Kia K2700

We purchased it for an engineering business where it had to carry 1 tonne or more loads the length and breadth of NZ. It has now done 304 000km without engine, transmission, steering, suspension, body or cab giving any major bother. In that time the air conditioner pump main bearing packed up but we just took the belt off and live with the usual heat and fan. The radio bombed out and was replaced, but neither of these items were Kia manufactured. For our purposes it has been simply brilliant. Suspension and ride is good providing you adjust tir...

Bought my K2700 in 2010, double wheel model, fuel consumption about 10km/pl which is not bad, it's basic but reliable, had front wheel alignment problems, both the front tyres had to be replaced at 10 000km, did the wheel alignment and the problem is solved. Equivalent Japanese models are twice the price, you get what you pay for, will most definitely purchase another one.

Perfect truck for the tradie. Great torque for heavy loads or towing. Amazing turning circle. Nice comfy interior. Up nice and high for viewing traffic ahead.Worst thing about it is a slow top speed, lucky to hit 110 kmh, but it saves on speeding fines. Suspension is pretty soft. The tiny dual wheels on the back keep the tray low for easy loading and if you get a blowout the other one is there to save you. Terrible design for valve on inside wheel though, almost impossible to reach with air hose. Good economy on fuel. Consistent 400 kms on about 50 litres diesel fully loaded. Love the long tray at the back. No problems with anything yet at 90000 k's.

Good truck little slow good m.p .g. 50fing words thay use the dam truck for wars u can run it on used oil. Cooking oil fish oil baby oil I like it u like it she likes it I'm a pick man and it come with a bed sleep more then two I never have to make it

Good on driving and loading. Good wiper and water washing system.
Not good: big truck, no power. Spare parts very expensive. Difficult to do maintenance work on the engine, and to remove seats before work can commence. Double wheels good for loading but in South Africa bad at toll gate as they se it as a code 3 truck.

i've had mine for coming on 6 years and it's been dealer serviced very 7,500km. absolutely nothing has gone wrong or needed repair. no rattles or leaks and drives the same as new. it has a brick like motorhome body on the back and is always close to it's GVM but returns 400km before i refill it which works out at around 12lt/100km. this is quite acceptable considering the sticker on the window when new showed 9.3lt when unladen and driven nicely.

i put and aftermarket tubo on it at 33,000km before a trip to tassie to help me get up t...

Well mine has done 80,000 K's in about 16 months no problems so far. One the warrenty period is over I will service it myself very easy to do and now cheap oil filter is also available. Very popular as a courier truck. If only diesel would be a bit cheaper.
1 cheaper than other trucks with same features
2 good size tray can carry 2 pallets with ease even one nore skid can be fitted
3 very good on diesel almost 11 KM for one litre
4 spare parts are not expensive
5 Lot of factory fitted features i.e CD, head light tilt, stearing wheel adju...

Great feel that u will have When you drive it, u feel that u are driving a ferrary Not a Truck .
the Best of all that is its price, gain tons of Features cheap
gain Power, qualification, strength, speed, and Comfort
Comfort means that the engine is completely separate from the cab and is accessed by tilting the cab forward - a quick and easy operation,
also comfort means the easy and professional driving
and at last it's Historical Feature that was the huge Box with 3.1 metre x 1.6 metre tray top and together with huge payload of 1.5 tonne ( I think it can be 2.5 ).
ُُEconomy, comfort,
doesn't be Exported to several countries

A great truck in size and durability and value for money. I got a new 2006 model this year for AU$10,000 less than I could have piad for the upgraded K2900, that has only a more bigger motor and slight mechanical improvements yet overall looks and feels just like the K2700.
I like this truck as the view is great and has geeat comforts of a car or 4WD.
Pity Kia didn't contunue this model as the K2900 is a lot more expensive for little difference.
Value for money, very good on the diesel, strong and reliable, comfortable to drive, good sound sy...

Like i say good value. Myself i have front rotor problems need skimming at 20000
And warp soon as rain comes (same as pregio) but all in all i will for value upgrade to the new model.
Good on price, great to drive, good int design in fact you cant fualt the cab at all, good on fuel.
Bad design on rear inside tyre to check air, diff ratio could be higher as at 3000 revs you are doing 95kmh an is starting to work hard.

Good option over a 4x4 SUV for long traveling along a huge country like Brazil...or Australia I guess. Not used on hard work, but it seem to be great!
Confortable, economical. I own a double cabin 4x4 for trips with the family here in Brazil. Like the "overlander" look I got from it. Spent a few coins to make it more confortable (sound system, alarm, glass film etc).
No accessories available, not even from the importer! Expensive mantainance during the covered period of 3 years or 100 K km. Painting of the WORST quality I ever saw! Try polishing some and you may get to the metal in seconds!!! Umbelivable poor quality on that!!!

The truck is a very well thought out design and size wise. A pity it has major issues with engines and steering. It would be great if another manufacturer took this vehicle design and put a reliable motor into them with adjustments made to help with the steering pulling to the left.
We are going to get rid of ours as soon as we get it back...when who knows could be many more months with Kia. I will not buy another Kia vehicle ever, neither will any body we tell about these issues, its not worth it.
Big tray for such a small truck. Allows you t...

it seems that some owners have had troubles with the k2700 sounds like maintenance problems to me, and the blame gos to kia or is it the owners fault? I would say its the dealers fault, dealers don't care if bargain brands do well and why should they its better to say "you get what you pay for" and then sell you a german japanese vehicle at 3 times the price and 3 times the profit, is there a conspiracy? well the dealer said oil change at 10,000klm and diff oil at 50,000klm but owners manual said 7,500klm and 15,000klm for the diff, so after 30...

I'd love to buy a little truck like this. All the junk on the US vehicle market is overpowered/ overpriced that the American people can't afford any longer. It would be nice if us people in the US could buy this...but Corporate Oil won't allow our Govt. to approve imports. We are stuck with fuel pigs. :(
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