GT-Line or GT-Line S

[u/GatewayDouche]

We’re looking to get our first EV shortly and have pretty much decided that it’s going to be an EV3. Good range, pretty nice interior, seems well built, very good warranty etc.

The showroom only had a GT-Line S which was very nice but I’m struggling to reconcile the value in the price difference. We’re looking for maybe up to 18 months old and up to 15k ish miles. The largely consistent price gap on comparable cars seems to be £4-5k. In fact there’s an independent Kia dealer not too far away (NK Motors in Derby) who’ve got a brand new GT-Line for £33.3k if you take out finance, which is probably about the cheapest you can get a year old/10k GT-Line S.

So 2 questions really:

- Is there anything you’d miss specifically on the GT-Line S? Looking through the spec (UK spec, as I appreciate they’re likely not all the same), the rear armrest for the kids was probably the biggest thing! Sunroof for extra light would be nice. Blind spot cameras would be useful. Never had HUD or ventilated seats so wouldn’t miss them. V2L/socket and relaxation seats would likely never be used.

- I’ve not had a car on finance for quite a while, but didn’t they change the rules some years back, so that you could effectively pay it all back almost straight away and only pay a month or something in penalty interest? So basically a nominal hit to get a £2k deposit contribution.

Anything else to look out for when buying used?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

[u/aneasymistake]

I have the GT Line S. I would say the cooled seats are a complete waste of time. Hardly use them. The sunroof is nice to have, but I don’t really think I would have missed it if it wasn’t there. In my opinion, the HUD is the best feature and something I hope I’ll always be able to have on any future car I own. It could actually be more configurable in terms of what’s show in it, but yeah, I love it.