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mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
7/8/14 11:04 p.m.

Certainly not the 2014 Kia Rondo I mean, you can't even fit a harley with straight pipes in the hatchback! (Or is it a wagon? I'm not up on my definitions)

JamesMcD
JamesMcD Dork
7/8/14 11:07 p.m.

This board is going to E36 M3.

Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon SuperDork
7/8/14 11:07 p.m.

This hatchback was a full second faster than an Impala SS.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
7/8/14 11:08 p.m.
JamesMcD wrote: This board is going to E36 M3.

Yep. I'm just having fun with the ride down.

SyntheticBlinkerFluid
SyntheticBlinkerFluid PowerDork
7/8/14 11:14 p.m.

The Spectra 5 SX was a pretty good Hatchback....Liftback....Wagon.

Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon SuperDork
7/8/14 11:15 p.m.

Whatever, I found a decent hatchback:

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
7/8/14 11:17 p.m.

I like the 1st gen Sephia. It's totally its own car.

SlickDizzy
SlickDizzy GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
7/8/14 11:21 p.m.

Agreed on the original Sephia; I always liked the '00-01 Spectra with the quad headlights as well. Always wondered if there was any potential in that platform.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
7/8/14 11:23 p.m.
Swank Force One wrote: I like the 1st gen Sephia. It's totally its own car.

Yep, not another mazda like it anywhere in Fords lineup.

Fobroader
Fobroader Reader
7/8/14 11:26 p.m.

My buddy had a first gen Sportage, yeah, it was basic, noisy, flimsy but he beat the ever loving crap out of it offroad and it just came back for more. Plus, it was easy to work on, parts were cheap and upgrades were all very Mcgyver.

slow
slow Reader
7/9/14 12:07 a.m.

Where is pinchvalve?

Are we just trying to get him excited by saying Kia Rondon is a bad car?

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
7/9/14 12:15 a.m.
slow wrote: Where is pinchvalve? Are we just trying to get him excited by saying Kia Rondon is a bad car?

Quite frankly I'm tired of all the chicanery and bad vibes around here so I'm just going for broke. Also screw bicycles.

Kia_Racer
Kia_Racer Dork
7/9/14 12:44 a.m.

I like my Spectra5! Not the fastest car in H street. But, it is reliable and fun to drive. Also, 35mpg!

Klayfish
Klayfish SuperDork
7/9/14 6:25 a.m.

My Sedona stands out in the line of SUVs at the local strip club...uh I mean strip mall.

nicksta43
nicksta43 UberDork
7/9/14 6:37 a.m.
mndsm wrote:
slow wrote: Where is pinchvalve? Are we just trying to get him excited by saying Kia Rondon is a bad car?
Quite frankly I'm tired of all the chicanery and bad vibes around here so I'm just going for broke. Also screw bicycles.

Me too, so very much. I'm gonna go away for a while. I've been visiting this site daily for well over eight years and the vibe has changed recently.

nocones
nocones GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
7/9/14 7:09 a.m.

In reply to nicksta43:

Agreed.

NordicSaab
NordicSaab New Reader
7/9/14 7:16 a.m.

So the verdict is, No. Kia never made a good car.

Moving on to the next thread

BMWe36M3

RossD
RossD PowerDork
7/9/14 7:18 a.m.
Richard Nixon wrote: Whatever, I found a decent hatchback:

I think technically that's a Kammback.

NordicSaab
NordicSaab New Reader
7/9/14 7:19 a.m.

Wow! just realized that if you try to hashtag the character it doesn't recognize the character, it just makes it super huge and bold... This could be fun...

#GRM #Hashtag #SaveTheHashtags

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
7/9/14 8:31 a.m.
Fobroader wrote: My buddy had a first gen Sportage, yeah, it was basic, noisy, flimsy but he beat the ever loving crap out of it offroad and it just came back for more. Plus, it was easy to work on, parts were cheap and upgrades were all very Mcgyver.

The motor in that loves boost in large quantities.

The best Mazda 4 cylinder, manufactured by Kia in this case.

ArthurDent
ArthurDent HalfDork
7/9/14 8:34 a.m.

Swank Force One
Swank Force One MegaDork
7/9/14 8:36 a.m.
ArthurDent wrote:

What in the world....?

Bobzilla
Bobzilla PowerDork
7/9/14 8:43 a.m.

What's the purpose? If it's demolition derby, I'll take as stock first gen Sedona. Nothing like a minivan that weighs almost 5k lbs and barely seats 6. I can't remember all the ones I sold body parts for that were HAMMERED and drove away. Granted, it'll get 14mpg everywhere.... but it'll be safe.

Javelin
Javelin GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
7/9/14 8:57 a.m.
Swank Force One wrote:
ArthurDent wrote:
What in the world....?

The FWD Lotus Elan was bought lock, stock, and barrel by KIA and sold for 3 more years in Korea and Japan as a Kia.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
7/9/14 9:20 a.m.

LOL! You guys are so funny. The obvious answer is no, Kia makes only 100% totally awesome vehicles...nothing that could be considered just decent. Like the 2014 Kia Rondo and the 2015 Kia Sedona:

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