have to give the star for the “PT Loser” nickname, as we call it the same thing.  also agreed it’s not a bad price for SOMEONE, but that someone sure isn’t me (or you, evidently).

i’ll give you mechanically interesting.  wouldn’t NP it at anything above like...$15 though.  just so much meh that the mechanically interesting can’t outweigh.

no, the SSR is still worse :|

honestly, they’re all kinds of brazen in some areas.

hertz is just a huge pain in the ass, and not too long pre-pandemic, when one of the cars was in the shop due to an accident, we actually declined the rental car and made do without because it would’ve meant dealing with hertz.

Surprised no one’s mentioned it yet, but towing it to the dealer is but one of three options....there’s also having it serviced in place (how many Ford dealers will?) but of bigger note is the “or following the provided instructions” option, which likely amount to “tighten the damn nuts”.

only ran into that situation once, coming back from the coast...her 250 in the bed, my 500 on a harbor freight trailer...45 in 3rd was all it could do coming up the 7% cuesta grade on Hwy 101 (though slightly bigger tires without regearing haven’t helped things).

yikes. yeah, no cruise in either of my piles either. the truck was one of those “10 at this price”, with the only option being A/C. didn’t even have a tape deck, radio only, though i remedied that 2 weeks in.

mine has been nearly all hassles in the time i’ve owned a mazda, to the point that the only time a dealer has seen it since the warranty ran out is for the airbag recalls.

There was a “Super Autobacs” store in Southern CA for a bit as well. i want to say it was early/mid 2000's; had to cheat and look at a map, because i remember it being on Beach Blvd, and it was, in Stanton,CA.

I can’t imagine the fit being that bad.

no, there’s still a few here that haven’t lost their way....i’ll tally another vote that thinks this is awesome.

never driven one, so i’ll take your word for it.  i’d probably still go with that if the only alternative is paying near double msrp for a kia, though.

my dining room table has moved on the roof rack of my beetle twice now, and one trip down the grapevine at what we’ll just call excessive speed with a folding chair and a bicycle on top, with no issues.

in either case...lots of options. lots of things have 7-8 seats now, both in the new and used realms. Honda Pilot (almost sure to outlast the kia anyway), tahoe, suburban (and the gmc twins), toyota sequoia. also minivans, wagons, actual vans..for well under that asking price. 

being a kia dealer, they’re sure to make escaping as much of an ordeal as they possibly can.  maybe put off “talking about the trade until after the drive”, and then happen to “forget” your “keys” (some leftovers, preferably) on the desk as bait.

and then move the sign to another, and maybe add something about the dwindling supply.

anyone got a light?

or next to a racetrack and complain about the noise? oh...wait...that’s laguna seca.

“this is an egg...i mean...this is your brain...”