08-13-2006, 06:07 AM
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Just wanted to tell all here what a fine experience owning a Kia was. The
day before yesterday, I convinced my wife that we should get a normal
sized truck instead of the sub-compact Sedona. Hence, we are now the
proud owners of a 2006 Avalanche.
http://www.perfectreign.com/?q=node/23
It is nice to actually feel like I'm not squished inside like I was with
the Sedona.
That said, the Sedona has been a very good car over the past almost five
years. I have had zero problems which weren't handled promptly by the
dealer. For those of you still driving Kia's enjoy!
I may be back if my mom's new Sportage ever decides to act up. Until then...
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www.perfectreign.com || www.livebeans.com
Wo ist der Ort für den ehrlichsten Kuss
Ich weiss, dass ich ihn für uns finden muss
Auf 'ner Strasse im Regen, auf 'nem Berg nah beim Mond
Oder kann man ihn nur vom Totenbett holen
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08-13-2006, 11:21 AM
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"PerfectReign" <theperfectreign@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Just wanted to tell all here what a fine experience owning a Kia was. The day before yesterday, I convinced my wife that we should get a normal sized truck instead of the sub-compact Sedona. Hence, we are now the proud owners of a 2006 Avalanche. http://www.perfectreign.com/?q=node/23 It is nice to actually feel like I'm not squished inside like I was with the Sedona. That said, the Sedona has been a very good car over the past almost five years. I have had zero problems which weren't handled promptly by the dealer. For those of you still driving Kia's enjoy!
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Good Luck on your new venture, I am just starting where you left off.
I shall be collecting my new Sedona 2.9CRDi on Sept 1st.
Gordon
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08-13-2006, 11:58 AM
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"PerfectReign" <theperfectreign@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Just wanted to tell all here what a fine experience owning a Kia was. The day before yesterday, I convinced my wife that we should get a normal sized truck instead of the sub-compact Sedona. Hence, we are now the proud owners of a 2006 Avalanche. http://www.perfectreign.com/?q=node/23 It is nice to actually feel like I'm not squished inside like I was with the Sedona. That said, the Sedona has been a very good car over the past almost five years. I have had zero problems which weren't handled promptly by the dealer. For those of you still driving Kia's enjoy! I may be back if my mom's new Sportage ever decides to act up. Until then...
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Good Luck with the 2006 Avalanche we looked at the older ones and really
liked them but not needing a large truck we went with a 2003 Sorento when
they first arived in US. And it's worked great.
DK
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08-13-2006, 05:08 PM
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In article <OZedndpTIvtJ5kLZnZ2dnUVZ8qOdnZ2d@pipex.net>,
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Good Luck on your new venture, I am just starting where you left off. I shall be collecting my new Sedona 2.9CRDi on Sept 1st. Gordon
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CRDi as in Common Rail Diesel? Are you in Europe? Regardless of location,
I think quite a few of us would be grateful for any feedback of a diesel
Sedona.
The next generation of diesels might hit North American shores in two years,
when the new fuel regs come into play, or so I understand. Therefore, any
reviews of diesel based vehicles would come in handy.
And remember, while the answer to life, the universe and everything might
very well be 42, we still need good cars on the roads. :-)
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Tim Lapin
timl@sympatico.ca
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08-13-2006, 10:01 PM
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Good Luck on your new venture, I am just starting where you left off. I shall be collecting my new Sedona 2.9CRDi on Sept 1st. Gordon CRDi as in Common Rail Diesel? Are you in Europe? Regardless of location, I think quite a few of us would be grateful for any feedback of a diesel Sedona. The next generation of diesels might hit North American shores in two years, when the new fuel regs come into play, or so I understand. Therefore, any reviews of diesel based vehicles would come in handy.
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The 2.9CRDi unit has been around the UK a few years now, but has been
reworked to produce about 40bhp more, ie 183bhp, and torque of 343NM (you
will need to convert to lb/ft)
This is second generation common rail injection with a variable geometry
turbocharger.
