Serving Long Beach & the barrier island

Before You Buy Any Used Car on the South Shore

Two things separate a barrier island from everywhere else we sell to: salt gets underneath everything, and this stretch of coast has a flood history that still shows up in used-car records years later. Both are checkable in minutes. Neither gets mentioned by most people trying to sell you a car.

Your Kia Dealership Near Long Beach, NY

2746 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210 — roughly twenty-two miles west, at the Brooklyn College end of Nostrand. Off the island and along the Southern State and the Belt it is 35 to 50 minutes. 4.2 stars on Google from more than a thousand reviews.

One honest note up front: Long Beach sits right at the outer edge of our 25-mile delivery radius. We do reach the island, but rather than promise it blind, ring us with your street and we will confirm before you plan anything around it.

4.2 ★Google rating
~22 milesOff the island, then west
Radius edgeDelivery — call to confirm
6Showrooms, one block

Shop Kia Models In Stock Near Long Beach, NY

Live stock. On a barrier island the undercarriage matters more than the badge, so ask about the underseal on anything you are serious about.

New Kia Sportage for sale near Long Beach, NY at Plaza Kia
SUVs

Sportage & Sportage Hybrid

Extra ride height is worth having when the streets by the bay take standing water after a storm.

New Kia Sorento for sale near Long Beach, NY at Plaza Kia
Three rows

Sorento & Sorento Hybrid

Seven seats and available all-wheel drive, which earns its money on sand-dusted roads in February.

New Kia Seltos for sale near Long Beach, NY at Plaza Kia
Compact SUV

Kia Seltos

Short enough for a West End side street in July, when every space on the island is spoken for.

New Kia Telluride for sale near Long Beach, NY at Plaza Kia
Three rows

Kia Telluride

Eight seats for households further inland with the driveway to park it on.

New Kia K5 for sale near Long Beach, NY at Plaza Kia
Sedan

Kia K5

The commuter's answer if the daily run is the Meadowbrook rather than the boardwalk.

New Kia Carnival for sale near Long Beach, NY at Plaza Kia
Minivan

Kia Carnival

Sliding doors and eight seats, and it swallows a summer's worth of beach equipment without complaint.

Visit Our Kia Dealership Near Long Beach, NY

Address

Plaza Kia
2746 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11210

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Phone

Sales: (877) 545-6543
Service: (877) 545-6665
Parts: (877) 545-6701

Sales Hours

  • Mon–Thu9:00am – 8:00pm
  • Fri–Sat9:00am – 7:00pm
  • Sun11:00am – 5:00pm

Service & Parts Hours

  • Mon–Thu7:00am – 8:00pm
  • Fri–Sat7:00am – 7:00pm
  • SunClosed

Why Island Households Look Twenty-Two Miles West

There are Nassau dealers much closer, and for a service booking you should use one. Four reasons people make the longer trip when they are actually buying.

A quote from outside the south shore

Dealers along Sunrise Highway are competing with each other for the same customers under the same regional programmes. A store in Brooklyn sits in a different competitive set with different monthly targets, which is what makes a second figure genuinely independent.

Somebody who will check the history properly

If you are buying used anywhere on this coast, the water history and the underside are the two things that matter most, and they are the two most often skipped. We will go through both with you on any car — ours or one you have found elsewhere.

The part-exchange priced by whoever resells it

A Highlander, a Pilot, an Outback or an MDX gets valued by the franchise on this block that puts that badge back on sale, rather than written down to auction money by a single-brand store.

Or we come to the island — probably

Long Beach is at the far edge of the free delivery radius, so this is the one market where we will not simply say yes on a web page. Ring with your address and you will get a straight answer the same day.

Worth two minutes before shopping anywhere: the manufacturer resets what it is funding at the start of every month, and eligibility depends on the car and your credit tier. See current Kia rebates and incentives →

Google Reviews for Our Kia Dealer Near Long Beach, NY

Review from kaiya idlett
kaiya idlett
10/1/2026
Yemin was the best!! Great service 10/10
Review from Nyasia Mauldin
Nyasia Mauldin
9/30/2026
Yemin was so wonderful. He was patient, kind and made sure I left with something special! I highly recommend him.
Review from daouda barry
daouda barry
9/30/2026
Rashad my sales man got me dream car will refer to friends thank you so much

Salt, Water and Paperwork: Buying a Used Car on a Barrier Island

Everything below applies whether you buy from us or from somebody on Park Avenue. It takes about fifteen minutes to work through and it is the difference between a sound used car and an expensive one.

Read the history report for water, not just accidents

Most buyers scan a vehicle history report for collisions and stop there. On this coast the entry that matters more is any flood, water or salvage record. Those brands stay attached to a vehicle identification number for the rest of its life, and a car carrying one can be perfectly usable or quietly ruined depending on what was submerged. If a seller is vague about why a car has a water record, that vagueness is the answer.

