Has anyone seen any Stingers in the wild?

[LaserJet]

First day behind the wheel of my new Stinger and what do I see in front? A Bee!

 

[MerlintheMad]

View attachment 15831 View attachment 15830 backing my fire engine in after a call, and I notice one directly across from our front apron. Actually my second time to see this car. First time was while on a medical call, here in San Marcos TX

Perfectly safe parking lot, but still a crappy parking job. I hope that s/he doesn't park that casually when spaces are at a high demand.

 

[MerlintheMad]

First day behind the wheel of my new Stinger and what do I see in front? A Bee!



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What is wrong with people? If you're going to park that far off center, just go all the way and take up TWO stalls. They're just asking for a banged up door.

(edit) HAHAH!!! I just saw the reality: It's OZ. Driving on the WRONG side of the road. (It's also too early to be doing this.) (It was the brake lights that finally made me look closer. )

 

[Billy M]

Perfectly safe parking lot, but still a crappy parking job. I hope that s/he doesn't park that casually when spaces are at a high demand.

I noticed that too, but gave him the benifit of doubt, but he’s lucky he hasn’t been towed in that lot for taking two spots and paying for 1

 

[MIGULZZ]

I'm in Yakima WA have a Red GT, I've spotted two white GTs and a Blue GT2, in Spokane WA I spotted a white GT2 I believe(see photo) and I had one of my guys replace a windshield in a white premium(I manage an auto glass shop). also spotted a blue one around Cle Elum, WA.

 

[Coast GT]

What is wrong with people? If you're going to park that far off center, just go all the way and take up TWO stalls. They're just asking for a banged up door.

(edit) HAHAH!!! I just saw the reality: It's OZ. Driving on the WRONG side of the road. (It's also too early to be doing this.) (It was the brake lights that finally made me look closer. )

It’s actually in a line of traffic. The Toyota to the left is actually parked as close to the gutter as it can get. I would suggest the Stinger was about to move to the left lane to make a left turn once it passed the parked vehicle.

 

[GRStinger]

I'm in Yakima WA have a Red GT, I've spotted two white GTs and a Blue GT2, in Spokane WA I spotted a white GT2 I believe(see photo) and I had one of my guys replace a windshield in a white premium(I manage an auto glass shop). also spotted a blue one around Cle Elum, WA.View attachment 15856

Man, that Hi-Chroma Red Stinger looks really great - set off by that white car in the background. Just kidding! The Stinger looks awesome in white. Nice pic.

 

[LaserJet]

It’s actually in a line of traffic. The Toyota to the left is actually parked as close to the gutter as it can get. I would suggest the Stinger was about to move to the left lane to make a left turn once it passed the parked vehicle.

Spot on

 

[LouieLouie]

Drove behind a Ceramic Silver on Old Cutler Road in Miami/Palmetto Bay for all of 45 seconds today.
Longest I've gotten to look at one that wasn't mine or on a car lot. Blew my horn a few times and even sped up next to him before making a left turn. Think i freaked him out though.

 

[nhcowboy28]

Drove behind a Ceramic Silver on Old Cutler Road in Miami/Palmetto Bay for all of 45 seconds today.
Longest I've gotten to look at one that wasn't mine or on a car lot. Blew my horn a few times and even sped up next to him before making a left turn. Think i freaked him out though.

911 what’s your emergency?

Omg, there is this madman driving a Maserati honking and following me....

 

[Bharat]

Waiting for my car to be brought up in the Hilton Secure parking at Sydney CBD and I see a black stinger prowling in the corner.

I hope to get a black one in Feb next year. Looks gorgeous in the flesh.

I also saw a ceramic silver and a deep chroma blue in parramatta. They’re getting common aren’t they?

 

[Ozstung]

Waiting for my car to be brought up in the Hilton Secure parking at Sydney CBD and I see a black stinger prowling in the corner.

I hope to get a black one in Feb next year. Looks gorgeous in the flesh.

I also saw a ceramic silver and a deep chroma blue in parramatta. They’re getting common aren’t they?

I've had my car a year and have never seen the ceramic silver "in the wild" and have only seen Dcb once. Also spotted black recently for the first time. White are the most common siting by far.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Waiting for my car to be brought up in the Hilton Secure parking at Sydney CBD and I see a black stinger prowling in the corner.

I hope to get a black one in Feb next year. Looks gorgeous in the flesh.

I also saw a ceramic silver and a deep chroma blue in parramatta. They’re getting common aren’t they?

Maybe in Oz where all you all live along a coastal strip.

Welcome to the Stinger Forum, btw.

 

[LouieLouie]

911 what’s your emergency?

Omg, there is this madman driving a Maserati honking and following me....

Pretty much!

 

[OliverNuther]

In 6 months of ownership I’ve only seen 3 other Stingers and my last sighting was about 3 months ago. Today, I’m leaving the house to go shopping and driving down my street is a white Stinger! We give each other a wave and keep going. I go a few clicks down the road, pull up at a stop light and a black Stinger slides past in the lane next to me! 2 in less than 2 minutes when I hadn’t seen one for months. Amazing.

 

[Bharat]

Maybe in Oz where all you all live along a coastal strip.

Welcome to the Stinger Forum, btw.

Ha ha even then they were pretty rare then now.
Thank you. Have been stalking on the forum till now. I am gonna start shopping around soon and I’ll come back with quite a few questions.

In 6 months of ownership I’ve only seen 3 other Stingers and my last sighting was about 3 months ago. Today, I’m leaving the house to go shopping and driving down my street is a white Stinger! We give each other a wave and keep going. I go a few clicks down the road, pull up at a stop light and a black Stinger slides past in the lane next to me! 2 in less than 2 minutes when I hadn’t seen one for months. Amazing.

Did Kia deliver all their bookings in a bunch or what? There are a lot of em around.
Do you know what the waiting time is nowadays?

 

[OliverNuther]

Do you know what the waiting time is nowadays?

Not sure about waiting times. I was at the dealers a week ago for a service and they had 2 Stingers on the lot so I guess the waiting time is nil if you wanted what they had in stock. I was talking to the Service Manager about sales generally and he said that he thought that sales nationally were about what Kia were hoping for or maybe slightly above. So if sales are in line with expectations you would expect wait times to be minimal. Good luck with your purchase, you won’t regret it.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Now is a good time to get the feelers out, with Christmas/New Year coming most dealers will be looking to get rid of 18 builds before the new stock 19 arrives. So work out what you want with trim level & accessories etc. then throw your numbers at them & stick with it, someone will fold when they get desperate, good luck.

 

[Ozstung]

I'm lead to believe they're lucky to do 200 a month Nationally. That can't be great? They have 221 dealers that's less than 1 each per month.

 

[TwistedOrca]

Finally, saw a Ceramic GT on Buford Damn Hwy, GA. Road trip in the Sorento.

524 miles away from mine.