Kia Stinger GT The Wannabe?

[AV8R]

Now this guy is a real Wally. Please view his video on YouTube and give him your honest thoughts, I did. He drives a Camaro but he thinks Kia Stinger owners are posers. Give him a serve of of his own medicine guys.

 

[StungBlueGT2]

Thanks again for great informative videos, except to loser talking smack about the Stinger. Lol. You could tell he was interested but was trying sooo hard to not be impressed. His ignorance needs to end so youre right and someone give him some facts! I loved my Trans-Am but will admit the Stinger is so much more car and nicer of a car. We just need some videos of Stingers beating Camaros to silence more of these sad haters...

 

[Kamauxx]

We just need some videos of Stingers beating Camaros to silence more of these sad haters...

To be fair they are quite a bit faster than our cars, stock v stock.

But there is no way in hell his opinion is valuable enough for me to waste time commenting on his YouTube channel. Hopefully everyone will just give him a thumbs down and keep moving.

 

[DCBStingerGT]

Now this guy is a real Wally. Please view his video on YouTube and give him your honest thoughts, I did. He drives a Camaro but he thinks Kia Stinger owners are posers. Give him a serve of of his own medicine guys

What a " WAYNE KER " he is, im just guessing that's his name, he made me upset, how narrow minded , im sick of hearing comparisons to BMW or Audi or Mercedes or any other brand, that is why im happy too keep the KIA badges, in my opinion the Stinger is beautiful and graceful, and is closer to those other brands in many ways than Camaro is., 0 - 100kph times do not concern me. BMW, Audi or even a AMG do not turn heads like Stinger does, im so proud to own such a rare, never seen before KIA just making its first presence to roads around the world, only the exotic supercars really turns heads, just like Stinger, Aussie members will understand, Ford Mustang was released here a few years ago, and now when i see one, its like whatever, but i know if im driving my Stinger i will turn my head to look at another Stinger.
Anyway, that was my two cents, now i need a coffee and calm down..haha

 

[AV8R]

What a " WAYNE KER " he is, im just guessing that's his name, he made me upset, how narrow minded , im sick of hearing comparisons to BMW or Audi or Mercedes or any other brand, that is why im happy too keep the KIA badges, in my opinion the Stinger is beautiful and graceful, and is closer to those other brands in many ways than Camaro is., 0 - 100kph times do not concern me. BMW, Audi or even a AMG do not turn heads like Stinger does, im so proud to own such a rare, never seen before KIA just making its first presence to roads around the world, only the exotic supercars really turns heads, just like Stinger, Aussie members will understand, Ford Mustang was released here a few years ago, and now when i see one, its like whatever, but i know if im driving my Stinger i will turn my head to look at another Stinger.
Anyway, that was my two cents, now i need a coffee and calm down..haha

Ford dealers......rows and rows of mustangs with 2 star safety rating and no buyers.
Kia dealers ........orders and orders for Stingers with 5 star safety rating and can get enough cars for the buyers.
I rest my case and I guess it would be the same for a camaro as good as they look they are like apple phones.

 

[mldavis2]

Motor Trend shows the 2018 Camaro SS 0-60 in 4.1 seconds and the 2018 Mustang GT at 4.4 seconds. So stock for stock on a drag strip they are a hair quicker. The Camaro claims 455HP so it should be a lot quicker than that. Depends on where your priorities are.

 

[Kamauxx]

So stock for stock on a drag strip they are a hair quicker.

That's some long hair...

The Camaro runs 12.2 at 115+ mph trap speed and the Mustang is a 12.0 sec. car with a trap speed of 120ish. They are both a lot faster than our 13.3 at 109 (motor trend #s)

I get that people want to jump at the power/performance/drag strip/street race/race track argument (not directed at your, mldavis2) whenever Mustangs or Camaros are involved but I think that does our cars a disservice. Our cars aren't even close to the performance of what Ford, Chevy, and Dodge are making (1+ second in a 1/4 mile is an eternity on the strip (maybe 3-5 car lengths?) ). Stingers weren't created to compete with muscle cars.

There are plenty of areas where our cars trump theirs, though. I think we should focus on those areas instead of performance on a drag strip.

 

[DCBStingerGT]

Motor Trend shows the 2018 Camaro SS 0-60 in 4.1 seconds and the 2018 Mustang GT at 4.4 seconds. So stock for stock on a drag strip they are a hair quicker. The Camaro claims 455HP so it should be a lot quicker than that. Depends on where your priorities are.

Exactly a point im trying to make, so if a person buys a Camaro or Mustang, they are not the fastest cars in the world, there is always another car faster, Stinger buyers do not settle for a Stinger because they really wanted a Camaro or Mustang or something else faster, i wanted Stinger for the great car that it is, im proud of Kia, but angry and embarrassed for Holden, once a diehard Holden fan and former employee, still with discount, i bought a Stinger, not a Holden with discount.

 

[Kamauxx]

Exactly a point im trying to make, so if a person buys a Camaro or Mustang, they are not the fastest cars in the world, there is always another car faster, Stinger buyers do not settle for a Stinger because they really wanted a Camaro or Mustang or something else faster, i wanted Stinger for the great car that it is, im proud of Kia,

Exactly! Stingers offer more than a big V8 and wide tires. Camaro/Mustang have nothing to offer over a Stinger EXCEPT acceleration.

but angry and embarrassed for Holden, once a diehard Holden fan and former employee, still with discount, i bought a Stinger, not a Holden with discount.

