I just bought a used 2018 Kia soul Yesterday LOVE IT! 35K miles for 14980. I bought extended warranty 75K miles or 6 yr not a plus but almost identical to yours. Thank you for sharing the drive modes.
remember there is a engine recall on the 2.0 liter engine , have it checked out. and always keep the oil changed and up to level and you wont have problems, mine blew up (future videos on site) at 61K due to oil problems. warranty will cover you till 150K from Kia directly.
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration thank you so much for the advice. I put my VIN number in at Kia dealership web page and it said no recall but I will call to make sure. I think I have less than 2.0
I have a 2018 Soul+ and it has been awesome - I get 34 mpg at 75 mph and it is quiet and solid feeling with good handling and braking. Apple car play and backup camera and fog lamps round out very useful functions I use everyday - and to top it off it’s just fun to drive.
I really enjoyed your review on this 2018 Kia Soul Plus thanks for showing and telling us everything about This Awesome Car And thanks for sharing this Video 👍🏽
I like this guy. He thinks like I do. Probably the best auto review I've ever seen (and I watch a lot of them since I've been thinking of buying a new car for the last four years). He starts the drive in a GRAVEYARD, lol! That's classic. I would like it if I could get my Garmin to display on the console, but I doubt if that would work on any car. I think the Plus is the best choice. The Exclaim has the awful and poorly reviewed DCT which would drive me nuts over time. One thing I don't like is how high the car sits. I would prefer something low like the Miata.
well considering its right next to my house. its the closest non populated road. i love this car. 1 year review coming up in a month or so. (as soon as the death lock polar vortex leaves)
Awesome review. I've been looking at getting a soul. You explained everything a person would want to know. Thanks for the extra tip on the undercoat. That seems like a nice plus. Kia seems to have made a great little car.
man ill tell you what, i now have 14K on that little booger, i love it just as much as day 1, it has been outstanding. go for the plus or Exclaim (!) model, the tech package makes it. regardless of trim, it is a great little car.
Kevin Addington Just got mine a couple weeks ago, have wanted one for a long time. I have the same Soul + package, same color and wheels. Never thought to plug my phone into the USB port. Had an Optima with the base stereo, so it didn’t have Apple car play, now I’m going to see how it works with my phone. Really like the car, it doesn’t have the power or gas mileage (38 mpg with an 18 gal tank)my Optima had, but I’m happy with it. Fun to drive and it handles really well for its size and shape. Only hit 28mpg once, normally only 27mpg, all interstate driving. If you have driven on 81, you know how it goes with traffic.
If you also put a usb drive in the usb port w some Music on it you can also copy those files to internal storage to listen without a usb or phone plugged in. Its very Cool and has like 32gb of internal storage!
I noticed that. I have been playing around with it trying to figure out how it all works. I’ve been watching a lot of TH-cam videos to see what’s new and updated. I tried to download the app to my phone, but their system is down and I am not even able to creat a new acct. when I was a kid, we had an am/fm radio and was happy with that. Cassette decks was the new technology for us. I have unlimited data on my phone, so it’s all I use, I can’t say when the last time was that I listened to a local radio station. The car is a lot of fun to drive and the grandkids like it.
I have had a 2018 Soul Plus for two months, and have been very pleased. I will add that I have never had a car that hugs the road like this one. If you buy one, remember to order mud flaps, because they cost extra.
Nice review! I just got a Titanium Gray 2018 Soul ! (Exclaim) model a couple weeks ago with the Tech Package. I'm not sure what drew me to this car, but I like it. It's different and kinda fun to drive.
