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“Dem cars nice, but dey have NOOO resale value!”

We hear those words daily in Trinidad and particularly about Kia Cars. But what is resale value?

“The trade value of a good that has already been purchased. If the original owner of a car wishes to resell the car to another party, this would be the amount of money made from the transaction. If the money made is relatively close to the original price paid, that’s considered high resale. The converse is true.”

What’s the reality in Trinidad?

We have too many tomatoes on the market. When there are too many tomatoes, the price is low. One flood … tomatoes scarce … prices skyrocket! Same with cars. Think of the traffic burgeoning new and used car lots and the pages and pages of auto classified ads both in print and online. As a result, resale value of all cars, whatever the brand, is lower than it used to be. And don’t expect any scarcity in the auto market. The Asian boats arrive every 2 weeks.

Many years ago, long before ‘ROTFL – Roll on the Floor Laughing’ was a popular social media expression, people in Trinidad and Tobago were ‘ROTFL’ . . . on d main road. Why? Likely because a Kia was driving by. The Korean brand wasn’t a charmer at first. Known for substandard workmanship and materials, Kia was one of those new cars you bought just to say you bought a new car.

One owner from 20 years ago recollects,

“My dashboard just start to peel back from the windscreen, like somebody take a blow torch and melt it”.

Southern Sales and Service was quick to respond by changing the dashboard under warranty. The owner was happy … for some time.

At last! No more leaning forward, backward and from side to side to see from all angles in the driver’s seat. Don’t worry about looking over your left or right shoulder just to ‘see around’ those blind spots.

Kia’s Blind Spot Detection System brings a whole new meaning to the term ‘safe driving’ and we’re sure you’ll agree that we can do with a lot more safe driving in Trinidad and Tobago.

By monitoring the road to the side and rear of the vehicle, two small radars mounted on either side of the rear bumber act as ‘the eyes behind your head.’

How it works

Blind Spot Detection System is engaged by pressing a button on dashboard.
If a car or large object is detected in a blind spot on any side of the car, a light will illuminate in the side mirror on the appropriate side.
If driver does not heed warning or activates the turn signal to change lanes the light flashes and an audible warning is given.

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