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I'll respond to all of these. First, I concur that MurlinatoR is a great asset to us here on the forum. His willingness to check my VIN for me saved me perhaps another month of waiting which would have ended with no car and no order after 8 weeks, so he saved me some valuable time. I still...

Quick update on my "lost" order status. No explanation of what happened. I have completely given up on getting a GT1 with the cheaper (better) windshield and manual linked shifter (my preference) and have defaulted to a GT2 which is the only thing available. If we can arrange a dealer swap...

The manual calls for an oil rated GF-4 or better. Mobil 1 is GF-5 and has kept my two GM small blocks trouble-free for 200,000 miles (and longer, I'm sure). I use 5W-30 year round.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and likewise "eye sores." It's a non-issue to me.

My theory is that the early buyers all pretty much went for the 19" wheels -- the car fanatics. Canada is a bit different because of weather. But now the 18" wheels are piling up because people want the 19" wheels. Kia also makes more profit on cheaper tires so they are eager to sell as many...

Yes, thanks. There is a Kia dealer in Joplin but they were way high on price and I went elsewhere.

Don't spend a lot of time on it. The main reason I will NOT accept any car with 18" tires is because the chassis of the Stinger was developed and tuned for the staggered 19" tires, not because of the 140mph speed restriction. Aside from the power, the main attraction to drivers (and not...

I don't really see this as the dealer's fault. It is the arbitrary restrictions placed on certain combinations of options by Kia that are not shown in the literature, combined with the apparent fact that Kia either has no respect for or no way to know that an order is a "sold" car, or that Kia...

Exactly. MurlinatoR is right. There are several things that were screwed up with my order which NO ONE told me or the dealer when we submitted it, and which apparently caused it to be cancelled without notice. 1) There are NO cars with GT1 AWD DriveWise anywhere on earth. They do not build...

That is not the point. The car and chassis was tuned for the 19" wheels and staggered front/rear tires, not the 18's which are not showing up well in road tests. The fact that I don't like the 18" wheels is a minor factor, but important as well. I don't want or need all-weather tires. That...

So why didn't they TELL me you couldn't custom order a car? I've done that with virtually every car I've purchased since my 1970 Plymouth GTX. Do dealers not know that? Did you just learn it from your rep? I think my Kia rep is in the SW region since my dealer is in Arkansas and I'm sure she...

I have no way to search except from the Kia web page. I know of no way to search outside of using zip codes and 500 mile radius filters. Presumably the Kia rep has better search capabilities, but I think it is apparent they are not finding my specs anywhere in their pipeline. So either I do...

Yes it does, and that is exactly my point. There is NO indication that the GT1 with AWD or DriveWise is limited to the little 18" all weather wheels. The 19" are default UNLESS you check the 18" box. Find me one place -- one sentence -- that says otherwise.

I'm not trying to prove you wrong, just trying to understand why in the HELL Kia does not make these stupid choices apparent in their literature. Where did you learn that? Where is it written in any brochure of sales spec sheet? I can see where Kia is forcing people to spend an additional...

I've searched all over this part of the country in 500 mile radius sections and there are no cars with my specs -- which is why they probably just dropped the order because they had none. There are none around like I ordered, in any color. Thanks for your compassion and understanding.

Thanks, that makes sense. Hate to see MurlinatoR wrong. On the other hand, open your driver's door and look on the door jamb and see what the sticker says. They could have swapped wheels and didn't tell you.

I just wanted to pass along my experience with ordering a red GT1 AWD DriveWise 19" and thank MurlinatoR for his help. Over a month ago I ordered the above car from a local dealer who gave me the best deal out of the three I asked for a bid. While I was there, the dealer called the Kia rep...

First mod? Badges.

If that was the first oil change, even after 3,000 miles it could be left over from assembly, especially since it looks very clean and is only on one side.

I personally would not want one that color for a couple of reasons. First, I think you would get tired of that color rather quickly, at least I would, because I keep my cars a very long time to amortize the first year massive depreciation. Second, there are times where you might have to leave...