[ashvek3141]

Originally Posted by jasjotbains

Finally! Congratulations on getting your baby home

Thank you Jasjot! Yes, after 4 months of waiting!!

It's amusing to see you act like a parent around a new born. But been there, done that. The paint difference that you're talking about may be an issue of odd angles. But unless it's pretty evident, no point fretting about it.
Same goes for the door panel gaps/misalignment.

Haha, yes I have a bit of an OCD when it comes to these things, especially for my cars.

It's surprising there was no ceremony. Please do raise this issue with Kia. I had a small ceremony when I got my Pulsar in 2009 and this purchase of yours is almost 15 times costlier!

Yes, even I was taken aback by this gesture of theirs. Anyway, like I said in today's times it's the car dealers / manufactures world; we are at their mercy. Hope the things improve soon. They didn't even give a gift / any sort of memento. Heck, even Maruti Suzuki gives this for new cars buyers. Like I said, this is the CONS of being the only Kia dealership in Goa. We seriously need another one! Monopoly is bad.

Did u carry over the NCB from your Swift? I paid 31.5k for the insurance of my GTX. Please check if you didn't take the NCB. I believe you can ask for refund later too.

No, my Swift was registered on a different name. Hence, no NCB benefits.

Do check the air pressure in the tires. The dealerships will give you the car with 44psi! Recommended is 33-36. That might be causing the left steer

I got this checked on the next day itself. They were inflated to 40 psi. Brought it down to 33-34 psi; yet the issue persists.
To me this looks like the steering calibration issue more then the alignment. I have see this in my Hyundai Creta too. So bascially, after the alignment & balancing, the Hyundai folks connect a device to the OBD port and do the steering calibration, i.e. getting the steering physically and in the system to 'Zero'. This primarily is to eliminate any minor errors in the alignment. If this is not done right then the steering goes a bit out of sync with the tyre alignment; resulting is a possible pull.

Waiting for your review. (I already have one put up though)

Wishing you many happy and safe miles with your Sonet

Sure. Thanks alot Jasjot!

The car is a shade over 500 kms since the delivery. Haven't driven it much due to the crazy rains here. Anyway, will be taking here out from tomorrow onwards. But so far, really happy with the car, especially the engine & the gearbox = primary reason I got this car over the competition. I am yet to use the SPORT mode though (will try after the 1st service probably). LOL. The normal itself feels more then sufficient.
On a side note, the instruction manual mentions to maintain the engine rpm between 2k - 4k during breaking. But damn, this car flies at ~1.8k itself!! I haven't even touched 2.5k rpm yet.

I am also getting used to the space, as my primary drive is the Creta and I kinda find the Sonet a bit cramped even though the dimensions are identical barring the length.

[neil008]

Originally Posted by neil008

Hello Team!
I have booked Sonet HTX 7DCT over 6 months ago (an official waiting period then) and still seeing no signs of delivery. Any suggestions on should I hang in or just cancel the booking ?(Not that I have any alternatives in mind and honestly don't want to go on searching spree all over again). Your inputs would be appreciated, thanks in advance!

Guys, the dealership informed me on 25th June that the car is in dispatch PLAN (not sure what that is, if the vehicle is ready why not ship it directly: )
3 weeks on, dealership has not updated anything about the VIN, how to solve this deadlock, suggestions please

[Sail]

Dear Sonet Owners,

Recently I have purchased a pre-owned Kia Sonet GTX Plus T-GDI 7DCT for my wife in Delhi.

The Car is 1.5 years Old having 22.5K on odo and still under company warranty. Kia don’t want to entertain us till I show them the new RC. (Even after showing RTO online receipt of owner-ship transfer).

As per dealer (from whom I have purchased the car), the car was serviced few months back and 4K Kms before my purchase. But, as a BHpian I am not happy with the engine oil quality by it looks and feel.

Now, coming to my query, request your advice on what engine oil make/grade you are using for 7DCT 1.0 Ltr petrol engine? Manual stated engine oil grade is: 0W-30 AECA C2, nothing about the maker of the oil.
Online search indicates Shell Helix Ultra.

Appreciate your valued guidance, as I wish to replace the engine oil before RTO saga ends.

Brdgs
Sail.

[aeeshaan007]

Is anyone using a Dashcam in their Sonet? I am planning to getting one fixed and would like some recommendations.

