Kia wagon.

"Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy" (zipppyart) 05/17/2014 at 15:27 • Filed to: None

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Hey Aya, remember when I said I had one of these on my street? I finally managed to get a shot of it this morning.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 05/17/2014 at 15:30

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One of the worst cars sold in the past decade...

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/17/2014 at 15:32

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Here's the funny part, this car has been daily driven for at least 6 years, and hasn't rusted out. The owner said it was very reliable.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 05/17/2014 at 15:38

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Fair play if it does A-B pretty well. Not sure I could put up with it myself though, had a ride in one once and the chassis was so bad it bounced around unless the road was extremely smooth and needed full throttle pretty much everywhere.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 05/17/2014 at 15:39

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Oh shit. That's the best car kia ever made

*Sarcasm.

I once drive a Rio Sedan. And it's feels like 1 million times worse than my Sephia.

DoubleDragon > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 05/17/2014 at 15:39

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Wow! I always thought maybe 2000-2005 model kias were unreliable. Anybody got figures of reliability?

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > DoubleDragon 05/17/2014 at 15:44

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I'm not sure, but I always saw that car in running shape, maybe they took good care of it. There wasn't any rust on the body from what I saw. I also spotted a couple more of the same model around the area in similar condition.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. 05/17/2014 at 15:53

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Kia/Hyundai haven't been very high on my "want" list, even though they've improved by a significant margin, it's still a "shitty cheap Korean car" to me.

I have seen at least two other cars of the same model in the neighbourhood, all in similar shape, which surprises me. The car pictured is parked outside, and is constantly exposed to road salt every winter.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 05/17/2014 at 16:03

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Well, yeah me too.

I rarely saw their expensive offering. The only expensive hyundai i ever saw is a Hyundai Equss with a korean man sitting in the back.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 05/17/2014 at 16:24

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Well, roads here are the opposite of smooth, but my street isn't as bad as it could get.

mazda616 > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 05/17/2014 at 20:24

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Rios typically get a bad rap, but my friend drives an '07 Sedan 75 miles every day and gets 37 MPG even though it has over 110,000 miles. She's never had any issues except a coil pack at around 100,000 miles. I rode in it and it is basic as can be (not even power locks), but it seems to have held up well.

handsoff > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 05/19/2014 at 23:08

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I hate admitting this, but I like it. Add some sort of forced induction and enjoy REALLY REALLY cheap tires. 3-4 sets a year!