I asked KIA To Give Me Their CHEAPEST Press Car. Here's Why I Loved It.
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- Having spent a whole bunch of time filming Ferraris and Aston Martins, I felt it was time that I hit the reset button and featured something extremely affordable. So, I phoned my good friends at @KiaUK and asked them to send me the cheapest press car on the fleet. Here's what I got.
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Love how you still take joy in the cheapest car. True petrol head like me
Yep very important to me
Cheap cars are the best in the 'real world'. You don't have to worry about them like you do a really expensive car
@@Slideslikebutter Cheap is of course relative!
Well said - I rented a Dodge Caravan here for a road trip last week (Chicago - Montreal) with full furniture pack-out and I almost convinced myself to trade in and get one - have been looking up minivan reviews since.... Tesla or something with an Aux-in? We've not noticed that low-end cars have improved by miles since any of us where young.
There are no new cheap cars! The average car costs £12,000 new or used.
So over half of all car sales are for less than the cheapest new cars.
Front mounted NA petrol engine, manual box, 4 seats, decent comfort level; everything a proper Ferrari should be.
Love these reviews. So fed up with all the high end cars.
I like high end cars but TH-cam is full of them, most people drive cars like this and honestly they're more fun anyway! Even as a Porsche driver, I'd rather see more like this than supercars.
Me too, I’d love a regular car reviews but British
So true. Everything doesn't have to revolve around Ferraris and Lambo's literally all the time.
Me too , Top Gear does my box in .... here’s the new La Ferrari that you can only have if you are offered it by Maranello directly.....🖕
Oh bs if you could afford a high end car you'd be driving one rn , only people who say that are people who can't
My first car, funnily enough, is a 2010 Kia Picanto 1.1 - I bought it the other day and I’m smitten with it, it’s terrific!
I absolutely love cars like this. Simple unpretentious honest to goodness transport that's actually a big bag of fun to kick about town in. Proof that less really is more.
My first car was amazing. Took me a year to save and cost me £700.
It was a 1.0 Seat Arosa, with a widebody kit, bucket seats, coilovers, and loads of lovely bits. Was a very engaging drive and I could rev and use all the 49 horsepowers every single day. Was a laugh to own and drive and I miss it dearly.
I love hiring small cars like this. In their own way they have much more interesting engineering, cost saving, maximising space etc. One of my favourite cars was a 1.3L yaris. Drove the nuts off it, never missed a beat and was great fun
Those reviews are also what make this channel really enjoyable to me
Day after passing my test I drove back to college in my Mums Citroen 2CV, great fun, my mate's loved it for its quirkiness
The first car I started driving and then drove it for some years was my father's 1980 Toyota Corolla. I loved it.
My first driving experience, was my grandmas 2007 ford fiesta ghia, loved it so much when I passed my test I bought a 2007 ford fiesta zetec :)
My first driving experience was in a Peugeot 406 sedan. It was rusty and pretty beat up, but I still think the 406 line has some of the most beautiful cars produced in their time, especially the coupe.
Definitely
Coupe was from Pininfarina wasn't it?
head yeah
My first car was Fiat cinquecento and then moved to Fiat Punto ;)))) changed rims, exhaust and lowered it ;)
My first "car" was a Reliant Rialto GLS Estate - chosen due to only having a motorcycle license at the time!
I rode a 400cc motorbike up to see it, put the bike in the back of the Rialto, and drove it home down the motorway having never driven a car in my life before.
It was a bit of a shock to watch this - a proper review! It was like watching Top Gear in the 1980s! Well done Jay!
4:14 really sounded like 'Ford' collision assist - so you don't crash into Fords.
Love supercars that I'll never be able to afford, but a sensible car review was a nice change.
I thought this was going to be more like Mr. Clarkson’s reviews of the sensible cars he used to do back in TG. The ones he told how nice the car was and then threw it off the ferry or something. “Is it green? -No, it is red.”
