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  1. Bought this car totaled. It's been a really long road and I'm on the final leg of the journey. The A/C condenser and both hoses were destroyed in the wreck. I have installed a new condenser and will be installing new hoses from 4Seasons. Thankfully, because they were 1/4th of the price at...
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  3. It clearly states in the settlement that the entire short block assembly is covered for life if the KSDS update has been done. So why is everyone getting turned down? It is all in writing. A quick internet search will tell you all you need to know. Shame on you, Kia!
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  4. I have a 2017 optima EX with a 2.4 l for the past 30,000 miles it has been burned and excessive amount of oil. About a quart every 500 mi. Recently the engine started running really rough and cylinder one was misfiring, I changed a spark plug, ignition coil and still would not run correctly...
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  5. Is here to introduce to the 2016-2020 Optima community, the: OSRAM XENARC 66340 CBB D3S HID Bulbs (BUY NOW) Description: Replace your stock HID bulbs with a pair of these high quality OSRAM CBB D3S bulbs & brighten up the road These OSRAM bulbs offer more lumens than the once...
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