Nice little review. We needed to downsize from a much larger car that was costing us a lot to run and we bought a secondhand 2004 Picanto 1.1 SE. It was only a few years old at the time, had 21,000 miles on it, had one owner and cost us £3300. We didn't really know what to expect but it turned out to be one of the best cars we had ever owned. It averaged 45 mpg and we drove it everywhere, quite often with four of us in it. "Yeah but you wouldn't drive it in the motorway would you"?... Oh yes, we did - a lot. Ok, it doesn't have a lot of power but will sit at 70 all day (and more if needed). The materials are cheap but robust and very well put together. No squeaks or rattles and it's actually quite refined compared to some other small cars (Citroen c1 etc). I believe all these models were all built in Korea and shipped over to the uk. Steering is quite nicely weighted and precise. The seats are quite comfy and ok for longer journeys. I never expected much from it but it always done more than I thought it would. Incidentally, if you get the SE model it's only £30 a year tax whereas the LX is £110 (I think or thereabouts) it's exactly the same engine but the emissions are lower on the SE (you also get a mild factory fitted body kit, which makes it look a bit better.) The SE has discs all round - not sure if the LX did as well. I did all my own servicing except cambelt changes. Basic servicing is dead easy. Hardest thing is changing a headlight bulb. We sold it 8 years later for £580 with over 106,000 miles on it. So we drove over 80,000 and never let us down. Still the same engine, gearbox and clutch. The clutch cable snapped around 90,000 miles and I changed it myself. So if you want a cheap car buy one of these. It will last if it has been serviced every year / 10,000 miles and I always used good oil. Later models had revised front and rear bumpers and had some changes to interior and look much better, but essentially the same car. So your cousin made a good choice. Hope it gives him many years of faithful service. 👍
Blee Carswell There's one thing I forgot to mention, which you must have found out Blee, that the indicator stalk is on the right on the early Picantos. This was switched over to the left in the facelift model. You soon get used it though 👍
I didn't think the noise was too bad! My parents have a diesel fiesta of the same age and once you get up to motorway speed you have to shout at your passenger if you want to converse. Not so in the Picanto!
Had our Kia picantp new since 2012. It's not the most exciting car but boy is it reliable and cheap to run. So far just over 100000 miles and nothing major broke. Just regular servicing.
I’ve had my Picanto SE for about 3 years, I love it. I do find that I have to change gear late with it, and watch the speedo run backwards when going uphill as it loses speed, but I’ve done about 25K miles in it to date 😂
My dad bought his from new,,it’s on 236,000. Miles,,hence 3 clutches,,but the fucker wont die,,,me and my two sisters still use it,,and honestly even with that mileage,it does not smoke,,and it’s only ever had 1 service,,and my dad done that,,he changed the oil,lolol
My Porsche 986 S is good for the weekend but my brilliant 2006 Kia Picanto 1.1 Glamour (what a stupid name) is so practical, spacious and puts a smile on my face when driving it ;)
I have one - 2009 1.1 L, 4 cylinder petrol, 4 speed auto with 200,000 km. Great reliable car with character. Suspension a bit choppy and fuel consumption so so, but otherwise nice to drive, stable at 130 km/hr and just keeps going. Serviced by specialist every 10,000 km and using good mineral SAE 20W40 Oil.
I had a slightly bigger Kia Rio as a stop gap. 55 plate, great nick and a laughable 400 quid. We ended up keeping it for 2 years and it cost pennies to run. The 1.5 diesel is a great engine and it was surprisingly fun to drive. I regret selling it and if I didn't have to have a bigger car, I'd have another tomorrow - the badge snobs are missing out.
