Picanto

• CarDreamer

  7 Oct 07, 15:35

  Hi,
  
  Any bros/Sis out there driving the cute picanto?
  Care to comment the on the car:
  1. Fuel consumption
  2. Maintenance
  3. Monthly expenses on the car
  4. What you like/dislike
  5. Overall, howz the car?
  
  Thanks.
• nullifi3d

  7 Oct 07, 16:57

  Originally posted by CarDreamer:

  Hi,
  
  Any bros/Sis out there driving the cute picanto?
  Care to comment the on the car:
  1. Fuel consumption
  2. Maintenance
  3. Monthly expenses on the car
  4. What you like/dislike
  5. Overall, howz the car?
  
  Thanks.

  Cheap car to oen, mostly forr girls. probably a better alternative to the china brands.
• erayvne

  7 Oct 07, 18:39

  I would get Chevrolet Spark LS instead.
  
  I hate the front grille.. Looks so..........
• kingfisher

  7 Oct 07, 22:08

  Hi, I own a 2004 Picanto. Nice to hear someone still interested in such a budget car. Following are my comments:
  
  1. Fuel consumption : 14km/l to 18+km/l(depend you right foot)
  2. Maintenance: by C&C $200+
  3. Monthly expenses on the car: <$1k (I bought at $53000)
  installment,carparks,petrol,insurance etc)
  4. What you like/dislike: Like: cheap to run
  Dislike : slow in pickup if with load
  5. Overall,
  a.If you want a cheap to run car from pt A to B with reasonable space
  and do not mind other over take you, this is the car.
  b.If you like to chiong and also show off keep away from this car.
  
  And lastly, you must have heard a lot of problems with this car, that depend on you luck and how fussy you are. Mine is from Aug 2004, other then initial design problems, now problems free after those initial problems resolved.
• alleggerita

  8 Oct 07, 10:30

  My dad owns a Kia Picanto 1.1 Manual..A nice little car, though too cute for it's own good at times..
  
  Engine is a little weak, but we can't expect much from a 1.1-litre engine..the gearbox is quite good actually..the shift action is pleasingly mechanical instead of rubbery..some of the manual gearboxes that I tried on Chevy Sparks have a rubbery shift action..
  
  Running costs should be low..if you buy OPC Picanto, even lower running costs..
  
  Fuel consumption is not bad considering Singapore's hot weather..my father is used to stepping on the accelerator hard; probably because he's used to the power of his boss's BMW 740Li..so even with my dad's lead-footedness, he can achieve 13-14km/l..so if you are more gentle with the right pedal, 15-17km/l shouldn't be a problem..
  
  It is DEFINITELY a better buy than China-made cars even though it's slightly more expensive..no problems so far as well, other than a problematic reverse sensor..but that's locally-fitted, so it ain't Kia's fault..
• BrUtUs

  9 Oct 07, 11:42

  Originally posted by erayvne:

  I would get Chevrolet Spark LS instead.
  
  I hate the front grille.. Looks so..........

  the one still using the manual window rite?