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Second car, Love it!
carmansam22, 09/25/2011
2009 Kia Optima LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Great Car! Bought it Oct. 11, 2010. Haven't had any problems with the car. It's the first 5 speed I've owned and I love it. It's pretty quick and fast, I can downshift to third and pass cars with no problem. I once had a loaded car (at least 800ibs extra weight), driving up steep hills and still got 25MPG. I feel I got a lot for what I paid, just a little over 12,000.
First and last import
tielbor, 09/13/2013
2009 Kia Optima LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
8 of 10 people found this review helpful
We were looking for a decent, mid-sized car and settled on the Optima. We purchased the car used(two years old), with 40,000 miles on it. The car served us well for the first year and a half with only a few small issues. As soon as the warranty expired at 60,000 miles, the transmission failed. Two weeks after replacing the transmission($2700), the air bag sensor in the passenger seat failed ($1500). After the sensor, a host of electrical problems surfaced. Since the car cost us more in repairs in than it was worth over a year, we sold it and won't touch another KIA.
120,000 miles
Lawrence Baye, 12/10/2016
2009 Kia Optima LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
6 years and 120,000 later, I have not had to have the car repaired for anything except for headlight. I replaced both, but did not by bulbs from dealer. Do maintenance on schedule. I live in a very rural area so very few stop signs and traffic lights and most roads have 55 MPH limit so not much wear and tear on car compared to city living. I am 5' 8" and 190 lbs so no problem with driving comfort. We also own a 2015 Optima.
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rar, 09/06/2009
2009 Kia Optima LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
I never thought I would buy a kia product but I am glad I did. I hit a home run, when I purchased my Kia Optima. This vehicle is much better than the Accord or Camery. I have owned both other vehicles and there is no comparison. The warranty and safety is 3 times better. I only paid $13,9000 (new) and I jump on the deal. This has got to be the best deal I have ever made on a vehicle. Last I would say this vehicle is so under-rated.
Yes, I bought a KIA
donald09, 09/27/2011
2009 Kia Optima LX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
My wife and I have only had our Optima for a couple of days. It is everything that the data says it is. We took it out for a fun run to see how it performs. We put on 140 miles and used approximately 4 gallons, 35 MPG. I couldn't get the wife to quit playing with the SAT radio, she loves it. I felt it was easy to handle in a curve, the visibility was great, the instruments were easy to read and access.