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[Disco]

What's up y'all? I just picked up a blue 2019 GT2 AWD with 13k miles in Chapel Hill NC. I cannot be happier with this car.

I haven't gotten a car actually for myself since I bought a 3-year old SVT Contour my senior year of high school, about 17 years ago. So with several vehicles in between that served other purposes, I've gone from one sport sedan to another. This is really where I like to be.

I'm already looking at swapping out the front, rear, and steering wheel badges.

Looking forward to learning from all of you what else i need to know.

 

[Daniel @ K8 Stinger Store]

Hey Disco,

Welcome to the Stinger Forum and congrats on your new Micro Blue GT2. It is great to hear you are enjoying the performance and luxury from your new vehicle. If you are looking to make modifications especially badge swaps check us out at www.k8stingerstore.com. We are the north american distributor for the authentic KDM emblems. We also have tons of other products we can provide for your Stinger. Feel free to message me as well and I can get you hooked up with a discount.

- Daniel

 

[robz32]

Welcome aboard and congratulations on the upgrade!

 

[Nasscar]

G'day Disco. Welcome to the forum.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Even @Disco sounds good on the Harman Kardon surround sound. Welcome to the forum.

 

[Nasscar]

Even @Disco sounds good on the Harman Kardon surround sound. Welcome to the forum.

That was probably your era Merlin.

 

[Stinger GT SS]

G’day @Disco, welcome to the forum & to the Stinger Owners Fraternity, enjoy your new ride.

 

[MerlintheMad]

It was a joke because I really, really, really dislike disco (the music, not the @Disco ).

That was probably your era Merlin.

 

[Nasscar]

If was a joke because I really, really, really dislike disco (the music, not the @Disco ).

Can't say it's my favourite music either.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Can't say it's my favourite music either.

And no "IF" about it (I caught the typo because of you quoting me. )

 

[Flameangel]

Even @Disco sounds good on the Harman Kardon surround sound. Welcome to the forum.

Saw what you did there

 

[Flameangel]

Welcome @Disco, you have impeccable taste in car colour the car is so much fun, enjoy !

 

[Ozstung]

...I like disco. We should be dancing yeahhhh!

 

[Kia Stinger]

What's up y'all? I just picked up a blue 2019 GT2 AWD with 13k miles in Chapel Hill NC. I cannot be happier with this car.

I haven't gotten a car actually for myself since I bought a 3-year old SVT Contour my senior year of high school, about 17 years ago. So with several vehicles in between that served other purposes, I've gone from one sport sedan to another. This is really where I like to be.

I'm already looking at swapping out the front, rear, and steering wheel badges.

Looking forward to learning from all of you what else i need to know.

Welcome aboard! And thank you for signing up. Hey, an SVT Contour! I remember those. They were pretty quick back in the day. Congratulations on your brand new Stinger GT! I'm glad you found us!

 

[Intelliburn]

What's up y'all? I just picked up a blue 2019 GT2 AWD with 13k miles in Chapel Hill NC. I cannot be happier with this car.

I haven't gotten a car actually for myself since I bought a 3-year old SVT Contour my senior year of high school, about 17 years ago. So with several vehicles in between that served other purposes, I've gone from one sport sedan to another. This is really where I like to be.

I'm already looking at swapping out the front, rear, and steering wheel badges.

Looking forward to learning from all of you what else i need to know.

Welcome! I’m 2019 GT2 owner as well. No wheel badge changes? Since everything else is going... I left the front badge and steering wheel but covered the 4 wheels and redid the back to have larger Stinger across back ( removed small one) and just GT (no AWD). Anywho, congrats on the purchase and welcome again!

 

[CKeeler]

Congratulations and welcome! Post up some pics!

 

[CKeeler]

It was a joke because I really, really, really dislike disco (the music, not the @Disco ).

I love Disco music. I even have a dedicated Pandora station for it.

 

[Disco]

Welcome! I’m 2019 GT2 owner as well. No wheel badge changes? Since everything else is going... I left the front badge and steering wheel but covered the 4 wheels and redid the back to have larger Stinger across back ( removed small one) and just GT (no AWD). Anywho, congrats on the purchase and welcome again!

I'll eventually get around to most of the badges, but I have to measure my continuing cash expenditure after how much I just dropped on the car (Wife and all, you know).

The car came with the cargo floor tray and carpet floor mats. I want to swap the interior floor mats out for the Kia factory all weather mats.

I mainly want to get the nose badge done so I can get a clear vinyl front end wrap done soon. The road conditions around here are atrocious. I spent a lot of money to have my last car professionally repainted, only to have it full of rock chips and whatnot after just 4 years.

I haven't been through the exterior forum yet, so my big question: Has anybody spent the effort to make the hood vents functional? As in actually opening them up?

It was a lot of fun watching all the dads going through the drive thru at Chick-fil-A and checking out the Stinger. I saw a lot of mouthed "what is that?"
Pics:

 

[Disco]

Welcome aboard! And thank you for signing up. Hey, an SVT Contour! I remember those. They were pretty quick back in the day. Congratulations on your brand new Stinger GT! I'm glad you found us!

The SVT Contour was such a great car. As I learned through the years, most of what made it "SVT" were factory options on the "sport" version of the European Mondeo. As a Top Gear/Grand Tour fan, I was very pleased to find out at the end of GT season 3 that the Guys' favorite car of all time is the sport Mondeo from the same era as the SVT Contour.

I love practical, grown-up, sleeper sport sedans. If I were to build a classic car, it wouldn't be a Mustang or Camaro, it'd be a '60s Continental or Galaxie 500 with a modern suspension and massive crate motor. I loved when the old Buick and Pontiac wagons had the "trailer-towing" option package that included heavy-duty suspension, radiator, and alternator, and the 400+ cubic inch big block. The '90s-era Caprice wagon done up like an Impala SS is one of my favorite customs ever. Sorry to nerd out on you, but I assume most of you like the Stinger for similar reasons.

Cheers,

 

[Kia Stinger]

The SVT Contour was such a great car. As I learned through the years, most of what made it "SVT" were factory options on the "sport" version of the European Mondeo. As a Top Gear/Grand Tour fan, I was very pleased to find out at the end of GT season 3 that the Guys' favorite car of all time is the sport Mondeo from the same era as the SVT Contour.

I love practical, grown-up, sleeper sport sedans. If I were to build a classic car, it wouldn't be a Mustang or Camaro, it'd be a '60s Continental or Galaxie 500 with a modern suspension and massive crate motor. I loved when the old Buick and Pontiac wagons had the "trailer-towing" option package that included heavy-duty suspension, radiator, and alternator, and the 400+ cubic inch big block. The '90s-era Caprice wagon done up like an Impala SS is one of my favorite customs ever. Sorry to nerd out on you, but I assume most of you like the Stinger for similar reasons.

Cheers,

I've always been more into luxury performance sedans than sports cars. I've owned a bazillion Camaros and Firebirds, Trans Ams, all that - even a Fiero (which I did like) - and some of them were quite fast for their time! But I've always leaned toward the comforts of luxury cars - and the power that came with them (or could be added). One that I always wanted was the Mark VIII LSC. It had so much potential...