According to autotrader it has a massive boot which seems weird as it looks small. Anyone use one and got anything to say? Pretty cheap so I'm tempted
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Kia Rio - any good as biking car?
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Posted 3 months ago #
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depends on the year. i have an 04 and can get a small giant fram in the boot with the wheels and seat off.
if im right then the year after the boot got a bit smaller but i cant conferm that
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was going for the 2002. That doesn't sound huge if you have to take both wheels and seat off...
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forgot to say that is with the seats up.
i would not class it as massive though. some people class it as an estate but i would say just a large hatch back
Posted 3 months ago # -
Can't imagine they're much good as an actual car. There have been plenty of threads on here that will suggest a better alternative.
Posted 3 months ago # -
Can't imagine they're much good as an actual car.
Can I ask why ? Personal experience or just 'cos of the "Kia" badge ?
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Apologies for the flippant remark, but an older model Rio, while cheap and spacious won't drive as well as say a Focus. If you're not interested in that sort of thing and just want to throw a bike in the back then it will be adequate. Please don't get a black one though, unless you like the pish being taken out of you for driving a mini hearse (it didn't bother my friend though). It's not a badge thing though, I'd happily have a newer one now they've got there act together, a bit like Skodas in that respect.
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Test drove aa new one with the biggest deisel engine last year. Was just a bit uninspiring allround. Nothing I could put my finger on but it was just a bit 'meh'. Fair bit of engine noise atg motorway speed, gearchange a bit clunky. Rear visibility not great either. Got a large hardtail in the back with front wheel off and seats folded.
Got a pre reg 1.8tdci Focus instead in the end for the same price, much nicer car.Posted 3 months ago # -
Hmmm, seems like it could work then...really not bothered about the feel of the drive or how it looks. Just how cheap to run and ease of carrying bikes around. If I could get a berlingo with under 100k on the clock for less than a grand I'd go for that. Anyone.
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