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In the winter months, living here in the "vortex" [wink], I wouldn't drive my car if I COULDN'T warm it up. Mornings, I come downstairs then right out in the garage. Fire it up, turn seats on hi, turn on the heated steering wheel, turn heat/blower up (and, of course, turn the auto stop/start...

What government shutdown?

Have driven my winter tire set now a few times in true winter conditions (it's been much colder here than average the last month, but not tons of snow yet). A few times in 2-4 inches; some wet, some dry snow. This morning, just an inch or two, but cold roads and a lot of that 'polished' glare...

Paint quality.

Great story! Well done, Murl! Congrats Raven and thank you for your service, Dave! [twothumb]

[clap] Well played, Murl! Keep us posted / let us know what happens - or doesn't - when you replace the fuse. I'm tempted, but with road conditions because of the snow/cold we've had, I'm a little nervous about playing around too much and swapping ends. Maybe I'll wait 'til spring. [burnout]

Interesting. OK, so who's going to be the first brave soul to try it? [cheerleader] Would this cause a warranty issue? Would this give a 'true' RWD experience - lack of LSD? Would there be some sort of 'mechanical drag' - for lack of a better term - on the front wheels?

I also had the OEM 18" all-seasons. I went with TireRack's recommended package. Michelin XIce's in the standard 225/45R18, on the SE A8-2 wheel in black. $1250 plus $50/per for TPMS. Free shipping. Here's how they look:

As stated, no. But if you find a way, let us know! [;)] Actually, I really don't mind it anymore - now that I've had the car about 6 months. It's best to let the engine/turbos, fluids, etc. come up to temperature anyway before you put it into Sport and hammer it down, so I run it for the first...

Early in the year, I seem to recall reading ? I can?t remember where ? that Kia was targeting US sales of 15,000 Stingers for 2018. They were at 13,000 as of Sept end, averaging about 1450/mo, so they will reach that 15k. The Stinger has gotten a ton of love for Kia. It seems to be that ?halo...

Oh, the humanity! [smackbum]

yeesh! [ohcrap]

I'm with ya' PoohBah. I turn 60 this year. Yes, there's a few grunts and groans getting in and out of the seat sometimes, but that Stinger sure makes us look younger! [biggrin] [rockon]

A belated 'Welcome!' from another Stinger lover from MI. I see a few other owners here from MI - all seem to be from the Detroit area. I'm over in the GR area. I only know of one other Stinger (Premium) over here, and as far as I know, I'm the only GT guy in my neck of the woods.

Forgot to mention: These are Harman Kardon Duet NC

Got my today - August 24. Purchased my GT2 AWD May 5. Look nice. Sound great. Doing some net searching... these appear to be a discontinued item from HK. Also branded JBL - both subs of Samsung. I've seen prices from $130 to $250.

Yes, an interesting read. It seems to me that even though ?it?s a KIA? and the Stinger is a 1st-year new-kid-on-the-block amongst highly established and prestigious competition, it is more than holding its own. IMO, the most direct comparables are the BMW 4 Series GC and the Audi A5/S5...

I plan to keep mine indefinitely. I?ve averaged over 200K miles on my last ? dozen vehicles, including 235K on my ?08 Altima Couple V6 SE that I traded when I picked up my GT2 in May. (I buy at-least V6?s, and keep ?em well maintained, especially disciplined on oil changes -every 3-4K miles.)...

I had experience with Kia but? We bought a Kia Sorento for my wife in 2004 ? the old body style (the car, not the wife!). It was a top-of-the-line AWD EX. My wife loved it. I was not a big fan. It was under-powered and generally sluggish, although it was fantastic in the snow (we live in MI)...

Reading thru this thread, this seems to be one of the most "controversial" topics about the car. I've had my Stinger about 2 months, and this is my first car with auto-off/start. It was really annoying at first. I still don't like it, but have gotten so used to hitting the button at start-up...