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Re: KIA cars
Reply #15 - Jul 30^th, 2025 at 12:17pm

Valkie wrote on Jul 30^th, 2025 at 12:14pm:

I blew up my trusty old spare run around last year ( a 15 year old toyota Echo with 300,000 klm on the clock)

Apparently 1500 cc engines dont like towing trailers up steep hills on 40 deg c days with the aircon running flat out
Who would have thunk?

But I still needed a run around so as to keep the $X$ and the missus new car away from the idiot drivers of the Central Coast all the time.

So I founded a little KIA Cerato for a stupid price, less that $3000.00.
2008 model with less than 150,000 klm on the dial.

I was dubious at first myself, why so cheap.
I fixed the loose fan belt, replaced the washer motor, Changed the plugs, changed the fuel filyter (it was filthy) and replaced a couple of defective switches on the dash and door.

All up I spent about $200.00 on getting it working pwerfectly again.
I have since done over 65,000 on it and it runs like a dream.
Everything works perfectly (except the door locks which have a mind of their own).

I was going to get rid of it when I retired, but driving a manual has been so much fun, Im thinking of keeping it.
Its no Rolls royce, hasnt got the power of a Farrari, but it goes well, gets 7 l/100 klm and handles far better than i would have expected.

I would even consider buying a new KIA when we are past the caravan travelling days and I get rid of the 4x4.

Your answer was in your post.

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Re: KIA cars
Reply #16 - Jul 30^th, 2025 at 3:20pm

Valkie wrote on Jul 30^th, 2025 at 12:14pm:

I blew up my trusty old spare run around last year ( a 15 year old toyota Echo with 300,000 klm on the clock)

Apparently 1500 cc engines dont like towing trailers up steep hills on 40 deg c days with the aircon running flat out
Who would have thunk?

But I still needed a run around so as to keep the $X$ and the missus new car away from the idiot drivers of the Central Coast all the time.

So I founded a little KIA Cerato for a stupid price, less that $3000.00.
2008 model with less than 150,000 klm on the dial.

I was dubious at first myself, why so cheap.
I fixed the loose fan belt, replaced the washer motor, Changed the plugs, changed the fuel filyter (it was filthy) and replaced a couple of defective switches on the dash and door.

All up I spent about $200.00 on getting it working pwerfectly again.
I have since done over 65,000 on it and it runs like a dream.
Everything works perfectly (except the door locks which have a mind of their own).

I was going to get rid of it when I retired, but driving a manual has been so much fun, Im thinking of keeping it.
Its no Rolls royce, hasnt got the power of a Farrari, but it goes well, gets 7 l/100 klm and handles far better than i would have expected.

I would even consider buying a new KIA when we are past the caravan travelling days and I get rid of the 4x4.

well done.
what a good buy

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Re: KIA cars
Reply #17 - Jul 30^th, 2025 at 7:41pm

Biggest donger wrote on Jul 30^th, 2025 at 12:17pm:

Valkie wrote on Jul 30^th, 2025 at 12:14pm:

I blew up my trusty old spare run around last year ( a 15 year old toyota Echo with 300,000 klm on the clock)

Apparently 1500 cc engines dont like towing trailers up steep hills on 40 deg c days with the aircon running flat out
Who would have thunk?

But I still needed a run around so as to keep the $X$ and the missus new car away from the idiot drivers of the Central Coast all the time.

So I founded a little KIA Cerato for a stupid price, less that $3000.00.
2008 model with less than 150,000 klm on the dial.

I was dubious at first myself, why so cheap.
I fixed the loose fan belt, replaced the washer motor, Changed the plugs, changed the fuel filyter (it was filthy) and replaced a couple of defective switches on the dash and door.

All up I spent about $200.00 on getting it working pwerfectly again.
I have since done over 65,000 on it and it runs like a dream.
Everything works perfectly (except the door locks which have a mind of their own).

I was going to get rid of it when I retired, but driving a manual has been so much fun, Im thinking of keeping it.
Its no Rolls royce, hasnt got the power of a Farrari, but it goes well, gets 7 l/100 klm and handles far better than i would have expected.

