This deal is profitable. The price is 5.2 percent below the fair price.
Low price: $3538
Fair price: $4212
High price: $4885
MPG: 21 mpg city / 31 mpg hwy
Interior Color: Gray
Color: Ebony Black
Mileage: 95,145
Year: 2007
Ownership Cost for 2007 Kia Optima LX
Estimated: $35101 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1630
$782
$684
$619
$554
$4269
Insurance
$1548
$1602
$1658
$1716
$1777
$8301
Fuel
$1345
$1385
$1434
$1491
$1558
$7213
Maintenance
$2763
$1659
$898
$590
$2291
$8201
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$445
$445
$445
$445
$445
$659
Total Ownership Costs
$8707
$6618
$6036
$5875
$7865
$35101
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2400.0
Displacement CI: 146.45698582735
Displacement L: 2.4
Doors: 4
Engine Model: DOHC
Make: KIA
Manufacturer: HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA TECHNICAL CENTER INC (HATCI)
Manufacturer Id: 1034
Model: Optima
Model Year: 2007
Other Restraint System Info: Air Bags
Plant City: Whasung
Plant Country: South Korea
Trim: MG
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE CRADLE, OR SUBFRAME, UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTING OUT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ANY MAJOR BUMP COULD CAUSE THE DRIVETRAIN TO COLLAPSE AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE ENTIRE FRAME COULD COLLAPSE AND SEPARATE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FRAME WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 85,304. UPDATED 05/06/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/07/09.*JB
2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 KIA OPTIMA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT A LOW SPEED, HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE. HE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO ANY GEAR AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE APPLIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE RE-ATTACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,100 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,591.