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2007 kia Rio reviews
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Alan Newburn, Wiltshire
Kia Rio GRDi 1.5 diesel 2007
I have had my Rio 1.5 diesel for three and a half years now and it has travelled 132000 miles. I chose to service the car myself, so no warranty, which I figured would cost far too much as it would need to be serviced every 10000 miles at £200 a go to qualify. I did have one engine problem at 75000 miles which turned out to be a broken cam follower, which cost £275. Apart from that problem the engine is as strong as ever and I have not replaces any parts other than tyres, disc pads oil, filters etc. The bodywork tends to suffer more than most from trolley dinks and dents, the interior plastic is soft and is easily marked. It has developed the odd rattle when it goes over bumps, but it has been driven hard. It still is returning over 50 MPG with the AC always on. The road tax is now £30 per year. Not the most comfortable of drives but ever if you factor in depreciation it’s still cheap motoring.
Submitted: 14/11/2011 17:18:29
D, England
Kia Rio Diesel 2007
Well covered 34,000+ miles now and still a very happy bunny. Would definitely get another one. And now they are new with a 7 year warranty its a real no brainer.
Submitted: 14/01/2011 22:02:56
Ian Smith, Selkirkshire
Kia Rio LS 1.5 CRDI 2007
I bought new in Sept.2007. The diesel engine is superb; quiet, lots of torque and very economical. 65mpg on long runs sticking strictly to national speed limits and around 50-55 on mixed motoring. At 10,000mls the front tyres had to be removed due to severe tread wear on the inside edges whilst the rear tyres showed no signs of any wear. My previous Suzuki Swift clocked 35,000mls on its first set of tyres. Our local Kia approved repairer replaced two steering/suspension bushes under warranty. There was no evidence of any premature tyre wear during the first service at 5,000mls (or nobody noticed !). Obviously the front wheel alignment had been seriously affected. KIA charged me for alignment rectification and refused to compensate for the premature tyre wear despite the problem having been caused by a warranty defect. A friend’s 2009 Rio is also showing similar wear at 5000mls and has suffered a front wheel bearing failure. As there is no provision for wheel alignment checks in the Kia maintenance schedules, check your front tyres regularly or have your alignment checked by a specialist tyre workshop before you have to replace your front tyres prematurely. Overall rating - it is a good little car. (4.5 star)
Submitted: 18/07/2010 20:46:34
Clare Richards, England
Kia Rio ice 2007
Kia cars are not worth it! They are terrible on corners and they hate rain and dirt! My Kia Rio has had a rusty spot on its bonnet now for over 3 years!
Submitted: 07/05/2010 21:12:08
Stef Shaw, Ayrshire
Kia Rio GRDI 2007
This car I did own before been written off was so great it would not be possible to put into words. Fuel economy well what can one say apart from fantastic. Forget the official figures I was getting over 65mph. Unfortunately the car was so good for its safety equipment that the poor thing got hit on the rear quarter panel and all of its safety features came into play. It was hit by a car at 60 mph and did not move an inch all safety features came into play and I wasn’t even in it!! Was a great car. I’m buying another as I’m sending this!!
Submitted: 12/04/2010 09:58:14
D, England
Kia Rio 5 door 2007
Follow up from when I first got it. Now had it since May and I must say we cannot believe how good it has been in the recent snow and ice. Just before Christmas when we had the horrendous snow storms. Took 11 hrs to do 1.5 hr journey, conditions were awful. But this little car was wonderful in the really bad conditions. Just kept on going, seemed to cope better than some four wheel drives, don’t know if it has anything to do with it being the diesel version. The ABS is also brilliant. Can’t praise it enough.
Submitted: 19/01/2010 12:44:02
D , England
Kia Rio diesel 2007
Read all these reports before purchasing diesel 2007 2nd hand. And I love it. Is everything you all said it would be. Easy to drive, if you need speed put your foot down and it kicks in. Great economical budget car for the non badge concious driver.
Submitted: 06/07/2009 10:19:01
Barry, Hertfordshire
Kia Rio Ice 2007
Having had this car for one month now it ticks all the right boxes, Kia Rio Ice 1.4 in black, transports 4 adults easily with ease, with the price of fuel its is economical and fun to drive and value for money. I would invite others to try this nippy vehicle, basic yes but the stereo system is great drive is fantastic, affordable car for those of us on a budget and practical.
Submitted: 19/11/2007 17:23:25
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