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That question comes up from time to time. I would guess that under normal circumstances, they would never check. But especially with a turbocharged engine, if warrant required a tear-down and they found turbo shaft bearings gummed up or caked with broken-down oil residue, they "could" request...

I would also think that such a check would not necessitate replacement. Most cam lobes I've seen over the years are almost perfect with timely oil changes. Only those where owners tried to stretch intervals had problems. (I was a GM-BMW-Subaru service manager in years past when Subaru had...

Dunno. Works find with my sunglasses. Go figure..... and yes, mine are polarized. I don't think you can find sunglasses these days that are not polarized.

I'm sure they are in the data that goes with the Kia nav maps. I currently have a question in at Kia about how to notify them when we find an error or update. Today is Sunday here so no reply yet. I'll share it when I get an answer. The speed limits in Google maps or Waze do not appear in...

I might if I ever saw one. [wave]

I would honor the 6,000 mile factory interval for two reasons. First, that's what they say you need to do to maintain your warranty. Second, the recommended oil is for a GF-4 or better. GF-4 and GF-5 oils (Mobil 1 is GF-5) are full synthetics. Forget the extended oil change claims by oil...

It looks as if that valve hangs down far enough to be a potential rip-off hazard. How well does it fit up under the panel?

Mine was red, 200,000 perfect no-repair miles. Would have kept it but needed the garage space for my micro-blue GTO and the GT2. Tears for that fantastic car. A GM mechanic bought it so I know it will be appreciated and in good hands. [bigcry]

A lot depends on the source. The crossover frequency of the subs is 70db and a lot of music does not go that low because it is designed for being used in cheap car systems.

A portable with USB cord should work.

If you want an impartial comment, if you're going to use the car as a daily driver, you don't want black unless you plan to wash it every day. Clean blacks look great. Dirty blacks are totally unremarkable.

Will someone please explain to me what Consumer Reports knows about cars? They are world experts on can openers and washing machines, not cars.

I have so many CD's that it would be handy. On the other hand, it's nice to rip CD's to a USB and eliminate the clutter. Price of doing that is that it takes a lot of time.

I've seen a few of that one, mainly on sports channels. Not that I can remember on main TV except for the U.S. Superbowl and a couple on one of the racing channels.

And Car & Driver got 4.4 sec. 0-60 without launch control.

As MurlinatoR and I mentioned above, check with the finance guy at your dealership and make sure the balloon finance deal is available in the state in which you purchase (not the state in which you license the car.) Then you could use either the balloon finance or lease to obtain the rebate...

Welcome K8AR ! I bought my GT2 at Superior in Fayetteville. If yours is a GT2 we have twins in HiChroma Red. Might have to compare notes over coffee one of these days.

Actually, I initially ordered a GT1 because I didn't want the DBW shifter. It takes a little getting used-to but it's OK. Just more electronic stuff to potentially give problems.....and no advantage in performance. I think it was just some added fluff the engineers thought would attract Lexus...

No just the phone and associated stuff (text, etc.) works with Bluetooth. If you want to use other Android apps like Waze or Google maps, you have to have the phone connected by USB cable. I don't use my fone for music (never tried it) but that may work with BT. The simple answer is, no, you...

Finance with balloon payment is what I did. I signed the finance papers (at, what -- 7% or so), applied my "earnest money" to the first month's "payment," logged onto the Kia Finance web site once my account was active, clicked on the Buyout link, printed out the buyout payment amount, and sent...