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29. I had back to back Ford Focuses prior to the Kia

Reply to GoodRaisin (Reply #27)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 02:27 PM

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and they did OK. I had to do a couple of things but nothing huge. I would have bought another but they had been discontinued by 2021. At that time the Chrysler 300, the Chevy Malibu were the only American entries in the midsize sedan market. I decided Kia was better than either. This time, sedans from America are basically gone so I was choosing between Kia, Hyundai, Toyota, and Honda. I liked the warranty and price point of Kia/Hyundai better and the Elantra Hybrid blew me away frankly. I was going to get a gas Sonata but the 2025 had the maintenance and the car rode so nice despite being a compact.

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