2019 GT2 owner here. It's well engineered, but poorly built. Dealer serviced at the more frequent service interval. I take care of my stuff (drove my Accord 340k miles). As soon as the warranty ran out, it started falling apart. Oil leak at 103k - $4k to fix. Battery went about the same time (simple DIY, but it seemed premature). Now, two blown ignition coils in one month @ $400+ ea.) This is my first and last Kia.
It's a performance car, I don't expect it to be as longer lasting as Accord but I don't expect the repaid bills to be as big as BMW or dodge. I maintain my own car, dealer serviced doesn't hold any value to be frank. Battery does seem premature but you are at 4x miles than me. Aren't you supposed to change all spark plugs at 60K? I would say stop going to stelarships for repairs.
With respect to ignition; if you're going to replace 1 or 2 coils, you might as well replace all 6 (4). Given the mileage I would expect to others to fail sooner than later.
4 Years on the battery is premature? I'd say that's about inline with typical battery life of 3-5 years. Disable the stop/go feature, you'll get more life out of it.
2019 GT2 owner here. It's well engineered, but poorly built. Dealer serviced at the more frequent service interval. I take care of my stuff (drove my Accord 340k miles). As soon as the warranty ran out, it started falling apart. Oil leak at 103k - $4k to fix. Battery went about the same time (simple DIY, but it seemed premature). Now, two blown ignition coils in one month @ $400+ ea.) This is my first and last Kia.
While I do agree it sounds like you've had some bad luck that is quite a few miles over 3-4 years. Also you cant benchmark your reliability for a twin turbo v6 car with factory Pilot Sport tires and Brembo brakes against an Accord, its just not a fair comparison. Two cars with two very different purposes and two very different levels of performance.
A more expensive performance car like this is going to cost more to maintain and repair, and those repairs will likely be more frequent than you will see on something like an older Accord...If you wanted something simple to beat into the ground for years and years, why did you look at a RWD twin-turbo V6? Even Acura's TLX Type S(low) shouldn't be bought under the assumption it's going to last forever, especially with what Honda/Acura have been putting out lately.
I had my G37S (6mt) from late 2011 to july of 2019, ~37K miles. During that time the major maintenance items were tires and a battery (or two). Other maintenance such as oil changes, diff, trans service, brake fluid, coolant and various air filters was all DIY doable and reasonably priced.
While my stinger is not the 3.3, I still plan on doing most of this maintenance myself.
At 100K+miles I would expect other items (such as coil/plugs) to need replacement, starter, alternator and maybe some other stuff.
I would guess not many newer cars are making it to 340k period. My 20yo truck only has a bit more than half that, just hit 157k. I plan on keeping it forever but I don't know if I'll have it another 150k. I'll probably be dead by then.
Also, did you buy the car new? Isn't the warranty 10 years/100k? You must drive a ton.
100K miles is when most things start to wear out, your repair list is far better than the Audi's and BMWs I've owned. The failure point for those cars was around 60-80K miles with gaskets, water pumps, tensioners and coil packs all being an issue.
Did the OP even bother to register or just a drive-by whine? Where were they the whole time they owned the vehicle? Why is this forum suddenly of interest to them?
It's tough to take criticism from someone who complains about repair costs when they have the stealership do all the work. Outside of warranty covered issues, a Kia dealership is the last place I'll ever be bringing this car.
A more expensive performance car like this is going to cost more to maintain and repair, and those repairs will likely be more frequent than you will see on something like an older Accord...If you wanted something simple to beat into the ground for years and years, why did you look at a RWD twin-turbo V6? Even Acura's TLX Type S(low) shouldn't be bought under the assumption it's going to last forever, especially with what Honda/Acura have been putting out lately.
I don't think TLX type s would make it either or even be better than stinger in repairs. It still has extra parts for SH-AWD and is performance oriented compared to Accord. Overall it performs worse (nose heavy, slower), less practical (has less space, no hatch).
While I do agree it sounds like you've had some bad luck that is quite a few miles over 3-4 years. Also you cant benchmark your reliability for a twin turbo v6 car with factory Pilot Sport tires and Brembo brakes against an Accord, its just not a fair comparison. Two cars with two very different purposes and two very different levels of performance.
2019 GT2 owner here. It's well engineered, but poorly built. Dealer serviced at the more frequent service interval. I take care of my stuff (drove my Accord 340k miles). As soon as the warranty ran out, it started falling apart. Oil leak at 103k - $4k to fix. Battery went about the same time (simple DIY, but it seemed premature). Now, two blown ignition coils in one month @ $400+ ea.) This is my first and last Kia.
I get the feeling you should have kept the Honda and not gone for a high performance motor... Kia stinger is the poor man's 340i which is why we love it. Two men with similar size nuts would have some track day.. I'm a bmw man but Id drive the kia because I think id smoke em...
considering i put maybe 4k miles a year on cars, and im currently sitting at 14k, i dont care if they dont last past 100k miles, because i'll never see it LOL
i had 2 Porsche 928's ... the OP has no idea what a tempermental car with expensive parts is.
I agree own a scooter or an r1 two different beasts. can't expect to purchase a high performance car without high maintenance costs. Ign
I get the feeling you should have kept the Honda and not gone for a high performance motor... Kia stinger is the poor man's 340i which is why we love it. Two men with similar size nuts would have some track day.. I'm a bmw man but Id drive the kia because I think id smoke em...
It's more than 340i for me. I can fit my mountain bike, fits many things I bought that wouldn't in an actual sedan. I assume 3 series has grown since I sat in 2016 model year, so not sure about if it now has enough space as stinger but it didn't used to. Plus features like ventilated seats was not even available in 3 series (don't know if they do now).
