GT 2 AWD NOT REALLY A STINGER!?!?

Were you aware of the decreased top speed limit when you purchased your Stinger?

  • Yes

    Votes: 57 41.0%
  • No

    Votes: 82 59.0%

  • Total voters
    139
I don't care for someone that posts we were dumb for not reading or researching, emphay is the way to post if your not effected not criticism. moderate the trolls and please don't punish the few that are using this to get a resolution
Yes, because I too am sick of the trolls who keep replying how uneducated we are bc kia was deceptive. It is also sad that the moderator's allowed that behavior from the naysayer and pull the your going to get blocked crap out when the other side gets a belly full.
 
Yes, because I too am sick of the trolls who keep replying how uneducated we are bc kia was deceptive. It is also sad that the moderator's allowed that behavior from the naysayer and pull the your going to get blocked crap out when the other side gets a belly full.

How do you get that I've chosen one side or another? The ban statement is for anyone and everyone.
 
That guy has been trolling them for quite a while. It was only a matter of time until someone responded to his microagression.

He should never have been allowed to carry on belittling their problem for as long as he did.
I agree, he belittles people that just made around $50,000 INVESTMENT. then they find out it is not worth what they paid for it. NOBODIES KNOWLING BUYS A GUILDED RACE HORSE FOR BREEDING. THATS WHAT MY STINGER IS (NO BALLS) so yes this topic is HOT!! As it should be, so telling me that my PROBLEM is me whining. Oh no its not, it's a serious issue, and the ones of us that have it want something done. Otherwise I wasted $50,000, there is nothing whining about that, and adults that spent their money, that they worked hard for, understand that. They would never belittle some one wasting it on a car that was miss represented to them, this is serious, and there will be serious adult repercussions, because of it. I will conduct my self better though, and hope others that have something to say will too. Remember will are here to talk about cars..
 
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Adult Repercussions sounds like a missed opportunity for a 90's sexual thriller starring Sharon Stone and one of the Baldwins.
 
Adult Repercussions sounds like a missed opportunity for a 90's sexual thriller starring Sharon Stone and one of the Baldwins.
Could be, I was in the Marines from 89 to the 90's, were I was at, not much TV. If Sharon Stone was in it I would have probably watched it, when I got out.
 
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How do you get that I've chosen one side or another? The ban statement is for anyone and no
How do you get that I've chosen one side or another?.
Simple, a name of an insect it tossed out and you start threating banning. However, TROLLS have been on this post comment after comment and you have not said one thing. If anyone references the rules "TROLLING" is against the rules also.
 
Simple, a name of an insect it tossed out and you start threating banning. However, TROLLS have been on this post comment after comment and you have not said one thing. If anyone references the rules "TROLLING" is against the rules also.
Your problem is that you're assuming. I stopped watching this discussion a long time ago. I only come back in when complaints are filed and I need to stick my head back into the fire.

Another problem is that people enjoy toeing the line of breaking the rules. What I have now done is set a firm precedent and that is NO MORE INSULTS. PERIOD. If you don't LOVE it, than LEAVE the forum.
 
It is my personal opinion that Kia should work with customers who purchased their car, unknowingly, with the top speed limited to 130mph - to update the computers and allow the full limit as long as the proper tires/wheels are on the vehicle. Beyond that, it is not their responsibility what happens with the car if/when the customer installs inappropriate tires/wheels afterwards.

In order to continue the conversation, it must remain civil. I do not want insults thrown around as that's not the kind of community I want for our members and viewers. I know things can get heated but we all must refrain from throwing around personal insults. I have no dog in this fight and I'm not taking sides. I simply want everyone to conduct themselves with integrity. That is really all I ask...

I hope things move forward in a more positive light. We don't know what the future will bring but I can guarantee that nothing will change if the mission is interrupted by in-fighting...
 
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I agree to a certain point but there are a few of us that are communicating well and using this to share info, while I agree in the use if fowl language is wrong! I don't think banning for liking or disliking a post is a good way to go that's why those buttons are there we should be able to like to dislike anything we want. moderate the people that don't have anything constructive to add to the post we are just trying to get a resolution and I don't care for someone that posts we were dumb for not reading or researching, emphay is the way to post if your not effected not criticism. moderate the trolls and please don't punish the few that are using this to get a resolution
As mentioned above (previous post), I would also like to see a resolution. I simply want the discussion to be meaningful and have the anger directed at the issue at hand, not the opinions of other people. If you don't like what other people are saying (ie. they don't agree with you) - agree to disagree and move on.

Disliking posts is not an issue at all. What I don't want to see is people LIKING posts where personal insults are handed out - which is, in my eyes, inciting more inappropriate behavior and lessening the potential impact the discussion serves.

I feel this is an important topic of discussion and I'd like to see a resolution...
 
