until you have motor sludge issues!!

@@davothegreat9990 Lol, so true.

Charlie Warlie I have no kids and got a Sorento. Would have been around the same price as the 5 seaters I was looking at so I was like why not. No need to upgrade in the future when I do have kids, and for now the extra room is great when travelling, having room for friends and family in the car and for towing purposes. Best decision I’ve made and as much as it looks like a mom car, the interior is amazing and such a smooth car!

i have a mazda and honestly, i hate them making changes every year. it means that after 2-3 years, the car feels very old.

How are you finding you cx9 after a year of ownership now? any dramas?

Conner Goldberg 13K miles and over a year later, I am still in live with my car..still feels brand new..solid 5/5.

@@SatheeshChandran33 good to hear, looking forward to getting one!

Ok, you want to keep the Klugler forever but are considering the resale value? No man, Toyota es overrated.

Thanks, Matt!

Hard to spot any Kodiaqs on the road so guess they’re not doing too well

Ben Hai the Sorento has them

- JPL - ~10-15 k difference in driveaway prices for top models.....bought a gt line Sorento 52k drive away. There was no way I could convince myself shelling out more for a Mazda with 1/3 the sunroof

I'm Not sure spot on....but which to choose though...

Drive them. And keep into consideration if you plan to keep the car for a long time. I went for the top trim of the Sorento. It rides softly, the V6 sounds nice and is powerful, consumption has been surprisingly good, and Kia service is in a different level, excellence is the word.

In my experience they're on par with the Japanese. We had a 2006 Kia Carnival (Sedona) 3.8l V6 for 11 years. Apart from routine maintenance we never had an issue with it. Kia has pretty good warranty at 7 years (here in the Australasia market).

Andrey Franco I bought a new 2009 Kia Sportage and never had any issues

@Chad bad the Toyota one looks better? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Z-Series o

Kju Njels do some research and stop basing your theory on 10 years ago, Toyota, Honda, Nissan neither subaru has better quality or safer vehicles than mazda as of 2014+

Regarding reliability, although your comment might be correct as far as perception 10 years ago, it's certainly not the case by numbers. The two largest and most comprehensive reliability studies are done in Germany. Out of those, the Auto Bild, 100,000km endurance test is considered to be the best because it takes a car and does real world distance. It then uses real ownership to rate cars based on penalising cars that go outside the schedule service. After this is complete, Auto Bild does a very famous break down (they take the whole car apart), take a photo for their magazine then access every single nut and bolt under a microscope to determine wear. Both German studies have the same result, Mazda (particularly over the past 8 years), is their most reliable brand. But their top 4 is basically similar - Mazda, Toyota and Honda - although more recently, Hyundai has been coming up to match them. Regarding AutoBild's results..... Almost all cars gain penalties. That is, a single fault that requires a service visit or slight addition wear gets points. Only 7 cars have had zero points (i.e. flawless), and 3 of those have been Mazda's. The 2012 CX-5 diesel was broken down in 2013, and unfortunately was given an additional service due to a software change required for its diesel engine, and a change of dip stick design. That was its only point, and had it not been for this, it would have been AutoBild's 4th Mazda with 0 points, and therefore clearly their most reliable brand. No other Japanese brand has received zero points. What does make it easier for Mazda is Japan is that they are small (10% of size of Toyota), and for their size they invest more significantly into engineering R&D than the other Japanese brands. This has resulted in at least 32 engineering world records since Ford departed, including for example the highest tensile steel in automotive world (Hiroshima where Mazda comes from is known for its steel). But the biggest break through will be their 2020 SPCCI engine. The day after their press release, Toyota signed a deal to source engines. They've achieved what almost every other car manufacturer has attempted - a spark assisted SCCI. Should be great on the back of their current range of high compression engines.

Do you know anyone who has been? All Kia drivers I know had their warranty claims dealt with without any hassles

3 1/2 years and counting, only the battery at exactly 3 years

Andy Y yeah thats right Kia should be compared to something more luxurious or reliable than Toyota the Chinese brand lol

These are features that can be disabled but its good to know they are there when and if you need them, however for the price of the Toyota one would think it has something more to offer

change your oil engine every 5000 to 10.000 km and you won't Have are problem

@@mariobrothers5018 coolant is passing the cylinder head and mixing with the oil. Nothing to do with changing oil sooner.