Used 2003 Kia Spectra for Sale

I got my car for $3,500 after difficulties with my first car, a 1990 Cutlass Ciera SL. The first day I had it, there were issues with the engine, something about a bad coil, but it was covered under the very limited used car warranty from the dealership. Overall, from the very first, there were no major issues AND the car has air conditioning, which is a huge improvement from my last vehicle. It is a quick, sturdy little car with good gas mileage and it seems well built for the cheaper model that it is. I have had the car for almost 4 years now and nothing else has gone wrong with it except one hiccup with a bad spark plug, but there isn't anything wrong with the car. I like how the car performs on long drives; it's comfortable and easy to drive. It's easy on gas and it's nice to look at, even though it's nothing fancy. It's remarkably durable for a smaller car, as it's gone through a side-swiping and a rear-ending with only needing to have the bumper replaced twice; no mechanical issues after the accidents! The only thing I dislike about the car at all are the motor mounts; the car vibrates with the air on, especially at idle, and even when you change them, the issue comes back, so it's just an unfortunate feature of the vehicle.

My dad bought me my 2003 Kia Spectra GSX when I moved across the country. I think he spent about $10,000 on it, which is an incredible amount for any gift. However, for a brand new car, a sticker price of just over ten grand should be some indication of how well the car will hold up. In this case, it didn't hold up so well. I liked that it had a fairly sleek body style and a hatchback trunk for added convenience. I also liked that the car had fabric seats as opposed to leather seats, as I find the fabric is much more comfortable in both hot and cold weather. However, after the first few years, the car started to fall apart. I had suspension issues and the front right of the car was really messed up. True, I had hit a few potholes here and there with the car, but no accidents, so to have such major issues with the suspension was annoying. Eventually, it became a safety concern, especially at highway speeds. The shaking over 70 m.p.h. was outrageous! The air conditioning went out and would have cost nearly $800 to fix at a time when the whole car was only worth a few grand. (A car's value doesn't take long to depreciate when you only start at $10,000 on the dealer lot.) The driver's side window motor also died on me just as a storm was approaching to I had to get it fixed at about $350 including labor. What this car didn't cost at the lot, it more than made up for that in overall maintenance and repair costs.