kias

The issue is that all those Kias got stolen and trashed by Kia Boys.

Wealthy people (mostly) didn’t own the Kias and Hyundais that were stolen en masse during the early 2020’s for instance.

Maybe just anecdotal evidence, but i'm noticing a lot of Kias with no brake lights.

And current KIAs are much better designed and still cheapest cars in NA market.

In the newest generation of Kias they have completely redesigned the head unit.

There’s plenty of Teslas, BMWs and Mercedes in the parking lot (although late model Hondas, Toyotas and Kias are probably the most prevalent).

Some people will buy new Kias and Hyundais.

The VW automatic transmissions don't seem to shift very smoothly, and I actually found the trim levels to be comparable and the Kias more fun to drive.

Tow truck driver knew right where it needed to go for service, I asked him if he tows Kias a lot, and his answer was "Just Hyundais and Kias all day".

But people buy Dodge sedans and vans, jaguars and range rovers, Audis and Kias....

The stryker will find or buy from somewhere, a pool of unissued VINs that don't flag anything in the state registration system and match various vehicles (Dodge Chargers, Kias, Hyundais).

Not even a dealer can swap a used ECM on some Kias; although in this case there are reverse engineered reflashing tools that work in most cases, too (this is kind of an intentional gap in right to repair, especially in Europe - there's a strong drive to eliminate the used car control modules market because it is heavily associated with organized crime).