This Kia Costs $34,000 to Repair and It's Not Alone

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one of the reasons I did buy the extended warranty for my sons 2018 crosstrek. I should have bought it on my 2014 explorer as in he last year alone it would more than paid for itself. I will be getting it on the wifes Benz before the factory one runs out...already had to replace the entire command unit with screen, would have been $5800 bucks...only 17,000 miles on it. It is not the engine and tranny to worry about anymore it is the damn electronics...God I love the simplicity of my TJ and TR6!
 
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That is why I leased my DD Volt, A: screaming deal with state rebates, B: under full warranty for the 3years I lease it, C: not married to it when technology for electric cars changes so quickly.
 
Cudabnu said:
That is why I leased my DD Volt, A: screaming deal with state rebates, B: under full warranty for the 3years I lease it, C: not married to it when technology for electric cars changes so quickly.
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Oh yeah, I would never buy a hybrid or electric vehicle now. I put too many miles on to lease anything and I hate perpetual payment, close my eyes for 3 years and be done with it...although with the price of cars nowadays I am starting to rethink this?
 
Thats why I am looking for an older vehicle. People expect their vehicle to do everything now, pretty soon you will have no choice but to take them to a mechanic (computer specialist)
 
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I hate it, I can't even change the radio media on my wifes car...anything with a central screen drives me nuts...any auto manufactures GPS sucks, I will take a $79 garmin any day, even stick it on the cars computer screen.
 
cliffish said:
Oh yeah, I would never buy a hybrid or electric vehicle now. I put too many miles on to lease anything and I hate perpetual payment, close my eyes for 3 years and be done with it...although with the price of cars nowadays I am starting to rethink this?
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I used to think the same way, I got a 15K mile a year lease and after the state rebates I pay $97 per month (plus insurance) to drive it, My gas savings alone pay for the monthly and being able to charge it at work for free helps. When I get home and on the weekends I drive the TJ, The V10 TDI Touareg now sits and gets called into duty when I need to tow something.
 
Cudabnu said:
I used to think the same way, I got a 15K mile a year lease and after the state rebates I pay $97 per month (plus insurance) to drive it, My gas savings alone pay for the monthly and being able to charge it at work for free helps. When I get home and on the weekends I drive the TJ, The V10 TDI Touareg now sits and gets called into duty when I need to tow something.
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What kind of vehicle is it? is it all electric? what is the range?
 
The Volt is a Hybrid, 60 mile range all electric. When on gas still gets 32mpg. My commute is right at about 60 mph. I got it back in March and have filled it up 1 time since owning it. I have to remember to use the gas engine once in awhile to keep the gas from going bad! Total gas and electric range on a long trip is something like 320 miles. I did find it changed the way I drive. I was looking at the BOLT and the BMW, but hated the looks of them, Plus the VOLT is NOT a Prius!
 
tworley said:
Thats why I am looking for an older vehicle. People expect their vehicle to do everything now, pretty soon you will have no choice but to take them to a mechanic (computer specialist)
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Very true. Mechanics aren't even mechanics anymore... they're computer repair experts.
 
"Could cost," if you read the article. With shops charging upwards of 200 per/hr it does not take long for the costs to add up. Our 13 Sorento was rear ended and cost about 3500 to replace the tailgate, bumper fascia, and some other misc parts. Parts were about 1500, the rest was all labor.
 
The newer cars get, the more expensive they are to repair (for the most part), plain and simple.

They're safer, easier to drive, and definitely keep you out of trouble in the in-climate weather. But when it comes time to fix them, it ain't cheap. Mechanics nowadays have to be computer repair specialists, not just mechanics like they were back in the day.
 
$200 per hour shops must be the Ferrari shop...but the point of the article is not far off...anyone here want to play around upgrading the JL in their garage like you do with the TJ?
 
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$200 per hour shops must be the Ferrari shop...but the point of the article is not far off...anyone here want to play around upgrading the JL in their garage like you do with the TJ?
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Nope, those JLs are infinitely more complicated. Especially now that the 2019 is getting adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitors, and a bunch of other safety features.
 
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cliffish said:
sounds like my sons new crosstrek with the "eyesight" system...but I walked out of the dealership for under $24K for it, so I am OK.
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Yep, at that price you’re doing just fine. 55k for a loaded JL Rubicon... not so much.
 
Rob5589 said:
"Could cost," if you read the article. With shops charging upwards of 200 per/hr it does not take long for the costs to add up. Our 13 Sorento was rear ended and cost about 3500 to replace the tailgate, bumper fascia, and some other misc parts. Parts were about 1500, the rest was all labor.
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I suspect part of the reason for that is the shops are having to buy more proprietary equipment to do the repairs. Also just like the medical system the insurance companies are the ones telling the shops how many hours they get to charge and what they get to charge for parts. With the cost of running a shop going up due to needing a computer system for every brand and 15000 sq/ft of empty space to do the work, we'll they have to charge more to keep the lights on.

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when we could have said no.
 
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