Jokes aside, as a fresh driver myself with a long lived passion for all things cars, I can totally feel the message of this review. You can absolutely lust for the sound of a screaming v8 or some kind of an exotically shaped exterior, but there is also something about that little mass production box meeting you everyday in the parking lot. And yes, I accidentally started the love letter for my 08 Chevrolet Aveo 1.5. It starts, it goes and gets you to the places with relative comfort, can carry your friends and even some load if you need to. And being a newbie on the road it is also not scary to learn and have fun with it! Isn’t that what motoring was all about from the go?
Thank you. At last you have regained my attention. You have broken the seemingly endless procession of beautifully conceived and crafted cars perhaps capable of outperforming most drivers and possibly their bank accounts along the way. I first watched your channel ages ago when you were reviewing some elderly French cars. I really enjoyed those. Variety is the spice of life and all that. Since you asked - my first car was an old but lovely 1958 VW Beetle with a sunroof and a maximum of 35bhp! I seem to remember a great deal of oversteer. That was great fun at 17/18 and I never did spin in it all the way round.
Terrific review. I love it that as a motoring journalist you can just ring up and they'll send out a press car! Good for KIA, and that 7yr warrenty is outstanding! First car was a Mini 850, and my learner car was a 1984 Nissan Micra!
Your starting to remind me of Swiss Toni for some reason 😂
Having a station car, Paul .........
...is like making love to a beautiful woman.....
Smart video. We love the higher end stuff but as petrol heads its good to see the full spectrum and probably more realistic cars too. This is a very well round channel, well done.
1st drive was an Austin Maestro 1.3 city. C505 EOD
It was a loveable piece of crap but I'll never forget the freedom of the open road.
What a lovely review! Thanks!
Had my Fiesta 1.2 for almost a year now and I'm still loving it. Great little car and great to learn driving dynamics (and heel and toe) in without even breaking the speed limit.
I had a 54 plate picanto as my first car. Moving out of uni I had 2 large bikes, all my clothes and a desktop computer in the back of my car. oooodles of space for activities.
Great channel btw and looking forward to your GSA drive.
Started with a kia picanto when they hit the market in 2004 and still have a kia picanto. Have 2 in total as both me and the hubby have them. Fantastic cars. Really give higher brands a good go for the money. Safe, reliable, very good storage for long journeys like camping, going the tip, ikea runs etc. Have more modern amenities than more expensive models on their basic models. A true fan 😀.
Lovely Jubbly, a 1973 BLMini which was a rot box in 1984.
My first car was a Citroen Saxo, a base spec 1.0 4 cylinder with a whopping 50 hp. 0-100km/h in 20 seconds. It was supposed to be orange (more yellow than orange, though) and had some pretty snazzy alloy wheels and a little boot spoiler. Very easy to drive and comfortable too. Rusted out though, so it was followed up by a Vectra A 1.6 a year later. Had that car for almost 4 years.
Learn to drive on a 98' Buick Riviera, manual 92' Audi 100CS, first car was 92' MR2. Thanks for bringing that memory back!
Great video, nice part at the beginning talking about the car etc not just driving
My first car, 93 Mitsubishi Space Runner, then came my 96 Toyota Paseo. And that is all the cars I have had. I still have the Paseo and I will do everything I can to keep it forever and ever.
Thank you for the Kia review. It's nice to see that cheaper cars get some love too.
More of these please. Very enjoyable. I learnt to drive in a very knackered Land Rover Series 2 that had some gears, sometimes. The first car I owned was a Rover P6 2000SC. That had some body panels, for a while.
Thank you for the review! As to "affordable dream cars": What about a current rear-engined Renault Twingo?
My first driving experience was my dad's long wheel base Merc. The A 170 CDI ;-) It was an utter joy!
Nice review jay...a good mix of cars
Wow. 110k followers. Well done. I remember not that long ago you were 20k.
Genuinely I'm tempted by the GT Line S version of this with the 1.0T engine, looks like a lot of fun (I'd buy a used one and tune it a little). Little hatchbacks that you can thrash the balls off while not going very fast are more fun than virtually anything else on the road. I'd take one over an A45S or Type R any day of the week.
