2001 Kia Rio review from North America
"Cheap car, it has it's problems, but I love it anyway"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Car would stall randomly when driving between 80-100 km/h.
Transmission had to be replaced at 180, 000km (Above problem appears to have stopped now that the transmission has been replaced)
The car is super jerky when starting up, takes a couple of minutes to drive properly when starting up. However, this is random. Sometimes it starts fine, other times it doesn't.
Spark plug wires had to be replaced shortly after purchasing the car, can't remember exactly when.
General comments?
Despite the above problems, I don't have any huge complaints about the car. It gets me from point A to B without too much grief, and aside from the above has been perfectly good to me.
I personally wouldn't recommend buying it to anyone else, but it's not a bad car to have.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | No |
| Model year | 2001 |
| Year of manufacture | 2000 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | Manual |
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| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 200000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 3rd September, 2007 |