Kia Problems

Well, it is a much better form of daily transport than a 1904 Darracq. If you're in the market for a brand-new, fast, rear-drive, four-door family car under $75,000 then it's hard to go past the Stinger GT.

They're not the most amazing machine on four-wheels, but they're a great first tilt at a proper performance car from Kia and are worth a look if your WRX or MX5 is getting a bit small for family duties.

If the shorter warranty of the Subaru is a major concern for you then certainly look at others, like the Sportage or Eclipse, but I would buy the Outback with confidence it will give you a good run beyond the warranty.

Tyres are the usual cause of high road noise, it’s usually worse in a hatch than a sedan. If changing tyres didn’t help, you could try using noise insulation material on the inside, on the floor and on the inner guard.

Kia’s Stinger is made in Kaliningrad (Russia), and Gwangmyeong in South Korea.

Yes, the Kia Stinger is rear-wheel-drive.

The best times to buy are usually the end of the financial year, or at model run-out times, that's when the specials are on. The CVT and dual-clutch autos are both still unknowns in terms of long-term reliability, but either should be ok over the five years you plan to keep the car. Any of the cars you list, and the list is a long one, would be ok. It really comes down to what you like.

There are a lot of factors that contribute to the decision, and many of them are variable. Things that can affect the outcome are the type of driving you do, and the price of diesel compared to petrol. Currently the price of diesel is comparable to the price of petrol, but sometimes diesel can be much more expensive than regular 91-octane petrol. On the basis of what you have told us about your driving I would estimate you would save $800-$900 per year on the cost of fuel if you drove a diesel, but the price of a diesel Sorento is around $2500 more than the price of a petrol engined model, remembering that the diesel is only available with all-wheel drive and the petrol only comes with front-wheel drive. With the fuel savings you would cover the different in purchase price in 2-3 years, leaving with an annual fuel cost saving thereafter. The DPF is really only a problem if you have to have it manually regenerate because your driving doesn't allow it to do it automatically. All things considered the diesel is probably the best way to go for you.

There are three engines available in the 2018 Kia Sportage: a 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with 114 kW in the SLi, Si Premium and Si, a 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with 135 kW in the GT-Line, and a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine with 136 kW.

The easiest way is to take it to a mechanic and have them do it. Changing oil can be risky, to your health and wallet, if you get it wrong.

Estimates place the number of Kia Stingers sold in Australia to be between 1800 and 2000 units since the model's late 2017 introduction. In the USA Kia has sold over 10,000 Stingers to April 2018.