2008 Kia Rondo Consumer Discussions

Mazda 5 vs Kia Rondo

Canadian September 2008 sales - Rondo vs Mazda 5

Written by: conwelpic on Oct 18, 2008 03:54 PM

looks like it happened again for the second month in a row, the Rondo outsold the Mazda 5 in Canada, maybe Mazda Canada is having a supply problem as this doesn't normally happened here - or maybe not :D. The Rondo is KIA Canada's best selling model. Rondo - 932 (this brings it to over 16,000 units since its introduction into Canada) Mazda 5 - 711 (sorry, do not have ... Read More...

Low Tire Pressure check light

Low Tire Pressure check light

Written by: KiaRondo2008 on Jan 02, 2009 07:57 AM

I just purchased a 2008 Kia Rondo LX and already the Low Tire Pressure check light has gone off. I haven't taken a tire gauge to check the tires but they sure look full to me. Has anyone had any issues with this feature? Read More...

Mazda 5 vs Kia Rondo

More than 25,000 `auto chics' surveyed about... WHAT WOMEN WANT

Written by: coolmazda5 on Oct 14, 2008 00:22 PM

I think this forum is not as well represented by women, but here is a good indicator from Down-Under MORE than 25,000 women across Australia have picked their AutoChic 2008 Car of the Year Awards, and the overall winner was Kia Rondo. The awards were announced last week www.autochic.com.au, an Australian automotive website for and about women. With more than ... Read More...

Re: US sales for September 2008 [bgw]

Written by: conwelpic on Oct 02, 2008 08:39 AM

the Rondo is a tall station wagon and this is what it is to KIA as the #52 in 6th and 7th place on the VIN number means "5 door station wagon 2WD", but I like what they call both these vehicles in Europe - MPV's (multi-purpose vehicles) Read More...

Re: US sales for September 2008 [bgw]

Written by: coolmazda5 on Oct 02, 2008 05:42 AM

Sorry I hurt your feelings, but I did not post anything other than facts to add to the numbers posted earlier :) Last time I checked 26.8% was still greater than 3% Now, that the FWD Rondo is a little SUV-let, I'm not so sure how factual that is :confuse: . A KIA Sportage, that is a little SUV (source: www.kia.com) Happy off-roading! Read More...

Re: US sales for September 2008 [coolmazda5]

Written by: bgw on Oct 02, 2008 03:53 AM

But... According to Conwelpic's figures, which he has been posting for many months (thank you), Kia still sells more Rondos than Mazda sells 5's. So Mazda's increase, though strong percentage-wise, is simply an increase from just a handful of sales to 42% better than a handful of sales. Regardless, the M5 is still a nice little van-let, just not as popular as ... Read More...

Re: November 2008 - Rondo and Mazda 5 sales (US) [coolmazda5]

Written by: ramblinmo on Dec 02, 2008 04:51 PM

No dog in this fight. Both are pretty cool cars. 2008 Year-To-Date Mazda 5 (19,137) 2008 Year-To-Date Rondo (27,589) Sources: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Kia-Motors-America-Announces-November/stor- - -y.aspx?guid={26F07883-4604-4C02-82B1-AFAD188E7444} http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/- ... Read More...

Re: November 2008 - Rondo and Mazda 5 sales (US) [conwelpic]

Written by: coolmazda5 on Dec 02, 2008 04:26 PM

Rondo US Sales Nov 2007: 3570 Nov 2008: 1395 Decrease: 61% Mazda5 US Sales Nov 2007: 468 Nov 2008: 1499 Increase: 220.3% Sources: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Kia-Motors-America-Announces-November/stor- y.aspx?guid={26F07883-4604-4C02-82B1-AFAD188E7444} http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/- ... Read More...

November 2008 - Rondo and Mazda 5 sales (US)

Written by: conwelpic on Dec 02, 2008 03:51 PM

Rondo - 1395 - (Kia down 38% vs Nov '07) Mazda 5 - 1499 - (Mazda down 31.3% vs Nov '07) Read More...

Re: A 2009 Rondo Rental [coolmazda5]

Written by: nissmazlover on Oct 22, 2008 01:42 PM

Thanks for your write up. It's good to know we're not alone! lol I've written about it before, but I, too, have rented a Kia Rondo in the past - it was a 2008 LX 7-seater version on my trip to Puerto Rico back in May. Like you seemingly did, I purposefully asked for the Rondo - and they gave me the free upgrade since I had, originally, ordered a small car. I should have taken ... Read More...