I will watch any "I bought a cheap" video you release, no matter the vehicle. There's something entertaining about seeing a truly cheap car, wondering how good or bad it will be.
In Finland the main dealer wax oiled all Sorentos before they were sold to the first owner. Probably that's why mine has survived without excessive underside corrosion. Mine does also have rusted rear arches, but you can get repair kits for them for dirt cheap and they are easy to replace. By the way, it's a 5-speed auto because it has the tiptronic style gear lever.
Bit of an over statement there to be fair. Most people don't even know the brand of most cars they're looking at, let alone if they're any good or not.
@@Cloud007. It was the first Kia that was really competitive and even rivaled some premium brands. I remember some reviewers even saying that the Sorento is challenging the big dogs, such as Lexus RX, 4runner and Jeep Grand Cherokee for way less money.
It was a game changer for anybody who towed a caravan, a horse box or a small yacht. You didn't need an old Land Rover tucked away for weekends. The Sorento could do it all and be the daily driver. The Sportage couldn't do that, and the early ones were a bit ugly. The Mk1 Sorento could tow 3500kg.
@@timhancock6626 Thats not what I'm saying, the original comment was about Kia being taken seriously in the UK, not just with the towing community but the UK as a whole and I reckon the Sportage was the real game changer in that regard.
This is so so nostalgic for me. My dad had one of these for 5 years, same year wheels and all but silver. 2.5 turbo diesel manual and had full cream interior. Massive fun, amazing on and off-road, decent MPG if you drive it a bit more daisy day to day, and it only had very few things go wrong with it. In the end it had to go as it had 180k miles on it and the rear subframe started to get holes in it. It was sold and used for another year before it wasn’t MOTd since 2018 and is probably sat in a field now as the scrap marker still hasn’t been fulfilled.
I'll drive almost anything, but that chassis was scary. The Sorento's reputation for rust is why I ruled out a secondhand one last September. That and the indicator stalk being on the right.
cause in UK you can use four total different tyres and this is ridiculous and dangerous, but nobody care, so if you find a car with 4 same tyres mean the owner has enough money to take care of it, here seems just used the car not owned
Incredible the rust you guys get in cars there. Here, north of Portugal, the winter can be bad but none of my cars ever had rust (and I own a 32 year old Peugeot 309 besides other two newer cars), crazy sad for those cars.
my mom bought one of these years ago here in the US and she said out of all her other cars she owns the kia sorento was the best suv she ever had. im thinking on buying another for her just for fun and to add to our car collection
That rot reminded me of my dad and made me belly laugh. He was a hobbyist mechanic and bought a few shitters in his time. Land Rover discovery, floor pan rotten. Got his welding gear out of garage but heavy rain started so he went to put it in boot till it cleared and it went straight through the boot floor on to tarmac!! I’m almost wet myself laughing whilst he sent out all the expletives 😂
Yes, that amount of corrosion hasn't occurred during the last twelve months surely. MOTs are a bit of a mystery. They've moaned about the tyres (particularly the o/s front inner tread very low) on my old Lexus two years running. I don't use it much, however I thought I'd get a second opinion as the front drivers side looks fine to me. The manager of the tyre retailer measured the tread on all four tyres and we agreed with the tester that the back ones are on 3mm, inner low, but he concluded that both the front ones were fine. All of this bearing in mind that they're in the business of selling tyres. 🤔.
@@HarryJamesBookswith respect, I don't think that anyone deserves to be ripped off or conned. If I sold a car at a fair price then it would at least be safe to drive and not about to blow up, unless it was literally scrap money of course. This is especially true at the lower end of the market where people can ill afford to spend more money on expensive repairs or replacements.
I always recommend these to my mates when they want a second hand offroader and see the hefty prices of all the popular ones. These and the Hyundai Terracan are top of my list for good value capability.
