Having a dealer ship Stinger to your home address

[actran70]

I live in northern Calif (bay area). Unfortunately, the trim & color I want is not available locally. And the Southern Calif Kia dealers seem to have larger Stinger inventory.

Question: Has anyone asked a dealer to ship Stinger to your home? (over 500 miles)

If so, what are some of the things to ask and to look out for to make sure the dealer handles the shipping properly?
Depending on the sales person I am talking to, I don't get the feeling that person knows the shipping process.

Hence, looking from advice from you guys.

Thanks.

 

[hayagix]

Never buy a car sight unseen and never let a dealership pick one out of inventory for you.
Bought a travel trailer at a RV show. It turned out I had not bought the display model but one at the lot. It was not the same and when I squawked loudly they let me pick another.
I was buying a new pickup. The dealership had a bunch mostly the same. Told the salesman what I wanted and he retrieved one. Everything was fine except I could not find "limited slip differential" in the description. Salesman got on the computer and assured me it had such. No it didn't.
Lessons learned.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Go get it. Enjoy the drive back home.

 

[RedCal]

I agree with Merlin... go get it... by the time you get home it will almost be broken in!

 

[WRXtoStingerGT]

Perhaps have a friend you trust go and check it out? I would go yourself though... bring a second person who has your back though...

 

[colnago1331]

You could see if a local dealer can / will do a dealer trade with one of the dealers in SoCal....

 

[Luc343]

Never buy a car sight unseen and never let a dealership pick one out of inventory for you.
Bought a travel trailer at a RV show. It turned out I had not bought the display model but one at the lot. It was not the same and when I squawked loudly they let me pick another.
I was buying a new pickup. The dealership had a bunch mostly the same. Told the salesman what I wanted and he retrieved one. Everything was fine except I could not find "limited slip differential" in the description. Salesman got on the computer and assured me it had such. No it didn't.
Lessons learned.

Sales people will lie to get a sale, not only for cars but for many other things.

I agree totally, never buy anything unseen. You are putting a huge amount of trust in a stranger and not just any stranger, its a sales person that is going to make money by selling you something.

 

[Bogey]

I had my Stringer delivered to my house in June 2020 in Ontario Canada from a dealer about 150km (100miles) away. My Experience was great. I had a trade in, they took my old car and left the Stinger. In my case the car was driven to me not shipped. Most of the time if a dealer is getting a car brought in for you from another dealer it would be a swap anyways and someone would be driving it from who knows where.

 

[Nocostinger]

I had a potentially bad experience with my wifes truck being delivered to us. Initially when we went to the dealership, I had called ahead to let them know i'm in the car business myself and wouldn't be putting up with any "Bullsh#t". I let the salesperson know that we wanted to see a specific truck, trim and packages. He assured me that it was on the premises.

That said we drove 50 miles on a friday night (traffic on weekends sucks badly here) to the Ram dealership only to be told on arrival that the truck is at another dealership and they'd need to trade for it. Then they tried to switch us to a different truck. Didn't go for that because, i'm not a chump.

We negotiate, get initial paperwork and all that crap done on the new truck that we want and they offer to deliver it to us.
We accepted this because, that drive sucks.

The Salesperson was supposed to bring the truck to us late afternoon but ended up delaying things till about 7pm at night.
Upon arrival he was rushing to get things done and leave. I took this as a warning sign, backed her new truck into the garage and turned on all my detailing lamps.

This was when I found ALOT of paint damage. There were long scratches around the body of the truck, the windshield was chipped and cracking and some of the trim was mismatched.

Long story short, I told him i'm not signing ANYTHING until these issues are fixed.
He called his manager who spoke with us and emailed over a new "We Owe" document promising full repair of all flaws. At this point my wife with her extensive contract negotiation background had them give us floormats, spray in liner, and a tonneau cover to compensate her "emotional damage"

LONG STORY SUMMARIZED

Nothing wrong with taking delivery at home but...
1. Inspect the car front to back, top to bottom. If you don't know what you're looking at have a friend who does. Look for paint flaws, ensure tires match, check brakes, check all electronic features

2. If the car does NOT meet your expectations DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING. If you sign an "As Is", you've accepted the vehicle in its current condition...however FUBAR it may be. If you sign a "We Owe" with no repair promised on any flaws found, they are not liable to fix ANY of the flaws. It will default to their good will, if they have any.

