Latest reviews about Kia Rio - 2002

annngeoffshaw says "Ok once the kinks get out" about Kia Rio - 2002

annngeoffshaw — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:26:37 GMT

I bought this car as the first and only new car I'd ever bought. It broke down literally 10 times the first year and although it had a warranty, it was really hard on me to keep sending it back to the dealer every other week to fix something. Also after about a year the check engine light came on and nothing the dealer did would keep it off long enough to pass marta and finally literally the 6th time I went to get it fixed, I went to another dealer and they fixed it the first time. It's not worth full price but I've now got 110K miles on it and it hasn't broken down at all except the starter had to be replaced which isn't bad. I give it an average rating....

keithtyvlkmann says "noisy but good on gas" about Kia Rio - 2002

keithtyvlkmann — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:32:55 GMT

the car has several nice options but it is NOT a luzury midsize car. I gets good gas mileage however for it's size and is dependable. TOOO low to the ground and is dangerous when you have to go over curbs that are deep....

Jayhawk says "Good little car for the money." about Kia Rio - 2002

Jayhawk — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:22:24 GMT

I bought this car new in 2002. It has minimal options, but I made sure to get AC and a CD player. Electronic windows aren't available on this model for this year, but I don't miss electronic windows after 5 years of driving w/o them.

So after 5 years, I've had zero problems, the AC still runs icy cold, and I still run around a small city for a week on a tank of gas. When the gas light comes on, I could run around with it on for two days when I lived in a smaller town. The farthest I've gone on a full tank (10 gallons) is 330 miles (all highway). The owner's manual says it's an 11.3 gallon tank, but I've never been able to put more than 10 in, even after the one time I ran out of gas.

The interior is still in tact (no missing knobs or broken air vents, etc). Since the car was so inexpensive, it's already paid off. The engine is still clean and like new, and I didn't have to use any of my warranty, which is good (10 years/100,000 miles).

The only thing I worry about is safety. ...

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