 I have owned my optima for 1 1/2 years 
and ultimately hate it. I am trying to 
get kia to take it back as a lemon, but 
of course they don't want to. there 
have been 5 recalls to date on this 
model, and one of those recalls almost 
caused the loss of life to myself and 
my 5 year old son on the freeway, as 
the vehicle failed to operated(ie:the 
crankshaft positioning sensor recall). 
i am currently experiencing the second 
failure of this particular recall. I 
would have been better off to spend the 
extra money to buy a honda or toyota. 
Even though this car has the warrenty, 
you will use it often. If you love your 
family, buy a different car.