[itsmeparvathy9]

Any KIA Sonet diesel automatic owners having taken their insurance from the dealer itself, could you please tell me which insurance company they are going with and are the premiums a whole lot higher than taken elsewhere.

Did the dealer tell you of any significant advantages of taking the insurance from their side?

Thank You

[Sheel]

Need a small help .

A BHPian and a good friend wants to book a Sonet in Noida, preferably at a dealership closer to Sec - 45. Any leads with dealership and sales advisor would be of much help. Since, he is not put there, but shall arrive late this year, he has asked me to put this up.

Thanks.

[PaddleShifter]

Drove a brand new Kia Sonet petrol HTK+ with sunroof that has been purchased by a colleague just a week ago. It was just a 2-3km drive at night with minimal traffic. His car is new so I did not try to accelerate a bit hard and remained gentle with the throttle.

This was my first ever iMT (clutchless manual transmission) driving experience. Although I must say that clutchless gear changes are just as convenient as an AMT/ AGS in manual mode, the behaviour in first gear left me disappointed. The hesitancy to start moving from standstill is very much like what I experienced in AMT cars such as Kwid, Tiago and Kiger. For subsequent gear shifts, there was no noticiable lag in Sonet iMT though, which is better than AMT.

Even AMT has a manual mode that works exactly like this iMT (w.r.t. the initial hesitancy in starting from standstill, in first gear). The added benefit of AMT is the choice to leave gearshifts to the car (auto gear shifts).

I wonder why Hyundai chose the iMT over AMT.

Originally Posted by aeeshaan007

Is anyone using a Dashcam in their Sonet? I am planning to getting one fixed and would like some recommendations.

Not in Sonet but I am using DDPAI Mola N3 in my car. I wanted to buy the DDPAI Mini 3 because of the presence of a snapshot button which can be useful in clicking interesting stuff on the highways but its storage is in built one and limited to 32GB. DDPAI cameras do not have a battery but use a capacitor. I am satisfied with its video quality.

[AshiqueS]

Hi Folks,

I am planning to buy KIA SONET HTK+ IMT for my spouse. Can the existing IMT owners please share the mileage for IMT in city and highway traffic?
Also, what is the current waiting period?
I feel the KIA SONET HTK+ IMT is a good deal for the price (11.92 on road in bangalore )

[itsmeparvathy9]

Originally Posted by AshiqueS

Also, what is the current waiting period?
I feel the KIA SONET HTK+ IMT is a good deal for the price (11.92 on road in bangalore )

The current waiting period is 3 months or so, but as far as I know my friend who is a sales manager in KIA said that they will be clearing a lot of their backlog before 30th September. So book yourself one right away. I don't know if it's the case or not, but maybe it has something to do with the 6 airbags mandate from October 1.

[Stranger2106]

Originally Posted by AshiqueS

Hi Folks,

I am planning to buy KIA SONET HTK+ IMT for my spouse. Can the existing IMT owners please share the mileage for IMT in city and highway traffic?

The best mileage I have got for my Sonet imt is around 14.3kmpl during my Trivandrum-Bangalore trip, calculated using the Drivvo app (tank full). But that was during the first 2k kilometers. Right now the car is at 4k and the mid shows around 10.4kmpl as overall average, most of it within city limits and 90% with AC on. The app says 10.8kmpl as overall average. So I would say the mileage figures are not so encouraging.

My car is yet to go for the second free check up and is at the 4th month of ownership.

The manual says, mileage improves around the 5k mark. So I would like to believe there is still some room for hope.

[Stranger2106]

Originally Posted by itsmeparvathy9

Any KIA Sonet diesel automatic owners having taken their insurance from the dealer itself, could you please tell me which insurance company they are going with and are the premiums a whole lot higher than taken elsewhere.

Did the dealer tell you of any significant advantages of taking the insurance from their side?

Thank You

I am not a diesel AT owner but imt. I have taken from the dealer and the insurance company was Bajaj allianz. Initially they had mentioned the providers were Reliance and ICICI. Since I had the NCB cover letter from Bajaj Allianz and these two providers were not ready to accept the cover letter, the dealership went in for Bajaj Allianz.
So I guess the dealership will have tie up with most of the providers, but they would prefer the ones giving them the highest margin.

There were indeed a couple of advantages for the insurance provided by the dealer. Some of the ones I recall are: free key replacement, rsa, engine protection etc.

