This deal is profitable. The price is 5.6 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $15745
Fair price: $16949
High price: $18152
MPG: 24 mpg city / 35 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Gray
Color: White
Mileage: 17,433
Year: 2016
Ownership Cost for 2016 Kia Forte EX
Estimated: $36419 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3019
$1449
$1268
$1147
$1027
$7910
Insurance
$2045
$2116
$2190
$2267
$2346
$10964
Fuel
$1322
$1362
$1409
$1466
$1532
$7091
Maintenance
$1066
$1149
$914
$1098
$1510
$5737
Repairs
$337
$550
$615
$745
$894
$3141
Taxes & Fees
$1063
$1063
$1063
$1063
$1063
$1574
Total Ownership Costs
$8852
$6747
$6552
$6822
$7446
$36419
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2000
Displacement CI: 122.0474881894
Displacement L: 2
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine Model: GDI Nu
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: KIA
Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Forte
Model Year: 2016
Plant City: Hwasung
Plant Company Name: Kia Motors Corporation
Plant Country: South Korea
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Trim: TOP (High Grade)
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PROBLEM BEGAN 2/14/2011 (PURCHASE) AND CONTINUES. THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THESE “HIGH FREQUENCY” SENSORS AS NOTED ON A SHEET DATED 9/22/08 PROVIDED BY THE KIA ENGINEER. THESE DEVICES ARE PRONE TO SET OFF THE HIGH FREQUENCY SENSORS WHICH GIVES ME A FALSE READING. WITH THIS BEING THE CASE, THEN WHY ARE THESE HIGH FREQUENCY SENSORS INSTALLED IN VEHICLES? MY SENSORS ARE LIKE THE LITTLE BOY WHO CRIES WOLF….WHEN THEY ILLUMINATE REPEATEDLY ON AND OFF, I JUST IGNORE THE LIGHT AND WAIT UNTIL I TURN OFF THE CAR OR WAIT IT OUT…WHICHEVER TURNS OFF THE LIGHT FIRST. THE SENSORS ARE NOT FULLY FUNCTIONAL BECAUSE SINCE THEY ARE SO SENSITIVE TO RADIO FREQUENCY WAVES AS STATED BY THE KIA ENGINEERS, THEN NHTSA HAS THE OBLIGATION TO HAVE KIA REMOVE AND REPLACE WITH SENSORS THAT ARE NOT SENSITIVE (AS SIMILAR TO MY FORD FOCUS’ WHICH ILLUMINATED AND WENT OFF WHEN AIR WAS PUT IN THE TIRE(S)). OTHERWISE, HAVING MALFUNCTIONING SENSORS AND UNDER-INFLATION OF TIRES CAN REDUCE VEHICLE SAFETY, REDUCE TREAD LIFE OF TIRES AND REDUCE FUEL ECONOMY WHICH DEFEATS THE MAIN PURPOSE OF A SENSOR. FROM THE 9/22/08 INFO SHEET: “ PITSTOP: OUTSIDE RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) AFFECTING TPMS OPERATION KMA HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL INQUIRIES REGARDING THE TPMS LIGHT ON WITH OR WITHOUT STORED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES IN MEMORY. THE FOLLOWING LISTED COMPONENTS/CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE THE CONTROL UNIT AND WHEEL SENSOR COMMUNICATION TO BE INTERRUPTED AND MAY CAUSE MULTIPLE DTC’S. • SOME CELL PHONE CHARGERS • SOME LAPTOP COMPUTERS • EXCITER TOOL CONNECTED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE • SOME PORTABLE NAVIGATIONAL DEVICES (GPS) • AFTERMARKET RKE, BURGLAR ALARM, REMOTE START SYSTEMS • POWER INVERTERS, PORTABLE MP# PLAYERS • HAM RADIO EQUIPMENT • HIGH TENSION POWER LINES AND RADIO STATION TOWERS • VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT LOCATING DEVICES • PORTABLE DVD PLAYERS • INCORRECT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER – PART APPLICATION NOT CORRECT”
