Minnesota Kia Dealers MSRP

[Deuce Man]

Any Minnesota Kia Dealers Charging MSRP on Telluride SX in Twin Cities

 

[jjwest]

We had bought our Telluride SX-P back in July at MSRP from Mitch Weiland over at Luther Kia of Inver Grove. Ordered it custom in April and picked it up in July. Had an outstanding experience with them. Highly recommend!

 

[vinylhaircut]

I bought mine (a custom order) from Lupient Kia and I could not recommend them more highly. My salesperson was Vadim Lemeshevskiy. Here's why:
* Sold for MSRP
* Very good communication from salesperson and sales manager throughout the process. No surprises.
* Refundable deposit (unlike others in Twin Cities)
* No required add-ons
* When I was ready to order, they told me how many allocations they expected and where I was in line. No other dealer in town was willing to be that transparent.
* No high-pressure finance office. In fact, I told them I wanted a contactless sale, so they sent all the paperwork to my home. I could look it over at my leisure, decide if I wanted any of the optional offers (I didn't), and return it to them. I never set foot inside the dealership.
* I got exactly the car I ordered in exactly the timeframe they estimated.
* I did speak with every other dealership in the entire state before deciding on Lupient, and it worked out great for me.

Good luck!

 

[ggtully22]

I ended up ordering with Lupient in Brooklyn Park but I contacted a few other dealerships before deciding.. This was back in September of this year so you'll have to double check. They all told me they sell at MSRP if you place an order with them vs buying an incoming vehicle

Bloomington Kia -can't recall their deposit
St. Cloud Kia (Waite Park) -$500 refundable deposit
Lupient kia in Brooklyn Park $1000 refundable deposit
Barnett Kia White Bear Lake $2000 non refundable deposit. incoming tellurides not claimed had a $2500 protection package tacked on to price

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[MSPTom]

I ended up ordering with Lupient in Brooklyn Park but I contacted a few other dealerships before deciding.. This was back in September of this year so you'll have to double check. They all told me they sell at MSRP if you place an order with them vs buying an incoming vehicle

Bloomington Kia -can't recall their deposit
St. Cloud Kia (Waite Park) -$500 refundable deposit
Lupient kia in Brooklyn Park $1000 refundable deposit
Barnett Kia White Bear Lake $2000 non refundable deposit. incoming tellurides not claimed had a $2500 protection package tacked on to price

I was told 4-6 months on 9/21. I was told on 11/22 that I was #15 in line, so going by your initial eta it’ll be closer to 6 months. I’d been having a really good experience working with Tanya, but my last email got kicked back a couple of days ago, so….?

 

[gman1868]

We got ours at Luther Kia in Bloomington. Worked with Cheri Brotemarkle. MSRP. The Finance manager tried to twist our arm a bit for maintenance and warranty plans but we said No Thank you. Over good experience. Cheri is great

 

[ggtully22]

I was told 4-6 months on 9/21. I was told on 11/22 that I was #15 in line, so going by your initial eta it’ll be closer to 6 months. I’d been having a really good experience working with Tanya, but my last email got kicked back a couple of days ago, so….?

I contacted Lupient on 11/10 and was told I was #20 out of 108, and then a week later was told my order was picked up. And was told in September when I initially ordered that not many people order the S trim so they "highly doubted" it would take the full 3-4 months. I was certainly expecting to have my vehicle by the end of the year based on that.. but here we are! It's ok with me, my current vehicle is paid off. And I am thinking of turning around and ordering an EX in the spring if the market is still holding like it is..

Overall my experience with Lupient has been favorable. Not a ton of contact which is OK, if theres nothing to report then what's the point. But my ordering experience was quick and easy, no pressure. We'll see what it's like when I go to pick up the vehicle.

I'm seeing a lot of GG/Black combos come up on failcat and I keep hoping mine will show up a little earlier than they quoted me a month ago. It seems like most of the iniital ETAs do get bumped up a little bit. Fingers crossed ours come soon

 

[vinylhaircut]

I contacted Lupient on 11/10 and was told I was #20 out of 108, and then a week later was told my order was picked up. And was told in September when I initially ordered that not many people order the S trim so they "highly doubted" it would take the full 3-4 months. I was certainly expecting to have my vehicle by the end of the year based on that.. but here we are! It's ok with me, my current vehicle is paid off. And I am thinking of turning around and ordering an EX in the spring if the market is still holding like it is..

Overall my experience with Lupient has been favorable. Not a ton of contact which is OK, if theres nothing to report then what's the point. But my ordering experience was quick and easy, no pressure. We'll see what it's like when I go to pick up the vehicle.

I'm seeing a lot of GG/Black combos come up on failcat and I keep hoping mine will show up a little earlier than they quoted me a month ago. It seems like most of the iniital ETAs do get bumped up a little bit. Fingers crossed ours come soon

Good luck. One tip (true for any dealer really): Make contact and establish a relationship not only with your salesperson but also with a sales manager. I had very good communication with both throughout the process (definitely more as my shipment date neared).

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[MSPTom]

I contacted Lupient on 11/10 and was told I was #20 out of 108, and then a week later was told my order was picked up. And was told in September when I initially ordered that not many people order the S trim so they "highly doubted" it would take the full 3-4 months. I was certainly expecting to have my vehicle by the end of the year based on that.. but here we are! It's ok with me, my current vehicle is paid off. And I am thinking of turning around and ordering an EX in the spring if the market is still holding like it is..

