The Latest Kia Suvs, a whole different vehicle from a few years ago!

I had one of the original Ceres 4x4 1.5 tonners. That thing had so much mig wire and busted arc welding rod still attached to the chassis it looked like a scared cat. Pity it didn't go like one haha. Drive for too long at night and the headlight rocker switch would melt into the dash and you'd burn yourself trying to turn them off. You are right, they couldn't have gotten much worse.

Axle I think you meant to say your neighbour turned up in a new Kia Softroader rather than that American term SUV. I appreciate that Americanisation of our version of the english language is a lost cause but we should all do our bit.

:-)

Garry

Kia went bankrupt in 1997 and Hyundai bought them up in 1998. Hyundai still own one-third of Kia.
Peter Schreyer is the ex-Audi bloke who joined Kia in 2006. He has been Chief Design Officer of both Hyundai and Kia since 2012. He's one of the 3 presidents of Kia.

However, Schreyer is a designer, not an engineer. He's the bloke who produces the shape of Kia's, not much else.
The chief engineer of a company is the bloke who ensures that a product performs, delivers what it promises - and most importantly, provides reliability and long life.

Kia's have had most of their engineering design in the past, based on Mazda designs.
Their attention to quality and reliability has been sorely lacking in the past.
However, both Hyundai and Kia have ramped up their attention to quality and reliability in recent years, and they now appear to be producing products that are more satisfactory.

I still prefer my Toyotas, though!

Cheers, Ron.