Central FL new GT1 owner

[Jalez]

Hey what's up fellow awesome Stinger owners/lessors!!
Just got my 2019 Kia Stinger GT1 RWD last night in Snow White with Red interior and am stoked!!!!!!

I am a finance manager for a Hyundai store down here and was waiting on the G70, but my Lexus IS lease was up and I went and test drive an Audi S4, BMW 440i Gran Coupe and a Lexus GS 350 F Sport.......THEN I test drove a Stinger and was like "this is the one"!!....got the Korean badge pack incoming too, so excited lol.

Thanks

 

[NikonMan]

Welcome! Who did you buy from, and how was your experience?

 

[Jalez]

Welcome! Who did you buy from, and how was your experience?

I got it from Orlando Kia "West"......now this is after I negotiated with 5 different Kia stores through Florida. I went to the Orlando location due to them having over 15 in stock in case I wanted to change my mind on color, and it being the closest to me with decent pricing. The Lakeland, Winter Haven and Brandon/Tampa store were all way high on pricing, so was Orlando initially but they told me to come in and they would honor and possibly beat my best offer, and for some reason I believed they would, and they did.

The buying experience was fine, nothing close to when I leased my two Lexus or BMW of course. This is the one area Kia definitely has to step up. It was about 2.5 hours start to finish, so nothing way crazy. They didn't try to BS me, they couldn't because I was armed with other quotes. In the end I recommend the store, just don't expect Mercedes/Lexus service, not happening.

My word of advice is pretty much common sense but I'll put it out here anyway....if your looking at a Stinger at a Kia dealership. and they only have 5 or less Stingers on the lot, you are not likely to get the best deal there on average.

Look for a "volume store" that has at least 12- 15+ Stingers on the lot

 

[NikonMan]

Look for a "volume store" that has at least 12- 15+ Stingers on the lot

Thanks, Orlando East is closest to me and they're in the same dealer group so I feel better about dealing with them.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Howdy. GT1 here too. I love driving my car and look for chances/excuses to do so, after more than eight months in.

 

[Jalez]

Yes, Orlando North/East/West are all owned by Greenway Corporation. Good inventory

 

[Jalez]

Howdy. GT1 here too. I love driving my car and look for chances/excuses to do so, after more than eight months in.

Thanks!! Haha yes this car is legit, I'm totally blown away and if Kia keeps this up, they have a very bright future

 

[Stinger GT SS]

G’day, welcome to the forum & Stinger Owners Fraternity, enjoy your new ride.

 

[Waynerm002]

Congrats and welcome to the forum! My choices for exterior colors were the White, Ceramic Silver (which I ended up getting) and Panthera Metal, Red would be the last choice and the interior had to be red. Now if the Deep Chroma Blue was here, with a Brown interior (as listed for the Atlantica that is no longer coming) was available, I might have gone that direction. Your White and Red is an awesome combo! I would go for one of those, if I end up upgrading during the mid-cycle refresh.

 

[Kia Stinger]

Hey what's up fellow awesome Stinger owners/lessors!!
Just got my 2019 Kia Stinger GT1 RWD last night in Snow White with Red interior and am stoked!!!!!!

I am a finance manager for a Hyundai store down here and was waiting on the G70, but my Lexus IS lease was up and I went and test drive an Audi S4, BMW 440i Gran Coupe and a Lexus GS 350 F Sport.......THEN I test drove a Stinger and was like "this is the one"!!....got the Korean badge pack incoming too, so excited lol.

Thanks

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Welcome aboard! And thank you for signing up. Congratulations on your brand new Stinger GT! What did the Stinger replace for you?

 

[Jalez]

^^^ I turned in my 2016 Lexus IS 350 F-Sport lease

Windows Tinted now:

 

[TwistedOrca]

Amazing, just what tint does