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ricok987 Rookie Author New Jersey Posts:15 Points:500 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 19, 2009 8:10:58 AM Ignore ricok987 Report Abuse Anyone know if these are selling yet? On paper, the car's stats look pretty good as a compact. I have a local dealer near me but it doesn't look like they have any on their lot yet. I called another dealer and they said they only had a couple in stock-right now. When I told them what I wanted: 2010 Kia Forte EX, Auto Trans, Leather, and Premium Packages they said they didn't have that one available. Another question (I forgot to ask) if I had to order the car I wanted from the factory how long does it take for delivery?

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Anyone know if these are selling yet? On paper, the car's stats look pretty good as a compact. I have a local dealer near me but it doesn't look like they have any on their lot yet. I called another dealer and they said they only had a couple in stock-right now. When I told them what I wanted: 2010 Kia Forte EX, Auto Trans, Leather, and Premium Packages they said they didn't have that one available. Another question (I forgot to ask) if I had to order the car I wanted from the factory how long does it take for delivery?

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gme952 Rookie Author Ontario Posts:3 Points:6,885 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Aug 7, 2011 9:51:10 PM Ignore gme952 Report Abuse I have a 2010 forte Koup EX 5 speed almost 15000 km on it and is awesome car , i love it - no problems with it so far ! Is running very good and living in Canada i was so impress last winter with it .i had a Honda civic and a Mazda before but Kia is by far a better car !!!!!!
el_jeffe17 Rookie Author Los Angeles Posts:24 Points:3,150 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 5, 2011 9:52:53 PM Ignore el_jeffe17 Report Abuse I bought one of these 2 months ago, so far, it's been a wonderful car. I have the 4 speed auto, 2.0 liter engine...I live in LA, no stick for me...the manual gearbox is pretty bad, from what I've read. The steering at high speeds is quirky, it likes to pull you into bumps on the road, the wheel turns the opposite way you would expect when you hit a pothole, but after a couple of weeks, I was used to it. The plastic in certain places, can scratch easily, but as long as you don't take 25 attempts to insert the ignition key, that shouldn't be an issue. I like it a lot, give it a test drive!
bluebird1 Champion Author Toronto Posts:15,745 Points:3,110,075 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Sep 4, 2010 1:15:07 PM Ignore bluebird1 Report Abuse They are nice cars, especially for the money but would definitely go with the 2.4L GEMA engine....same engine as in my Jeep with the VVT on both intake & exhaust -gives better power & less fuel used....guess that's why the Jeep was the most fuel eff. non-hybrid SUV until the new Equinox came out.
littleyellowman Champion Author Hamilton Posts:2,520 Points:473,690 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 25, 2010 12:14:21 AM Ignore littleyellowman Report Abuse The Kia Forte Koup version looks really good! I don't like the sedan too much though.
ajhoier Champion Author Florida Posts:1,065 Points:67,965 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Aug 21, 2009 11:51:00 AM Ignore ajhoier Report Abuse The Coupe version looks nice :) I wouldn't go jumping on it yet though....it's a new line, give it a year or two for stuff to break (in) a bit lol. My father always told me, never buy new ;) Especially when it comes to the first year-release of a car. There's stuff to go wrong, recalled, etc....by the next year (if it lasts) - stuff is more secure usually :) Will say though, haven't seen any on the streets here, but we got a couple Souls :) [Edited by: ajhoier at 8/21/2009 11:51:23 AM EST]
jeepster4 Champion Author Kansas City Posts:4,317 Points:712,410 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Aug 19, 2009 1:05:05 AM Ignore jeepster4 Report Abuse I've driven about 1500 miles around the Midwest on dealer trades of the Forte in the last 30 days and they are nice. I drove a base unit with roll up windows to Columbia Mo Monday and even that unit had satellite radio and would cruise at 90mph. I drove a loaded Forte EX to Omaha Friday and it was positively luxurious, particularly at a MSRP on the window of under $17,000. [Edited by: jeepster4 at 8/19/2009 1:06:29 AM EST]
ricok987 Rookie Author New Jersey Posts:15 Points:500 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: Jun 23, 2009 11:28:45 AM Ignore ricok987 Report Abuse Don't Kia dealers get reports on what & when new inventory is due to show up-weeks before they arrive? I would think it would take several weeks for vehicles to travel from Korea to the East Coast of the US. Your response leads me to believe new cars are not assigned to specific dealerships until a cargo ship arrives in port with them. I thought all car dealerships are given X amount of stock to sell (based on their past abilities to move inventory) and production and inventory levels are set at the factory level-for specific dealer deliveries. I hope the inventory isn't trickling in, in dribs and drabs. I think I will just give my name to the dealer then, and they can call me if and when a vehicle with my exact specifications is available, but based on your information I might be in for a long wait.
jeepster4 Champion Author Kansas City Posts:4,317 Points:712,410 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Jun 22, 2009 9:09:37 PM Ignore jeepster4 Report Abuse As an old Kia salesman, I've got some sad news for you. You can't order from the factory. The factory is in South Korea. In fact, it's next to impossible to find out what's at the port of entry. Your best bet is to get your dealer to check the shipping schedule for your car and to trade for it, when its scheduled to show up within 200 miles or so of your location.