Dealers still asking for premium?

[Promethus78]

Can I ask which dealer you went with?

Council Bluffs. Low overhead, no frills kinda dealer. And now i'm in line waiting like everyone else . Half of me can't wait, the other half of me can wait till after the snow in inevitable winter pot holes are done.

 

[Vlapinta]

KIA in Norwood MA has 10 SX in the lot (most w/prestige) and 1 S model and they are NOT moving them! They were selling $10k over MSRP for the last few months and are pridefully advertising a reduction to $5k over! Unbelievable! Crooks sitting on all of those beautiful cars!View attachment 4508View attachment 4509

Is the second car to the right Everlasting Silver?

 

[ELACEE]

KIA in Norwood MA has 10 SX in the lot (most w/prestige) and 1 S model and they are NOT moving them! They were selling $10k over MSRP for the last few months and are pridefully advertising a reduction to $5k over! Unbelievable! Crooks sitting on all of those beautiful cars!View attachment 4508View attachment 4509

Their website states that they have 44 Tellurides in stock. Uh. What?

 

[Husker Soze]

Council Bluffs. Low overhead, no frills kinda dealer. And now i'm in line waiting like everyone else . Half of me can't wait, the other half of me can wait till after the snow in inevitable winter pot holes are done.

Thanks. I haven't decided yet on if/when I want to pull the trigger on this ride.

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[CGeorge]

KIA in Norwood MA has 10 SX in the lot (most w/prestige) and 1 S model and they are NOT moving them! They were selling $10k over MSRP for the last few months and are pridefully advertising a reduction to $5k over! Unbelievable! Crooks sitting on all of those beautiful cars!View attachment 4508View attachment 4509

The horror and they still won’t be able to move it with $5k over.. SMH..

 

[CGeorge]

Their website states that they have 44 Tellurides in stock. Uh. What?

And not making a dime but paying out money every day the more those cars sit on the lot unsold. WOW!!

 

[Lucas & Craig]

And not making a dime but paying out money every day the more those cars sit on the lot unsold. WOW!!

Turn and burn baby! We enjoy pushing metal!

 

[Promethus78]

Thanks. I haven't decided yet on if/when I want to pull the trigger on this ride.

They were nice and simple. Since I knew what I wanted and they didn't have one to sell me anyway, it only took ~30 min for me to get my free hot dog, put down my $500 deposit (non-refund), get a copy of my order form and hit the road. They even gave me a "if I was doing the deal today value" on my trade-in so I had an idea (with the clear understanding that it will continue to depreciate by the day)

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[Vlapinta]

And not making a dime but paying out money every day the more those cars sit on the lot unsold. WOW!!

Greed

 

[Lucas & Craig]

Greed

Not thinking Long Term. We are always hopeful you all come back at some point.

 

[Husker Soze]

They were nice and simple. Since I knew what I wanted and they didn't have one to sell me anyway, it only took ~30 min for me to get my free hot dog, put down my $500 deposit (non-refund), get a copy of my order form and hit the road. They even gave me a "if I was doing the deal today value" on my trade-in so I had an idea (with the clear understanding that it will continue to depreciate by the day)

Not sure about the non-refundable deposit....

Do you have a timeline on when you're order comes in? I saw that the H&H has 12-13 in stock.

 

[ELACEE]

I cannot understand what is with the non-refundable deposits. What is the purpose (besides the obvious, I mean). The dealerships will have no problem selling these vehicles if the buyer backs out. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. I'll save my for another time.

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[Stacyg]

I am in NJ and a month ago a few dealers around me were adding 1500 to MSRP. Now they are contacting me to say they will sell at MSRP. I was told a month ago the car wouldn't last through the weekend and I still see the EX model I was looking at a month ago at the dealer. I suspect the demand and supply on some models such as the EX have changed in the last month. Patience is key. We are still deciding on color. We are in no rush. We don't have a lease ending, and we own our current vehicle (Tahoe) We liked the Moss until we saw it in the white, now we are looking for the Everlasting Silver to see that in person.

Same with me! Maybe Kia is stepping in I got two text from different dealers saying that they have stock at msrp! Told them too late! Also told them they lost a customer for life! Felt great!

 

[KIAconvert]

Is the second car to the right Everlasting Silver?

left to right colors in the two pics

Gravity Gray, Ebony, Ebony, White


Moss, Everlasting Silver, Moss, White, Ebony, Ebony

 

[Promethus78]

Not sure about the non-refundable deposit....

Do you have a timeline on when you're order comes in? I saw that the H&H has 12-13 in stock.

No time table, same "generic" guess that anyone can give you. 3-6 months. H&H didn't have 12 when I did my deposit last week. They only had 2 FWD EX. I think their online list is reflective of what they have inbound which may or may not already be sold. As for the deposit, It seems like bigger dealers or those part of a huge conglomerate are not as much worried about the deposit and will do refundable. Smaller dealers are probably worried that even thought the Telluride is a great vehicle the time table lends itself to you walking away from the deal halfway through if something better or cheaper show up. Especially if another dealer magically shows up with the vehicle you want at the price your want. Non of them want to be the guy at the end of the line with 30 Tellurides from cancelled orders sitting on the lot.

 

[Vlapinta]

I just reached out to a dealer in PA that has the car I want. I am in NJ. His response to me was " Your contact info is a NJ address is this correct? We are unable to meet the local demand for Telluride and we are not offering our Telluride inventory to out of state customers at this time. If you are local to Landsdale or desire another Kia model please contact me."

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[Lucas & Craig]

I just reached out to a dealer in PA that has the car I want. I am in NJ. His response to me was " Your contact info is a NJ address is this correct? We are unable to meet the local demand for Telluride and we are not offering our Telluride inventory to out of state customers at this time. If you are local to Landsdale or desire another Kia model please contact me."

WOW! How about a Forte! SMH.

 

[Schlegel]

I just reached out to a dealer in PA that has the car I want. I am in NJ. His response to me was " Your contact info is a NJ address is this correct? We are unable to meet the local demand for Telluride and we are not offering our Telluride inventory to out of state customers at this time. If you are local to Landsdale or desire another Kia model please contact me."

This HAS to be SOME TYPE of ILLEGAL. That is insane. If you have cash in hand!!!! Way back I had a dealer tell me that they don't write leases out-of-state. Which is basically the same as bug off! I hope some day these dealers EAT their excess inventory! OMFG!

 

[Vlapinta]

WOW! How about a Forte! SMH.

At first I was taken back so, I just emailed him back "good luck" He didn't even say "if you are local to PA", he just listed a specific town lol. I was shocked at first, but now just really annoyed. I have patience, and what I want is not that hard to find. EX AWD w tow package in Everlasting silver. I was trying to reach out to dealers a little further than NJ, because locally they are still adding onto MSRP. plus they don't have the silver in stock. I just feel like I was dismissed by this dealer lol

 

[Lucas & Craig]

At first I was taken back so, I just emailed him back "good luck" He didn't even say "if you are local to PA", he just listed a specific town lol. I was shocked at first, but now just really annoyed. I have patience, and what I want is not that hard to find. EX AWD w tow package in Everlasting silver. I was trying to reach out to dealers a little further than NJ, because locally they are still adding onto MSRP. plus they don't have the silver in stock. I just feel like I was dismissed by this dealer lol

Can we help you? Seriously, I hate seeing this.