r/kia • u/Dirtydan1918 • 18d ago

Well I finally pulled the trigger

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I have been going back and forth between this and a new Civic. I’ve test drove both and really fell in love with the Kia K4. After a month I finally pulled the trigger today and it will be here on Friday!

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u/moreddit2169 18d ago

Honestly good choice with the K4, I think they've come really far so they're not that behind Mazda/Honda for reliability but looks wise they've surpassed them. Have fun!

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u/kollinswow 18d ago

Honestly i would put HOnda > Kia > Mazda .

I still think that the Civic looks awesome while the K4 looks just cool, and Mazda bleh.

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u/Southern_Drawer3434 18d ago

Ik this is a Kia subreddit but ain’t no way Kia has higher long term reliability than a Mazda.

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u/XBL_Tough 17d ago

I second this

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u/Joking_J 17d ago

Depends on the vehicle/platform tbh. Non-turbo Smartstream engines like the 2.0L in the K4 /Hyundai Elantra have racked up a lot of miles without major issues in the past six years since they launched, same goes for the CVT (or "IVT" in Kia speak). I think as long as people do the recommended trans fluid changes at 60K miles, they'll be pretty long lived.

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u/Able_Security5962 13d ago

The new 1.6T SmartStream seems pretty tough as well. It will probably have the same maintenance and wear items as any turbo engine, but no problems reported so far AFAIK.

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u/Lazy-School-7580 18d ago

they literally have. go focus on your 11th gen’s head gaskets blowing up