Overall my experience with Lupient has been favorable. Not a ton of contact which is OK, if theres nothing to report then what's the point. But my ordering experience was quick and easy, no pressure. We'll see what it's like when I go to pick up the vehicle.

I'm seeing a lot of GG/Black combos come up on failcat and I keep hoping mine will show up a little earlier than they quoted me a month ago. It seems like most of the iniital ETAs do get bumped up a little bit. Fingers crossed ours come soon

My exact order just popped up on Failcat this morning, fingers crossed…

I see their digital billboard ads on 694 touting their highest-volume MN dealer status, I can’t imagine they would mess with that by pulling last-minute shenanigans. But I’m like you, I’ll believe it when I drive it off the lot. Good luck!

 

[TotesJFM]

I bought mine (a custom order) from Lupient Kia and I could not recommend them more highly. My salesperson was Vadim Lemeshevskiy. Here's why:
* Sold for MSRP
* Very good communication from salesperson and sales manager throughout the process. No surprises.
* Refundable deposit (unlike others in Twin Cities)
* No required add-ons
* When I was ready to order, they told me how many allocations they expected and where I was in line. No other dealer in town was willing to be that transparent.
* No high-pressure finance office. In fact, I told them I wanted a contactless sale, so they sent all the paperwork to my home. I could look it over at my leisure, decide if I wanted any of the optional offers (I didn't), and return it to them. I never set foot inside the dealership.
* I got exactly the car I ordered in exactly the timeframe they estimated.
* I did speak with every other dealership in the entire state before deciding on Lupient, and it worked out great for me.

Good luck!

+1 for Vlad. Test drove with him and he followed up like I asked, 2 days earlier, 3 months after our initial convo. Didn’t end up ordering with him… I’ll share why below.

 

[TotesJFM]

Hi all, new member here!

Ordered an SX (non prestige) dark moss with espresso brown seats from Kia St Cloud two weeks ago. Overall good experience as I called all the twin cities dealers and they actually answers some questions I had about the process, whereas Lupient & Luther were less helpful. Mankato dealer seemed the most ready to fleece their customers .

Reason I went with St Cloud was primarily they double the power train warranty, as does a dealership in Des Moines/Ankeny. We drive 20k miles per year on our family car and it just needs to be serviced at a Kia dealer. They said 3-5 months so I’m expecting early June and will be happy if earlier.

 

[codemanrose]

We also Ordered from Lupient Kia. Reason we went with them over our local Kia dealer in Mankato is because they offer a $1000 refundable deposit and were not pushy on "required" options or buying what they had already on their lot (which was one telly) that we were not even interested in. Mankato did not offer a refundable deposit and were forcing us over to the Hyundai dealer and asked twice "What would we need to do to get you into this used palisade?" If it was free is about it since it's not a car we even remotely want after driving the Telluride along with zero of the options either.

Order was picked up December 10th and ETA of mid Feb. So far I have had great experience with them and they have stayed well in communication with me!

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[TotesJFM]

When you say “order was picked up” do you mean it was in queue with Vlad/Lupient Kia for a while before Kia telluride plant acknowledged they were starting to build it?

 

[ggtully22]

When you say “order was picked up” do you mean it was in queue with Vlad/Lupient Kia for a while before Kia telluride plant acknowledged they were starting to build it?

From what I have gathered from this forum and my experience, yes, that thought process is correct. It seems like some factors go in to how long you are in queue- trim ordered, how many people ahead of you, how many allocations the dealership gets.

 

[MSPTom]

Got the call this morning, confirmed December KFOS pickup! Initial ETA is Valentine’s Day. Subject to change, of course. Confirmed sale price at MSRP. Working with Tanya Anderson, totally satisfied up to this point.

 

[Deuce Man]

Stopped by Luther Kia Bloomington 23 dec. They will sell at MSRP and no dealer add on. Told them i want 2023 Telluride. They will hold my order till March or such time to insure 2023 models can be ordered. SX Prestige, Nightfall. Towing Pkg, Interior Light kit

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[tdecurtins]

Stopped by Luther Kia Bloomington 23 dec. They will sell at MSRP and no dealer add on. Told them i want 2023 Telluride. They will hold my order till March or such time to insure 2023 models can be ordered. SX Prestige, Nightfall. Towing Pkg, Interior Light kit

I am also planning to order with that dealer. Did they have any timeframe on a 2023? I really want to know if its worth the wait. Who did you work with?

 

[gman1868]

I am also planning to order with that dealer. Did they have any timeframe on a 2023? I really want to know if its worth the wait. Who did you work with?

After having purchased ours there, I'd highly recommend Cheri Brotemarkle.

 

[Deuce Man]

After having purchased ours there, I'd highly recommend Cheri Brotemarkle.

No time frame yet. Luther Kia told me they are receiving 2022 Tellurides ordered up to 6 months ago. Any time June or later might be 2022 0r 2023 model. Luther has 200-2022 Tellurides on order. Salesman Mike L. working with me.

 

[drumsticks1616]

Ordered my SX Nightfall from Luther Kia Bloomington yesterday! They are seeing 6-7 months time for arrivals so who knows if we'll get a 22 or 23. Belzer in Lakeville said 8-10 months and Luther in IGH said 5-8 when I inquired.