Same I just got the scorpion going to do after market exhaust and some other upgrades though

Same here! Just bought the 2022 GT2 scorpion edition. Can’t wait to get some mods on it

Traded my 2018 GT Stinger for a 2022 gt2 scorpion.. 900 miles.. bms intakes.. jb4 tuned.. waiting to drop my cat back borla on.. lol

Same traded my 2018 for 2022 scorpion. We all in the 18 to 22 club

Glad to help!

i don't think you understand what a "dream car" is unless you really set your sights that low. a dream car is supposed to be a car that is out of your reach, like a "dream". personally my dream car is the Durango Hellcat. but as far as attainable cars for myself the stinger is one of those choices.

Me too man I want a 2022 I’m 19 I’m gonna save up for a whole year and get it

@@maximusgladi8or you just bashed on someone because your two ideas of dream cars don’t match but your so called “dream car” is only $10k more than my brothers first car and over $50,000 less than my dads Panamera. With that being said neither of them have their dream car and price has nothing to do with not getting their dream car. You can put a price on a dream, the main thing about a “dream car” is the effect the car puts on somebody, not how far out of reach that by-product is. With that being said, a Stinger isn’t a bad dream car.

@UCH1AN1Rzm1YPju9pWUUfddQ hey m0ron, Durango hellcats are very attainable, cuz ur sights are too low, your dream car should be a flying pegasus ultrasound yellow jacket F-15 fighter jet double decker mega super battlefield tank. It’s a dream after all 🤡

Same

Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! Hopefully you get a good salesman who lets enjoy the car

Appreciate the feedback!

Yea its a little annoying. I think kia focused a little too much in bringing the engineers over from premium brands but not any of the customer service experts.Maybe with time theyll get better but that doesnt really do much for me now. I went in last week for an oil change and the guy goes “someone will be with u” and i waited like 15 mins for someone to check me in while there was literally not one other person there. Idk leaves kind of a bad taste in my mouth.

Dude I have the reverse to drive to reverse neutral issue pretty often, like 1/5 times maybe. It's super annoying - you've got to be very deliberate and slow with her.

Did you lower it as well? What year is your Stinger? Thx

@@wtitrader7397 Still haven’t lowered but finally getting around to messing with getting a new wheel setup. Mines a 2020 RWD GT2

The new g70 looks fantastic. Good choice dude, Enjoy!

any update. I'm deciding between stinger or g70

I traded in my 2022 g70 for a 2023 because in the first 10000 Kms the car would regularly go into limp mode. As in no turbos and felt like the power of a 2 cylinder. Dealership said it is an issue but no real fix to it?!? So I thought maybe it’s a one-off! The 2023 started doing the same thing after only 1 thousand kms ffs. So I traded it in at 4.5k kms and that’s the end of my relationship with Genesis. On to something more reliable unfortunately! When working properly I loved the car tho just hated going to the dealership every month or so with no fix to the problem!

@@DragonNB13 see post

I appreciate the sub! Sadly i dont have a car specific insta (yet) but ill be uploading more stinger stuff every now and then. If you have any questions about the buying process or anything else just lmk ill be glad to help.

@@JulianWithAnX good for me ! sadly i’m in korea and korean kk,anyway i’ll do enjoy your video, thanks for the comment

Gt 1 before 2020 had alotta options after that they stripped it and is extra on gt2 i beleive

I like some of the stuff they did but overall it doesnt look like enough for me to upgrade

Haha appreciate the sub!

Wish i had your dealer haha. Probably going to start going to a bigger dealership thats farther away. The most annoying thing about this is that KIA hasn’t officially acknowledged this with a recall program. Glad to hear you got yours fixed though.

@@JulianWithAnX haha my dealer sucks with most stuff, but they acknowledged this as an issue because they sell more stingers than any other dealer group in the state. I think a lot of their reason for not recalling this issue is because it’s not necessarily a safety issue. The car still brakes fine with vibrations. My question is why they haven’t upgraded the brakes yet

@@robertmcgee3616 probably bought the parts in bulk and dont want them to go to waste lol. Curious if they fixed it with the refresh model.

