2003 Kia Optima SE V6 from North America
Summary:
A lot of bang for the buck!
Faults:
Nothing has gone wrong with the car so far. There was a recall on the air conditioning compressor, but the part was replace free of charge before it ever went out.
The exhaust did smell like rotten eggs for about 4000 miles, but the smell is gone now.
General Comments:
Drove it from where I live in Washington state to Reno, Nevada just after we bought and had no problems at all. Performed very well, and was a very comfortable ride. Also, we had the air conditioning on most of the time with no problems. Gets pretty good gas mileage too, about 25 MPG on the highway.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 4th November, 2003
29th Apr 2004, 12:27
Now it's getting close to having had the car for a year and I have to say, I'm still impressed.
I can remember the time it took to adjust to the positioning of the stick shift, and the pedals once I got the car, but now it feels completely natural. And it seems to keep surprising me.
I would have thought that after almost a year of having the car I'd be used to the handling and pep it has. Maybe I am used to it, but it's still noticed, that's for sure.