I had the original sister car of this the Hyundai i10 back in 2010 I tell you what the 1.2 is such a great fun little car to fling around, give it a go. Nobody really modified any of them I can see it great little starter car and I tell you what it handle really good skinny wheels quite pokey pretty good chassis👍
@@Android-vk8yh Racechip will put an extra 30bhp on them and apparently they can even be supercharged, not sure more than 130bhp is necessary though.
I just bought a 981 Cayman S so keeping that for 2-3 years but might get a dinky little car to thrash next since I'll have done the sports car thing and my last car was an insane luxury barge (because moisturising aircon...)- I like totally changing each time.
Is it weird that within 2 weeks of buying a Porsche I was looking at a Kia Picanto on Autotrader?
@@ApothecaryTerry I guess it's like everything in life we still like a bit of normal every now and then because it can actually be quite therapeutic. I have two old JDM fun cars but I still want to drive my family Qashqai every now and then because it's a relaxing drive🤣👍
@@Android-vk8yh It's partly that but for me I also miss being able to push a car to its limits without doing insane speeds- the combined power of my current and previous cars is 670bhp (or 817bhp depending on who measures them). I miss being able to just slam the throttle whenever I feel like it...
@@ApothecaryTerry yes I do get that I'm not fortunate to have have your sort of horsepower cars on a family man budget 🤣mine are only just over 200 which is plenty. You need to get out and test drive a few you as I said the original Hyundai i10 was great little fun car basic but fun. My other car is an 07 Civic Type R as I said just over 200 horsepower is plenty, naturally aspirated VTEC fun that is amazing and you can modify and have fun with it and still try not to lose your licence.👍
Canadian viewer here...
First vehicle of mine was a '72 Dodge D100 Adventurer SE. Bought it for $75.00 USD at 16 years old and fixed it up with my Dad. Still have, and enjoy it today at 25.
Love the videos, keep up the good work!
Absolutely brilliant, loved seeing this review! Kia and Hyundai now make some of the best mainstream cars on the market.
Hey Jay !
Although I have a Mustang, MX5 & a Kona Highlander , I much prefer when you do reviews of basic cars like this ! It’s a lot harder to make a decent cheaper car than a mega dollar super car ! Big fan of yours !
Greetings from Western Australia !
First car in 1964, 1936 Austin 7 Ruby saloon. Present and probably last car 2015 Kia Picanto 2, 1.25 litre. Love it, cracking little car & does everything I need it to do. Great video, thanks very much.
PS. 44 mpg same as you.
My first car, a 1997 BMW 528i SE Touring manual in Calypso Red. Such a great car it has been, and which I still have to this day. Although in full restoration process.... I find it refreshing when down to earth, cheap cars get reviewed.
My first driving experience was my dad's Jetta TDI, the first year of dieselgate. Aside from a seemingly common fuel pump issue it was great, actually pretty fun to drive around
1975 Vauxhall Chevette Hatchback. Great car - I had 2 of them at different times and both were reliable, went everywhere and did everything. Brakes caught fire going down Hardknott Pass, with 5 adults in it, but were fine again once they cooled down 😁
My First Car was a 1997 Citroen Saxo 1.1. No rocket ship but 100% reliable over 2 years. However my driving instructors car was a 1.9 fabia vrs diesel. That was fun to learn in. Brilliant video as usual, nice to see the variety👍
My first car was a Citroën Dyane 6. 602cc 29bhp taught me all about maintenance of momentum, I loved it, it was so much fun to drive flat out everywhere.
Fantastic review. Yours is definitely my favourite car review channel on TH-cam! So nice to see "normal" cars being reviewed for a change.
My first driving experience was learning to drive in my parents' 1988 Isuzu Trooper v6 truck (with long range fuel tank, if I recall correctly). Did me well, until it suffered some sort of catastrophic driveshaft failure (or something like that). Was a great thing to learn to drive in though.
My favourite cars have all been "cheapies" as well, particularly a 97 Citroen Xantia I scored for $1400 (roughly 700 GBP) from a young family down the road from me. 2.0, 5 speed manual, hydropneumatic suspension ... it did everything I wanted for less than the cost of an iPhone and I loved it to bits. I can still remember one particular drive over some windy hill roads with my brother, seeing just how far we could push the suspension.