After viewing this Chris Edwards video posted on TH-cam last April (2018) I went to a local Kia dealer to buy a 2018 Soul+ and came away with a 2017 Soul+ with only 15 miles on it and with many more options for the same price as the 2018 Soul under consideration.
not at all, it usually goes into 6th around 40mph cruising, sometimes thats a little too soon, if you put it in sport mode it will go into 6th at 60-65, i just leave it in normal 80% of the time, its been great. , if you stomp on it it will downshift of course. but normal depression to hold 70-80 doesn't knock it out of gear, its the lower speeds that make it shift more, Highway has been great, I even got 36.1mpg in 6th at 70mph for 52 miles!. not a peep of noise, handles and tracks awesome. the steering is so easy a mouse could move the thing. wind doesn't blow it all over the place, Being a box, i assumed i would blow all over the place, not the case at all.
it uses Apple Car Play for navigation. the maps icon lights up when you plug in your phone. The Exclaim ! model has the built in nav with a SD card on top the nav system. the apple car play is just as good and uses your phones data for maps instead of subscribing to a service.
Let me ask ya this, for example in the middle of the summer heat and you pull into a parking lot like Walmart to eat your lunch in your car and you leave the engine running with the ac on, does it cool the inside good or does it not cool good while idling? I don't know about you but I eat alot in my car while I'm out that's why I'm asking about the ac. I live in Jacksonville sweat hog heaven Florida and in the summer the humidity is UNREAL. Anyway great review on your car and it's the best one done on the Kia Soul. Good luck with your Kia and take care bud. Thumbs up on your video, bye.
actually it gets too Cold,. i have to turn it up to like 67 or so , of Course the black interior heats up quick in the summer, when it was like 102 this summer in PA i had it cranked, cools in minutes . love it!
Looking at a Soul Si tomorrow- was waiting for 2020 model but have been told that Kia will not be stocking Souls in Australia ☹️ as they have just launched the Seltos. Have been doubting my decision to go for the Soul because of all the safety perks in new cars like AEB & Line assist etc - your video was very informative, thank you. Any feedback re which model I should consider would be welcomed. Although, price tag of Soul is in line with my budget. Are the extra safety features worth spending an extra 4-6 thousand?
the Exclaim or ! model has all those features, but its a few thousand more, 2020 is shit. has a CVT transmission , you want one with a real transmission, either manual, or REAL 6 speed auto, not a CVT. they are constantly slipping and burn out fast. !
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration Thanks Chris. I bought my Soul PS Si on Friday. I'm in Australia and the model name is different but I assume it's the Exclaim. Unfortunately, we don't get options to add AEB or line assist etc. as extras. Excited with my purchase!
Great looking blue! I got mine six months ago plus version two tone with the same 18" wheels package. Did you pay 21.8K MSRP or your dealer came down with price?
you might get it, i saw on the kia site the other day the 2014-2016 models have a screen update with new features. here is the direct link from kia , i don't know if this applies to you r system, but it could be cool if it was able to update you. www.myuvo.com/support/avn40plus_sop/software-update/software-update.shtml
Seems like a good little car. Good reliability too as far as the research I've done shows. Seems like the MPG should be higher tho for what it is. Maybe the box shape contributes to higher drag and lower fuel economy. I can live with 30 tho. my current car gets just about the same.
well i have learned this, since driving it for about 8 months now , if you reset it on the highway and stay out of it in econo mode and don't floor it too much it gets around 34-36 steady, if you leave the mpg calculator alone it will always fall on the low side because its averaging the slow city and the highway, so on the highway i reset it and it stays about 34 range for my 52 mile commute. if i drive more aggressively it falls to 27-30, then stays there slowly climbing back to 30, until i reset it. the max range is always 360-375 on the full tank, even if it clicks full and then i continue to slowly fill it to the cap it won't go any further ,my average tank full is about 370 miles to empty, i have driven it with the fuel light on down to 13 miles, then got scared and filled it up. maybe i can get a gas can with a few gallons and test its actual limit on the calculations to see how accurate it actually is. but i still love it.
I got this for $13500..had 39,000 miles in Dec 2019..a year later only put 5,000 miles on it..thanks Covid!! It scares me that I don’t have a spare..I love it...in Red...happy new year! Do u still have it?
