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[106pete]

Has anyone ever owned or had experience with a Kia Sorento 4x4? I'm basically having to sell my omega to accommodate her horse hobby

We're looking at 07 plates as they have the facelift and 168bhp standard, and xe model as they have 2wd and 4wd on demand. Everything else seems permanent 4wd and a very sensitive torque on demand system which can go wrong.

Just want to know anything else to be looking out for? Unfortunately the xe is the more basic model so not many have leather seats or cruise control.

I'm not excepting any automatics this time! It's just not for me

[Viral_Jim]

Sorry, no experience with the sorento, but surely the omega would tow a nag-in-a-box without issue? You could even get a set of Mud &a snow spec tyres for the damper months.

[106pete]

It can tow the trailer with one horse, that's pretty much the limit but she wants to tow 2. Plus my cars lowered so the rear trailer wheels are barely on the ground, doesn't make for a comfortable ride.

[Marks DTM Calib]

Why own a horse and then cart it around?

Surely a set of reigns attached to the rear towing eye should suffice?

[aaronjb]

I thought horses came with a complimentary Range Rover?

[Viral_Jim]

I thought horses came with a complimentary Range Rover?

I think you'll find what happens is that proximity to horses triggers blindness as to what is, or is not a reasonable sum of money to pay for things. Thus making a range rover the next logical step. 

This phenomenon has also been observed in females during preparation for a wedding celebration.

[Kevin Wood]

I thought horses came with a complimentary Range Rover?

I think you'll find what happens is that proximity to horses triggers blindness as to what is, or is not a reasonable sum of money to pay for things. Thus making a range rover the next logical step. 

Yep, and then they buy a tatty 20 year old box van and cart the horses around in that at 20 MPH, making the Range Rover a mere fashion accessory.

In other words: spend the money on a 20 year old box van and keep the Omega.

[X30XE]

I thought horses came with a complimentary Range Rover?

I think you'll find what happens is that proximity to horses triggers blindness as to what is, or is not a reasonable sum of money to pay for things. Thus making a range rover the next logical step. 

This phenomenon has also been observed in females during preparation for a wedding celebration.

PMSL 

[aaronjb]

Poor pete, I feel like I've dragged his thread well off topic now 

[X30XE]

Back on topic :

Kia Sorento has a towing capacity of 2-2.5T going by a quick google.  Depending on the size of her horses and whether it's a proper ifor trailer and kit weight etc you might need to go discovery/range rover/defender/land cruiser amazon or the other one that's rated to 3.5T towing... I forget...

[Doctor Gollum]

It can tow the trailer with one horse, that's pretty much the limit but she wants to tow 2. Plus my cars lowered so the rear trailer wheels are barely on the ground, doesn't make for a comfortable ride.

That'll learn ya...

[Entwood]

I don't know much about them as I've never had one.. but Sorento's were very popular for a while on the caravan circuit, I know several folks who have had them, but only one still does .... I don't fully know why but the bad bits I remember are :

One guy went through 3 turbos very quickly, seems that once one goes it keeps chewing them for a pastime, he now uses a Honda CRV.

There have been several occasions where, after dragging themselves and their vans out of muddy fields, that folks could not get out of "low/4 WD" without going through some long winded reset procedure. Luckily, on one occasion where someone completely blocked the gateway there was someone else who knew the procedure and we could then all go home with calling the rescue truck ....

The guy who still has one .. 56 plate I think .. has had a LARGE amount of welding done to the rear chassis, including a complete new cross member due to corrosion, he only still has it due to the money he has spent on it .....

On the field they appear capable enough, but seem to have the turning circle of the QE2, and are very sensitive to having decent tyres in order not to get stuck, on a couple of occasions I know of a Disco (with good off-road tyres) having to pull one guy out as he refused to buy off-road tyres .... he now also has a CRV, but still won't buy proper tyres for it.

HTH a little

[Nick W]

I thought horses came with a complimentary Range Rover?

I think you'll find what happens is that proximity to horses triggers blindness as to what is, or is not a reasonable sum of money to pay for things. Thus making a range rover the next logical step. 

This phenomenon has also been observed in females during preparation for a wedding celebration.

One man I vaguely know offered this advice to anyone considering owning a horse: Put your shotgun under your chin, and pull both triggers. And being a pilot, he knew all about unavoidable expenses

[106pete]

Darn it you lot have been busy.

I would love a Range Rover but the price is crazy and the older ones are a electrical nightmare, I've seen a few issues with the sorento but not in huge numbers or common to all.
Theres a local one forsale that I've been told had a engine rebuild due to blown turbo so asked him for details on who did it and got nothing back so I guess it was bodged to sell.

The newer sorento doesn't tow much at all, the 07 year and similar can do 2.8 or the titan spec 3.5 iirc

[106pete]

My next problem will be I'm just a baby so have to do my trailer test