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Used 1996 Kia Sephia Consumer Reviews

3.3 out of 5 stars
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1.38 out of 5 stars

STAY AWAY!

crxbrett, 11/18/2002
1994 Kia Sephia GS 4dr Sedan
0 of 2 people found this review helpful

Quality is very cheap. Acceleration is a joke (13 second 0-60). The transmission and the brakes are horrible. Handling, what handling? Wind sheer & road noise is atrocious. The interior is extremely bland. The fuel economy is good (but that is to be expected on a 2300lber) When I found a new car I was happy to hand back the Kia's keys to my friend. My friend bought this car without checking into Kia's. Within a couple of months of buying it he had to throw away $1000 to have the engine rebuilt! He got the car for $2000 (way too much)! That was his fault for buying the damn Sephia in the first place!

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1.25 out of 5 stars

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ICatchYou2004, 08/18/2002
1994 Kia Sephia GS 4dr Sedan
0 of 3 people found this review helpful

i hate it. It is the worst car i have ever owned

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2.38 out of 5 stars

I wouldn't do it again!

gholt, 04/30/2002
1996 Kia Sephia LS 4dr Sedan
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

As of this date, the car has 34k miles on it and has about that many pieces of paper from the dealerships that serviced it for one problem or another. I wish I could find someone to buy this garbage heap from me.

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2.63 out of 5 stars

Everything Rattles

jpass12, 03/07/2002
1996 Kia Sephia GS 4dr Sedan
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I got this car in 1996 and has 65k miles on it. The engine is great, it is very fast, if not, tell those Civic EX drivers behind my tail. That's about all I can say in the positive side. Everything else, rattles, squeeks, vibrates or comes apart. This car drives very rough, even on good pavement. The seats are not confortable and the a/c is not very cold. You may ask, Why I still have the car? Well, I have nobody foolish enough to buy the thing.

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