In this market no. Make sure the engine has paperwork of oil changes. Kia will warranty the engine up to 150k. There has been a recall on them for rod bearings. If you let your oil get low it blows up. Lol
Still going. Make sure you keep up on the oil level my engine blew up at 61k and i did oil changes every 3-4000 miles. Kia has a warranty for all 2.0 to 150k now. See your dealer for a new pcm program that detects these faults now
it can, but that is called the "primo lit" package, gives you all the autonomous braking and lane change stuff. but I didn't get that one, once you have owned a sunroof car you will never want to own another one when they get older, or a climate that sees any cold weather, they WILL leak eventually and its a never ending battle of leak/love/hate
I purchased the 2017 Kia Soul + "Brownstone Package" with the non-turbo 2.0 because I will keep it longer than the warranty. I also did not want the moonroof because my Soul sleeps outside. No power folding side-view mirrors on mine. These are just for show and more to go wrong down the road. I paid (US) $24,877.73 including tax, title, tag, total out the door for this: th-cam.com/video/rpaOMc72H1A/w-d-xo.html & th-cam.com/video/LJOO3xNUSOU/w-d-xo.html
looks like a sales video to me, but if thats the exact one you got, it looks great, i really like the contrast with that color scheme. and the chrome accents make it really pop,
Hey Chris, Thank you for the time and effort making these reviews. Well Done! You are correct. This is a sales video, but the only one I could find on TH-cam showing the exact same list of features, color, and even the same window sticker price of my "Brownstone" Kia. My Soul had the dealer full-size spare tire package, and two other dealer markups added, but everything shown is the same.
You must be kidding i live in California and our gas tax is now over 85 cents a gallon here. By 2021 we will be close to a dollar a gallon gas tax they say.
I just bought a used 2018 Kia soul Yesterday LOVE IT! 35K miles for 14980. I bought extended warranty 75K miles or 6 yr not a plus but almost identical to yours. Thank you for sharing the drive modes.
remember there is a engine recall on the 2.0 liter engine , have it checked out. and always keep the oil changed and up to level and you wont have problems, mine blew up (future videos on site) at 61K due to oil problems. warranty will cover you till 150K from Kia directly.
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration thank you so much for the advice. I put my VIN number in at Kia dealership web page and it said no recall but I will call to make sure. I think I have less than 2.0
I have a 2018 Soul+ and it has been awesome - I get 34 mpg at 75 mph and it is quiet and solid feeling with good handling and braking. Apple car play and backup camera and fog lamps round out very useful functions I use everyday - and to top it off it’s just fun to drive.
I really enjoyed your review on this 2018 Kia Soul Plus thanks for showing and telling us everything about This Awesome Car And thanks for sharing this Video 👍🏽
I like this guy. He thinks like I do. Probably the best auto review I've ever seen (and I watch a lot of them since I've been thinking of buying a new car for the last four years). He starts the drive in a GRAVEYARD, lol! That's classic.
I would like it if I could get my Garmin to display on the console, but I doubt if that would work on any car. I think the Plus is the best choice. The Exclaim has the awful and poorly reviewed DCT which would drive me nuts over time. One thing I don't like is how high the car sits. I would prefer something low like the Miata.
well considering its right next to my house. its the closest non populated road. i love this car. 1 year review coming up in a month or so. (as soon as the death lock polar vortex leaves)
I bought my Kia Soul plus today and I love that it sits high. I’m short so the adjustable seat is awesome too lol
Thanks for your review! Two weeks bought the same color in Russia. Great car
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Awesome review. I've been looking at getting a soul. You explained everything a person would want to know. Thanks for the extra tip on the undercoat. That seems like a nice plus. Kia seems to have made a great little car.
man ill tell you what, i now have 14K on that little booger, i love it just as much as day 1, it has been outstanding. go for the plus or Exclaim (!) model, the tech package makes it. regardless of trim, it is a great little car.
