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I wish my cars were merely boring. One car (KIA) has electrical problems, probably the CAN bus. Parking shifter has to be overridden with a screwdriver to shif

I wish my cars were merely boring. One car (KIA) has electrical problems, probably the CAN bus. Parking shifter has to be overridden with a screwdriver to shift, the ABS sensor is on, and the cruise control doesn't disengage when I press the brake. This car has a glove box of recalls letters Im going to have done when I finally have an appointment w/ the dealer. The other one a VW, otherwise the "reliable one", had a radiator light turn on yesterday. Im praying it's just low coolant (it is low) and not a leak. It also has a dash light that wont go off complaining about the headlights (they're fine). Neither of them have 100k miles.

lnsru 3y ago
Obviously you can check coolant level by yourself. Roundish coolant container has min indicator. And looks similar for all VW cars.
- thsksbd 3y ago
  That's why I know it's low ;) In fact, after picking up some G12, I can even refill it myself! But why is it low? Is it because the seals in the cap are getting old and slightly out gassing? Or is it because I have a hairline crack in a gasket that's about to be a catastrophic crack? There's almost two orders of magnitude difference in price between those two repairs!
  - lnsru 3y ago
    That’s a very good question. How often is it too low? Once in 2 year? I could live with that. Once a week? Time to visit repair shop.
    - thsksbd 3y ago
      The lower bound of the leak is a pint over four years. I don't know the upper bound because I don't know the last time the level was ok.
sentientslug 3y ago
Genuinely never understood why anyone would buy a Kia or Hyundai product. Year after year after year there are constant problems and recalls. What drove you to buy one? (no pun intended)
- thsksbd 3y ago
  Id gotten rear ended in a compact car when my newborn daughter was discharged from the hospital. Nothing happened, but I didn't like being the smallest participant in a crash with my little girl. So I bought the biggest, heaviest car I could afford at the time. Mechanically the car has been alright. Not great, but nothing big. But the electrical... what a shit show.

lnsru 3y ago

Obviously you can check coolant level by yourself. Roundish coolant container has min indicator. And looks similar for all VW cars.

thsksbd 3y ago
That's why I know it's low ;) In fact, after picking up some G12, I can even refill it myself! But why is it low? Is it because the seals in the cap are getting old and slightly out gassing? Or is it because I have a hairline crack in a gasket that's about to be a catastrophic crack? There's almost two orders of magnitude difference in price between those two repairs!
- lnsru 3y ago
  That’s a very good question. How often is it too low? Once in 2 year? I could live with that. Once a week? Time to visit repair shop.
  - thsksbd 3y ago
    The lower bound of the leak is a pint over four years. I don't know the upper bound because I don't know the last time the level was ok.

sentientslug 3y ago

Genuinely never understood why anyone would buy a Kia or Hyundai product. Year after year after year there are constant problems and recalls. What drove you to buy one? (no pun intended)

thsksbd 3y ago
Id gotten rear ended in a compact car when my newborn daughter was discharged from the hospital. Nothing happened, but I didn't like being the smallest participant in a crash with my little girl. So I bought the biggest, heaviest car I could afford at the time. Mechanically the car has been alright. Not great, but nothing big. But the electrical... what a shit show.