KIDfurniture:
How much is it going for ?

chatinent:
Just go easy on things, don't rush it. Make Google search of its features and know if all are intact.

KIDfurniture:
How much is it going for ?

KIDfurniture:
How much is it going for ?

soloehis:
Pls dont make the mistake of buying a car that its parts are not accessible..buy Japanese car for easy maintenance and availability of parts ..u will regret it if u ever buy Kia..

ticker:
I saw a kia Rio 2008 car and I want to buy it but I am in a dilemma. This is my first car. I don't want to make a bad choice. Pls guys advice me. is this car durable? can it travel far distance without issue and does it have electrical issues?

MedicH:
whatever u do in buying nigerian used car ensure that u go with your friend you can trust that has at least 10 years driving experience and this ur friend will bring his most trusted mechanic. With 10 years driving experience he must has come across many mechanics and will give u the most trustworthy. i will advice u to stay away from that kia and reason is the parts are not usually available and u can hardly see competent mechanics all because it is not very rampant in nigerian roads. if ur budget is low, go for a honda or toyota but make sure u inspect. do not rely on car agents' "buy and drive nothing to fix" this statement is a lie 80% of times. most of them have never seen the car they are advertising but only the pictures.

bigl:


Based on some friend's experience, kia is a good brand BUUUUUUUUUUUT the parts are expensive.

If u buy original spare parts, they don't get spoilt easily!

But i will also advise u go with known japanese brands that even a blind mech can fix to avoid stories that touch the heart and tickles the bumbum!

diportivo:
they dont know his budget

they dont know where he resides

they have probably never owned any kia

but

they want him to buy Honda or toyota

they claim there are no parts and that the few that's available is expensive

they claim there are no mechanics

ordinary kia rio wey be say if na dana spec,e no get any 02 sensor?

I av even read that it's not rampant on naija roads


people sef


op,if its rio,inspect and be sure it's fine....u will enjoy it wella....


parts are everywhere......and they arent costly

promotervickky:
Kia Rio is a good car, OP furnish us with details of the car to enable us make concrete decision

ticker:
can it travel far distance like Lagos to Abuja? I am Just clueless

ticker:
can it travel far distance like Lagos to Abuja? I am Just clueless

promotervickky:


Depends on the strength of the engine, 2008 Kia Rio comes with a 1.6L i4 Engine, if it has been used for years with its previous owner, it may not be too strong for long journeys, I think Kia Rio was made for just in-state movements and not interstate.

Dejavu111:



have traveled with 7yrs old Kia Rio dat belongs to my uncle to port Harcourt many times n Abuja ones its same durability with Corolla especially when d Rio is manually drive .it's a mad car 140km/h needs concentration when driving

MedicH:
whatever u do in buying nigerian used car ensure that u go with your friend you can trust that has at least 10 years driving experience and this ur friend will bring his most trusted mechanic. With 10 years driving experience he must has come across many mechanics and will give u the most trustworthy. i will advice u to stay away from that kia and reason is the parts are not usually available and u can hardly see competent mechanics all because it is not very rampant in nigerian roads. if ur budget is low, go for a honda or toyota but make sure u inspect. do not rely on car agents' "buy and drive nothing to fix" this statement is a lie 80% of times. most of them have never seen the car they are advertising but only the pictures.

ukachimo:
Kia come with aluminium engine and some how expensive to replace.

My experience with kia cerator vs my experience with Toyota (camry pencil light).

My brother-inlaw bought a kia cerator tear rubber, and used it for a couple of years, (l am not sure, probably about 4yrs), then decided to sale when his boss was about to offload his kia optima to upgrade, to buy the optima. Me and my wife offered to buy the cerator. At that time, we were using a honda accord 1996 model or there about, a fantastic car. So it was an easy decision for me and my wife to make about buying the cerator, because it's a millennium car, l think about 2004 model or so. The price was more like a gift - 250k. Infact, as soon as l advertised the Honda here on this platform, l got a buyer quickly who paid 230k for the accord. We made up the money and bought our cerator. Manual gear system, with good airconditioner system and good engine and fine body. We enjoyed the ride until xmas for 2013 when we traveled with it to east from Lagos. Before then, l am beginning to get pissed with the car because of the extra stress it started putting on me. 1. My wife insisted we retain my inlaw mechanic who himself is an ex staff of kia motor. This is a problem for me because each time the guy come close to the car, l spend nothing less 5k. Coming from 90s car to a millennium car, it was too sensitive for my liking. It was simply draining me financially.
2. The parts is not a funny business. For instance, to change plugs, the mechanic usually insists we buy kia brand of plug, and it's like 5times more expensive compared than normal plugs l can buy on the street.

I continued to endure the stress until we traveled. Going was a very jolly ride. We spent our time in my village, left for Portharcourt to visit old friends before coming back. The car fired the first shot at us. It started stuttering. And finally stopped near Eleme Junction. A few mechanics l stumbled on to don't have any idea what was wrong with the car. After two frustrating hours of trying to find a solution in vain, l decided to call one of my friend who l believed could help and he did help because he immediately recommended a mechanic who has diagnostic machine. With that, after fiddling with vehicle for a while, everything seemed very ok and we finally set of to Lagos from PHC somewhat later than planned.

Our journey was smooth thereafter, except that as we started approaching Ore, the A/C stopped working, and tyat was the last time we used A/C in the car. No wahala! Bros, from the next day after the journey, l couldn't recognize the car again, it kept moving from one fault to another. Giving that we are still using the ex staff of kia as oir mechanic, l tell you, my pocket hear am until e clear me for eye.l decided we drop the mechanics. He was simply digging holes in my pocket. It took a while to find a replacement mechanic that understood the car. But no more the special attention and we managed the car till 2018 when it knocked engine.

To replace it, they were calling 450k. The body and interior was still in top shape, and after cross checking prices of Nigerian used cars in the market at that time vis-a-vis using 450k to buy another engine, l felt l should scrap the vehicle and buy another Nigerian used car. And that was how l decided to buy a Nigerian used 1999 pencil light Camry. I will be 3rd Nigerian user/buyer. The A/C was still blasting like a new or tokunbo car, thatinspired me not think twice about offer. The price was 400k I had a few fixes to do, like change the trafficators, the key gets stuck on the ignition once on a while, the radiator was leaking badly and the liey starter occasionally won't answer. Everything costs within 50k. By Xmas of 2018- l blasted the car from lagos to my village in the east, came back. The engine fan stopped workong on our way back at Onitsha on the 6th jan 2019. It costs me 10k to fix and l drove on A/C aall through going and coming back. In may 2019, I sold the car at 400k to l guess the 4th Nigerian buyer.

Now Sir, the choice is yours to choice.

kingreign:


So just because you want buy an innocent simple poor car who's only crime was being in Nigeria and you coming across it that makes you wanna carry all the whole of your friends, families, their friends and families and communities to check it?

Chai!

promotervickky:


Depends on the strength of the engine, 2008 Kia Rio comes with a 1.6L i4 Engine, if it has been used for years with its previous owner, it may not be too strong for long journeys, I think Kia Rio was made for just in-state movements and not interstate.

promotervickky:


Depends on the strength of the engine, 2008 Kia Rio comes with a 1.6L i4 Engine, if it has been used for years with its previous owner, it may not be too strong for long journeys, I think Kia Rio was made for just in-state movements and not interstate.

thebigkendo:


This one is confidently spreading falsehood