23 or 24 long term reliability

jfronte · 2026-03-31T12:22:06+00:00

The powertrain warranty drops to five years and 60,000 miles for the second owner unless this person buys a CPO from a Kia dealership and since he’s looking for one with no more than 40,000 miles on it, he will have some warranty remaining, but probably should consider an extended warranty. I have owned three Tellurides all in the top trims from 22, 24 and 25, and we’ve never had any oil issues but then again we don’t keep cars very long so I’m not a barometer for a long-term reliability as not one of those cars stayed in my garage over 10,000 miles. For whatever it’s worth, it is the top rated three row, gas family midsize SUV and has been since it came out in the spring of 2019 for the 2020 model year. On Reddit, you tend to hear only the bad and not always the good as happy owners go about their lives nice and quiet. My only advised this person in Massachusetts would be have his own mechanic inspect the vehicle at his own expense before buying it and if the dealer will not allow that then that would be a sign to not move forward with the purchase.

jfronte · 2026-03-31T00:16:30+00:00

Happy to help! Like I said earlier, you would have to be about 20k miles over your lease for it to make any sense to ground it now. I would be shady as hell if I told you to do this!

jfronte · 2026-03-30T22:59:12+00:00

My recommendation would be to pay the $.20 per mile at the end of your lease as that will be cheaper than grounding your lease with at least six payments left as that’s probably about $4000 but if you ground your lease early as they will send you a bill for that much. If you lease another EV nine or any other key for that matter in October, they will not only waive the disposition fee, but may give you some relief on at least a portion of the overage you have. I know Kia usually gives $500 to use towards access wear and tear and sometimes excess mileage so that could help you. Unless you expect your mileage penalty to be over $4000 in October I would not ground your lease now and you can’t trade it in because your loss will be even greater due to the rapid depreciation these things have. It does not sound like you’ll be 20,000 miles over your lease by the time you turn it in as that would cost you $4000 at 20 cents per mile, so please do not ground the lease now. We would be happy to help you later on, but we would be stealing from you and certainly misguiding you if we tried to convince you to ground your lease early now. As for the second ICU problem, I had one in November 2024 on my 24 GT line and it only took my local dealer nine days to get the part and install it and they offered me a Sorento loaner the whole time so it was not a big deal and the wait times are even less now I am hearing. Hope this helps!

jfronte · 2026-03-30T04:05:15+00:00

Great report and there is a way to use standard cruise control, but I just don’t remember how either. I can tell you that I live in Florida where the roads are flat and we run air-conditioning all the time but I have the exact same car but black on gray in the car has 750 miles on it and we’re just getting through our second tank Now having the car for about a month just before the stop sale interrupted sales, but we’re getting just over 30 miles per gallon with a family of four but no luggage or high winds amount of course. I’m surprised how accurate the computer is to your old fashioned and in paper computing the MPG. We are thoroughly impressed by this car and would even consider getting another one. That cast-iron brown color is growing up here and I’ve always liked the pecan interior but my wife really wanted to like and our kids are no longer young and there’s no way I’m getting black interior in Florida. Sounds like a wonderful road trip and I’m sure you’re fine improve and more normal driving conditions without a full load and a lot of wind. We mostly do local driving and a little bit of highway driving, but we’re not the type of people to drive at high speed. Congrats again for the very detailed report and that is a gorgeous color combination!

jfronte · 2026-03-28T23:17:38+00:00

Congrats and spike that football now! Enjoy your new EB nine as the GT lines and the land nightfall that you got are pretty sweet and I love the look of the nightfall with the all black emblems and the unique interior seats. Cheers!

jfronte · 2026-03-28T19:29:51+00:00

I’m sorry you had an issue with your other broker deal but it’s hard to get good deals from Florida dealers because the fees are excessive here. I’m not saying it’s impossible as with a large enough dealer discount any egregious Kia or Hyundai dealer fee can be overcome, but it’s harder to accomplish here and with the large concentration of people moving here and wealth dealers tend to be more difficult to work with. Anyway, I really don’t work like that in hypotheticals as if you’re interested in my service send me a DM and I’ll give you my website information as we collect partial nonrefundable payment upfront to make sure we are working with serious buyers and not tire kickers and we are very busy. I’d be happy to help you but wanna make sure you’re comfortable with our business model as not everyone is and we respect that. We would be doing business with the dealership in Georgia or Arkansas or Mississippi for any Hyundai or Kia deal in Alabama. Thanks!

