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#41 of 145 Luck 11, Your welcome by autoknologist Oct 13, 2001 (4:16 pm)
I look forward to hearing what she thought of the RIO.
#42 of 145 Report Back by luck11 Oct 26, 2001 (5:12 am)
Well, my mom test drove the Rio Wagon on two separate occasions, once on her own and once with my sister. Her 2nd test drive confirmed her impressions from the first test drive.   Let me begin by identifying the cars she had on her short-list: the Subaru Impreza, Toyota Corolla, and Rio Wagon. With the economy the way it is, she just wants to get a good car and minimize costs. She plans to keep the car for 3 years then upgrade assuming they economy is better and they are more secure financially.   As much as she loved the new 2002 Impreza and the fact that it is AWD, demand is so high and supply so short that Subaru Canada is not offering any special financing, whereas both Toyota and Kia are offering good financing rates on 2002 models. Subaru can't keep them on the lot. Also, the Impreza is about C $3 K more than the Toyota and therefore about C $ 7 K more than the Kia. In terms of quality features etc. she loved the Impreza. Seat was a problem for her hips, but she was willing to overlook that (ie. use a cushion). But price was an overriding factor and therefore the Impreza is eliminated.   These are her impressions of the Rio:   Pros: 1. Get many stnd features for the price. 2. Car is decent looking and likes the wagon for space.   Cons: 1. Extremely noisey engine compared to the Corolla. 2. Seat is very uncomfortable for her. 3. Ride is too rough. 4. Found cabin smaller that the Corolla. 5 Concerns/risk about quality / reliability (even with best warranty, no-one wants to make numerous trips to the dealer) We know that this may turn out to be a great car; however, Kia's reliability history increases the risk of poor reliability, even with Hyundai taking over. 6. Related to 5 above, concerns about re-sale value ie. the risk that a good chunk of the $3K cost savings over the Corolla would be lost in re-sale value in three-years.   As a result, as good as the price is, she decided she simply would be unhappy with this vehicle due to noise, comfort and the risk (re: reliability and re-sale). Therefore, she eliminated the Rio from her short-list.   Down to the Corolla, I suggested she test-drive the new Elantra GT hatchback, which for the same price as the Corolla comes with more standard features.   Anyway, thanks for all the info and advice.
#44 of 145 To Kia Rio owners - Kia Owners Club! by revka Dec 03, 2001 (8:04 am)
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#45 of 145 My Cinco is a mature Festiva by pizzadriver Feb 27, 2002 (11:14 pm)
I bought a new Rio Cinco last week. It has all the strenghts of the '89 Festiva that I drove for 7 years & 117,000 miles and then sent of to college with our youngest {in '97}. Again, it is an automatic w/air. It scoots through city traffic nicely, behaves well on the freeway. Still no power windows, but it has power locks, a standard rear washer and wiper, a much improved drivers seat {I'm 6'2}. If it's nearly as sturdy as that Festiva was, I'll understand the great warranty. The other pizza drivers I moonlight with are amazed at how much car I got for my money.   I'm happy.
#46 of 145 Hi pizzadriver - Welcome to Town Hall... by revka Feb 28, 2002 (11:58 am)
and congrats on your Kia Rio wagon! We look forward to hearing about your ownership experience. If you have a chance, please stop by our Kia Owner's Club and say hello.   Also, I'm sure the participants in our Ford Festiva/Aspire discussion would appreciate your Festiva notes. Use your copy/paste so you don't have to re-write your message. Happy motoring!   Revka Host Hatchbacks & Station Wagons Boards
#47 of 145 BMW,?...nope...Kia by pizzadriver Feb 28, 2002 (11:49 pm)
on a pizza delivry, tonight, a kid complimented me on my "BMW wagon". LOL   When I told him it was a KIA and cost 1/3 of the BMW price, his folks had lot's of questions.
#48 of 145 1st Road Trip by pizzadriver Mar 20, 2002 (10:51 pm)
We took our new Cinco on the road over the St. Patricks Weekend. Omaha to Scottsbluff via I-80 {mostly}, 1100 ft elevation to 4100 ft. Played tourist, came home on side roads through to Sandhills. 30.2 MPG out & 32.3 mpg back.   It was happy doing 75 on the Interstate, but wanted to do it on the side roads too. It handled passing on the side roads pretty well. I hit 90 passing 2 semi's on a down slope.   For 2 "empty nesters" and a 64 lb Boxer,this is all the car we need for trips.   Sue loved the way it handles curves in Nebraska's Sandhills.   Once we added pillows in the rear leg wells, our Pooch was Happy with the back seat.
#49 of 145 Restyled Rio Cinco by netranger4 Mar 28, 2002 (9:27 pm)
An article in the auto.com web page announced that Kia had taken off the wraps on the 2003 Rio Sedan and Cinco Wagon. It sure will be interesting to see what they've done with the car.
#50 of 145 by dogangel Apr 04, 2002 (1:59 am)
Changes will include redesigned front grill, standard power windows, center console, 10 percent increase in horsepower, and optional spoiler. All good!

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