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Theft Magnet!
Buckeye Mom, 07/28/2022
2021 Kia Forte LXS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
10 of 10 people found this review helpful
We had no idea how easy it was to steal Kias & Hyundais when we leased this over a year ago. Yes, nice stylish car & affordable price. We thought we had found a new favorite. Then the car was stolen & we quickly discovered how easy it was. Pop off the cover & plug any USB plug into the USB port & the car turns on! I could probably do it in a few minutes with zero experience. No one tells you how easy it is & these vehicles should have been recalled. I'm sure the fix would be cheaper than sales going down. Even if people still buy these cars, the insurance is going to start getting too expensive.
Great quality for the price!
Seth, 01/28/2021
2021 Kia Forte LXS 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
34 of 38 people found this review helpful
I traded a 2017 Hemi truck for this car so that I could see family more often without breaking bank on fuel. My first 75 mile trip I was averaging 46.9MPG!! Now granted this was on 55mph Country roads. but I was tickled to death since the hemi maybe got me 19-21 highway. Sport mode makes the shift points and acceleration much tighter which is fun but I typically only use that in heavier traffic on highway. For a sub $24K car I'm thoroughly impressed. Not to mention KIA Store gave me an extended warranty of 7 yr/100k miles for EVERY thing (lights, touch screen, electronics etc.) bumper to bumper. and the standard 10 yr/100k mile powertrain. I miss the raw power of a V8 truck but you can't beat this cars ride quality and Fuel Econ for the price. Definitely would recommend this car. (The new K5 is sexy though)
Great Features
GB, 03/25/2021
2021 Kia Forte GT 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
8 of 8 people found this review helpful
Great car for the price. I bought the Kia Forte because I needed a cheap reliable commuting car. I was happy to find a manual with a little more horsepower that cars at its price point. I have had it for 1k miles and it has been great. I am impressed with the ride quality and features this car has for the price point and you can't beat the warranty.
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kia 2021 forte 5 (transmission failed under 5k KM
Shally , 02/16/2022
updated 08/16/2022
2021 Kia Forte EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Took Kia 2021 forte 5 . Drove less then 5000 km and not first service done yet. Check engine light came on and car not running on 20 kmph. Service kia says Transmission is gone need to be replaced. Bad experience. More over Kia is refusing to cover for rental car. Trying to figure out with them. Kia is with the dealer.
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Owned a year now, good little car
MJG, 06/29/2021
updated 07/01/2022
2021 Kia Forte GT-Line 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl CVT)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
Have owned a year now. Still love it! I still don’t like the ride, it’s rough. But that can be fixed by some mods. So since it can be fixed, I wouldn’t let that be a deciding factor to not get this car. We get great gas mileage. Still a good amount of room for a family of 4. No mechanical issues(knock on wood). But I don’t really have any complaints overall. I’m really happy with it! Original review: Haven't owned it too long yet, but love it. The salesperson sold me on the GT Line, as a LXS and a GT had a baby. All the cool stuff from both except for the turbo. But to me, that wasn't worth the different in prices. Love the Fire Orange! Nice sporty car, that's surprisingly big. Already made a big trip to the grocery store and got it all in the trunk, and still had more room. Has nice get up and go. wish there were more auto features like seat adjustments, but it's ok. Like the seats are part fabric and leather, and the back of the seats are plastic, makes for easy to clean up.
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