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration Thanks so much. Can't wait.
Best review on a Kia Soul EX+ I’ve seen
I like the look of the writing on your touch screen, I wish mine had that. I have a 2016 Kia Soul +. I love it!!!
Best review I have seen on TH-cam. You covered everything! Thank you for your time.
I’m picking up a Kia Soul + 2019 model tomorrow. Can’t wait!!
Theres a multi year review
Also. Thank you!
Kevin Addington
Just got mine a couple weeks ago, have wanted one for a long time. I have the same Soul + package, same color and wheels. Never thought to plug my phone into the USB port. Had an Optima with the base stereo, so it didn’t have Apple car play, now I’m going to see how it works with my phone. Really like the car, it doesn’t have the power or gas mileage (38 mpg with an 18 gal tank)my Optima had, but I’m happy with it. Fun to drive and it handles really well for its size and shape. Only hit 28mpg once, normally only 27mpg, all interstate driving. If you have driven on 81, you know how it goes with traffic.
If you also put a usb drive in the usb port w some
Music on it you can also copy those files to internal storage to listen without a usb or phone plugged in. Its very
Cool and has like 32gb of internal storage!
I noticed that. I have been playing around with it trying to figure out how it all works. I’ve been watching a lot of TH-cam videos to see what’s new and updated. I tried to download the app to my phone, but their system is down and I am not even able to creat a new acct. when I was a kid, we had an am/fm radio and was happy with that. Cassette decks was the new technology for us. I have unlimited data on my phone, so it’s all I use, I can’t say when the last time was that I listened to a local radio station. The car is a lot of fun to drive and the grandkids like it.
I have had a 2018 Soul Plus for two months, and have been very pleased. I will add that I have never had a car that hugs the road like this one. If you buy one, remember to order mud flaps, because they cost extra.
indeed on the mud flaps, especially the back ones!!!
Nice review! I just got a Titanium Gray 2018 Soul ! (Exclaim) model a couple weeks ago with the Tech Package. I'm not sure what drew me to this car, but I like it. It's different and kinda fun to drive.
congratulations. they are a lot of fun to drive. what setup engine wise did you get? 2.0 or the turbo ?
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration The turbo engine
great review! Thanks
After viewing this Chris Edwards video posted on TH-cam last April (2018) I went to a local Kia dealer to buy a 2018 Soul+ and came away with a 2017 Soul+ with only 15 miles on it and with many more options for the same price as the 2018 Soul under consideration.
hey, 2017 or 18 or 19, new is new, low miles is low miles, its a soul, and if you got more bells and whistles rock on,. Enjoy it!!! i love mine,.
Very good review! I am considering buying a Kia Soul also. You seem to enjoy driving it. Cant beat the warranty.
i love it, 7000 miles in now. 3 months owned... i commute a lot, but it is a great car go for it!
How is it on the highway? Any gear hunting trying to hold 75-80 or uncertainty in winds or rough roads?
not at all, it usually goes into 6th around 40mph cruising, sometimes thats a little too soon, if you put it in sport mode it will go into 6th at 60-65, i just leave it in normal 80% of the time, its been great. , if you stomp on it it will downshift of course. but normal depression to hold 70-80 doesn't knock it out of gear, its the lower speeds that make it shift more, Highway has been great, I even got 36.1mpg in 6th at 70mph for 52 miles!. not a peep of noise, handles and tracks awesome. the steering is so easy a mouse could move the thing. wind doesn't blow it all over the place, Being a box, i assumed i would blow all over the place, not the case at all.
dumb question here, but does this trim level of the 2018 have the feature where it beeps if there's a car or a person behind the car? Thanks!
No, beeps, but the camera has a nice wide angle
I'm seriously looking at getting a soul. Thanks for the review
you will love it!
Robert R they’re great cars. I love mine.