That's funny. I owned a Holden (sold as a Pontiac GTO, but I'm sure you know that whole deal) a decade ago. 2006 Brazen Orange Metallic. Thoroughly enjoyed that car...until our second son was born and I accepted that it isn't made to fit more than 2 people.

 

[mldavis2]

That's funny. I owned a Holden (sold as a Pontiac GTO, but I'm sure you know that whole deal) a decade ago. 2006 Brazen Orange Metallic. Thoroughly enjoyed that car...until our second son was born and I accepted that it isn't made to fit more than 2 people.

Still have mine with 97,000 miles. Love the 6-speed. Bright blue metallic - looks like new. Great car! Repair-free except for a clutch slave cylinder.

 

[Kamauxx]

Still have mine with 97,000 miles. Love the 6-speed. Bright blue metallic - looks like new. Great car! Repair-free except for a clutch slave cylinder.

I originally fell in love with and wanted to own a blue on blue GTO. I talked about it so much that a co-worker (the Corporal in charge of me at the time) bought one. He called me late one night and told me to look out of my living room window. He was sitting there in my dream car! I wanted to kill him. He wrecked his a few months later, repaired it, and sold it to a kid in Kansas. A couple months later I finally got mine.

To this day I believe he only bought it to spite me.

 

[DCBStingerGT]

Still have mine with 97,000 miles. Love the 6-speed. Bright blue metallic - looks like new. Great car! Repair-free except for a clutch slave cylinder.

Very Happy to hear your Holden built Pontiacs have served you well.

 

[mldavis2]

I originally fell in love with and wanted to own a blue on blue GTO. I talked about it so much that a co-worker (the Corporal in charge of me at the time) bought one. He called me late one night and told me to look out of my living room window. He was sitting there in my dream car! I wanted to kill him. He wrecked his a few months later, repaired it, and sold it to a kid in Kansas. A couple months later I finally got mine.

To this day I believe he only bought it to spite me.

I looked at the '04 GTO that first came out with the 5.7L 350HP engine and passed on it. I had purchased several Pontiacs from my favorite salesman at the local dealership and in '05 he called me at work one day and said he had an '05 I might want to see. I drove right over and watched a blue on blue being off-loaded from the transport. 3 miles on the clock. I told them to pull the keys and I'd call them next morning to talk price. To this day I believe he knew I liked blue and he ordered that car to tease me into buying it when the 400HP LS2 came out. He denies it, but I still think he knew that I knew he ordered it.

 

[davebo]

I looked at the '04 GTO that first came out with the 5.7L 350HP engine and passed on it. I had purchased several Pontiacs from my favorite salesman at the local dealership and in '05 he called me at work one day and said he had an '05 I might want to see. I drove right over and watched a blue on blue being off-loaded from the transport. 3 miles on the clock. I told them to pull the keys and I'd call them next morning to talk price. To this day I believe he knew I liked blue and he ordered that car to tease me into buying it when the 400HP LS2 came out. He denies it, but I still think he knew that I knew he ordered it.

I was really surprised when GM came out with such a bland looking car in what they knew would be the last model year the Corvettes would use the LS1, and then really stepped things up the very next year. It'd be like if the base stinger came out with the 2.0t engine then for 2019 they changed the exterior and gave the base 300hp with a new engine. It'd be a whole different ball game and the original adopters would feel pretty crummy.

 

[Eugene Onegin]

Haters are going to hate .

 

[davebo]

Haters are going to hate .

So you're saying we should just... shake it off?

 

[Kamauxx]

I was really surprised when GM came out with such a bland looking car in what they knew would be the last model year the Corvettes would use the LS1, and then really stepped things up the very next year. It'd be like if the base stinger came out with the 2.0t engine then for 2019 they changed the exterior and gave the base 300hp with a new engine. It'd be a whole different ball game and the original adopters would feel pretty crummy.

All they changed appearance wise was the added hood scoops and dual exhaust with valance. Their appearance was identical other than that.

But really the entire 04-06 GTO experiment was flawed from the start. GM was just a horrible company back then (part of the reason Pontiac/Saturn died a few years later).

 

[davebo]

Ahh I thought the taillights changed too. Either way it was an improvement. Who wants a big V8 with single exhaust?

 

[Kamauxx]

Ahh I thought the taillights changed too. Either way it was an improvement. Who wants a big V8 with single exhaust?

What's worse, just to illustrate how poorly GM was being managed at the time, I'm pretty sure the 04s had dual exhaust. For some reason someone at GM decided to take a dual exhaust and make both pipes exit out of the same side. They just flat-out sucked! (Except for my 04 Z06 hehe)

 

[Rufus]

Exactly! Stingers offer more than a big V8 and wide tires. Camaro/Mustang have nothing to offer over a Stinger EXCEPT acceleration.



That's funny. I owned a Holden (sold as a Pontiac GTO, but I'm sure you know that whole deal) a decade ago. 2006 Brazen Orange Metallic. Thoroughly enjoyed that car...until our second son was born and I accepted that it isn't made to fit more than 2 people.

Agreed. I was not a fan of 4 doors until after our son was born. Having young children can change one's priorities greatly, and overnight. The idea of reacting to a kid in a WRX wanting to street race loses all luster when you see your child in his carseat and realize you are responsible for more than just yourself.