We had a 2004 Kia Sedona MPV for a few years, this was predominantly used for towing our caravan. For a solo drive it would be a lumpy old bus and cornered like the titanic around the iceberg but put a ton and half caravan on the back and the Sedona came into its own and cruise up steep hills like a freight train. A brilliant workhorse but eventually Hyundai offered us to much money to px it in for an IX35 to turn down. The VED cost was getting out of control too. I was very fond of that big old Korean car, it was so very dependable, powerful and comfortable. Everything we look for in a working car.
Clannad is extremely well known, and you are not missing anything. It's err... Like not knowing Enya. You are still not missing anything. Honestly I'd still clean this thing up, just out of respect. I'd maybe even do it myself because it looks like it's going to be grateful. And then just... Probably break even on it. I love the interior. So many cubbyholes!
LOVE watching your Vids Matt. teach us much regarding Car market in the UK vis Australia. So sad to see RUST is such a big problem over there. Engine/gbox wear is the big prob here. just subbed. and please keep them coming A BIG BIG THANK YOU
Watching this 8 months later, and here's the update: 18 March 2023 - 103,426 miles (126 miles after the walkaround). Pass with NO advisories 13 April 2023 - last change of V5C I'm assuming whoever bought it didn't like welding as much as their tester liked a good tip!
Loved that age Sorrento since they hired one in the film The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo! Big purposeful meaty wagon. I especially love the two tone paint on them. Good video Matt 👍🏻
Brilliant video as usual, although I’m surprised you drove it with almost non existent brakes and a chassis that looked like it just about to break in two!
When I lived in the Middle East, I went to buy a Tucson (Hyundai) the dealer also sold Kia's, I remember waiting for my px deal and sat in a sorento and fell asleep! It was really that comfortable! My px deal never materialsed and so I went to Ford and bought an escape! Keep the videos coming! Cheers!
Had a 2005 manual petrol which I absolutely loved but had to put down after never ending rust issues. Still think about it now and again - they are really great cars
had one of these, absolutely loved it, kia even changed fuel tank for free at 12 years old, rust is a major problem for these and I got rid at just right time
Great to see you in a mk1 Sorento, had one for 12 years , only the fuel tank let me down , replace under warrant 14 years old ! Got a later one mk2 lots of problems over the years, but still a great vehicle to use.
Matt , never ceases to amaze me , how much does a can of waxoil cost , how much is 5 litres of oil and a few filters ?? We are such a throwaway society here in the UK , normally throwing away cash Mad Keep up the good work fella
I, as an American, can't get over how little yall value used cars over there. Maybe not this specific car. But Matt has reviewed so many that should have a long life left and would be worth thousands if not over 10k if the car was here in the US. So I gotta admit at least when it comes to cars. Yall do seem throwaway. The American car fleet is older than ever before last I heard. My car will be 24 this year. Older than me lol, it would definitely be worth several thousands still.
Superb analysis and comedic final explanation 👍 😂 That only Northerners 🏴 possess in 🇬🇧 (I'm from Kensington and Chelsea, in London originally.) Well done lad! 👍
All that rot could have been prevented by getting a hose under the sills and chassis on a regular basis, to wash off the salt. People don't wash their own car any more, so they don't give it the TLC to make it last. The other moral of this tale is ALWAYS check out a car before buying if you are a private buyer. A two minute walk round of that and you walk away or offer the vendor scrap value.
That CD you didn't know, Clannad, there a Celtic music band from Donegal Ireland. Enya was a member! Some non car Friday facts. Great video as always 👍👍
As you know Matt, I look after my car, my 57 plate ford focus 99,000 miles about to do my last oil change as 66 next month and it’s getting harder to get under the car 😊
wow I've never seen that much rust on a car....was it parked in a pond all its life 😢😢..its a real shame.becouse it would have been a good bus for someone... another top video matt....
I`d have lost interest in that heap as soon as i saw what was left of those back arches! and when you showed us the chassis... help! on a more positive note it`ll hopefully fetch you enough to get a new jumper?
Clannad are an Irish band known for their hit Harry's game. They used to have Enya as a member (they were her family) until she left and became a multi million seller.
