It's a death trap!!



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Rob:

Somehow you thought it was impossible for me to rent a 2006 Sedona so
how reliable are you?
The "Poconos", are those some ant hills in NY? What are they, maybe
4000'? Do you have any concept of a serious long steep grade, not like
anything on an interstate.
As I said, the tranny with its + and _ is arranged like some older
"split gears" and it is. However, the + and - actually goes up and
down a full gear. I am certain I know far more about mountain driving
than you having spent years driving just about every type of vehicle
all over the most remote regions of the western US. As far as trannies
on new cars are concerned, our 2005 Toyota Highlander has the P,R,
N,D,2,3(L) still and works just fine on such steep grades.
I do agree, the Kia does accelerate well and may have a lot of torque
but the +, - on the tranny simply did not work except in two cases.
When it did work, I liked it. However, when coming down a very long
steep winding grade with 180 degree switchbacks every 1/8 mile or so
you must be able to use a lower gear and the Kia simply did not work.
I actually did try to use the - to try to keep her in 2nd gear (3rd
gear and you'd be over the side) but it didnt work, no engine braking
at all except on the lesser grade on Towgotee Pass and Signal Mt. On
the most extreme grade, it just didnt work. I had the put the AC on
high to get a tiny bit of engine braking and turn it off going up.
The Kia may be a fine vehicle for Eastern hills but for serious
mountain driving it is dangerous due to the unreliable tranny. Get a
grip Rob, no vehicle is perfect. My old truck with manual tranny is
perfect for where I drive but I'd not want it in NYC. Likewise, the
Kia Sedona is great for normal conditions but for those of us who go
weird places it just wont do.
BTW, my wife remarked that she wouldnt like the Sedona if our kids were
small because she would want the child seat in the middle and the Kia
has no such middle seat. If you think this is nitpicking, I would
agree.

Capt. Rob wrote:
wrote:
Rob:

We rented the 2006 Sedona from Alamo for about $536 for two weeks. I
have driven far more types of vehicles than you could imagine with many
types of transmissions.


Dave, Puh-lease!!! You wrote some crap about half shifts and in-between
gears. Most upscale Minivans and SUV's now carry the same tranny and no
1 and 2 gear anymore...like this for YEARS. Even Subaru has it along
with Nissan, Lexus, BMW, Audi, Porsche....but you know cars?
Yeah, okay!
Like I said, we drive this van to the Pocono's. You want to explain how
the van with the most HP and torque gets up long steep grades without
even leaving drive, but not for you? In fact EVERY review mentions the
engine's power and tranny ability. But somehow you had a problem.
You don't sound like you have a clue. And the way you tried to use the
tranny makes no sense. Put the car in 3rd and it stays there. How could
you have an engine breaking problem??? Hmmmmmm?



RB
35s5
NY