@@JulianWithAnX I sure hope so! I’m trying to decide on trading my GT for the new GT2

@@robertmcgee3616 look at carvanna lol. They offered me 41.5k for a 2020 with 11k miles. Pretty much what i paid minus taxes and fees.

Is500 is on the top 3 choices for my next car

Hi , so you had this car since 2018 how many miles until now and what the biggest issue you faced during this period of time, What about the quality and reliability of this car Thanks

I think stock this car is perfect for having fun and not getting arrested lol. With a tune i catch myself doing 120 almost by accident sometimes. Thats only on map 2 on jb4 and there room for some power still. I came from a 2014 accord 4 cylinder so the power jump was pretty great. I remember flooring it the first time at the dealership and getting that feeling in my stomach. As for used these cars are a great value used. Not sure what the warranty is like in Canada but in the states a used cpo stinger still gets u the 10 year warranty. Used definitely is a good value. I personally went with new bc of the $9000 lease cash on top of a $2000 msrp drop. One thing to note is that you will notice the weight lol. I remember realizing how light my old accord felt. Overall though I think youll enjoy the power bump lol. Let me know if you have any other questions!

@@JulianWithAnX awesome thanks for the reply. Do you plan on buying out after the lease? Also have you thought about getting the refreshed 2022 version? I’m not sure if I like the older oval-ish taillights or the newer ones more

@@speedtab215 I'm in the exact same position as you, been looking for a used one in Canada for months now in the same mileage/price range. Finding one with the right trim level and colour is a real issue right now lol

Amen

Contact Kia direct if your experience with the dealer is not what you expect. Kia corporate has been great to work with and directs the dealership from the top.

@@jasonfarruggia9113 I did that - got nowhere. Corp sent the dealer an email that went unresponded. That was the extent of their involvement. They've lost my loyalty.

@@SilentKnight43 I've had the opposite experience when getting Kia corporate involved. I've even had them warranty things that by the written warranty shouldn't have been.

@@jasonfarruggia9113 Glad to hear at least someone's having a good experience.

My infotainment is a bit dated now but the new models are pretty much great. I don’t really mind the lack of a digital dash. Stop and go cruise control is great in this car and on long highways it can even steer itself pretty well. Definitely a great road trip machine.

Yea they’re pretty cool. The refresh models are even better.

Upgrade your sway bar

Im pretty sure i did stack although im not too sure. There was a $2000 discount they were advertising and then i added the lease incentive on top. Although i just had them punch the numbers in i didnt use autobytel.

Yea man it’s definitely something to consider. Personally if i didnt get the lease rebate then im not sure if i would have went down this route. You can lease germans (m340 or c43) for around what the non rebate lease cost on the stinger is and get maintenance included and a way better service. Although ive found a good dealership so its not that big of a problem anymore for me.

I do have another video showcasing the mods i have. The $1000 refers to a jb4 ($500) muffler delete ($100 probably) and intakes ($400-500). The jb4 is probably the best in terms of gains.

@@JulianWithAnX much appreciated. Looking to get a stinger soon.

The new blacked out scorpion looks clean . If genesis offered the same incentives as kia id probably be in a g70 just for the weight savings and handling characteristics alone. Definitely drive both.

Thanks for the quick response. Maybe I will get the genesis over the stinger a little better performance, interior and service overall with a complimentary maintenance for 3 years or 36000 miles.

the great thing about the stinger compared to the g70 is the hatch...way more versatile!

Both great cars. All depends what are you looking for, that s why I want to test drive the new 2022 genesis with the DF vs the Stinger.

Before getting my GT2 I also looked at a G70 and test drove both. G70 is nice, but not as roomy and feels more crammed than the Stinger, the back seats of the G70 are definitely smaller and not as good for adults in the back, and the Stinger's hatch makes it much more of a practical car. That, along with a killer deal I got on my GT2, and that's why I ultimately went with the Stinger.

The young kid worked at the dealer? I bet he was just looking for any reason to drive it haha. Love the nsx

My iPhone flipped the video lol

$560 a month for 10k a year on a 2 year lease. The miles don’t matter for me because I’m going to be buying it out at the end anyway, the only way to get the lease cash was to do the two year lease.

