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Used 2002 Kia Spectra Sedan Consumer Reviews

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4.38 out of 5 stars

basic transportation

beauty, 04/26/2002
2002 Kia Spectra LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
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basic car to get from point a to b. Don't expect much and you won't be disappointed.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Love my Spectra

kialover15, 09/17/2009
2002 Kia Spectra 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
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I finally purchased my own car, and the Kia Spectra was a great choice. I love this car, it has great A/C, automatic, and I just bought my own stereo for it, and now it is perfect. This car is very comfortable (coming from someone with a bad back) and it also gets great MPG!!! I average close to 30 mpg everytime, and that is 80% city! The lowest that I have ever gotten was 23 mpg, and I'm still happy with that. The trunk is very nice sized, and it has great visibility. Very well designed car!!

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2 out of 5 stars

Mixed Bag

LJM, 01/23/2010
2002 Kia Spectra LS 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
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This car has been good to me, but it has also caused me a LOT of undue stress and financial burden....I have replaced so many parts-my bumper literally just fell off while driving one day, has never been in a collision (to my knowledge) and it just fell right off...was expensive to replace, and then the driver side came loose 2 weeks later, have had to have the alignment redone far too often as it pulls very hard to the right and the heater breaks regularly. The inside of the car has just fallen apart as well, the bolt holding the seat in place fell out and i had to play over $400 to get it fixed, and then told it was not "the perfect fix, but the best they could do..." don't buy..

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4.38 out of 5 stars

WORTH THE BENJAMINS!!

CrazyJoe, 10/01/2002
2002 Kia Spectra 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
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LOOKIN' AT THE PRICE I'M THINKIN' "MAMA MIA" I GOTS TO GET MYSELF INSIDE THIS LITTLE KIA TAKE IT FOR A RIDE "IS THAT CARMEN ELECTRA?" NO! THAT'S JUST MY REFLECTION IN THIS LITTLE KIA SPECTRA IT MAY NOT TOP THE LIST BUT IT BOTTOMS OUT THE PRICE SO IF YOU LOOKIN' 'ROUND FOR A RIDE THAT'S REALLY NICE HOP INTO THE KIA AND TAKE A LITTLE SPIN CUZ THE RIDE VS THE PRICE WILL BE WORTH THE BENJAMINS!

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4.88 out of 5 stars

Impressed by this little car!

Joel Dziak, 08/15/2002
2002 Kia Spectra 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5M)
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I bought this car as a price point issue. Little did I know what I was actually getting! It had plenty of zip under the hood and handled quite well! I was impressed most however when I recently had a very bad accident in my car. I Had a car pull out in front of me while I was traveling at 70 mph. I broadsided the car and suffered no more than a concussion and whiplash!. This car held up great! the passenger compartment was left fully intact. Well done!

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