3. Verify the vehicle VIN matches the paperwork. I used to manage a Kia dealership. I've had salepeople jot down a VIN number they thought to be correct only to find out a day or two later they delivered the WRONG CAR. This will be a MAJOR PAIN IN THE BUTT!

4. Make sure it arrives with a full tank of gas. Any new car should arrive with a full tank of gas. I make no exceptions when I deliver a car to a client no matter how far I have to go. I did a 150 mile drive to deliver a pretty thirsty sports car and I found the closest gas station before delivery to top off. If they didn't top it off, make them do that. It doesn't come out of their pocket, the manufacturer pays for it!

Two big ones to remember here: The dealership doesn't have a car sale UNTIL YOU HAVE SIGNED THE PAPERWORK and MOST STATES HAVE A 3 DAY RIGHT OF REFUSAL ON DOOR TO DOOR SALES! If the dealership brings paperwork to you, its considered a door to door sale!

 

[Nocostinger]

I live in northern Calif (bay area). Unfortunately, the trim & color I want is not available locally. And the Southern Calif Kia dealers seem to have larger Stinger inventory.

Question: Has anyone asked a dealer to ship Stinger to your home? (over 500 miles)

If so, what are some of the things to ask and to look out for to make sure the dealer handles the shipping properly?
Depending on the sales person I am talking to, I don't get the feeling that person knows the shipping process.

Hence, looking from advice from you guys.

Thanks.

A few things to keep in mind with long range transport: Open trailer shipping will more than likely cost $800-$1,000. During this process, the vehicle will most likely be collecting tons of bugs, dirt and some rock chips during the days its in transit. That said, bug guts are VERY corrosive. Expect to spend another $150-300 on a professional detail and paint correction.

I'm a big advocate for covered transport. Expect to spend closer to $2,000 for good safe covered transport. This will net out around $800 more but will skip alot of the cosmetic damage on a car that isn't protected in transit.

Your best option is to go pick it up yourself. I always take an overnight back and a couple rolls of blue tape to mask off chip/impact points. I once drove a GTR black edition from LA to Austin TX as my client wanted it broken in when he laid hands on it. Had the whole front end, fenders and skirts covered in blue tape but, he received a fully broken in car without any damage.

 

[WRXtoStingerGT]

I had a potentially bad experience with my wifes truck being delivered to us. Initially when we went to the dealership, I had called ahead to let them know i'm in the car business myself and wouldn't be putting up with any "Bullsh#t". I let the salesperson know that we wanted to see a specific truck, trim and packages. He assured me that it was on the premises.

That said we drove 50 miles on a friday night (traffic on weekends sucks badly here) to the Ram dealership only to be told on arrival that the truck is at another dealership and they'd need to trade for it. Then they tried to switch us to a different truck. Didn't go for that because, i'm not a chump.

We negotiate, get initial paperwork and all that crap done on the new truck that we want and they offer to deliver it to us.
We accepted this because, that drive sucks.

The Salesperson was supposed to bring the truck to us late afternoon but ended up delaying things till about 7pm at night.
Upon arrival he was rushing to get things done and leave. I took this as a warning sign, backed her new truck into the garage and turned on all my detailing lamps.

This was when I found ALOT of paint damage. There were long scratches around the body of the truck, the windshield was chipped and cracking and some of the trim was mismatched.

Long story short, I told him i'm not signing ANYTHING until these issues are fixed.
He called his manager who spoke with us and emailed over a new "We Owe" document promising full repair of all flaws. At this point my wife with her extensive contract negotiation background had them give us floormats, spray in liner, and a tonneau cover to compensate her "emotional damage"

LONG STORY SUMMARIZED

Nothing wrong with taking delivery at home but...
1. Inspect the car front to back, top to bottom. If you don't know what you're looking at have a friend who does. Look for paint flaws, ensure tires match, check brakes, check all electronic features

2. If the car does NOT meet your expectations DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING. If you sign an "As Is", you've accepted the vehicle in its current condition...however FUBAR it may be. If you sign a "We Owe" with no repair promised on any flaws found, they are not liable to fix ANY of the flaws. It will default to their good will, if they have any.

