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Love my Kia!!!
Kia girl, 10/03/2021
2006 Kia Spectra EX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
Bought my 2006 Spectra brand new and 262000 miles she is still going.. I have had to do very little to the car and she still sounds great. She's been all over the country. My travel companion and has never left me stranded!!!
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Never had a problem
christinea, 10/31/2012
2006 Kia Spectra Spectra5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
11 of 13 people found this review helpful
I loved this car. I had it for 5 years, and I never had ANY issues. I did have to take off the front spoiler because it scraped on the driveway. I never had any work done on it in 5 years (other than oil/brakes/tires). I averaged 25 mpg till the last day. I was in an accident on the highway at lower speed, and the airbag deployed right away, BUT my head never hit ANYTHING. I came out 99% okay, just some minor whiplash. I 100% recommend this car. Turns great, isn't very noisy, accelerates nicely, quality interior, efficient.
7 years & 90k miles- still feels like new!
pakialover, 04/02/2013
2006 Kia Spectra SX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 4A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I drive about 12k miles/year with a good mix of city and highway. I have had no maintenance issues with this car whatsoever. I just do the regularly scheduled preventative maintenance and that's it. I sometimes forget I bought this car way back in 2006. It still feels brand-new after all this time. American car companies could learn a thing or two about quality from Kia. I will be a Kia customer for life, for sure.
Great used car
Simon, 10/05/2019
2006 Kia Spectra Spectra5 4dr Wagon (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
Got this car as my first car 7 years ago with 70k miles on it. Currently it has 160k of mostly rough city driving and is doing great! It may not be the fanciest, fastest, or sexiest car but it gets the job done. The car has been dead reliable and easy to fix. The only time I've brought it to a shop is for tires. I've changed fluids, belts, brakes, spark plugs, etc. In my driveway with basic tools. Only serious part to fail was the alternator and that was replaceable with a metric socket set and 2 hours of time. The highway ride is surprisingly smooth and quiet and you can fit a lot in the hatch with the seats folded down. Great first car or reliable commuter
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Still an excellent car
Ralph T, 01/31/2016
2006 Kia Spectra LX 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl 5M)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
I bought mine in Feb, 2006 based on looks and value not knowing at that time how wonderful this car would turn out . It has been a pure pleasure to own I have kept up on the scheduled maintenance and this car has turned out to be the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned flat out. It is part of the family It will be hard someday to give her up. My Spectra 5 has 76xxx miles and still going stong, only problem I had in nearly 10yrs of ownership was the air condition fan going out and I replaced my self for 80 bucks...thats it no other problem just breaks , oil, tires and 75,xxx miles I replaced the timing belt and fan belts , water pump, thermostat .it didnt need the water pump replaced anyways cause it would be some that would be need at a later date.save money on labor now.
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