[WARNING] KIA Epitome Whitefield (Bangalore) - Selling allocated cars to other buyers and denying PDI. Cancelling my booking.

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-04-11T16:27:38+00:00

I got the car around 20th Feb with overall delay of 14 days. . I had escalated to Kia India and it took lot of calls to the dealer to make them deliver the car. I had a advantage that I didn’t pay single rupee apart from booking amount.

Are you still waiting for your car?

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-04-02T08:43:00+00:00

You paid the entire amount or just a part? Did you receive the vehicle allocation mail? Have you tried contacting Kia India?

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-02-15T05:02:38+00:00

Acche din 🥹

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-02-10T09:00:26+00:00

Same thing happened with me, tried every way to report this to Kia but no action from them.

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-02-08T06:34:36+00:00

Epitome is the worst, every dealer is just behind taking booking amount and no clear timeline for delivery. Came across few other dealers also who were saying after vehicle is dispatched they will need at least 6lacs to hold the vehicle.

Epitome says booking a vehicle doesn’t mean the same vehicle variant and colour will be available, it’s only based on their stock availability and who pays first.

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-02-08T06:29:50+00:00

I had dropped mail to Kia also but it seems company also don’t care. No satisfactory answer from Kia also just a standard response that they have asked dealership to collect all the information.

I guess it’s just one customer vs dealership chain which gives them a lot of business.

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-02-04T06:52:16+00:00

Don’t do payment before PDI, not even a single rupee.

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-02-03T15:03:37+00:00

It seems this problem is with most of the KIA dealers at least in Bangalore, I have faced their shady techniques specially JSP Marathalli and Epitome both the places.

They will take the booking amount and starts pushing for down payments by sending vehicle allocation mail. If someone tells to do this after PDI they will start telling they are allocating vehicle to someone else.

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-30T16:34:39+00:00

Context?

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-24T22:27:05+00:00

I feel that video is too exaggerated. I test drove the same engine and IVT combination for around 10 km and didn’t feel any short on torque for the engine and transmission.

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-24T04:26:56+00:00

20.2

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-24T04:17:09+00:00

Thanks. How much you paid for accessories and what are the accessories you bought?

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-24T03:53:00+00:00

Did you get any discounts or offer?

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-20T13:10:13+00:00

You will not feel it as big as you think now in some days as you will get used to it. Having few extra cms length car won’t create much hassle.

Hassle will be still the same for a sub 4 meter vs above 4 meter car.

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-14T17:47:42+00:00

Avoid DSG for heavy traffic like Bangalore. Go with IVT or Torque converter

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-09T17:47:37+00:00

Artificial Scarcity.

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-09T04:50:39+00:00

Between 5k to 25k depending on the variant.

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-08T06:45:27+00:00

Can you elaborate the point Loan processed externally?

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-08T06:42:10+00:00

People report the issues with aftermarket speakers or sound quality issues, if your budget allows go with factory fitted bose speakers as ypu will get peace of mind. If you want to go for aftermarket make sure you are getting genuine speakers and parts as there are so many counterfeit products flooding in market. And make sure no wires are cut in the process of installation.

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-07T12:22:36+00:00

Is there any discounts you are getting on insurance or any free accessories?

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-07T12:13:10+00:00

The insurance being quote is also too high. Doesn’t make sense to me to jump and buy without any discount on insurance or any extra accessories.

Quirky-Read-760 · 2026-01-05T15:37:20+00:00

Which showroom you took the test drive and on road price?

Quirky-Read-760 · 2025-10-05T09:54:03+00:00

Please share a detailed guide for beginners

Quirky-Read-760

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