Look underneath before you look at the paint

Salt spray reaches the parts nobody photographs: brake lines, fuel lines, subframe seams, exhaust mounts, the fixings that hold it all together. A car can present beautifully above the sills and be ten years older underneath. Get it on a ramp. Any dealer who will not put a used car up for you has told you something.

Then keep on top of it

Once the car is yours, the winter routine is the underbody rather than the bodywork — rinse the underside, not just the doors. Have the underneath properly inspected once a year. None of this is dramatic, and all of it adds years to the point where corrosion becomes a repair bill rather than a note on an inspection sheet.

Featured Kia Inventory Near Long Beach, NY

Current Kia Offers Near Long Beach, NY

Lease & finance

Kia Lease & Finance Offers

The manufacturer's current programmes, set out car by car.

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This month

Plaza Kia Promotions

Regional rebates alongside whatever this store is running itself.

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Service & parts

Parts & Accessories

Underbody protection, mats and covers — fitted here or posted to the island.

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Your car

Instant Cash Offer

Find out what the current car is worth before deciding anything else.

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Offers change monthly and are subject to credit approval and program eligibility. Figures shown on the linked pages are current at the time of publication. This is not financial advice. Bridge tolls and LIRR fares are set by their own operators, not by Plaza Kia.

Get Pre-Approved for Your Kia Near Long Beach, NY

Twenty-two miles each way is not a journey to make twice over a number that could have been settled by phone. Get the finance agreed first and the visit becomes a drive and a signature.

  • Lease or finance, across new, certified and used stock
  • All credit histories looked at, first-time buyers included — no result can be promised beforehand
  • Part-exchange equity applied to the deposit before anything is signed
  • Nassau County plates, title and registration completed here — nothing for you to file afterwards
Get Pre-Approved

Takes a few minutes. Subject to credit approval.

Off the Island, and Every Brand on One Street.

Plaza Auto Mall has been run by one family on Nostrand Avenue since 1975. The Kia showroom shares the block with Toyota, Honda, Hyundai, Acura and our used-car store, plus a body shop that handles accident and corrosion work and PlazaParts.com for parts.

Coming this far, a single franchise would not justify the drive. Four rival SUVs in one afternoon, a part-exchange valued by whoever resells that badge, and someone who will put a used car on a ramp before you commit — that is a different proposition.

And if the journey does not appeal, ask about delivery. The island is at the limit of the radius, but it is a question with a straight answer.

Plaza Kia dealership on Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, serving Long Beach, NY

New Kia Cars & SUVs for Sale Near Long Beach, NY

Ride height counts for something here, so the Sportage is the sensible starting point, with a hybrid that suits short island journeys followed by a long commute. The Seltos is the one that parks in the West End in summer. Above them, the Sorento and Sorento Hybrid add a third row with all-wheel drive available, and the Telluride goes full size. The Carnival is unbeatable for beach kit. On saloons, the K4 and K5. The EV3 works well where there is a driveway and a charger, which on the island often means a garage rather than the kerb — the EV research pages cover what to ask.

Used & Certified Pre-Owned Kia Near Long Beach, NY

Trades from six franchises land on one lot, so the used stock is not Kia-only. What we do differently for coastal buyers is straightforward: every used car goes up on a ramp with you if you want it to, and the history report is read out rather than summarised.

And the warranty point, since it decides a lot of used purchases. Kia's advertised ten years or 100,000 miles of powertrain cover belongs to whoever registered the car new. Buy it second-hand and that term is shorter; the certified programme is a separate layer on top of it. The date the car entered service and what remains against its VIN are the only two facts that matter. Read us the VIN on the phone and we will tell you free of charge, including for a car sitting on a forecourt in Oceanside or Island Park.

Kia Service Near Long Beach, NY

Honest answer: for an oil change, twenty-two miles is absurd and you should book somewhere on the mainland. Where the trip earns itself is anything structural, anything cosmetic and anything to do with what the salt has been doing.

  • Underbody inspection and corrosion assessment
  • Brake and fuel line checks, which is where coastal cars fail first
  • Collision and paint work through Plaza Body Shop next door
  • New York State inspection and a full multi-point report
  • Warranty repairs and outstanding recalls, cover checked on the VIN
  • Hybrid and EV system diagnostics alongside standard battery testing
  • Tyres, geometry, suspension and steering
  • Genuine Kia parts and protective accessories, fitted or shipped

Collection and return covers the metro area, so the car can make the trip on its own and come back to your driveway the same day.

