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Re: Kia Rondo Replacements
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:06 pm
by kevm14
kevm14 wrote:Also, $24k is a pretty damn good deal for a Vsport with less than 70k. With 7k left of CPO, too. Most of the Premiums are still $30k or higher. In fact this is likely the cheapest Vsport Premium with under 100k, probably ever sold. There is a lesson for Bill in here - you CAN buy the cheapest and you CAN negotiate without first looking at it. Of course, I should wait to declare victory until after Bob drives home with it.
Just to amplify that. Cadillac made 1,661 2014 Vsport Premiums. This is one of them.
How many 2013 Camaro SS 1LEs did GM make? 1,826. You can be patient, or you can buy something sooner. But you can't say "I'll never find one."
Re: Kia Rondo Replacements
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:32 pm
by Bob
kevm14 wrote:He really needs to convince his dad to at least test drive that damn SS, because I know he will love it. Then I will somehow travel to Charlotte and drive a couple of sweet sedans.
Also, $24k is a pretty damn good deal for a Vsport with less than 70k. With 7k left of CPO, too. Most of the Premiums are still $30k or higher. In fact this is likely the cheapest Vsport Premium with under 100k, probably ever sold. There is a lesson for Bill in here - you CAN buy the cheapest and you CAN negotiate without first looking at it. Of course, I should wait to declare victory until after Bob drives home with it.
I'll call you when I'm sitting on the side of I-95 in Brunswick, GA as the sun is going down....
Re: Kia Rondo Replacements
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:35 pm
by Bob
kevm14 wrote:kevm14 wrote:Also, $24k is a pretty damn good deal for a Vsport with less than 70k. With 7k left of CPO, too. Most of the Premiums are still $30k or higher. In fact this is likely the cheapest Vsport Premium with under 100k, probably ever sold. There is a lesson for Bill in here - you CAN buy the cheapest and you CAN negotiate without first looking at it. Of course, I should wait to declare victory until after Bob drives home with it.
Just to amplify that. Cadillac made 1,661 2014 Vsport Premiums. This is one of them.
How many 2013 Camaro SS 1LEs did GM make? 1,826. You can be patient, or you can buy something sooner. But you can't say "I'll never find one."
I would say being geographically flexible helps a lot. I was willing to go anywhere that was within 1-2 days of driving.
Re: Kia Rondo Replacements
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 8:56 pm
by Bob
One way flight from CLT to PBI is booked. Worst case I drive home in a one way rental (or even worse, I guess, I don't make it in the Vsport).
Re: Kia Rondo Replacements
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:44 am
by Bob
Bob wrote:I am hopeful that a good Vsport will be $23k in 2 years.
From about 2 years ago... I was close.
Re: Kia Rondo Replacements
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 10:48 am
by Bob
Checklist for the drive home on Saturday:
SD card with MP3s
OBD-II Scanner
Snacks
Water
Camera (maybe)
Change of clothes
Toothbrush
License Plate
Check
Insurance Information
The last two items are for the event that something goes wrong and I don't make it back on the same day (delayed flight, mechanical issue, etc)
Re: Kia Rondo Replacements
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:55 am
by kevm14
I wish I could go. Those trips are so much better with a co-pilot. Just watch the crumbs on the Kona leather.
Re: Kia Rondo Replacements
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 1:59 pm
by Bob
Me too. You can get to PBI pretty cheaply from PVD ($141), but getting back might be expensive. There is an $89 flight from RDU to PVD on Frontier on Sunday.
Re: Kia Rondo Replacements
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:21 pm
by Bob
Funny story regarding the SS: My German boss who is not a car guy at all started chatting with me about cars today (probably because I drove the Elise to work). He mentioned the SS and how he read an article in The Wall Street Journal about it. Unfortunately the article is behind their paywall (it was from 2016). Anyway, he brought it up when we were talking about cars that are not depreciating (the Elise, air cooled 911s). He seemed to have a favorable impression of the SS other than the fuel economy.
Re: Kia Rondo Replacements
Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 12:36 pm
by Bob
Putting this here for future reference:
https://www.gmpartshouse.com/radio-upgr ... arent=1083
Not cheap, but seems like a good solution overall.