▲ 10 r/KiaEV6

Shady Kia Dealership

I'm not going to name the dealer on here but if you're in SoCal and PM me I'll give you the location to avoid.

I leased a 2026 EV-6 10 days ago and turned in my 2024 on which the lease was expiring. They charged and washed it and after all the paperwork was done the salesman handed me the keys, manual and the extra adapter and said "Enjoy your new car!" and walked away. Now granted I was turning in an older model of the same car, but there have been changes and I've always had a salesman go through a checklist with me before I leave the dealership. For one thing, he didn't tell me there was a specific order to attach the adapter when charging, I had to find that out online.

A few days later I get an automated email from KIA " Congrats on your delivery" and in the middle it said:

Customer Feedback

Your vehicle's features were explained and driver's settings were set?

Yes

Are you 100% satisfied with your car?

Yes

Your vehicle is spotlessly clean and free of dents, ding and scratches?

Yes

Are you satisfied with your experience today?

Yes

Acknowledgement

Dealer Representative

Then it showed the salesman's name, then my name and there was a graphic below that didn't load but I think was a copy of my signature which they could have gotten from the lease application.

So in other words, not only did they not go over the vehicle or have me walk around to inspect the car, but they completed their form and said they did all of that and presumably filled in my signature. How shady is that???

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u/garyll19 — 4 days ago
▲ 2 r/KiaEV6

Trunk mat for 2026 GT-line

I went to purchase a rubber trunk mat for my new 2026 Kia EV-6 GT-line and on Amazon it said the Best EV Mod would fit but it didn't, the extended part is on the right side of my car because the charging port is on the driver's side, which is the opposite of the 2024 I traded it in for. ( I should have known better because I was ordering the same one I got for my 2024 and when I tried to take it out of my old vehicle it wouldn't fit the new one, but Amazon said it would fit the 2026.)

Does anyone know where I can find a trunk mat that will fit? Canvasback shows one but it also shows the extended part on the wrong side as does everything I can see on Amazon.

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u/garyll19 — 9 days ago
▲ 120 r/KiaEV6

My Second EV-6

The lease on my blue 2024 GT-line ran out so swapped it for a 2026. I'm not crazy about the huge key fob and the menus on the infotainment system are a little different but otherwise it's pretty much the same car. I've almost always had blue or red cars during my lifetime, went down to get a blue one and it was the Nuclear Blue and it was too weird for me so I now have a grey car for the first time ever. Have this one for 3 years.

u/garyll19 — 12 days ago
▲ 4 r/KiaEV6

Charging

I just picked up a new EV-6 GT-line to replace the one I had leased for the last 2 years. I have a couple questions on charging now that it's gone to the NACS port:

  1. I charged it at home using my level 2 charger and even though the charging limit was set to 100 in the Kia Connect app, it shut off at 70%. I remember having an issue on my old Kia where I had to go in and lower the charging rate for the charger so maybe it shut off because of that, but it's weird it stopped at 70%.

  2. I've heard that charging at a Tesla station is a lot slower than the fast charging I'm used to. Is that just the Tesla stations or others that use the NACS port as well? They gave me 2 adapters, one that has the pins at the bottom so if I use that at an Electrify America station will it fast charge?

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u/garyll19 — 13 days ago

Screen protector?

Just curious, does anyone use a screen protector for the display on your bike? Seems like the sun and getting dirt etc on it could be a problem unless the glass resists all that.

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u/garyll19 — 1 month ago
▲ 3 r/Ioniq5

Car arrival dates

I'm trying to acquire an I5 Limited, I had one before so I know it's what I want. I currently have an EV6 and the lease runs out on 8/16. I'm picky about color and want to get a red one with black interior, I have one reserved at 2 dealers near me and will buy from the one that comes in first.

Originally they showed arrival dates of 7/14 and 7/23 but this week they changed to 8/2 and 8/8. I know from the past that delivery dates can change and 8/2 or 8/8 will work but if they go past 8/16 it's going to get complicated. Do you think it's likely that they'll change again? Is there something going on that's causing delays?

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u/garyll19 — 2 months ago
▲ 0 r/Ioniq5

Battery issue in 2025-2026 Ioniq 5 in CA

So I just read on Reddit about a problem with the batteries on the 2025-2026 Ioniq 5 in California. Cars are being recalled. I am looking to lease an Ioniq 5 soon when the lease on my EV6 is over but now I'm a little leery. Has anyone heard about this? It was just posted this morning.

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u/garyll19 — 2 months ago

Breeze takes off on me when stopping

So I've had my Breeze take off on me a few times now while walking it somewhere, today it happened while I was about to park it at a bike rack and I ended up with a couple bruises. It only happens in Cadence mode which I don't use that often and I try to remember to switch to Torque when I'm at intersections or dismounting but it didn't happen with my previous bike and I wish there was a way to keep it from happening. Has this happened to anyone else or am I just a dumba**?

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u/garyll19 — 2 months ago
▲ 17 r/ebikes

Decided on my new bike

So after several test rides and a lot of research (with some help from ChatGpt) I decided to go with the Velotric Breeze to replace my 6 year old Tower Beach Bum. I narrowed it down to Velotric and Urtopia ( which I liked because of the weight) and liked the Discover 3 but it was a little too heavy so went with the lighter Breeze. I was going back and forth to Velotric and Urtopia dealers but finally went to a dealer in Newport Beach and he sold both so had an unbiased opinion and said the Breeze would be the best fit for me.

I added a nice Kinect suspension seat post since it doesn't have suspension forks and they threw in an upgraded comfort seat for free. They're going to receive and assemble it next week and deliver it to my house. I asked if they could give me anything in trade-in for my Beach Bum but it's an off-brand so not sure if they will.

At one of the shops I mentioned I was upgrading because the Beach Bum battery was degrading and cost $1000 to replace but a guy there told me he had a friend who could recondition it for $200. Is this a thing? If I don't get a trade-in I might try to sell it or keep it as a second bike if the battery can be repaired.

u/garyll19 — 3 months ago