Emissions are quoted as CO 2 Manual 206 g/km, and Automatic 237 g/km
Gordon
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08-14-2006, 09:13 AM
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On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 07:07:37 -0700, PerfectReign
<theperfectreign@yahoo.com> wrote:
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Just wanted to tell all here what a fine experience owning a Kia was. Theday before yesterday, I convinced my wife that we should get a normalsized truck instead of the sub-compact Sedona. Hence, we are now theproud owners of a 2006 Avalanche.http://www.perfectreign.com/?q=node/23It is nice to actually feel like I'm not squished inside like I was withthe Sedona.That said, the Sedona has been a very good car over the past almost fiveyears. I have had zero problems which weren't handled promptly by thedealer. For those of you still driving Kia's enjoy!I may be back if my mom's new Sportage ever decides to act up. Until then...
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Glad to hear your Sedona treated you well. Hope your Avalanche gives
you many trouble-free miles.
Be safe!
-- Christian
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08-14-2006, 06:47 PM
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On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 11:13:47 -0600, CMM took a five-minute break from
flipping burgers to boot the etch-a-sketch and scribble out:
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Glad to hear your Sedona treated you well. Hope your Avalanche gives you many trouble-free miles. Be safe! -- Christian
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Thanks! I hope your Sedona works out much better as time goes on!
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08-14-2006, 06:47 PM
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On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 07:01:15 +0100, Spanner took a five-minute break from
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Good Luck on your new venture, I am just starting where you left off. I shall be collecting my new Sedona 2.9CRDi on Sept 1st. Gordon
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CRDi as in Common Rail Diesel? Are you in Europe? Regardless of location, I think quite a few of us would be grateful for any feedback of a diesel Sedona. The next generation of diesels might hit North American shores in two years, when the new fuel regs come into play, or so I understand. Therefore, any reviews of diesel based vehicles would come in handy. The 2.9CRDi unit has been around the UK a few years now, but has been reworked to produce about 40bhp more, ie 183bhp, and torque of 343NM (you will need to convert to lb/ft) This is second generation common rail injection with a variable geometry turbocharger. Emissions are quoted as CO 2 Manual 206 g/km, and Automatic 237 g/km Gordon
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I'm suprised at the torque number (around 250 ft/lbs, if I'm correct) in
that engine. I would've thought it higher. I absolutely LOVED driving a
Silverado 2500 with the 6.6L diesel. It has 350 HP and 650 ft/lbs (881NM)
of torque. Man what a monster! (Yet it still gets around 20MPG.)
Enjoy your Sedona. Hope that they have the fuel pump issue worked out. I
heard a few of the '01 and '02 Carnivals (precurser to the Sedona) had
issues on the CRT engines.
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08-14-2006, 06:47 PM
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On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 19:58:57 +0000, Shines took a five-minute break from
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Good Luck with the 2006 Avalanche we looked at the older ones and really liked them but not needing a large truck we went with a 2003 Sorento when they first arived in US. And it's worked great.
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Thanks! I agree with the Sorrento. Nice truck. I like the 3.5 engine. If
it wern't for needing a full-size bed, I'd go with one!
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09-06-2006, 09:03 PM
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PerfectReign wrote:
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Just wanted to tell all here what a fine experience owning a Kia was. The day before yesterday, I convinced my wife that we should get a normal sized truck instead of the sub-compact Sedona. Hence, we are now the proud owners of a 2006 Avalanche.
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I just went the opposite direction. I traded my Nissan Titan Crew Cab for a
Spectra 5!
The total cost of ownership on the Spectra will be $350 less per month. The
only thing I haul 99% of the time is my bicycle, which fits in the back of
my Spec5 with the seats down and the front wheel of my bicycle taken off.
I loved my Titan. But I just couldn't justify the 528 payments, 200 a month
in gas, 110 a month insurance.
laters,
Jim
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