gurum
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Hello, I live in the New Orleans/Metairie area of Louisiana and wanted to share my purchasing experience.
While I hate the idea of paying above MSRP for a car, my husband's car died unexpectedly and mine got damaged needing repairs. And, with me starting a contract outside the city and him working in city with no real access to public transportation, we desperately needed a second car before the end of the month. Therefore, we were at the mercy of dealerships and couldn't afford to be super picky about price.
We were trying to decide between a SUV, another sedan, or a truck. We decided to go with the SUV and started narrowing our choices down between a Palisade, Telluride, Rav4, Highlander, CRV, or Pilot. Given the market, we were only able to test drive the Pilot, Telluride and Palisade. All other cars were not available on the lot for test driving (lol).
Given that we both keep our cars for a minimum of 5 years, we wanted to get something we would keep for a while and be comfortable in.
We decided on the Telluride SX with Prestige and Nightfall. We opted not add towing since he would probably buy a truck in a few years anyways.
I originally called Barker Kia because someone said they were able to get their car MSRP, they stopped doing that. :'(
Lafayette was convinced they had the lowest Market Adjustment in Louisiana for some reason.
We also called a dealership in Colorado that was highly recommended on Facebook, they told us they had an 11-page, 20 person per page wait list on orders.
We ended up going with a dealership local to us that had a market adjustment but received the car 2 weeks early.
Overall, my husband and I love the car. We're a little less than excited about the circumstances regarding why we had to get the car, but hope this list is helpful to other people around us in the Louisiana area. I am not sure if any of these dealerships deliver, as that was not a priority for us.
There may also be other dealerships within Louisiana, but we were trying to keep under a 3-hour driving distance due to circumstances and time constraints regarding having time to pick up the car if it were available.
While I hate the idea of paying above MSRP for a car, my husband's car died unexpectedly and mine got damaged needing repairs. And, with me starting a contract outside the city and him working in city with no real access to public transportation, we desperately needed a second car before the end of the month. Therefore, we were at the mercy of dealerships and couldn't afford to be super picky about price.
We were trying to decide between a SUV, another sedan, or a truck. We decided to go with the SUV and started narrowing our choices down between a Palisade, Telluride, Rav4, Highlander, CRV, or Pilot. Given the market, we were only able to test drive the Pilot, Telluride and Palisade. All other cars were not available on the lot for test driving (lol).
Given that we both keep our cars for a minimum of 5 years, we wanted to get something we would keep for a while and be comfortable in.
We decided on the Telluride SX with Prestige and Nightfall. We opted not add towing since he would probably buy a truck in a few years anyways.
| Ray Brandt Kia | Harvey, LA | $1,000 deposit towards purchase of car $3995 Market Adjustment Order: 3-5 month wait |
| Barker Kia | Houma, LA | Forgot to ask deposit $1995 Market Adjustment Order: 10 month wait |
| Tameron Kia | D'Iberville, MS | $1,000 (nonrefundable but transferable deposit only accepted in person) $10,000 - 15,000 Market Adjustment (had SXs on lot) |
| Premier Kia | Kenner, LA | $2,000 Deposit $6,000 Market Adjustment |
| Lakeshore Kia | Slidell, LA | $1,000 Deposit (Undisclosed market adjustment) |
| Allstar Kia East | Denham Springs, LA | Allstar Kia East & BR are run by the same group. Forgot to ask Deposit (Undisclosed Market Adjustment) Delivery: 2-3 month wait |
| All Star Kia of Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge, LA | See above note |
| Sterling Kia | Lafayette, LA | $500 deposit, nonrefundable $3,000 Market Adjustment Delivery: 3-4 month wait |
| Leblanc Kia | New Ibera, LA | $750 deposit (500 refundable, 250 nonrefundable) (undisclosed market adjustment) Delivery: 3-6 month wait |
| Walker Kia | Alexandria, LA | $1,000 Deposit NO MARKET ADJUSTMENT Delivery: 4-6 month wait DOES NOT ACCEPT ORDERS FROM ADDRESSES OUTSIDE CITY Had issues with car flippers |
I originally called Barker Kia because someone said they were able to get their car MSRP, they stopped doing that. :'(
Lafayette was convinced they had the lowest Market Adjustment in Louisiana for some reason.
We also called a dealership in Colorado that was highly recommended on Facebook, they told us they had an 11-page, 20 person per page wait list on orders.
We ended up going with a dealership local to us that had a market adjustment but received the car 2 weeks early.
Overall, my husband and I love the car. We're a little less than excited about the circumstances regarding why we had to get the car, but hope this list is helpful to other people around us in the Louisiana area. I am not sure if any of these dealerships deliver, as that was not a priority for us.
There may also be other dealerships within Louisiana, but we were trying to keep under a 3-hour driving distance due to circumstances and time constraints regarding having time to pick up the car if it were available.
