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pictures again, kiario06. Very nice car, I officially would like to have one!  I would take the dark interior, but would look at a lighter color interior along with the dark and then make my decision which one I like best. |
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Nov 18, 2005 10:27 pm) |
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my local Kia dealer has an '06 Kia Rio sedan like yours, only it's an automatic. They also have an '06 Kia Rio5 hatchback in stock, and it has the 5-speed manual. It's selling for $14,195 and has power everything. They got the black '06 Rio sedan like yours in first, about 2 1/2 weeks ago. The '06 Kia Rio5 hatchback/wagon they just got in about a week and a half ago. The Rio5 is Tropical Red, it sort of looks like the San Francisco 49'er red, if you know what that looks like. I like it a lot. So, I have my eye on the Rio5 in Tropical Red. The only option it has is carpeted mats. It has a spoiler on back, and a windshield wiper in back as well. Your input on the shoulder room has left me with warm and fuzzy feelings about it. Our '01 Kia Sportage 4x4 is fine but I would like the 32-35 mpg for mini-trips exploring our new home, Idaho. I may talk to the dealer soon. What's cool is that they're only about 1 1/2 miles from our home. Robert Allen Kia also sells Mercedes-Benz along with Kia's here in Pocatello, Idaho. What a combination, huh!
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Nov 07, 2005 9:50 pm) Now although this message comes from some time ago, keep in mind that the Sephia was built atop a modified Mazda 323 and 626 platform. I used to own one and was not a bad car, but recently had it totalled and purchased a 2006 Rio. The car although with a smaller, supposedly less powerful engine than the 124hp in the Sephia is a WORLD away in the architecture. I miss the Sephia in that I only had 2 pymts left but do not at all because of the driving experience of the Rio. Little vibration at high speeds (85-100mph) which I normally do in anything I drive and excellent acceleration. |
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I'm thinking the same thing. The new 2006 Kia Rio sedan and Rio5 both look really good. A lot of car for the money and great performance and fuel economy.
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Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Nov 24, 2005 10:22 pm) http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/reviews/healey/2005-11-24-rio_x.htm
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Replying to: jpmccormac (Nov 25, 2005 6:57 am)
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Replying to: backy (Nov 25, 2005 7:30 am) As I said several weeks ago, if the price (sans dest and tax) of the Rio5 WITH the power pack is somewhere from between $11-12k, then KIA's in the game. But if they try to get $14k+ for them, all of a sudden the competition pool gets ALOT deeper. With the consistent reports of driveline harshness by the media, I'm also beginning to wonder if that might also be a deal breaker for some. I wish KIA would also consider putting some Goodyear's on the RIOs too.... just like my Spectra. I've been *very* happy with the performance of my Goodyear Eagle LS's so far after 16k miles. It seems like availability of Rios in the midwest has been a problem. My dealer (which is an exclusive KIA dealer) has had probably about 5 Rio sedans and 1 Rio5 in total cross their lot so far. It looks like they're not having any trouble selling the ones they've gotten so far, but that's a pretty pathetic amount of product they've received so far. I haven't visitied any other KIA dealers (they're too far away) to see if it's a dealer-specific condition or not. But I know my dealer must be just about ready to scream, since they sold out of their old Rio stock several weeks ago. I'll be interested to see what the TMV values of Rios at dealerships are once their lots become fully stocked with several dozen units at any given time. -SM
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Replying to: spectraman (Nov 25, 2005 9:26 am)
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