A lot of the cars I have been looking at have sold in less than 2 weeks; so probably good cars, but not good for my negotiating power. There is one I looked at that is still on the lot though and they called this weekend to say they'd knock another $1000 off. I may go back and take another look at it this week after work.
Looking for a new(er) car
Buddy here at work has a Genesis G80 that he and his wife bought less than a year ago. They love it and just got it back from a company that blacked it all out.
I have never ridden in it since his wife drives it and his two cars are stick shift which she cannot drive (Mistu Evo and an old Honda Civic Si).
Well if he's going to actually check out a Hyundai, he might as well take a look at a Kia Stinger...
shokosugi Well if he's going to actually check out a Hyundai, he might as well take a look at a Kia Stinger...
I really like that car a lot! The problem is that is just came out so any used ones have hardly any miles and are not quite in my price range. I've seen a few base models in my price range with just a few thousand miles, but nothing local and they don't have some features it would be nice to get.
I've actually thought about waiting another year so I could get a nice used Stinger lol.
My wife has an 11 year old Hyundai Santa Fe with 250,000 miles. She wants a new one.
Spartan I have a base model 2015 Sonata that is a surprisingly wonderful car. I thought about suggesting the Genesis as a luxury option in this thread too, but it seemed like the tastes were for the German stuff.
Even a loaded late model Sonata with the "Limited" trim and the 2.0L turbo engine could be a great option for an inexpensive luxury-type vehicle.
I used to fancy high end cars, but now I can't imagine wanting more than a Sonata with a few more upgrades than mine. It's a great car - especially for the price.
ZWExton I confess I keep thinking about just getting a loaded Accord or Mazda 6. The Sonata is really nice too. I don't even need that nice a car, but I do like the Euro and Japanese luxury brands.
I really wanted to get AWD this time and if I do that rules out the sedans I just mentioned. I've gotten by with winter tires on my TL, but it's never been a good car in the snow. I bought my wife a 2015 Acura MDX last year and the plan was that when I snowed I would drive her car since she works from home. But that fell apart as she always has some errand to run and doesn't want me using her car.