Sold it a few years later to a colleague and upgraded to an Alfa 156 JTS 5 speed, another great car that was "worth more" than the $3500 I paid for it. Eventually had to say goodbye when it started using about as much oil as petrol though.
Although I'm now in a position where I can finally afford better cars (i.e. decent new cars) I still find myself yearning for some of the old beaters I've had over the years.
There's something about affordable cars that make them so much fun. Same goes for affordable "new" cars - I drove a Kia Rio Manual once and was blown away by how much fun it was, and how well specced it was in terms of gadgets for a brand new car. Same with the new Suzuki Swift ... it's a total hoot.
Please do more of these reviews! Also more JDM reviews ... try to find a 'Mazda Sentia' if they were ever in the UK. I had two of them (the original 2.5 v6, and then the later 3.0 v6 'Royale Classic' version). Amazing cars and both were purchased for the price of a mid range TV.
Thanks once again.
Thanks Sam. Glad you enjoy the channel
Austin Metro 1.0L - Under the bonnet was mostly empty.
That was a feature, a large crumple zone that wouldn’t impact the engine. Honest.
Crumple zone.
@@markkeohane9850 the whole car was the crumple zone!
I just bought my daughter the Picanto GT-line auto this weekend. It cost $20,990 in Australia. Fantastic little car. Much better spec'd then what you reviewed in this video. Wireless apple carplay, 8 inch colour infotainment screen, leather interior, go fast red bits against the white paint looks great. She's super happy!
Hi just watched and thumbs up. My first car was a C reg Fiat Uno. C205 AOT. I currently own a 2017 KIA Picanto 3 with the 1.25. This is my third Kia.
Mitsubishi Colt ZC3 1.33 95hp was my first one. Absolutely loved it and kept it for nearly 3 years. Taught me a lot about driving.
This year I learned how great a cheap modern car can be: in a postmodern way a car is what you make of it, not what it is when it leaves the factory.
Great review 👏 👌.
First car I drove at 17 was a 2005 Toyota Corolla Verso with 7 seats! Featuring a torquey, if noisy, 2.2 turbodiesel unit attached to a not-so-nice 6-spd manual.
Oh how your channel has progressed 👍⭐️😎
Well done James on an honest review of a car that does exactly what its designed to do. My first car was a 1979 Fiat 131 Supermirafiori 1600TC. FGD 937T. I bought it from an old couple who had owned it from new and only used it for supermarket shopping at the weekends. So at 9 years old, it only has 14,000 miles on it.
That is a cool first car
Excellent review James, these small cars are a blast, people are very quick to judge and forget how good cars like this are. And you can drive them like a madman and police probably won't bat an eyelid yet you feel your tearing down a backroad like Colin McRae.
Fiat Punto 1.2 16v Go! Edition was my first car. Loved it, drove it into a river, survived for a little while after. Put halfords alloys on it, cracking factory speakers and great mpg with a city button when you are bored sat in traffic. Would have it back as a project car in a heartbeat ♥
Learnt in a Maestro, first car owned Talbot Sunbeam. Hatchback blew off it on the motorway as I was changing a tire. Life lesson, secure the hatch before a truck passes by. Enjoyed the review, Kia have come a long way.
my mum ( in her late 60's ) has an Auto one .. bought it new 10 years ago & sees no reason to trade it in yet .. as a car for a new driver or a retired couple or as you said a small car to leave at the station all day , it's pretty hard to beat
My first car was a Renault 5 1.1TL, it was 5 years old when I bought it, had it for 5 years until I traded it in for a GT Turbo😁😁😁
First driving experience was a LWB land rover pick up in about 1997. It was bright green and had no power steering. Then a 205 GT we used to rag down farm tracks where we worked. Like a go cart next to the landy 😂😂 great vid as always James
Awesome review, thank you. First drove a Vauxhall Chevette and first car was a Fiat Uno (very rusty, rear suspension collapsed). Currently drive a very quick car but wouldn’t worry if it was one of those Kia’s as all I really want in a car is a good heater in the winter. The most fun car I have ever driven was my mum’s Fiat Panda on local B roads.
