 We love our Sportage! We've had it for 
4-1/2 years, and the only (minor) 
problem has been the check enging 
light, which comes on and goes off at 
will. It has never been in for 
servicing except for the recommended 
60,000 miles and a minor factory recall 
on the locks, which was fixed by the 
dealer in minutes. Does FANTASTIC in 
the snow! Everyone else is stranded, 
and I pop it into 4WD and take off! 
This is our 2nd Kia, and we've got over 
120,000 on our Sephia and no problems 
with it either. For an inexpensive 4-
cylinder, we've gotten our money's 
worth of fun! What do you expect for 
$16,000? (Ours was loaded).