Used 2023 Kia Forte LX for sale near me

Bought the vehicle new in October of 2023. Now it’s March of 2025. Have yet to have an issue🤞though have heard of common problems many have had. I’ve put roughly 20 k miles on the car in a year and a half (mostly interstate driving). Technology package is lovely and the vehicle has an overall stylish feel. It’s important to keep in mind, though, that you’re buying a 20k dollar vehicle from 2023. It’s plastics galore in there, so, though stylish, the material quality isn’t the best. If you’re someone who takes care of your things, you shouldn’t have an issue! Use the maintenance schedule found in the Owner’s manual and this vehicle should get you where you’re going for a reasonable amount of years. That being said, if you’re trying to decide between and LX[S] and GT (not including GT-Line), choose the GT. Though you’re paying a little extra, you get a standard transmission with real gears (the car has more power than you’d think too) rather than the CVT found in the LX[S] (and GT-line). CVT tech has greatly improved within recent years, but they’re still known to be problematic at times. All in all, this generation of Kia seems to be more reliable than most previous gens. Definitely a real deal competitor with the carolla/civic and worth the consideration!

Mark was very helpful and knowledgeable he got us what we had to have out of our trade in and made process as smooth as possible.

Bought a 2023 forte gt-line for my daughter. We have had the car for 13months and have driven about 12,000 miles. I honestly cannot believe the 1star reviews, nor should you. I was a loyal Honda fanboy for over 30 years before I bought this Kia. I bought a totally loaded Forte non turbo for a hair under 25k with a crazy good warranty. Why not? I figured. 13 months and 12k miles later it rides better, has more power and is quieter than the day we bought it! Zero issues with anything. No squeaks, rattles or interior flaws. Sadly no tire wear. I cannot wait to replace the Kuhmos it came with. It handles great and is fun to drive. My wife calls it “a peppy little thing”. And she drives a CX-5 turbo or my 5.7 liter ram. Over 40 mpg on highway and mid 30s driving around town. This is a fine car. Not a cheap version Hyundai. Much nicer IMHO than the Hyundai. For those knocking the resale… run the numbers and try to buy one as cheap as you say you sold yours for. The Harmon Kardon stereo sounds awesome! This is one of my favorite purchases because its value continues to surprise me. And they give a $500.00 military discount. Don’t buy based on my opinions go test drive one! Test drives are free. Go to carvanna or get on car gurus and see how cheap you can buy one a year or two old used one for.

I could not get a decent car any were CarMax put me back into the drivers seat i will recommend CarMax to anyone Andrea and his team in Tinley Park are truly number one in car sales . Marcel Potvin.

I purchased my GT turbo - automatic in 2021 as 2022 model and my only regret was that didn’t wait for the cooling seats package. Great looking vehicle with above average performance and great fuel efficiency. It’s one of the best affordable sports sedans in the market and one of the few where you can actually fit a 6’ adult in the backseat. I’m looking to add another with my desired package soon.

This is my second vehicle from this dealership. I love the staff and appreciate being treated well and appreciated. Judy made my second car buying experience as easy as the first.

Bought my Forte Gt line at Mathews of Blakley Kia, great salesman ship, i had Dylan, he was very knowledgeable. My Forte is beautiful paid under 23000. and got a car with alot of options other dealers would have charged you for looks great and performs well, i have read other reveiws that slam the kia brand but they have come a long way

I was honestly in need of a vehicle today I went in to Winners Circle Chrysler dealer today. I just knew I won’t going to get a vehicle due to my credit score. Eric and Julian was upfront & honest with me ! I am walking out with a 2020 Nissan Altima baby !!!!! Thank you so much!! My new family !!!!!!!! Ps! If you looking for honesty & someone who going to work with your credit they are the best in Hampton roads !!!! You guys are the best !!! Thank you two brothers Eric and Julian!!

I bought this vehicle in February of 2023. I have approximately 9,000 miles on it and it has performed flawlessly. It is very easy to drive and gets great gas mileage. Mine is Red (currant red) with black interior.

This is by far the best dealership I’ve ever purchased from. Every aspect was professional and i can tell they pride themselves on being transparent and straight forward. I give extra kudos to Jeff, my salesman. He was down to earth and sincere! If you’re reading this review, ask for him by name, he’ll take care of you!

Kari you are absolutely great professional worker on Nissan Avenues Dealership. Thank s a lot for your attention and exellent servise

Very quick and responsive. Very helpful and very polite I would highly recommend to anybody..I was greeted almost immediately and assisted shortly after that...great peoe great prices..hard to beat

My experience at Lorenzo Buick was great highly recommended once Dani knew I was on my way she had a salesman greeting me right away and Juan Regueiro did an excellent job taking care of me and getting me the car I came to purchase thanks a lot guys see you again soon for services!!!!

Great service, great communication, no complaints. Love my new truck. Very clean, runs great. Santa Fe Toyota was awesome. We will be returning in the future.

Found my rig immediately and got it here quickly! GREAT JOB! It’s great to support our local dealer!😊

I just want to take this opportunity to write my sincerest thank you to Crystal R. for her amazing customer service and for making our process very easy. You went above and beyond.Thank you for answering all of our questions with honesty. You can be assured that we will definitely recommend your services and company to all our friends and family. Thank you for a great experience. The customer service is highly recommended and it was a 10/10.

Fine customer service by Katie W (service dept) Arranged my travel home and back for pickup. Repairs not cheap but done right. No complaints.

This is my 6th BMW purchase d from this CarMax. Because of the Pandemic, this process is a little bit hectic. Lots of steps now to complete the purchase. The employees have to work a lot more to protect both the Buyer as well as the CarMax employees. I waited around a lot before I was able too complete my purchased. I was ok with that though as it was done for my safety. I would still come back again for any further purchases. The end result sent me home with my new 2016 BMW M5. I’m happy. Thank You!!

They were very helpful in transferring to the local dealer, providing the vehicle report, performing additional inspections and in the buying process. I would definitely shop with CarMax again.

Jason did a great job of working with me and made the process of buying a vehicle thank you JASON! Recommend working with Jason for a purchase.!