Kia Soul as a dinghy
The 2019 Kia Soul Base with manual transmission has been listed as a possible dinghy tow vehicle. We went to a dealership to check it out. All the 2019's have been sold but they had a lot of 2020 mo...
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RVROSE wrote:Don't hold your breath. Kia is not going to give an individual a back door approval to flat tow.
To STBRetired, I see your point. KIA could be saying we don't want to warranty vehicles with "invisible" miles so we will say the car is NOT towable anymore.
I have posed my question to Kia directly and I'm waiting for their answer. I saw that the Soul Base was listed by FMCA for 2019, so that's why we checked it out. None available, drove the 2020 and liked it, but afterwards I checked the owner's manual and found that flat towing was NOT recommended.
Thinking he had the sale all wrapped up (which might have been true) the salesman was not happy with what I found and lost the sale. Now, he's waiting for Monday to check with his "higher" authorities.
I am surprised any manufacturer specifically allows flat towing. The market is incredibly small and the risks high. We catch people pulling out with the brakes, steering or transmission engaged regularly. To a big diesel pusher the drag is not noticable to the driver. That cannot be good for any of the car's systems and I doubt should those towing mistakes lead to failures while the vehicle is under warranty that the owner would readily admit it was their fault. The downside for the manufacturer sure seems much greater than the upside.
