Recent content by csandste

Can't see any real brand difference in oils that meet specs and don't understand dropping expensive oil at 3K. The M1 vs Kirkland thread came up as a related topic when this came up. It showed no meaningful difference, neither would your question comparing Mobil and Sopus (or Warren PP or...

Had Goodman installed about five years ago with absolutely no problems but with the knowledge that any idiot could go down and buy Goodman equipment with absolutely no training or qualifications. Have used and trusted my HVAC guy for years so no regrets here.

Maybe you're not noticing. I see lots of pre-GDI twenty plus year old cars on the road, especially since they weren't big selling brands in 2002. If only they'd kept the pre-GDI World Engine in those cars rather than trying to squeeze that little bit extra out of the power train we'd all be...

Gave my '17 Soul w 127K to my daughter. It threw a p1326 code coming back from looking at the eclipse. Generally this means a cooked engine but she dropped it off at the dealer after driving it with a flashing engine light. Surprise, the knock sensor was faulty and they replaced it under the...

Four Kia's and a Hyundai plus others in family. No real problems. The GDI's of the teens burned oil. Lots of Souls owned by eighteen year old girls who ask "what does the teapot light mean?" I continue to yell at my kids, "check the **** dipstick". Hopefully they will. Not putting a chip...

Bad memories of working in a combo quonset hut rafter-pheasant eye factory. High school, rural SD, $1.25 hour, 1962. Lasted a couple of weeks IIRC. They didn't like it when I got blinded by a welder, walked in epoxy and got eyes all over my pants. At least we had shoes and a guy who had...

Put the hi mileage Rislone into my 2017 Soul with the oil change at 5K OCI. Gave car to my daughter and will suggest she do the same. Seemed to smooth out the engine and cut oil consumption.

Can't talk about durability but after two months with my '23 Soul, I really like their CVT. Four MPG better than my six speed '17 Soul. I'm an old man and drive like one but the CVT has been a pleasant surprise. I test drove the Nissan Kicks. Despite Nissan's two decade head start on...

Don't understand this at all, but it's probably elderly brain fog. Are you saying your on-line activity automatically transfers to your new account number? If not I would think sooner or later, Discover would cancel your account and that would give you a FICO hit, unless you have so much...

Final update. I bought the Soul, it was a couple of thousand under an almost identical dealer daily driver at Napleton. When I got the title it was under a rental agency that is totally unlisted. The street address came back to a mish-mashy mix of rent to own, and private financing...

Remember visiting Milwaukee about fifteen years ago and the news story was that some young lady driver had put it in Lake Michigan. Wonder if she kept her job.

Went with the Soul. Final paperwork showed it was a dealer to dealer trade with Napleton. Trying to find out what's really going on is impossible when you're dealing with dealerdom, but Sinclair seems to have a bunch of late model Kias at various dealerships. They've recently been expanding from...

I have a 17 Hertz Soul with no problems. However that was discounted by 35% in one year. I've heard rumors of HyunKia denying warranty work on rental fleet resells. No repairs at all on my car so I have nothing to go on they have handled recalls and extended my power train warranty out to 150k...

Giving my 2017 Soul+ to my daughter. She's giving her '16 Accent to her daughter. I've owned four Kia's and a Hyundai and had excellent experience with all of 'em. Have my eye on a 2023 Soul S at a Lincoln dealer. Has a bit over eight thousand miles. They've supplied me with an Experian...

I'm old. I'm deaf. I have a Medicare Advantage plan that wraps up everything into one package without any supplements. Yes I know I can't go to Cleveland Clinic and my choice might kill me but it's a risk I'm ready to take. I always try to use chat and save copies so I have a record. I use...