The rear wiper arm needed replacement.
The front right sealed turn signal needed replacement due to moisture.
Check engine light came on once due to loose gas cap.
Rear ground effect spoiler was replaced.
Seat covers are of poor quality and the sun visors are starting to peel around the mirrors edges.
Great Gas mileage.
Great stereo CD and speaker system.
Rides great on the Highway, especially at 110 mph. Only tried that once.
Poor acceleration thought.
Five doors fast back is the way to go.
I just think it's funny that you said it's great at a 110 mph, only tried that once. My girlfriend has a 2001 Spectra GSX and went 111, once. She got pulled over. Anyway, I hope your's is as good as hers is.
I bought my 2001 Kia Spectra GSX brand new in 2002. It was great for the first few months and then I ran into major problems. The transmission went out by the time it hit 15,000 miles. It also had major front end issues. I had to replace the alternator several times. After the car was broken in it sounded very bad... very noisy!It also had electrical problems. After all of the headaches with this car I finally traded it in. It was very hard to get rid of. I ended up taking a huge loss on this car due to the fact that they do not hold value well at all. If you are look into buying a Kia make sure that you do your homework.
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