2001 Kia Sephia review from North America

When we bought the car at 16,000 miles:

The radio didn't work.

The courtesy light switches in the doorways were broken.

The front tires were inflated to sixty psi and badly worn.

Every hinge on every door and lid squeaked.

The front passenger window winding assembly was loose and rattling inside the door.

All of the above were fixed quickly and professionally by the service center.

Now our problems include a growing crack in the windscreen due to the extremely thin glass being tapped by accident from the inside.

The front left door speaker doesn't work.

The front brake pads have worn unevenly on the left side and are cracking and grinding.

The ignition has an intermittent fault which occurs approximately 75% of the time. When we insert and turn the key, the dash lights will come on as expected and the engine will turn over, but will not start. After several attempts, ranging from one to fifteen minutes, the engine starts as if nothing were the matter.

All in all, we got what we paid for; a virtually brand new car for less than $8,000, riddled with build quality issues and having laughably puny power in acceleration.

Only a lazy minded individual who didn't do their car-buying homework would purchase such a ridiculous vehicle. My shame is parked on my driveway.