Excellent crash scores, plenty of standard features at a low price, spacious backseat, generous warranty, surprisingly involving to drive around town.

Cons

V6 offers little advantage over the more efficient inline-4, styling by the witness protection program, ABS not available on manual-shift LX model.

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Kia Optima 2008 LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)

Ruby Red Beige cloth60,489 miles

Used 2008Kia OptimaLX

List:$4,965

Est.Loan: $102/mo

Advantage Motorcars Inc

35.8 mi away

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58,468 miles

Used 2008Kia OptimaLX

List:$5,890

Est.Loan: $121/mo

Renn Kirby Superstore

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Clear White Beige cloth140,556 miles

Used 2008Kia OptimaLX

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Jerry's Leesburg Chevrolet(2)

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Bright Silver Metallic Black cloth116,529 miles

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127,432 miles

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Turner Kia

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Features & Specs

	LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)	EX 4dr Sedan (2.7L 6cyl 5A)	EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)	LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)	LX 4dr Sedan (2.7L 6cyl 5A)
MPG	25	23	25	25	23
Seating	5	5	5	5	5
Transmission	5-speed shiftable automatic	5-speed shiftable automatic	5-speed shiftable automatic	5-speed manual	5-speed shiftable automatic
Fuel	gas	gas	gas	gas	gas
Horsepower	162 hp @ 5800 rpm	185 hp @ 6000 rpm	162 hp @ 5800 rpm	162 hp @ 5800 rpm	185 hp @ 6000 rpm

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Safety

NHTSA Overall Rating

The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration offers independent analysis.

Frontal Barrier Crash Rating
OverallNot Rated
Driver5/5
Passenger5/5
Side Crash Rating
OverallNot Rated
Side Barrier Rating
OverallNot Rated
Driver5/5
Passenger5/5

Combined Side Barrier & Pole Ratings
Front SeatNot Rated
Back SeatNot Rated
Rollover
Rollover4/5
Dynamic Test ResultNo Tip
Risk Of RolloverNot Rated

IIHS Rating

The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety uses extensive crash tests to determine car safety.

Side Impact Test
Not Tested
Roof Strength Test
Not Tested
Rear Crash Protection / Head Restraint
G
Good
IIHS Small Overlap Front Test
Not Tested
Moderate Overlap Front Test
G
Good

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MARK A PETERSON, 2/28/2015

Best car I've ever had!

I bought this car new in 2008 and now have 93,000 miles on it. The only maintenance items I have had done were rear brakes at 75,000 miles, front brakes at 90,000 miles and new tires. Oh, forgot about the new battery at 46,000 miles (thought that was too soon). I have had the oil changed at 3800 miles on average and changed transmission fluid once. It won't stop being dependable. Love it!

ex_green_beret, 6/4/2011

Awesome Optima LX

I've had my '08 Kia Optima LX for nearly 3 years, I bought it new when gas went to $4/gal back in '08. I got rid of my Hemi Ram and bought the Kia thinking I'd keep it for a little while and trade up later. It now has 107,000 miles on it and has proven itself an EXTREMELY reliable little car. I've done nothing to it except change the oil and filter religiously every 5k miles, had one brake job done at 75k miles, replaced the battery at about 60k

yellowbus1, 1/4/2015

Love my car

Love my Kia have had it for two years now with no major issues im at 65000 mil... get 20-28mpg, its fun to drive and handles well. I have only had a few problems that were all covered under worriment, there was an issue with the sway bar Waring out and the power locks going out, also have had to replace the radio and visor on the passenger side. all little fixes so over all a grate car that has done me well and i plane to drive to the ground. The

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Used 2008 Kia Optima Overview

The Used 2008 Kia Optima is offered in the following submodels: . Available styles include LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A), EX 4dr Sedan (2.7L 6cyl 5A), EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A), LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M), and LX 4dr Sedan (2.7L 6cyl 5A).

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The Used 2008 Kia Optima LX is priced between $4,965 and $5,890 with odometer readings between 58468 and 60489 miles.

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