so, I bought my 2015 Kia Soul base with 203k miles on it and it has 263k miles on it now. It's been pretty reliable so far. Having to replace left front ball joint and replace brake fluid. Other than that, it's a great car. i usually change what I drive every 3 years. this has been a little over 4 years and I'm hard pressed to sell it. it's comfortable for my height. I'm 6'3" and this is the first economy car that has fit me so well.
By reading the title, I was like “do I really want to watch this video?” I’m glad I did because you are hilarious & make me want this car even more! It’s a possibility I’ll be trading in my raggedy 2011 Ford Focus for this baby in a few days!!
I just got a 2015 Soul a few months ago, I wanted to come here to figure out what the hell the steering mode button did lmao! Anyway, I love it, it's super cozy and affordable. A kick-ass first car.
I bought my wife one to keep from putting miles on our charger,she absolutely loves it,she doesn't drive the charger anymore,we didn't realize how popular these cars are until we bought one,i noticed 2 people on our street have one,a grey one and a gold one,ours is 2 tone black and red with 18" rims
In 1999 I rented a KIA Sephia in Denver. I HATED it! Over the years when both KIA and Hyundai started offering 10 year 100,000 (or even 120,000 on some newer KIA models) and didn't go bankrupt I started to look at them again. Then the Soul came out and to me it almost seemed like a cult car. Then the Hyundai Genesis came out with a V-6, six speed and rear wheel drive and KIA came out with the Stinger and I decided they were moving up. I went for my first new car ever this year but was bummed to find out KIA dropped the six speed in the Soul in '21. So I got a '21 with 11,000 miles and a six speed. I do find it entertaining on the autocross course. (It turns in fast with a really tight turning radius so I can get in and out of a doghouse faster than my RX-8, Alfa GTV6 or Datsun 240Z while running very similar times if the course is laden with hairpins and slaloms. The 2.0 is pretty punchy if you don't get below 3500 RPM.)
I got 2013 kia soul.2.0 engine with 147.000 miles it runs like a champ. I replaced fuel pump and one tune up and same timing chain. Also I have changed brakes and few ware and dare parts. I do recommend use synthetic oil after 75 k miles. Also I'm 320 lbs and 6 foot 1and its comfortable. Pl9ve my kia next best thing to a Toyota.
just quietly getting on with business. my defender is now my leisure / tow vehicle. p.s my kia soul a 2012. had considered many alternatives in previous years should a family change occur and didnt want to lose the landy. the soul earns its keep in its savings and accessability.
I see these vehicles all over the place kia definitely did something right with this car. I tested drove one recently it was a 2020 turbo model tons of features for a good price! This may be my next car I have a Ford Fusion 2017 currently.
6:30 High school kid's car? lol my boi, a high schooler should be driving a piece of garbage they (or their parents) won't be making payments on and won't have to pay out the butt when they inevitably wreck it. My first car at 17 was a 1995 Subaru Legacy, which I crashed within the span of about a year. It still ran (as Subies of that time tended to do,) but it smoked like crazy from that point out. My second car was a 2002 Saturn L200. Nice highway driver, but garbage in slippery conditions, so I slowly slid down a small hill into a guard rail once, as I wasn't good at driving in the snow at that point, which wasn't long after my first car. New drivers should never have a fancy car, because there's an extremely high chance of it being damaged, and the insurance-paying parents definitely don't want that. (Loved the review, btw. Finally an enthusiast that doesn't crap on this car because it's more of a daily driver than a performance vehicle. Short, sweet details and a dose of humor made this one of the best Soul reviews I've seen.)
Fair point, but considering that most people who buy their kids cars generally don’t seem to think that way, I figured it would be a good recommendation. Most people today probably don’t want their kid driving around in an unreliable shitbox, but they also don’t want to tempt them with something sporty or unreasonably expensive. Behold, Kia Soul. To be brutally fair, though, I also crashed my first car. lol Thanks for watching! ✌🏻
lol exactly why a sturdy, safe old car like that 95 Legacy was. It was pretty ugly, but dang, was it safe and reliable, even after I munched the front. I agree, parents buying their kid a car for nothing in return probably aren't too concerned with insurance price lol.
