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2020 Kia Forte LXS — Red Exterior / Gray Interior — 2.0L I4, IVT Automatic, Front-Wheel Drive — [CURRENT ODOMETER] Miles
Six thousand miles on a six-year-old car. That is not a typo, and we know exactly how it sounds, so let's start by proving it.
🔎 ABOUT THAT ODOMETER — HERE IS THE RECEIPT
This Forte was sold new by Kia Delray in Delray Beach, Florida, and went back to that same dealership for essentially all of its service — thirteen service records over six years. CARFAX awards this its Homegrown designation, which it gives only when a vehicle was sold new and then serviced at the same store for at least 75% of its reported service history.
Each of those visits logged an odometer reading. Here is every one of them, in order: 16 → 17 → 30 → 1,204 → 1,779 → 2,375 → 2,563 → 3,171 → 4,214 → 4,346 → 4,659 → 5,007 → 5,295 → 5,296 → 6,161. Fifteen readings, six years, one dealership, every number ascending. CARFAX indicates no odometer issues under either owner, and the title comes back Guaranteed No Problem on both "Not Actual Mileage" and "Exceeds Mechanical Limits."
One honest caveat: the last reading CARFAX has on file is 6,161 miles from 04/02/2024. That's more than two years ago, and the car has been driven since. The mileage shown at the top of this listing is our current reading, taken here on our lot. Ask us and we'll show you the odometer and the report side by side.
✅ WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY GETTING
✓ 90-point inspection completed as part of our Dealer Certified Pre-Owned process.
✓ CARFAX Homegrown vehicle — sold new and serviced at the same Kia dealership for six years.
✓ No accidents or damage ever reported to CARFAX. No total loss. No structural damage. No airbag deployment. Clean title, guaranteed — including no flood, fire, or hail brand, which is a fair question to ask of any Florida car.
✓ 13 service records with oil changes, fluid checks, tire rotations and maintenance inspections documented throughout — nearly all of it at the selling Kia dealer.
✓ Two previous owners, both personal — the first on a personal lease, the second a private owner who bought it from the same store. Never a rental, never a fleet car.
✓ 29 city / 40 highway EPA-estimated. This is a genuinely cheap car to run.
✓ Original owner's books and manuals included.
✓ Full CARFAX report provided before you commit to anything.
💵 REAL VALUE — THE HONEST NUMBERS
We cross-check every vehicle against multiple independent sources rather than quoting whichever number flatters us most. On this Forte: Manheim adjusted retail average $15,250, Kelley Blue Book typical listing price $15,580, J.D. Power retail book $16,088, CARFAX History-Based Value $16,230, and a regional market average of $17,474. Black Book returned no data for this vehicle.
Four of those five cluster between $15,250 and $16,230. The market average is the high outlier, and we're not going to build a pitch on it. Our working market range is $15,250 to $16,250.
Add our 5-Year Maintenance Plan ($2,500 value) and the Quality Plus Auto Protection Plan ($300 retail value, covering up to $1,500 should the engine or transmission fail), and you get roughly $18,050 to $19,050 in total value in this vehicle.
Buying a car is one of the larger financial decisions most people make, and most shoppers compare sticker prices alone. Weigh what actually comes with the car. Price is only what you pay, but value is what you get.
Market pricing moves. If these figures have shifted by the time you're reading this, we're happy to run you a current market pricing report on request — our goal is that you never overpay and that you walk away with as much value as possible.
🔧 FEATURES & SPECS
• 2.0L inline-4, DOHC 16V, 147 horsepower
• IVT continuously variable automatic transmission
• Front-wheel drive
• 4-door sedan, seats 5
• EPA-estimated 29 city / 40 highway MPG
• LXS trim
• Red exterior over gray interior
• Original books and manuals
Ask your sales consultant for a complete equipment walk-through — we'd rather confirm an option in person than list something we haven't verified.