The maps icon is greyed out. Does it not have GPS navigation built in?
it uses Apple Car Play for navigation. the maps icon lights up when you plug in your phone. The Exclaim ! model has the built in nav with a SD card on top the nav system. the apple car play is just as good and uses your phones data for maps instead of subscribing to a service.
Just bought a 2018 Soul. Your chicken has me at sold.
Let me ask ya this, for example in the middle of the summer heat and you pull into a parking lot like Walmart to eat your lunch in your car and you leave the engine running with the ac on, does it cool the inside good or does it not cool good while idling? I don't know about you but I eat alot in my car while I'm out that's why I'm asking about the ac. I live in Jacksonville sweat hog heaven Florida and in the summer the humidity is UNREAL. Anyway great review on your car and it's the best one done on the Kia Soul. Good luck with your Kia and take care bud. Thumbs up on your video, bye.
actually it gets too Cold,. i have to turn it up to like 67 or so , of Course the black interior heats up quick in the summer, when it was like 102 this summer in PA i had it cranked, cools in minutes . love it!
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration Thank you so much for the fast response and the info. Take care bud.
Looking at a Soul Si tomorrow- was waiting for 2020 model but have been told that Kia will not be stocking Souls in Australia ☹️ as they have just launched the Seltos. Have been doubting my decision to go for the Soul because of all the safety perks in new cars like AEB & Line assist etc - your video was very informative, thank you. Any feedback re which model I should consider would be welcomed. Although, price tag of Soul is in line with my budget. Are the extra safety features worth spending an extra 4-6 thousand?
the Exclaim or ! model has all those features, but its a few thousand more, 2020 is shit. has a CVT transmission , you want one with a real transmission, either manual, or REAL 6 speed auto, not a CVT. they are constantly slipping and burn out fast. !
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration Thanks Chris. I bought my Soul PS Si on Friday. I'm in Australia and the model name is different but I assume it's the Exclaim. Unfortunately, we don't get options to add AEB or line assist etc. as extras. Excited with my purchase!
I'm about to buy a new car, comes down to this same exact Kia Soul + or a Honda Fit Sport. Excited to try both out.
ewwww honda ...
well what did you get?
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration as of now nothing, I test drive both vehicles this week though.
James Buschell update which one did you get haha
Great looking blue! I got mine six months ago plus version two tone with the same 18" wheels package. Did you pay 21.8K MSRP or your dealer came down with price?
19.1 out the door after taxes and destination etc..., how has it been for you ?
I paid 19.2, no uvo but has extra puddle lights and mud guards. You got better deal. This car is a good value I think and 2.0 engine very strong.
you might get it, i saw on the kia site the other day the 2014-2016 models have a screen update with new features. here is the direct link from kia , i don't know if this applies to you r system, but it could be cool if it was able to update you.
www.myuvo.com/support/avn40plus_sop/software-update/software-update.shtml
I am looking at a2018 Kia Soul + same color.. I am working on price.. haggle haggle.. LOL
Seems like a good little car. Good reliability too as far as the research I've done shows. Seems like the MPG should be higher tho for what it is. Maybe the box shape contributes to higher drag and lower fuel economy. I can live with 30 tho. my current car gets just about the same.
well i have learned this, since driving it for about 8 months now , if you reset it on the highway and stay out of it in econo mode and don't floor it too much it gets around 34-36 steady, if you leave the mpg calculator alone it will always fall on the low side because its averaging the slow city and the highway, so on the highway i reset it and it stays about 34 range for my 52 mile commute. if i drive more aggressively it falls to 27-30, then stays there slowly climbing back to 30, until i reset it. the max range is always 360-375 on the full tank, even if it clicks full and then i continue to slowly fill it to the cap it won't go any further ,my average tank full is about 370 miles to empty, i have driven it with the fuel light on down to 13 miles, then got scared and filled it up. maybe i can get a gas can with a few gallons and test its actual limit on the calculations to see how accurate it actually is. but i still love it.