[itsmeparvathy9]

Originally Posted by Stranger2106

I am not a diesel AT owner but imt. I have taken from the dealer and the insurance company was Bajaj allianz. Initially they had mentioned the providers were Reliance and ICICI. Since I had the NCB cover letter from Bajaj Allianz and these two providers were not ready to accept the cover letter, the dealership went in for Bajaj Allianz.
So I guess the dealership will have tie up with most of the providers, but they would prefer the ones giving them the highest margin.

There were indeed a couple of advantages for the insurance provided by the dealer. Some of the ones I recall are: free key replacement, rsa, engine protection etc.

thanks, but as i far as I know, KIA's insurance program "KIA SAFETY" is managed by SMC Insurance Broers Pvt Ltd. and their Program Insurance Companies are:
• Bajaj Allianz General Insurance co Ltd
• ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd
• Go Digit General Insurance Co Ltd
• New India Assurance Co Ltd
• Reliance General Insurance Co Ltd

So, I guess you got yours from one of them as well.

As far as I know, other insurers also provide free key replacement, RSA, engine protection etc.

By the way how much was the premium quoted?

[Stranger2106]

Originally Posted by itsmeparvathy9

thanks, but as i far as I know, KIA's insurance program "KIA SAFETY" is managed by SMC Insurance Broers Pvt Ltd. and their Program Insurance Companies are:
• Bajaj Allianz General Insurance co Ltd
• ICICI Lombard General Insurance Co Ltd
• Go Digit General Insurance Co Ltd
• New India Assurance Co Ltd
• Reliance General Insurance Co Ltd

So, I guess you got yours from one of them as well.

As far as I know, other insurers also provide free key replacement, RSA, engine protection etc.

By the way how much was the premium quoted?

Oh ok I didn't know there were so many insurers.
I was quoted 27 k for reliance, 25 k for icici initially and later 23 k for Bajaj Allianz. All this after considering my 45% NCB and mentioning that I have a quote from New India Assurance for 17k.
Mind you, the initial quote sas 42k.

But for the sonet diesel at, the premium would definitely be higher.

[Rahul Yadav]

Originally Posted by Sail

Dear Sonet Owners,

Recently I have purchased a pre-owned Kia Sonet GTX Plus T-GDI 7DCT for my wife in Delhi.

The Car is 1.5 years Old having 22.5K on odo and still under company warranty. Kia don’t want to entertain us till I show them the new RC. (Even after showing RTO online receipt of owner-ship transfer).

As per dealer (from whom I have purchased the car), the car was serviced few months back and 4K Kms before my purchase. But, as a BHpian I am not happy with the engine oil quality by it looks and feel.

Now, coming to my query, request your advice on what engine oil make/grade you are using for 7DCT 1.0 Ltr petrol engine? Manual stated engine oil grade is: 0W-30 AECA C2, nothing about the maker of the oil.
Online search indicates Shell Helix Ultra.

Appreciate your valued guidance, as I wish to replace the engine oil before RTO saga ends.

Brdgs
Sail.

May I know the dealership as I supply Oil to most of Kia service centre in Delhi NCR? I might help if you need some help in service. Recommended oil for your said model is Servo Superior 0W30 C2 and BPCL C2(Sorry I don't know it's full name). Kia OEM branded oil are not available for open market and lack small packing. Sadly no small pack for 0w30 is available with me.

Since you have petrol Sonet you can use SN Plus 0w20(recommended for manual version). I can arrange Hyundai SN plus for you(Hyundai and Kia use same engine and Oil but different branding) or you can use same oil in different brand like Ecstar 0w20 SN Plus(Maruti OEM Oil) which is readily available in market. Cost should be around Rs 1,300 to 1,500 for 3.5L bottle.

Don't feel shy,If you need any help with Kia workshop or regarding availability of Oil.

[itsmeparvathy9]

Originally Posted by Stranger2106

Oh ok I didn't know there were so many insurers.
I was quoted 27 k for reliance, 25 k for icici initially and later 23 k for Bajaj Allianz. All this after considering my 45% NCB and mentioning that I have a quote from New India Assurance for 17k.
Mind you, the initial quote sas 42k.

But for the sonet diesel at, the premium would definitely be higher.

The dealer quoted insurance price is Rs.45,801/- before considering my 35% NCB, I have got a quote from United India with all the covers like Zero Depreciation, engine protection cover, 24x7 RSA, Key and Lock cover, consumables, Invoice Price and Tyre Protector for Rs.29,899/- without considering my 35% NCB and Rs.25,441/- with consideration of the NCB.