Dealer Markup Kia West Edmonton - Alberta, Canada

[Clearly Canadian]

Depends, I'm unfamiliar with ordering from the factory and don't know if there is an extra charge but if I have to I'll buy from dealer stock. I'l go to Calgary if I have to. They have lots their

Yes there seems to be loads in Calgary compared to edm!

 

[breid5921]

Yes there seems to be loads in Calgary compared to edm!

Yeah but that's how it usually works with new cars I find. They usually hit the major southern cities. Vancouver. Calgary and such. They still have a granite one with a red interior for sale in Calgary I'll gladly scoop up if it's there still when I buy. How do you like the car so far ?

 

[Clearly Canadian]

Yeah but that's how it usually works with new cars I find. They usually hit the major southern cities. Vancouver. Calgary and such. They still have a granite one with a red interior for sale in Calgary I'll gladly scoop up if it's there still when I buy. How do you like the car so far ?

Love it. Gulping fuel though with the way I drive. Also hope the minor quibbles don’t escalate.

 

[breid5921]

Love it. Gulping fuel though with the way I drive. Also hope the minor quibbles don’t escalate.

Fuel for any vehicle is crap in winter. I' averaging like 16L/ 100KM. in the summer in my truck I get close to 10 but luckily winter is almost done. What quibbles?

 

[breid5921]

Love it. Gulping fuel though with the way I drive. Also hope the minor quibbles don’t escalate.

Also how easy was it to get insured ?? I' still looking for a quote for TD as that's who I'm with but 2 months later the stinger isn't even in their system.

 

[Clearly Canadian]

Not hard, they have another database that they can search to guesstimate the insurance cost. I am with Morgex/Johnson and already insured.

 

[breid5921]

Not hard, they have another database that they can search to guesstimate the insurance cost. I am with Morgex/Johnson and already insured.

When I called TD I was put on hold for a half hour and they can't do anything and then this agent gave me a lecture on how I shouldn't be looking to buy a "sports car" and how I will be paying a "considerably amount more" I was like ok buddy. But I'm thinking I may have to switch companies.

 

[Clearly Canadian]

I'm not a huge fan of TD. Ironically, my dealership put my financing through TD so they are making money off me anyway.

 

[leftwing]

Funny, I went from insuring my 2008 Camry to the Stinger with TD and my needle barely moved. ~$50 over the year, I think. Not sure if I got a deal, or if I was getting hosed before.

 

[Clearly Canadian]

Mine went up by ~$35 per month.

 

[Rufus]

+$24/mo for us over our 05 Accord. When we were still looking, we test drove a cpo Mazda6 GT that was $27 MORE per month than our Stinger!

 

[leftwing]

The other interesting aspect was when I called TD about it they had never quoted on a Stinger before so it took almost 48 hours for them to come back with the quote from their underwriter.

 

[breid5921]

The other interesting aspect was when I called TD about it they had never quoted on a Stinger before so it took almost 48 hours for them to come back with the quote from their underwriter.

Wait so TD got you in yet I've tried multiple online quotes but call them for a quote and they can't seem to find the car in their system.

 

[leftwing]

Wait so TD got you in yet I've tried multiple online quotes but call them for a quote and they can't seem to find the car in their system.

Yeah, I called TD straight away when I knew I was going to close with the dealer because I already have insurance with them, and like I said it took them some time to for them to get back to me, but on the very first call they said that they could get it done, they just had to wait for the underwriter - but there was no doubt from that first call that they were going to get it done. If you do call back to TD make sure that you say that you know there's at least one other person that you know of that has insurance for the Stinger.

Plus, it does make a difference which person you talk to. When we had to have our hail damaged roof replaced (through TD...), the first person we talked to said that they weren't sure they could do it, but if I wanted to start a claim they were going to start charging us an agency fee, and our premium would go up regardless of whether they would proceed with the claim or not. I was so angry I hung up, the next day, when I calmed down and called back to tell them to do it anyway (as the last item of business we would ever have), the person I talked to was like "What? I don't know why someone would have said that to you - that's definitely not our policy... " and went on to do a great job of getting us through the process easily and fairly.

If you call back it may work? Who knows, YMMV.

 

[breid5921]

Yeah, I called TD straight away when I knew I was going to close with the dealer because I already have insurance with them, and like I said it took them some time to for them to get back to me, but on the very first call they said that they could get it done, they just had to wait for the underwriter - but there was no doubt from that first call that they were going to get it done. If you do call back to TD make sure that you say that you know there's at least one other person that you know of that has insurance for the Stinger.

Plus, it does make a difference which person you talk to. When we had to have our hail damaged roof replaced (through TD...), the first person we talked to said that they weren't sure they could do it, but if I wanted to start a claim they were going to start charging us an agency fee, and our premium would go up regardless of whether they would proceed with the claim or not. I was so angry I hung up, the next day, when I calmed down and called back to tell them to do it anyway (as the last item of business we would ever have), the person I talked to was like "What? I don't know why someone would have said that to you - that's definitely not our policy... " and went on to do a great job of getting us through the process easily and fairly.

If you call back it may work? Who knows, YMMV.

Yeah maybe I'll give them a call tomorrow because that's one of the major things I'm waiting on right now is an insurance price. To get that would ease the mind. Thank you for the info it will help to speak to someone that is with the same company.

 

[breid5921]

Thank you for the information! Much appreciated...

Well went back to talk numbers today at said dealer and waiting on firm approval but should be taking this baby home in the week. Just came in on Friday. Stinger GT premium. Was going to go with a normal GT but the difference in payments for what you get with the premium more then makes up for it. Dealer ship has been super helpful so far. But the process is not done yet.

 

[Clearly Canadian]

Well went back to talk numbers today at said dealer and waiting on firm approval but should be taking this baby home in the week. Just came in on Friday. Stinger GT premium. Was going to go with a normal GT but the difference in payments for what you get with the premium more then makes up for it. Dealer ship has been super helpful so far. But the process is not done yet.

What are you doing for winter tires/rims?

 

[breid5921]

What are you doing for winter tires/rims?

Will manage for the rest of the winter then get studded winter tires for next winter. I drove a demo stinger today. It was fine. A long as you drive civil it's no problem.

 

[mattsellskias]

I work at Straightline Kia in Calgary. We service all of Alberta. We have stingers in stock and won’t be undersold. Limited and Gt. Matt 4034716464

 

[SteveCo]

Will manage for the rest of the winter then get studded winter tires for next winter. I drove a demo stinger today. It was fine. A long as you drive civil it's no problem.

Are you certain the demo car didn't have winter tires installed? Not sure where you are, but every demo car I've seen in Calgary has winters on it. They would be mad (and potentially liable for any resulting accidents) to make a demo car available on summer performance tires while the roads and temperatures are in winter conditions.