Your problem is that you're assuming. I stopped watching this discussion a long time ago. I only come back in when complaints are filed and I need to stick my head back into the fire.

Another problem is that people enjoy toeing the line of breaking the rules. What I have now done is set a firm precedent and that is NO MORE INSULTS. PERIOD. If you don't LOVE it, than LEAVE the forum.
If you own a Kia Stinger, you have a dog in this fight, because yea the kia bull goring us that bought a stinger with a limiter NOW. How long before something goes wrong with the other stingers? Like all the ones with out limiters, suddenly start losing cam shafts because if over revving, or the tie rod falls off because of to much chamber pressure, due the bigger wheels, and higher speeds! Oh now you'll have a reason to(whine). So yes you have to be careful with your lack of understanding, or need to unite. It can EASILY BE YOU TOMORROW. THEN WE'LL FIND OUT WHERE YOUR DOG IS, WHEN YOU HAVE A CAM SHAFT STICKING THROUGH YOUR HOOD.
The moral of the story is dont be a dick to someone that is suffering it can be you tomorrow. Also the bickering dont help nobody, as stinger owners let's work together to solve our problems with kia, because these cars are mechanical, and somewhat built by humans, they will have problems.
 
Like anything I buy I did my research and knew about speed limited cars in other countries. If the car did not meet my expectations I would not have forked out an extremely large sum of money to buy it. The mustang was the car I really wanted but it’s safety rating was poor. You can’t have your cake and eat it too they say but at the moment cake alone is fine by me! Personally I dont expect to be breaking the sound barrier but I will break a few speed limits on the road but never 130mph so a limited speed in a car is no issue. All I know is that regardless of what everyone is saying I’m smiling a lot when I drive my car! And after a bout of cancer that is the best thing for me. If you’ve had cancer it puts things into perspective so you don’t sweat the small stuff so much.
The only thing I wanted to say is this forum has also brought a smile on my face but I hate the fact that you get some that use name calling to make their point despite others in the forum. This forum is designed to bring people together not push them apart and this thread has done exactly that, insult and offend other members. Ok have you’re say be nasty but I would expect you won’t last long here and you won’t gain anything thing from this forum and what it was designed to do. On that note and the fact that some may think I am biased I am not going to follow or comment anymore on this thread. It has bought a bad feeling and a lot of negativetity and I personally don’t want that in my life.
 
Like anything I buy I did my research and knew about speed limited cars in other countries. If the car did not meet my expectations I would not have forked out an extremely large sum of money to buy it. The mustang was the car I really wanted but it’s safety rating was poor. You can’t have your cake and eat it too they say but at the moment cake alone is fine by me! Personally I dont expect to be breaking the sound barrier but I will break a few speed limits on the road but never 130mph so a limited speed in a car is no issue. All I know is that regardless of what everyone is saying I’m smiling a lot when I drive my car! And after a bout of cancer that is the best thing for me. If you’ve had cancer it puts things into perspective so you don’t sweat the small stuff so much.
The only thing I wanted to say is this forum has also brought a smile on my face but I hate the fact that you get some that use name calling to make their point despite others in the forum. This forum is designed to bring people together not push them apart and this thread has done exactly that, insult and offend other members. Ok have you’re say be nasty but I would expect you won’t last long here and you won’t gain anything thing from this forum and what it was designed to do. On that note and the fact that some may think I am biased I am not going to follow or comment anymore on this thread. It has bought a bad feeling and a lot of negativetity and I personally don’t want that in my life.
Totally agree x2!
 
Like anything I buy I did my research and knew about speed limited cars in other countries. If the car did not meet my expectations I would not have forked out an extremely large sum of money to buy it. The mustang was the car I really wanted but it’s safety rating was poor. You can’t have your cake and eat it too they say but at the moment cake alone is fine by me! Personally I dont expect to be breaking the sound barrier but I will break a few speed limits on the road but never 130mph so a limited speed in a car is no issue. All I know is that regardless of what everyone is saying I’m smiling a lot when I drive my car! And after a bout of cancer that is the best thing for me. If you’ve had cancer it puts things into perspective so you don’t sweat the small stuff so much.
The only thing I wanted to say is this forum has also brought a smile on my face but I hate the fact that you get some that use name calling to make their point despite others in the forum. This forum is designed to bring people together not push them apart and this thread has done exactly that, insult and offend other members. Ok have you’re say be nasty but I would expect you won’t last long here and you won’t gain anything thing from this forum and what it was designed to do. On that note and the fact that some may think I am biased I am not going to follow or comment anymore on this thread. It has bought a bad feeling and a lot of negativetity and I personally don’t want that in my life.
I totally agree with your statement! If more people would have done their research on their cars they would have found out the cars were speed limited...... Heck it even states that in the commercial in the fine print below the top speed rated at 168. Vehicles with 18” rims are speed limited to 137 mph and changing the size will not change that. It’s all in black and white in ever TV commercial they have put out.
 
