[Big Poppa]

Hello! I just picked up a 2014 Kia Cadenza. I helped my folks buy one a few months ago and in getting the opportunity to drive theirs I fell in love.

I got theirs for $25,200 with 12k and I got mine with 24k for $24,000. These cars depreciate fast! But, they are a lot of car for around 25 grand.

I take a lot of road trips and the car seems to be made for that. It eats up the miles with ease.

I have started to re-badge mine completely over to a K7.

My black beauty has the 18 inch wheels (which I like). Although I do like the 19 inch wheels better. I see that some of the recalled 19's are on the market.

I live in Minnesota so my thought is that I would put snow tires on my 18's and run them in the winter and then put all season on the 19's for the nice months.

My concern is that even though Kia says that no accidents were caused by the wheels I doubt that they just recalled them for no reason at all. And the joke around Minnesota is that there are two seasons: Winter and Road Construction.

Would you guys roll the dice on some recalled wheels?

 

[Yooshaw]

I wouldn't chance it at all. Do you really want to chance cruising at 70, hit a pothole, wheel come apart, and you lose control?

Who's selling the old wheels anyway? Dealers are instructed to destroy the wheels so they don't get resold. I'd stay away.

 

[sh30469]

I was under the impression that this was the whole wheel, not just the rubber but the rim and all. I see no reason why this should even be a question it's a completely free service. Call up the Cadenza hotline and give them your info and see if it applies to yours because I don't think so unless you have the chrome wheels in 18". They can pull up your info, if you qualify they will be able to tell you easily. Get new rims/tires and then go buy your snow tires too.