New Stinger

[KSting7]

Good evening and Happy Holidays...I brought home a 2022 Silver Stinger, GT-Line AWD with Red interior. Finally...found one close by...traded in my 2022 K5 Wolf Gray GT- Line for it. Sure glad I did.

I'm a first time Stinger owner, so any "tricks of the trade" you all can toss my way, is greatly appreciated! Love this car so far, 88 miles and counting!

Looking forwarding to getting to know the community!

Thanks...

 

[Blueangel]

Congrats and welcome!!
Break it in for a few 100 miles and have fun. Tightening up the suspension and protecting the paint from the elements is pretty popular around here but all in good time.
Happy Holidays!!

 

[ChaneRZ]

Welcome

 

[Kia Stinger]

Good evening and Happy Holidays...I brought home a 2022 Silver Stinger, GT-Line AWD with Red interior. Finally...found one close by...traded in my 2022 K5 Wolf Gray GT- Line for it. Sure glad I did.

I'm a first time Stinger owner, so any "tricks of the trade" you all can toss my way, is greatly appreciated! Love this car so far, 88 miles and counting!

Looking forwarding to getting to know the community!

Thanks...

Welcome aboard! And thank you for signing up. Congratulations on your brand new Stinger! I’m glad you found us. Check out the forum store and vendor section for mod ideas.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Howdy and welcome. Just curious why you went with a K5 in the first place.

 

[KSting7]

Howdy and welcome. Just curious why you went with a K5 in the first place.

No one had a Stinger in stock that was Silver with Red at the time I was wanting to buy and I needed to upgrade my then current ride.

 

[JSolo]

Did you end up taking a loss on the k5?

Are you in the snow belt?

 

[KSting7]

Did you end up taking a loss on the k5?

Are you in the snow belt?

No loss, Long story short....Bought a 2016 Veloster Turbo fully loaded in 2016, i.e. 15 miles on the odometer. It was paid off in 2019. In April of this year they gave me $13k for the veloster in a trade for the K5....so still being ahead of the game, I always pay a little more on my car payments anyways. So when I traded the K5 for the Stinger, I ended up paying a little less than MSRP, and $15k off from K5 trade.

Can't really say the last time I took a loss on a car... been a while for sure.

East Tennessee is where I am.

 

[JSolo]

I'm having difficulty following the math, but that's ok. So long as you made out that's all that matters.

I asked about the snow belt because those bridgestone re97as-02's are garbage.

 

[RedCal]

Welcome to the hive!

 

[Aarvix]

Congrats on the purchase, I have the same color combo and love it.

Be prepared for compliments and chats from total strangers, the car gets a lot of attention.

 

[KSting7]

I financed around 26K when it was all said and done. Stopped in the gas station yesterday, and while I was waiting in line a couple of guys leaving stopped to look at it then walked around and checked out the rear...guess they like it..they made that "well alright then" look on their faces, lol.

 

[RedCal]

I financed around 26K when it was all said and done. Stopped in the gas station yesterday, and while I was waiting in line a couple of guys leaving stopped to look at it then walked around and checked out the rear...guess they like it..they made that "well alright then" look on their faces, lol.

Get used to the looks and compliments, it's going to happen a lot

 

[MerlintheMad]

Be prepared for compliments and chats from total strangers, the car gets a lot of attention.

Unless it is Silky (Ghosty) Silver, then it is mostly invisible.

 

[Daniel @ K8 Stinger Store]

Hey KSting7,

Welcome to the Stinger Forum and Happy Holidays!

Congrats on your new 2022 Ceramic Silver Kia Stinger GT-Line.

The ceramic silver with red interior is a rarity, hat is the exact color combo I initially wanted.

If you are looking for any aftermarket parts, come check us out at www.K8StingerStore.com.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or if you need a discount on your order!

Enjoy the new ride,

Danie @ the K8 Stinger Store​