ORB, there was an article a few weeks ago about rust in a, I think it was, 5 year old Venga. A spokesman for Kia is supposed to have admitted a rust problem with the car. Have you heard anything related to rust in the Venga ? Is there anywhere KIA state anything re rust ?

Obviously concern relates to how old the car is when buying or how soon planning to change.

Pleased to read good report and apologise for possibly negative query.

I found this paragraph in an on-line review.

" Kia has tuned the Kia Venga’s suspension for British roads, which means a UK Venga rides differently from one in Europe. Kia UK has gone to this trouble because it felt the Venga’s European specification was too stiff for our broken roads. "

I am increasingly ashamed to be British.

Many thanks, ORB. Glad all is well: a small car with a high driving position is what a lot of people want, and it's easy to overlook the Venga (and the similar Hyundai ix20).

Kia's pricing policy is curious. Looking at list prices, the Venga looks very good value against, say, the Renault Captur and Peugeot 2008, but bigger Kias like the Sportage and Sorento are at least as expensive as their competitors.

The Venga is not "fashonable" and generally fuel economy is no the best, butgood for what i use it for.

But, one of the best "compromise cars I have ever bought"

Indeed, will there be a new venga based on the new Rio for 2017, or will kia "push" people towards the Niro?

Kia retail pricing for the venga is silly, save £5000 (as i did buying a 6 month old ex demo or from motorpoint. I got mine from a main dealer (NMG) in Norwich who matched my best deal, giving a competitive px.