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Vincent writes:
2004 Kia Rio Cinco Review
ProsGood size (Station wagon), cheap&easy to run and to maintain, nice finishing touch in somes place ConsNoisy, underpower, poor built quality in some place as well, but it works!
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It Does The Job, For A Good Price — You don't buy a Kia Rio for power or look, you buy a Rio beacause you need a small car that start in the morning, is economical to run and cheap on maintenance. Don't expect to have a smooth ride, since it's a bit underpower and noisy, especially on the highway. Winter perfomance are allright with good winter tires. Power sterring and AC are optional and works great. Primary Use: Commuting to work
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Kyle writes:
2004 Kia Rio Base Review
ProsSound System Cons109hp engine
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Good Starter Car — Good base car, at 106 000kms no problems, easy to replace, not a very powerful car, sound system is nice and loud, seats are comfortable with good lumbar support, good clutch/shifter feeling, not problems since I bought it at 103 000 Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.) | ||
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Gina writes:
2004 Kia Rio Review
Prosgas mileage ConsHazardous depending on weather
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Not A Bad Car — Skids in rain and snow but pretty good on gas. WD-40 cleared up the winter lock freezing issues. More fun to drive than an automatic, but what can you expect from a four banger? Also, door stopped opening after a month. Cheaply made but holds its own. Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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theperson writes:
2004 Kia Rio Base Review
ProsCheap, Reliable so far, gets you from point a to point b, not too terribly ugly, ConsBuilt cheep, under powered, weird noises, shaky. 
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Okay, Inexpensive Car. — You get what you pay for. I would say that it is an OK value for what you get though. My car has a little over 100,000 miles and I got it for 2,300, so that is a lot cheaper than you would be able to get most cars with that kind of mileage for. My main complaint is that it seems to be built really cheaply. I haven't had any real mechanical problems yet, but several minor things show that it is built cheep. I feel like one day something is going to go horribly wrong and destroy the car. Until that happens though I'm satisfied with it. It's cheap transportation. Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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analyn100 writes:
2004 Kia Rio Base Review
ProsInexpensive subcompact car with great visibility for tall people like me and great fuel economy. Wonderful for a first car. ConsSeveral maintenance jobs are recommended sooner than you would think, for a reason. The parts are not as durable as they are in most cars, but if you follow the manual you should be fine. For instance, the timing belt should be changed every 60k. I had planned to take mine in "early" by my dad's advice at 80,000 miles, thinking 90k was the norm. Well it snapped at 81k when I had been planning to take the car in "in a few weeks". That mistake cost me an extra $1200 and a lot of grief.
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This Car Has A Mind Of It's Own. — The car runs wonderfully, no mechanical problems if properly maintained - the timing belt being the only mechanical problem the car has ever had and like I said, that was my fault. But the electrical is strange. The car keeps putting the check engine light on, even though no mechanic can find a problem with my car. And there's an odd thumping noise in the rear of the car that NO ONE can identify. It's like its possessed and running merrily along, odd quirks and all. I sometimes feel like I'm driving my coffin because the light comes on so often and I always wonder "is that the same code again or is the car going to die any second?" But its always that same harmless evap code again, and again, and again... Primary Use: Commuting to work | ||
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Cody writes:
2004 Kia Rio Review
ProsSorta looks better on the outside than a 2007 or 2008 ConsSlow
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2004 Kia Rio — I hate that this car is so slow, ugly, and light. Slides too easy and has poor take off performance but i didnt pay a lot for it. The thing that is so much worse about it is when people ride with me it makes it a lot more slower on take off. :[[ | ||
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Gary writes:
2004 Kia Rio Base Review
ProsBrakes, Handling ConsGutless Engine, Loud Engine, Rear visibility
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1.5 Lx — Not the worst car ive driven, Half good and Half rubbish car, good equipment level Multi CD Changer, AC, EW, Handling was surprisingly good heavy steering but i like that. Hate the engine so under powered, build quality is so so, very plastic, not much room in the rear either |
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