kia sportage

[MJohnny]

does any 1 here own a sportage what r ur thoughts on it plan on selling a dodge stratus to get a 02 sportage w/ 45000 on odo for the wife what do yall think

[92comanche4x4]

i detailed a 2000 kia sportage 2 door rag top not a bad little truck i wouldnt mind it if it was 4x4 and the leg room wassnt bad

here's a link to it

http://riteonautosales.com/webtemplate.aspx?iid=263002

[Eagle]

My wife had one. Not bad. It ain't a Jeep but it isn't bad. Rode decent, drove okay. I don't recall what year hers was. It was the last year thay they had a low range transfer case. The next year it got slightly longer and heavier, and they eliminated the low range. I lost interest in it as a budget alternative to a Cherokee after that.

[MJohnny]

its just for my wife no plans to mod in any way

just want something reliable and small for her

[chicofuentes0224]

My sales rep has had one for a long time. It had about 250,000 miles on it and the engine blew up because Jiffy Lube didn't tighten the drainplug when they did the oil change and the warning light never came on. They paid him for a rebuilt engine and he still drives it. He's over 300,000 miles now.

[mjeff87]

sportages went off the market for '03-'04 model years, then were reintroduced in '05...lotsa stuff changed on them during the redesign. When I demolished our Spectra back around thanksgiving, I went car searching in hopes of finding an '02 5 speed 4WD, with no luck whatsoever here in my area.

 

Ended up buying an '01 TJ, but it wasn't my first choice...

 

Jeff

[dfreeman616]

until last friday, i worked at a kia dealer in the service department (left for better pay, better career field). we didn't have too many mechanical problems with them. i'd say the biggest problem is on the 4wds, the vacuum hub system tends to fail and get contaminated, which requires replacing the front driveshafts, hubs, knuckles, and some vac lines. check to see if that's been done and if the 4wd works. the warranty on those is 5 years/60,000 miles for anyone after the 1st owner (i.e. used ones). the original owner would have 10 years/100,000 miles for the powertrain (including the 4x4 problem i mentioned), so if there's a problem with the 4x4 get it fixed before the sale.

[a1awind]

did you ever consider a kia Sorento? i realize its for your wife but you can steal it and go off roading! it is a little bigger rwd or 4wd and full frame. its a true truck.. but people overlook it .