I learned from my experience, though. My parents bought the car, but since I lived at home and had a job, I had a monthly payment to the Bank of Mom and Dad and paid for my insurance. That crash cost me my entire savings and I haven’t had one since. Learned real quick. lol THAT’s how you teach kids what real life is like.
I have this car (same year) and I was messing with the "manual" shifting one day. Couldn't figure out why my transmission kept shifting regardless of me upshifting or downshifting. Now I know lol.
i have a 2016 soul plus and it has that manual thing but it does actually work. u just have to give it a lil nod on the shift knob to change gears. but i never use. it. it’s a stupid feature
@@fordssuck awesome 😁😁👍. I love the kia soul so much. Been wanting it for years now. It's so gorgeous. I think it looks like a luxury car but it's affordable. And yes for me the look is what I like 😍. Looks like a van but medium sized but it's not 😍. Especially me being tall. I'm 5"8 hehe. Can't wait to get my own 💜. Thanks for sharing
As an owner with that rear wheel position it parallel parks very nicely more so than similar length cars I've owned. Yeah, that transmission phony manual is a joke, so are most. Acceleration is okay, nothing to write home about but no dog either. I'm pretty tall from the waist up. The headroom is great! I had a loaner for awhile and was extremely relieved to have my Soul back. Downside... It has eaten three starters (covered by warranty) but three? c'ome on. Downside, watch oil consumption. On the same note if you change oil yourself there is no clearance to crawl under it. I made four ramps. Okay I'm spoiled by a 2002 Toyota Echo that uses none at 200K but... watch it carefully and check at least weekly. Oh, cargo room. In the you probably shouldn't department but... I fit a full size standard range in the back with the seats down. I can also put a snowblower in there if I knock down the handle! Canoe rack? Hmmm, there's no clean metal solution to tie down front and back. You have to "trap" front and back ties under the hood and the tailgate. It works but... What else? I bought premium winter tires mounted on rims for the Wisconsin winter. It's no Subaru but it helps a lot. All in all it's fun to drive, comfortable and has a few (mentioned) caveats. Good vehicle at the usual money.
I love my 2017 KIA Soul plus with push button start and all the options on this car.It is 5/29/2020 and it just has 14,100 miles on it.The car is fast.It loves 80.The front seats are contoured.It fit my back perfect.I am 6 ft 3 and it has tons of leg rooms.If you are wide you may mot fit in the seats well.
I must have the Canadian version, seems a little more refined, It's the SX without the sunroof and the infotainment mess, and some other electronic stuff that could go wrong. It also now has over 75,000K on it. Still like it, don't love it, just needs more guts
I own a 2018.Ive been well pleased with it.I added front fog/ running lights myself.Am looking for fender marker lights.Cant seem to find any on the web anywhere.
We have a 2015 Kia Soul +. I will never purchase another Kia again, the ride is awful, the service department wouldn't address the issues, the engine is rough, the gas mileage sucks, the drivers seat is uncomfortable, etc. Can't wait to get rid of it!
I find the drivers seat to be really comfortable. I came down from a 1989 Lincoln Town Car. Yes, the ride is pretty firm on these cars. I have a 2015 Kia Soul base.
My 2015 soul doesn't auto shift while in manual mode ! Mine WILL NOT SHIFT into another gear until I SHIFT IT 🤔 just wish that KIA offered these in AWD
What I have always appreciated about Mazda, you pull down on the shifter to upshift, and it will bounce off the limiter rather than upshift. If you drive any car with a sequential gearbox, that’s how it works. I absolutely hate most “manual” shift modes these days because of the way they are set up.
