05 base, first 2 tanks 30 & 34 mpg. 80 mile RT commute mostly freeway with some stop & go. Pretty happy so far. Will inflate tires to 38 & see if it improves a bit. Edit 10-22-14 third tank 26.5! This was working at it though, trying to keep below 60. Filled up at 375 miles, could have e...

My poor little Rio5. The other guy blew a red light. He got out of the car & literally ran. The cops found him hiding in a gas station. He has a long history of meth abuse, & the cops said he was obviously high at the time of the accident.

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Thanks guys! The Rio5 was a good little car, sort of like a 3/4 scale Vibe. I put 90,000 miles on it in 2 years with few problems, & usually got around 35 mpg on my commute which includes freeway and stop & go. I would have gotten another one, but the cargo capacity of the Vibe attracted me.

mounting-bracket.jpg My first little project is to find a place for my Garmin. I use it a lot to monitor traffic on my commute, & to navigate to my detailing customers. The PO had installed a single DIN radio in the lower position & a storage compartment in the upper position. My day job is...

Greetings, First off, thanks to the group for providing good pre-purchase info, it was nice to be well informed while looking. Last week I picked up an '05 base with 105k on the clock. I replaced a Kia Rio5 that was totaled by hit & run driver that ran a red light while high on meth. I commute a...