Having spent many years in the past driving around in cars worth a few hundred quid which wasn’t abnormal back then I love these vids. I got great pleasure getting about just as well as everyone else for a fraction of the price . The choc brown allegro was an exception but my favourite, a sky blue lada, was sublime
I have a habit, which is as the titles roll in your introduction I open autotrader to see what we are looking at. First car for sale was yours. I must stop spoiling some of these for myself. It is like opening a book at the last page as instantly on the Autotrader website I see the outcome of the video.
I really enjoyed this video. You also highlighted the plight of all small business owners: that to run a business successfully you have to go to extra lengths to bring in revenue in order to pay the ever increasing costs of running that business. And for that you have my respect.
To look at it - it's quite a competent design aesthetically. That level of rust though - been in the IT industry too long, to me that looks like "planned to fail". I've only ever seen it that bad on a 4 year old 4wd that was permanently based on Frasier Island (largest sand island in the world), you can't get a more corrosive place than that outside of Parliament.
I’m a budding welder but crikey. This could be lathered in filler and painted with a brush then flogged to someone unsuspecting. I hope whoever gets it does a good job. For a DIY’er, there’s a few quid here.
Had a rough one of these for a couple of years. 2.5d auto, really nice drive. When we sold it, it had various faults and the start of some corrosion, but nothing major. Still see it running around now. I'd probably buy another if I found a cheap one
I can’t stand the way RUclipsrs do their ads in there videos. You though transition into actually using the product and transition out of the Ad perfectly. I really enjoy all your videos for their style and editing.
I agree with other comments that the first-gen Sorento is probably the car that gave Kia a massive credibility boost in the UK. When I was a kid we used to go caravanning, and these where everywhere at campsites. I thought for a Korean car they were pretty stylish, and I think they've aged well. Shame the same can't be said of the structural integrity! Reminds me of 1990s Fords.
I had a 2005 diesel XS, there was a recall due to the rear suspension corroding, you only got the recall from Kia if your car had a service history from Kia, otherwise you had to book it in yourself. I heard about it via a Kia forum I was a member of
Hi Matt, good video, the band Clannad are from Gweedore, Donegal, Ireland. Their songs included the theme from Harry’s Game. They also did songs with U2. Shame about the rest on Sorrento.
Look at the ad? Well normally I would, but as I’ve said before, I had been watching your videos from the start, and when I bought my car from you, I gave the ad a cursory glance, and bought the car unseen. Not something I would recommend, but I sort of trusted you, and to be honest, I haven’t loooked back. The car is still the best I have ever had. Apart from from my SAAAB 9000Cd. One thing I miss about your recent videos, is the crazy metaphors you used to drop in to the commentary. E.g. ‘in these cars, the back of the vehicle is in another postcode’. Admittedly you need to be British to get that _ and it could be true!😊😊
Wow Matt, so sad the rustmonster turned it into a Kia Sorroto. Really like these chuncky workhorses. Offtopic: your vids are very entertaining, keep it up!
Had a diesel MK1 XT back in 2005 , was a very smart sport blue with all the blingy bits and a high spec , was eye catching at the time as not many on the road. Bit crude to drive but was great in bad weather and was reliable. Wanted a Range Rover Sport and couldn’t afford one , eventually 3 years later sold it and finally got a Range Rover Sport.
I've had 40 cars in 40 years and never seen a car that rotted, some I bought for a 150 quid. You have to be up there with the great presenters, certain ly of cars
Matt’s Musical Education Time. The mystery C.D.? CLANNAD. Irish folkie type band fairly big in the 80s. Lots of vocal harmonies and reverb turned up to 11. Like plunging your head into a bucket of Baileys. Not entirely unpleasant but you wouldn’t want to make a habit of it.
Yet here I am, with my 20 year old Ford Fusion, which was much cheaper brand new, not a spot of rust. Looks like a brand new car from the underside. Kia should really be ashamed of themselves.
I had a 2004,3.5 litre V6, petrol, it was a great car! I loved it! It wasn't a bad soft roader either, my only gripe was the road holding or rather lack of it!
