Suspension parts including bushes are only warranted 3 years. KIA and Hyundai.

No idea where ORB found that little gem. Here is a link to the Terms and Exclusions www.kia.com/uk/owners/insurance-and-warranty/7-yea.../ and having read through it a couple of times and the only item that could potentially be used against the owner is "Gradual wearing of mechanical components in proportion to mileage" and that could be deemed to apply to any component after a few months.

I wouldn’t expect any warranty to cover a suspension component on a 7yr old car, I think it’s a bit unfair to expect otherwise.

I would suggest that it is a bit unfair to expect a Kia dealer to worm their way out of an item that should be covered.

When we had our Ceed we got a stone through the A/C condenser. I did not expect it to be covered but the dealer said it was. When we were told that there was a 2 week minimum backlog on delivery (well before Covid) Kia even confirmed that if it was not fixed before we went on holiday they would hire us an equivalent car.

That the type of service we got from Kia but you only need to read their forum to see that the difference between good dealers and bad is huge.

Just a shame that they have not made a car that matches ours needs during our recent car searches.

OP, try a different dealer.

... what’s the benefit of Kia’s 7 year warranty over say VW’s 3 year warranty ....

The benefit is for the Kia dealer. It ensures that every year, no matter how few the miles, a sometimes substantial three figure sum is transferred from your account to theirs.

Any sound thinking person realises that an expensive asset such as a car requires regular maintenance to ensure its reliability and also ensure top money when you come to PX it.

If its a Ford with a 3 year warranty and the buyer keeps it serviced for 3 years and then buys another or a Kia with a 7 year warranty and the buyer keeps it for 7 years both owners will hope to get trouble free motoring with no additional costs. The big advantage for the Kia owner is there is no need to change after 3 years to benefit from a manufacturers warranty (and the cost of changing will be well in excess of any servicing the Kia will require).

You only need to look on these pages and see that when people ask about buying a used car the sensible posters say to check on the service history and see if its up to date and done to schedule and if its not to walk away, sensible words indeed.

And if you thing that a once a year service is expensive consider that back in the 70's when I bought my first new car servicing was every 6 months or 6000 miles and the cost in relation to the purchase price was substantial. It was only when I bought my first new VW in 1986 which had 1 year/10,000 mile intervals that the cost of servicing came down to sensible amounts. By then I was doing about 20,000 a year, my previous Escort needed 3 services a year (inter, full, inter or full, inter, full depending on where I was in the cycle), the Golf needed an oil change after 10,000 miles and then a service at 20,000 miles, it more than halved the cost.

If you are not prepared to look after your car that is fine, its your money but don't suggest others should follow your potentially expensive and disastrous route.

Question John, do you have your gas boiler serviced professionally or are you waiting for the family to suffer CO poisoning?