Sell or Trade Your Car

We buy any make outright, whether or not you take something in return — and we do not mark a car down simply because it has lived near the water. Cash, or credit against the next one. The valuation comes from the franchise here that would actually resell your badge. Delivering to the island? Subject to that radius check, the old car can leave on the same trip.

Barrier Island and South Shore Areas We Serve

Whether the search started as kia dealer near me on Park Avenue or used car flood check after reading a history report, these are the places our customers here come from:

  • Long Beach
  • West End
  • Lido Beach
  • Point Lookout
  • Atlantic Beach
  • Island Park
  • Barnum Island
  • Harbor Isle
  • Oceanside
  • East Rockaway
  • Rockville Centre
  • Lynbrook
  • Baldwin
  • Freeport
  • Merrick
  • Bellmore
  • Hewlett
  • Woodmere
  • Cedarhurst
  • Lawrence
  • Inwood
  • Far Rockaway
  • Valley Stream
  • Malverne

Drivers also reach us from across Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan and the rest of Nassau County.

Other Areas We Serve

Directions from Long Beach to Plaza Kia

Off the island first

Either the Loop Parkway north to the Meadowbrook, or Long Beach Road through Island Park — both free. The Atlantic Beach Bridge at the western end carries a toll set by Nassau County, so most people heading to Brooklyn avoid it. In summer the bridges rather than the motorways are what slows a Saturday morning down.

Then west

Southern State Parkway west to the Belt Parkway, off at Flatbush Avenue or Knapp Street, and north on Nostrand. Thirty-five to fifty minutes in total. Westbound on the Belt between four and seven, drop down to Linden Boulevard through Queens instead.

Getting here without a car

The Long Beach branch of the LIRR to Jamaica, change for Atlantic Terminal, then the 2 or 5 to Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College. It works, but allow an hour and a half. Schedules and fares belong to the LIRR and the MTA.

Frequently Asked Questions About Buying a Kia Near Long Beach, NY

Do you actually deliver to Long Beach?

Usually, but the island sits at the outer edge of our 25-mile radius, so we will not claim it blind. Telephone with your street and we will confirm the same day. If it turns out to fall outside, we will tell you plainly rather than let you discover it on delivery day.

What should I check on a used car bought near the coast?

Two things. The vehicle history report, for any water or salvage record — this stretch of shoreline has a flood history and those records follow a car for years. And the underside, because salt does its work where nobody looks. Get it on a ramp before money changes hands. We will do both checks on any car, including one you found at another dealer.

Does salt air really damage a car?

It shortens the life of anything unprotected underneath — brake lines, subframes, exhaust hangers, fixings. It is manageable rather than alarming: rinse the underbody through the winter rather than just the paintwork, and have the underside looked at properly once a year instead of assuming it is fine because the car looks clean.

How long is the drive from Long Beach?

Twenty-two miles or so, and 35 to 50 minutes. Off the island by the Loop Parkway or Long Beach Road, then the Southern State and the Belt Parkway west. In July and August the bridges themselves are the bottleneck at weekends rather than the motorway.

Can I get there by train?

Yes, though it is not quick: the Long Beach branch of the LIRR to Jamaica, change for Atlantic Terminal, then the 2 or 5 to Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College. Budget the best part of an hour and a half. Most island customers either drive or ask about delivery. Timetables belong to the LIRR.

What are your sales, service and parts hours?

The showroom opens at 9:00am, shutting at 8:00pm from Monday to Thursday and at 7:00pm on Friday and Saturday, with Sunday a short day from 11:00am to 5:00pm. Workshop and parts run from 7:00am to 8:00pm early in the week, 7:00am to 7:00pm on Friday and Saturday, and are closed all Sunday.

Is a certified pre-owned Kia still under the 10-year warranty?

Not in the shape the advertising implies. That ten-year, 100,000-mile powertrain term belongs to the original registered owner; a later buyer inherits something shorter, and certified cover is a separate scheme sitting on top. The in-service date and the VIN are the only things that answer it, and we will check both free.

Will you buy my car if I am not buying one from you?

Any make, any age, and no obligation. The showroom on this block that retails your badge is the one doing the appraisal, which normally beats a book figure. If a car is being delivered to the island, the old one can go back on the same run.

Is it worth servicing with you from the island?

For routine work, no — use somewhere on the mainland closer to you. Where the distance earns itself is bodywork, corrosion assessment and anything the paint shop needs to see in person. Our pickup and drop-off service covers the metro area, which for a barrier island is often the deciding detail.

Do you handle New York registration and plates?

In-house, including Nassau County registration. Being on the island changes nothing about the paperwork, and there is no separate DMV trip for you.

Get the VIN Checked Before You Get the Keys.

Water history and underbody on any used car, ours or not — and ask us about delivery to the island.