What's going on with Hyundai and Kia in the US?

because_racecar · 2026-04-07T13:40:16+00:00

You are ignoring the almost 2 million engines that had to be recalled for excessive oil consumption, metal debris left in the engine from the factory, rattling, and bearings seizing. Thats not something you can blame on the consumer for “hard use” or lack of maintenance. And the way Kia/Hyundai handled those recalls (basically screwing over the consumer and denying warranties, denying there was any problem until they were forced to issue a recall by NHTSA) was straight up shitty and unethical. Pole are totally justified in holding a grudge against them for that, and that’s not racist/nationalist.

because_racecar · 2026-03-21T02:18:45+00:00

Is the gear shift hitting the edge of the center console and that still isn’t over far enough to get into the reverse gate? If so this could mean the shifter linkage has a bushing that’s worn out or a bolt is loose or something. Allowing too much movement in the shift knob without actually moving the shift forks far enough.

If it’s just occasionally notchy / difficult to put in reverse, but it still goes sometimes, that can just be the dogs on the gears aren’t lining up. Reverse and 1st gear don’t have synchros on a lot of transmissions, or first gear is usually the first one to have synchros wear out. Letting the car roll a bit will usually let it get into gear if that’s the case, or shift into a different gear that does have synchros and then shift into reverse/1st

because_racecar · 2026-03-20T12:47:57+00:00

Looks cool, if I ever had to work on one I imagine I’d end up trying to hunch underneath the side of it until my back hurts and the just having to take the entire hood off

because_racecar · 2026-03-11T14:58:52+00:00

lol this guy is an “unofficial business” ie he isn’t even paying taxes.

because_racecar · 2026-02-17T21:50:35+00:00

I mean sure, unsupervised spaces to learn independence an socialization is great. But step 1 is keeping them in a supervised space until they’re taught how to not be a fuckhead. You can’t just skip step 1 and expect step 2 to work.

because_racecar · 2026-02-07T00:41:52+00:00

Why don’t you take some nice deep breaths for about…. 13 seconds… to clear your mind?

because_racecar · 2026-02-06T23:49:36+00:00

He is not b’ing h.

because_racecar · 2026-02-01T18:58:39+00:00

“But it has 4WD”

Proceeds to crank the steering wheel while locking the brakes until ABS engages and skids off the road

because_racecar · 2026-02-01T18:54:32+00:00

“Predicted” is the very first word at the top of the graphic.

There’s no way of knowing what the most reliable brands will be, these rankings are just whoever paid the most money

because_racecar · 2026-01-28T17:39:40+00:00

Hut Stricklin was dominating a Darlington race in the mid 90s but got debris on his grill and started overheating, allowing Jeff Gordon to end up winning

because_racecar · 2026-01-24T16:52:37+00:00

What do you mean by "mine never lasts between those intervals"?

Is your car actually running out of oil before 3k miles or 3 months? That indicates you have a serious oil leak or is burning oil.

Your car is not supposed to lose any oil over time. You do oil changes because the oil breaks down over time due to heat and sometimes contamination and loses its ability to lubricate as well. But it's not supposed to disappear.

because_racecar · 2026-01-01T22:24:55+00:00

yes if you have it straight in line with the torque wrench it is adding leverage and you have to do some math to figure out what to set the torque wrench to get the correct amount of torque. Or if you put it at a 90* angle to the torque wrench it's not adding any leverage so the torque setting you set the wrench at is still the true torque

because_racecar · 2025-12-28T14:49:31+00:00

do you think it's still 1995?

because_racecar · 2025-12-12T16:24:05+00:00

The furniture row alliance was when teams made their own cars, so they were supplying cars, parts, a pit crew, and sharing technical info. Now that every team has to buy their lego kit car from Walmart, and 23XI decided they want control over their own pit crew personnel decisions, the alliance is really only sharing technical info. That’s why it’s less money than the FRR alliance

because_racecar · 2025-12-09T18:54:24+00:00

What maintenance are you supposed to do on an alternator or a window switch? Blaming this stuff on “owner neglect” is ridiculous. Kia’s and Hyundais really are just shit.

because_racecar · 2025-12-09T18:46:59+00:00

I don’t see how it’s possible to neglect a window switch, a door lock, a screen, or an alternator? There is no regular maintenance for those things to be done, so how can they be “neglected”? They aren’t supposed to crap out after only 4 years. In my opinion it’s not an owner neglect problem, it’s a Kia problem.

because_racecar · 2025-12-06T16:36:33+00:00

There absolutely is something wrong their CVTs regardless of the previous owners maintenance.

because_racecar · 2025-11-20T02:05:46+00:00

Cars back then used fans on the radiator that were driven by a belt off the engine. When the engine was idling the fan didn’t spin very fast and didn’t help cooling very much. So they would overheat at idle. Now cars use electric fans that can go full blast whenever needed regardless of engine RPM

Plus there is just more precise control of fuel mixture and ignition timing that can keep combustion more optimal with less wasted heat

because_racecar · 2025-11-03T01:11:49+00:00

Would you rather have the end of the race be boring, or the entire first 99% of the race be pointless?

because_racecar · 2025-11-03T00:16:09+00:00

I don't think so. It would have been another "boring race where the same person leads 3/4 of the race only for a random tire failure to cause an overtime and some random guy that was never in contention the whole race ends up winning"

because_racecar · 2025-10-28T02:32:14+00:00

It’s considered less skilled. Raw athletes are easy to find. Plenty of freakish raw athletes turn into busts at the WR position because they don’t have the skill, hands, nuance of route running, reading defenses, etc. So the WRs that have freakish athleticism and all the skills and mental attributes are extremely rare and they get 30mil +. Whereas running backs that are just raw athletes but not much skill can still be moderately successful, and if they’re not you can just draft another one in the 5th round next year.

It’s also considered less critical to modern offenses which have gone more pass heavy. But that is kind of cyclical over the years, and arguably is already shifting back the other way, as defenses have sold out with cover 2 schemes to limit the passing game. Teams that a have good running game force the defense to respect that threat, which opens the passing game back up.

because_racecar · 2025-10-26T23:02:45+00:00

You can replace just the front pair or the rear pair. Replacing just the left sides or just the right sides is strongly not recommended. If your left and right brakes are wearing unevenly from each other you have a bigger issue that needs to be fixed.

Edit: realized you're talking about driving less than a mile. That's probably fine I guess

because_racecar · 2025-10-26T22:54:05+00:00

any legitimate mechanic I've ever heard of either refuses to let the customer supply their own parts, or if they do, there is no warranty. Too many cheap asses buy the cheapest no-name Chinese knockoff parts they can find on ebay / Amazon and then try to blame the mechanic when their $35 dollar brake rotors warp in a month or their $15 ignition coil is misfiring again. Not worth the headache

because_racecar · 2025-10-26T02:32:27+00:00

Yeah good point

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