First steed back in 1987 was a mk5 1.6 Cortina. Lightweight version (rust in boot floor replaced with fibreglass lol). Had to keep a brick in it to pop on the accelerator to keep it ticking over on cold mornings. Quickly upgraded to a 1984 XR3i and then onto an 1986 RS Turbo Custom.
In the days before insurance premiums went mad.
Always get these as rentals out in the Caribbean we’re I work, decent little cars for short distances.
First car beaten up old mini field car back in the day where you couldn’t give them away!
Great review of such a car! :)
Great review. Please keep reviewing some more affordable cars.
A refreshingly different review, but in the familiar dry witted style 👍 Learned to drive in a 1.2 Nova, first car was my Mum’s old 1990 1.1L Rover metro, in black...oh yes, most definitely THE virgin conversion unit of choice. 😉
First drive... 1999 w202 c180. Loved it
Kia & Hyundai have really got there act together! I’ve got a Kona Hilander turbo & had a Kia Soul TDI for many years ! Brilliant cars !
First Drive was my dads Chrysler 180 when learning but was short lived as I reversed into a lamp post! First car Hillman Avenger 1250 TWK878J. Currently driving a Lotus Evora, Porsche 356 (replica!) and Alfa Giulietta as my daily.
A reg Micra in red so similar to the Kea only with a lot less goodies on board!! Wind up window,4 speed etc... great car to learn to drive in! Probably worth a bob or two now....
Top job trying to keep a sense of balance. Thoroughly enjoyed your look at the (third-generation?) Picanto, as well as the videos on the 306, Clio, and Accord Type R.
Most of my motoring life has been spent on small cars, and I believe getting those right while injecting some fun into their driving is the true test of an automaker's chops. Honda seems to get it most consistently correct, in my experience - even in cars with no VTEC at all.
Driven a similar Picanto from Kia UK before, but with the bigger touchscreen; gets a lot of love from the car mags!
Hello from the US, my first car was a 1970 Toyota Corina. I love the car because it was mine and represented freedom. Had a laugh out loud moment when you compared the price of the Kia to the glass roof panel.
1998 Clio, grandparents hand me down car. 1.4 16v. I absolutely loved it. Only owned it for a few years but it was everything I needed
First car: 1981. Used Marina. Orange. AVJ687L. I was 21; rode bikes before that. Someone had put a TC (twin carb) grille on it, even though it wasn't. Surprised the mechanics when I took it in for some work. Driving became more...challenging, when the 4-speed box lost 2nd and 3rd. I got a replacement from a breakers and my dad and I dropped the broken one out and popped the replacement in one Saturday evening in the garage.
I rented a Yaris a few years back for a 1000 km+ road trip over 2 days. I utterly loved it. I don't know why but I did. More so than the Civic, the Mercury Disable, the Ford Taurus
I am not one of those vroom vroom kinda guys and usually the joy of driving is more in seeing the miles pass by and looking at the country side but still.
Parents bought me a brand new 1987 Mazda B2000 when I was 16. Thing was manual with a tiny 4 cylinder engine but since it was so light the thing would chirp 3 gear. I learned how to lower the front of it by unscrewing the torsion bars and got 3 inch lowering blocks for the rear. Yeah, the 80's where I lived was big on lowered trucks and the kids who had the Toyota version of my truck were the envy of the school. Looking back the thing really was quick and once it was lowered handled like a go cart, lol.
First car was a mk1 Ford Escort that was so worn it would only do 55mph. This was around 1990 and before the mk1 became a classic. Rust meant the carpets were nearly always wet and it was a constant gamble if it would start in the morning. Door locks could be opened with ANY key or a screwdriver. But it was freedom and I stayed largely dry after a couple years on motorbikes. Happy times scouring scrap yards for trim bits from higher spec models - having a centre console was an absolute luxury!
My first was a mini 1100 N reg (the N was at the end of the reg). It was great fun.