Mazda, BMW, the higher-performance trims of Porsche models, etc; They all get it right. All driver’s brands. You can tell a lot about how much a company cares about driving by the manual modes on their automatic shifters. lol
DaedalusZero it actually is true lol, it’s the details that count. Most brands that have a pedigree get it. I personally like Hyundai’s offerings these days. I own an XD2 Elantra GT. And it’s great fun to drive. Fully independent rear suspension, 25mm thicker anti roll bars, manual gearbox. I rip around in it every day.
It’s totally a cool car, but it’s not a fun or exciting car. The two differ in their purposes. Something like the Soul was never meant to be fun and tossable, but if you like comfort and features, it’s the obvious winner of the two.
Meh. Not really my thing, a little too quirky and weird. Though I will say that after seeing one more up close in the video I hate the car less than I would've expected. Plus, at least this isn't that bright green color! Also, that glovebox has NOTHIN on a first gen mz3 ;)
Great job on the video mister! 😂👍😎 but are you sure its a 2015!? 🤔🤣Lol! 👀looks just like my 2019 KIA soul ➕! Only mine us Red & black! 😉 I totally love my "Rosie" Kia Soul ➕ Best car I've ever owned! Rock on dude! Btw, what's up with your Hello Kitty theme!? Hahaha...🤣🤣🤣
is the red zone special edition is the only one that comes with the sunroof? cause I'm looking at one that doesn't have a sunroof and it's the exact same thing, except it has a red top instead of a full blacktop.
I like this review, but the name "HiroshimaSpirit" rubs me the wrong way since you are a white guy. Like i clicked on this link thinking it was going to be a POC reviewing it....
Can’t say I’ve heard that one before. Most people who make note of it think it’s morbid because people don’t realize there’s more to that city than being bombed by the US in WWII. The majority of my content is Mazda related. They’re headquartered and built in Hiroshima. As a passionate enthusiast of the brand, the name made sense.
Kia Soul was my first car. And I have never stopped loving it!
so, I bought my 2015 Kia Soul base with 203k miles on it and it has 263k miles on it now. It's been pretty reliable so far. Having to replace left front ball joint and replace brake fluid. Other than that, it's a great car. i usually change what I drive every 3 years. this has been a little over 4 years and I'm hard pressed to sell it. it's comfortable for my height. I'm 6'3" and this is the first economy car that has fit me so well.
By reading the title, I was like “do I really want to watch this video?” I’m glad I did because you are hilarious & make me want this car even more! It’s a possibility I’ll be trading in my raggedy 2011 Ford Focus for this baby in a few days!!
I'd dig deeper into researching first.
Love my 2016 Kia Soul got it with 13000 miles now has almost 40000 miles never had any issues.
I just got a 2015 Soul a few months ago, I wanted to come here to figure out what the hell the steering mode button did lmao! Anyway, I love it, it's super cozy and affordable. A kick-ass first car.
Ava Cassity mines almost at 100k miles and is doing fine and i love it
What was wrong with your focus?
“Look it up” 😂
It selling to the 50 and up crowd cause it it easy to get in and out and very easy to drive.No blind spots.
& also me 🤣 top reasons I love it
I bought my wife one to keep from putting miles on our charger,she absolutely loves it,she doesn't drive the charger anymore,we didn't realize how popular these cars are until we bought one,i noticed 2 people on our street have one,a grey one and a gold one,ours is 2 tone black and red with 18" rims
In 1999 I rented a KIA Sephia in Denver. I HATED it! Over the years when both KIA and Hyundai started offering 10 year 100,000 (or even 120,000 on some newer KIA models) and didn't go bankrupt I started to look at them again. Then the Soul came out and to me it almost seemed like a cult car. Then the Hyundai Genesis came out with a V-6, six speed and rear wheel drive and KIA came out with the Stinger and I decided they were moving up. I went for my first new car ever this year but was bummed to find out KIA dropped the six speed in the Soul in '21. So I got a '21 with 11,000 miles and a six speed. I do find it entertaining on the autocross course. (It turns in fast with a really tight turning radius so I can get in and out of a doghouse faster than my RX-8, Alfa GTV6 or Datsun 240Z while running very similar times if the course is laden with hairpins and slaloms. The 2.0 is pretty punchy if you don't get below 3500 RPM.)
