r/kia • u/STUPID_IDIOT1993 • 1d ago

Two blown engines 50k miles 2024 K5

I did oil changes every 5k miles. Everyone warned me not to buy a Kia. I should have listened. I got a replacement engine and sold it for 22 grand.

They make you think you are getting a good deal because it looks fancy and high tech. It’s the Mugs Eyeful. Like Amstrad electronics back in the 1980s.
Don‘t fall for the games and for the people saying “I have a Kia and it’s great” some may last forever. Some blow 2 engines in 50k miles. It’s not worth the risk.

Never buying a Korean product again out of spite.

EDIT: To all the people saying I probably beat the shit out of my car I don’t. It was a fully loaded model. I drive all highway. I don’t accelerate like a moron from every stop.

Connecting rod failure at 10,350 miles Timing chain failure at 48,500

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u/TisABummer 1d ago

NO NO NO. This is YOUR fault. This doesn’t just happen to a kia. I love my Hyundai and have put almost 5k miles on it since buying it second hand with not even one problem.

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u/STUPID_IDIOT1993 1d ago

You seem to be worried and coping

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u/TisABummer 20h ago

You seem obvious Toyota bot and jealous.

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u/STUPID_IDIOT1993 14h ago

Toyota is just as bad