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[iguanab]

Car For Sale - 2002, 4WD, Diesel Turbo-Charged Sportage. Gets GREAT mileage (about 35 MPG) and is very comfortable. 121,100 km

Original Owners!

We wanted to take it back to the US but, since it's diesel, we cannot, as the diesel version was not sold there. Korean value is a little over 5 million won but we are asking W4,500,000. (Original price � W17,000,000)

Please email iguanaboxturtle@yahoo for photos!

Stay warm!

[esetters21]

[iguanab]

It simply means that Kia didn't sell a diesel model Sportage in the US.

I believe all 4WDs in Korea are diesel.

Had we decided to take the car to the US, if any work had to ever be done to it, we would have had to send off to Korea for parts.

[inyofase]

I think the main problem would be that that model had not been passed by the EPA and the DOT. You would be spending big bucks to "Federalize" it.

[iguanab]

ALL exports to the US have to have US approved emission controls...that is a given - but not the reason we didn't take it back.

[bassexpander]

Some models for comparison, although most are older.:

http://www.encar.co.kr/proc2/2810.jsp?manufact=002&model=020&grade=001&transmission=001&list_flag=photo&car_manufact=%B1%E2%BE%C6&car_model=%BD%BA%C6%F7%C6%BC%C1%F6&car_grade=%BE%C6%B8%DF%BD%BA+4DR+%B5%F0%C1%A9+%C5%CD%BA%B8+%C0%CE%C5%CD%C4%F0%B7%AF&car_transmission=%BF%C0%C5%E4&foreigner=&car_idx_manufact=&car_idx_model=&hotmark=&car_idx_transmission=&car_idx_grade=&geninitCount=0&pageCnt=0&scTotalCnt=0&advCnt=0&kf=kor

[iguanab]

Thanks, Bassexpander! That was really nice of you! Our car has a little over 10,000 km more on it....

[jojomama]

in your first post it says 121,000 km...


which on is the typo?

[iguanab]

I was referring to the comparison model - it had 110,000km on it.