I~LUV~Caddys8792 said:
That's a sweet looking little number! When the EX is equipped with the tech & premium packages, you get a power driver's seat, right?
Those Fortes really are the best equipped cars in their class, with all the option boxes checked. I wish the Civic offered HID headlamps and a power seat, oh well.
Is it weird to go from an STS, which is a fairly large car, down to the Forte?
Yep power drivers seat. Not available in civic. The dual zone climate also not in civic. The navigation features are much more advanced than the civics. I do love having the HID lights.
And far as going from a large car to a small car, I'm kinda the wrong one to ask. Lol. I'm use to going from my semi to a car period. Lol. But, I don't notice any lack of space in the drivers seat over the STS. In fact, I feel as tho I've got more room to relax in the forte than I did the STS. My right leg isn't firmly against the edge of the console in this car like it was the STS. The interior space is not what you'd expect from a compact. It's probably got more room or the same, as the 98 Lexus ES I use to have. And in 98, the was considered a mid size entry level luxury sedan. I've got zero complaints as of right now. Well I take that back...I've yet to figure out what made Kia decide it was a good idea to put a drivers cooled seat in but not even make it available for the front passenger. I almost feel guilty on these 94 degree days when we get in and I get to use it, but my wife doesn't. Lol. The other day she was so mad she kept shutting mine off every time I turned it on! Lol.
Heck, this car even had rear vents when you get the tech package. I've never seen that in a car of its class. The civic? No. Dart? No...Mazda 3? No.
I've really begun to like Kia quite a lot. I NEVER thought I'd be excited about a Kia. But they've really changed their ways. They are no longer a boring rental. With the tech pack, we even have a 4 inch or so color LCD screen with the gauges that also show the navigation directions among other things, that way you can have the 7 inch Nav screen on the radio function or media or what ever. Even the small screen is so clear it's like looking at my iPhone screen. From its welcome screen where it flashes a picture of the front of your car while the message "welcome" is displayed, to when you shut the car off and a picture of the back of your car comes up while saying "good bye". Lol. Even all the chimes are pleasant. Not annoying. They are almost relaxing. Lol. Even when you shut off the car with the roof open, it has a friendly reminder by showing a birds eye view of the car while highlighting the sunroof in red.
We did buy the extended warranty. So now everything, navigation, power windows, of course drivetrain, everything is covered to 100k miles.
The UVO Eservices is something else on this car too. If your CEL light is on, it will do an on board diagnostics and if anything is found, you can send those codes straight to a Kia dealer of your choosing, then it will automatically give u directions to that dealer, and when you get there, they already have the codes on their computers. You can also acquire roadside assistance. Much like onstar. I've got an app on my phone with all the services too. That way if I lock myself out, I hit a button, and free of charge they send someone out to open it up. A useless feature, but handy to those who it's not useless to, you can save in your phone from UVO, where in a crowded parking lot, you parked. It will tell you exactly where you parked.