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I totally agree with your statement! If more people would have done their research on their cars they would have found out the cars were speed limited...... Heck it even states that in the commercial in the fine print below the top speed rated at 168. Vehicles with 18” rims are speed limited to 137 mph and changing the size will not change that. It’s all in black and white in ever TV commercial they have put out.

All of this is true. But what it leaves out is that the roll-out of this car was/is very chaotic and unorganized. There was not as much info for early adopters. When the Korean spec models arrived at dealerships, and even to this day, we knew more about the car than they did. There were no commercials. As best I can remember the first commercial aired in February around the Super Bowl. That's a few months after the car launched.

That's where the big disconnect is. The later adopters say "Do your research. Kia mentions it brochures, commercials, etc." This is insulting to early adopters, who did do research, but the 137 limit was not in such a prominent place as it is now. Sure it may have existed in extremely fine print on a brochure that they weren't given, but it wasn't even on Kia's website until later. Yes caveat emptor applies, but Kia should fix this because they dropped the ball. Just my two cents. I don't have a dog in this fight; I'm in the market for the 2.0 anyway.
 
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It is my personal opinion that Kia should work with customers who purchased their car, unknowingly, with the top speed limited to 130mph - to update the computers and allow the full limit as long as the proper tires/wheels are on the vehicle. Beyond that, it is not their responsibility what happens with the car if/when the customer installs inappropriate tires/wheels afterwards.

In order to continue the conversation, it must remain civil. I do not want insults thrown around as that's not the kind of community I want for our members and viewers. I know things can get heated but we all must refrain from throwing around personal insults. I have no dog in this fight and I'm not taking sides. I simply want everyone to conduct themselves with integrity. That is really all I ask...

I hope things move forward in a more positive light. We don't know what the future will bring but I can guarantee that nothing will change if the mission is interrupted by in-fighting...


"It is my personal opinion that Kia should work with customers who purchased their car, unknowingly, with the top speed limited to 130mph - to update the computers and allow the full limit as long as the proper tires/wheels are on the vehicle. Beyond that, it is not their responsibility what happens with the car if/when the customer installs inappropriate tires/wheels afterward"

Now that's pure perfection right there couldn't of said it better myself !!! seriously though everyone WE NEED TO BAND TOGETHER and work as a team to get this done they will have to do something if we all make our complaint to them together.
 
"It is my personal opinion that Kia should work with customers who purchased their car, unknowingly, with the top speed limited to 130mph - to update the computers and allow the full limit as long as the proper tires/wheels are on the vehicle. Beyond that, it is not their responsibility what happens with the car if/when the customer installs inappropriate tires/wheels afterward"

Now that's pure perfection right there couldn't of said it better myself !!! seriously though everyone WE NEED TO BAND TOGETHER and work as a team to get this done they will have to do something if we all make our complaint to them together.

How about those affected and passionate about change, form a petition?

Start a petition · Change.org

Maybe you get enough people and a lawyer/s will see something that they can work with?? I dunno. Just trying to help.
 
How about those affected and passionate about change, form a petition?

Start a petition · Change.org

Maybe you get enough people and a lawyer/s will see something that they can work with?? I dunno. Just trying to help.

Well I'm seriously all for it everyone if you would like to start this and somehow send it to KIA so they have to make the dealers put the proper W rated 18inch tires or the 19 inch rim and tire package and remove the speed limiter ( limp dick mode lol ) with the help of iclicku showing me how to use that link cuz I'm not to tech savvy I will do this to help us all out that aren't happy. maybe if enough of us sigh this there would be something like a recall sent to all dealers making them fix the issue IF the owner wants it fixed. Pease let me know quote me reply anything just let me know and if you think its a dumb idea please keep to yourself thank you.
 
Well I'm seriously all for it everyone if you would like to start this and somehow send it to KIA so they have to make the dealers put the proper W rated 18inch tires or the 19 inch rim and tire package and remove the speed limiter ( limp dick mode lol ) with the help of iclicku showing me how to use that link cuz I'm not to tech savvy I will do this to help us all out that aren't happy. maybe if enough of us sigh this there would be something like a recall sent to all dealers making them fix the issue IF the owner wants it fixed. Pease let me know quote me reply anything just let me know and if you think its a dumb idea please keep to yourself thank you.

The website is self explanatory. I'm sure anyone who is serious about this issue will have no problem setting up a petition to KIA. You just have to come up with a good title for the petition such as:

"TO KIA: Remove flaccid penis mode on our Stingers!" (Please don't use this)

However, I will not be the one to start this as I am actually not affected by this issue since I did not opt for the 18" AS package. I simply wanted to be helpful. I'm actually going to stop following this thread and wanted this to be my last contribution to it.

Good luck.
 
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