The base model means manual windows, manual door locks, no MP3 support. Not huge deals.

There is wind noise!! The wind noise if you have the front windows down together is very distracting. I hate it and as a result rarely roll down my windows. It's okay at low speeds but around 30-35mph it gets annoying and distracting. I did not like having cloth seats. The black seats were okay but being cloth and black they retained smells and dirt. I disliked that power windows and doors was not offered on my car though they do come as an option. The gas mileage while good at 30/27 or something like that was not that great for a car its size. The price for the car was good but that same price could have been applied to a better made car with just as many positives, I feel, looking back on the purchase. This car is a serious pain in the neck for long distances. I traveled from LA to Las Vegas only one time in my car. The gas mileage was great. I got there with gas still in my tank but the drive was so uncomfortable. I find myself renting cars to make that drive now simply for the comfort factor. The seats really aren't that great and you only get an arm rest on the drivers side, something my passengers often gripe about. Watch out on ascending hills. If you're not careful your car will start to loose serious speed. I have to hit assents going at least 70 if I want to have a smooth climb at around 55-60mph depending on the grade of the hill. Otherwise your car may jerk and engine will rev to pull you up the hill or mountain.

I don't really have a strongly negative feeling about anything with this car. It's not very pleasant at high speeds, above 60 mph you really don't feel stable, but I don't do much highway driving so that's not a big problem for me. It's also not a great 'weather' car, but nowadays I work from home and rarely and required to be somewhere regardless of the weather, so that is also not a problem. The only "issue" I have is that I've had a couple of very small hardware items break, and Kia won't replace the individual piece, they'll only sell the whole "unit." For example, the latch on the glove compartment is broken, and no repairable. My repair guy can't buy just the latch, he has to purchase an entire glove compartment for $294. Needless to say, I haven't repair that item.