2001 KIA Sephia

Pros: Value price, front passenger amenities

Cons: Problematic at times

The Bottom Line: Overall, I am happy with my purchase, and would buy another one.

Review: WALK AROUND
On the exterior, the car looks simple and stark. With a cute face and a nice rear(hmm are we still talking about cars?) The car looks great. You will not stand out in traffic by any means. The rear tail lights reach around the back,...

Pros: good car for the price

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: It's a great car for the price!

Review: I just bought a kid Sephia last week after buying the car I hear that they are junk! I have seen some bad opinion's on the 2000 year models . That does scare me . But I cant say this so for so good .The car is great it rides good , drive's good ,...

Pros: Inexpensive

Cons: Automatic transmission, city mpg, model discontinued

The Bottom Line: Worked quite fine for a year, with only minor problems. I have serious doubts that it would do so much longer.

Review: This review is based on a one-year ownership with 23,000 miles driven.
Main use: city (work and shopping, 5 - 10 mile distances), many 200+ mile trips, some long trips: 2,000 + 4,000 + 7,000 miles.

We needed a car for only a...

Pros: milage 35 mpg 5 speed

Cons: seats are a bit uncomfortabale for long trips

Review: Our first Sephia has 130k on it and it runs and looks great. I understand that they had some serious bugs with brakes and trannies but this car has not had any of the often mentioned problems. The check engine light came on at about 100k because of...

Pros: Cheap to Buy

Cons: Cheaply made, things constantly break on this car, resale value is worthless.

The Bottom Line: Stay away from older Kia's like this one. Don't make the same mistake I did, find a different car. Anything is better than this!

Review: Me and my husband bought this car June 2005 and two months later the transmission went out. It was awful. To get a new transmission and to have it put in can be around $2,000, we couldnt afford that so we bought a used transmission and had it put in...

Pros: Great gas mileage, runs great, decent stereo, attractive

Cons: None that I have found

Review: I bought my Kia used a few years back. I'm probably the most recent reviewer on here since it is a 2001. It's not THE greatest car ever, but for a pretty inexpensive pricetag, I think it's great.
I bought it used from a dealer (I actually, NOW...

Pros: Great features for the money, gas mileage, storage space.

Cons: Doesn't impress people who put spud shooter mufflers and Auto Zone spoilers on their cars.

The Bottom Line: This car is the perfect dingy. If properly maintained and not abused the car is trouble free.

Review: This car was bought in a pinch. My wife's old car before blew the rings in its engine and she needed to be back to work on a military post in two days 800 miles away. With finances in a bind we went to the Kia dealership in Huntington Beach Ca. We...

Pros: The warranty pays for the repairs while you pay for the car.

Cons: It is in the shop more than it is on the road.

The Bottom Line: Go buy a Hyundai....they're the same price and they have a great reputation.

Review: Thinking about purchasing a Kia Sephia? As a former Kia salesperson, I have some valuable information to share with you.

Sure, it's a cheap car, it gets great gas mileage, and the warranty can't be beaten. And it comes with emergency...

Pros: Cheap... and I am only putting this in because listing Pros is a requirement.

Cons: Electrical system, brakes, cheap interior, customer service stinks

The Bottom Line: Stay far away. If you even think about buying a Kia, consider going on medication until the notion passes.

Review: Evidently you either get an okay one or a bad one. We bought 3 for cash and went this route because everything came around at once. Two of them were Spectras and the other was a Sephia. My daughter's Spectra was sold off in less than a year as she...