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    it's soo-tack sutyak's Avatar
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    New daily: 2014 Kia Optima SX turbo

    Thought I'd try something different. Kias in general seem to have come a long way, and you get a lot of car for the money. I also prefer to buy American-made cars, and these Kias are now built in Georgia. Ironically the last Focus I bought was from Mexico. I picked this one up with 37K miles on it.
    Performance specs are 274hp/269tq from a turbo 2.0. Not many people seem to drag these, but 1/4 times are low 14's around 98mph.
    The interior is nice! It's the most luxurious car I've owned, with "leather" everywhere. Leather on the dash, doors, and the seats are a nice soft leather, not cheap hard junk. The only wear I'm noticing so far is a fake chrome ring around the front cup holders is flaking off. I'll post interior pics after I finish cleaning it up to my standards. I'll also take it in for some 35% tint soon.
    The color is very close to mineral grey, but it reflects the color of anything around it, which is why every picture it looks different.





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    Sharp looking car

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    They are nice rides. My in-laws only buy Hyundais and swear by them now. We have their old 05 Elantra and it's dead reliable, 132k and counting.
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    Nice ride! Didn't know they came with that much power stock. Should be a fun daily.

    Be careful if you think about modifying it though. I saw one blow up on 79 south as he was trying to keep up with my old G8. Not sure what all he had done or what happened, just saw a huge cloud of smoke and him pulling off to the side of the road
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    it's soo-tack sutyak's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stangman701 View Post
    Nice ride! Didn't know they came with that much power stock. Should be a fun daily.

    Be careful if you think about modifying it though. I saw one blow up on 79 south as he was trying to keep up with my old G8. Not sure what all he had done or what happened, just saw a huge cloud of smoke and him pulling off to the side of the road
    Thanks! With 3 years left on the warranty, and especially since I have the Mach 1 to play with, it'll stay bone stock.
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    he's into that, that spiritual stuff. <><

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stangman701 View Post
    just saw a huge cloud of smoke and him pulling off to the side of the road
    I'm betting eBay turbo, cloud of smoke is usually an ebay turbo
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    Couple more pics.



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    '04 Mach 1. Built. Turbo. 667whp/631wtq
    '06 Focus. Built. Turbo. WMI. 12.43 @ 115 (sold)
    '03 Mach 1 : 12.61 @ 106.59 (sold)
    he's into that, that spiritual stuff. <><

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    Nice color choices there bro!
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