it ispowerfull car but in my country we have no spare parts for it to be sold

Bought the Kia Shuma new in 1999 for just £6000. Incredible value for money at the time. Has cost me practically nothing to run: tyres £70 a pair for the front; one set of front pads in 118,000 miles! New radiator at 100,000 miles, driveshaft boots and a few bulbs. That's it. Not a spot of rust. Starts first time all the time. Just goes on and on. Okay, it's not a 'fashionable' car, but hell it's tough. Will be sorry to see it go.

Had my car for 2 years now. Only problem has been brakes, which after 1 month of buying it second hand the brake shoes shattered. On MOT the corroded brake cables had to be replaced. Today the servo had to be replaced due to the inlet being broken off, where with other makes this is made of rubber not metal so I wouldn't have paid out for a whole new unit. Come on KIA, keep up! Apart from this, I love my car. From now on I'll always go for KIA. Loadsa car for a little money.

Have had this KIA Shuma 1999 family car for three months and been very pleased with it, engine is more than powerful enough for the car and has handled anything I have thrown at it, ride quality is very smooth and quiet, and is a great car for the money, a practical alternative to a Mondeo or Peugeot 406 for those that can't afford one of the same age as the equivalent shuma. For the size of the car it is also quite good on petrol.

The KIA Shuma 1999 is a cheap car, very good value for the size and reliability, clutch went after the first year, I believe this was poorly assembled at the factory, never had a problem since having a new clutch fitted at my expense at the KIA dealership.

The car is a very good value for the money, no problems in two years, but will never buy a car from KIA again.
It realy has a big consumption of petrol (old technology) as with the air conditioning on is around 15 liters on 100Kms. Realy bad.

I have owned a Shuma since 1999 and I love the car. I found the car very reliable. The car is also very comfortable, both as regards interior space for driver and passengers as well as to its ride. Engine is slightly underpowered especially with the air-conditioning on. Overall, it provides excellent value for money.

So far spent a few thousand bucks just on repairs alone (drove the 3 year old car less than 6 months). However, I did quite a lot of modifications to the car, like bodykits, sports rims, etc. Improved the performance by a bit but there are still a lot of problems like engine leaking oil, brake disc warping, engine mounting crack, drive shaft, etc. Heard a lot of feedback about the poor quality of this model.

The Shuma is a nice 5 door hatchback from Kia with a nice shape (the front resembles a toyota celica, rear a Merc). It's major selling point is its spacious cabin and very low price (the price of a super-mini). The Shuma is also economical but it's 1.5litre engine is a bit underpowered. However, the car can take after market mods with ease. A major disappointment is the very low rent interior plastic material of the dash. Otherwise, a very good effort from Kia. My brother owns one and he absolutely adores it!