There is something unusual going on here. . . UPDATE: Sportage Spoof!

"Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available" (whoistheleader2) 02/02/2020 at 15:31 • Filed to: save the manuals, Manual, NPOCP

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UPDATE: THE SPORTAGE TOO!

I can’t believe that the Kia “Spork-Futility-Vehicle” Sportage came with a standard transmission as well. Just gaze at its unsellability and weep in sympathy of the dealer!

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I was scrolling through Craigslist ads when I saw this. Hmm, looks fairly clean for such a low price. Just a normal old spork-futility-vehicle.

Interior looks pretty good too. Nice and early 2000s in there.

Wait, is that a shifter? And three pedals? This exists?

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At $3,500 and 76k this seems like a nice price, but who exactly is this for?

I looked over the ad and they devoted two words to explain the deal breaker for the majority of buyers. This is not how to sell this extremely rare but not at all valuable car. In fact, how would you sell this exactly?

For Sweden > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/02/2020 at 14:19

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Boo to the haters this is a nice price

dogisbadob > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/02/2020 at 14:24

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NP

DipodomysDeserti > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/02/2020 at 14:26

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My wife owned a manual Kia of this vintage back in college. It was a total piece of shit.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > DipodomysDeserti 02/02/2020 at 14:29

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Exactly! This is just about at the bottom of the desirability spectrum for a car made that year in this condition. AND most people can’t drive it. I think the price needs to be a little lower still.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/02/2020 at 14:45

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I’d get it! My Accent has been very reliable for me! :)

sony1492 > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/02/2020 at 14:46

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Np but that motor will be a bitch to work on

AestheticsInMotion > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/02/2020 at 15:36

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I have no first hand experience, but I thought that it was collectively known that kias of this vintage were steaming piles of trash

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > AestheticsInMotion 02/02/2020 at 15:46

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It is collectively known

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/02/2020 at 16:09

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I haven’t checked myself, but I’ve heard the Sorento could be optioned with real 4WD and kicking diffs, and I know they are BOF. I also find something endearing about the Hyundai’s/Kias because I don’t expect a lot from them but I don’t particularly like them either. 

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) 02/02/2020 at 16:49

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That manual 4wd Sorento could be a low key monster with some good tires if it does have a lsd or locking diff. That would be a funny sleeper idea to troll Jeeps.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available 02/02/2020 at 17:16

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Agreed, especially for the price they command and how unlikely people are to ‘know what they have’