Had 2 of these over the years, both rotted out underneath and needed back axle replacing. The XS model were great specc and very comfortable but very bouncy
Matt sometimes the tyre date code is on the other side of the tyre, so don't always think that you're being blind as it may not be on the outer side. Ideally they should really be on both sides I think.
My mate had a Burgundy over grey which we went to Wales in (many years ago) it was a big old beast & at the time i was into sporty looking cars probably ‘cos of our age but that trip changed my mind & anything big & square looking now is more appealing…i’ve only got a old Touran which in two years time will be classed as a ‘barn find’…great vids on these kind of motors👍🏼
my current 2006 Sorento still runs well (except for the occasional coolant leak). The best part is theres no rust since i live somewhere in south east asia
This generation of Sorento was very popular in Greece. Some people still use them, despite the fact that they are quite old. Most of them are very dependable and all of them are rust free. I was socked by the amount of rust..
@@RoderikvanReekum salty water in the distance - rusty car theory isn't as robust as salty roads splashing cold salty water into my scratched rear sill and chassis theory
Can't beat tat love the show sat on beach laughing my head of class as allways can't wait for the next piece of doo doo your going too spend an arm and a leg on
I will watch any "I bought a cheap" video you release, no matter the vehicle. There's something entertaining about seeing a truly cheap car, wondering how good or bad it will be.
Same, my favourite!
a nail or gem?
It’s like vehicle archaeology 🤣
That car looked dangerous to me. Should not really be driven at all
In Finland the main dealer wax oiled all Sorentos before they were sold to the first owner. Probably that's why mine has survived without excessive underside corrosion. Mine does also have rusted rear arches, but you can get repair kits for them for dirt cheap and they are easy to replace. By the way, it's a 5-speed auto because it has the tiptronic style gear lever.
Have you had any problems with the 4x4, I put mine on a fuse switch and for some reason won't go back in to 4x4
@@oweston89 Nope. I don't have the auto 4WD, mine has the manually engageable 4wd system.
Brake pedal travel sounds serious but your Jumper Shrinking in the wash is a Big Deal! 🤣
This was a game changer for Kia everybody took them seriously afterwards in the UK.
Bit of an over statement there to be fair. Most people don't even know the brand of most cars they're looking at, let alone if they're any good or not.
@@Cloud007. It was the first Kia that was really competitive and even rivaled some premium brands. I remember some reviewers even saying that the Sorento is challenging the big dogs, such as Lexus RX, 4runner and Jeep Grand Cherokee for way less money.
I think the Sportage was the real game changer.
It was a game changer for anybody who towed a caravan, a horse box or a small yacht. You didn't need an old Land Rover tucked away for weekends. The Sorento could do it all and be the daily driver. The Sportage couldn't do that, and the early ones were a bit ugly. The Mk1 Sorento could tow 3500kg.
@@timhancock6626 Thats not what I'm saying, the original comment was about Kia being taken seriously in the UK, not just with the towing community but the UK as a whole and I reckon the Sportage was the real game changer in that regard.
Your videos are pure joy for me, mate. Keep up the great work!
What a shame, a really good motor lost to rust. Thanks for another great vlog Matt, stay well 👍🏻
Secondhand car prices are ridiculous in the UK since the “cough”
It's a bubble that will burst.
This is so so nostalgic for me. My dad had one of these for 5 years, same year wheels and all but silver. 2.5 turbo diesel manual and had full cream interior. Massive fun, amazing on and off-road, decent MPG if you drive it a bit more daisy day to day, and it only had very few things go wrong with it. In the end it had to go as it had 180k miles on it and the rear subframe started to get holes in it. It was sold and used for another year before it wasn’t MOTd since 2018 and is probably sat in a field now as the scrap marker still hasn’t been fulfilled.
Amazing what £20 can do, doesn’t look half bad. 👍
I have a 08 Sorento and I absolutely love this vehicle it's fun to drive not bad on gas and the ac works beautifully.
Must admit, having seen the state of the chassis, I'm surprised you took it on the road - and that's before you commented on the dodgy brakes !
