The Kia Rondo I own has been nothing but problems for quite some time now. Everything from the air conditioning, transmission, and more have needed to be repaired. All conveniently right after the 100,000 mile warranty ended might I add. The interior had many nice features but after 140,000 many things have started to break. The durability of the car is just not there. It was an excellent first car for me as a 16 year old. Decent enough gas mileage and plenty of room for all my friends made this a great car for a while. However after replacing my spark plugs, O2 sensors twice, fuel injectors twice, transmission, air conditioner, and more all in the time between 100,000 and 140,000 miles the appeal of the car is long gone. It does have a good stereo system with a 6 cd changer however it lacks the ability to connect to cell phone or iPods which is almost a necessity in today's world. My favorite part of this vehicle was all the cup holders and extra little compartments which made this car great. Now a lot of the handles into the compartments are broken so they are no longer accessible which is frustrating. The worst thing was having to replace a head light. It cost me almost $100 because the entire front light casing needed to be removed just to change a bulb which seems like just another ploy to get you wasting your money at the dealer if you asked me.

This has been one of the best cars I have ever owned. I have driven this car for five years, and I'm still in love with it to this day. I purchased the car used with 60,000 miles on it, and we are almost to 200,000 miles. I haven't had to dump a lot of money into the car - just normal wear and tear repairs. It is large enough to pack enough supplies to camp in Colorado for a week with my family and our two dogs. There are a lot of windows and no blind spots which is huge when driving across country with my family.

The car gets decent gas mileage. It has 3 rows of seat compacted into a car. While this is nice, it doesn't give much leg room. It also means my car seat is a tight squeeze with someone in the passenger seat. Also it is slightly difficult to get someone in and out of the third row of seats. You have to fold down the second row and put it back up, then do it all over again so they can get out. The back two rows of seats fold down as to make a pretty big trunk. I moved from state to state with this car. I've driven from North Carolina to Missouri and back. I've also driven from North Carolina to New Jersey and back. I didn't have any issues with either trip. It also drives rather smooth on the road. The cruise control on the car is nice. It has blinkers on the side mirrors for extra safety. There are also air/heating vents that are in the middle row which helps the people in the back.