So this is where I’m at:
a forever car. It is not… a five-year car it is.
the value of anything is only worth how much someone is willing to pay for it.. and only if you sell it, and I am not going to for 3 to 5 years. By that point, the car will be worth nothing but a gave me years of reliable service for a fraction of the price of buying a 3 to 5 year old car from a dealer.
I really spent many hours today researching vehicles running numbers ect and my honest opinion is the numbers for another vehicle are not “favorable“ I do not like what I see.
It’s still very bad time in the market I do not buy new nor do i lease so that leaves me buying used vehicles.
15 year year old vehicles are going for 5K with 200 on them. I would have to double what I am willing to spend on the Kia to pick something up that would be acceptable enough for the next three years at the minimum.
At the end of the day all emotion aside I honestly believe yes it’s a gamble to have this car mechanically fixed. 2 it could go south very fast and three it’s gonna be a few thousand dollars and 4 I’m probably only going to fix it if the motor is covered as I was told.
So the tow truck will be here tonight to take her to the dealer and they will look it over tomorrow.
I have to say this, though…
I know many people still do not respect a H/K. But as somebody who has replaced many parts on this Kia, not because they were bad more so for piece of mind because of how much negativity I read about them especially on this forum.
Almost every single part I removed off the Kia was still serviceable after a decade and 130 K miles. Even the serpentine belt was original.
And I have owned a few h/k vehicles over the years and all of them needed nothing more than oil and fluid changes brakes and tires, even after years of service. I have never lost a Hyundai/Kia vehicle due to a major mechanical issue. My biggest problem with H/k are: insurance companies totaling them out from minor incidents because they are so “expensive“ to repair or parts are on back order for years etc. etc.
If I knew this Kia’s whole history, such as buying it new and keeping up on it over the years, I would be disappointed I am not gonna lie with you there,
but it is a used vehicle that I bought and it’s had I don’t want to use word a rough life, but it was not pampered - For sometime.
So I said all that so I can say:
I honestly do appreciate everything I’ve read here. I gave it some serious thought and I’m taking a gamble. I will keep you updated good bad or otherwise because I do think h/k are decent vehicles and are amazing deals on the used car market a couple years ago lol now they are priced as much as the top three and then sometimes more.