Popular Post jsharr ★ Posted May 19, 2022 Popular Post Share #1 Posted May 19, 2022 Wanted to know if I still owned the Kia Forte!!!! I told them yes, sort of, as it had been sitting on their lot for the last 7 months waiting for an engine, but if he wanted to look at, he could just walk out back to the service storage lot and that it only had 700 more miles on it than when we bought it last August. I might ask them what they would pay for it! 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 19, 2022 Share #2 Posted May 19, 2022 This is sort of funny in a sad sort of way. But nice that you have their car to use! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 19, 2022 Share #3 Posted May 19, 2022 Doesn't Kia have a 10 year warranty? Does that mean they have 10 years to warranty your car? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 19, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted May 19, 2022 Just now, maddmaxx said: Doesn't Kia have a 10 year warranty? Does that mean they have 10 years to warranty your car? They say my engine was supposed to hit the port in LA on the 14th. Fingers crossed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 19, 2022 Share #5 Posted May 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, jsharr said: They say my engine was supposed to hit the port in LA on the 14th. Fingers crossed. Two weeks! That was our builder’s answer to everything for a few months. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted May 19, 2022 Share #6 Posted May 19, 2022 What did they call you? I hope it wasn’t a lily-livered Yankee. That’s a real insult in Texas, or so I herd. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted May 20, 2022 Share #7 Posted May 20, 2022 Huh, I passed the Kia plant twice today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted May 20, 2022 Popular Post Share #8 Posted May 20, 2022 My Dad bought a Chevy Citation. We all piled in soon after and took a trip to my Grandparent's house in NJ. On the way back, the engine started running really rough and blew oil smoke out the exhaust. My Dad took it back in for warranty repairs. The dealer said the rings in one cylinder had gone bad, and not all the work would be covered under warranty, and that it might be expensive. Dad responded "It's not going to cost me a dime, because I don't own the car." Turns out the dealer put his plates on the car, but never transferred title and never registered the car in his name. The dealer really still owned the car. My Dad took the plates off, and walked out. He did come back, though, because the dealership asked him if he'd be interested in a different Citation. He bought it and that car was still going great when he sold it with over 100K miles on it. 4 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted May 20, 2022 Share #9 Posted May 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: Turns out the dealer put his plates on the car, but never transferred title and never registered the car in his name. The dealer really still owned the car. so he never had a valid registration or title? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted May 20, 2022 Share #10 Posted May 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, bikeman564™ said: so he never had a valid registration or title? My Dad did not. They put the plates on and told him to take the car, and that the registration/title was in the works. Crazy, but this was back in the 80's. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bikeguy Posted May 20, 2022 Popular Post Share #11 Posted May 20, 2022 3 hours ago, jsharr said: They say my engine was supposed to hit the port in LA on the 14th. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted May 20, 2022 Share #12 Posted May 20, 2022 10 minutes ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: hey put the plates on and told him to take the car, and that the registration/title was in the works. Crazy, but this was back in the 80's. But he still paid for the car?? And then abandoned the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 20, 2022 Share #13 Posted May 20, 2022 Annnnd Bikeguy easily takes POTW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted May 20, 2022 Share #14 Posted May 20, 2022 5 hours ago, jsharr said: Wanted to know if I still owned the Kia Forte!!!! I told them yes, sort of, as it had been sitting on their lot for the last 7 months waiting for an engine, but if he wanted to look at, he could just walk out back to the service storage lot and that it only had 700 more miles on it than when we bought it last August. I might ask them what they would pay for it! My Kia is 3 years old now, and about once every two weeks, I get an email from the dealership telling me they want to buy it back. They have almost no inventory on the used lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted May 20, 2022 13 hours ago, 2Far said: Huh, I passed the Kia plant twice today. Did you see an engine crate that said jsharr on it? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted May 20, 2022 Share #16 Posted May 20, 2022 38 minutes ago, jsharr said: Did you see an engine crate that said jsharr on it? It would be the one leaking oil and forklift holes in the side of the crate. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted May 20, 2022 Share #17 Posted May 20, 2022 56 minutes ago, Kzoo said: It would be the one leaking oil and forklift holes in the side of the crate. That's cold, bruh. Funny as hell, but still cold. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share #18 Posted May 20, 2022 53 minutes ago, smudge said: That's cold, bruh. Funny as hell, but still cold. Joke is on him! Everyone knows Kia engines never have oil in them! