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Hi everyone. My name is Matt and this is not only my first Kia but also my first hybrid vehicle. My wife has owned a Kia Sportage for 9 years so I guess I have had one in the family for a bit. This week we took the plunge and purchased two of the 2018 Niro EX but in different colours so we can tell the two cars apart.
My father is a die hard Toyota Prius guy and I guess he is going to be a bit disapointed that I didn't go with his choice of car, but for the price, I don't know if I could have afforded to go Toyota, and honestly don't know if a Prius is that much better than what I am getting to justify the added cost.
I am curious as to the opinions of those that have had one of these cars for a while. I am in the Greater Toronto area in Canada, so we do get actual winters, so I would also be curious as the how the car perfoms in snow and ice. Lastly, as I am a mountain biker, I would be interested in if anyone has installed a 2" trailer hitch to the back of the vechicle to fit a bike rack onto? I know that Kia do sell a roof rack for the car, but I am not big on adding height to the car and looking at the design, don't think it would play nice with the style of mountain bike that I have.
My father is a die hard Toyota Prius guy and I guess he is going to be a bit disapointed that I didn't go with his choice of car, but for the price, I don't know if I could have afforded to go Toyota, and honestly don't know if a Prius is that much better than what I am getting to justify the added cost.
I am curious as to the opinions of those that have had one of these cars for a while. I am in the Greater Toronto area in Canada, so we do get actual winters, so I would also be curious as the how the car perfoms in snow and ice. Lastly, as I am a mountain biker, I would be interested in if anyone has installed a 2" trailer hitch to the back of the vechicle to fit a bike rack onto? I know that Kia do sell a roof rack for the car, but I am not big on adding height to the car and looking at the design, don't think it would play nice with the style of mountain bike that I have.