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Used 2005 Kia Sportage
angel_machine, 08/02/2012
2005 Kia Sportage EX Fwd 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
10 of 13 people found this review helpful
My husband and I just purchased a 2005 Kia Sportage, pre-owned, with 135k miles, due to our limited budget. The Carfax didn't list any maintenance, and the test-drive and subsequent independent pre-purchase inspection confirmed that there were problems. The timing belt system had not been replaced at 100k miles, the battery was original (and died right after purchase), and the A/C was non-functional. We were able to knock off a lot from the price due to all the work that needed to be done (most of it simply maintenance that was put off, not true issues). A/C problem due to climate control module and is being replaced. Hoping we don't regret this purchase.
AVOID AT ALL COSTS
TIM, 03/23/2007
2005 Kia Sportage EX AWD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
9 of 12 people found this review helpful
Gets 21 miles to the gallon. Stalls at stops/near stops. Have taken it in 2 times to be fixed, and they are unable to do anything about. Have had numerous other problems in the past 1.8 years. Generally, a poorly made vehicle. Am now getting rid of it.
Tire Issue
eve, 02/13/2009
2005 Kia Sportage EX Fwd 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
7 of 9 people found this review helpful
Love most everything about the car except having to change the tires so often. Have 112K on it and have changed out 4 sets. Redid struts & still going through tires.
Love it so far.
Huskerwilk, 02/27/2005
2005 Kia Sportage EX AWD 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Recently purchased but am very satisfied so far. A lot of thought went in to the building of this vehicle.
Lucy's Kia
Robert Gayle, 03/27/2005
2005 Kia Sportage EX Fwd 4dr SUV (2.7L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
We tried all the big name small sport utes. This vehicle fit our needs perfectly. With the v6 it handles, and rides very well. We got the EX model mainly it was the only one with the upgardes we wanted. It has all the fetures we had in our 15yr old Mazda 929 trade in, and a few more.The leather seats are comfortable,rear seats have all kinds of room we didn't expect. Their is a Toyota RAV4 in the family and this thing has more creature comfort than we expected. The cargo area is much better than we expected. When we decided to purchase a new vehicle we tried the Tribute,Escape,Honda,Suziki,Chevy.what a disapointment.The tribute & Escape are a bad joke. KIA IS THE BEST BANG FOR THE BUCK.
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