3. Verify the vehicle VIN matches the paperwork. I used to manage a Kia dealership. I've had salepeople jot down a VIN number they thought to be correct only to find out a day or two later they delivered the WRONG CAR. This will be a MAJOR PAIN IN THE BUTT!

4. Make sure it arrives with a full tank of gas. Any new car should arrive with a full tank of gas. I make no exceptions when I deliver a car to a client no matter how far I have to go. I did a 150 mile drive to deliver a pretty thirsty sports car and I found the closest gas station before delivery to top off. If they didn't top it off, make them do that. It doesn't come out of their pocket, the manufacturer pays for it!

Two big ones to remember here: The dealership doesn't have a car sale UNTIL YOU HAVE SIGNED THE PAPERWORK and MOST STATES HAVE A 3 DAY RIGHT OF REFUSAL ON DOOR TO DOOR SALES! If the dealership brings paperwork to you, its considered a door to door sale!

That's an amazing write up! Definitely need to bookmark now since I know a buddy in Maryland who wants to order a new toy very soon and it will be home delivery.

A few things to keep in mind with long range transport: Open trailer shipping will more than likely cost $800-$1,000. During this process, the vehicle will most likely be collecting tons of bugs, dirt and some rock chips during the days its in transit. That said, bug guts are VERY corrosive. Expect to spend another $150-300 on a professional detail and paint correction.

I'm a big advocate for covered transport. Expect to spend closer to $2,000 for good safe covered transport. This will net out around $800 more but will skip alot of the cosmetic damage on a car that isn't protected in transit.

Your best option is to go pick it up yourself. I always take an overnight back and a couple rolls of blue tape to mask off chip/impact points. I once drove a GTR black edition from LA to Austin TX as my client wanted it broken in when he laid hands on it. Had the whole front end, fenders and skirts covered in blue tape but, he received a fully broken in car without any damage.

Holy cow! Being paid to deliver a GTR while being able to enjoy it! Lmfao!

Did he give you a good tip for being so cautious with the tape? I'm sure you had to clean the windshield and front pretty heavily after all the bugs...

 

[colnago1331]

Your best option is to go pick it up yourself. I always take an overnight back and a couple rolls of blue tape to mask off chip/impact points. I once drove a GTR black edition from LA to Austin TX as my client wanted it broken in when he laid hands on it. Had the whole front end, fenders and skirts covered in blue tape but, he received a fully broken in car without any damage.

That's fantastic. Totally jealous. Was any consideration given to getting a recommendation on a place to do PPF in LA before doing the drive? Seems like that might have been easier. Hopefully the client was going to get the GTR PPF'd anyway.

 

[Nocostinger]

That's fantastic. Totally jealous. Was any consideration given to getting a recommendation on a place to do PPF in LA before doing the drive? Seems like that might have been easier. Hopefully the client was going to get the GTR PPF'd anyway.

It was an amazing trip. It was the first of several supercars i've delivered to clients "broken in". Desert highway at sunset with a ton of power under you is an amazing feeling. The GTR was second best. Its fun but the drone gets to you a couple hours in and gets annoying. My client was getting it wrapped on arrival so we didn't do any ppf.
Did an Aventador from Seattle to Idaho which isn't that long a drive but damn, your butt gets tired of those seats real quick. Fun in spurts, not for long distance. The attention it gets at gas stations and rest stops gets to be annoying really quickly, especially since people want to lean on it in their blue jeans or touch it with rings on their fingers.
Drove an NSX from Ohio to Colorado which was fun too. Not my first time driving and NSX. Its easily the most comfortable mid-engine supercar out there. Easy to get in and out of and is pretty quiet cruising due to it being a hybrid. Awesome in the curves which...there aren't many Ohio-Colorado.

My all time favorite is a wierd one: The Ferrari GTC4 Lusso. Its this front-engine Ferrari Coupe station wagon. Tons of room for a it being a supercar, engine is a pleasure to listen to, more power than you know what to do with and great luggage capacity which, is usually my biggest beef with the cool stuff. Client had me take that one from Colorado to North Dakota. Super fun drive.

 

[Nocostinger]

That's an amazing write up! Definitely need to bookmark now since I know a buddy in Maryland who wants to order a new toy very soon and it will be home delivery.



Holy cow! Being paid to deliver a GTR while being able to enjoy it! Lmfao!

