New member-12 months out

[Lawrence Williams]

My favorite thing about the Stinger Forum: talking about the good, about my car. (So far, I haven't seen any bad.)

At over two years of ownership and over 33K miles, the freshness of the experience is still very strong. Obviously, my GT1 is not new anymore; it even has slightly higher than average miles. But the paint is still smooth, with few marred spots (and even those are half self-inflicted, not any fault in the car). Interior is holding up very well (sans children, heh!) and has always felt luxurious to me without going overboard with it.

My three favorite things about the Stinger are: performance, looks and practicality (that cavernous hatch and rear passenger room, which I have sampled a few times). The sound system is the best music enjoyment experience I have had (and I have to admit, that when I am outside admiring, "looks" are more important; but when inside, the sound system takes over as more important, so, back and forth the conflicted feelings go). Under "performance" I include reliability: I have not taken my car in for anything but regular maintenance. Also, none of the complaints of extraneous noises have plagued my vehicle.

Would I change anything? Maybe the color. My wife insisted on the Silky Silver as the best "winter color" (to knock back the appearance of road grime), so that is what we bought. I love it. But I do lust after Fed Orange, a bit. Otherwise, I am perfectly satisfied and couldn't care less what the Stinger receives in this "face lift" later this year, or any other changes as the years roll on. My car seduced me as she is, and that is never going to change.

Dig into that vast bank account and get a wrap!

 

[MerlintheMad]

Dig into that vast bank account and get a wrap!

Get thee behind me!

 

[Weareblondi]

2-fold on mileage; I'm coming from Optima and got use to 18 gallon tank getting over 500 per fill-up....understanding why after research but a 15 gallon tank is slightly undersized.

I don't get a ton of highway miles but I don't drive hard for the most part....

Where in Liquor-dale are you located?[/QUOTE
rio-vista area. by las olas. yourself?

 

[Lawrence Williams]

I'm in western palm beach county....just north of Lion country safari.....

 

[Weareblondi]

there are a couple of stinger owners out by your way, good people. lots of fun. we had met and did cars and coffee. met a lot of other south florida stinger owners there, must have been 8-9 of us. good people all around.

 

[Lawrence Williams]

there are a couple of stinger owners out by your way, good people. lots of fun. we had met and did cars and coffee. met a lot of other south florida stinger owners there, must have been 8-9 of us. good people all around.

Those are always Sunday morning.....I'm in church at that time....ugh.....

 

[Logic717]

I'm in this same boat. My wife is due for an upgrade but dammit if the telluride isn't too hot right now. She gave me permission to get the stinger first so I'm saving up the down payment for a used one right now. I'm glad to see the 18’ GT1 and GT2 drop to the low 30s... Hoping they'll be consistently under that by the fall

 

[MerlintheMad]

I'm in this same boat. My wife is due for an upgrade but dammit if the telluride isn't too hot right now. She gave me permission to get the stinger first so I'm saving up the down payment for a used one right now. I'm glad to see the 18’ GT1 and GT2 drop to the low 30s... Hoping they'll be consistently under that by the fall

At the end of three years (next March), the residual on my lease shows $24156. So, I think that your expectations will be met.