@@JulianWithAnX why not do the buyout immediately?

@@zmarg07 i was going to initially. Figured that theres a small chance i dont want the car in two years. Tbh even of i dont want to keep it I’ll probably buyout and sell as my buyout is a few grand less then what 2 year okd stimgers go for. Probably make some money back. But immediate buyout is a good choice too.

10 year powertrain is standard in the US. Other places get a 7 year power train I believe. And they didnt really try to sell me anything extra. Think that’s because i went in knowing what i wanted and they kind of picked up on it.

@@JulianWithAnX Nice! Thank you! I am considering buying one in the next year or so and I want to know what to expect.

If they were on there from the beginning i doubt they can deny any repairs even if its due to the jb4. The only problem might be proving that it came with the car. In general anything changing how the engine performs from factory is going to void warranty but if it came from the dealership and you can prove it was there from the beginning you should be fine. With that said, im not a lawyer haha.

@JulianWithAnX ,As a loyal dedicated customer, Kia does have substandard maintenance customer service. it's terrible at best. Thing is though, as a customer any issue with your car the customers shouldn't have to prove a dam thing. These dealerships with their maintenance facilities are very careful how they interact with you the customer and the service they do to a customer's car, even if the vehicle was purchased there at the same dealership. This conduct is unacceptable on every level.

Gas mileage is the same give or take 1 mpg. I personally havent noticed a difference but some people on the forums do report increased mpg. Tbh though if gas is a big concern id probably look elsewhere. I get 16mpg city on a good day and 24-26 highway. As much as i love this car I reminisce about the days of 40mpg on my old accord lol.

@@JulianWithAnX haha my thoughts exactly, I was hoping for at least mid 20's thanks for sharing your experience!

On the burger motorsports website they sell a kit with everything needed to make 100 more hp. Really all you need are the intakes, correctly gapped spark plugs, and 93 octane gas. A less restrictive exhaust will help too. The less than $1000 part is not including labor (intakes, spark plugs, and exhaust can be done by yourself if you have the time and space, i had mine professionally installed so it’s definitely more than $1000). I did dyno the car recently and didnt quite make the 100. I think my issue was heatsoak and my best guess as too how much im currently making is probably 60-70 more whp. Think i had a bad batch of gas or my spark plugs were wearing down because my timing was off. My recommendation is get the hks plugs, any cold air intake and a better exhaust and you should make 100 more hp.

Great color! That and orange are amazing!

@@JulianWithAnX I agree …thank you

Getting mine today 🔥

Its not super low. Should definitely slow down for speed bumps lol. Unless you mean imperfections on the road like potholes. Ive hit a few and never scraped.

Nah ive never used them but based on their reviews on google they seem terrible lol. Autoworld has some better reviews and theyve been good to me so far. Theyre in east medow, might be closer then going to nj

I installed the spark plugs with .22 gaps. Everyone recommends it and figured why not. If you do it do the hks, i have densos but they only last half as long.

Appreciate the response. You should do some 0-60 pulls with the draggy

@@SSH939 im making another video on Thursday with the car on the dyno to show the difference between maps 0-2. Ill see if i can get a draggy to do some pulls too in the different maps.

@@JulianWithAnX looking forward to it!

Any guess how many miles they'd be willing to do that at? Mine has 21k and slight vibration

​@@Kira-qc4qi Not sure my car only had 5K miles when Kia (Dan O'Brien norwood ma) replaced the brakes for free. I'd guess 21K is going to depend on your arguing skills :)

@@tomdoe1234 haha thanks

Would you be willing to get a new 2020 or 2021? You may be able to score a pretty great deal like I did when I bought my 2019 GT2 brand new just under a year ago.

@@flybriur unless it's an absolute screaming deal of like

@@mikethestockimpaler3049 Gotcha. I got my 2019 GT2 RWD brand new this past July for under 39k, so couldn't turn that down.

@@flybriur What color ext/int did you get? ...And, would you get same color if you had to do it all over again, or do you have any advice on colors?

Ceramic grey my man, its like getting 2 colors in one. In some light it looks grey and in some other instances it looks white, but when its full blown ceramic grey you ll love it, looks stunning in person.

