, we get 21.
Burned
out an A/C compressor at 15k. As far as drivability, pretty good... the
systems work well for safety but the computer takeover in "safety
envelope"
pu****ng takes some getting used to. Powerful thirsty engine hauls ass
after
it decides to let you, kinda like old fa****on turbo lag. Very roomy,
comfortable, lots of room for stuff and options for seating. We owned a
1995
Dodge Grand Caravan and sold it at 162k miles after 2 trannies and a
nagging
electrical bug in the rear panel windows and the info icon lights, but we
stilled loved it. As a reference between the two; Dodge had better mileage
and more responsive, no computer takeover, less noises and overall nit
picky
problems (Sedona has makeup mirrors with no lights, doors relock after 30
seconds of no door open, but require manual locking after that.. ie: you
can
open the door and fall out (Dodge locked automatically at 15 mph.) It's
little stuff, but you get spoiled to it. If I had it do all over again,
I'd
have put another grand in my Dodge, had I known the butts would bring out
Lifetime drivetrain coverage. Hindsight right?!?
"bruce" <baxterb@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> I'm not looking to buy another vehicle for another couple of years, but
> I'm wondering how people are finding the 2006 Kia Sedona vans. We just
> had one for a week as a rental and it seems like a really nice
> vechicle, especially for the money. We had an LX, which is not the top
> of the line model and were impressed with the roominess i the interior,
> and particularly the trunk space. Having had a couple of Chrysler SWB
> minivans, the trunk space is a major plus in the Sedona, but I have
> quesitons about the reliability of the vehicles.I'm thinking along
> these lines:
>
> - who makes the motor? Has it been used in other vechicles? How has
> it held up? Any problems typical to this motor (e.g. Mitsu 3.0 valve
> seals, Ford 3.8 head gaskets, etc.) Does it really get 25 MPG?
> - Who makes the transmission? The thought of a 5 speed automatic is
> kind of appealing as it seems to be able to match engine speed to give
> rather snappy performance. However, the 'auto-stick' ****fter is a
> waste of time because it doesn't ****ft briskly enough (IMHO). After my
> experiences with Chrysler transmissions, both 3 and 4 speed, I'm
> gun-shy here! Who makes the transission? Is it prone to failure?
> - How are the dealers?
> - Given Ford's major investment in Kia industries, I wonder if any of
> the toolings or systems are based on Ford designs.
> - Anyone got one with high miles on it already? With any car, I'd be
> more interested in a test drive in a 5 year old vehicle with 100K to
> see how it behaves. I live 30 miles from my job, and from most of the
> shopping that we do, so we tend to keep cars until they have at least
> 150 to 200K miles on them. 100K miles is a relatively new vehicle in
> my mind...
>
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