Does anyone know the general reliability of a 2007 Kia Amanti with the 3.8L engine and 5 speed automatic? Any major known issues? I have not been able to find much info on this online. Found a very cheap one in my area with 67k miles. Seller says there is nothing wrong with it at all (but I would st…

Azeras are $10k+ in my area. An older Avalon sounds good, as long as it is decent shape and the seat is comfortable for the OP.

Maybe it would be helpful if you could further describe the USE you’re planning for the car and your level of competence doing DIY maintenance and repairs. Are we talking In general, most well maintained cars can easily do 10 years and 100,000 miles but my experience has been that at 15 years and 1…

[image] davesmopar: the pump gears are breaking apart in the pump body’s - replace as a whole, problems with the OD planets and the rear planets as well as the UD Drums and the reverse drums, and of course Valve Body’s But besides those minor problems, all is good! … lol … :slight_smile: ……

[image] George_San_Jose1: I’ll never understand why folks would risk these sorts of problems to rid themselves of the job of having to shift from one gear to the next themselves? First of all your mind is closed - you must not have to contend with bumper to bumper stop and go commuting - You…

[image] George_San_Jose1: I’ll never understand why folks would risk these sorts of problems to rid themselves of the job of having to shift from one gear to the next themselves? Someone avoided shifting for 17 years, seems like a success to me and worth the extra cost. [image] Beancounte…

[image] George_San_Jose1: unless the driver is disabled, how hard is it to manually shift gears? Ever drive in heavy traffic? I used to have manual transmissions in my cars, even after getting married. Then I had to drive in heavy stop and go traffic daily both ways for my commute of 25 mile…

I understand that advantage of automatics of course. But there’s plenty of stop & go commuter traffic in San Jose, and I drove in it every day with a manual trans. The slow going was very frustatrating, but I don’t recall even one time thinking shifting was a problem. Funny story: We have a spe…

[image] George_San_Jose1: I’ll never understand why folks would risk these sorts of problems to rid themselves of the job of having to shift from one gear to the next themselves? Don’t you drive a truck that you have owned for 50 years that has an automatic in it?? I know they made them with …

I would have preferred the truck was configured w/ a manual trans. Every vehicle purchase – esp used – requires some compromises, and for me the automatic was the major compromise. If making a compromise makes me a “hypocrite”, guilty as charged.

The Avalon is a much better choice in my opinion, really good cars and one with 158K should still have lots of life left in it, Provided it’s in decent shape. As long as it meets your needs that’s what’s most important. Do as much of the upcoming maintenance that it would need at that mileage if the…

2007 Kia Amanti Reliability?

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