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Originally posted by trapper189:
...the side mirrors [of the Telluride] would automatically point towards the rear tires when you put it in reverse...

You mean that the vehicle would rotate the view of the side mirrors so that you could see the ground behind you? That's interesting.

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Originally posted by Broadside:

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Originally posted by trapper189:
...the side mirrors [of the Telluride] would automatically point towards the rear tires when you put it in reverse...

You mean that the vehicle would rotate the view of the side mirrors so that you could see the ground behind you? That's interesting.

My Tahoe can enable that feature. I use it on the passenger side.

The steering ratio is off. Turns require too much rotation of the steering wheel. Suspension is under damped. Late braking into a turn throws the whole vehicle off. The engine is just adequate. The vehicle matches the weight, horsepower and torque of our 2012 Honda Odyssey. It looks great though. It’s probably a good value at MSRP or under for the lower level models, but once you crack $50,000 plus markup on the SX Prestige, brands like Lexus, Acura, BMW, and Mercedes are in the running.

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Originally posted by Broadside:

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Originally posted by trapper189:
...the side mirrors [of the Telluride] would automatically point towards the rear tires when you put it in reverse...

You mean that the vehicle would rotate the view of the side mirrors so that you could see the ground behind you? That's interesting.

Yes, and they would rotate back to their original position when you shifted to drive. I could get really close to the curb without scuffing the sidewalls. Most car mirrors are barely useful when backing up, but this was slick. I’m used to the gigantic mirrors on my truck.

It also displayed the front tires on a screen in the gauge cluster when you used your turn signals. So left turn signal, it would show the left front tire and right turn signal, it would show the right front tire.

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Originally posted by Broadside:

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Originally posted by trapper189:
...the side mirrors [of the Telluride] would automatically point towards the rear tires when you put it in reverse...

You mean that the vehicle would rotate the view of the side mirrors so that you could see the ground behind you? That's interesting.

My Denali does that, as did the LX470, great feature especially if you have a downward sloped drive.

Our two current vehicles are a kia sorrento and optima. Very happy with both.

The optima has most of the performance goodies of the stinger at a much lower price. My wife is sort of addicted to the turbo engine it has.

Very solid reliable vehicles.

In my area, the euro brands won’t cut it for me since the nearest dealers/ service are about 80 miles away.

Also most euro cars require premium fuel, which at todays prices is a no go.

The kia dealer is less than ten minutes from the house if I had an issue ( I haven’t) only other dealer close to me is ford. Nothing they have interests me.

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Originally posted by HRK:

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Originally posted by Broadside:

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Originally posted by trapper189:
...the side mirrors [of the Telluride] would automatically point towards the rear tires when you put it in reverse...

You mean that the vehicle would rotate the view of the side mirrors so that you could see the ground behind you? That's interesting.

My Denali does that, as did the LX470, great feature especially if you have a downward sloped drive.

Or a rather deep ditch/tall culvert.
Feature I wouldn't mind on our cars. About a 1.5 wide driveway with a pretty healthy drop on both sides. Backing a 26' uhaul in there wasn't fun.

To the OP, I've not really heard anything negative from the few I've talked to.
Coworker just bought a Sorento as she didn't need the bigger size of the Telluride. She loves it.

The Telluride was top of my wife's list to replace her Flex, but now she has her eye on the new Wagoneer.
We haven't driven anything yet, so she could hate it.
Telluride is still a contender, but a week with my dad's Denali Yukon XL has us liking the extra space.

I think they’re decent. I agree with Trapper that they drive and handle like shit. My Jeep Wrangler on 35’s handles and rides better than the Telluride. That said, the 35’s at 28 psi make it kind of like a Cadillac on the pavement.

As far as the mirrors rotating down to see the rear tires in reverse, every German car I have owned has done that. Al, the BMW’s and Mercedes. The mirrors folded in on all of them when you shut them off too.

I am a fan of Korean shit. Just not their cars. I still view Korean cars as second class, as does my Korean wife who is overly proud of everything Korean, aside of the cars.

Drive a BMW X5, a Kia Telluride, and a Ford Exploder XT. Tell me your honest thoughts then.

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Originally posted by Beancooker:
Drive a BMW X5, a Kia Telluride, and a Ford Exploder XT. Tell me your honest thoughts then.

Good suggestion, I may do just that. Am also a fan of reliability, of which the KIA seems to receive good marks on internet reviews.

Might be a bit cautious about test driving that Ford Exploder however. Not really into uncontrolled disassembly when I’m inside the vehicle!!!

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Originally posted by Beancooker:
I am a fan of Korean shit. Just not their cars. I still view Korean cars as second class, as does my Korean wife who is overly proud of everything Korean, aside of the cars.

Korean cars, Hyundai in particular, have come a long way over the past couple of decades. That being said, if you have a candid conversation with people in their engg departments, they will admit that they are still trying to catch up to the likes of Toyota - they are still 2nd/3rd tier relatively. They are feature rich for the price to compensate (leveraging lower wages). And like all Korean products, they cut corners in quality, including industry standards. They are very (superficially) polished but they are still 2nd tier at best under the covers.

While Korean products hold a favorable position over shit made in prc, I'm not a fan of them; they are generally choices of a last resort. Except for food stuffs. CJ/BiBiGo things like mandu, kimchee, tteokbokki, hotteoki, etc; can't go wrong.