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PostSubject: My New Toy (KIA Niro)   My New Toy (KIA Niro) EmptyTue Mar 14, 2017 9:33 am

I picked up my new car last Friday afternoon and our Venga went to its new carer on Saturday.

As some here know I am a mod on a motoring forum and members often post detailed reviews of any new model launched. I am no exception.

I also do some ghost writing for a motoring journalist and my reviews go to him to be edited and turned into magazine text. I tend to write reports rather than easy to read stories

I ordered the new car back in October and have been putting together the outline of my review which required a lot of browsing the internet for the technical stuff about how the KIA hybrid system works. hence much of the attached review was done in advance - I have needed to do just the second part covering my first impressions.

It's 14 pages - so is likely to be of interest only to those with an interest in technology, especially hybrid technology

https://1drv.ms/b/s!AsWeojYaF3Xu3iXwEsU8CMXQgqFT

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PostSubject: Re: My New Toy (KIA Niro)   My New Toy (KIA Niro) EmptyTue Mar 14, 2017 10:08 am

Will read this Alan but can you give me leave of absence. Things to do  drum
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PostSubject: Re: My New Toy (KIA Niro)   My New Toy (KIA Niro) EmptyTue Mar 14, 2017 10:18 am

Very impressive Alan, I'm glad that you are happy with your purchase.
It will take some time to learn the new vehicle idiosyncrasies, I got my new car last September and I am still learning and I still have plenty to explore.
I hope you will enjoy it, you did enough research and you certainly know your stuff... being an engineer!
I am delighted for you....you deserve it ! yes
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PostSubject: Re: My New Toy (KIA Niro)   My New Toy (KIA Niro) EmptyTue Mar 14, 2017 4:06 pm

Looks nice Alan. Many happy motoring days ahead.

Cars have advanced so much since my Vauxhall Chevette  in 1976. White Chrome bumpers and wheels.  I used to clean and polish every Sunday. Enjoy  drink
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PostSubject: Re: My New Toy (KIA Niro)   My New Toy (KIA Niro) EmptyTue Mar 14, 2017 5:00 pm

Lovely car Alan. I hope you'll be very happy together. :) A well-written and informative review too.
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PostSubject: Re: My New Toy (KIA Niro)   My New Toy (KIA Niro) EmptyTue Mar 14, 2017 5:33 pm

malcolm wrote:
Very impressive Alan, I'm glad that you are happy with your purchase.
It will take some time to learn the new vehicle idiosyncrasies, I got my new car last September and I am still learning and I still have plenty to explore.
I hope you will enjoy it, you did enough research and you certainly know your stuff... being an engineer!
I am delighted for you....you deserve it ! yes  

Malcolm
I did considerable research on the Hyundai/KIA hybrid drive and its development, followed by even more browsing as I waited for it to arrive. I also downloaded a pdf of the owners manual and had browsed that a lot so I was quite clued up on the cars controls etc before I took delivery.  The media and sat-nav is almost the same as in my previous two cars so I had a head start with that anyway. The car settings are so well presented on the screen it was a doddle to set up. Hence I was already well up the learning curve.

It is a car with two personalities. You can drive it to get the best economy or for outright performance. I don't like buying petrol so I generally drive for economy which means cruising at 60 to 65 mph on the motorway and keeping within speed limits on all other roads.

I have used a heavy foot on a few occasions to overtake and I have been surprised at how much torque you get when the electric motor joins the party and adds more power.

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PostSubject: Re: My New Toy (KIA Niro)   My New Toy (KIA Niro) EmptyTue Mar 14, 2017 7:01 pm

My jag has four different drive settings, one for hazardous weather conditions, one for economy driving, one for 'normal' driving and one for 'sports' .... I just use the normal setting but I do use the two litres for overtaking slow or poor drivers ...into third, foot down and whiz past then make sure I am under the speed limit.
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PostSubject: Re: My New Toy (KIA Niro)   My New Toy (KIA Niro) EmptyTue Mar 14, 2017 9:07 pm

ah torque heh - I was watching a tv ad last night about a cleaning tool for the home mostly bathroom and shower with various size brushes - it did say this brush has plenty of torque - now I know what they meant!
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PostSubject: Re: My New Toy (KIA Niro)   My New Toy (KIA Niro) EmptyMon Mar 20, 2017 8:20 am

Enjoy your new car.  I am almost certainly on my last car, it should see me out for the rest of my driving days.

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PostSubject: Re: My New Toy (KIA Niro)   My New Toy (KIA Niro) EmptyMon Mar 20, 2017 8:40 am

andsome wrote:
Enjoy your new car.  I am almost certainly on my last car, it should see me out for the rest of my driving days.

I feel the same as you mate...even though I'm slightly younger yes murgs dance
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