scharnhorst310
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I can`t remember which ceo of a car company said it; but basically it goes "Americans use torque but buy horsepower" it is absolutely true
Kia stinger detailing experience
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Best I could do, you can see it in the light edges
Can also see where some of the paint is rubbing off near the headlights
Scharnhorst310 --
Lovely pics !
The one above that has the 3 paint chips near the headlight edge - did you ask them WHY is the headlight edge rubbing on the paintwork???
If it is not, then this happened when the headlight was installed or something like that..
How is Kia going to address this for you ?
I paint corrected a new red Tesla not long ago, and it had pretty severe paint issues around the rear taillights, where it looks like some clown just slammed them in and didn`t care if they went in correctly or not.. It was sad.. The entire car was scratched from not so bad to really bad all over the entire vehicle... Even sadder was the reply from the Tesla dealer in the Bay Area... "We build the best Electric car, and don`t really care about the rest of it".... And people take that reply and go home!!!!!
Good luck with your new ride !
Dan F
scharnhorst310
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I`ve got an appointment with Kia dealer tomorrow to go over, i already spoke to their premium customer service people who were excellent. This is a semi-known issue. To me it is one thing to have issues, it is another have to get into that boxing ring and slug it out with them to fix THEIR mistake. Kia to this point has been amazing. Guys I spoke to on the phone at the dealership knew about it, gave me clear outline of what they will do, when to expect answers, etc. So at this point I really can`t ask for more than that. I really get the vibe that driving a stinger to them is something they`ve drilled into their people to especially treat these owners well. I think they know it will go a long way in changing the perception of the brand.Scharnhorst310 --
Lovely pics !
The one above that has the 3 paint chips near the headlight edge - did you ask them WHY is the headlight edge rubbing on the paintwork???
If it is not, then this happened when the headlight was installed or something like that..
How is Kia going to address this for you ?
I paint corrected a new red Tesla not long ago, and it had pretty severe paint issues around the rear taillights, where it looks like some clown just slammed them in and didn`t care if they went in correctly or not.. It was sad.. The entire car was scratched from not so bad to really bad all over the entire vehicle... Even sadder was the reply from the Tesla dealer in the Bay Area... "We build the best Electric car, and don`t really care about the rest of it".... And people take that reply and go home!!!!!
Good luck with your new ride !
Dan F
rlmccarty2000
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That flaking around the lights could lead to more problems in the future. I hope it is not paint adhesion problems. If it is just chipped it’s a easy fix to make it look better.
One of the main reasons this is such a ground breaker for Kia:
The company has spent the past decade or so stockpiling high-priced talent from around Europe — Germany in particular. This includes chief designer Peter Schreyer, the person behind the Stinger`s striking looks, whose résumé includes time as Audi and Volkswagen`s head of design. In addition, Luc Donckerwolke, the former design boss at Bentley and Lamborghini, was brought in to oversee design work at Hyundai-Kia`s Genesis premium brand
The biggest hiring coup for Kia`s performance ambitions, however, was the arrival of Biermann. The BMW M-division vice president of engineering left Bavaria for South Korea in 2014. During his three decades at BMW, Biermann served as the architect for many of the company`s most respected performance cars. They include the BMW M3, the M4, and the M5 along with countless winning BMW Motorsports racers.
The German engineer was brought in make Kia`s cars drive like the automotive legends he so frequently created at BMW.
The company has spent the past decade or so stockpiling high-priced talent from around Europe — Germany in particular. This includes chief designer Peter Schreyer, the person behind the Stinger`s striking looks, whose résumé includes time as Audi and Volkswagen`s head of design. In addition, Luc Donckerwolke, the former design boss at Bentley and Lamborghini, was brought in to oversee design work at Hyundai-Kia`s Genesis premium brand
The biggest hiring coup for Kia`s performance ambitions, however, was the arrival of Biermann. The BMW M-division vice president of engineering left Bavaria for South Korea in 2014. During his three decades at BMW, Biermann served as the architect for many of the company`s most respected performance cars. They include the BMW M3, the M4, and the M5 along with countless winning BMW Motorsports racers.
The German engineer was brought in make Kia`s cars drive like the automotive legends he so frequently created at BMW.
scharnhorst310
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So the dealership people and Kia reps have all been surprisingly very good. They want to respray the front... i`m on the fence about it, not because I don`t think a shop (they`d let me choose) would do a good job, but almost rather put some more miles on it, and then have it repainted.