Killa200
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Managed to nab a Snow White GT1 RWD with the Drive Wise Package and Red Interior Package a couple weeks ago at Kia of Chattanooga in Tennessee. Originally they had it listed at sticker price for $46,255 (GT1 RWD, Drive Wise, Cargo Net, Wheel Locks, Destination)
Went to the dealership with a buddy from out of country just to kill time and play with a Stinger since they actually had three in stock (A Ceramic Silver Base, an Aurora Black Premium, and this Snow White GT1). Base was out in the lot so we took it for a quick test drive after looking at the Premium in the show room. Was a fairly nice drive, but aside from the updates tech it didn't quite feel like it was much up on the 2013 Optima SXL I came in with.
I was set on grabbing a White model, and my sales rep, Juan Salazar, being the great guy he is suggest he can look at their partner dealership's inventory and their incoming and see what he can do, as I was pondering going ahead with a Premium, but no one had a white model nearby.
Finally I said, you know what? Juan if you can get this GT1 you guys have in stock down to $700 a month with my trade in and some cash down I'll take it. After some back and forth dealing (the SXL still had money owed on it, but I managed to almost break even in that category) We got the GT1 down to $43,380!
Nabbed some dealer add ons like basic paint protection (not bad here, $399), upgraded 10yr / 100k on the entire car and not just drive train, key fob replacement (ask me what I needed that lol) and security etch that was already on the windows (which was fine, as I'll make that cost back in the discount I get on my insurance) and walked out the door at $701 a month.
Can't be happier, and love the car! What was even funnier is the dealership manager was driving this car as a take home that day, so he wound up having to come and meet us back at the dealership after dinner to drop it off, lol. Came back the next day to buy a cargo liner and drop off a down payment and he said he took my SXL home and it wasn't a bad drive, but he missed the power of the Stinger!
Went to the dealership with a buddy from out of country just to kill time and play with a Stinger since they actually had three in stock (A Ceramic Silver Base, an Aurora Black Premium, and this Snow White GT1). Base was out in the lot so we took it for a quick test drive after looking at the Premium in the show room. Was a fairly nice drive, but aside from the updates tech it didn't quite feel like it was much up on the 2013 Optima SXL I came in with.
I was set on grabbing a White model, and my sales rep, Juan Salazar, being the great guy he is suggest he can look at their partner dealership's inventory and their incoming and see what he can do, as I was pondering going ahead with a Premium, but no one had a white model nearby.
Finally I said, you know what? Juan if you can get this GT1 you guys have in stock down to $700 a month with my trade in and some cash down I'll take it. After some back and forth dealing (the SXL still had money owed on it, but I managed to almost break even in that category) We got the GT1 down to $43,380!
Nabbed some dealer add ons like basic paint protection (not bad here, $399), upgraded 10yr / 100k on the entire car and not just drive train, key fob replacement (ask me what I needed that lol) and security etch that was already on the windows (which was fine, as I'll make that cost back in the discount I get on my insurance) and walked out the door at $701 a month.
Can't be happier, and love the car! What was even funnier is the dealership manager was driving this car as a take home that day, so he wound up having to come and meet us back at the dealership after dinner to drop it off, lol. Came back the next day to buy a cargo liner and drop off a down payment and he said he took my SXL home and it wasn't a bad drive, but he missed the power of the Stinger!
