2024 Kia K5
Diego in and out with no wasted time
The car is fine and the price was fair, but the delivery day was a mess. My appointment was at four and I did not leave until almost eight because…
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What customers say about buying at World Automotive
Sales Stories
19 stories
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Recent vehicles: 2024 Kia K5, 2020 Kia Sorento, 2023 Kia EV6
Most written about: No pressure at any point (6) · In and out with no wasted time (5) · They explained all the tech (4) · They found the exact vehicle I wanted (4)
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- Shopping without pressure 6
- A fast, efficient purchase 5
- Getting a fair trade-in number 4
- Learning the technology and EV charging 4
- Finding a specific trim or color 4
- Doing the deal before you arrive 3
- Buying your first car 3
- Price matching a written quote 3
- Buying with credit challenges 3
- Traveling in from out of town 2
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2020 Kia Sorento
Tessa matched the quote I brought in
My daughter was buying her first car and I came along ready to argue with somebody. Tessa spoke to her instead of to me, which I noticed immediately…
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2023 Kia EV6
Nolan found the exact vehicle
Traded a gas car with high miles into an EV6 and the trade number was better than the two online offers I had in hand. Nolan did not talk down the…
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2025 Kia Forte
First car I ever signed for by myself
I am twenty-two and this was the first thing I have ever financed alone. Tessa explained what the term length actually does to the total cost instead…
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2023 Kia Niro
Nolan explained all the tech
Second car I have bought from Nolan and the reason is the way he explains things. I did not understand the difference between the hybrid and the…
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2024 Kia Telluride
Amara worth the drive from out of town
Flew into Midway and took a train out because the deal was worth the trip. Amara had a person meet me at the station, which I did not ask for and did…
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2022 Kia Seltos
Diego worked with my credit
I am on a visa and my credit file here is about eighteen months old, which two other stores treated as a dead end. Diego knew which lender actually…
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2025 Kia Sorento
Marcus set it all up before I arrived
Everything was done over text before I ever set foot in the building. Marcus sent the out-the-door number, the trade offer based on photos, and the…
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2024 Kia K5
Diego no pressure at any point
I told Diego up front I was shopping three stores and would not be signing that day, and he treated me exactly the same as if I had been ready. He…
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2025 Kia EV9
Nolan explained all the tech
Three rows and electric narrowed it down to almost nothing, and the one configuration I wanted was rare. Nolan tracked one in transit and kept me…
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2025 Kia Sportage
Marcus the trade-in surprised me
My old truck had two hundred and ten thousand miles on it and I honestly thought they would laugh at it. Marcus appraised it, gave me a real number…
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2023 Kia Telluride
She caught the thing I did not think to ask about
I had settled on a trim until Amara asked what I tow, and it turned out the package I was about to buy would have been about four hundred pounds…
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2024 Kia Niro
Amara worth the drive from out of town
We drove up from Champaign because nobody closer had the hybrid in the trim we wanted. Amara had everything ready, including the plates paperwork for…
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2025 Kia Seltos
Tessa matched the quote I brought in
I had a written quote from a store in the city and came in mostly to see if it was real. Tessa matched it without the theater of going back and forth…
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2024 Kia Carnival
Tessa the first car I ever bought
We needed three rows before the baby came and I had about ninety minutes between appointments. Tessa had two Carnivals pulled up front and both sets…
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2023 Kia Sorento
Marcus no pressure at any point
I walked in on a Saturday knowing exactly what I did not want, which is a salesman following me around the lot. Marcus handed me a key, told me where…
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2025 Kia EV6
He did the charging math with me at the kitchen table
I was nervous about going electric because we only have a regular outlet in the garage. Nolan actually sat down and worked out what my commute costs…
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2024 Kia Sportage
Diego worked with my credit
My credit is not great after a rough couple of years and I expected the usual runaround. Diego pulled three lenders, showed me all three offers on…
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2025 Kia Telluride
The one I wanted was already inside when I got there
I had been hunting a Telluride in the exact trim and color for about two months and every other store told me to take whatever was on the lot. Marcus…
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