My first car was a Renault 5 GTL and it was an excellent car for a young family. I learnt to drive in a Mini Clubman and still think the original mini was a great car to learn in because of its wheels on each corner and minimal bonnet and good all round visibility making it easy to get to grips with. I think if you are young and have a limited budget the Kia in this review is a perfect starting out car.
My First and still owned a Kia Ceed 4 tech 1.6 diesel top of the range second hand everything that premium cars have panoramic roof, heated front seats and heated steering wheel,autonomous parallel parking that works very well, front and rear parking sensors with rear camera and 7inch screen Bluetooth and nav. Anything you could need bar DAB seemed to be a kia thing in 2013 but 2015 had it. Great run about easy 50mpg in town and close to 60mpg on a long motorway run. Highly recommended car.
I’m interested to see how young most commentators are on your channel...that is good news..and even better news is that they understand and like the fact that a drive to the shops in the Picanto is vastly better than in a Porsche GT3 RS Weissach...you can park it, nobody wants to vandalise it, nobody films you for You Tube and you are far less likely to get done by the mobile speed camera van. Often..less is so much more! My first car was a 1961 Austin Se7en Deluxe who I had for five years and I wish I had it now but the first car I drove was a 1953 Ford 10 van (PHT 13)...rough as nails but good brakes and unstoppable in snow! Good Work JayEmm...more reviews like this would be good...😀😀😀😀😀
my first car was a 1971 ford escort 1100 hc , my first mod was self cancelling indicators and temp gauge/light.
1st car I owned was a dark grey 300.000km 1998 3-door Audi a3 1.9TDI 110hp. Very reliable, I only had to clean the egr valve. Fast enough as it weights only 1165kg.
First car i drove on the road - Simca 1100, First car owned Avenger. But the first one i drove aged 13, was a Ford Anglia in a field with the leaf spring sticking up in the boot!
You're rapidly becoming my favorite reviewer! Keep up the great job.
Thanks Jon
My dad let me drive his 1972 Rover P6 2000TC in 2013 when I was learning, would’ve been the first car I drove as well, such a nice drive and felt modern to me
God to see you reviewing a car most can aspire to drive. You are way better than most of them in Autocar etc. If its not BMW, it's not worth reviewing kind of attitude. Nice one Jay, keep it up
Hmm.. Learnt to drive in my Instructor's 2010 207 1.4 diesel. Being a big Peugeot fan I was pleased - although the steering was so light and vague! It wasn't a great car really and my own 1999 Fiesta Zetec 1.25 was a much better drive. I have such happy memories of the Fiesta and enjoying the country roads and dual carriageways on the way back from work. It was slow but it was a real driver's car and an absolutely blast! The engine had a lovely roar when you put your foot down and the gearbox whine was characterful in the lower gears! 🙂
My first and current car is a 2015 Kia picanto 2 with the 1L engine. I got it because insurance was cheap and Bluetooth and AC was all I needed. Can whole heartedly say I love this car, I have never once had a single issue with the car. Extremely extremely reliable and alot smoother to drive than you'd think. Altho get going above 90 and it starts to shake itself to pieces. In the process of moving onto a bmw 220i but part of me still wonders if I ever really need to upgrade at all
My 1st car was a 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo 307 V8. Bought it off dealer lot in 1971. Wish I still had it..
“£550 more expensive than the panoramic roof on the Ferrari” - that puts it into perspective!
So I’ll have the Ferrari without the sunroof, please!
First car I drove regularly was a Renault 4 - around a paddock, aged from 10 on. Learned to drive in a driving school Triumph Dolomite. First car owned was a Mini. In descending order, Mini, Renault 4, Triumph.
The hyundai brother to this, the i10 SE (the one up from the bottom) with the 67HP 1.0.
My first car was a 1959 MGA 1.6 litre purchased in 1968 - a terrific car except for the darn Lucas electrical system. I currently have a 2013 Kia Forte5 which is the best car I've ever owned.
First car I drove was my instructors Seat Corboda 1.9 Diesel - non-turbo.
We used to start and end every lesson with a 3 mile run along the A303, and it would JUST about get to 70mph in that distance.
We have the 1.0 turbo Stonic with the auto box and it's brilliant!