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Ilikepurple

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3. Not a current owner, but I have a good friend who is happy with his two year old Sorrento hybrid.

Reply to LuckyCharms (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 12:14 AM

Nov 6

I’m not an expert on car reliability, but can add some anecdotal evidence. The Sorrento seems to be just a slightly bigger Sportage if I’m not mistaken. His wife has had a Sportage for 7-8 years and it has been dependable enough for them to get a second KIA. I believe KIA has both a plug in hybrid and a non plug in. His model is not the plug in. I don’t think he has had any issues in two years. I’m guessing almost everyone knows a CR-V owner because they have a reputation for being very dependable. I’m not familiar with the Tucson, but I did come across the following comparison. It seems that they are all decent cars. I would go with the one that fits my needs best.
https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/advice/kia-sportage-vs-hyundai-tucson?onepage

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Not a current owner, but I have a good friend who is happy with his two year old Sorrento hybrid. Ilikepurple Nov 6 #3

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Not my experience but Kia's use to be unreliable Niagara Nov 6 #5

Lucky, I'd like you to reconsider. True Dough Nov 6 #6

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