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by cbirk
Dec 04 '00
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: No 
Pros: Gas mileage
Cons: Thin roof...sounds like rain hitting a tin roof
My girlfriend and I bought our 2000 Kia Sephia a few months ago. I have to be honest and say that this experience has been everything but pleasant. The local dealership (on Greystone Blvd.) here in South Carolina where we live originally got our...
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by sparky6996
Jan 12 '00
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: Yes 
Pros: nice sporty look
Cons: has some kind of thing that won't let me floor it
I recently bought a 2000 Kia Sephia. I payed about $13,000 after taxes and all. So far the car hasn't given me any problems and I take this thing with me everywhere. It handles good on sharp turns, gets good gas mileage, but the only problem that I have...
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by ptriplett
Oct 15 '00 - Updated Oct 07 '02
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: Yes
Pros: Price, comfort, gas mileage, size
Cons: ?size
The Bottom Line: An economical car that is good to look at and good to drive.
UPDATE after ***********
My family recently relocated and it wasn't worth the cost of transporting our second car, so my plan was to buy a "new" one in our new location. I never thought I would buy a new car ... they are so...
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by Muncieone
Jan 24 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: radio,sterring,brakes,trunk
Cons: seats,horn,acc
Kia Sophia
It is a real low price for such a great car drives great and is fun gets alot of looks its not a real big car but just right. the interior is soft and shinny looks good in red it is somewhat of a cheap car, but is awsome it has a...
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by jakes47s
Apr 17 '01
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Best for the money!
Cons: Not for the aggressive driver.
The Bottom Line: Buy a Kia! Its been the best purchase I have ever made. Great gas mileage, comfort and peppy.
I bought a Sephia in May, for Mothers Day, for my wife. It wasn't a hard choice at all. All I did was find the color she liked and decided which of three packages I thought she would enjoy the most.
It wasn't a hard choice for the simple...
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by JessyC
Jan 16 '00
Author's Product Rating:  Recommended: No
Pros: very cheap
Cons: holds no value and is poorly made
Coming from someone who is in the car business and deals with resale value everyday I can tell you that we can not even get the wholesalers to look at these. When a customer drives on our lot in one of these we run. They have so much negative equity...
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by oldgold
Mar 28 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Comfy, Cute, CHEAP
Cons: Newish car company
I bought a brand new Kia Sephia 2000 LS about 3 months ago and i have to tell you, I COULDN'T BE HAPPIER! The only down side to the Kia is that people don't have much experience with them so they are always very quick to think that they are less of a car...
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by kateling
Sep 08 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: affordable, roomy, reliable, cute
Cons: no-frills, not for everybody
When my 88 Plymouth Sundance kicked the proverbial bucket, I needed another car fast. I looked at used Jettas and Passats, but I was relatively short of cash and obviously needed something I could afford. I bought a new 2000 Sephia for a few thousand...
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by al_hammond
Jan 27 '00
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: affordable and comfortable
Cons: not-so-great customer service
I have owned a 2000 Kia Sephia since October of 1999. It has thus far been very reliable and everything I could have hoped for in a car. Up until the time I bought my Sephia I had driven used cars. I am a recent college graduate who now works and...
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by cddull
Mar 23 '08 - Updated Mar 24 '08
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Low Price, durable engine
Cons: Lower mileage than expected, cheap finish, not a chick magnet
The Bottom Line: Buy a Kia if you are someone who likes to stretch your auto dollar and you don't have your ego tied to your wheels
In 2000 I finally had to give up on my 1993 Suzuki Swift as it smelled like fire and the headlights only worked when the left blinker was on. As a new public school teacher, I had a limited budget but went shopping for brand new cars anyway. A day long ...
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by weathergeek81
Apr 20 '05
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: No
Pros: Cute car, decent gas mileage, roomy backseat, compact and easy to drive
Cons: Slow, cheaply made parts, uncomfortable seats, locks freeze in winter
The Bottom Line: Buy American made
I bought my 2000 Kia Sephia in a crunch in March 2003. My 1993 Cavalier FINALLY gave in to old age after a great 10-year 170,000 mile run (best car I've ever had). I was in college, working 3 jobs to get by and couldn't afford much of a car payment. I ...
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by sagitariusjenn
Jan 04 '05
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: No
Pros: none
Cons: see above
The Bottom Line: Just purely horrible.
I owned this junk for a year until at 20 mph I slid in 1 inch of snow and hit a street sign. Yes, a street sign. It bent the frame of the car so badly it was totalled. I was going so slow that when my car went into a spin, I actually had time to check ...
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by sheturbo
Mar 23 '03
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: Great gas mileage, price, a car that doesn't quit!
Cons: Easy to bump head on trunk latch.
The Bottom Line: A great car, especially for the price. If you want a low or no maintenance vehicle, this is the best!
With a pending divorce looming (fall 2001), I first bought my 2000 Kia Sephia by walking into a multi-make car dealership stating, "I need something that I can fit three kids and a grocery store run in, is good on gas, and payments of only about $200....
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by orinthia
Jul 10 '99
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: No
Pros: Inexpensive
Cons: Depreciates too fast. Too many repairs. Length of time to obtain parts
I purchased a KIA in November 1997 and it has been in the shop apporximately once a month since then. The transmission was replaced, air conditioning, wiper fell off, the lining in the trunk fell out, etc. Now it is in the shop for engince trouble....
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by vtec802
Feb 20 '01
Author's Product Rating: Recommended: Yes
Pros: excellent car; peppy engine with the 5-speed; only a few minor glitches.
Cons: cheap battery; possessed power door locks; pitiful speakers; some interior materials cheap; pathetic HANKOOK tires.
The Bottom Line: Buy it (FIVE SPEED LS ONLY), don't expect Honda quality but it will get you there faithfully. Hint: a few cosmetic upgrades makes the car look suprisingly better.
The car has been very good to me. I bought it brand new with 9 miles. My friends liked it and were impressed that I was paying more than they thought I was for it. I do plenty of traveling so I made sure the car was loaded. I have done some cosmetic...
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