Kia Picanto [Merged]

**alex manalo** · September 9th, 2004 09:22 AM

cno meron contact dito sa kia sa edsa?

**philander** · September 12th, 2004 04:05 PM

Strange...

Me and my officemates saw KIA PICANTO last Friday (sept 10) parked between Anson and ParkSquare 2.

Di ba kalalabas lang last Friday? And also yung nakita namin is may registered LTO plate na.

La lang.

**mar38** · September 13th, 2004 12:15 PM

Guys, Any news/feedbacks sa mga nakakita ng unit sa dealer. Share nyo namn observation nyo. Thanks!!!

**alex manalo** · September 13th, 2004 01:21 PM

punta ko sa Signet mamayang hapon, kunan ko ng pics yung actual unit dito sa Pinas then post ko dito

**philander** · September 13th, 2004 02:47 PM

Nag pa quote ako kanina by fax. 330K na ang SRP.

Insurance is 17K
LTO reg 3K

**CtrlAltDel** · September 13th, 2004 03:17 PM

Ive been to Signet here in Mandaluyong where I reserved my unit. Sabi ng dealer, yung next batch hindi na color keyed yung bumpers, side mirrors, and door handles. Rims will only be 13" and it will cost P320th instead of P330th like the current batch. The current model is Picanto Lx- color keyed everything above, power steering, manual door locks and windows, rear defogger, catalytic converter, cup holders, 2-speaker stereo. Di ko pa na test drive, but for the price, and especially good looks mahirap ayawan, hehehe. Because it was a Kia, I have no high expectations kaya ng makita ko, medyo nagulat ako sa quality at ganda ng tindig.

Malayo ang hitsura ng Picanto sa dating mga Kia Pride (no offense.) Kita talaga and effect ng European design sa Picanto. You have to see in person to believe. High tech 1.1Liter EFI engine, very silent (at least sa showroom.) Very cool aircon- what to expect, bago eh. Spacious interior (surprise!) paneling is plastic- I hope not cheap! Two- tone seat fabrics. Back seat can be folded flat on the floor to accomodate bigger luggages. Seat belts on front and rear seats. Very nice head lamps and rear lamps!

Low profile tires with 14 inch, black steel rims. Meron siyang alloy look-alike rim covers kaya when viewed at 6 meters parang naka-mags na rin.

I choose this kasi budget ko hanggang second hand car lang. When I see this car, the choice was very easy! Brand new, 3-years or 110,000kms warranty. Peace of mind in case of factory defects! That's right. 110,000kms NOT 100,000kms like Vios or City. I don't know why Picanto has higher warranty coverage.

Ok lang sa akin ang dating reputation ng Kia sa Pilipinas. Ang alam ko this Kia model has Europe as its testing ground where it received very high marks. For what its worth, of all Kia cars, only the Picanto has it's own Flash-enabled website in 14 different languages, not including the Asian Picanto websites (Kia Morning in Korean, and Kia Eurostar in Taiwanese and Hong Kong.)

Since wala pang track record ang Picanto sa Pilipinas who can say how well it will perform in our conditions? But if European reviews are any indication, then many a budget conscious car buyer would be very pleased to own a good-looking, gas-pinching, tall-bodied supermini called Kia Picanto.

Here are the links to those European reviews of Kia Picanto and a link from our own Business World Online/Motorista.com:

http://www.topgear.com/content/news/...oming_soon/30/
http://htdig.honestjohn.co.uk/road_t...dex.htm?id=116
http://motorista.com.ph/news/news_090104b.html

I asked the dealer how come there was still no Philippine ads for the Picanto. Sabi nila hindi pa naman official ang launching. The initial batch were probably shipped to test the Philippine market reaction. Kaya alam na may Picanto dahil sa word-of-mouth sa mga Pinoy car forums. Mabilis maubos yung orange na kulay sa Signet Mandaluyong. I'm getting a red one.

As for customer satisfaction on after sales service, I have no idea. For 330th sa tingin ko sulit na sulit and Picanto. See for yourself baka magustohan nyo rin.

**philander** · September 13th, 2004 03:28 PM

Sa Makati, saan ang pinakamalapit na KIA shop?

**tagalnasaabroad** · September 13th, 2004 04:27 PM

mahirap nga tanggihan..hehehe..pero kung p5k reservation lang naman mas kaya..

baka magspring up bigla ang peso mamahal na yan..hehrehrehrerher..

**CtrlAltDel** · September 13th, 2004 06:11 PM

Hello folks,

My red Picanto has just left the dealer's office and on the way now to mine=) I paid it in full this morning and Signet Mandaluyong, through Miss Carrie, was still able to pull out a new unit from their plant, installed the stereo and tint and will make a delivery all in one day! How's that for fast service? I will get back to you as soon as I have calmed down from all the excitement, hehehe=)

**philander** · September 13th, 2004 06:39 PM

CtrlAltDel,

Wow, we will wait for your initial review then.. Di mo na tinestdrive..

If only it comes with power windows, and AUTOMATIC, without even a blink....

Hindi ka ba nakakuha ng info kung kailan darating (kung darating man) yung Automatic version ng Picanto?

Sana dumating dito...