2005 Kia Amanti

ON WINDOW STICKER STATES CAR SHOULD AVERAGE 17 MILES PER GALLON CITY, AND 25 MILES PER GALLON ON HIGHWAY. OVER A NINE MONTH TEST WHICH I KEPT A RECORD OF DATE, TOTAL MILES ON CAR, MILES DRIVEN, TOTAL GAS TO REFILL TANK, AND MILES PER GALLON THE BEST MILEAGE WE GOT WAS 14.51 CITY. THE BEST OVERALL MILEAGE WAS 17.55 MILES AND THAT WAS A TRIP TO THE COAST. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND HE CLAIMS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ENGINE. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND WE DO NOT DRIVE IT THAT MUCH BECAUSE OF THE PRICE OF GAS. WE WERE MISLED BY THE WINDOW STICKER AND WE FEEL THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD MAKE THE MANUFACTURER STATE THE CORRECT FINDINGS ON MILEAGE FOR THIS CAR. I AM CAUGHT BETWEEN A HARD PLACE AND A ROCK FOR MY WIFE LIKES THE CAR AND I FEEL IT IS A PIECE OF CRAP. *JB

THE NEWER HIGH INTENSITY HEADLIGHTS SHOULD BE DONE AWAY WITH! IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT WHEN A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH THOSE BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS IS APPROACHING IN ANY LANE, I MUST PUT MY LEFT HAND & ARM UP TO SHIELD MY EYES. I FIND THOSE LIGHTS TO BE BLINDING AS SOON AS THAT CAR COMES INTO VIEW, EVEN A MILE OR MORE DOWN THE ROAD. WHAT KIND OF ADVANTAGE DOES IT GIVE THAT OTHER DRIVER TO SEE AN EXTRA 50 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD, IF IT CAUSES SOMEONE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD??! THE HID LIGHTS ARE DANGEROUS TO OTHER DRIVERS! EVEN WITH MY REARVIEW MIRROR DEFLECTED FOR GLARE, THOSE LIGHTS ARE FAR TOO BRIGHT & WHEN A CAR WITH HID'S IS SITTING ON MY 'SHOULDER', I HAVE TO TURN BOTH MY REARVIEW MIRROR & SIDE MIRRORS DOWN SO I CAN CONTINUE TO DRIVE. AND, YES, I SLOW DOWN & LET THEM GO PAST ME, BUT JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW MY OPINION & REQUEST THAT HID'S SHOULD BE HID FOR GOOD, IN THE TRASH! *NM