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CAR REVIEWS AND RATINGS
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| Ratings |
( Maximum score is 100 ) |
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| Overall: |
  ( 20 )
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| Comfort: |
( 80 )
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| Performance: |
( 40 )
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| Quality: |
( 20 )
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| Appearance: |
( 40 )
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| Comments |
Favorite feature: |
Nicely designed interior, comfortable |
Least favorite feature: |
Whiny V-6 engine, transmission replacement, oil leaks, kinda ugly headlights. |
Advice to buyer: |
Make your own judgement: 'Do I want a loaded, but super unreliable Sportage, or Toyota Rav4 that has the necessary things and is super-reliable.' |
Detailed review: |
The Kia Sportage is definately a nice vehicle-not as nice as Toyota, but their catching up, quickly. But I cant say many good things about it because it's so troublesome. The V-6 engine is the main problem, while refined while cruising, it jerks on shifts and has reliability issues. I've had to replace sparkplugs already, a container for the oil, which was leaking oil, and so on. Also I have to replace the trasnmission-thankfully covered by warranty. The interior is nicely designed, but are full of rattles, which gets really annoying, especially in a new car. Kia tried to fix this, but unlike Nissan, which had the same problem, they haven't been able to fix it. I will try Kia again later, maybe in 10 years. The last Kia I had was a 95 Sephia or somethin that was one horrible car. For now, I plan to trade in the Kia for another car- maybe a Toyota Rav4. |
Also considered: |
2005 Chevrolet Equinox
2005 Honda CR-V
2005 Toyota RAV4
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Vehicle purchased: |
2005 Kia Sportage
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| About This Reviewer... |
Location: |
Gardner, North Dakota |
Other vehicles owned: |
2004 Nissan Titan Crew Cab
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Review submitted: |
June 02, 2005 |
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