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Great little car
Bunny67, 11/19/2017
2006 Kia Spectra EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought this for my daughter as a first car and she loves it. Runs great, very nice interior for the price....nicer than I expected. I’m very impressed.
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I love my new car :-)
adamsmith2306, 10/27/2009
2006 Kia Spectra SX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
I needed a safe, reliable, fuel efficient car, and needless to say I got it. I get about 33 mpg, great space for a small looking car. I have a black '06 spectra sx 5 speed stick shift, w/tinted windows, rims, and a spoiler. It looks very sporty. I love my car and would highly recommend it to all
1 week = My Life
Bill, 10/14/2005
2006 Kia Spectra EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Had my 2006 Spectra for about 1 week and owned it for 2 days. Lot of fun and will be buying a 2nd one. The first was rear ended at a full stop by a full size Cadillac at about 25 mph. May be totaled but the cabin interior withstood the impact. No gas leakage. The seat belts worked perfectly and the headrest really helped my neck and head. I really believe that if I had been in many other cars, I may not have been as lucky. The Caddy sustained major front end damage (radiator leak, engine damage, front quarter, etc.) so the impact was major. For a car its size and price, it is well constructed with safety in mind.
fun to drive, excellent rear headroom
Tim, 03/31/2006
2006 Kia Spectra Spectra5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
With the manual transmission, the Spectra5 is a fun car to drive, with decent acceleration & handling. (I thought the automatic was a little underpowered; maybe it just needed to be shifted into Low sometimes. But isn't the point of an automatic to do that automatically?) I ended up with power windows/locks (std), side air bags (std), ABS (opt), and sunroof (opt) for $1000 less than I'd have gotten another car for -- without those features. It's amazing how many cars I ruled out because of too little rear headroom (my son & I are both >6'); we both easily fit in the back of the Spectra5. (The headroom in the Spectra is the same, but I wanted something other than a basic 4-door sedan).
Fun to Drive!
Wayne, 10/24/2006
2006 Kia Spectra SX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful
Good PEP for a 4 cylinder. Exceptional handling around curves. Gas mileage isn't the greatest (31 MPG combined City/Hwy).