Hmm so like the fact that I
Hmm so like the fact that I personally know 4 people who had Kia SUV's that blew up when they still had that new car smell and we're not gonna talk about that? I literally know one single person with a Kia that is happy with it after a couple years of ownership and she finally happily traded in her Kia Soul just 2 weeks ago after completely paying it off.
Oh and I know 5 people with a Ford focus, 3 with new transmissions and 2 with new engines. But hey the one is at 160k miles now! Sucks for the guy that has a new engine and transmission prior to 60k miles but I will say the guy that's finally got 30k miles on his with absolutely no issues loves his!
I will say my GMC Acadia with 180k miles did just need a new torque converter clutch just recently so maybe he's got a point on that car. I know someone with an 08 which was one of the first problematic years that needed to do a timing chain and transmission rebuild by 150k miles but that's normal with a lot of cars in the first year of production to have an extra high number of issues. Another friend just sold his 2012 with 160k miles and never a problem, and a neighbor that absolutely loves theirs and says they have never had a problem with it. So I guess don't get the first year they made them and expect some extra maintenance when they get high miles, just like any other car.