The belt and tensioner story sounds a bit strange to me as previously, I had only ever heard of that syndrome affecting the 1.6 diesel versions. Like ‘howitis’, I have a difficulty with the ‘some have been there 5 months’ claim. I don’t doubt that it’s possible there are some cars awaiting parts or a signal from KIA UK to proceed with repairs, but I can’t believe that such cars are HEV models.
Could you clarify please?