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted May 20, 2022 Share #19 Posted May 20, 2022 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Joke is on him! Everyone knows Kia engines never have oil in them! OK, so I made the oil part up. The rest is true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted February 15 Share #20 Posted February 15 How did this ever turn oot? There was probably an answer but I missed it or more likely just forgot it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 15 Share #21 Posted February 15 1 hour ago, Ralphie said: How did this ever turn oot? There was probably an answer but I missed it or more likely just forgot it. LSX crate engine producing 700+ hp at the wheels. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted February 15 Share #22 Posted February 15 3 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: LSX crate engine producing 700+ hp at the wheels. Stealth Kia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted February 15 Share #23 Posted February 15 1 hour ago, Ralphie said: How did this ever turn oot? There was probably an answer but I missed it or more likely just forgot it. I missed it, too. He probably told me about it when we were having beer, but beer can make a person forget. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 15 Share #24 Posted February 15 Just now, Randomguy said: I missed it, too. He probably told me about it when we were having beer, but beer can make a person forget. He probably picked you up at the hotel in it! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted February 15 Share #25 Posted February 15 2 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: He probably picked you up at the hotel in it! No, I think he was in some gangster car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 15 Share #26 Posted February 15 1 minute ago, Randomguy said: No, I think he was in some gangster car. Stuffed you in the trunk? Yeah, the Kia probably didn't have space for that! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Author Popular Post Share #27 Posted February 15 2 hours ago, Ralphie said: How did this ever turn oot? There was probably an answer but I missed it or more likely just forgot it. So far the car has run very well. Ryan keeps up with the oil changes and other than him running into a curb and doing some suspension damage, we have not had another problem with the car. Overall safisfied, other than having to buy a car at the peak of the COVID price spike. But the car is almost paid off now, so there is that. He should have positive equity in the car. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Author Share #28 Posted February 15 1 hour ago, Randomguy said: I missed it, too. He probably told me about it when we were having beer, but beer can make a person forget. I do not know that we discussed it. We were in my gangsta Chrysler 300 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Author Share #29 Posted February 15 1 hour ago, Randomguy said: No, I think he was in some gangster car. You are correct. We were rolling in the 300c 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted February 15 Share #30 Posted February 15 27 minutes ago, jsharr said: So far the car has run very well. Ryan keeps up with the oil changes and other than him running into a curb and doing some suspension damage, we have not had another problem with the car. Overall safisfied, other than having to buy a car at the peak of the COVID price spike. But the car is almost paid off now, so there is that. He should have positive equity in the car. Indeed. A Kia with a good engine is worth gold. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Author Share #31 Posted February 15 1 minute ago, maddmaxx said: Indeed. A Kia with a good engine is worth gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted February 15 Share #32 Posted February 15 22 minutes ago, jsharr said: You are correct. We were rolling in the 300c I recall it having a nice ride. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted February 15 Share #33 Posted February 15 3 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Indeed. A Kia with a good engine is worth gold. ...to anyone who wants it and I mean ANYONE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Author Share #34 Posted February 15 1 minute ago, Randomguy said: I recall it having a nice ride. I was tempted to stop short with you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Author Share #35 Posted February 15 5 minutes ago, Randomguy said: I recall it having a nice ride. It is no 89 LeBaron but is does okay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted February 15 Share #36 Posted February 15 2 minutes ago, jsharr said: It is no 89 LeBaron but is does okay We had a fake-wood LeBaron wagon, that car had the cushiest ride I have ever experienced. The fake wood warped pretty quickly, and was not super reliable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Author Share #37 Posted February 15 3 minutes ago, Randomguy said: We had a fake-wood LeBaron wagon, that car had the cushiest ride I have ever experienced. The fake wood warped pretty quickly, and was not super reliable. And the fake wood is crap if you need to start an emergency camp fire. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted February 15 Share #38 Posted February 15 26 minutes ago, Randomguy said: The fake wood warped pretty quickly That sounds pretty realistic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted February 15 Author Share #39 Posted February 15 46 minutes ago, Ralphie said: That sounds pretty realistic! I wonder if Chrysler sourced their fake wood from a fake Home Depot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted February 15 Share #40 Posted February 15 2 hours ago, 2Far said: Stealth Kia sleeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted February 15 Share #41 Posted February 15 I had a Hundai Sonata and the engine started pinging so I unloaded it. Bought my RAV4 and I'm never going back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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