![]() A couple said it'd be fine to take it off and a few said it was necessary to leave it on. I called a some dealerships and have gotten different responses about taking it off. Have you had any problems with overheating? If you had it before and lost it somehow, did your gas mileage change at all? Anyway, I'm afraid that it's there to direct air through the radiator. I think I like the '07s without it better and I am (perhaps naively) thinking that without it the car might be more aerodynamic and get slightly better mileage. You say you're missing your front spoiler, how did you come to not have it? Was it there when you bought the car? I ask because I'm thinking of removing mine. I know this is an old post.I don't know if it'll get a response, but here goes: Oh - yeah - she said it was 'my' fault because I didn't tell her the spoiler was so low! The next time my daughter comes to visit, I'll let heer drive my OTHER car instead of the KIA. Two more weeks later, the correct one came in and I had it installed. To top it all off, when the new one came in, they called and I took the car in only to find out that they hadn't opened the box and 'someone' had ordered the rear one instead of the front one. Needless to say, I'm NOT happy about it! The one she knocked loose looked fine to me but the dealer said it wasn't. I ended up spending $518 for a new one, installed. When my daughter left, I took the spoiler to my dealer and he said it couldn't be re-attached. I've always been very, very careful of the spoiler - then my daughter drove my Spec5 when she was visiting and knocked the front spoiler off the second time she drove it! It was laying on the ground, so I had a friend unbolt the left side and removed the whole thing. I'm presuming other people have had problems with the spoiler, what can be done to keep from being such a hassle? Before this, I had noticed that the spoiler was attached in a flimsy manner, with the glue, and assumed I'd eventually forget to take an apron slowly and knock the damn thing off. It did not get knocked off, but the glue holding it on across the front has given away. Today, entering an automatic car wash with a track, I got off center, and the spoiler was nudged loose. Nonetheless, I knew right away, the low front spoiler would be a pain, having read about it at Edmunds before buying the vehicle. It was well built, the doors shut without the rattle I had found characteristic in earlier Kia's, the interior was nicely refined for a car of its class, and there was lots of space. I had sworn off Kia, thinking they were cheap junk until I gave the Spectra5 a chance and took a couple of test drives. My wife and I bought a Spectra 5 about three weeks ago. Mine is fine when the LOUD button is off - when on, it's close to earsplitting depending on the volume.īased on previous comments posted on this site, I'm sure you will get lots of helpful feedback on both these issues.Īnways, glad to hear you are enjoying your new wheels.keep us posted! Guess time will tell.Īs for the radio booming, not sure what to say. That being said, however, having read all entries on this forum in combination with that on a few other sites, apparently it should improve once the car is more broken in. I too have noted that my gas mileage has not been as good as I expected either. ![]() The last thing I will say though is that I am driving at any given opportunity, for me that says a lot. It's handling extremely well and is good and peppy.I could go on & on, but it's nothing that hasn't already been posted here already, so I won't. ![]() The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.I've had my red spectra 5 - sans spoiler - since the end of June as well.have about 1100 km on it now & am really enjoying it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it.
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