I would even consider buying a new KIA when we are past the caravan travelling days and I get rid of the 4x4.

Your answer was in your post.

Yeah, I guess.
So many people who only steer cars and have no idea of how to drive one

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Re: KIA cars
Reply #18 - Jul 30^th, 2025 at 7:49pm

Valkie wrote on Jul 30^th, 2025 at 12:14pm:

I was going to get rid of it when I retired, but driving a manual has been so much fun, Im thinking of keeping it.

Not to mention the fact that it has one of the best anti theft features in a car these days - a manual transmission.

Most people these days (and not just potential car thieves) don't even know how to drive one.

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Re: KIA cars
Reply #20 - Jul 30^th, 2025 at 8:30pm

Carl D wrote on Jul 30^th, 2025 at 7:49pm:

Valkie wrote on Jul 30^th, 2025 at 12:14pm:

I was going to get rid of it when I retired, but driving a manual has been so much fun, Im thinking of keeping it.

Not to mention the fact that it has one of the best anti theft features in a car these days - a manual transmission.

Was at a local chamber of commerce meeting a few weeks ago with the police area commander, when the subject came up of the increase in car thefts, she said the best way to prevent car theft was to buy a manual

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Valkie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 16227 Central Coast Gender:	Re: KIA cars Reply #21 - Aug 3^rd, 2025 at 3:11pm I watched a you tube video the other day. A little monkey turd tried to steal a car, but couldn't get it to go. The gear crunching was terrible to hear, but he never got it going. Perhaps it is a bit of a deterrent.
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SerialBrain9 Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3490	Re: KIA cars Reply #22 - Aug 3^rd, 2025 at 8:10pm There’s only two countries that I’d buy a car from - Japan 🇯🇵 and Germany 🇩🇪
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Re: KIA car
Reply #24 - Aug 4^th, 2025 at 1:33pm

SerialBrain9 wrote on Aug 3^rd, 2025 at 8:10pm:

There’s only two countries that I’d buy a car from - Japan 🇯🇵 and Germany 🇩🇪

If I ever win Lotto I’ll buy a new English Alvis.4.3 litre.
https://thealviscarcompany.co.uk/
Or, for preference
https://www.redtriangle.co.uk/cars/1926-12-50-special-with-22-lightweight-tourer...
There’s nothing as satisfying as a 4 speed non-synchromesh gear box.

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Reply #26 - Aug 4^th, 2025 at 11:25pm

Valkie wrote on Jul 30^th, 2025 at 12:14pm:

I blew up my trusty old spare run around last year ( a 15 year old toyota Echo with 300,000 klm on the clock)

Apparently 1500 cc engines dont like towing trailers up steep hills on 40 deg c days with the aircon running flat out
Who would have thunk?

I doubt that you did that. It is still burned into my memory the footage of that person towing their caravan uphill using a small car.

And you drive 20,000km per year? I have not done that sort of mileage since my days delivering.

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Reply #28 - Aug 5^th, 2025 at 9:55pm

I once, many moons ago, worked for a well-known Journalist doing some research for him. He was doing the same Masters course as I was and he needed some help on the book he was preparing. He regularly drove a Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow. When I worked for him his son had gone overseas and left his Mini-Moke parked behind the Rolls. He took it out to buy us some lunch from a local Chinese Take-away. He came back, wildly enthusiastic about how pleasurable it was to drive compared to his Rolls. He not only paid me, which was welcome, he gave me a credit in the book he was preparing and he provided me with lunch. Grin

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Reply #29 - Aug 5^th, 2025 at 11:35pm

Daves2017 wrote on Aug 4^th, 2025 at 11:42pm:

Nice to hear from you again rocky.

No mothra though - hshe's been mugged by some of hir Hamabos that hshe made peace with, or one of those fascinating cultural groups hshe claims to meet have taken hir hostage or kidnapped hir and imprisoned hir in the sex slave trade or something...

(I use the gender neutral terms because we really don't know who's what online - just another empty spot in cyberspace filled by anything that seems to fit for advantage - methra/messra is about as vague on realities as Albo and Co, so is a clear and present danger to the sanity and overall social and economic well-being of Australia... a true enema of the people) ....

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