Faults:

Nothing, absolutely nothing!

General Comments:

I bought my Soul in spring of 2010 in exchange for a Mazda LX that was well over 12 years old. I was tired of climbing down into the car. The ads on TV for the KIA SOUL made it look like a fun car to drive; I'm now 57 and I still think it's fun to drive. I slide ride over to the seat, no more lower back aches, and she fires up for me every time.

Got two car seats in the back for my grandchildren, and I feel perfectly safe with them in my car. Love the hatch back; no more bending over for groceries.

Any issues with the car have come from the manufacturer for preventive care. I have never had such a close relationship with a dealer like I do with KIA. It's bright red, easy to clean, and shines so much people assume it's brand new. 5 stars from me.

Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

This was a car I rented when I visited the USA in 2010.

It had adequate performance with just my girlfriend and me on board. On the odd occasions we had 4 adults on board, it struggled. I didn't mind beating on it to get a move on, but it got noisy if I worked it hard.

The boot was tiny; we had to fold down the rear seat to get our cases in.

The fuel tank was also too small, 200 miles and I'd be looking for a gas station, although fuel consumption was OK.

We both agreed it was one of the ugliest cars we had ever seen.

It was OK for comfort, the A/C keeping drinks cold in the glove box was a neat touch.

It had a fairly comfortable ride on good roads; Texas country roads exposed some shortcomings though.

We didn't like the small windows, restricting vision more than on a lot of older cars.