Maintenance is not so high laa
between 250 to 350 based on what u change laYea...the comfort is good though
especially cornerAt least it's better then Perdana  Are u serious?
Gen 2?        At least Sephia is fully imported

Mine is 2001 model
the first batch to CKD in Gurun 
the first Spectra arrived in Malaysia is the CBU one, nearly RM85K that time
when the CKD model came out, it's around RM79K plus plus
then the cheaper one which is around RM69K plus plus
and now KIA got Spectra Novus model which is around RM78K plus plus

actually the RM69K model is very low in specs
not totally fully leather seat
cassette player, finishing on the door panel is cushion not leather like the previous model
no logo on the window frame so on n so forth

mine is nearly 6 years this year
so far so good, no major problem
timing belt ONLY RM480 changed with my friend, who is a KIA technician
former KIA technician who is opening his own workshop in Kajang
everything is cheaper there
when u go to KIA centre, the price is sky high
for the engine oil, i can get below RM150
and for changing timing belt there might cost u more than RM600