Another one bites the dust....

[stasek]

Just picked up a leftover ‘19 Premium. Wanted to do the balloon financing, but apparently it’s not available in Illinois at this time. Did the 24/10k lease to take advantage of largest rebate.
MSRP - $42590.
After dealer discount and rebate - $26800.
After TTL and fees, I should be in at around $31,500 (too lazy to calculate).

 

[nhcowboy28]

Not the thread content I expected......


Congrats anyway.

 

[Nasscar]

Me either. Congrats and welcome to the hive stasek.

 

[eflyguy]

Just picked up a leftover ‘19 Premium.

.. then you wrecked it?

 

[Kia Stinger]

View attachment 37143 Just picked up a leftover ‘19 Premium. Wanted to do the balloon financing, but apparently it’s not available in Illinois at this time. Did the 24/10k lease to take advantage of largest rebate.
MSRP - $42590.
After dealer discount and rebate - $26800.
After TTL and fees, I should be in at around $31,500 (too lazy to calculate).

Congratulations on your Stinger!

 

[RedCal]

Welcome to the hive !

 

[5below0]

.. then you wrecked it?

That’s what I was expecting too lol

 

[stasek]

What did you think I meant ? In the end, it is the Introduction Sub-forum, but I guess I see how the title can be misleading.

 

[Aarvix]

Interesting that the balloon loan cash wasn't available (that's how I bought mine).

Maybe too many people got smart about refinancing versus suckers taking it to term.

 

[MerlintheMad]

What did you think I meant ? In the end, it is the Introduction Sub-forum, but I guess I see how the title can be misleading.

Very misleading. I, too, expected to see pic(s) of a dead Stinger. Too many of them already.

So glad it is just another fortunate soul who "bit the dust" after his/her test drive in a Stinger!

 

[stasek]

Interesting that the balloon loan cash wasn't available (that's how I bought mine).

Maybe too many people got smart about refinancing versus suckers taking it to term.

Entirely possible Kia pulled the program in Illinois..... or the finance manager lied. I was very upfront about my intentions to buyout the lease/balloon, so he might have figured they wouldn’t be getting any post sale money from KMF.

 

[stasek]

Very misleading. I, too, expected to see pic(s) of a dead Stinger. Too many of them already.

So glad it is just another fortunate soul who "bit the dust" after his/her test drive in a Stinger!

Yeah, little misleading . Way too many “Hi, My name is Bob and I’m a Stingerholic” or “Yo, new owner here” posts .

 

[stasek]

What Da fuq just happened - I may have jinxed myself with the thread title.
So after picking up the Stinger on Friday, I get a call from the dealer that there’s a problem with financing and I need to come in. Hmmm... what problem? I didn’t feel like driving an hour on Saturday so stopped by on Monday and the GSM tells me that they screwed up and in the dealer discount included “dealer cash” - $2k on Premium, $3k on 3.3TT, which are only available for retail purchase, not lease. In order for me to keep the car, i needed to come up with at least $1500 (giving me a break). Seriously? I went back to work, scoured the interwebs and called some dealer friends, and pretty much everyone was in an agreement that the dealer should eat their mistake. But, after couple conversations with the dealer, I ultimately decided to return the car. They never sent the paperwork to KMF and I imagine they didn’t apply for title, either, so the only harm to them is that they now have a ‘19 on the lot with 260 miles on, and if Kia pulls support for ‘19s, they’ll have a heck of a time selling the car for high $30ks.
Back to the drawing board for me!

 

[DaBears4Lyfe]

What Da fuq just happened - I may have jinxed myself with the thread title.
So after picking up the Stinger on Friday, I get a call from the dealer that there’s a problem with financing and I need to come in. Hmmm... what problem? I didn’t feel like driving an hour on Saturday so stopped by on Monday and the GSM tells me that they screwed up and in the dealer discount included “dealer cash” - $2k on Premium, $3k on 3.3TT, which are only available for retail purchase, not lease. In order for me to keep the car, i needed to come up with at least $1500 (giving me a break). Seriously? I went back to work, scoured the interwebs and called some dealer friends, and pretty much everyone was in an agreement that the dealer should eat their mistake. But, after couple conversations with the dealer, I ultimately decided to return the car. They never sent the paperwork to KMF and I imagine they didn’t apply for title, either, so the only harm to them is that they now have a ‘19 on the lot with 260 miles on, and if Kia pulls support for ‘19s, they’ll have a heck of a time selling the car for high $30ks.
Back to the drawing board for me!

Did you sign the paperwork. I would have told them to kick rocks.

 

[SafetyPilotCal]

Sounds like they tried to pull a spot delivery on you. The fact that none of the paperwork was submitted makes it seem even more likely. f*ck those guys. Sorry you had such a shitty experience.

 

[stasek]

Did you sign the paperwork. I would have told them to kick rocks.

I did! Excellent credit, no issues whatsoever. They DID show me their internal document showing the “trunk cash” and it did confirm that the $2k dealer cash was available to retail sales only, but still! Considering how poorly the Stinger sells (whopping 1034 in December) and the fact that I had the car for 4 days, they probably should have eaten their mistake (and made it up on a Telluride with $4k market adjustment)

Since you’re in Chitown - it happened at Napleton Kia in Elgin.

 

[stasek]

Sounds like they tried to pull a spot delivery on you. The fact that none of the paperwork was submitted makes it seem even more likely. f*ck those guys. Sorry you had such a shitty experience.

Crossed my mind. Tough to miss the little note on the paperwork explaining the trunk cash.
Not a 100% valid metric, but the dealer rating on “dealer rater” is 2.4/5.

 

[Patmir]

The dealer calling a few days later wanting more money due to a “mistake or the bank didn’t approve” is nothing new, sorry it happened.

 

[westcoastGT]

Crossed my mind. Tough to miss the little note on the paperwork explaining the trunk cash.
Not a 100% valid metric, but the dealer rating on “dealer rater” is 2.4/5.

................for the Dealer !!

 

[Revvdmedia]

Lol I would have kept driving as long as I could and not shown up. I know my financing is in order (can make the payments, good credit). I would have racked up as many miles as I could before I was brought in by the police (if they even could). Screw them! lol