re: Discuss the Kia K5 vehicle please

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The k5 is is replament and supposedly better.

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Where are you getting that the K5 is the Stinger's replacement? They are two different models with two different price ranges.

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It's smooth as butter, has great interior, and a lane assist feature that legit allows you to drive on the interstate w/o holding the wheel, even if turning.

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when i was driving back home after picking it up as the rental (it died while i was traveling for work in Tyler, TX) the lane assist was on and i started trying to exit around Athens, TX and that MF kept me in my lane, hard.

my escape has a gentle nudge for lane assist, but the k5 was really good.

My wife has a white Stinger GT2 and that thing hauls arse. i tried convincing her to go with the K5 but once I test drove the Stinger it was a no brainer.

Drove one a year ago as a rental in CA. Fun car, and I am not much of a car person. I remember during the week I drove it, looking up how much it cost and it seemed really fair.

Kia/Hyundai followed the same model set forth by the Japanese imports that came before them. Make an inexpensive, fuel efficient car to enter the market, once a reputation has been established, start increasing quality and price.

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Optima

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Was a rattle trap. Rode in a friend's a few times and he said it was constant. Little squeaks and rattles all over the place. Little road noise dampening as well.

It was high as giraffe pussy. I don't remember what we paid. She has had a rough 3-4 years health wise and wanted a new car. She had a 13 year old Pathfinder and really wanted the Stinger so I said frick it and let her buy it. I want to say we ended up paying 55k for it but not for sure.