Okay I got into a discussion yesterday that lasted about 3 hrs with a friend about the Kia Soul and he is looking into it more than the Cube and 2nd Gen xB. What are your thoughts about it and especially can you picture yourself pickin one up if you had the means to or would consider it? Me personally, the car has hopes and a catchy commerical with the hampsters.

 

Kia Soul is >XB gen2
Kia Soul is > Cube
XB gen1 > Kia Soul

 

You'll never get it lower than a box, but yea... Kia really knocked the Nissan Cube down a few pegs. It's not bad.

 

remember


kia's resale value=not great
warranty=not fully transferable





xb's resale value=very good
warranty=fully transferable

 

i like it, but I dont like the fact that its a Kia

 

well lets call it a Honda or H-10 or something. LOL. Forget the Kia part.

 

then i like it. I for sure like the look of the red one on the hampster commercial

 

LOL! Yeah my friend was like its cheaper and he can negoitiate the price is what he loved. He likes the game. LOL. Which leads me to a 2nd question Scion related. To those with a 1st gen xB, xA, or tC even. If Scion offered a lease program or be able to negotiate the sticker cost, would you or your family member or friend trade their car for a Scion or another Scion?

 

Kia Sould-warranty, 6yr-50,000 miles transferable so more than the other cars anyway.

Took photos of it next to my 1st gen-almost exactly the same size.

All these squarish new cars are missing something that the 1st gen had-can't quite put my finger on it-it's like they are trying too hard to be 'funky'

Hamster commercial awesome, the green color they come in is cool, Hyundai/Kia have gained a very good reputation and after being a part time driver and mechanic of a 2006 Sonata for the last 2 years I would recommend these cars (although the front brakes are a bit weird to put new pads on)

I would buy a 2nd gen xb>scion xd>Kia soul>Honda Fit (although I am sick to death of Hondas-so rip the badges off all parts of it)>Nissan Cube (love Nissans-just not the looks of the US spec cube)

 

its compleatly soulless

 

Saw a couple of them at the NY auto show... really not awful - for a Kia. I don't think I'd bring myself to actually buy one (nearest Kia dealer is more than an hour away anyway). But of course the interior is pretty cheap, build quality looks OK, no idea how it drives.

Nissan wouldn't even open up a Cube for people. They had like 3 of them there but no one could get in any of them. It was pretty lame. They don't really do it for me anyway.

 

Yea, I practically told the Nissan rep at the Chicago show that I will buy it off the floor and he wouldn't let me in. Not how you gain a customer, Nissan.

 

I test-drove a Cube tonight >_>

 

and....? lol come on spit it out.

I like the kia soul...If I had a project car or something I wouldn't mind having one for a DD..so yeah..i'd rock it

 

KIA-- K.ill I.t A.gain

I kinda like the soul (even though it is a Kia) I have a sec gen xb and think my wife should buy the soul...

 

i like the SOUL its cool, way better than the cube

 

The Nissan Cube is FUGLY!!!! what is with the wrap around window on only one side?? if it was wrapped on both sides then it might be ok.....

 

i think kia missed the mark. the cube to me is better and more unique of those two. i think i would even pick the cube over gen2 xb.

 

Cerritos Kia actually came out to one of our meetings with it to see what we had to say. Shot film and crap. They're really trying to challenge Scion specifically and tap into the Scion demographic. They kept asking us about how you would modify it, why modify it, etc etc.

Bottom line is that it's a Kia....no matter how you look at it.

It's kinda like they Hyundai Genesis. I'd only buy one if I had money to waste.

 

my wifey wants one for my high school brother, I thinks they look nice.