Can a dealer legally drive on the road a car with no MOT, when not going to an appointment for a MOT?
I was thinking the same, it'd of stayed in the car park if that was me.
@@joshua6244 no they can’t.
@@joshua6244 Invalidates the Insurance too, if you read carefully.
I'll drive almost anything, but that chassis was scary. The Sorento's reputation for rust is why I ruled out a secondhand one last September. That and the indicator stalk being on the right.
Been doing this trip various times... It's really rare to find a sorento not wasted by rust.
But if you do... They are great cars for the money.
After watching these videos I know that Matt loves tyres I sometimes think he only buys them for the tyres
Get his own one day😛
cause in UK you can use four total different tyres and this is ridiculous and dangerous, but nobody care, so if you find a car with 4 same tyres mean the owner has enough money to take care of it, here seems just used the car not owned
Incredible the rust you guys get in cars there.
Here, north of Portugal, the winter can be bad but none of my cars ever had rust (and I own a 32 year old Peugeot 309 besides other two newer cars), crazy sad for those cars.
They salt the roads over here in winter. That's what rots our vehicles.
@@johntate5050 that makes sense :(
my mom bought one of these years ago here in the US and she said out of all her other cars she owns the kia sorento was the best suv she ever had. im thinking on buying another for her just for fun and to add to our car collection
That rot reminded me of my dad and made me belly laugh.
He was a hobbyist mechanic and bought a few shitters in his time.
Land Rover discovery, floor pan rotten. Got his welding gear out of garage but heavy rain started so he went to put it in boot till it cleared and it went straight through the boot floor on to tarmac!! I’m almost wet myself laughing whilst he sent out all the expletives 😂
Keep these vids coming, really informative and I just love them. Might not make you money in your real job but YT gold
That rust is shocking. Must have been Stevie Wonder that MOT'd it last year.
Yes, that amount of corrosion hasn't occurred during the last twelve months surely. MOTs are a bit of a mystery. They've moaned about the tyres (particularly the o/s front inner tread very low) on my old Lexus two years running. I don't use it much, however I thought I'd get a second opinion as the front drivers side looks fine to me. The manager of the tyre retailer measured the tread on all four tyres and we agreed with the tester that the back ones are on 3mm, inner low, but he concluded that both the front ones were fine. All of this bearing in mind that they're in the business of selling tyres. 🤔.
A lot of people have mates that’ll do them and turn a blind eye to a thing here or there
He said she was lovely
Anyone who trusts a MOT as proof of a decent motor these days deserves all they get.
@@HarryJamesBookswith respect, I don't think that anyone deserves to be ripped off or conned. If I sold a car at a fair price then it would at least be safe to drive and not about to blow up, unless it was literally scrap money of course. This is especially true at the lower end of the market where people can ill afford to spend more money on expensive repairs or replacements.
11:36 When you put the Will Smith CD back into the player LOL that was good
Not a fan of him as a person as catchy as some of his 90’s hits are
I can’t help watching these, but I know I’m sick
Of all the lines I've heard you say is "I think i've shrunk my jumper" rates up there at the top I think !!! Great video !!
Plenty more tat to come! Lovely jubbly!
I always recommend these to my mates when they want a second hand offroader and see the hefty prices of all the popular ones. These and the Hyundai Terracan are top of my list for good value capability.
We had a 2004 Kia Sedona MPV for a few years, this was predominantly used for towing our caravan. For a solo drive it would be a lumpy old bus and cornered like the titanic around the iceberg but put a ton and half caravan on the back and the Sedona came into its own and cruise up steep hills like a freight train. A brilliant workhorse but eventually Hyundai offered us to much money to px it in for an IX35 to turn down. The VED cost was getting out of control too. I was very fond of that big old Korean car, it was so very dependable, powerful and comfortable. Everything we look for in a working car.
I might have missed something Matt - but you were driving on public roads with no MOT!!?
Don't think i'll get bored of these..
