Likely against my better judgement I've decided to let Kia off the hook and have the dealer install the replacement seat bottom. By rights I should teach a certain person from Kia a lesson. The dealer knows Kia would not be happy with them if I let the lemon law run its' course as the problem was with the dealer.
This decision was done mostly due to the wife as this is her car, she likes it better than anything she test drove last spring/summer with one exception "drove something like 25 cars" and she has done some fancy decorations that would cost a fair amount to redo on a replacement that the lemon law would not cover.
If one finds something that "fits" and the overall projected cost is only a couple percent difference from what might be conceived as a "real deal", which educated car buyers understand, there are many choices available to the consumer that does not require one to be tied to any mode of thinking or manufacturer be it something within the GM line, Ford, Honda or whatever.
Overall projected costs were not a factor when this car was bought. Had it been such I probably would have bought her a Mazda or a Honda as these manufactures had her # 2 & 3 picks. To be frank the Optima was a tie with her # 2 pick, which was a Mazda 3.
Buying the Optima versus the Mazda was my decision as I wanted to test one. Responses and lack of from Kia reps with this issue will now cause me to never buy another Kia. While I like the Rondo, there are other choices that will easily fit this slot.
Odds are I'll be going back to more GM products, possibly Ford & Honda will be given a serious look over the next 2 years with my next 2 purchases.
Good luck to everyone.
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