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Currently, I own a car Kia Rio 2005 G.V., about the operation of which I want to tell you.
Hello, respected editors of the journal behind the wheel, dear readers of the site.
Currently, I own a car Kia Rio 2005 G.V., about the operation of which I want to tell you. Someone will remember that a new Kia Rio has appeared on sale. For sure. But who will argue that there are quite a few of these cars on our roads and, after talking with the staff of the salons, it becomes clear that the people did not accept her unnecessarily expensive. However, the previous generation machines are redeemed a lot and convinced, these cars will have an interest in the secondary market. (One of the reasons is 5 year warranty!) I will go closer to business.
The car was purchased new in July 2005 in one of the Moscow salons with a mileage of 40 km. Now on the speedometer 16,000 km. I will not describe the configuration in detail, I will only say that from unprecedented options for me in the car was air conditioning and an automatic transmission. In my previous machines, among which there were cars ZAZ, VAZ, GAZ, AZLK did not have anything like that, except that the hissing Gur on the Volga and windows on the VAZ (died in the open position at -25). Distracted.
I liked the car, which decided the question of her purchase. Interesting design, comfortable chairs, landing, grasp steering wheel, different pockets for small things and even cigarette lighter in the trunk. I do not hide, drowned, I do not smoke in the car and I do not allow others who smokes in the trunk of a riddle. Suggested a refrigerator manager. What is it, as not care about consumers not in words, but in practice.
I confess right away, until the run in 100 km we did not reach, as they say in a famous film, fell along with a horse. What happened to the front brakes no longer knows no one. And then there was a surprise on the way at the traffic police, the car began to shy, and soon at all ceased to move in space. Only a strong fever penetrating the salon, said that the case smells of kerosene. The case was in the front brakes. Modern ventilated, they tritely jammed. After reaching the service center, I was invited to visit, on my car. Having cooled, brakes earned again. Fortunately, 10 km before the service car drove.
The brakes repaired, so without confessing, what was the dog buried.
Soon the rooms were received, the coupon took its place under the glass.
I am in nature a curious man. So here I could not pass by the puddle under my new car. Exactly, Tosol. I fell from the cracked hose, the cinema and only. The case was in the country. Wrapping the damaged hose of the new car with a tape, we moved back to the opposite way
Familiar road to the service. The hose was replaced to me, holding the car in the box, and I was in front of the TV for 5 hours.
All, you ask? In general, yes. If you do not consider my surprise (and money) when the rear shock absorbers were caught at 12,000 (parts + work about 5,500 rubles, I cost the replacement of silent blocks 2400) and the front pads at 13,000 (perhaps that the very case with the brakes was affected).
That's it. Despite the problem of problems that fell on my and car, the car carries, and in any weather. Long-round trip more than 1000 km in one end do not tire not the driver not passengers. Planned, then no more than 3,000 rubles permanently empty for one thing.
I like the car, but the questions still remain Korean car enthusiasts either do not reach first then without problems?
 

A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"