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#414 of 461 Life at 2K by rxmac Aug 26, 2006 (6:55 am)
Hello, again. I am now at 2500 on the clock (what can I say, I live to drive and drive to live). I calculate that I'm getting a consistant 21 to 22 mpg in city driving, a wee bit off the average fuel economy of 23 mpg reported by Edmonds and way off the 25 mpg reported by Car & Driver, The Auto Channel and KIA's own promo material. I confess to having a VERY heavy right foot, but I have to wonder just how some car reviewers got 29/30 mpg... by letting it idle in their driveway through a tank, lol? The 5-speed's shifts are getting a bit clunky and I have to let up on the clutch pedal a bit or the shifter refuses to go into reverse. Probably an adjustment, I'll ask a KIA service manager when I take it in for a check up. She still seems as motivated as she always has, still rocketing up to redline (and smack into the rev-limiter) with enthusiasm. I did recently have my rear handed to me by a 3-series BMW on a straight, but I was able to reel him in when the road got curvy. I understand there's an Eaton MP-45 supercharger kit which reportedly boosts HP to 200, now THAT might be worth voiding the warranty for. No squeeks or rattles to report, everything's still solid. No unusual oil or fluid consuption. I'm going to be adhearing to the severe manitenance schedule and document EVERYTHING as I've read in multiple posts that KIA apparently will look for any excuse to punk out of warranty claims. Sadly, I don't read of many positive warranty experiences, but the bad is always trumpeted over the good... I'll reserve judgement and report my experiences. To kentuckranger and loveredcars: Don't feel bad, Edmonds Insideline spent $175 in chin spoiler repairs, too. All in all, still very happy with my purchase. Replies to this message: kentuckyranger (Aug 26, 2006 7:15 am) rxmac (Aug 26, 2006 4:29 pm)
#415 of 461 Re: Life at 2K [rxmac] by kentuckyranger Aug 26, 2006 (7:15 am)
Replying to: rxmac (Aug 26, 2006 6:55 am) Sounds like You're having a great time with Your ride! I have 6 k on Mine and right now I'm getting 30mpg as long as I stay out of the accelerator, hard to do, LOL! When I get racy the millage goes down to around 24mpg, not bad concidering I'm having fun, woo hoo! As for the Spoiler I'm doing OK I just scraped the bottom a little because I wasn't paying attention to the sharp angle of the ramp comming out of the store. If I'd have slowed down and angled out it would have been OK. Something to always keep in mind when driving any kind of sprty car. I had a 93 Probe GT and had to fix the spoiler twice, thank God it was back under the bumper because I drug it on everything, LOL! Replies to this message: rxmac (Aug 26, 2006 4:29 pm)
#416 of 461 Re: Life at 2K [kentuckyranger] by rxmac Aug 26, 2006 (4:29 pm)
Replying to: kentuckyranger (Aug 26, 2006 7:15 am) KR, you're a much better (read: mature) man than I. Perhaps if I had a bit more control of my mid-life crisis, I'd hope for your 24. Truth to tell, I'm probably lucky I'm getting 22. Cheeseburgers and speeding... one 'r the other 'll be the end of me yet, lol. I read lots about the spoiler issue, so I grandmother it over ruts and speedbumps and keep her chin wide of curbs and parking stops. I confess, I did "rub" her a wee bit on one particularly steep driveway once, but no worries.
#420 of 461 New Discussions by pf_flyer HOST Aug 29, 2006 (5:18 am)
New discussions popping up all over the forums. What's going on is that we're moving away from large, everything in one pile discussions and towards smaller more focused topics. So I've created some new discussions here and moved posts into them to move us in that direction. Here in the Kia Spectra/Spectra5 Group you'll now find:   Kia Spectra/Spectra5 Accessories & Modifications Kia Spectra Audio & Entertainment Questions Kia Spectra5 Test Drive: What Did You Think? New Kia Spectra5 Owners: Give Us Your Report Kia Spectra: MPG-Real World Numbers Spectra Paint Quality?   So before you post, please check the discussion list for the approriate discussion. If you have an issue that youthink we need a new discussion for, please feel free to start it up or contact me with the suggestion. If it really needs to be part of an existing topic, I'll let you know and take care of it.   Thanks for your understanding and help as we slide the furniture around a bit.
#421 of 461 2007 Spectra5? by herotakesafall Sep 12, 2006 (9:29 am)
Bear with me, guys, but if someone could answer these questions, I'd really appreciate it. I've seen pics of the new Cerato several places. But what about the Spectra5? In Car & Driver, they mentioned it would change dimensions, but the Spectra5 on the Korean site looks virtually identical (which would be fine with me!). Do we know what's happening with it?

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