Our Kia has been very reliable in the 5 years we have had it. It has a basic interior with simple features, but the design works. It is great on gas. The interior is very spacious, lots of space to travel, great vehicle for large dogs to ride around in and it handles like a small vehicle so you don't feel like you're driving a big boat. Overall it has held up very well with heavy daily usage.

Some of the cons which aren't a huge deal- you can hear road noise when driving on highways, the seats get a little uncomfortable during long drives. (4+ hours). An arm rest on the passenger side would be nice. It doesn't have a lot of "oomph" if you need to accelerate quickly.

This was my first car, bought used and it served me well. It was AMAZING on gas but that was slightly overshadowed by the fact that it burned oil like nobody's business. I was told by a few mechanics something along the lines of 'must be a GM'. :(

It was a little car that got me places and I have nothing but fond memories of this great first car.

I bought my 2003 Liberty used, over 3 years ago, for an amazing deal because of high mileage and I have not been disappointed.

Currently it has over 410,000 km, many of which were put on by the previous owner but you would never know. Everytime I take it for an oil change the oil change peeps are all like 'Whhaaaaa, this is in amazing shape" - and I can't brag and say I take exceptional good care of it either. I take 'alright' care of it and it's still exceeding my expectations.

The only repair I have done is replaced the alternator, which only cost a few hundred dollars.

It pains me to say anything bad about my Liberty - but I must report severe rusting on the rockers and tailgate. When I walk through the neighbourhood I notice rusting in the exact same spots on similar year vehicles.

My goal is to drive this to 450,000 km and retire her in scrap metal heaven!