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4 out of 5 stars

Nice Little car w/a price U CANT beat!

David-WI, 06/21/2002
2002 Kia Rio Cinco 4dr Wagon (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I REALLY like this little car. Plus I COULDN'T pass up on the price either. Granted it is a little 4cyl car but it has nearly everything you need at a base model price. I paid 12K even for this car and got nearly everything I wanted. I had the dealer install after market cruise and I am set!! The A/C works just fine, it has a roomy hatch and it looks great!!! All for 12K!! How can you go wrong????

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3.75 out of 5 stars

Excellent deal

kerri9494, 04/05/2002
2002 Kia Rio Cinco 4dr Wagon (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Just brought this car home, so I don't know about the reliability yet. However, I'm happy with everything. The seats are firm and supportive, there's no body roll on corners, the leg room in the front is ample (although much less in the back), everything WORKS. It's not a performance car, but heck, I'm a soccer mom. I got in the car this morning, started it up, and it got me all the way to work safely, in climate-controlled comfort. What more can you want from a LOADED car (every option) that I got for $12,700?

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5 out of 5 stars

Great little car.

James, 10/26/2015
2002 Kia Rio 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Bought to teach the kids to drive. Worked out great. Good car.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

vegas daily driver

vegas driver, 05/27/2009
2002 Kia Rio 4dr Sedan (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great little vehicle. Get's 35 mpg mixed city driving. Was a vehicle from michigan and had little spots of rust on trunk, undercarraige. replaced breaks, wipers, basic items. May need Motor mounts eventually. 1st car I've had without p/w, p/l. Compact little car I use synthetic oil for daily driving. Avg.300 miles on 9 gal tank. Wish it had criuse as an option. Nice little vehicle for the money and certainly for the year. Could see another 100k, with minimal costs involved. Oh,A/C great on 1st setting here in the desert!

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Awesome Wagon

kialover15, 06/22/2008
2002 Kia Rio Cinco 4dr Wagon (1.5L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

We recently bought a 2002 Rio Cinco, and we are loving our decision. This car was purchased by my grandfather. This is his work car, and soon, I will share it with him. (I get my license in July.) We sold a 1994 Cadillac Deville. A nice Caddy, no problems, but with gas at 4.18 a gallon, there was no option but to sell it. Once we got the Rio, we were a little unhappy, no AC, but when we filled it up for the first time a got 31 mpg, we were fine with no air. The gas mileage kept getting better too. The highest is 34 mpg, complete city! Great car!!

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