Latest update... My car decided to run out of oil without any warning until the engine was damaged. Naturally this happened on Friday night around 10:30 PM on the interstate highway on the way to a hotel I had paid for two nights but could not get to, and no refunds. Naturally no way to fix it until Monday. I also happen to be several states away from home... And this weekend I was supposed to be gold panning. Instead I'm stuck at a hotel relying on Uber to do anything and most of my supplies are in my car at the Kia dealership. Which is where it ended up after being towed to AAA car repair center. But they couldn't fix it.
According to the AAA car care center this should be covered under warranty because it is a known problem where the engine seals fail in a way that rapidly burns off all the oil without warning. (I've never had it even close to out of oil ever.) If only the dealership had mentioned this when I took it in for a once over right before the trip.
So if things go well I will have Kia cover me for a rental car, replace the engine under warranty and then ship my car to my dealership near home. If not I'm pretty well screwed and just getting my car home will be about $1k.
So my vacation ended last night because of this, which prevents me from getting home on time or finishing my vacation. My 4 year anniversary with gf is tomorrow and I'm not sure we will be able to salvage that.
But I'm doing the best I can with a bad situation. Be back ASAP to answer all of your messages and such.
According to the AAA car care center this should be covered under warranty because it is a known problem where the engine seals fail in a way that rapidly burns off all the oil without warning. (I've never had it even close to out of oil ever.) If only the dealership had mentioned this when I took it in for a once over right before the trip.
So if things go well I will have Kia cover me for a rental car, replace the engine under warranty and then ship my car to my dealership near home. If not I'm pretty well screwed and just getting my car home will be about $1k.
So my vacation ended last night because of this, which prevents me from getting home on time or finishing my vacation. My 4 year anniversary with gf is tomorrow and I'm not sure we will be able to salvage that.
But I'm doing the best I can with a bad situation. Be back ASAP to answer all of your messages and such.
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The scientist has a question to find an answer for. The pseudo-scientist has an answer to find a question for. ~ "Failure is the path of least persistence." - Chinese Fortune Cookie ~ Logic left. Emotion right. But thinking, straight ahead. ~ Sperate supra omnia in valorem. (The value of trust is above all else.) ~ Meowsomeness!
