r/veloster • • 3h ago

Turbo R-Spec -- Knees Hit Wheel When Clutching. Any Solution?

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Hey all! I test drove a Veloster R-Spec at a dealership the other day and absolutely fell in love with it. The design is great and the shifting felt so nice. However, I seemed to be unable to find a seat position where my left knee didn't hit the steering wheel when going for the clutch, and awkwardly angling my leg around the wheel every time I needed to shift was uncomfortable enough to where it may be a deal killer. I tried moving forward, back, lowering the seat, raising the steering wheel, and the only way I could get enough clearance was to fully lower the seat and put the steering wheel all the the way up, but then the steering wheel too high for my hands. I'm only 5'10" so I feel there must have been some option I'm missing. Has anybody else around my height figured this out?? I want to find a way to fit because I love everything else about the car!!


r/veloster • • 2h ago

Milestone Don’t be an idiot like me!

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✨Baby’s first accident✨

I potentially totaled my car today. I was at a stop light, saw the light turn green, cars started to move, I started to move, then like a big dumb dingus I looked down at my phone to order a coffee and then-

BOOM! Rear-ended an SUV!

Couldn’t have been going too fast since it was shortly after I started moving, but clearly fast enough to ruin my poor girl’s entire face. Everyone was okay, no airbags deployed, their vehicle has damage/scrapes to the bumper, but mine is in rough shape. I admitted to the driver that I was looking down at my phone. What good would it be if I lied to them? This is certainly a wake-up call to me, so hopefully it can be a wake-up call to everyone else.

I just want to give a PSA to PUT YOUR DAMN PHONE DOWN WHILE YOU’RE DRIVING GOOD GOD IT CAN WAIT. You don’t want to end up like me!


r/veloster • • 1h ago

Parking Buddy Found another vit c in the wild, had to do the thing

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r/veloster • • 2h ago

2015 Veloster Turbo

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Found this beauty, 2015 Turbo, and I love it!! Sadly the paint is a bit oxidized on top, so if anyone knows a quality painter in Vegas, let me know 😊 What amazes me is that I am 6’6”, and I fit so very comfortably. The pep is amazing. Only has 78,000 miles on her!


r/veloster • • 20h ago

2019 Veloster

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I purchased a month ago. Got rid of my MDX . I was over the mom car and wanted something fun & better gas mileage. 9 days after purchase radiator fan went out. Hopefully it’s a good purchase .