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After reading the comments and info provided so far. My biggest concern is the not the wheels themselves (But still a concern), but the rest of the steering and suspension. If you have a good mechanic you trust, have him look it over. The wheels bent should net you 2K-3K off the price of the car to get replacements, unless they replace them as part of the sale.
A 0 Mile engine is nice, but Kia designed these with 100K mile warranty in mind. Even one with 50K miles on it is still going to be a good engine. I wouldn't be hyper focused on that.
A 0 Mile engine is nice, but Kia designed these with 100K mile warranty in mind. Even one with 50K miles on it is still going to be a good engine. I wouldn't be hyper focused on that.
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With so many other Stingers available, why take a chance on one that you have even the slightest hesitation on? If this were me, I would've wiped my @ss, washed my hands, and gone on to look for other better prospects.
Engines rarely just trash a rod bearing out of the blue. That happens typically at high engine loads that stressed the bearing beyond its design limits. That points to a PO that "enhanced" the engine HP/TQ and used it accordingly.
I highly doubt this was an innocent PO that didn't keep an eye on the oil level and let it run low. If that were the case, what usually happens is said PO probably would've just kept driving the car until the engine seized up. Even if it was caught before complete engine failure, there would have been other symptoms, more than just rod bearing. Lack of oil pressure would cause damage to every part of the engine that requires constant oil lubrication.
Do I know for sure? Of course not. So, why chance it?
Engines rarely just trash a rod bearing out of the blue. That happens typically at high engine loads that stressed the bearing beyond its design limits. That points to a PO that "enhanced" the engine HP/TQ and used it accordingly.
I highly doubt this was an innocent PO that didn't keep an eye on the oil level and let it run low. If that were the case, what usually happens is said PO probably would've just kept driving the car until the engine seized up. Even if it was caught before complete engine failure, there would have been other symptoms, more than just rod bearing. Lack of oil pressure would cause damage to every part of the engine that requires constant oil lubrication.
Do I know for sure? Of course not. So, why chance it?
