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Welcome. I’m a long time member from Montgomery County MD, so in your overall neighborhood. I have. 2018 GT2. Love it and have only had one major issue, which was repaired. No trouble otherwise in 30k miles so far. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Welcome. Enjoy it. It’s a fantastic car with performance, handling, comfort, and practicality with its hatchback. Nice color choice too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Congrats. Funny that they offered to slow it down for you. Lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I used to mod my VWs. They’re really great for those. I used to get APR stage 1, etc. I stopped after reading the insurance clause and discussing with a friend of mine who is in car insurance. He said that if there is an accident, and somehow they figure out you modded the car’s CPU and didn’t...

Welcome. You will absolutely love this. Like you, it wasn’t on my radar, but then I took a test drive, and I had to hold myself back from purchasing on the spot. I had to keep a straight face during the test drive not to show just how much I was enjoying it. Anyway, while I’m not in outside...

Anyone else here actually like the fact that this is a Kia, and not a BMW or Audi? I really do. I didn’t buy this car so I could show off to friends or anyone else. I got it because it’s a phenomenal GT car and great value for money, and very reliable (based on Kia/Hyundai’s last 5 years), with...

Welcome Chris. I live in Gaithersburg MD. Have a Black GT2 with red interior. Where abouts in MD are you? Not that there are any get together anytime soon. Lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sweet ride and a great deal on a new car. You will love this car. Enjoy! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Welcome. I don’t know how many of us would chew you out for trading in the Evo X for the Stinger. I definitely understand the cost aspects, but more than that, the Stinger is much more tuned you GT car than sports as compared to the Evo X, and I suspect you’ll really enjoy the extra luxury, the...

Yeah, my milage this week has been the best ever. Lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I’d use Smart mode all the time if I could have it use the sport steering. I use custom and configure it for Eco on engine and transmission. Sport for steering. As others have mentioned, put your foot flat in eco, and the car will fly, and will gear down very quickly. I’ve never had a situation...

No question that the later the better. Having said that, other than the gearbox issues which Kia fixed, I’ve had zero issues with my 2018. I’m 2 years in, and 19,500 miles, and couldn’t be happier. I’d say that if you test drive one and don’t notice the common issues, the odds are low you’ll...

I couldn’t do it. I ended up starting with the mirror itself, from angling the mirror only to detach it from the mirror assembly, remove wired connections, and so on. Ultimately the closest I could get was to detach the mirror assembly from the car that way. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Final update here hopefully. King Kia with support from Kia corporate has replaced the gearbox mechanism. I got the car back today. They did this very quickly once it was raised to them this last time. So far so good, and the gearbox honestly feels much nicer, and tighter in general to shift. I...

Welcome to the group. I’m also in Maryland - DC Suburbs. I have a 2018 GT2, same colors as yours. Very nice car. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Quick update. They are replacing the transmission based on the video, plus the article from Motortrend and my making noise about it. At this stage I have to wait for the part to arrive and be replaced. Happy with the outcome, even if not thrilled it took that much to convince them this was an...

Thanks. King Kia is now in touch with Kia Consumer Affairs and Mia corporate, and I’m hopeful they will replace the transmission. All signs indicate that the combination of the video and the article have convinced them. I’ll know for sure probably next week. My car is with them and they’ve given...

Just found this article in Motor Trend - long term review of an early production model - https://www.motortrend.com/cars/kia/stinger/2018/2018-kia-stinger-gt-long-term-update-4-review/. Quote: "The single worst thing about our long-termer is the transmission lever. The car pops itself into...

After my most recent experiences with Kia Service and Kia Consumer Affairs, as much as I love this car, I can no longer recommend it. I have a serious issue with the car and video evidence of this issue. I'm not the only one with the issue either. The dealer tried to reproduce it - gave me an...

Here's a video showing this happening over and over again. It's driving me crazy, and more than that, it's happening from Reverse too. Kia Consumer Affairs has basically said a dealer has to reproduce this even though I told them I have this video. The dealer had the car for 2 days and couldn't...