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2017 Cadillac ATS Performance Premium 3.6
2021 Genesis G90
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
I tried with the Fiat last night, but the Suburban caught up and passed me at about the 1/8th mile mark. lol.
The Camaro isn't fun in that regard because it is just too easy. No challenge = No fun.
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Found a coupe of things.
Car rental companies offer their own insurance.
If you don’t have car insurance because you don’t have your own vehicle, you can certainly still rent a car. Many credit card companies offer rental car insurance if you use your card to pay for the rental, so even if you don’t have car insurance you may not necessarily need to spring for the rental company’s insurance options.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
A new Bonneville SSEi almost clipped a guardrail following my 535is up an on-ramp with an off-camber apex.
As I related a few months ago, I took an out of the way route home that has two 90 degree left hand turns; the second is a bit off camber. I was in the Clubman and a Giulia Ti Lusso(I think) came up quick behind me. I pulled away quite a bit at the first left-hander so he really wanted to hang with me at the second corner. He early apexed the turn-naturally-and then got on the throttle too soon. The tail really stepped out. I wish I had been in the Club Sport or M235i- the humiliation would have been even worse.
The most fun, however was the '90s Trans Am that got WAY loose trying to catch me on another ramp after I passed him on the outside in my Club Sport with a speed differential of over 25 mph. In the rain.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KitQQHm0Eoc
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
Observations: Front end kind of reminds me of a Honda, egregious A-pillar DLO fail (with a badge to draw attention), unless they have a coating, the huge screen is fingerprint magnet hell/heaven.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
4 cyl. Mustangs have no business trying to race anybody.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
Oddly, no one ever tried to race the Mustang. I’m glad since it’s got the wrong rear end for stop light drag races. Now if they want to challenge me to a gas mileage contest, I’m on.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I drove one last week with about 25k miles and was impressed all around. I was thinking I could see myself in one of these someday.
Then today I drove another one with 44k miles and was shocked. What I’m guessing was the CVT made a loud whining, almost growling sound. I assumed it was the transmission since I’ve driven Nissans with worm out CVTs which made the same noise
Who makes the tranny on these cars?
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
'11 GMC Sierra 1500; '08 Charger R/T Daytona; '67 Coronet R/T; '13 Fiat 500c; '20 S90 T6; '22 MB Sprinter 2500 4x4 diesel; '97 Suzuki R Wagon; '96 Opel Astra; '08 Maser QP; '11 Mini Cooper S
2017 MB E400 , 2015 MB GLK350, 2014 MB C250
2021 Genesis G90
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I’d still want the V8... but 300 HP is 300 HP
2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve
Bring everyone up to speed, curiosity got the better of me with everyone talking about getting great bids from the online car marketplace for their used steeds. Thought I’d give it a shot. Ended up, CarMax ended up giving me $2K+ more for my Stinger than I paid for it, about 15 months ago. Off to Carmax it went. Don’t understand it, and still wonder if they made a mistake of epic proportions, but no matter. I got their money and signed over the title to them.
That’s all the reason I needed to go shopping.
That brings me to the final impressions of the Stinger. I’m wondering if it’s a car that’s made for the young(er) set, who don’t have the funds to buy it?
It’s a good car.....a really good car. It’s a true Grand Tourer, which fits my preferences. It’s fast. It handles well. It rides well. It’s loaded to the gills with every modern option (at least mine was). It brakes well. It’s just an all around very good car.
I bought it right, too. I was looking at the paperwork on it when I bought it (end of 2019), and I paid $37K and change....for the top GT2 model with all the goodies. I can’t think of one.....NOT ONE car that I’m aware of that is as good as the Stinger is at anywhere near that price. I mentioned before, it closely reminds me of an S4, which would be almost 2X the price.
If there are any dings against it (and these are very minor) it would be the small gas tank, and the mediocre MPG. If you’re worried about MPGs, probably shouldn’t be looking at cars with twin turbos on them, though. It has a pretty sizable blind spot at the side rears. Not a big problem given all the camera angles it’s capable of showing.
The elephant in the room is the dealer network. I personally think the dealers are the single biggest reason the Stinger didn’t sell better. Not sure if KIA chose their dealers poorly, or the dealers they did choose just don’t care enough to change up their focus to sell $50K+ vehicles. What’s clear to me, KIA is offering higher end vehicles like the Stinger and Telluride. If they want to play in that environment, they’ll have to change their focus, on how they sell and how they service. Otherwise, KIA can forget trying to move up market.
Enjoyed my time with the Stinger, a lot. Would have kept it. But, when you get a chance to drive a car for about a year and a half for free, and stick some money in your pocket in the process, well....you do that.
I’ve bought many cars over many years. I’ve NEVER seen a market like this before. It’s crazy!
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I think it’s more imagine driven. And the V8 does sound better.
2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
I’m going to run my 2er through CarMax just for giggles. If they offer me over $20k they can have it.
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
jmonroe
Back in 1968 I changed my mind about buying an Olds Delta 88 2 door hardtop with the 350 engine and bought the Delta 88 Custom 2 door hardtop with the 455 engine, was never sorry I did that.
So, what peaks your interest now that the Stinger is gone?
jmonroe
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
There are also third party insurers who will provide full cover for under $10/day, much less than the rental car company insurance/LDW which is usually $30-40/day. I used Allianz when I rented a car at Christmas - wanting peace of mind to avoid the hassle I dealt with after my not-at-fault rental car crash in 2018 (which was eventually taken care of by the credit card and Hertz, but it took months). It was $9/day.
2019 Kia Soul+, 2015 Mustang GT, 2013 Ford F-150, 2000 Chrysler Sebring convertible
I wonder if anyone ever got a better deal on a GT2, you have to be up there like an all time champion for that one. It was more than 20% off MSRP, right?
Mine: 1995 318ti Club Sport; 2020 C43; 2021 Sahara 4xe 1996 Speed Triple Challenge Cup Replica Wife's: 2015 X1 xDrive28i Son's: 2009 328i; 2018 330i xDrive
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