I got 2013 kia soul.2.0 engine with 147.000 miles it runs like a champ. I replaced fuel pump and one tune up and same timing chain. Also I have changed brakes and few ware and dare parts. I do recommend use synthetic oil after 75 k miles. Also I'm 320 lbs and 6 foot 1and its comfortable. Pl9ve my kia next best thing to a Toyota.
These are very reliable little commuter car.
just quietly getting on with business. my defender is now my leisure / tow vehicle. p.s my kia soul a 2012. had considered many alternatives in previous years should a family change occur and didnt want to lose the landy. the soul earns its keep in its savings and accessability.
I see these vehicles all over the place kia definitely did something right with this car. I tested drove one recently it was a 2020 turbo model tons of features for a good price! This may be my next car I have a Ford Fusion 2017 currently.
It’s a great car. I’m in the process of getting a 2023 GT Line (tech package) and trading in my 2020 X Line. 🇺🇸
6:30 High school kid's car?
lol my boi, a high schooler should be driving a piece of garbage they (or their parents) won't be making payments on and won't have to pay out the butt when they inevitably wreck it. My first car at 17 was a 1995 Subaru Legacy, which I crashed within the span of about a year. It still ran (as Subies of that time tended to do,) but it smoked like crazy from that point out. My second car was a 2002 Saturn L200. Nice highway driver, but garbage in slippery conditions, so I slowly slid down a small hill into a guard rail once, as I wasn't good at driving in the snow at that point, which wasn't long after my first car.
New drivers should never have a fancy car, because there's an extremely high chance of it being damaged, and the insurance-paying parents definitely don't want that.
(Loved the review, btw. Finally an enthusiast that doesn't crap on this car because it's more of a daily driver than a performance vehicle. Short, sweet details and a dose of humor made this one of the best Soul reviews I've seen.)
Fair point, but considering that most people who buy their kids cars generally don’t seem to think that way, I figured it would be a good recommendation. Most people today probably don’t want their kid driving around in an unreliable shitbox, but they also don’t want to tempt them with something sporty or unreasonably expensive. Behold, Kia Soul.
To be brutally fair, though, I also crashed my first car. lol Thanks for watching! ✌🏻
lol exactly why a sturdy, safe old car like that 95 Legacy was. It was pretty ugly, but dang, was it safe and reliable, even after I munched the front.
I agree, parents buying their kid a car for nothing in return probably aren't too concerned with insurance price lol.
I learned from my experience, though. My parents bought the car, but since I lived at home and had a job, I had a monthly payment to the Bank of Mom and Dad and paid for my insurance. That crash cost me my entire savings and I haven’t had one since. Learned real quick. lol THAT’s how you teach kids what real life is like.
Exactly. They did it RIGHT.
I have this car (same year) and I was messing with the "manual" shifting one day. Couldn't figure out why my transmission kept shifting regardless of me upshifting or downshifting. Now I know lol.
..I have one and I love it...2016..
Red zone black version i haven't seen in Korea, much cooler than white body~
i have a 2016 soul plus and it has that manual thing but it does actually work. u just have to give it a lil nod on the shift knob to change gears. but i never use. it. it’s a stupid feature
This is a beautiful looking car.
The Soul had been on my radar a long time as a possible companion to my 2. This just makes me want one more.
Not my kind of car if I was buying, but my opinion of the overall package was definitely changed after today!
Great reliable rigs !!
This car ended up having an engine failure due to burning oil as fast as you could pour it in. Just outside of warranty.
@@HiroshimaSpirit did u get it fixed after that
This wasn’t my car.
Bought one new in 2015. Best car for the price. 6 years old, just replaced battery. Love the Hamster car
May I ask how much the battery was?
@@lovelyyy7573 got refurbished battery $42. It has 2 year warranty.
