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There was an unsuccessful attempt to steal my Forte recently. The damage was a broken window and some weirdness with the ignition switch. After I got it fixed, CarMax bought it back for more than I paid when I bought it from them 2.5 years earlier. I now have. 2019 Jetta SEL Premium with less...

That 3.0 in the Maxima was one tough engine! I was hard in it and it never missed a beat.

I had a 1996 Maxima 5 speed manual that had no internal engine problems and very few other problems. I bought it with about 15k miles and it had roughly 200k miles on it when I let it go. It saw redline in a regular basis and ran like a champ as long as I had it. It never had any issues other...

What manufacturer is making a turbo engine without GDI these days?

I knew it was dated. I didn't know it was THAT dated.

Jetta looks like a great option. I live in a big city so anything bigger than a Jetta, Civic, etc can make finding parking more difficult.

It served my purpose for the trip. I wanted a spacious and comfortable sedan as I don't like SUVs. I could have gotten a Camry or a Malibu but I think the Passat has more space. Also I was interested in spending some time with a German 4 cylinder Turbo since I'm interested in the current model...

My car is a 2017 Kia Forte. It has a 6 speed automatic that I have no complaints about. The transmission does what it's supposed to do and I rarely even think about it. The Passat is a bit dated in general but it's being discontinued after this year. It looks like VW decided to stop developing...

I spent 5 days in southern California thia past week with a 2021 Passat. It has EA888 2.0 turbo engine and a 6 speed automatic transmission. I drove just over 400 miles in it. The torque from the turbo was really handy for passing cars or getting up to speed in the highway. Even driving up long...

I have a 2017 Kia Forte which has the same engine as the Elantra and it doesn't burn oil at 40k.

The prices do look high at that Jiffy Lube. For a lot of people Jiffy Lube is a known and trusted name though. I normally pay $85 for a full synthetic change and bring my own OEM filter. The place I go to had been using Pennzoil but I noticed on my last receipt it was Duramax synthetic. In big...

The place I go to is not a chain but they specialize in oil changes. I was offering a point of comparison on the price. Nobody has tried to upsell me on anything there either. When I pull into the bay it's done in 15 min or so. I go at times I know they aren't busy. There is a shop that I use...

I pay about $85 in Philly for Pennzoil synthetic at a quick lube place. That comes with a "free" car wash. I use to do it myself in years past when I had somewhere to do it. I see dismissive comments all the time on here about how people should DIY if they really care about their vehicle. Most...

I live In Philly. The mob would would be ecstatic if delivery drivers left the trucks running for every stop in this city. There would be lots of thefts. Once I jokingly commented to an amazon driver about locking the truck when they were delivering my package and she told me one of those...

It's to prevent the trucks from getting stolen. Replacing a starter is cheaper than replacing a truck load of packages.

In New Jersey all gas stations are full serve only. There is no self serve option. Edit: I see others have already mentioned this, but I don't see a way to delete.

I think only the MPI engine comes with Yura plugs. MPI engine specs a different plug than the GDI. For example the GDI specs a wider gap than the MPI. NGK 9723 for GDI and NGK 90909 for MPI.

I just replaced the Yura plugs in my 2017 Kia Forte (same engine) at 39,500 miles. All 4 of them looked exactly like yours. They threads were dirty all the way up. It looks like they weren't torqued tight enough. I had the coils replaced under warranty last year after having some issues with...

Just got a Diehard Platinum H6 AGM. Outgoing is the stock battery from my 2017 Kia Forte. Based on the pictures online this looks like a Deka Intimidator. From outward appearance, it's the exact same battery with different labeling. I found the same battery from different brands with the exact...

I have been wondering the same thing. I'm not sure.