Kia Magentis....is it rubbish??

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Wed 31 May 2006 23:12
Kia Magentis....is it rubbish?? - happytorque
Ive been looking at the Kia Magentis...hmmm.
A very tempting price @ £8999 on the road brand new with a 3 year warranty.
If i can get six garand for my Citroen in PX, i can have a brand new car for 3 grand. Sounds too good to be true to me.
A few questions ;-
1) Are these things actually any good?
2) Will they stand high mileages?
3) Will it be worth nothing in 3 years time?
Any comments much apreciated
And finally; is it ant different to the Hyundia Sonata.....they look similar, but the Hyundai cost far more?
Cheers
Trev
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Wed 31 May 2006 23:32
Kia Magentis....is it rubbish?? - blue_haddock
No idea if they are any good but there have been a few taxi drivers buying these recently so they're proably not that bad. You do usually find though that most taxi drivers choose cars they think are up to the job.

I don't think they will be worth anything in 1 years time let alone 3 years time - if they are that cheap brand new they would need to be extremely cheap to be a viable 2nd hand purchase so unless you are keeping it for a fair while i would not look to buy one.
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Thu 1 Jun 2006 00:18
Kia Magentis....is it rubbish?? - Martin Wall
Is that for the new shape model or the old shape? The old shape was advertised in the news item on the right a few months ago for under £7000. Where have you seen the 9K price?

I believe that it is underneath the same car as the Sonata - although the Sonata has the 5 year warranty as opposed to Kia's 3 year warranty. If you plan to keep the car for a while (at least 5 years) then I guess it could make economic sense...
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Thu 1 Jun 2006 12:11
Kia Magentis....is it rubbish?? - Falkirk Bairn
Magentis is not everyone's choice

However
Motorpoint are selling 1 yr olds for £6000 - approx 10-12,000 miles - that way you get the balance of a 2yr warranty but can lose a max of £6,000 rather than £9,000
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Thu 1 Jun 2006 14:14
Kia Magentis....is it rubbish?? - happytorque
It was for the old shape ones. I guess they will cost even less as the new one is introduced.
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