And it goes across the passenger seat, so this is now a SINGLE occupant car. Ridiculous. 

Reading the accounts of the event, the Cossacks knew why they were there - to stir some shit. And the fact that every Bandido and Cossack there was fucking armed for battle should have been a clue.

That all criminal charges were dropped shows how piss-poor the handling of the case was by the authorities.

Is there a reason why I can see pending posts in my notifications but not in the actual discussion? 

Thousands of them failed suddenly.

“Just keeps going” is a wild statement for a car that required an engine replacement, but i am glad the rest of the car hasnt fallen apart around the engine.

They were super apologetic and assured me they had problems with that particular salesman and he no longer worked there. Probably just lip service. That behavior isn’t just some rogue salesman. That was their culture.

Honest question — why does one give the dealership their car keys (for them to “lose”)? Is this for trade-in value inspection?

This will not affect the miserable experience in every Kia dealership, so their consistent track record can remain.

I swear, I never regretted buying our Sorento, but I have PTSD from the buying process. They tried some of the [almost] illegal tricks on us, including coming back from the test drive and not being able…

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What’s up with his thumb joint?

the 2,200 pound hovercraft could carry up to 418 passengers

So... airplanes stop atomic blasts?

That slit above the Lexus logo DOES make it look like the hood isn’t closed all the way

That grille and headlight combo looks infinitely better than the one in the picture at top. Putting headlights into fender flares (which are ostensibly designed to absorb impacts) seems like a “Friday before happy hour” idea (or whatever the equivalent is in Korea). 

The headlights flow into black plastic boxed fender flares that look pretty cool

I agree that knowing when and how to do maintenance is important. The fact is though that a lot of people don’t, especially Hyundai/Kia’s main customer base.

We had our Kia on Progressive for over a decade. When it was new, we were on State Farm. There was never an issue with Progressive, we only switched because we got a better deal with USAA (wife’s dad is ex-military).

The WORST part about Kia ownership? The dealerships. At least in central TX, they are some of the…

Friend of mine who’s Tuscon got stolen last year is now in for engine replacement, and the other three Hyundais at my office have all had engine replacements.

We also have an XM (2nd gen) Sorento that we bought new (as a 2012 model in 2011). We also had the engine replaced... at 170,000 miles. For free. The engine was trouble free up to that point, and the car is now at 240,000 miles and still running strong. It’s also pretty dang easy to find maintenance parts for, and…

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