Recent content by Gordon_5061295

Hi Peter, although I'm now satisfied that I could tow with my "tempory" spare I will make enquires into seeing if I can source a steel 18" wheel of the correct dimensions, one that would fit underneath my Sorento. I'll only be completely happy when I know I've got a proper spare. I don't fancy...

Hi Pete, I got my Sorento from Autosave in Sheffield 10 days ago. I'm from London and I made huge savings over local prices both on the car and the extras. I took the option to go and collect it from the showroom & they gave me

Hi James, thanks for your replies to my question. Just for your information, as a fellow XSE owner, I tried to see if one of the normal 18" wheels would fit under the vehicle and it does. But, the mechanism to hold the wheel up can't be used as it doesn't fit through the centre hole of the...

Thanks for the replies..I've finally got a definitive answer to my question, thanks to the technical department at the Camping & Caravanning Club and the Tyre Industry Council. In short(ish) a spare wheel designated by the car manufactuer as a tempory wheel can be used in the event of a tyre...

Hi James, thanks for your reply. Glad to hear you're pleased with your XSE. I'm concerned about this spare wheel issue as so far as I can tell we couldn't use the 16" spare with the other 18" wheels under any circunstances. Driving around with it under the chassis would appear to be a complete...

Hi...having just purchased a new Sorento XSE fitted with 18 inch alloy wheels I'm was surprized to find the spare wheel is a on a 16 inch rim. Is there anyone with techical knowledge who can advise me regarding this? The RAC legal people tell me to use it would be illegal but Kia arn't under a...

I just picked up a new Sorento 2.5CRDi XSE this week. Being extra careful running the engine in etc. My first fill up showed the consumption at around 27mpg, which I'm sure will inmprove with time.