My 05 pecanto gs 1lt is just reliable 4 door hatch fun all I need to wiz round the lake District on a egg cup of petrol, the speakers where rubbish so I got some new ones from a charity shop boom boom it's a pensioners dream in my 70s 😃
I have one, 2004 1.1L SE. Is my first car (with a full license. Don't get a fiat, they brake) and I'm ready to move on, and as I'm ready to more power, see how good my little car dose, Bisto Chicken Gravy is a back road beast (Bisto as its the orange, like bisto chicken gravy). And mine it's now got almost 77K in the clock, I got it in February of 2020. At 71K miles, I've been thru storms, wind, snow, surprisingly capable. Only problem with mine! Headliner is sagging bad with tapped air so when it gets hot it comes down more. And my stereo needs to heat up. As when it's cold and reads a CD, u his any bump, any anything it will jump and screech
Im still thinking about selling my opel (vauxhal) corsa b from 1999 and getting one of these little kia picanto, guess im not gonna regret it if its reliable 😃
Bought one exactly this, covered it in "gumball 3000" decal stickers but regret it as I'm having to admit when asked .. "no, I've not done the gumball rally in it".. obviously 🤣😎🤘
Nice little review. We needed to downsize from a much larger car that was costing us a lot to run and we bought a secondhand 2004 Picanto 1.1 SE. It was only a few years old at the time, had 21,000 miles on it, had one owner and cost us £3300. We didn't really know what to expect but it turned out to be one of the best cars we had ever owned. It averaged 45 mpg and we drove it everywhere, quite often with four of us in it. "Yeah but you wouldn't drive it in the motorway would you"?... Oh yes, we did - a lot. Ok, it doesn't have a lot of power but will sit at 70 all day (and more if needed). The materials are cheap but robust and very well put together. No squeaks or rattles and it's actually quite refined compared to some other small cars (Citroen c1 etc). I believe all these models were all built in Korea and shipped over to the uk. Steering is quite nicely weighted and precise. The seats are quite comfy and ok for longer journeys. I never expected much from it but it always done more than I thought it would. Incidentally, if you get the SE model it's only £30 a year tax whereas the LX is £110 (I think or thereabouts) it's exactly the same engine but the emissions are lower on the SE (you also get a mild factory fitted body kit, which makes it look a bit better.) The SE has discs all round - not sure if the LX did as well. I did all my own servicing except cambelt changes. Basic servicing is dead easy. Hardest thing is changing a headlight bulb. We sold it 8 years later for £580 with over 106,000 miles on it. So we drove over 80,000 and never let us down. Still the same engine, gearbox and clutch. The clutch cable snapped around 90,000 miles and I changed it myself. So if you want a cheap car buy one of these. It will last if it has been serviced every year / 10,000 miles and I always used good oil. Later models had revised front and rear bumpers and had some changes to interior and look much better, but essentially the same car. So your cousin made a good choice. Hope it gives him many years of faithful service. 👍
N Everard Thank you for your story . I always wanted a small car and this just might be the one , hopefully I can find one in the us tho
Thanks for sharing! Sounds like these little cars are underappreciated! Glad to hear you got such good service from yours 👍
Blee Carswell There's one thing I forgot to mention, which you must have found out Blee, that the indicator stalk is on the right on the early Picantos. This was switched over to the left in the facelift model. You soon get used it though 👍
@@MultiBlue67 Hahah I have a few bloopers of me going for the wrong stalk!
What about automatic gearbox ?
The front grill on these cars always reminds me of the handle grip you get on a cheap multi bit screwdriver.
Hahah I hadn't considered that! Thanks for watching 👍
I didn't think the noise was too bad! My parents have a diesel fiesta of the same age and once you get up to motorway speed you have to shout at your passenger if you want to converse. Not so in the Picanto!
Oh my! I probably picked up on the noise as I'm used to my car. Thanks for watching 👍
Had our Kia picantp new since 2012. It's not the most exciting car but boy is it reliable and cheap to run. So far just over 100000 miles and nothing major broke. Just regular servicing.
I’ve had my Picanto SE for about 3 years, I love it.
I do find that I have to change gear late with it, and watch the speedo run backwards when going uphill as it loses speed, but I’ve done about 25K miles in it to date 😂
Take out the back seats and you get an amazing amount of storage for such a small car.
I was surprised!
