[prisoner6]

Sorento? How do you like it? Wife and I have been looking at the built in GA KIA's for awhile. IIRC the plant just fired up last year and we've been waiting to see if they're as good as some reports have claimed.

Since we've talked on some of the bike threads I value your opinion.

FWIW Wife is hot for a KIA Soul. Me, not so much. I need something bigger.

[bmwcyle]

I like my KIA. I have 4500 miles on it. The ride is a little hard but not too bad. I wish it had XM and not the other. I get life time on the drive train with my dealer. I got the AWD. I tested the Santa Fe Hyundai and the FWD got light when you accelerated fast. This make the steering wobble. My wife wanted electric features on the passenger side. The cross bars on the roof rack and some other items won't be out until January. I like the back just seats and it is fun to drive. It goes will on dirt roads and I have not had it in snow.

I suggest the new Sportage over the Soul.

[IYAS9YAS]

Sorento? How do you like it? Wife and I have been looking at the built in GA KIA's for awhile. IIRC the plant just fired up last year and we've been waiting to see if they're as good as some reports have claimed.

The Hyundai Santa Fe is the sister car to the Sorento. I like my brand new 2010 version, but the 4 banger is slightly underpowered. We recently put over 2,000 miles on it on a trip and only averaged about 25.5 MPG with the 4 cylinder and FWD (not the AWD version). Disclaimer, we were loaded (four passengers and the back was packed), and the trip was a lot of hills and passing slower vehicles on two-lane roads (kicking down a couple of gears). The V-6 would likely have done just as well on this trip for mileage.

In all, we really liked the car. Plus, the little covered storage bin in the bottom of the back can hold a home defense shotgun (with extra skeet barrel and full stock), an SKS - with TAPCO 922 compliance stock, a Winchester 94 carbine, a Ruger 10/22 with scope, some ammo, targets, hearing and eye protection, and a .40 cal pistol in the box. It closed down tight and you'd never know the stuff was in there. My buddies were impressed.