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#406 of 461 Re: [5port] by kentuckyranger Jul 19, 2006 (12:30 pm)
Replying to: 5port (Nov 01, 2004 10:54 am) As for the ride it's very sporty but with the variable rate shocks the ride is very smooth out on the Interstate and very quiet as well.
#407 of 461 The Power to Suprise...really. by rxmac Jul 22, 2006 (7:13 pm)
Just bought a silver 2006 Kia Spectra5, 5-speed w/ABS. I gotta say, for what I paid ($16,500.00), I honestly didn't expect much. I just retired my Pontiac Vibe with 120,000 miles on it and was just looking for another sporty-looking, daily driver with room for boxes and kids. The Kia dealer paid off the balance of my Vibe, put me in the car with absolutely NO money out of pocket, I'm within $50 of my old monthly payment, AND they brought the car in from another dealer because they didn't have the color and trim I wanted. I thought, if they want to sell this car THAT BAD, how good can it be. Well, so far, I'm really impressed. I haven't had this much fun tossing a little car around since my 1984 VW GTi. I read the posts on this and a bunch of other similar sites regarding this car and it was the mostly positive comments (and the 10 year/100k mile warranty) that made me feel it was OK to take a chance on the car. I've only had the car a couple of days now and may find flaws with age, but I gotta report that the brakes are great (much better than on my Vibe, which locked up way too easily), the engine pulls with authority all the way through the rev band, and the car stays flat even when accelerating up a curving on-ramp at 60+. If I gotta be picky, I'd say the steering may be a bit over-assisted (although I noticed this more at lower speeds, at extra-legal highway speeds I felt pretty secure) and I miss all the conveinient power outlets my Vibe had. All in all, I really am pleasantly suprised.

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