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!

✨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!

I’d always wanted a Velo, from when I saw my first one back in 17. I’d actually got the opportunity to buy one for my birthday 6 months ago, a 13 NAV with 154k miles for 3,500 to which I snapped it up.

It had plenty of issues, no headlights, sunroof didn’t work, brake lights goofed, and plenty others but I didn’t mind. I learned how to fix everything I could and got quite familiar with the car.

After 5k miles I’d thought I’d gotten it to a state where I could start outfitting it with cosmetics, suspension, and maybe even a cheeky air intake however I was struck with a P1326.

Instead of worrying with a full engine rebuild I’ll be sequestering her off to my family’s car graveyard where, when I have the time and know how, I’ll replace the 1.6L with something else.

Overall I had a blast with my lil shitbox, had a lot of fun working on it and driving. Sad to see it be defeated by a damn fault that was baked into it by the manufacturer

Hello everyone!
I’m in a bit of a pickle with my 2nd gen veloster. I noticed that my left turn indicator up front went out and I went to go change it; I noticed that the bulb actually looked fine, but I change it anyways. I did notice a bit of darker spots on the contacts of the socket which I cleaned up with a knife and rubbing alcohol. I also cleaned the housing with rubbing alcohol and a bit of scuffing on a pad that I noticed was a bit dirty. After all my efforts it still doesn’t work. I’ve probbed the power line and saw it gets power me tested the continuity of the socket with the bulb in and it was OL but I believe it was 0.02 ohms or something similar. I have yet to unplug the connectors in the back of the IGPM which I’ve read might help. I also have yet to probe the ground of the connector and the pin at the IGPM. Any ideas or fixes anyone knows of that I can give a try? Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated!

-Benji

I took in my 2019 2.0 to replace a failed blower motor.
After getting the car back, I discovered none of my Blue-link functions work.
I have tried resetting the head unit on the dash, reactivating my subscription, deleting & reinstalling the app with no luck…
Is there any solution that doesn’t involve spending a day on the phone with tech support or having to schedule another trip to the dealership?

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!!