My dad bought his from new,,it’s on 236,000. Miles,,hence 3 clutches,,but the fucker wont die,,,me and my two sisters still use it,,and honestly even with that mileage,it does not smoke,,and it’s only ever had 1 service,,and my dad done that,,he changed the oil,lolol
My Porsche 986 S is good for the weekend but my brilliant 2006 Kia Picanto 1.1 Glamour (what a stupid name) is so practical, spacious and puts a smile on my face when driving it ;)
Can't say it's a car that has ever taken my fancy, but seems more practical then looks would have you believe. Keep it up pal!
Thanks pal!
I have one - 2009 1.1 L, 4 cylinder petrol, 4 speed auto with 200,000 km. Great reliable car with character. Suspension a bit choppy and fuel consumption so so, but otherwise nice to drive, stable at 130 km/hr and just keeps going. Serviced by specialist every 10,000 km and using good mineral SAE 20W40 Oil.
Good to hear. Thanks for watching!
I had a slightly bigger Kia Rio as a stop gap. 55 plate, great nick and a laughable 400 quid. We ended up keeping it for 2 years and it cost pennies to run. The 1.5 diesel is a great engine and it was surprisingly fun to drive. I regret selling it and if I didn't have to have a bigger car, I'd have another tomorrow - the badge snobs are missing out.
Good to hear it. I have to say that spending time with this one gave me a different perspective on old Kia's
I've just bought one. 12 thou on the clock. A virtually brand new car for for £4000.
I'm a happy chappy.
I hired the newer 3 pot version of this about 4 years ago in Holland, it was an absolute hoot!
I do like the look of the new generation!
@@BleeCarswell They do look pretty tidy for little buzz boxes. 👍
@@saintfunny "Little buzz box" I like that haha!
When i bought my picanto, it kept making me laugh that I was turning the wipers on instead of the indicators 🤣
It was my first car! Never had any problem.
Sounds good, thanks for watching!
ive still got it
What year was it made..?
picanto gen 1 is a love hate relationship that falls in love.
Thanks for watching!
My 05 pecanto gs 1lt is just reliable 4 door hatch fun all I need to wiz round the lake District on a egg cup of petrol, the speakers where rubbish so I got some new ones from a charity shop boom boom it's a pensioners dream in my 70s 😃
Haha sounds like the perfect little companion! Thanks for watching.
how your car today?? any issues encountered??
Great review! You're very easy to watch 👍
Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated 👍
I have one, 2004 1.1L SE. Is my first car (with a full license. Don't get a fiat, they brake) and I'm ready to move on, and as I'm ready to more power, see how good my little car dose, Bisto Chicken Gravy is a back road beast (Bisto as its the orange, like bisto chicken gravy). And mine it's now got almost 77K in the clock, I got it in February of 2020. At 71K miles, I've been thru storms, wind, snow, surprisingly capable. Only problem with mine! Headliner is sagging bad with tapped air so when it gets hot it comes down more. And my stereo needs to heat up. As when it's cold and reads a CD, u his any bump, any anything it will jump and screech
I got a 2005 one 50k miles
10/10 for the new hair style
Haha thank you!
Weirdly I have a 2005 Picanto and a 2004 Saab 9-5 aero estate!
Haha how odd! Thanks for watching!
Cool review mate! cheers from Greece!
Cheers!
Im still thinking about selling my opel (vauxhal) corsa b from 1999 and getting one of these little kia picanto, guess im not gonna regret it if its reliable 😃
Corsa B is entering the ‘classic’ phase though!
BE HONEST,THEY AINT THAT GOOD ON FUEL,,,MY 2.0 litre Alfa diesel turbo was better,
Great review buddy, keep up the content! 😎🤙
Thanks mate! 👍
Which year did this particular one come out??
Bought one exactly this, covered it in "gumball 3000" decal stickers but regret it as I'm having to admit when asked .. "no, I've not done the gumball rally in it".. obviously 🤣😎🤘
Hahah, what an adventure that’d be though! Thanks for watching
Are they reliable? What issues do thru usually have?
Hardly any issues, I would recommend getting the 1.1 litre. 4 valve is bulletproof and should be reliable with regular servicing.
They are very reliable we drive one for 18 years and no issues
It eats petrol fast
good