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Darn that lousy DaimlerChrysler! When will then start being original and STOP cloning KIA's designs like the Spectra?!?! Don't believe me? Look below: Spy Shots: '08 Benz C-Class Mercedes-Benz is preparing a new C-Class, which will make its debut in the spring of 2007. http://www.thecarconnection.com/Auto_News/Daily_Edition/Daily_Edition_Dec_15_200- 5.S173.A9748.html    Seriously though... I have often thought that my car (esp. in gold) looks like a small MB from certain angles.  -SM |
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(couldn't reply directly because of the quirk in Town Hall with large photos) Put bigger wheels on that Spectra and they could almost be twins! I wonder if the MB will cost more than the Spectra?
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That's interesting about the next C-class and the present Spectra styling cue's. A gal at work just purchased a 2000 Jaguar, and the lines on that are very similar to my 2004.5 too. I'm still boasting about the current Edmund's resale values of my Kia, and the super deal I got it for last March. It's worth more used! My car actually appreciated! When has that ever happened before!? I love my Kia, only wish the finish was a little better, and maybe the carpeting. 
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Replying to: frisbee2 (Dec 21, 2005 7:29 pm) Anyway, the finish on our 05 Spectra in my opinion is better than my 05 Elantra GT and my previous Suzuki Aerio. The paint is harder and thicker in application. The 05 Spectra is driven 6 days a week from Laguna Beach, CA to either Riverside or Whittier back and forth (110 miles round trip) on the 5/60/91 fwys which has significant truck activity and the car only has a few nicks in the front bumper. Compared to my 05 Elantra GT we have about the same number of nicks but I run a car bra at least 95% of the time - unless it is raining. |
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FYI.... I wonder if KIA's planning on building Spectras at this new plant? Or will it be the new Optima and an SUV (mimicing Hyundai's Sonata/Santa Fe team in Alabama)? http://tinyurl.com/d5tyd Kia may build bigger U.S. plant As sales have grown, plans have expanded; Miss. site is not a given Rising U.S. sales are leading Kia Motors Corp. to expand its plans to build its first assembly plant in the United States. Three economic development officials familiar with the project say Kia is considering a larger factory than the one it spent most of this year planning. Kia is looking at sites in several states, although Mississippi was the initial choice. Kia told officials in several Southern states this year that it envisioned a plant with 1,500 workers. But the development officials say the expanded Kia plan now involves 2,000 to 2,500 workers. It's not clear how many vehicles Kia intends to produce at the plant. -SM |
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Replying to: frisbee2 (Dec 21, 2005 7:29 pm) |
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that sounds about right. Kia cars don't hold their value very well. My '01 Sportage 4x4, to the contrary, with 107,090 miles on it, is currently worth $4,500 on trade in. The 4x4's command a better trade-in value, if you keep them up well. I've had all it's maintenance done and I've driven it carefully (for example, I just had it in to get new tires a few months ago, they were OEM Hankook tires that I got 102,000 miles out of!!). I haven't ever blown a single lightbulb out on it! I am thinking of trading it in the end of January on a 2006 Kia Rio5. Kia cars depreciate at a faster percentage rate than their SUV's. Unfortunately, what the dealer is offering you on your '05 Spectra5 is about what they would offer. I'd try another place if it's convenient to you to do that. I'm curious, what kind of truck are you getting?
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Nothing new here for a couple of weeks, so I thought I'd throw this out to liven things up a bit! Hunt: Kia eyes Chevy buyers Automotive News / January 17, 2006 - 2:17 pm http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060117/SUB/60117011/1011/RE- G&Profile=1011 Excerpt: Watch out Chevrolet. Kia Motors America has you in its crosshairs. That caution from COO Len Hunt reflects marketing data showing that Chevrolet is the brand most frequently shopped by prospective Kia buyers, except for Hyundai, he told the Automotive News World Congress. "When we take Hyundai out, Chevrolet, with its sporty image, is our biggest cross-shopping brand," Hunt told his audience. "So be careful, that's where our customers are coming from." |
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jan 01, 2006 4:02 pm) Spectra EX, auto, cruise control msrp $16190 dealer discount $2390 rebate $700 owner loyalty $500 did i get a good deal? thanks
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Replying to: kiadealerhater (Jan 23, 2006 8:19 pm) Spectra EX, auto, cruise control msrp $16190 dealer discount $2390 rebate $700 owner loyalty $500 did i get a good deal? thanks Does this mean you paid $12,600 *before* tax, title, and destination? If so, then sure.... that's a pretty good price for a car as nice as the Spectra is. Btw, was your car a 2005 or 2006? -SM
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