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  1. surreal1272
    See @ccap41 post about the number of EV9 recalls. Last I checked, they are not ICE. And data from the last ten years would suggest your opinion about Honda vs Toyota to be off as well. Doesn’t matter though. You made the post for one reason. To troll Toyota.
  2. surreal1272
    Shall I provide a list of competing Kia recalls (including ones from MY OWN Kia Sorento) @G. David Felt? How about we start this instead? Hope you informed your friends about this on their Honda Prologue with the same "vigor" that you put out those recalls on the RVA 4. https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-corporate/releases/release-410d07897fdd63d8043cb72750086bf1-2024-honda-prologue-control-link-recall
  3. surreal1272
    "Most" of the competition, not "more" Autocorrect lol.
  4. surreal1272
    Yet, still more reliable (overall) than more of the competition, which is easily verifiable btw but you have to get in your "once a month" Toyota dig I guess.
  5. surreal1272
    What in the actual non-fixing F?
  6. surreal1272
    When it comes to photo editing, using AI is perfectly acceptable IMO. I do get what you’re saying about it though. There is a lot of gray area where AI is concerned and as an artist, I definitely have a certain stance regarding AI. However, your use of it for this purpose does not exist in that “gray area”. You are using it like any other tool on Photoshop so have at it. Announcing its use should not even be necessary here. Just my opinion though.
  7. surreal1272
    Yep, white as snow lol but the pale gray looks really sharp too. A classic van color as well.
  8. surreal1272
    Some more pics.
  9. surreal1272
    Well, on top of being a Wagon nut, I have always had a soft spot for vans overall. The first 13 years of my life were spent riding around in my dad's 71' Chevy Sport 10 van (with a 3 on the tree) and so that has always stuck with me. As far as for doing this now, the space and versatility were big needs. I sold the Flex a few years ago (when the market was insane lol) and have been driving a 2014 Kia Sorento since then. I still have it but needed something bigger and more comfy for some future road trips so I started stopping out minivans. This is the Touring L model so it doesn't have all the bells and whistles but I only needed a few of each lol. It is a 2018 with 101K miles and was well taken care of. It spent its first 50K miles as a corporate lease so maintenance was always done. I had some concerns about the 9 speed but those fears were alleviated once I put my foot through the floorboard a few times to test it. Best of all, NO PAYMENTS> I finally got some long overdue money owed to me and pst of that to get this for $13K. Needless to say, I am a happy camper right now. It does ride well and I like that it rides on 17s instead of 18s or 19s. Softer ride on those. My best bud has the same year Limited model with the largest wheels and while his rides well, it is a little firmer on the bumps than this one. Again, pretty happy camper here. I wasn't real keen on them when they first came out but the look has aged well and my tastes have clearly changed as well lol.
  10. surreal1272
    My not quite new ride number 2…
  11. surreal1272
    Ummm, what? How do you undershoot the measurement of YOUR OWN SUV by almost two feet in length? Exactly how drunk does one have to be to believe that a mid-size overdressed Camry is longer than an overdressed Suburban from 2006? Help it make sense. Agree. I've seen the higher trims of this (online, of course) and while the interior colors in those are better than what's pictured here, the overall look from the outside to the inside is a mix bag, at best.
  12. surreal1272
    Your "honest" (while loving the look of the Kia van) opinion lol. Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder.
  13. surreal1272
    No price yet but will probably be near $50K knowing VW. Hard pass.
  14. surreal1272
    9 times out of 10, whenever someone has to say the above, it is because it is (in fact) ugly. No amount of "seeing it in person" changes the bad angles on the back of the EV4. There is no design cohesion back there when you look at the rest of the car. It is just a mess and I will stand by that, whether seen here or in person.
  15. surreal1272
    No car, especially its rear end, should give off "Aztek" vibes. That is just an eye sore on an otherwise well packaged EV.
  16. surreal1272
    After reading a separate article about it, you are correct in your guess. It is the same battery.
  17. surreal1272
    I wonder why they gave this model less range (and I'm guessing smaller battery) than the upcoming Solterra, even though it is clearly a larger model?
  18. surreal1272
    That face is "ugh" but the rest of it is much improved, in terms of battery range and charging speeds. Not the fastest out there but certainly faster than the current Solterra.
  19. surreal1272
    Fair enough but certain folks need to actually listen in regards to things like politics instead of doing whatever the hell they want and then later, claim that they are somehow a victim or that they were "bullied". There is a place for political talk and it is not on a car forum (unless it is directly related to the industry, of course).
  20. surreal1272
    Apparently victimhood cards are on sale again so I would not take such things very serious, given the source.
  21. surreal1272
    And let’s make sure we are telling the whole truth about recalls and who is getting hit the most @G. David Felt https://caredge.com/guides/automaker-with-the-most-recalls#Most_Vehicles_Recalled_in_2024_Ford_Tops_the_List
  22. surreal1272
    100% missing the point there David. And still beating that near twenty year old dead horse I see. Congrats. Oh, and I missed one for the EV9 https://www.kbb.com/car-news/kia-recalls-ev9-over-loss-of-power/
  23. surreal1272
    Like you and many others have said before, regarding recalls. They are not the "be all, end all" in determining overall reliability of a brand, especially long term reliability. That is, of course, unless you think that Kia EV9s are also not reliable due to quite a few recalls in just two years. (7 by my count) https://www.cars.com/research/kia-ev9/recalls/
  24. surreal1272
    ALL Jeep Wranglers come out of the factory with bumpers and otherwise noticeable front end protection when compared to this. This truck faces the same issue as the original Plymouth Prowler. The concept model had no protection whatsoever in front of the wheels. Production models had to include small bumpers in front of them to meet US crash standards. That standard has not lessened since then.
  25. surreal1272
    I actually dig this from a versatility perspective (obvious nod to the mid-gate like feature) while having such a literal small footprint. That front end will have to be altered due to having absolutely no front end protection before the front wheels. Aside from that, the design actually works. Lots of potential here if they can get the obvious bugs and kinks worked out but a great concept nonetheless. That price is a little steep too, I might add.
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