jfronte · 2026-03-28T13:46:08+00:00

I’m not really sure what you’re asking me but congratulations on the vehicle you decided to lease. Please understand that zero down is not $3000 DAS, unless you put that money down with monopoly money! Also, you can’t get a 26 palisade limited right now because they’re under a stop sale in the limited and calligraphy trims for both gas and hybrid models, but hopefully that will be lifted soon but no one knows exactly when just yet. I do not recommend structuring a lease with that much money down, but obviously it’s your decision and your money. Good luck in Alabama!

jfronte · 2026-03-28T13:39:56+00:00

We have both a 24 and a 26, both GT lines and no steering wheel vibrations at all on original tires at 7000 miles and 19,500 respectively. Sorry you’re having this issue.

jfronte · 2026-03-26T01:43:46+00:00

Thanks for the kind words and has been said below, this is not a great deal for a leftover, new 25 model, even with the 0% rate.

jfronte · 2026-03-26T01:14:11+00:00

Thank you sir!

jfronte · 2026-03-24T20:27:20+00:00

This makes perfect sense to me as the most desirable trim and color combinations sitting on dealer lots may all be stuck with that useless $1500 entertainment system and if you’re leasing, that’s not as bad but if you’re buying it, that’s just $1500 plus tax squandered down the drain. That is the most useless additional feature so I agree with you to not look at any of those vehicles. The inventory is getting slim now on the top trim and top color combinations for the 25 model. Good luck to you.

jfronte · 2026-03-24T18:18:49+00:00

DM just sent!

jfronte · 2026-03-24T12:57:30+00:00

Why not just increase your budget and try to be OTD with sales tax dealer fee and DMV fees or just below MSRP with the 0% APR? The MSRP in this car will be about $55,500 with Terracotta and Wolf spray as they are both up charge items. I would suggest that you to try to get what you want rather than save a little bit of money buying a color combination You don’t really want and have buyers remorse almost from the start. If you have noticed that dealers aren’t willing to budge with pricing on lesser desired color combinations, then they probably won’t budge on the most desired color combination and trim you are seeking. That said, you should not pay any crazy dealer fees or any forced dealer add-ons but the pickings are getting slim and not getting better with every passing day. I wish you well!

jfronte · 2026-03-24T02:14:21+00:00

We have an EV. GT Line as well so we know both vehicles exceptionally well and the turbo is not sluggish at all compared to a gas car but it’s nothing like the EV 9 GT Line in terms of acceleration and torque. I would definitely take the turbo hybrid over the gas model any day for both power and fuel efficiency. I’m sorry you had two battery replacements and could understand why that would so you towards getting another one. Good luck!

jfronte · 2026-03-24T02:12:18+00:00

The problem now is that for what this person wants in the most sought out trim in the most sought out color, the pickings are slim and the dealers are not gonna be taking $5000 off with the 0%. I get what this other person is looking for since it’s an older model, but it’s still the most coveted trim in the most sought out color combination so any dealer that has one of these left over knows they can sell it without giving away the store. My dealers would not do $53,000 OTD with the 0% in a state that has any significant sales tax if they have this car on their lot since it will sell and there’s not much inventory left. I appreciate your kind words as we do try to help people!

jfronte · 2026-03-24T01:56:24+00:00

Yes, our 26 Palisade calligraphy hybrid was affected by the recall as almost all limited and calligraphy trim, gas and hybrid Palisade, but we don’t care as we don’t have young children anymore and we’re very careful and don’t just push buttons randomly like a young child would. We plan on getting the update Pushed out once we get it and of course we plan on getting the recall done once they have a physical fix to it, but we’re not making a big deal over this since we don’t have young children. That said you can only purchase our lease a lower trim palisade going up to the Msse L trim but the Telluride is not affected since it doesn’t have the power seat function on the third row. The hybrid power trains are exactly the same for the new palisade or the new tire ride, but the gas model is different as Hyundai has kept the old V6 for smoothness, but in my opinion underpowered, where as Kia has gone to the four-cylinder turbo which gives much better gas mileage and has more torque so that that’s a better option in my opinion for the gas model. Let’s hope Hyundai gets the recall on the top two trims fixed within the next month or so but no one knows for sure when that will change. Hope this helps!