@@fordssuck awesome 😁😁👍. I love the kia soul so much. Been wanting it for years now. It's so gorgeous. I think it looks like a luxury car but it's affordable. And yes for me the look is what I like 😍. Looks like a van but medium sized but it's not 😍. Especially me being tall. I'm 5"8 hehe. Can't wait to get my own 💜. Thanks for sharing
@@lovelyyy7573 you're welcome. 6 more payments and the hamster is mine. Are you looking for new or used? Let me know what kind of deal you get
@@fordssuck ahh! I'm excited 4 you 🤗🤗😃❤️. I think we all want new 😂 💕 but I'll settle for a used 😊.. And sure thing. I hope I can find one 💕 💕
It's a very smooth ride
As an owner with that rear wheel position it parallel parks very nicely more so than similar length cars I've owned. Yeah, that transmission phony manual is a joke, so are most. Acceleration is okay, nothing to write home about but no dog either. I'm pretty tall from the waist up. The headroom is great!
I had a loaner for awhile and was extremely relieved to have my Soul back. Downside... It has eaten three starters (covered by warranty) but three? c'ome on. Downside, watch oil consumption. On the same note if you change oil yourself there is no clearance to crawl under it. I made four ramps. Okay I'm spoiled by a 2002 Toyota Echo that uses none at 200K but... watch it carefully and check at least weekly. Oh, cargo room. In the you probably shouldn't department but... I fit a full size standard range in the back with the seats down. I can also put a snowblower in there if I knock down the handle! Canoe rack? Hmmm, there's no clean metal solution to tie down front and back. You have to "trap" front and back ties under the hood and the tailgate. It works but... What else? I bought premium winter tires mounted on rims for the Wisconsin winter. It's no Subaru but it helps a lot. All in all it's fun to drive, comfortable and has a few (mentioned) caveats. Good vehicle at the usual money.
I love my 2017 KIA Soul plus with push button start and all the options on this car.It is 5/29/2020 and it just has 14,100 miles on it.The car is fast.It loves 80.The front seats are contoured.It fit my back perfect.I am 6 ft 3 and it has tons of leg rooms.If you are wide you may mot fit in the seats well.
I must have the Canadian version, seems a little more refined, It's the SX without the sunroof and the infotainment mess, and some other electronic stuff that could go wrong. It also now has over 75,000K on it. Still like it, don't love it, just needs more guts
awesome review bro...thumbs up
There’s a name I haven’t seen in a while! Thanks, man!
So a Kia soul with the tall head room and fold down back seats could be the perfect shaggin wagon.
Could be! Perhaps I should add a shagability metric to my review process in the future. 🤔
My apartment 😂😂💪🏾🤦🏾♀️
Try the Kia Soul Sport Turbo 1.6 litre petrol.
Get it ECU and gearbox tuned, 235 HP, 400 NM torque.
I love this omg ...lol clean
I'd get one to go along with my 2. They're not to bad at all.
I own a 2018.Ive been well pleased with it.I added front fog/ running lights myself.Am looking for fender marker lights.Cant seem to find any on the web anywhere.
We have a 2015 Kia Soul +. I will never purchase another Kia again, the ride is awful, the service department wouldn't address the issues, the engine is rough, the gas mileage sucks, the drivers seat is uncomfortable, etc. Can't wait to get rid of it!
I find the drivers seat to be really comfortable. I came down from a 1989 Lincoln Town Car. Yes, the ride is pretty firm on these cars. I have a 2015 Kia Soul base.
I saw one like that without the sunroof option. It's very nice.
My 2015 Kia is clean asf and so dope love it
Enjoyed video very honest
😂 Great video man, thank you.
Lost it at k pop banger! Lmao! 😂
I knew someone would like that line! Haha
I'm 100% on the uber lyft car with the special edition package. Something a little different.
It’s a great car to ride in, no doubt.
$1000 bucks a month? in that Soul better include heating (LOL)
First, even if it's not a Mazda lol.