Did he give you a good tip for being so cautious with the tape? I'm sure you had to clean the windshield and front pretty heavily after all the bugs...

"enjoying it" doesn't start till you're well outside of LA lol. The beauty of taping the hell out of the car is it takes less time to tape and strip the car than it does to carefully take bugs off the front. Didn't get a tip unless you count a box of good cigars. The opportunity to drive stuff I can't afford is reward in its own...unless its a racecar. Did a 3 hour drive in a race-prepped Porsche GT3 a couple years back. It was obnoxiously loud due to the mods and the sound deadening being removed for weight savings. Seats were hard as rock and the cage was a bitch to climb around (i'm 6'2).

 

[colnago1331]

Drove an NSX from Ohio to Colorado which was fun too. Not my first time driving and NSX. Its easily the most comfortable mid-engine supercar out there. Easy to get in and out of and is pretty quiet cruising due to it being a hybrid. Awesome in the curves which...there aren't many Ohio-Colorado.

Very cool. Did you pick up the NSX at the plant in Marysville? Yeah - not a lot of curves between here (I live in Ohio) and Colorado. Driven between the two many times (my family built a house outside of Estes Park back in 1976), and whether you go the northern route (70-74-80-76) or the southern route (70-25-US34), it's all midwestern farmland.

 

[Nocostinger]

Very cool. Did you pick up the NSX at the plant in Marysville? Yeah - not a lot of curves between here (I live in Ohio) and Colorado. Driven between the two many times (my family built a house outside of Estes Park back in 1976), and whether you go the northern route (70-74-80-76) or the southern route (70-25-US34), it's all midwestern farmland.

Close. Picked it up from a nearby dealership that got it directly. Thermal Orange on red interior...such a gorgeous car. Came down 70 to Denver. Quick and painless.

 

[colnago1331]

Close. Picked it up from a nearby dealership that got it directly. Thermal Orange on red interior...such a gorgeous car. Came down 70 to Denver. Quick and painless.

And so straight and boring you don't need Tesla Autopilot; you could go to sleep in a regular car and get to Denver just fine.

 

[WRXtoStingerGT]

"enjoying it" doesn't start till you're well outside of LA lol. The beauty of taping the hell out of the car is it takes less time to tape and strip the car than it does to carefully take bugs off the front. Didn't get a tip unless you count a box of good cigars. The opportunity to drive stuff I can't afford is reward in its own...unless its a racecar. Did a 3 hour drive in a race-prepped Porsche GT3 a couple years back. It was obnoxiously loud due to the mods and the sound deadening being removed for weight savings. Seats were hard as rock and the cage was a bitch to climb around (i'm 6'2).

My goodness!!!

Did you wear earplugs? I did a drive from Montgomery to Miami for a weekend trip then from Miami back to Montgomery with my buddy in his straight-piped V10 M6... We wore earplugs the entire time lmfao! I could not even imagine how loud that race-prepped GT3 was... I thought the BMW was crazy loud cruising at those highway speeds for so long...

I tried sitting in a Evora a few years back at a racing event. I am not as tall as you (5'11) but I could not very comfortably get in or out of that car... probably because I am wide... lmfao!!

 

[ecko04]

Meh, I bought a BMW i3 online and it was shipped from California to Virginia. It was in perfect condition and as described.

It all comes down to how business is conducted. I don’t find it too hard to determine trustworthiness. Even once it was delivered, I had 7 days and 250 miles to call and give it back.

It worked well for me.

 

[Nocostinger]

My goodness!!!

Did you wear earplugs? I did a drive from Montgomery to Miami for a weekend trip then from Miami back to Montgomery with my buddy in his straight-piped V10 M6... We wore earplugs the entire time lmfao! I could not even imagine how loud that race-prepped GT3 was... I thought the BMW was crazy loud cruising at those highway speeds for so long...

I tried sitting in a Evora a few years back at a racing event. I am not as tall as you (5'11) but I could not very comfortably get in or out of that car... probably because I am wide... lmfao!!

I wish I brought my earpros from my range bag but, didn't think Id need it because...Porsche. Nobody told me the sound deadening was gone lol. Ended up using gas station earplugs for most of the trip but those don't really stop drone that well.
That M6 is a beast! I miss the old V10, who cares if it wasn't as fast as the V8tt...so much more sound!