I’m currently in the process of buying my mom’s 2018 GT2. I helped pick out this car for her with my dad back when these cars first came out, and if i remember correctly it has nearly every option except a heated steering wheel and AWD. My mother is not really a car person but she likes nicer interiors and getting up to speed but doesn’t like getting luxury car brands (expensive oil changes and parts stigma). I currently don’t own a stinger (I intend on replacing my 2011 subaru forester) but i’ve driven this car a lot for her and taken care of it a couple times. I’ve visited this forum a number of times (mostly because of the GT break pad issues) but i decided on making an account finally and this is my first post. I’ve got some questions and was wondering if there are any things anyone would recommend or stuff I should watch out for. The car has just passed 50,000 miles so no more warranty for me when the title gets officially moved in my name
1. My mom has mostly been filling it with 87 octane, probably half of the time with 10% ethanol and the other half with 100% gas. After reading the manual, it says this is fine as long as every 6,000 miles fuel additive is added. she’s has the dealership do this every time she gets the oil changed, but I was wondering if there might be any other repercussions or things I should get checked.
2. The car has the typical vibrations from the break pads, I plan on just using them until they get to around 25% pad life, and then replacing the rotors and pads myself, any reason I should get this done earlier? the breaks are around 50% life currently.
3. She’s been driving the car when it needs an alignment for around 6-12 months, after me and my dad both telling her the whole time she needs to get it fixed. She’ finally getting it aligned with 4 new tires, but are there other items that might wear uneven that I should check for?
4. One of the panels near the rear hatch has some form of “cracked” texture to the paint. i’m not really sure what caused this besides it being a defect, but does anyone know how to fix/get a replacement and how much it’ll cost? sorry for the bad picture it’s the only one i have of it right now
Also, i’m not necessary looking at any large mods right now, I really just plan on tinting the front windows (the backs have the factory tint) and maybe swapping the kia logos for the korean K logos i’ve seen on some of them
1. My mom has mostly been filling it with 87 octane, probably half of the time with 10% ethanol and the other half with 100% gas. After reading the manual, it says this is fine as long as every 6,000 miles fuel additive is added. she’s has the dealership do this every time she gets the oil changed, but I was wondering if there might be any other repercussions or things I should get checked.
2. The car has the typical vibrations from the break pads, I plan on just using them until they get to around 25% pad life, and then replacing the rotors and pads myself, any reason I should get this done earlier? the breaks are around 50% life currently.
3. She’s been driving the car when it needs an alignment for around 6-12 months, after me and my dad both telling her the whole time she needs to get it fixed. She’ finally getting it aligned with 4 new tires, but are there other items that might wear uneven that I should check for?
4. One of the panels near the rear hatch has some form of “cracked” texture to the paint. i’m not really sure what caused this besides it being a defect, but does anyone know how to fix/get a replacement and how much it’ll cost? sorry for the bad picture it’s the only one i have of it right now
Also, i’m not necessary looking at any large mods right now, I really just plan on tinting the front windows (the backs have the factory tint) and maybe swapping the kia logos for the korean K logos i’ve seen on some of them
