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I've owned 3 Kia/Hyundais and my take is this

You will get a lot more for your $ with Kia/Hyundai but they won't last much past 100,000 miles. My strategy now is to buy them new and not drive them past 100k miles. We now put ~12k miles per year so I plan to own my current Hyundai Palisade for 8 years. I bought it new in December, got the 2025 model at a really good price. I bought a Kia Soul for my daughter when she went to college. Engine died at 120,000 miles. Kia replaced it under warranty. She got another 60,000 miles out of that engine then it died. I bought a 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe. Engine died with 125,000 miles. Hyundai replaced it under warranty. That happened in Fall of 2025. I bought new Hyundai Palisade a few months later. If you don't get oil changed at dealer, save your receipts. You will need them if the engine dies early. I recommend using the dealer for oil changes so they have record.
Posted: 02/20/2026 at 08:47 AM ET
(In response to this post by Tailgate Guru)

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I am car shopping. Any Kia Telluride owners with pros/cons?
Tailgate Guru 02/19/26 09:33 PM ET
I don’t own one, but drove a rental Telluride on a long road trip
Zanderhokie 02/20/26 12:30 PM ET
Has Kia pretty much caught Honda and Toyota re: reliability? Are they still
BG Hokie 02/20/26 10:32 AM ET
Better price, but reliability??? Not so sure**
Tailgate Guru 02/20/26 01:28 PM ET
From the videos I've seen online from mechanics...
EDGEMAN 02/20/26 11:39 AM ET
I've owned 3 Kia/Hyundais and my take is this
HokieHill 02/20/26 08:47 AM ET
Good info**
Tailgate Guru 02/20/26 01:24 PM ET
I’ll only be putting 6k or less on my Telly so I hope to keep it a while
Burke Hokie 02/20/26 12:35 PM ET
Vera Cruz crashed and burned at about 130k...good idea on dealership oil
BWS 02/20/26 10:10 AM ET
That is definitely my concern with our 2019 Sorento.
MP4VT2004 02/20/26 09:05 AM ET
Yes - my Santa Fe was a V6....
HokieHill 02/20/26 09:10 AM ET
Son has one - loves it.
BWS 02/20/26 08:41 AM ET
Bought a 25 SX (non-X Line) in Dec 24
Burke Hokie 02/20/26 08:22 AM ET
To Hell You Ride**
Tuckahokie 02/20/26 06:40 AM ET
Don’t own one but kid bought ‘25 EX-L. Loves it overall
Va AandM 02/20/26 06:13 AM ET
Really loving our 25 Pathfinder Rock Creek**
JoesterVT 02/19/26 09:54 PM ET
You misspelled
Spudnut 02/19/26 09:42 PM ET
Lexus = Toyota with an extra bell and whistle
Tailgate Guru 02/20/26 01:27 PM ET
Mine is 11 years old.
Spudnut 02/20/26 01:35 PM ET
…the Lexus flexes from Long Beach to Texas**
chumley 02/19/26 11:00 PM ET
I think you meant 650K miles**
Brown Water 02/19/26 10:30 PM ET