401 Dixie Kia vs Airport Kia
401 Dixie Kia and Airport Kia both sell Kia in the Toronto area, 7.2 km apart. If you're trading in a Kia or buying one, these are the two stores you're most likely to compare. 401 Dixie Kia's showroom is open 62 hours a week, against 58 at Airport Kia.
They're level as buyers of your car on what their sites say, so get a written offer from both. 401 Dixie Kia offers more to someone buying their next car.
Selling or trading in your car
Which store is likelier to want your car, and to make buying it easy.
| 401 Dixie Kia | Airport Kia | |
|---|---|---|
| Buyer's takeOur score for how likely a dealer is to want a car, from what it says and sells. | Strong fitSays on its website that it buys cars from the public, and has a page on its site for selling or trading in your car. | Strong fitSays on its website that it buys cars from the public, and has a page on its site for selling or trading in your car. |
| Says it buys cars from the public | Yes“sell us your vehicle” | Yes“Sell us your Car” |
| A page for selling or trading in | Sell/Trade ↗ | Sell us your Car! ↗ |
| Online appraisal | Canadian Black Book | Yes“Trade-in Appraisal” |
| Lots it can place your car onA group can move a trade to whichever of its stores sells it best, which helps the offer. | Single store | Single store |
Buying your next car
What each store offers someone buying from it, as its own website puts it.
| 401 Dixie Kia | Airport Kia | |
|---|---|---|
| New makes it sells | Kia | Kia |
| Certified pre-owned programInspected used cars with a manufacturer warranty. | Yes“Certified Pre-Owned” | Yes“Certified Pre-owned” |
| Used inventory on its site | Yes“Pre-Owned Inventory” | Yes“Used Vehicles” |
| Pricing policyNo-haggle, upfront or transparent pricing, in its own words. | Not stated on its site | Not stated on its site |
| Free vehicle history report | Not stated on its site | Not stated on its site |
| Help with creditSays it finances buyers with bruised or no credit. | Yes“Second Chance Financing” | Not stated on its site |
| Buy online or at home | Not stated on its site | Not stated on its site |
| Extended or lifetime warranty | Yes“interior, and exterior. A range of extended warranty options is also available to protect you for up” | Not stated on its site |
Visiting, and living with the car
When you can get there, and what the service side offers once you own the car.
| 401 Dixie Kia | Airport Kia | |
|---|---|---|
| Showroom hours a week | 62 hours | 58 hours |
| Weeknight hours | 4 weeknights to 8 pm or later | None |
| Saturday | 9 am–6 pm | 9 am–6 pm |
| Sunday | Closed | Closed |
| Service extras mentioned | Collision centre | None mentioned |
| Languages | Not stated | Not stated |
The business behind it
Track record and recognition. Older isn't automatically better, but a long-running store has a reputation it's protecting.
| 401 Dixie Kia | Airport Kia | |
|---|---|---|
| In business since | Not stated | Not stated |
| Family-owned | Not stated | Yes“We're proud to be a family-owned dealership, and we treat every customer like family too.” |
| Awards it mentions | None mentioned | None mentioned |
| Size | 61–150 staff | 6–20 staff |
| Showroom | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401 Dixie Kia | 9 am–8 pm | 9 am–8 pm | 9 am–8 pm | 9 am–8 pm | 9 am–6 pm | 9 am–6 pm | Closed |
| Airport Kia | 9 am–7 pm | 9 am–7 pm | 9 am–7 pm | 9 am–7 pm | 9 am–6 pm | 9 am–6 pm | Closed |
What trading in here is worth
In Ontario, HST on a dealer sale is charged on the price minus your trade-in. So trading in at the store you buy from saves 13% of the trade-in's value in tax: on a $15,000 trade-in, about $1,950. A cash offer for your car from anyone else has to beat the trade-in by that much to leave you better off.
Tax saved by trading in: $1,950. To beat it, a cash offer must be over $16,950.
Rates as of 2026. Confirm with the dealer, and see what your car is worth with a free Smart Estimate before you take any offer.
Where this comes from
401 Dixie Kia
We read 4 pages of its website on 2026-10-08: home, about us, contact us, our team. Check its licence: OMVIC dealer search ↗.
Airport Kia
We read 3 pages of its website on 2026-10-08: home, contactus, ourteam. Check its licence: OMVIC dealer search ↗.
A winner is only named for a row when one dealer says something the other doesn't. A store's website not mentioning something doesn't mean it doesn't offer it — ask. This comparison says nothing about prices, how a store treats its customers, or how its service department does the work. For that, read each one's reviews and ask people who've bought there.
Common questions
Is 401 Dixie Kia or Airport Kia better for selling my car?
They're level on what their websites say about buying cars. Get a written offer from both and take the higher one, or use it as your trade-in number.
Is 401 Dixie Kia or Airport Kia better for buying a Kia?
401 Dixie Kia says more about what it offers buyers. Compare the price of the exact car you want at both, and check each one's reviews.
Which is open later, 401 Dixie Kia or Airport Kia?
401 Dixie Kia: 4 weeknights to 8 pm or later, 62 showroom hours a week. Airport Kia: 0 weeknights to 8 pm or later, 58 hours a week. Hours as listed on their websites; holidays differ.
Should I trade in my car at 401 Dixie Kia or Airport Kia, or sell it myself?
Trading in at the store you buy from saves 13% of the trade-in's value in sales tax, because tax is charged on the price minus the trade. A private sale usually gets more money, but it has to beat the trade-in by that margin to come out ahead.