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    Who uses an automatic car wash on their Stinger?

    Never again. I did it once and the rear bumper got scratched up. $900 to repaint and it's never looked right. In the winter I'll stick to Ammo in winter https://www.ammonyc.com/shop/ammo-boost-winter-wash/ and gyeon/Kamikaze the rest of the year. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Hissing sound from brake pedal?

    Not a bad idea but I had just driven into Boston and back (40 minutes one way) and I would have burned off the rust earlier avoiding an idiot in a white outback crossing over the double yellow lines. I would have burned off the rust before ever getting onto the highway. Sent from my iPhone...
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    Hissing sound from brake pedal?

    My 2018 GT2 AWD developed an intermittent problem today. I was about a mile from my destination when the brake pedal began making a thud thud sound followed by hissing. The hissing stopped when I got off the brake pedal. It happened one more time but then stopped on subsequent tests (as I...
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    Winter tire pressure - discussion.

    They also don't want us driving faster than 75mph. Good luck with that. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    black stinger from mass

    Looks awesome! [emoji7] I don't suppose you're the New Black Stinger in the Wilmington area? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    KIA offers full manual over-ride on 2019 Stinger

    I thought I read somewhere (car and driver?) that the 2018 GT2 has a manual mode. The car has to be in sport mode with all the nannies off. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    How Many Miles Year 1 in your Stinger?

    8k in a year. That's actually on the high side for me as I usually drive about 5k. But everyone wants to take road trips in my car for some reason. Can't think why. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    So I went to a car wash

    Oh no. I get where you are coming from. My first instinct was that something happened in a parking lot. But I don't drive much. I have blackvue with parking mode and pictures taken a few days earlier. And I don't remember seeing any damage to the rear bumper or plate. I certainly wouldn't have...
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    So I went to a car wash

    Actually I felt sick to my stomach. This is the nicest car I've ever owned and this just kills me. Nevertheless, I calmly went back to discuss the damage with the employees at the car wash. Matt said that it couldn't possibly be from the car wash. It must be from a grocery bag. He didn't...
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    So I went to a car wash

    I knew I shouldn't go to the car wash but rinsing the car just wasn't getting the salt off. Sure enough afterwards I found scratches and gouges in the back bumper and up onto the trunk/hatch. I've looked through most of my dash cam video for the past 3 days and there isn't anything to indicate...
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    Trouble with lease buyout

    yesitsakia not initially, no. I didn't have an existing relationship with a credit union and was concerned about how much the car would drop in value after the first year. After owning it a week I wasn't interested in leasing but owning.
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    Trouble with lease buyout

    Just heard back from Kia Finance and they "located" the odometer statement so I'm all set. I paid roughly $50k, $7,200 lease cash plus $5k more in trade than KBB said the old car was worth. I paid taxes and fees etc upfront at the dealer. In the end, I only had to worry about financing $37k...
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    Trouble with lease buyout

    I leased a GT2 AWD and refinanced through my credit union at 2.4%. The credit union overnighted the check with the signed odometer statement stapled to the check as instructed by Kia Finance. Kia Finance received the check, cashed it, but refuses do anything else, claiming that they didn't...


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