Why would you choose not to repaint? Maybe choosing not to repaint has taken the ball out of her court. She's probably only dealing with those who are going thru the process which have been made available. Anything other then that she most likely have to pass it upwards. Which then you should expect a slower process.
And, I would love it if that happens! If Kia actually does send out cheques I will be a Kia Promoter every chance I get. If they compensate in a more practical, economical manner (some variant of my speculation), I will still sing Kia's praises, because I think that this reaching out by Kia is fantastic.
I need some of Merlins happy juice!
That is totally reasonable, and goes along with Kia saying "if you keep the car". Goodwill gestures are just that: a gesture, which the buyer/owner must reciprocate. Just saying, "Screw you! I am having you buy back my car, and I'm taking my $5K and going home!", will not go anywhere with Kia. And there's no reason why that attitude should get anything but the door.
I've been reading what you are sharing. And it seems like you are talking at cross purposes. Kia is plain about this: agree to keep the car long enough to respray the metal. Use the warranty to cover any bumper work that is not road damage (problematic, but there it is; work with them). Use the $5K to pay for anything else. Look the car over. THEN, if you don't feel completely satisfied, trade it for a different color (same model) or have Kia do the buyback. You refused the respray up front, demanding bumpers be part of the Yellow "recall" for respraying, which Kia said "nix to that" up front. So your refusal derails the process. I am sure that someone further up the chain is reviewing your case. But the extra time this is taking isn't their fault. And until they know what they are supposed to say to you, they can't communicate anything to you, thus the delay and lack of response. So it seems to me, anyway.
I feel a hobbylike interest in the time I spend on this forum. It helps distract from certain RL concerns.@MerlintheMad you know you don't have to reply to every comment in this thread
I hear you. That can either discourage you or encourage you. I would rather it encourage you. A lot of these things are due to process. I work in a hospital and the most complaint we receive is how long things take. Patients don't have the luxury of seeing all the things happening behind the scene. Neither do we in this situation. Things are certainly moving in the right direction but man o man, that process though.
in fact, I don't think any Yellow even made it to my area. Hyndia/Kia doesn't even send all of their models our way.
Mine looks like that. So I'd say no, to looser fit or bigger gap. (This is the first time I've noticed that different colors have black or light liners; my headlight assembly liner is black.)Anyways I took my car to get it serviced this past weekend (non-case related service). I was dropping it off and didn't have time to stick around and look at the other Stingers in great detail, but I took a few quick shots of the headlights of a few of them. Is it just me or do the fitment of these seem loose? The fitment around mine don't seem to have such pronounced gaps.
Three different Stingers just sitting on the lot. Didn't get a chance to check build dates or other paint problems.
Agreed, THIS is how the letter is written. however, during my follow up call, i was also advised by Linda that i could proceed direct to buyback and that the case would be handed over to the National Team (whomever that is?). I am waiting confirmation of this (skip the repaint that is) before making a final decision. IF they want me to paint it first and then tell them buy it back, so be it. Figured it would be easier to skip that part and proceed to buyback and thus save them the cost of repaint and loaner, etc.
I am still waiting confirmation on this as well. Linda did advise that it "should" be covered as long as i could provide receipts.
This sounds similar to what i was told but again have not had anything confirmed. Waiting on call back this week.
I have to totally agree with you. Yes, paint is important, but in the long of it, not as important as engine failure, structural problems, tire issues, or electrical issues. As my Dad painted race cars at a high level and also a master race boat builder that was into paint, fiberglass and alike, it does not take a genius to paint things as long as the painter/company is great at it. As I have a knowledge of the best car paint shops in the southwest and also the ones to avoid, once I find out who has been given the contract to paint my yellow stinger, you can make sure I will be there to see that KIA's orders on the way to paint my car is followed or when I get the machine back, KIA can take that car and I will opt for another car or I will get my money back. That is for sure.
