Tried to test drive a Stinger

"Jayhawk Jake" (jayhawkjake)
05/26/2018 at 15:59 • Filed to: None

I arrived to the Kia dealer in my $41,000 MSRP Mustang GT, about an hour after test driving a $48,000 MSRP Mustang GT, only to be told I cannot test drive the $50,000 MSRP Stinger unless I was going to buy it.

I promptly left. I get it, but still: it is a car I’m interested in, I may consider buying one in the future, but I definitely won’t consider it if I’ve never driven it...

DISCUSSION (30)

KevlarRx7 > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 16:05

Urgh, Some dealers are assholes, look on the bright side at least you know what they’re like before they’ve taken your money!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 16:06

Who do they think they are, Bugatti? How can you buy a car without ever driving it?

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 16:09

Did you fit in it?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 16:10

Did you give the salesperson your number? If so, I bet he’s calling you.

Also: Turo

Spanfeller is a twat > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 16:11

Kia Dealers north of the border sound like absolute dicks tbh.

WilliamsSW > Spanfeller is a twat
05/26/2018 at 16:16

They have a lousy reputation for being stealerships around here, though my local dealer seemed okay.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Spanfeller is a twat
05/26/2018 at 16:17

They are not as much dicks as much as they just plain suck.

WilliamsSW > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 16:18

Note to dealer - it’s a fucking Kia, not a gold plated Ferrari.

Who the hell would buy a car they can’t drive first?

Spanfeller is a twat > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
05/26/2018 at 16:19

Here in Mexico they are really nice, the only dicks are over at tesla

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 16:20

Wow, another reason why no one’s ever gonna buy one of these things.

Except for TAE, god bless him.

Spanfeller is a twat > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!
05/26/2018 at 16:26

Mexican dealers are cool, don’t mess with em, they gave me a discount and all

jkm7680 > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 16:27

Since Kias suck, they’re probably so used to selling sucky Kias that the new Sephia is a hot dollar item for them.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > WilliamsSW
05/26/2018 at 16:28

Exactly. And what if the test drive goes sour? “Wow this sucks compared to that mustang I just drove/arrived in” “no! No, you test drove it, you’re buying it! Mr Seymour Butts?”

WilliamsSW > Spanfeller is a twat
05/26/2018 at 16:29

Tesla? That’s odd - around here they seem eager to get anyone and everyone behind the wheel for a test.

ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com > Spanfeller is a twat
05/26/2018 at 16:29

They’re probably the worst new car dealers around. Because of who Kia’s customer base has traditionally been in the US, their dealers tend be especially aggressive predators that exploit customers who don’t have a lot of other options. They’ve gotten away with it because for many of those folks getting screwed on cheap Kia at least meant they got reliable transportation with a warranty, whereas the only alternative was often getting screwed worse by a bottom of the barrel used car dealer on something that very well may not even be reliable transportation.

Like with Hyundai, I think the parent company is learning that having a dealer network built around screwing poor people becomes a problem when you want to start selling nice cars to people who have lots of other options.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 16:30

Fuck ‘em. There are good ones out there. Make sure you contact Kia corporate and let them know. Shit on them on reviews online. it’s not like they’re flying off the lots anyway and these morons are making it more difficult for manufacturer.

By the way, was the $48k Mustang the 2018? how is it?

Jayhawk Jake > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
05/26/2018 at 16:30

Yeah. I’m not that big, a little chubby but I’m only 5'8". Was comfortable in the front and back.

Spanfeller is a twat > WilliamsSW
05/26/2018 at 16:33

Really? Because they wouldn’t let us try one out, they also shit on other brands as if they had some sort of moral high ground

“You know, this car isn’t for people who need to take their car on the highway, they have their own jets you know, no worries about range”

Well, fuck you too!

fintail > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 16:34

Weird. I wonder if the local dealer who had a 10K ADM on the GT2 at launch (didn’t sell one at that price) behaved this way as well.

Try another dealer. Funny how they can behave, I remember when I was still in my 20s, driving an old W126, and I stopped by a Porsche dealer to check out a C43 AMG on the lot (not an old car then). They more or less tossed me the keys and told me to be back in no more than an hour.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > WilliamsSW
05/26/2018 at 16:36

Yeah I would just say that I will never buy a car I can’t drive first and walk out.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 16:57

I’ll never understand why they do this, very very bad for sales and brand promotion.

Chariotoflove > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 17:24

I don’t get it. Fuck that dealer. Fuck him with a rusty farm tool. You don’t treat a customer like that.

My kia dealer knows I’m happy with my car and not likely going to buy a Stinger right now. I said I’d like to test one. He said come in anytime and he’ll throw me the keys.

Captain of the Enterprise > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 18:21

That’s what all the Subaru dealers say about test driving a WRX near me. I guy I worked with had cash to buy it outright and they still wouldn’t let him test drive.

Captain of the Enterprise > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2018 at 18:22

That’s what all the Subaru dealers say about test driving a WRX near me. I guy I worked with had cash to buy it outright and they still wouldn’t let him test drive. I think he had to go from Michigan to Ohio to find one to test drive, he did end up buying one.

ranwhenparked > Spanfeller is a twat
05/26/2018 at 19:44

Oh, they kind of have that attitude here, too, they just coat it in a more pleasant veneer.

Jayhawk Jake > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time
05/26/2018 at 23:04

They said it was their last one...but it’s not like more wouldn’t come.

Yeah, it was an 18. GT PP Auto. Didn’t like the transmission, not that it’s a bad transmission just needs the manual IMO. Otherwise it felt familiar, the higher redline than my 15 is nice but it didn’t necessarily feel much faster. I suspect a tune for mine would get it 90% of the way there

Jayhawk Jake > fintail
05/26/2018 at 23:06

Yeah, I’ve had similar experiences. A friend and I looked at a used ATS at a Chevy dealer and were told to fuck off cause it was a “luxury car”. Ended up at a Porsche lot where my friend drove a used Cayman S, and then the salesman let me drive it even though I explicitly said I wasn’t planning on buying a car

Jayhawk Jake > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
05/26/2018 at 23:07

Turo isn’t free, and no one is renting a Stinger on Turo here.

Idiot In The Garage Needs A New CGI Job... > Jayhawk Jake
05/27/2018 at 22:19

Got a similar story as well. Drove up to a Kia Dealer in my Mustang GT.

While I WAS allowed a test drive, the salesman did give the same line about not usually allowing test drives.

Does Corporate think that this is such a slam dunk they don’t have to even try to sell it? Is this a ploy to make it seem more exclusive?

I mean, its not a Hellcat or ZR1...

Nauraushaun > Jayhawk Jake
05/28/2018 at 21:04

You can only a test drive a car you’re going to buy. What’s the point of testing it? If you’re gonna buy?