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Kia Optima 2006.5-2008

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#596 of 905 Hey csandste and mickeyrom... by iluvmysephia1

Dec 07, 2007 (7:53 pm)

how y'all been? I am still on the site though I spend lots of time over in 'News and Views' and, since I have a 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS, over in the Mitsubishi Lancer forums. I always stop in here and read your posts, but, since I'm no longer looking for a Kia Optima to purchase I don't often comment in here.
 
I bought my Lancer GTS in March of '07 and now have 13,719 miles on it. It is my first Japanese car, new or used. I am really enjoying it and recently purchased a Rally Red paint stick from the Mitsu dealer to do a few touch-ups. I am looking forward to covering up those annoying little tiny chips you get on the front grille, valance and hood during normal travel.
 
Are you guys still feeling good about your Kia Optima purchases and are either of you gonna be trading in anytime soon for something different?

#597 of 905 Re: a new Optima? [csandste] by mickeyrom

Dec 08, 2007 (8:16 am)

Replying to: csandste (Dec 07, 2007 7:01 pm)
Drivers Info. Center is worth a bit, but is crippled-- needs MPG indicator. This may be corrected in 2008.
 
If they do,I'm hoping that will enable me to update my 06.5 model.After all it's probably going to be pretty much identical,don't you think?
 
The lights...pretty weird cut-offs.I mean the light pattern on the road.

#598 of 905 Re: Hey csandste and mickeyrom... [iluvmysephia1] by csandste

Dec 08, 2007 (12:45 pm)

Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Dec 07, 2007 7:53 pm)
Iluv...
 
The Optima is my wife's car and has gotten about as much mileage in the last eleven months as my cars do in three. Frankly I prefer my Malibu Maxx but that's ok because she prefers the Optima. Since this thread is mostly Mickeyrom and I discussing the same points over and over again, I think you can get a pretty good idea of our likes and dislikes on the car.
 
I have no desire to trade this anytime soon. Anyone who gets into a new Kia should do so with the idea of keeping the car a long time. This is not a car to trade in after a year or so.
 
During the time we've had it, nothing whatsoever has gone wrong. In fact, it hasn't even been back to the dealer and is just getting ready for its second oil change. If I had an oil life monitor like my Maxx has it might be getting ready for its first oil change.

#599 of 905 Re: Hey csandste and mickeyrom... [iluvmysephia1] by mickeyrom

Dec 08, 2007 (1:12 pm)

Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Dec 07, 2007 7:53 pm)
Are you guys still feeling good about your Kia Optima purchases and are either of you gonna be trading in anytime soon for something different?
 
Other than incredibly bad depreciation (Lujacks has a 2006 Opima with 19,000 miles for sale for under $10K) I love my Optima EX.It is loaded,so I will more than likely have no need to replace it.What more could I ask for,although my real dream car is a hybrid.

#600 of 905 I am just now starting to get interested in by iluvmysephia1

Dec 08, 2007 (10:34 pm)

an all-electrically powered car. Trouble is, there aren't any made yet that will meet my criteria.
 
Just what are my criteria you may be wondering? Well, I'll tell you.
 
1) I need the car to go about 200 miles on a single charge
2) I need to be able to re-charge the car in 8 hours or so from a standard electric
    socket
3) I need the car to be able to go 75 mph at least
4) The car should not cost more than $22,000
 
No, although that's about what a new Toyota Prius costs, I am not looking at a new Toyota Prius. Mitsubishi is working on an all-electric car right now that I will start to study. Since I just bought my '08 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS in March and am planning on keeping this car for at least 5 years and quite probably 7 years, I have a lot of time to study which electric car I would want to buy. I want to get myself away from internally-combustioned engined automobiles. It's time to think electric, forget about hybrids(for me anyway).
 
As gas soars towards $3.00 and maybe even $4.00/gal I am starting to grow weary of this held-hostage to us and our dino-oil game. Tired of it. Manufacturers are working hard making hybrid/electric/hydrogen-powered vehicles and by the time I'm ready to trade-in again the price may even come down on them, though, they may be kind of expensive still.
 
There's a car made in Canada called ZENN that is all-electric. It goes 25mph tops and requires an overnight re-charge. Range is short, IIRC only 70 miles or something like that. It sells for about $12,000. But I need more range out here in the Wild, Wild West where my wife and I like to go shopping in Sierra Vista, Safford and Tucson, Arizona. We'll need a cruising range of something more like 200 miles. Then there is talk of re-charging stations along the way, so that may be a moot point if the re-charging doesn't take more than an hour or so. Lots of questions but I just decided about 4 or 5 days ago(when I learned that Mitsubishi is working on an EV that may be practical for usage)that I am truly interested in an EV. We shall see. Not yet sold on one just interested in one.

#602 of 905 Wide pictures have to be removed by pat

Dec 12, 2007 (12:29 pm)

Folks, if you are going to display a picture in your post, please be sure that it fits within the text area. If it is wider than the text area, it distorts the posts around it to the point where they cannot be read - and than means the post with the wide picture must be removed.
 
The recent change in Forums layout has made this even more crucial than it used to be.
 
If you cannot make the post fit within the text area, please just post a link to it.
 
Thanks.
 

#603 of 905 Eight days short of a year... by csandste

Dec 25, 2007 (8:56 am)

Wife's car has only 6000 miles. Getting ready for second oil change. Absolutely no issues, rock steady.

#604 of 905 just bot a 07 LX Optima by driver_1

Dec 26, 2007 (12:33 pm)

This car is gold colored, the dealer charged me $750 for installing a sunroof; thinking of tinting out the side windows also. This vehicle is a 4 cyl---so it sometimes feel like I'm strugglin to get much power going up hills. I guess the 6 cyl is swifter--but also costs like $3000 more. But hey, I"m getting about 41 mpg so far, car had 25,000 miles on it (used to be an Enterprise rental). I guess I"m content though. Ther is a slight squeak sound on the front end brakes when I back out the driveway but no such squeak when I come to a stop sign. Any ideas? I've been dr

#605 of 905 Re: just bot a 07 LX Optima [driver_1] by backy

Dec 26, 2007 (1:30 pm)

Replying to: driver_1 (Dec 26, 2007 12:33 pm)
If you hear the squeak when backing out of your driveway in the morning, but no other time, it could just be moisture on the discs. I hear the same thing sometimes on my Elantra, which like the Optima has 4-wheel disc brakes. Normally it's when the weather is cool and damp and the car has been sitting overnight.

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