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New car!!! Date: June 28, 2018 07:20PM |
I had been thinking of getting a new car to replace my 2006 Scion xB. I had decided to look at a Kia Soul, as it was the closest thing to the xB form factor, which I really like. Well, we went just to look at them today, and they made us what I think was a good deal and my husband convinced me to go for it. Hubby said it was end of the month, end of the quarter, and it was a rainy day with no customers in sight, so he thought this was the reason they wanted the deal so badly. I decided to trade in the Scion, even though I could maybe have gotten a little more if I sold it myself, but it was worth it not to have to deal with it.
This is the Soul! with the 1.6 turbo. It has the nav system with 8” display, Harmon-Kardon sound system, 18” alloy wheels, 7 speed dual clutch transmission, power heated seats, and even a heated steering wheel, just what I need in the hot humid Atlanta summer.
I think it has slightly less cargo space than the Scion, but it rides better, has more pick up, and is quieter, plus it has all the latest tech that the Scion didn’t, because it was 12 years old.
Here is a pic. Got rained on the whole way home, wipers work well, lol.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
This is the Soul! with the 1.6 turbo. It has the nav system with 8” display, Harmon-Kardon sound system, 18” alloy wheels, 7 speed dual clutch transmission, power heated seats, and even a heated steering wheel, just what I need in the hot humid Atlanta summer.
I think it has slightly less cargo space than the Scion, but it rides better, has more pick up, and is quieter, plus it has all the latest tech that the Scion didn’t, because it was 12 years old.
Here is a pic. Got rained on the whole way home, wipers work well, lol.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: New car!!! Date: June 28, 2018 08:03PM |
HA! told you deserved a new car ;)
After you mentioned having an xB in the previous post, was going to ask if you looked at a soul, but never got around to it.
2019? My neighbor has a 2018 (looks almost idetical to yours but white) with the panoramic roof... did you get that? Think he said it was a cheap option, like $750.
10/100000 mile warranty is nothing to shake a stick at. Our silly mazdas with the 3/36 were gone in 2 years, and they now have things that should be covered under warranty that I will have to pay for... even tho they have less than 100000 miles.
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After you mentioned having an xB in the previous post, was going to ask if you looked at a soul, but never got around to it.
2019? My neighbor has a 2018 (looks almost idetical to yours but white) with the panoramic roof... did you get that? Think he said it was a cheap option, like $750.
10/100000 mile warranty is nothing to shake a stick at. Our silly mazdas with the 3/36 were gone in 2 years, and they now have things that should be covered under warranty that I will have to pay for... even tho they have less than 100000 miles.
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Re: New car!!! Date: June 28, 2018 08:23PM |
Nice! I drove one before I got my Mazda3. Lots of room, but lots of wind buffet at highway speeds (physics).
JDC, what kind of issues did you have with your Mazdas? I had an 2005 MPV with the Ford V-6, that was the problem in mine. The Engine block cracked at just under 200,000 miles, so I let it go.
San Antonio, TX (in the old city)
"All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing."
-- Edmund Burke
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." Theodore Roosevelt (1918)
JDC, what kind of issues did you have with your Mazdas? I had an 2005 MPV with the Ford V-6, that was the problem in mine. The Engine block cracked at just under 200,000 miles, so I let it go.
San Antonio, TX (in the old city)
"All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing."
-- Edmund Burke
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." Theodore Roosevelt (1918)
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Re: New car!!! Date: June 28, 2018 08:25PM |
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jdc
HA! told you deserved a new car ;)
After you mentioned having an xB in the previous post, was going to ask if you looked at a soul, but never got around to it.
2019? My neighbor has a 2018 (looks almost idetical to yours but white) with the panoramic roof... did you get that? Think he said it was a cheap option, like $750.
10/100000 mile warranty is nothing to shake a stick at. Our silly mazdas with the 3/36 were gone in 2 years, and they now have things that should be covered under warranty that I will have to pay for... even tho they have less than 100000 miles.
Lol, yeah and just after I got the BT adapter set up in my Scion. It worked pretty well, too. Oh well, maybe I can sell it on the For Sale section.
It is a 2018. It didn’t look like much was changing for 2019, from what I could research. They might be adding AWD, but I don’t really need that. I didn’t want the panoramic roof, and this one didn’t have it anyway.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: New car!!! Date: June 28, 2018 09:04PM |
I like the Soul. Really popular. Kia is the new Toyota for reliability.
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Re: New car!!! Date: June 28, 2018 09:09PM |
Car and Driver rated it the top compact SUV, or whatever category it is in.
They seemed to think it was a good hang for the buck. Hope they are right.
The main fault with the xB was how badly it accelerated. It was fine once you got it up to speed, but man was it slow on the uptake. I am hoping the turbo in this one helps with that flaw.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
They seemed to think it was a good hang for the buck. Hope they are right.
The main fault with the xB was how badly it accelerated. It was fine once you got it up to speed, but man was it slow on the uptake. I am hoping the turbo in this one helps with that flaw.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: New car!!! Date: June 28, 2018 09:59PM |
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graylocks
you're going to be surprised come winter how much you will love heated seats and steering wheel. my volt has heated seats. wish it had a heated steering wheel like my brother's nissan leaf.
Good to know.
My daughter had a car with butt warmers and really liked it, so maybe I will too. Hard to think of wanting any more heat right now though. Lol
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: New car!!! Date: June 28, 2018 11:46PM |
Now get to work on a hamster Halloween costume.
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Re: New car!!! Date: June 29, 2018 12:16AM |
Congrats, and don't forget to save a beaker of new car smell for future memories.
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Re: New car!!! Date: June 29, 2018 05:58AM |
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Alright! Got a Hamster Mobile! Love those cars.
Replaced a toaster with a hamster wheel, progress???
I need to find one of those hamsters in a stuffed animal and carry it with me in the car.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: New car!!! Date: June 29, 2018 07:46AM |
nice ride rgG 
I discovered last year, the Hyundai & Kia 10/100K warranties are not fully transferable. Subsequent owners only get 5 years or 60,000 miles (from original date of first sale) of power-train coverage. [www.autotrader.com]
Stopped me from buying '17 Kia with only 7600 miles. That and the sales mgr. was a liar and total @$$hat!
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I discovered last year, the Hyundai & Kia 10/100K warranties are not fully transferable. Subsequent owners only get 5 years or 60,000 miles (from original date of first sale) of power-train coverage. [www.autotrader.com]
Stopped me from buying '17 Kia with only 7600 miles. That and the sales mgr. was a liar and total @$$hat!
N39° 39.7234', W075° 33.9788'
"I Call Shenanigans!"
-Kyle Broflovski
“If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.”
-Albert Einstein
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/29/2018 07:49AM by MrNoBody.
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Re: New car!!! Date: June 29, 2018 11:41AM |
Congrats! Take a big whiff of that intoxicating new car smell. 
"After a time, you may find, that having is not so pleasing a thing after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true."
- Mr. Spock
“There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.”
- Walter Reuther
"After a time, you may find, that having is not so pleasing a thing after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true."
- Mr. Spock
“There is no greater calling than to serve your fellow men. There is no greater contribution than to help the weak. There is no greater satisfaction than to have done it well.”
- Walter Reuther
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Re: New car!!! Date: June 29, 2018 02:17PM |
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Speedy
Enjoy your new ride!
How far does it go on battery only?
It isn’t a hybrid. Just a turbo 1.6L ICE They do have an EV model, but it only has like a 110 mile range which isn’t enough for me.
Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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