Deal Check: 2023 Kia Telluride SX Prestige X-Pro

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A 75 year old Kia dealership?
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Why are you wasting everyone’s time?

Pursue lease targets if you want to lease. Pursue finance targets if you want to finance.

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I’d prefer to lease but the general consensus is that financing is the better option on these… I figured I’d inquire about a lease since they emailed me stating they needed to get rid of x number of vehicles by months end (Wondering if they’d be aggressive). Obviously they aren’t.

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Couple things to understand here.

  1. A dealer being “aggressive” doesn’t change the RV, MF or incentives. So if the programs aren’t there then it doesn’t matter whether the dealer is being aggressive or not.

  2. Market price for an SX/SXP on the lot is about $10k over. So from their perspective they are being “aggressive” by asking 7,000 below market. Does that mean you should jump on it? Not necessarily. These are still available via order/waitlist at sticker. Smartest thing to do to buy a Telluride is to order one and wait.

But again you have to know what to target. Pursue lease candidates if you want to lease. Don’t pursue Tellurides if you want to lease something.

Personally, having owned a Telluride free for a year, IDK why anyone would want to pay ~$10,000 per year to lease one.

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I was inquiring on an ex x line. They quoted 3k markup. I think my best bet on one of these is getting it at sticker and on a decent interest rate.

We aren’t in a rush but definitely need a 3 row suv within the next 8 months or so. Haven’t really been in the market for one so kind of just testing the waters and seeing what our best options may be.

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You’ll need to order one soon if you want a Telluride

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Just get a Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy. Available at MSRP all day long and plenty available at dealers…

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