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#643 of 695 Real World MPG by tidester HOST Jun 17, 2006 (9:06 pm)
I started up a new topic dedicated to gas mileage for the Sportage and moved some of the posts from here to the new page. Please join in the discussion here: KIA Sportage: Real World MPG   tidester, host
#644 of 695 Looking for parts for Sportage 2005 by sportysue Oct 10, 2006 (8:58 am)
Hello All from Jamaica. I am looking for a front grille for the Sportage 2005 (new design) are they out yet? I also need to know where to get parts in Florida (closest place) for the undercarrige molding that has the air intake valve opening. I scraped mine on Jamaican roads - anyone out there have any leads for these?
#645 of 695 We need your help! by tidester HOST Oct 15, 2006 (10:37 pm)
Hi, everyone. As you've probably noticed, we have been trying to refine the discussions into more narrowly focussed topics. Our objective is twofold. We want to make it easier for people seeking specific information about their vehicles to find it easily and without having to wade through hundreds or thousands of postings.   To those ends, we will be shutting down the general make/model discussions and work exclusively with specific issues. This requires us to populate the make/model subsections with relevant, interesting and timely topics. Rather than having the hosts simply create boilerplate topics for each make/model, we feel that you, the owner, the make/model enthusiast and the prospective buyer can best judge what those topics should be.   You can help by adding a discussion (it's easy!) or suggesting one here.   To add a discussion, click on the last link in the "You are here" line at the top of this page. That will take you to the topic page for this make/model. Review the list of topics and click on the "Add discussion" link when you've decided what topic you'd like to add. Follow the directions and you're done! Feel free to add more than one. Just avoid duplicating existing topics and try not to make it TOO specific!   Your help and continued participation in the Forums is greatly appreciated! Thanks.
#646 of 695 mark your calendars by steve_ HOST Nov 30, 2006 (7:41 am)
Talk with Len Hunt - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Kia Motors of America about "Leapfrogging" in the areas of vehicle innovation. Get exclusive takes from an industry leader about Kia’s quality, safety, product development and globalization in the automotive marketplace.   Live Chat Event   Wed., December 6th - 6-7pm PT, 9-10pm ET
#647 of 695 Re: Ticking and burning smell [dan5150] by gizmo6 Dec 18, 2006 (5:09 am)
Replying to: dan5150 (Aug 28, 2005 6:56 am) My dealer told me that the burning smell would be there for about the first 100 miles due to coating and painting of the engine. And sure enough, it went away after driving for about 100 to 200 miles.
#648 of 695 another Kia Chat event by steve_ HOST Jan 11, 2007 (4:13 pm)
Talk with Ian Beavis – Vice President of Marketing of Kia Motors of America about building the Kia brand in the U.S. Get exclusive takes from an industry leader about Kia's quality, safety, product development and globalization in the automotive marketplace.   Wed., January 17th - 6-7pmPT, 9-10pmET   Here's the link or use the banner floating at the top of the discussions this week. Replies to this message: steve_ (Feb 07, 2007 6:57 pm)
#649 of 695 Re: another Kia Chat event [steve_] by steve_ HOST Feb 07, 2007 (6:57 pm)
Replying to: steve_ (Jan 11, 2007 4:13 pm) And here's the transcript:   "now we will focus on growth in each of the segments where our core products are - Spectra and Sportage."   Building the Kia Brand in the US
#650 of 695 Reliability Predictions by jamieanne Apr 21, 2007 (11:26 am)
Could someone please tell me why Consumer Reports has given the 2005-2006 Kia Sportages such dismal (much worse than average) reliability ratings? I haven't seen anything here that indicates this. Mostly I see that people really like their cars...except for fuel economy (me included)and that very few problems are reported. This is rather distressing - am I to expect my car to fall apart?   Obviously, I'm not too car savvy. I just want it to run well! Replies to this message: crazedcommuter (Apr 21, 2007 7:16 pm) lucyinfiniti (Apr 24, 2007 5:56 pm) backy (Jul 06, 2008 3:17 pm) jamieanne (Jul 06, 2008 3:34 pm) and 5 more...
#651 of 695 Re: Reliability Predictions [jamieanne] by crazedcommuter Apr 21, 2007 (7:16 pm)
Replying to: jamieanne (Apr 21, 2007 11:26 am) I don't know why either. CR seems to get a bug in their butt about certain vehicles that continues for years. The Sportage is essentially the same as the Hyundai Tucson which is "recommended". Aside from a few sheet metal and interior tweaks they are the same vehicle. The Hyundai salesman even told us when we were comparing the two that if he were shopping for this car he would buy the Kia because it costs less and is the "twin" of the Tucson. I test drove about 21 vehicles before settling on the Kia. I thought that it was a better auto than the Honda, Toyota, Ford, Chevy, Nissan, or Mazda offerings. My neighbor is 75 years old and has been driving a 2002 for 5 years with no problems. She traded in her Explorer and kept the Kia. She still drives the Kia daily. Just my 2 cents on why I bought the Kia.
#652 of 695 Re: Reliability Predictions [jamieanne] by lucyinfiniti Apr 24, 2007 (5:56 pm)
Replying to: jamieanne (Apr 21, 2007 11:26 am) In my opinion, CR has a bias against car makers for a long time. For example Not until recently did they even consider Hyundai a safe car to drive. They give bad ratings to Isuzus that are basically Chevys. I think because the car wears a Kia badge it automatically gets a bad reliability rating from them. We have a 2005 Sportage LX V6 4WD and with almost 35, 000 miles on it and it hasn't been in the shop for anything but the few recalls it had. We did have a problem with the tires wearing out quickly, but that was BF Goodrich's problem, not Kia's (will never buy BF Goodrich tires again). But to CR if they slapped Honda or Toyota badge on the Sportage they would rave about it. Just goes to show that not even the "experts" are closed minded sometimes. Hope this helps. Replies to this message: backy (Jul 06, 2008 3:17 pm) jamieanne (Jul 06, 2008 3:34 pm) backy (Jul 06, 2008 4:32 pm) and 4 more...

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