G'day, I'm way over in Western Australia, 250ks south of Perth in Busselton. Not to many Koups here. She certainly turns heads (the car not me). Saw the Koup in the colour of Lime Twist the other day at the dealership can't make up my mind if I like it or not.
Bought my White auto koup 3 months ago and love it. Wife drives cerrato si. Have removed the insersts on the rims and replaced badges with the K's. Absolutely love it. Have seen a few around Castle Hill just outside of Sydney. Awesome looking car. Def need the 2.4 engine.
My Cerato still scares the young fellas in the Holdens and Fords . It's funny to watch the facial expression when they get blown off at the lights by a Kia lol . And cornering is a dream and the kids are just hopeless at turning a steering wheel hahaha . Love giving the streets of the Gold Coast and BrisVegas a racetrack feel .
Another Aussie here. Im from Melbourne. I bought a white koup 5 speed manual last year however I've just noticed the 2011 model now has the 6 speed manual or 6 speed auto, sunroof, Bluetooth and leather. I'm gonna go to the dealership next weekend and see how much it's gonna cost me to upgrade. I really want the 6 speed automatic as I now have to sit in bad traffic all the way to work and the stop/start with the manual is killing me.
G'day sphell
Just picked up my white SLS auto last Friday. I drive the Kuranda Range every day then hit the traffic at the bottom of the hill. The six speed paddle shift auto is great - very little delay in shifting up or down. The sunroof bluetooth and leather are pretty good features as well. Hope you don't have to take out a second mortgage to upgrade :-)
Def worth it
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Cheers Whitey
If I knew I was gonna live this long I would I have looked after myself better in the 80's
MODS done
darkest legal window tint
LEDs interior, licence plate, park lights, and fogs
4600K lows and highs
"hydraulic" boot lid
K badges front, rear and Horn
Debadged 'Cerato' from boot
Koup wheel badges
Luggage net
Alloy dead pedal
Front licence plate and cover 'curved'
Redline struts
VG Shark fin MkII
Painted wheel inserts
Painted engine cover to match
I just setup a site/club/forum for the Koup owners in Australia (hence my username) and yes the hatch people are welcome to join aswell
I hope you guys can all join and we might beable to get a few meets happening - im from Vic, Own a red 6sp auto and work for a Kia Dealer so im sure i can help with any questions and parts.
I also should mention i have gotten several sponser to help us kia off the KOA Community
I hope to you see you in the forums and hope to organise a meet
hey guys,
im from syd, just bought my white sls about 4 weeks ago still getting used to it but getting, just wish that the koups came in 2.4L that would have made the car perfect
Gday Im from Brisbane and I own a Lime Green Cerato Koup 2L. I've had my car for about a year now and looking to make some small mods to it. My LED Door Scuffs arrived today but have no idea how to install them. I also have some LED cup holder and console plates being shipped right now which I also will not know how to install. It would be great to have a fellow aussie help me out as I am car dumb and am thinking the slang used for car parts maybe different from overseas. Any help would be much appreciated.
G'day guys, I'm from Sydney! 2010 koup sx done a fair few mods and lOve my koup!!!
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2010 Koup SX
18x8 Motegi Racing MR116's
15% Tint
Magnaflow 18625 muffler
Red K badges
De-badged rear
Painted calipers with brembo decals
Red pin striping
Lowered
Kenwood in dash dvd
Reverse camera
Koup door decals
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