None so far. Havent had to change them yet. They replaced them once under warranty.

The features of the Stinger are just like my BMW e60 530i and there is only 1cm difference in length. The 530i has cost me around $17,000 AUD in repairs over seven years. I can't wait to get the Stinger and its 7 year warranty.

Brake issue was resolved with new pads and rotors. Test drive was just photo id for me too. I drove a 2014 accord for a 2 years before upgrading. Big difference lol

@@JulianWithAnX So true. Cool, thanks

I have another video on the mods i have installed. Pretty much a jb4, intakes and muffler delete will get you a lot if horsepower and none of those are terribly expensive.

It holds about 16 gals which is the same as a bunch of other sedans. I think it just burns through gas way too quick. Similar engined cars get a little more mpg then the s as stinger, wonder why that is.

I also find this is a downer. I am glad about being able to change octane. I love my car ,the best yet.

$560, put $2k down

2k i believe

Not the greatest lol. Depends on how i drive but i live in nyc and my lifetime average is 16mpg. Highways i can get up to like 26-28. City driving is anywhere 15-18mpg. Typically drive in sport with auto on-off engine turned off so i could probably get some more but i dont really care for the extra mpg. I get about 280-310 mils per fill up.

Sadly the nearest genesis dealer near me is about 1 hr away. The only other place that sells g70s are hyundai dealerships. Ive managed to find a kia dealership not too far thats been good to work with though.

I've test driven several of these now and like the car quite a bit. I do have several concerns, enough to dissuade me from buying it entirely. 1) Past kia experience - had a 2011 optima sux. Had massive issues with the car tracking straight. In the shop over a dozen times for alignments, tires, toe bolts and other. In the end I took the loss and unloaded it. What a turd that car was/is. 2) Kia dealer experience - Maybe someone can point me to a competent dealer service shop in the chicago area. 3) DIY. - This car is not very friendly in that regard. No designated front/rear jacking points. Even a cheap honda civic has this. I do most/all of my own maintenance. Getting the car safely onto jack stands should not be rocket science. 4) Plastic components for oil changes?!@# How long is that filter cap and housing going to last over the life of the car. How easy is it to replace the housing? Why is it plastic? 5) And this is the real deal breaker. No RWD models in the midwest area. I need to travel some states south to get one or special order.

The biggest annoyance is the arm rest. They used really thin leather and You can hear rattles when opening it or putting pressure on it. Cant recall any other rattles from the top of my head. There is a rear hatch rattle that happens to some cars but i haven’t experienced it yet after 11k miles and the fix is adding a couple of washers. Theres some rattles with the dash cam wires i have wired through the b pillars but thats not a kia fault.

It can vary from Stinger to Stinger. I wouldn't say it's "cheap" assembly, but you're not getting the same quality control like Lexus, for example. I had some mild rattling from the hatch, which was easily fixed. Also some popping noise from the front headliner area (that would get worse the warmer it was outside) -- ended up being the adhesive making the noise because the adhesive on the headliner wasn't fully adhered on some parts of the headliner to the body. Thank god it was finally diagnosed and fixed by one dealership's service department. Unfortunately I do still have an issue with rattling coming from the large sunroof when it's closed (check the forums, as other people have had a similar issue), which I have had since I purchased the care new. Two dealerships were able to get the noise stopped or reduced, but only for a few weeks and then it came back both times. Currently have an ongoing case with Kia's Consumer Assistance Center. It's not like crazy loud or anything, but still can be a bit annoying. I wouldn't say I have any "creaks" in the cabin though. Overall though the car is an absolute blast to drive.

The one i went to is northeast kia. Its in kias system because the paper they gave me says its a known issue.

@@JulianWithAnX are they good with your mods?

@@BigD4562 havent said anything yet. I usually take my jb4 off and go in with my intakes on and they havent said anything yet. Generally mods won’t matter until you need warranty work and i havent needed anything yet (besides brakes).

Yea man it’s annoying. What’s the point of selling a sporty car if youre not supposed to drive it like one? Once they fix mine im putting stoptech pads on to prevent it from coming back.

