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Used 2008 Kia Rio Sedan Consumer Reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars
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4.75 out of 5 stars

Rio rocks!

oldsubguy, 06/03/2008
2008 Kia Rio LX 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 4A)
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After trading in my 15 MPG American "Tank", I am well pleased with my Rio! The difference in gas price alone amounted to over $200/Mo. which is a good portion of the payment. Nimble, sure, and attractive lines (IN my opinion). I could not be more pleased. I like the fact that I did not have to pay for a useless car alarm either. (I think we quit listening to them about a year after they came out). No bloody power this or that to break either and I can reach the passenger window crank without causing a crash on the freeway

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4 out of 5 stars

improvements

varmit2, 07/06/2008
2008 Kia Rio LX 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 4A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

just bought this car, i had previously bought a 2002 model for my daughter to attend college, never drove hers' much, hers lasted so well, that i decided to buy one for myself, I am overall pleased with mine so far, but motor is a bit noisy when accelerated moderately, and suspension is a bit choppy at times , have just got 800 miles on mine so far, but it getting right at 35 mpg and this beats my dodge ram 1500 14 mpg to death. I believe that i can get used to the Kia small quirks.

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5 out of 5 stars

Being intelligent helps

Big John, 06/19/2009
2008 Kia Rio LX 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 4A)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

You don't have to be stupid to buy anything else, but it helps. 100K warranty, low initial price, 35 miles to a gallon endlessly on regular. Smooth ride, great seats with lumbar support, a/c, at, pw/dl, tilt wheel, am/fm/cd/st, spacious trunk, arm rest, power hook-ups, ample head room in back seat for six footers. All this for around $13K. Are you kidding me? Why buy anything else? This is my 6th Rio in 8 years. I still own four of them and all except this one have over 120,000 miles on them and still run strong, use zero oil and get 35 mpg HW. I change the oil myself at 5,000 mile intervals, religiously. Routine maintenance essential. Nobody builds a better car at these prices.

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3 out of 5 stars

Dependable gas saver

Jordan Cunningham , 04/02/2023
2008 Kia Rio LX 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Money sense is the car is a good little car but it is kind of small especially when you have two kids.

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3 out of 5 stars
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4.5 out of 5 stars

I Love my Car!

Misty, 09/29/2008
2008 Kia Rio LX 4dr Sedan (1.6L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I got my Rio at the first of March. I love it while all my friends drive big SUVs and complain about the gas prices, my family of 5 fits in my car just fine and were able to take a vacation this summer while my friends stayed at home. I get 38 miles a gallon! Thank you KIA

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