Used Kia Sportage for Sale in Oakland, CA

I rented a Sportage for a week and had mixed feelings about it overall. I typically drive a Chevy Suburban. I was surprised at how much gas I had to put in that little Kia. I didn't calculate the fuel mileage but feel like I was gassing up just as much as my big Chevy. The engine has some get up and go but sounds like a weedwhacker under hard throttle. First impressions pulling out of the parking lot was how quiet the car was. The interior quality seemed very good. It took me a while to figure out how to use the windshield wipers. The temperature gauge was in Celsius and I could not figure out how to change that. The suspension was firm but that's the way I like them. The suspension seemed to handle well but the car felt top heavy and narrow. Heading down the interstate the car felt a little twitchy as the steering was very quick and the narrow car seemed to want to change lanes at the slightest movement. The triangular shaped side mirrors were infuriating I felt like half of my field of vision was chopped off and I had to duck my head around to see everything I needed to. I tried to lower the seat to get comfortable but then realized the windows were too small and the bottom of the window was almost beside my ear. I had to raise the seat back up so I could see. Trying to use my phone as I GPS I could not find a place I could set it down where it would not fall on the floor or slide to the back of the passenger seat where it is too dangerous to look at. This might be a nice car for a young single person or a first SUV but for a 45 years old father of 5, I really didn't like it. If the same mechanicals were in a sedan or coupe I think I would really enjoy it as long as I could find a place for my phone.

The Sportage is one of the best vehicles I have been on. My favorite thing about our rental Sportage is how a lower trim could totally pass for a mid-trim level. Things that make that true are: LED-turn signal mirrors, alloy wheels with silver/gray accents, UVO with parking minder, Bluetooth, Curfew set, and many more. Driving the Sportage is great due to the 2.4L GDI 4-cylinder that produces 182 horsepower, this SUV accelerates like it has a 3.5L V6, so WOW. On the fist day with the Sportage we had to travel to Seattle, which is 1 hour away from Olympia, WA. The ride was so comfortable that it felt like we only drove for 15 minutes. In IKEA Seattle we had to get a desk as my cousin's christmas gift, a large, flat box easily slid through the tailgate. My aunt has a Toyota RAV4 XLE that I compared to the Sportage, and the Sportage has some great advantages. Only one thing I don't like that the Sportage has, is the Poor small overlap rating by the IIHS. If you are interested in a compact utility, definitely recommend to consider the Sportage or even a Toyota RAV4.