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration what do you mean as in resetting it?
RosesAreBlack pressing reset on the mpg setting, it has a reset feature like a trip meter etc.
I got this for $13500..had 39,000 miles in Dec 2019..a year later only put 5,000 miles on it..thanks Covid!! It scares me that I don’t have a spare..I love it...in Red...happy new year! Do u still have it?
Yes 57000 on it now! Still great!
i’m getting a 2018 with 80,000 miles for $14k is the miles too high?
In this market no. Make sure the engine has paperwork of oil changes. Kia will warranty the engine up to 150k. There has been a recall on them for rod bearings. If you let your oil get low it blows up. Lol
@@ChrisEdwardsRestorationwhat about 112k miles ? Car was used for a lease and then a rental. It does have a 2.0 L
Can you open the door just by having the fob in your pocket???
I believe you can, but only on the Exclaim (!) model, which is their top of the line trim
not on mine, only the "!" Exclaim edition had remote door and start options.
just purchased 2018 kia soul w/35,000 Miles on it. do you still have yours? any issues?
Still going. Make sure you keep up on the oil level my engine blew up at 61k and i did oil changes every 3-4000 miles. Kia has a warranty for all 2.0 to 150k now. See your dealer for a new pcm program that detects these faults now
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration thank you. great review
@@ChrisEdwardsRestorationis the warranty still available on cars that has a rebuilt title with less than 50,000 miles?
@@shadekaswaby9229 dont know, contact your local dealer
If u think u have high gas prices come to chicago u have places with gas prices well over 4 bucks
gas prices suck everywhere.!
Does the plus have a sunroof?
it can, but that is called the "primo lit" package, gives you all the autonomous braking and lane change stuff. but I didn't get that one, once you have owned a sunroof car you will never want to own another one when they get older, or a climate that sees any cold weather, they WILL leak eventually and its a never ending battle of leak/love/hate
@@ChrisEdwardsRestoration that huge sunroof is gonna be a huge leak on day for sure and powertrain warranty for sho wont cover that
If you get the Sunroof you can't use a roof rack
How much would that cost please?
You can pay it up can't you ?
How much was the car? A little over 22k i got it down to 19.5 or
So And 0% financing for 60 months pmts 360 a month
How much the price
23K, got mine for 19.5K
The gauges are slightly different in the Canadian models
well you all are metric so KPH vs mph
Yeah we really do appreciate what you're doing but that KIA doesn't have any knee bolster airbags that's a fib it does not have it
yeah i took the panel off it doesnt. sorry! it was a Day 1 review based ontbe window sticker,.
I purchased the 2017 Kia Soul + "Brownstone Package" with the non-turbo 2.0 because I will keep it longer than the warranty. I also did not want the moonroof because my Soul sleeps outside. No power folding side-view mirrors on mine. These are just for show and more to go wrong down the road. I paid (US) $24,877.73 including tax, title, tag, total out the door for this: th-cam.com/video/rpaOMc72H1A/w-d-xo.html & th-cam.com/video/LJOO3xNUSOU/w-d-xo.html
looks like a sales video to me, but if thats the exact one you got, it looks great, i really like the contrast with that color scheme. and the chrome accents make it really pop,
Hey Chris, Thank you for the time and effort making these reviews. Well Done!
You are correct. This is a sales video, but the only one I could find on TH-cam showing the exact same list of features, color, and even the same window sticker price of my "Brownstone" Kia. My Soul had the dealer full-size spare tire package, and two other dealer markups added, but everything shown is the same.
You must be kidding i live in California and our gas tax is now over
85 cents a gallon here. By 2021 we will be close to a dollar a gallon
gas tax they say.
yeah 3 years later.
Not much different than my 2012 kia soul
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Seen reviews here these engines burn alot of oil,guy has a vid on it along with many comments
Mine blew up, replaced under warranty at 63000. Now has over125