What do you think of the kia car?

Question

what do you think of the kia automobile, especially the rio?.

Answer 1

Great car, if it is newer than 2002.

The older ones were very unreliable.

Answer 2

They are a good solid brand, equivilent to American brands in quality and a nice warranty too.  Depreciation tends to be higher then average, so they make a good value used.  Since Hyundai makes similar models and has a higher level of quality and reliability(more Japanese) I would go with one of their cars.  You like the Rio, well take a look at the Hyundai Elantra, Consumer Reports tied it with the Honda Civic for best small sedan on the market.

Answer 3

Generally I think they are good cars, but the aftermarket prices drops too steep.  Get a new Kia and the car is worthless in a year or two.   mechanically they are OK.  More reliable than some American cars.

Most of these cars have timing belt replacement interval of 60K miles (Honda/Toyota has it for 90K miles) So cost of maintaining is higher.  But is lower than most American cars.