Good morning folks,
I'm interested in buying a 2000 sportage 2 door soft top, and was just hoping to get some advice from you guys beforehand.
A quick history: I had a 2002 4 door sportage for 3-4 years and I really loved it. It was kind of a legend in my circle of friends. The sportage and I went to hell and back together and it treated me very well. I had some minor issues with it but overall it was a great experience. Fast forward a few years, I have a real job now and am ready to buy another vehicle to replace my ford taurus. I've been looking at more expensive options, mostly a 2009 subaru forester, but I'm reluctant to spend that much money on a car when my commute is only across town. So when I discovered this sportage, it kind of hearkened me back to a simpler (and cheaper) time, and I've been interested in it ever since.
It has 75000 miles and some vacuum issues with the 4x4. It looks like that's fairly common with this generation sportage. They've got it listed for 3900 but the guy said he'd help me out on the price given the 4x4 issues. So maybe 3000-3500. When I owned my sportage, it was under warranty which gave me some peace of mind. I always tend to ramble on in these things, so I'll just fire off some questions and if you can answer any of them, I'd be grateful.
1. Do you think it's worth that price?
2. Would just putting lock hubs on the front be an easy solution?
3. How intuitive is that soft top to remove and install?
4. How brutal will that soft top be during minnesota winters?
5. Any other issues I should be aware of?
So again, the particulars are 2000 Kia Sportage base soft top, 75,000 miles, manual transmission, 4x4 vacuum issues. 3500ish probably. I just think it could be a pretty fun little rig. I enjoyed my old kia as it was unique and unpretentious. The 2 door seems even more unique.
I apologize for the bombardment, but things are moving kind of quickly and I'll probably be buying (or not) this weekend. So any advice would be much appreciated.
-Boe
I'm interested in buying a 2000 sportage 2 door soft top, and was just hoping to get some advice from you guys beforehand.
A quick history: I had a 2002 4 door sportage for 3-4 years and I really loved it. It was kind of a legend in my circle of friends. The sportage and I went to hell and back together and it treated me very well. I had some minor issues with it but overall it was a great experience. Fast forward a few years, I have a real job now and am ready to buy another vehicle to replace my ford taurus. I've been looking at more expensive options, mostly a 2009 subaru forester, but I'm reluctant to spend that much money on a car when my commute is only across town. So when I discovered this sportage, it kind of hearkened me back to a simpler (and cheaper) time, and I've been interested in it ever since.
It has 75000 miles and some vacuum issues with the 4x4. It looks like that's fairly common with this generation sportage. They've got it listed for 3900 but the guy said he'd help me out on the price given the 4x4 issues. So maybe 3000-3500. When I owned my sportage, it was under warranty which gave me some peace of mind. I always tend to ramble on in these things, so I'll just fire off some questions and if you can answer any of them, I'd be grateful.
1. Do you think it's worth that price?
2. Would just putting lock hubs on the front be an easy solution?
3. How intuitive is that soft top to remove and install?
4. How brutal will that soft top be during minnesota winters?
5. Any other issues I should be aware of?
So again, the particulars are 2000 Kia Sportage base soft top, 75,000 miles, manual transmission, 4x4 vacuum issues. 3500ish probably. I just think it could be a pretty fun little rig. I enjoyed my old kia as it was unique and unpretentious. The 2 door seems even more unique.
I apologize for the bombardment, but things are moving kind of quickly and I'll probably be buying (or not) this weekend. So any advice would be much appreciated.
-Boe