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Last summer, my piece of shit 2014 Kia Soul was stolen by our local "Kia Boyz" franchise. The thieves totaled it. I got a check for more than it was worth at t

• briHass 4y ago
  Kia is a lot like the American cars of the 90s. Once you creep near 100K, major problems (or repairs that effectively total the vehicle) pop up like weeds. Their GDI, gasoline direct injection, engines are garbage: the valves and injectors get coated in carbon from the lack of a 'fuel wash', and they burn oil like crazy. The official word from Kia/Hyundai is that burning a quart of oil every 1000 miles is perfectly normal, and that you should be checking your oil level at every fill up to avoid the likely scenario where you seize the engine. Before K/H will consider that you have an issue (even with dozens of class actions filed), you need to have the dealership perform a measured oil burn test and a piston soak, all out of pocket to the owner. My wife's Kia Soul has burned so much oil that it now throws codes indicating a catalytic converter failure at <100K miles. I won't be sinking that kind of money into that trash heap. Maybe I can interest the Kia Boys in a ride? Just make sure you total it and don't hurt anybody.