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figment1979 t1_j0zrsiz wrote

Reply to comment by CommonWraith in Dan O'Brien Kia to pay $1.25M in settlement over accusations of deceptive practices by Beneficial-Hand4310

My 2011 Kia Soul I bought brand new, and now it has 249,000+ miles on it. Best damn car I’ve ever owned, and it’s not even close.

Kia used to be terrible, but they’ve improved greatly.

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hopefully-a-good-buy t1_j0zt08w wrote

yeah kia and hyundai are great cars. my girlfriend just got a new 2023 Tucson and it has the 100k/10yr engine, drivetrain, powertrain warranty.

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hedoeswhathewants t1_j100fdm wrote

Eh, there was a time when they were turning it around but they've had very real problems with their motors the last 6-7ish years

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thspimpolds t1_j101k7m wrote

You just said Soul and good? Do you need help???

I got one as a loaner when my car was in for a maintenance bulletin. It sounded like it was going to explode on the pike… the engine is way to small and don’t even get me started on the speaker lights

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figment1979 t1_j101wif wrote

I’ve heard in some places that the engines after 2011 aren’t quite as good, so I’ll give benefit of the doubt there. But my results kinda speak for themselves I think.

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thspimpolds t1_j10luzu wrote

I think it was a 2012 or so. Might hold water. It was terrifying

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lellololes t1_j12orni wrote

The Soul has a buzzy little 4 cylinder engine, if you're coming from a nicer car you're probably going to find it's noisy and slow...

That alone doesn't make it a bad car, though. You could always try a Mitsubishi Mirage.

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