We just
took our Kia Cadenza in for its
second service. As the odometer approached the 10,000-mile mark, the service
reminder kept telling us that we'd soon need an oil change. We have it set to
the 5,000-mile mark. Rather than wait until the very last minute, we decided to
take the Cadenza in a little early, by about 200 miles.
Good
Service
We
can't tell if we're getting a different kind of service than other Kia buyers or if the way we've
been treated is normal for Kia
customers. Could they be treating us better than usual because we have a
$40,000 Cadenza? It sure seems like it. Or maybe we've come across a great
dealership.
The
dealership we've been using for the usual oil change and tire rotation is Kia Carland in Roswell, Georgia.
It's not a huge dealership, but they seem to do good work. The waiting area is
clean and open, the staff is very courteous and they even washed our Cadenza
when they were done with the service.
It took
about 45 minutes for Kia
Carland to complete an oil change and tire rotation, which was about 15 minutes
earlier than promised. When I phoned the service in, I asked for new wiper
refills, but the service adviser said I might not need them so soon and offered
to check them for me. Sure enough, we didn't need new wiper refills. That
probably saved us about $45 or so.
The
total cost for an oil change and filter, plus top-off fluids and tire rotation
was $53.87.
Not a
bad price considering the Cadenza's luxury look and feel. Also, this may seem
obvious, but we just put 10,000 miles on a Kia Cadenza in about
8 months, and guess what? No mechanical or reliability issues. If you're still
thinking of Kias as small, flimsy economy cars, then the world has passed you
by. Outside regular service intervals, there has been not one issue.
MPG
On a
separate note, we're pretty happy with the Cadenza's fuel economy. Around
town, the range is between 18 and 22 miles per gallon. When you get aggressive
with the gas pedal, that can drop down to 16.5 mpg. Next week, we're taking the
Cadenza on a short road trip,
and we'll see how close the car comes to its Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) estimate.
We also
like the Cadenza's trunk
-- not just its depth, but its included cargo nets, too. Ever wonder what those
nets in the trunk of nicer sedans and SUVs are for? They're for strapping down
cargo, which in our case meant holding fragile Christmas gifts in place as we
drove to the UPS store.
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