📋 VEHICLE HISTORY (FULL TRANSPARENCY)
Outstanding manufacturer service campaign — Kia Campaign #CS2312, issued 12/17/2025. Kia issued a customer satisfaction campaign covering an anti-theft ignition cylinder protector. It is a service campaign rather than a safety recall, and CARFAX reports no open recalls on this vehicle — but we're telling you about it because it is unperformed, the remedy is available, and theft risk on this generation of Kia is something buyers rightly ask about. It can be scheduled at any authorized Kia dealer at no cost to you. Ask us and we'll help you set it up.
The Kia 10-year powertrain warranty does not come with this car. Kia's well-known 10-year / 100,000-mile powertrain coverage is non-transferable — it applies to the original owner only, and this Forte is on its third. A lot of shoppers assume that warranty follows the vehicle. It doesn't, and you deserve to hear that from us rather than discover it later.
All factory warranty coverage has expired. Basic (60 months / 60,000 miles), drivetrain, corrosion, and roadside coverage all ran out on elapsed time, even with the low mileage.
Two previous owners, both in Florida. The first owner held it on a personal lease from 2020 to 2023, averaging about 1,771 miles a year. The second bought it from the same dealership in 2023 and kept it three years. CARFAX guarantees no flood, fire, hail, salvage, junk, rebuilt, or lemon brand has ever been reported by any DMV on this vehicle.
No accidents. No damage. No total loss. No structural damage. No airbag deployment. Nothing reported to CARFAX under either owner.
What very low mileage actually means. Low miles are a real advantage on wear items — brakes, clutch packs, engine internals. But rubber, seals, belts, and fluids age on the calendar regardless of use, and a car that sits can develop its own issues. This one has documented oil changes and fluid checks throughout, which is the best case for a low-mileage car. Still, drive it, and have it looked at.
📝 BUYER'S GUIDE & REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS
Every used vehicle on our lot carries the federal Buyers Guide in the window, and you'll sign one at purchase. It's worth two minutes of your time before you do, because it names the systems that actually cause expensive surprises — engine, transmission, differential, cooling, electrical, fuel, brakes, steering, suspension, air conditioning — along with the things that go wrong in them. Almost nobody reads it, and the gap between what people sign and what people expect is where disappointment starts. A used vehicle is used, however few miles are on it. (The As-Is acknowledgment is a separate and much narrower signature — ask us and we'll walk you through the difference.)
🔍 PRE-PURCHASE INSPECTION
We're happy to accommodate a pre-purchase inspection at a Carma-verified shop, on-site or within a 10-mile radius, prior to finalizing your purchase and once terms are agreed upon. Ask your sales consultant for details.
📞 COME SEE IT — OR LET'S TALK IT THROUGH
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This vehicle qualifies as one of our Dealer Certified Pre-Owned units, meaning it has passed our multi-point inspection and meets our age, condition, and mileage criteria. When purchased at our full out-the-door price, this vehicle includes Level 1 coverage under our Quality Plus Auto Protection Plan (engine, transmission, and drivetrain) at no additional cost, plus our 5-Year Maintenance Plan — 25 discounted oil changes, radiator service, AC service, engine diagnostics, and hundreds of additional discounts, with no year or mileage restrictions ($2,500 value). Coverage is honored nationwide at ASE-certified repair facilities that work with our warranty provider, so you can drive with confidence wherever the road takes you. If a price reduction or discount is applied to this vehicle, this included coverage is replaced with the option to purchase our Quality Plus Auto Protection Plan (3 months / 3,000 miles) and 5-Year Maintenance Plan at a discounted rate, available at time of sale. Customers also have the option to upgrade to additional warranty coverage, including a Lifetime Warranty upgrade, at a discounted rate — available only at the time of sale. Warranty upgrade eligibility varies by vehicle age, mileage, condition, and other factors; not all vehicles qualify. Ask your sales consultant to confirm eligibility for this specific vehicle.
We do our best to ensure accuracy in this listing but are not responsible for errors or misprints. It is the customer's responsibility to verify pricing, equipment, and vehicle condition with the dealer. Pricing subject to change without notice. All prices exclude tax, tag, title, and ETR fees.