Looks tidy all cleaned up - shame it’s a rot box. Thanks for the upload Matt, I love your videos 👍
Clannad!!! Surely you remember Robin Hood (the hooded man) 😊
Love the gift that keeps on giving line 😂😂😂😂😂👍bloody excellent...more more more please 🙏
Above all a very honest grown up review..
There's loads of life left in that Kia for a good DIY welder.
Clannad is extremely well known, and you are not missing anything. It's err... Like not knowing Enya. You are still not missing anything.
Honestly I'd still clean this thing up, just out of respect. I'd maybe even do it myself because it looks like it's going to be grateful. And then just... Probably break even on it.
I love the interior. So many cubbyholes!
Thank you HPA for giving us updates on vehicles. It's great to see the final outcome!
LOVE watching your Vids Matt. teach us much regarding Car market in the UK vis Australia. So sad to see RUST is such a big problem over there. Engine/gbox wear is the big prob here. just subbed. and please keep them coming A BIG BIG THANK YOU
Watching this 8 months later, and here's the update:
18 March 2023 - 103,426 miles (126 miles after the walkaround). Pass with NO advisories
13 April 2023 - last change of V5C
I'm assuming whoever bought it didn't like welding as much as their tester liked a good tip!
Looking forward to seeing more tat on your channel.
(I am so glad Auto-Correct did NOT kick in.) 😉
Loved that age Sorrento since they hired one in the film The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo! Big purposeful meaty wagon. I especially love the two tone paint on them. Good video Matt 👍🏻
Brilliant video as usual, although I’m surprised you drove it with almost non existent brakes and a chassis that looked like it just about to break in two!
"hmu" should become part of the outro - shows how hip Matt is
Common issues I’ve always come across are rear trailing arm mounts on axel rot
Rear arches rot
Door handles fall off
Ariel
Great Vids the Winter salt-laden slush on the Roads makes on hell of a mess the sad end to many Best of British classic cars and imports.
When I lived in the Middle East, I went to buy a Tucson (Hyundai) the dealer also sold Kia's, I remember waiting for my px deal and sat in a sorento and fell asleep! It was really that comfortable! My px deal never materialsed and so I went to Ford and bought an escape!
Keep the videos coming! Cheers!
Had a 2005 manual petrol which I absolutely loved but had to put down after never ending rust issues. Still think about it now and again - they are really great cars
It was for the best, may it rest in pieces 🙏
had one of these, absolutely loved it, kia even changed fuel tank for free at 12 years old, rust is a major problem for these and I got rid at just right time
Your right, we all love these ones where you pick up these wee gems !!
I love these type of videos❤
Great to see you in a mk1 Sorento, had one for 12 years , only the fuel tank let me down , replace under warrant 14 years old ! Got a later one mk2 lots of problems over the years, but still a great vehicle to use.
Great cars. Fuel tank is a common issue
Matt , never ceases to amaze me , how much does a can of waxoil cost , how much is 5 litres of oil and a few filters ??
We are such a throwaway society here in the UK , normally throwing away cash
Mad
Keep up the good work fella
I, as an American, can't get over how little yall value used cars over there. Maybe not this specific car. But Matt has reviewed so many that should have a long life left and would be worth thousands if not over 10k if the car was here in the US. So I gotta admit at least when it comes to cars. Yall do seem throwaway. The American car fleet is older than ever before last I heard. My car will be 24 this year. Older than me lol, it would definitely be worth several thousands still.
Superb analysis and comedic final explanation 👍 😂
That only Northerners 🏴 possess in 🇬🇧
(I'm from Kensington and Chelsea, in London originally.)
Well done lad! 👍
Thanks! 😃
I hope Matt - current Kia's don't have thesr rust problems in the future! As today's Kia's have a good write up at the moment.
All that rot could have been prevented by getting a hose under the sills and chassis on a regular basis, to wash off the salt. People don't wash their own car any more, so they don't give it the TLC to make it last.
The other moral of this tale is ALWAYS check out a car before buying if you are a private buyer. A two minute walk round of that and you walk away or offer the vendor scrap value.
