This is fresh news from my personal experience on Wednesday 9/18/2019.
While I really wanted to pay all cash, the $1000 rebate/incentive was enough to make me
partially finance. You MUST finance at least $10,000 to be eligible for the rebate/incentive; the balance can be a downpayment. I went with 24 months @ 2.9%, and I will literally make 3 payments then pay off the entire remaining principal immediately thereafter.
The 3 months of payments is the minimum such that Kia does not claw back the $1000 rebate/incentive from the dealer. The loan is simple interest with NO front-end setup costs.
My Telluride was ordered about 3.5 months ago from Myrtle Beach Kia and was priced exactly at MSRP, minus the $1000 rebate/incentive.
The specifics:
Telluride SX, AWD
Color - Everlasting Silver
Options - Tow Hitch with Harness,
Cross Bars, Mudguard Kit (Front & Rear), Cargo Mat, Cargo Cover, and Carpeted
Floor Mats.
Those expecting to negotiate a $4-6K discount from MSRP on a Telluride will be waiting a while (IMO). Obviously, that may eventually happen, but right now the vehicle is simply in HIGH demand. Several of the dealerships I visited simply
refused to even order a Telluride for me ...... saying simply 'the order counts towards our quota and we will can sell it locally faster for more profit'. IOW, there is really no incentive for the dealership to work with you to take an order when it's working against their bottom line to do so.
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