NY/NJ/PA/CT/MA/RI Chat Thread Part VII
12-06-2010, 09:28 PM
#7324
reallyDisplacement: 144 cu in, 2360cc
Power (SAE net): 173 bhp @ 6000 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 168 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed manual
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 104.3 in Length: 176.4 in
Width: 69.5 in Height: 55.1 in
Curb weight: 2933 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 7.1 sec
Braking, 70–0 mph: 171 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.89 g
FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway driving: 22/32 mpg
12-07-2010, 07:24 AM
#7327
boost owns
Steve I dig the winters, although I think I liked 'em better in the silver.
The Kia Koupe looks like a Scion TC and Civic Coupe fucked. I can't stand it for its blatant theft of intellectual property alone.
The Kia Koupe looks like a Scion TC and Civic Coupe fucked. I can't stand it for its blatant theft of intellectual property alone.
12-07-2010, 08:56 AM
#7328
reallyDisplacement: 144 cu in, 2360cc
Power (SAE net): 173 bhp @ 6000 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 168 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed manual
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 104.3 in Length: 176.4 in
Width: 69.5 in Height: 55.1 in
Curb weight: 2933 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 7.1 sec
Braking, 70–0 mph: 171 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.89 g
FUEL ECONOMY:
EPA city/highway driving: 22/32 mpg
The resale value is going to SUCK and do you honestly think you are gonna get 100k or more out of that thing without having major issues? highly unlikely
Heres the way i look at it -
if you are going to spend that kind of $ you should get something with a better resale value and something that will be a bit more reliable in the long run.
If you keep it and run it into the ground the problems you are gonna have with that thing are gonna get expensive.
If you sell it before you start to have problems then the resale value is going to be shitty so either way you are losing.
Its your money tho...
12-07-2010, 09:01 AM
#7329
^ fuck all that! ..... ITS STILL A KIA!!!!!!!!!!!
The resale value is going to SUCK and do you honestly think you are gonna get 100k or more out of that thing without having major issues? highly unlikely
Heres the way i look at it -
if you are going to spend that kind of $ you should get something with a better resale value and something that will be a bit more reliable in the long run.
If you keep it and run it into the ground the problems you are gonna have with that thing are gonna get expensive.
If you sell it before you start to have problems then the resale value is going to be shitty so either way you are losing.
Its your money tho...
The resale value is going to SUCK and do you honestly think you are gonna get 100k or more out of that thing without having major issues? highly unlikely
Heres the way i look at it -
if you are going to spend that kind of $ you should get something with a better resale value and something that will be a bit more reliable in the long run.
If you keep it and run it into the ground the problems you are gonna have with that thing are gonna get expensive.
If you sell it before you start to have problems then the resale value is going to be shitty so either way you are losing.
Its your money tho...
12-07-2010, 09:08 AM
#7334
12-07-2010, 09:34 AM
#7338
VWs got crappy reliability, I can't rely on it to last like 5 years. with KIA I got the bumper to bumper so I'll just send her to the dealership and chill.
12-07-2010, 09:37 AM
#7339
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
PRICE AS TESTED: $25,460 (base price: $22,695)
ENGINE TYPE: Turbocharged and intercooled inline-4, iron block and aluminum head
Displacement: 83 cu in, 1364 cc
Power (SAE net): 138 bhp @ 4900 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 148 lb-ft @ 1850 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic with manumatic shifting
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 105.7 in Length: 181.0 in
Width: 70.7 in Height: 58.1 in
Curb weight: 3206 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 8.9 sec
Braking, 70–0 mph: 181 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.85 g
12-07-2010, 09:40 AM
#7340
12-07-2010, 09:50 AM
#7341
resale value will be better and you would get more life out of it with less problems
Leo, all those specs arent going to mean shit to you when you get 60k on that thing and you start having major problems with it.
Try selling it then, you wont even get half of your $ back.
sorry im not trying to be a bitch or discourage you, id just never buy a kia.
Sure its a nice looking car and the you may like the specs but face it, kias = throw away cars
12-07-2010, 10:06 AM
#7347
right, but its a chevy, not a kia.
resale value will be better and you would get more life out of it with less problems
Leo, all those specs arent going to mean shit to you when you get 60k on that thing and you start having major problems with it.
Try selling it then, you wont even get half of your $ back.
sorry im not trying to be a bitch or discourage you, id just never buy a kia.
Sure its a nice looking car and the you may like the specs but face it, kias = throw away cars
resale value will be better and you would get more life out of it with less problems
Leo, all those specs arent going to mean shit to you when you get 60k on that thing and you start having major problems with it.
Try selling it then, you wont even get half of your $ back.
sorry im not trying to be a bitch or discourage you, id just never buy a kia.
Sure its a nice looking car and the you may like the specs but face it, kias = throw away cars
So 5 years later if I can't sell it for half...no surprises as there are no cars apart from collectables that can do that.
I feel your hate for KIA > it's value in the market
12-07-2010, 10:12 AM
#7350
entitled to your opinion even if it has no factual basis. But I'd rather get a Korean with a 5 year bumper to bumper than an American with 3.
12-07-2010, 10:13 AM
#7351
12-07-2010, 10:45 AM
#7354
youre drunk! android just passed iOS and continues to grab more marketshare as we speak! maybe the verizon iphone will gain some of that back.
i had to paint them, 1 rim was chipping and another was curbed a bit.
12-07-2010, 11:40 AM
#7356
fully loaded the Cruze is more money, it's slower, got drum brakes in the back, worse handling than Koupe. not a winner in my book
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
PRICE AS TESTED: $25,460 (base price: $22,695)
ENGINE TYPE: Turbocharged and intercooled inline-4, iron block and aluminum head
Displacement: 83 cu in, 1364 cc
Power (SAE net): 138 bhp @ 4900 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 148 lb-ft @ 1850 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic with manumatic shifting
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 105.7 in Length: 181.0 in
Width: 70.7 in Height: 58.1 in
Curb weight: 3206 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 8.9 sec
Braking, 70–0 mph: 181 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.85 g
VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, front-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door sedan
PRICE AS TESTED: $25,460 (base price: $22,695)
ENGINE TYPE: Turbocharged and intercooled inline-4, iron block and aluminum head
Displacement: 83 cu in, 1364 cc
Power (SAE net): 138 bhp @ 4900 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 148 lb-ft @ 1850 rpm
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic with manumatic shifting
DIMENSIONS:
Wheelbase: 105.7 in Length: 181.0 in
Width: 70.7 in Height: 58.1 in
Curb weight: 3206 lb
C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 8.9 sec
Braking, 70–0 mph: 181 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.85 g
12-07-2010, 11:43 AM
#7357
right, but its a chevy, not a kia.
resale value will be better and you would get more life out of it with less problems
Leo, all those specs arent going to mean shit to you when you get 60k on that thing and you start having major problems with it.
Try selling it then, you wont even get half of your $ back.
sorry im not trying to be a bitch or discourage you, id just never buy a kia.
Sure its a nice looking car and the you may like the specs but face it, kias = throw away cars
resale value will be better and you would get more life out of it with less problems
Leo, all those specs arent going to mean shit to you when you get 60k on that thing and you start having major problems with it.
Try selling it then, you wont even get half of your $ back.
sorry im not trying to be a bitch or discourage you, id just never buy a kia.
Sure its a nice looking car and the you may like the specs but face it, kias = throw away cars
SRT-10
FTMFW!!!! 
Kia = Fail period!
