Little things you love, unadvertized on Forte

[Rekoup]

If I was borderline on buying this car, any ONE of these would have pushed me to buy one.

If you're a salesman and use any of these to push a sale, buy me a cup of coffee through paypal

1. Reservoir holds over a gallon of washer fluid. No more 1/3 full bottles in the trunk, spilling all over & flying around

2. With trunk open, and remote lock pressed, doors lock and alarm sets AFTER trunk lid is closed

3. Ability to prevent dome light from coming on with doors open

4. Dash lights stay on when ignition first turned off

5. Headlights turn off, semi-auto when ignition turned off

6. Red stitching in the leather

7. Heated seat controls are push on/off buttons so you can just keep them on & not have to press them every time you get in

8. Gas cap is single-click (Was update on this: If yours ratchets, I think theres a recall...for 'satisfaction', not safety nor emissions)

9. Entire seat doesnt move forward when seat back tipped forward (Koup). I hate having to move the seat forward and back in cars where that happens.

10. Wipers fit the windshield VERY nicely

11. CD player plays MP3s burned on a CD. MP3 jack is in reach, not hidden like the Ford Fusion/Taurus/SHO

12. Red(-dish) interior lighting on console

13. Bigazz oversized battery

14. 4-wheel disc brakes, bright shiny calipers
Probably more, I cant think of any offhand

 

[KoupCoupe]

8. Gas cap is single-click (Was update on this: If yours ratchets, I think theres a recall...for 'satisfaction', not safety nor emissions)

Just to clarify...the new gas cap isn't a recall. Kia just replaced the ones on their lot prior to sale. My sedan still has the ratchet-style gas cap and the dealer will only replace it with the one-click version if we have a problem with it.

 

[SubtleStyle]

These are all great. I especially like #2, #4, #5, #9, #10 (no shark fin spot in the middle of the windshield), and #12 (now I want to get the red interior lighting on the floor and cupholders).

 

[Rekoup]

Just to clarify...the new gas cap isn't a recall. Kia just replaced the ones on their lot prior to sale. My sedan still has the ratchet-style gas cap and the dealer will only replace it with the one-click version if we have a problem with it.

Ahh, thats the ex-Ford-dealer mechanic in me talking. If we got paid or were told to do it from the factory, we called it a "recall" Some of the tech Service Bulletins were hilarious, as that was the years the transition to political correctness in business happened. Was both PC and offensive in the same TSBs! "Some large and robust customers may experience breaking of the seat frame in manual transmissions. If your customer appears to be rather heavy in comparison to other people, please order a new seat track and (kit number) reinforcement parts" Jeez.

Has anyone found any more secret things in their KIA yet?

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These are all great. I especially like #2, #4, #5, #9, #10 (no shark fin spot in the middle of the windshield), and #12 (now I want to get the red interior lighting on the floor and cupholders).

I have working controls for a multi-color LED lighting system, I just need to make it into a product now. I'll either post the plans or maybe make some kits for people.

I also found a multi-color LED system that might cost just as much as my system in parts alone, but with their control I think you have to turn off/on to cycle through the colors. I'm ordering their stuff out of curiosity anyways.