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4.13 out of 5 stars

GOOD CAR, DECENT PRICE

bogtrotter, 05/01/2002
2001 Kia Sephia LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

WE'VE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. WE TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER EVERY 3,000 MILES FOR UPKEEP, AND WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO COMPLAINTS. IT'S COMFORTABLE AND RELIABLE.

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1.5 out of 5 stars

Crap-ola

jrevier, 07/03/2002
2001 Kia Sephia LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

In the almost one year that I had this car I've replaced 2 transmissions and had many scratches buffed out. THis is the worst car I've ever bought and the dealership I bought it at wasn't any better. Stay away from kia

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3 out of 5 stars

Sloppy

fourthrowe, 06/24/2006
2001 Kia Sephia LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 3 people found this review helpful

Ok, I know it's not a Honda, but when I had to borrow my friend's Integra, and got back in my Kia, all I could think was "sloppy." The shifter, the brakes, you name it, sloppy. It has never failed me, even with 163k miles. I still love the sag-proof roofliner. Some people have problems with the dash buckling, I haven't seen it yet. Oh, and I was wrong in my other review about the Mazda engine/Getrag designed tranny, that was '98 and previous Sephias. I certainly would not recommend this car to a friend just because it's slow AND gets bad mileage. I average 23mpg city/hwy. Highway only is 33mpg. Also, this car will scare you if you go over 80mph. It acts like it's in a hurricane.

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1.5 out of 5 stars

Glad they are out of Production

Kaylalee, 07/27/2009
2001 Kia Sephia 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Honestly, I thought we were getting a good deal. Really cheap...SO NOT WORTH IT! Since we got the car we have put about $6000 in repairs. Not only have we replaced the ENTIRE brake line once, we have also replaced the roters twice, the battery twice the spark plugs about 12 times, the alternator, a cylinder, the fan belt (4 times in less than 4 years). The driver side door no longer works (leaving the driver to climb over the seat and try their luck at the passenger door which only opens from the outside. When it's cold the doors don't close so you have to wait for the car to heat up enough to close them or hold them while going down the road. The car is quite literally a death trap.

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1.38 out of 5 stars

My first car

NoMoKias4Me, 03/13/2003
2001 Kia Sephia 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought it brand new with 1 mile on it. 3 days after buying it, it was back at the dealer for 4 days. When I got it back, they had replaced the computer, the fuel injector and something else (can't remember). 2 Days later, back at the dealer. This time for about 1 week. When I got it back, they had supposedly put a brand new tranny in it. Well, just a few days later guess where it was? Yep! At the dealer for almost 2weeks. This time, when I got it back, I learned that last time they had put a reconditioned tranny in it and that this time they put a brand new one in it.

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