Has anyone seen any Stingers in the wild?

[Gordo]

Finally met @MerlintheMad tonight. Interesting how a car, chance sighting on the road and the forum can help two strangers meet.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Did you know I took this one? I bet not?

If you want to see other pics, here's the post on the Utah thread: Utah Stingers

 

[rocket23]

now there are some wild stingers

 

[davebo]

Boy it sure looks better in states where front plates aren't required.

 

[rocket23]

our state flip flopped on the requirement....they are mandated now.....sux.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Boy it sure looks better in states where front plates aren't required.

Except that in Utah front plates are required. Cops aren't allowed to pull you over for a missing front plate as a first offense. But they can tack on "no front plate" if they are feeling peevish.

 

[Coast GT]

A black one passed me this morning on my way to work at Wetherill Park & a White one followed me out from work in the same location on Tuesday afternoon.

Pulled up at the lights on Pacific Hwy Ourimbah behind a white GT on the way to work Monday afternoon. Managed to get alongside of him shortly after, no wave, not even so much as a look in my direction lol. Just some old bloke in business attire. He didn’t look too impressed in my rear view mirror when I pulled in front of him and then lost him at the next set of lights. Seen a few others while driving around in the work car.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Pulled up at the lights on Pacific Hwy Ourimbah behind a white GT on the way to work Monday afternoon. Managed to get alongside of him shortly after, no wave, not even so much as a look in my direction lol. Just some old bloke in business attire. He didn’t look too impressed in my rear view mirror when I pulled in front of him and then lost him at the next set of lights. Seen a few others while driving around in the work car.

I guess not everyone’s into the car the same way we are here on this forum.

 

[Coast GT]

I guess not everyone’s into the car the same way we are here on this forum.

Yeah guess not, but it certainly sparks interest in people. I rang NRMA yesterday to buy some insurance unrelated to the Stinger. When I got asked all the usual ID questions the guy mentioned my other policies and says “I see you’ve got a 2018 Kia Stinger, that’s my dream car what’s it like?” So the next 5 minutes are spent talking about the car before going on to what I actually called them for. I’ve been stopped by strangers at the shops a couple of times and they comment on it but that’s a first being asked about it without them even seeing it

 

[Stinger GT SS]

Yeah guess not, but it certainly sparks interest in people. I rang NRMA yesterday to buy some insurance unrelated to the Stinger. When I got asked all the usual ID questions the guy mentioned my other policies and says “I see you’ve got a 2018 Kia Stinger, that’s my dream car what’s it like?” So the next 5 minutes are spent talking about the car before going on to what I actually called them for. I’ve been stopped by strangers at the shops a couple of times and they comment on it but that’s a first being asked about it without them even seeing it

Yep, I’ve had similar experiences.

 

[eljay]

Being noticed is even better than a sighting in the wild. Last week I was getting my grocery bags out of the trunk to go into the supermarket. I saw a car driving rather quickly across two empty parking lanes toward the empty slots to the right of my car, and I cursed their unsafe driving under my breath. As it pulled near, I heard the woman in the passenger seat say, "It's a Kia." I couldn't hear what the woman driving said, but then the passenger said, "NO, it's a KIA!" as they turned left around my car into the lane and bombed out of the parking lot.

 

[AV8R]

In Western Australia no one seems to care to ask about car unless I’m at cars and coffee meet.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

In Western Australia no one seems to care to ask about car unless I’m at cars and coffee meet.

Yes because it’s not a 4x4....lol

 

[AV8R]

Yes because it’s not a 4x4....lol

Nah just uneducated hicks

 

[Ozstung]

Am i onto something here : orginal badges- no wave. Changed badges- wave ?? Tried to keep up with a white stinger at Narellan but he appeared to lane change to get away im sure he saw the purple one.

I reckon we should get forum rear stickers liked someone suggested many moons ago . I think that was your idea AV8R?

 

[AV8R]

Am i onto something here : orginal badges- no wave. Changed badges- wave ?? Tried to keep up with a white stinger at Narellan but he appeared to lane change to get away im sure he saw the purple one.

I reckon we should get forum rear stickers liked someone suggested many moons ago . I think that was your idea AV8R?

Yep. My idea

 

[AV8R]

 

[AV8R]

Or this...

 

[DCBStingerGT]

In Western Australia no one seems to care to ask about car unless I’m at cars and coffee meet.

I have had a similar experience here in Victoria so far, only had two guys ask about my Stinger in 7 months.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I have had a similar experience here in Victoria so far, only had two guys ask about my Stinger in 7 months.

I've had an almost inverse experience: hardly any sightings of Stingers in the wild, but more queries than I can recall. Just yesterday evening, while @Gordo and I were taking pics of our two cars, a guy drove into the park (to fetch his kids, I think), and through his open window asked us the usual questions, and made a couple of admiring comments.