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Used 1997 Kia Sephia Consumer Reviews

3.7 out of 5 stars
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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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2.5 out of 5 stars

Can you say junk

Tim G, 04/28/2002
1997 Kia Sephia RS 4dr Sedan
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Well not totally The car stales all the time when the temp and humidity goes up and the dealer got me on a technicality that it was over 12,000 miles the first time I took it in. It was 12,105 miles. I just found out by the police that my speedo is off by 5 miles an hour, which makes me wonder...is my odometer off too? And if so that means that Kia stiffed me out of a car. That was in 98 I guess I am still bitter about it.

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