That CD you didn't know, Clannad, there a Celtic music band from Donegal Ireland. Enya was a member! Some non car Friday facts. Great video as always 👍👍
As you know Matt, I look after my car, my 57 plate ford focus 99,000 miles about to do my last oil change as 66 next month and it’s getting harder to get under the car 😊
Clannad! Cracking band, I saw them live at York uni nearly 30 years ago!!!!
I'm looking one of those, I love these 😂
wow I've never seen that much rust on a car....was it parked in a pond all its life 😢😢..its a real shame.becouse it would have been a good bus for someone... another top video matt....
First time I’ve laughed out loud today, thanks! Good luck with it.
I`d have lost interest in that heap as soon as i saw what was left of those back arches! and when you showed us the chassis... help! on a more positive note it`ll hopefully fetch you enough to get a new jumper?
Clannad are an Irish band known for their hit Harry's game. They used to have Enya as a member (they were her family) until she left and became a multi million seller.
Having spent many years in the past driving around in cars worth a few hundred quid which wasn’t abnormal back then I love these vids. I got great pleasure getting about just as well as everyone else for a fraction of the price . The choc brown allegro was an exception but my favourite, a sky blue lada, was sublime
Cooper really good tyre, the at3 is excellent, I love that shape Sorento looks a bit like the M Class.
I have a habit, which is as the titles roll in your introduction I open autotrader to see what we are looking at. First car for sale was yours. I must stop spoiling some of these for myself. It is like opening a book at the last page as instantly on the Autotrader website I see the outcome of the video.
I really enjoyed this video. You also highlighted the plight of all small business owners: that to run a business successfully you have to go to extra lengths to bring in revenue in order to pay the ever increasing costs of running that business. And for that you have my respect.
To look at it - it's quite a competent design aesthetically. That level of rust though - been in the IT industry too long, to me that looks like "planned to fail". I've only ever seen it that bad on a 4 year old 4wd that was permanently based on Frasier Island (largest sand island in the world), you can't get a more corrosive place than that outside of Parliament.
Kia knew it couldn't hold up against salt, so in Finland the main dealer actually vax oiled all of them before selling.
I’m a budding welder but crikey. This could be lathered in filler and painted with a brush then flogged to someone unsuspecting. I hope whoever gets it does a good job. For a DIY’er, there’s a few quid here.
Matt. I always love your honesty. Keeps me coming back. And the rust holes 😅
The next cheap car you should buy is a mid-2000s Honda CR-V with a column-shift automatic transmission. I've always had a soft spot for them.
Had a rough one of these for a couple of years. 2.5d auto, really nice drive.
When we sold it, it had various faults and the start of some corrosion, but nothing major. Still see it running around now.
I'd probably buy another if I found a cheap one
The gift that keeps on giving. your right. cheaper to buy a new car then get the old one fixed.
I can’t stand the way RUclipsrs do their ads in there videos. You though transition into actually using the product and transition out of the Ad perfectly. I really enjoy all your videos for their style and editing.
It's the "tat" that makes this one of my favourite channels on RUclips
Loving the tat videos Matt,thanks.
I agree with other comments that the first-gen Sorento is probably the car that gave Kia a massive credibility boost in the UK. When I was a kid we used to go caravanning, and these where everywhere at campsites. I thought for a Korean car they were pretty stylish, and I think they've aged well. Shame the same can't be said of the structural integrity! Reminds me of 1990s Fords.
I had a 2005 diesel XS, there was a recall due to the rear suspension corroding, you only got the recall from Kia if your car had a service history from Kia, otherwise you had to book it in yourself. I heard about it via a Kia forum I was a member of
I had one of these in Seoul in 2004. It was a diesel, and whilst very comfy for such a vehicle, it wouldn't pull the skin off rice pudding.
cant believe how tidy it came up yet full of rust ,great vids matt thanks
I always find your 'tat' videos fascinating! Very interesting what you'll find - you never know!
Hi Matt, good video, the band Clannad are from Gweedore, Donegal, Ireland. Their songs included the theme from Harry’s Game. They also did songs with U2. Shame about the rest on Sorrento.
