Good Great Experience

[Robert O'Dwyer]

I purchased a New Ceramic White (gray), GT AWD on May 31st, from Moritz Kia Alliance in Fort Worth, TX and had a great experience.
I had been looking and negotiating for a while and called that morning asking if they would sell the Ceramic White w. Red leather interior for $46,000. They came back and asked for $46,500 as it had tint, pinstripes, and and aftermarket spoiler already added.
Got the deal at $46.500, spent less than one hour in dealership and that included walking the service area and meeting the service manager. No hard up sell, just offering of the other typical options such as extended warranties, prepaid services, etc. Declined all of these and walked out at $46,500

 

[Joseph Spiegel]

Welcome to the forum and enjoy your new ride. Great color choice!

 

[DiabloStinger]

Welcome welcome

 

[Stinger305]

Welcome, Robert! I see they also rebadged the back with the Stinger script instead of the Kia logo. (For most of us that was a DIY job.) Curious what badge is on the front of the car?

 

[Robert O'Dwyer]

I re-badged the back myself after getting home from the dealer. I also covered the wheel center caps that said KIA with the GT Logo center caps in red on black background. I have not removed and changed the front badge yet, still deciding which badge to put on the front

 

[Stinger305]

Ah, gotcha. I was in the same place as you. The Stinger script on the back is a no-brainer. The front isn't so obvious. Could leave it Kia. The "E" is an option that looks cool but needs to be explained. I considered the Kia Motors one but didn't want a spot of blue on my black car and I personally think it looks like a knock-off BMW logo. I ended up going with the "E" for the mystique. Looks great.

 

[Robert O'Dwyer]

I assume that the "E" badge your referencing is the round badge, I was curious about how that would look versus the oval badges. I prefer the "E" for exactly the mystique reason. I have literally received at least one comment every day from someone each day I take it out, especially since no one knows what type of car it is from the back or the sides since I removed all reference to KIA

 

[Stinger305]

I know some prefer the oval shape, but round looks great to me, more luxury even. Take a look at the Stinger store or even the pics people post in the Exterior forum - rebadging is very popular.

OEM Kia Stinger E Badge Hood Emblem - Kia Stinger dot com