How to Buy a Kia Stinger

[Leftlane]

My $.02 worth, is you may want to poke around and find a Kia dealer that heavily participates in Kia's MSO (Marketing Sales Objective) program, also known as a Stair-Step Spiff program. If so, it's a volume dealer who is much more likely to be focused on hitting their sales figure for the month to obtain their spiff. Sure, it may be only $250 a vehicle on average, but if their target is 120 cars, that's a nice $30,000 check to the dealer. If they sell vehicles with an average MSRP of $27k per car on average, that's another $97k to the dealership. Add in the dealer paperwork fees, extras they sell, and other people that leave thousands on the table when purchasing, and dealers should be doing very well if making their volume numbers.

It is THOSE dealers I would work with IMHO. Good luck!

Good advice
And keep in mind that the profit center for any dealer is the service department. The purpose of the sales department is to keep the service department busy.

 

[Rob Thomas]

Is anyone seeing dealers or dealer groups promoting the Stinger in your local area?

Seems like quite a few people have seen the SuperBowl ad and other national TV commercials for the Stinger. But at least in the Seattle are, there doesn't seem to be any advertising being done by dealers. That's a missed opportunity.

Just offered 47,500 plus fees for GT2 with everything. Good?

 

[Billy M]

Just offered 47,500 plus fees for GT2 with everything. Good?

Rwd or awd?

 

[Rob Thomas]

Rwd or awd?

AWD and it's mine! My 60th birthday is tomorrow. Present to myself.

 

[Billy M]

AWD and it's mine! My 60th birthday is tomorrow. Present to myself.

Wow. Good deal! Congrats and happy birthday!

 

[MarkyMark]

AWD and it's mine! My 60th birthday is tomorrow. Present to myself.

Did they accept the offer? If so, what location in the country? One of my local dealers is still charging $2k dealer markup. That's joke, and I doubt they are even able to use that in ANY negotiation, but still...

And if they took the offer, nice work!

 

[Rob Thomas]

Horne Kia in Gilbert, AZ ( Phoenix ) and it was 47,900 plus fees. I took it home last night.

 

[Billy M]

Horne Kia in Gilbert, AZ ( Phoenix ) and it was 47,900 plus fees. I took it home last night.

Photos or it didn’t happen.

 

[Rob Thomas]

Photos or it didn’t happen.

 

[iclicku]

Congrats! But I was thinking he meant pics of the contract proving the price you paid...

 

[Rob Thomas]

Congrats! But I was thinking he meant pics of the contract proving the price you paid...

Not going to happen. He asked a question and I posted pics. Believe it or not but I am not a snot nosed kid trying to brag or BS anyone, I turned 60 today, this was my birthday gift to myself, no need to lie about something like that. I am also retired.

 

[iclicku]

Not going to happen. He asked a question and I posted pics. Believe it or not but I am not a snot nosed kid trying to brag or BS anyone, I turned 60 today, this was my birthday gift to myself, no need to lie about something like that. I am also retired.

Yeah it's no skin off my back. Happy bday!

 

[Rob Thomas]

Yeah it's no skin off my back. Happy bday!

Thanks! Never thought I would live to be 60, but its the new 40.

 

[iclicku]

Thanks! Never thought I would live to be 60, but its the new 40.

You got plenty of miles left! Best to run that motor into the ground. No resale value...lol

 

[Billy M]

Congrats! But I was thinking he meant pics of the contract proving the price you paid...

Definitely just photos of the car....

 

[CtheW0rld]

I hope you got them to take that huge HORNE advertising logo off the back.

 

[Rob Thomas]

I hope you got them to take that huge HORNE advertising logo off the back.

First thing I did to the car.

 

[NYLAWBIZ]

First thing I did to the car.

I refuse to take delivery of a car with a dealer sticker on it. I have them take it off, if it is already on.

 

[3boysdad]

I'm in western VA... test drove a GT and loved it.

Only two things in GT2 that i want... cooled seats, every optima just about gets that... why only GT2.. why !
and I want the proper diff in rear.

Otherwise I'm leaning towards GT with electronic differential.
Whats the price that people are getting it for ? Anybody sub-40 with the diff option ?

 

[SWStinger]

Just offered 47,500 plus fees for GT2 with everything. Good?

Where was this deal?