Look at the ad? Well normally I would, but as I’ve said before, I had been watching your videos from the start, and when I bought my car from you, I gave the ad a cursory glance, and bought the car unseen. Not something I would recommend, but I sort of trusted you, and to be honest, I haven’t loooked back. The car is still the best I have ever had. Apart from from my SAAAB 9000Cd. One thing I miss about your recent videos, is the crazy metaphors you used to drop in to the commentary. E.g. ‘in these cars, the back of the vehicle is in another postcode’. Admittedly you need to be British to get that _ and it could be true!😊😊
I soooo wanted this for my daughter at £2500. Damn… thanks Mat
@Jay Michael hahahah piss off
Wow Matt, so sad the rustmonster turned it into a Kia Sorroto. Really like these chuncky workhorses. Offtopic: your vids are very entertaining, keep it up!
Can’t say I share your enthusiasm as being a former Kia/Hyundai mechanic
Had a diesel MK1 XT back in 2005 , was a very smart sport blue with all the blingy bits and a high spec , was eye catching at the time as not many on the road. Bit crude to drive but was great in bad weather and was reliable. Wanted a Range Rover Sport and couldn’t afford one , eventually 3 years later sold it and finally got a Range Rover Sport.
I've had 40 cars in 40 years and never seen a car that rotted, some I bought for a 150 quid. You have to be up there with the great presenters, certain ly of cars
Matt’s Musical Education Time. The mystery C.D.? CLANNAD. Irish folkie type band fairly big in the 80s. Lots of vocal harmonies and reverb turned up to 11. Like plunging your head into a bucket of Baileys. Not entirely unpleasant but you wouldn’t want to make a habit of it.
Yet here I am, with my 20 year old Ford Fusion, which was much cheaper brand new, not a spot of rust. Looks like a brand new car from the underside. Kia should really be ashamed of themselves.
Love these videos ! Please keep them coming.
Good video as always..Never seen rust on parts of body and most of the chassis as bad as that on a vehicle for many years.
I had a 2004,3.5 litre V6, petrol, it was a great car! I loved it! It wasn't a bad soft roader either, my only gripe was the road holding or rather lack of it!
Had 2 of these over the years, both rotted out underneath and needed back axle replacing. The XS model were great specc and very comfortable but very bouncy
Matt sometimes the tyre date code is on the other side of the tyre, so don't always think that you're being blind as it may not be on the outer side. Ideally they should really be on both sides I think.
I love your videos. This one was quite amusing, no, it was hilarious. Thank you.
My mate had a Burgundy over grey which we went to Wales in (many years ago) it was a big old beast & at the time i was into sporty looking cars probably ‘cos of our age but that trip changed my mind & anything big & square looking now is more appealing…i’ve only got a old Touran which in two years time will be classed as a ‘barn find’…great vids on these kind of motors👍🏼
Dont hate on people doing something on their own. Not everyone can afford to do it professionally
Great vid 😊 I just can’t look how you sit so far for the wheel that you steer the car with hands completely straight arms 😂😂
my current 2006 Sorento still runs well (except for the occasional coolant leak). The best part is theres no rust since i live somewhere in south east asia
Spot on review as always. Thank you & keep them coming. 👍🏻
What do you mean you never heard of Clannad. A great Irish Band. Enya used to be their lead singer until she went solo.
This generation of Sorento was very popular in Greece. Some people still use them, despite the fact that they are quite old. Most of them are very dependable and all of them are rust free. I was socked by the amount of rust..
Greece is surrounded by salty water you would think they rust there too, maybe the climate is good.
Your in hot Greece,here in miserable England everything rusts...fast!!!
@@RoderikvanReekum salty water in the distance - rusty car theory isn't as robust as salty roads splashing cold salty water into my scratched rear sill and chassis theory
Never heard of Clannad , ha ha, different generation :D Enjoyed video , thanks ;)
Can't beat tat love the show sat on beach laughing my head of class as allways can't wait for the next piece of doo doo your going too spend an arm and a leg on