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Hyundai bought a 51% share of Kia in 1998 (since reduced to 36%). Kia reliability and reputation have gone up since. The Rio is Kia's equivalent to the Hyundai Accent. It's a 4 door sedan with (I think) the same 1.6 VVT engine. At $11,695 for the Rio, and $13,645 for the Accent, the $9,995 Accent loss leader may be harder and harder to find.
I have only one complaint about the Rio so far. In ferocious 40+ mph crosswinds, there've been occasional (three times) harmonic vibrations that sound like a car horn honking at me from my left.
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Darrell
Boycotting Exxon since 1989, BP since 2010
Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac? George Carlin
Mean Green Toaster Machine
49.5 mpg avg over 53,000 miles. 176% of '08 EPA
Best flat drive 94.5 mpg for 10.1 mi
Longest tank 1033 km (642 mi) on 10.56 gal = 60.8 mpg
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