They can’t all be, unfortunately. I need to get my hands on some press cars already!
Leaf: th-cam.com/video/n-fSbzmLsck/w-d-xo.html
2013 model its a true auto stick u have shift it urself
My 2015 soul doesn't auto shift while in manual mode ! Mine WILL NOT SHIFT into another gear until I SHIFT IT 🤔 just wish that KIA offered these in AWD
Well, this one did.
Like you said whatever look it up 🤣🤣🤣
I give impressions, that’s it. If someone’s considering the purchase of a car it should be on them to sus out the specs. Plus it’s kind of funny.
I have a Soul with the real 6 speed manual, I can't stand automatics as they are boring and put me to sleep
What I have always appreciated about Mazda, you pull down on the shifter to upshift, and it will bounce off the limiter rather than upshift. If you drive any car with a sequential gearbox, that’s how it works. I absolutely hate most “manual” shift modes these days because of the way they are set up.
Mazda, BMW, the higher-performance trims of Porsche models, etc; They all get it right. All driver’s brands. You can tell a lot about how much a company cares about driving by the manual modes on their automatic shifters. lol
DaedalusZero it actually is true lol, it’s the details that count. Most brands that have a pedigree get it. I personally like Hyundai’s offerings these days. I own an XD2 Elantra GT. And it’s great fun to drive. Fully independent rear suspension, 25mm thicker anti roll bars, manual gearbox. I rip around in it every day.
I have a Mazda 2 and sorry bro, but that is Kia is cooler
It’s totally a cool car, but it’s not a fun or exciting car. The two differ in their purposes. Something like the Soul was never meant to be fun and tossable, but if you like comfort and features, it’s the obvious winner of the two.
Ur so funny so i’m sub
Thanks! ✌🏻
Meh. Not really my thing, a little too quirky and weird. Though I will say that after seeing one more up close in the video I hate the car less than I would've expected. Plus, at least this isn't that bright green color!
Also, that glovebox has NOTHIN on a first gen mz3 ;)
Fair enough. Definitely a car only someone who bought one could love, but it’s great if you’re a passenger. 🤤
unprepared and uninformed
Make a better video, cuck.
REPENTNOWANDTRUSTJESUSCHRISTOURLORDANDSAVIORPLEASE🥰
Great job on the video mister! 😂👍😎 but are you sure its a 2015!? 🤔🤣Lol!
👀looks just like my 2019 KIA soul ➕! Only mine us Red & black! 😉
I totally love my "Rosie" Kia Soul ➕ Best car I've ever owned!
Rock on dude! Btw, what's up with your Hello Kitty theme!? Hahaha...🤣🤣🤣
This wasn’t my car. I was just reviewing it.
No spare tire. Do not like large tires. Do not like overdrive.
is the red zone special edition is the only one that comes with the sunroof? cause I'm looking at one that doesn't have a sunroof and it's the exact same thing, except it has a red top instead of a full blacktop.
No idea. I was just calling that one as I saw it.
I like this review, but the name "HiroshimaSpirit" rubs me the wrong way since you are a white guy. Like i clicked on this link thinking it was going to be a POC reviewing it....
Can’t say I’ve heard that one before. Most people who make note of it think it’s morbid because people don’t realize there’s more to that city than being bombed by the US in WWII. The majority of my content is Mazda related. They’re headquartered and built in Hiroshima. As a passionate enthusiast of the brand, the name made sense.
@@HiroshimaSpirit Well when you explain it like that then yes i guess it does make sense but its still weird lol
I stand at 4”11 and I always wonders if a Kia would be a good car for my height
You’ll have plenty of room in a Soul!
It would feel like an Escalade to anyone smaller than 6 ft. I love it at 6ft 300lbs!
Our bluetooth doesn't work
Have you tried hitting the MP3 button
Thank you for this report. Very interesting
Your voice is great for such a plane face! Good job!
I’ve got a face for radio, as they say.