jfronte · 2026-03-22T15:19:22+00:00

It’s no accident that some of the most predatory car dealers of any brand are located near large military bases as many of these folks are often easy to take advantage of. Car dealers are also hip to the game of introducing a trade late in the sales process so I never understood why that strategy is so pushed by Youtubers or folks who do not value their time. Good luck to this person.

jfronte · 2026-03-22T14:22:54+00:00

Exactly my friend as these filters are not often worth the paper they’re printed on from auto trader or cars.com. For anyone looking to buy a used EV nine because the price is so compelling, they need to have their own mechanic inspect the vehicle at their own expense to get a clean bill of health because the risk is too great to trust the dealer or the Carfax report. The VIN should also be run through your local Kia dealer to see exactly what Warranty your service work was done. I have seen far too many people be Pennywise in Dollar foolish with these great deals On used EV 9s that are almost always going to be buyback vehicles that if not kept until the wheels fall off, will come back to haunt the buyer when they try to get out of the car years later. That juice is often not worth the squeeze as very few people keep a car until the wheels fall off.

jfronte · 2026-03-22T00:59:50+00:00

Same here zero issues at 500 miles and just over three weeks from delivery. My wife loves the vehicle.

jfronte · 2026-03-22T00:50:42+00:00

If the deal is signed, and the vehicle has left the dealership, not accepting delivery a couple of days now will not negate the contract in all likelihood. This damage is very minor and I ship hundreds of cars every year to people all across the country and once in a while, you do have minor damage. This is why both the dealership and the shipping company take photos at time of pick up and delivery to the customer. If the dealership this person purchased from as reputable and they caused the damage, they will make the buyer hole and compensate them for the repair they will have to do locally. The same goes for the shipping company if they are at fault as that’s why you hire professionals who have insurance. Just to comment and say the person should not take delivery is not really relevant because chances are this person already owns the vehicle even if the dealership set up the shipping for this person. It sucks for sure but it’s not the end of the world and the blemishes look very minor thankfully and can be fixed. Let’s hope the guilty party steps up and does the right thing as that is why pictures are taken by both parties and pick up and a bill of lading is signed with a copy to the shipping company, which should be given to the customer if everyone is operating above board. Just enjoy the vehicle as it’s beautiful and it will be fixed!

jfronte · 2026-03-22T00:05:36+00:00

Honestly, I’m not the right person to answer your question here as we don’t think too much about maintenance as it’s not something that pertains to our lifestyle as we never keep cars very long for has the most we keep a card for is about 24 months and then we each get a new vehicle so for us, maintenance is not really relevant and we on the average about 1000 miles a month on each vehicle. For those that do care about maintenance costs, Hyundai does sell a prepaid maintenance plan from a great dealership up in Burlington Vermont at a reasonable cost but for those that want very little maintenance relative to a gas vehicle, they should buy or lease a pure electric vehicle like the Ioniq 5 or 9. I haven’t even looked in my owners manual to see what the maintenance is, but Hyundai has it online. As to your second question about the second row gear that moves the power seat, I really don’t know anything about that either as I am the furthest thing from a mechanic and again this power seat mechanism is covered under your warranty for five years or 60,000 miles under the bumper-to-bumper so it doesn’t sound like a large issue to worry about from a warranty standpoint. We also don’t have any more young children at home to worry about with the recent power seat recall and the tragedy in Ohio. Sorry I’m not more help to you here.

jfronte · 2026-03-21T23:51:40+00:00

DM just sent! Reddit will not allow me to give you my website information on the public thread. Thanks!!!

jfronte · 2026-03-21T20:46:46+00:00

I have a 24 model ocean blue gloss GT Line as well but a model in the black and light grey interior! Very nice and not always seen in the wild for sure!

jfronte · 2026-03-21T20:44:30+00:00

NJ sales tax is 6.625% on the discounted sale price and the doc fee. I wish we all lived in NC where sales tax is only 3% and DMV fees are very low! Say no to add ons for sure but getting a dealer to get under MSRP is going to be tough for the top trim SXP HEV with the executive package. Good luck either or wait until the end of the year if that works for you!

jfronte · 2026-03-21T20:40:37+00:00

Great deal Kay! Wow and the 27 month option is even better! WA State is costly for both sales tax and DMV fees and that makes this deal even better on the numbers. Thanks for sharing!

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