I took the Niro in for its first service, curious about what they would do. I should have been more curious about the cost. I left the car for a few hours, paid a surprisingly high $450 fee, and tried to find out what they did. No one seemed to know, till I cornered a service advisor. I took a quick shot of a chart with charges. There was another form of what they did with words that were made up which I wish I could show you. I now realize that electric cars have fewer parts and there isn't much to do, so the company and/or the dealership put together 30 minutes worth of work. A mechanic later said that the service was totally unnecessary.
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ultra1bob
Notice at the top of each service interval, it says "dealer recommended service". That is NOT the required service stated by Kia. The only thing absolutely required at the first service is an oil change and tire rotation. My Kia dealer does both for less than $100. And with my new Niro, they offer oil changes for life, so I don't even need to pay for that. Things like the cabin air filter and wiper blades are easily changed yourself for a fraction of what they charge. All those other "inspections" are simply a quick glance at each component, which again is easily done even without raising the car on a lift. And if your car is the EV (I can't quite tell for sure) then there's even less to do.
I leased my first Niro from Car Pros in Renton, but all my service (which was only two scheduled services and one recall) was done by Sunset Kia in Auburn, which was brand new at the time I leased the first car and they didn't have any stock yet. Sunset is where I leased my current Niro, and I highly recommend them for anyone in the area south of Seattle.
I leased my first Niro from Car Pros in Renton, but all my service (which was only two scheduled services and one recall) was done by Sunset Kia in Auburn, which was brand new at the time I leased the first car and they didn't have any stock yet. Sunset is where I leased my current Niro, and I highly recommend them for anyone in the area south of Seattle.
Preach it brother!
Yes, Car Pros is a major dealer group. Here in the Seattle area, they have at least two Kia dealerships (Renton and Tacoma) and at least one Hyundai store. Looking at their corporate site, they have three shops in WA (the ones I just listed) plus six in California (three Kia, one Honda, one BMW and one Mini).
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