2018 Kia Optima — costs that mattered more than fuel economy
2018 Kia Optima EX, about 102,500 miles. After owning the car for a while, tires, insurance and service pricing mattered more than the MPG difference I obsesse…
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2018 Kia Optima EX, about 102,500 miles. After owning the car for a while, tires, insurance and service pricing mattered more than the MPG difference I obsesse…
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