[Jeebowhite]

Hi amistilhappy,

Coming from a former ford owner, I have to say switching to kia was the best choice I made, probably more because my Focus was the runt of the litter...

Anyway, I advise that whilst the car is smoking you take it to the dealer, and you sit it infront of their building in front of their shiny new cars, and you let it smoke all over them...

1) they wont be happy cleaning soot off the shiny cars
2) it proves a point that the car doesnt need to say "I have a massive problem" for their to actually be a problem!
3) if you cant attack their cars with diesel fumes - record a video on your phone, being sure to record from door opening, to engine starting and to the plumes of smoke from the exhaust. Sometimes as well as playing dealers off against each other (by the way I agree with SW3 you should try another dealer also) then you have to play it like they are idiots, and you have to spell it out and show them every tiny little ailment to get them to look.

Otherwise if they review video footage and see nothing, then I see it as you should be able to send that footage to Kia UK and let them put in their 5p's worth!

Did the copper have a camera in the car? if so might be worth (as stupid as it sounds) requesting a copy of the clip. Cant exactly be falsified by a policeman on duty, not like you would have planned to screw the engine / fuel just to get it to appear that way!)