thinking of buying a sedona

Zee wrote:
 > Hi,
 >
 > I am looking at buying either a sedona or a dodge caravan
 >
 > the sedona is about 17.8K the dodge caravan is 14.5K I have always
 > bought ford or chrysler. Is this sedona reliable? any horror
 > stories, good stories about either
 >
 > thanks in advance

I'm in UK, slight differences in model designation, that said
Just traded (Jan) my '01 SX 2.9 Diesel at 105k miles only problems were 1
set of rear shocks(warrenty job) and alternator. It averaged 34.4 mpg over
the 95k miles that I owned it. No problems.
Replaced it with an 04 model (ex Demo) now at 12.5k no probs and certainly
an improvement. More power, suspension improved so it handles better, better
rear brakes. Downside is that I have just dicovered a water leak round
windscreen,which the dealer will fix shortly.

In short, I happy.

--
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smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose
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 >> Stay informed about: thinking of buying a sedona 

Am on my 2nd Sedona. First one was an '02, the first year they made it. A
lot of niggling little problems, which sadly seems to be par for the course
of any new vehicle anymore.

But I was impressed with Kia's seeming to pay attention, because my '04 has
a lot of improvements in some of the very areas where I thought attention
needed to be paid.

My recommendation is a) Give the Chrysler's a wide berth, particularly
because most people I know (and there are many) who drive them continue to
have transmission problems with them, a problem that seems to date back a
good 15 years.

b) Wait for the new '06 Sedona to come out, unless you are want (and can
get) the deal of 20 lieftimes on a remaining '05. The '06 is supposed to be
a complete re-design - bigger, more powerful, more safety features, a VERY
VERY good van. We shall see.

What drew me to the Kia in the first place was the fact that, all things
being equal, the Chryslers (as well as the Chevy's, Ford's, etc.) will
always be thousands of dollars higher in price. If the new '06 is as good
as I think it will be, and it retains its price advantage, it is going to be
an exciting minivan to own.

Tom Wenndt


"Scraggy" <scraggy.DeleteThis@abuseisgoodforyou.org.be> wrote in message
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> Zee wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am looking at buying either a sedona or a dodge caravan
>>
>> the sedona is about 17.8K the dodge caravan is 14.5K I have always
>> bought ford or chrysler. Is this sedona reliable? any horror
>> stories, good stories about either
>>
>> thanks in advance
>
> I'm in UK, slight differences in model designation, that said
> Just traded (Jan) my '01 SX 2.9 Diesel at 105k miles only problems were 1
> set of rear shocks(warrenty job) and alternator. It averaged 34.4 mpg over
> the 95k miles that I owned it. No problems.
> Replaced it with an 04 model (ex Demo) now at 12.5k no probs and certainly
> an improvement. More power, suspension improved so it handles better,
> better rear brakes. Downside is that I have just dicovered a water leak
> round windscreen,which the dealer will fix shortly.
>
> In short, I happy.
>
> --
> Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into a even
> smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose
> Winston Churchill
 >> Stay informed about: thinking of buying a sedona 

Please reconsider the Kia Sedona, you will have nothing but problems. I have one and it has been 1 headache after another. Kia can't even fix the problems I have.
 >> Stay informed about: thinking of buying a sedona