buy now or wait the 2019 model?

[Falaris]

Right from the Kia.com site.



-Fal

 

[Tyler Bratcher]

Yes. They are up on the Kia website, you can directly check now.

I did check, but for the last three days the packaging and colors have switched

 

[Ruturaj]

I did check, but for the last three days the packaging and colors have switched

Yes, packing (of features) has changed recently. Didn't observe color options changing though (I have been looking at GT2 only).

 

[Falaris]

I did check, but for the last three days the packaging and colors have switched

That is annoying! I saw this the other day since I have a blue I of course was checking the blue. Glad it was still there when I went to grab a screenshot.

-Fal

 

[MerlintheMad]

I’m sorry. By packaging I mean which has sun and sound package. Which one comes standard with safety features, what safety features are standard on each trim, (2.0, Premium, GT, GT1)

Aha. The website "builder" changes daily, am I right? How can you possibly have a heads up on what is available if the most current source is unstable? Maybe you could just order a few? And wait to see what happens. That way you have some on hand but can hold out for the final delivery. Customers who ask for specifics can be told to wait patiently while enquiries are made. As far as I know, the trims remain as the MY18s for features, but with added features, i.e. nothing was dropped, only other things were added on, e.g. 360 degree camera on the GT2 is now standard with the GT2 package. So if you take MY18 as the starting point, all that remains is to confirm what "extras" are now standard for MY19.

 

[Tyler Bratcher]

It weird for the. I have a Sorento EX Base our SUV for kia, when the 2019 Came it came standard with navigation 2 months later it doesn’t. I wish they just had a complete layout of the features for 2.0L Base, Premium Base and Packages available, GT Base and is there a package available, and then for GT1 as well. I hope they don’t do what they did for the sorento and change the packaging 2 months later it sucks when they do that.

 

[Billy M]

I did check, but for the last three days the packaging and colors have switched

I looked 2 days ago and it wasn’t up...

 

[Waynerm002]

I mentioned this in one of my posts. KIA will send cars with options that are not on the website in the early part of the deliveries. I had one such early car when I got my 2014.

 

[Ruturaj]

I mentioned this in one of my posts. KIA will send cars with options that are not on the website in the early part of the deliveries. I had one such early car when I got my 2014.

Yes, those unicorns.

 

[Joseph Spiegel]

I see now that Red/Red is gone from the GT2 at least. Prices went up a bit but lots more standard on the GT2. Pretty much a Canadian spec +.

 

[MerlintheMad]

It weird for the. I have a Sorento EX Base our SUV for kia, when the 2019 Came it came standard with navigation 2 months later it doesn’t. I wish they just had a complete layout of the features for 2.0L Base, Premium Base and Packages available, GT Base and is there a package available, and then for GT1 as well. I hope they don’t do what they did for the sorento and change the packaging 2 months later it sucks when they do that.

It certainly makes your job more difficult!

Some customers do not take well to uncertainty when they want to order exactly what they want. Others, like me, go in to see what is available; and if enough appeals, they buy. Being realistic is a good stress reducer!

When my wife and I went to check out available Stingers, fully intending to buy one if everything went well in the process, I did not have a particular color in mind, or a trim or really anything specific beyond my three "must haves". I told the sales rep what they were, after opening the promo book to the pages showing the competition orange and saying, "I want that color". He started his conversation with me by saying, "You can't have it." I said why not and he said it isn't available. And I said sure it is, for enough money, I just want to know how much, to see if I will pay the extra to get the orange. And then the sales boss got into it and said, "Hey, if you want to repaint it orange, go right ahead; lease the car and we don't care if you have it repainted."

So then we moved onto the real stuff: V6, 15 speaker Harman Kardon surround, and sunroof. My wife inserted, "We want silver. It doesn't show winter dirt as much." And I insisted on the Silky Silver from that point on. So, four "must haves". They called around and found exactly what we asked for and traded for it and drove my Stinger from the other dealership c. thirty miles away. I drove it away that afternoon.

Of course, what I have just described (again) is the car sales person's dream: customer walks in, customer drives out, no hassles, no demands that can't be met. I was "easy", you might say: because I wanted a Stinger, and the important things were available.

MY19 will appeal to a lot of potential buyers. But you won't be able to pin down exactly what is going to be available. You'll just have to wait to see what you can talk me around to taking home. In my case, the four must haves were non negotiable. But other buyers are a lot more picky and predetermined about what they want as pertaining to a list of specifics.

 

[Callum]

Does anybody have a clue about the lease incentives on the '19's? I've got a great deal on a 2018, but would hate myself if I rushed into this deal and the '19's were $20 more lol

 

[Ruturaj]

Does anybody have a clue about the lease incentives on the '19's? I've got a great deal on a 2018, but would hate myself if I rushed into this deal and the '19's were $20 more lol

What price are you getting? I think lease incentive on GT2 will be 1200(RWD)-2200(AWD) less than current ones, MSRP will be more by 700 (increase) + 495 (for few colors) and then dealer discount will be less by up to 4K at least initially. So a bit more than $20.

 

[Callum]

What price are you getting? I think lease incentive on GT2 will be 1200(RWD)-2200(AWD) less than current ones, MSRP will be more by 700 (increase) + 495 (for few colors) and then dealer discount will be less by up to 4K at least initially. So a bit more than $20.

Very true. I'm at $40K driveout on a GT2 AWD
($40,067.71)

 

[Billy M]

Very true. I'm at $40K driveout on a GT2 AWD
($40,067.71)

That’s a good price!

 

[AudioHaven]

Very true. I'm at $40K driveout on a GT2 AWD
($40,067.71)

Any chance you’d be willing to share the details? Feel free to PM if that is more appropriate - thanks in advance, I truly appreciate it!

 

[Callum]

Any chance you’d be willing to share the details? Feel free to PM if that is more appropriate - thanks in advance, I truly appreciate it!

I will ask them if it's fine for me to post the contact info. They don't have a lot of GT2's left, but will confirm tonight and post up if I can.

 

[Waynerm002]

Don't need to post the contract, just write it out. That's a great deal on that car, the 2019's are not going to have anything this close until the end of the 2019 model year. Take it and run!

 

[Callum]

Don't need to post the contract, just write it out. That's a great deal on that car, the 2019's are not going to have anything this close until the end of the 2019 model year. Take it and run!

"contact", I wouldn't post my contract info!

I didn't like black, but after seeing a few in photos, with a dash of CF add-ons, probably my favorite color

 

[zoop]

Any chance you’d be willing to share the details? Feel free to PM if that is more appropriate - thanks in advance, I truly appreciate it!

Is that cash, financing, or lease?

Edit: sorry I mean the person with the 40k deal