I think i found a good one its just 40 minutes away. Told them about the breaks and they offered to fix the, right away.

@@JulianWithAnX that's good

93

@@JulianWithAnX can you run it at 89 with reliability?

I guess its all relative a lot of cars are heavy now a days. Would like to be under 4k pounds still lol.

It's a midsized sedan.

How did you pull that one off? I'm looking into the GT1 but my haggling abilities are terrible.. is there a place you found discounts or any kind of secrets you're willing to share? thanks in advance

@@MikeyTripz well to be honest I bought my 2020 kia stinger GT1 last year, before this vehicle shortage started. My wife also has a matching kia stinger, but it is the indigo special edition. We recently went for an oil change and they offered to buy both of our cars back for more than what we paid for them. I don't think you will find a good vehicle deal anytime soon until this computer chip issue mess is straightened out to be honest. And kia gave both of us 0% interest for the life of the loan which has been awesome.

@@Adam-om9hu Damn that's crazy.. but on a better note, enjoy that 0% interest!

@@MikeyTripz kia still might have the 0% interest. I believe it is only for people with a 750 car credit score or higher.

Stinger GT (GT2) MY22 is $68,585 AUD drive away in Australia, October 21.

Jb4 with fuel wires on map 2, bms cold air intake, ark mids, mbrp catback. Might add a intercooler* at some point.

@@JulianWithAnX yeah do it, I’ve seen good power gains with exhaust delete and fmic

@@JulianWithAnX do you know if the jb4 voids your warranty? I was planning to do a CAI and Cat Back when I get mine just to keep the warranty intact

@@dylandavies3634 if you take it in with it on for a warranty claim it’ll probably void it. Technically jb4 isnt supposed to leave any traces behind in the car once its removed so dealerships shouldn’t be able to see it. I think there was a guy on the forums whose turbos blew with a jb4 on and the repair was still covered under warranty. Its always a risk but i think its the least risky tunes out there in terms of warranty.

22s look really good. Im in the yonkers area

@@JulianWithAnX ahh kool...I'm in the Binghamton area. Are there any local stinger meets?

@@goodfellatony84 theres supposed to be one in philly in june at some point. Havent seen anything in ny though

@@JulianWithAnX aight.. hmu @italian_fantasy84 on IG

I believe the warranty on the brakes is 12k miles or 1 year. Unless they replaced them within those limits then you’re most likely out of luck. I contacted corporate and started a case before i passed 1 year so that there was proof that the issue happened within warranty.

@@JulianWithAnX I bought a used 2018 gt2 w 20k on it so I really am not sure. Thanks though damn!

I bought my 2019 GT2 new in July 2020 with about 110 miles on it. Had vibrations when braking immediately after purchasing. At first the dealership I bought it from said there was probably some buildup on it, and it would wear off as I drove. It didn't, and so the rotors had to get turned immediately after purchasing. No joke. They seem alright so far, at almost 6k miles. What was also a pain in the ass was that the dealership that I took it to to get the rotors turned didn't jack up the car in the right place on one side, and ruined the side skirt, causing them to have to buy a whole new one and paint and install it.

@@flybriur yikes man that sounds terrible glad they fixed it though. Was it a dealer in ny?

@@JulianWithAnX Yea, it sucked. And the service department there is horrendous. A new auto group just took it over not long before I took the car in, and from the reviews I've seen, the service used to be pretty decent under the old auto group, but this new one sucks. It's a dealership in Los Angeles.

Extremely poor taste imo. Think its just dealers not really having had a nicer car to let people drive before and not knowing how to treat this one.

@@JulianWithAnX The dealership that I bought my Stinger GT2 from started doing credit checks before test driving the Stinger because people were coming in for a 'test drive' and they had no intention of buying the car only wanted to see if the rumor's were true. The day that I mileage that was put on the car and some light damage from "test driving" In my opinion doing a credit check to avoid any extra wear and tear or possible damage on ANY car is not an Extra Step. If you were serious about buying that's one step done. Let's be honest if you cant pass the credit check you are not leaving the lot with ANY car.

Good amount of road noise comes in. Not sure if its the tires or the sound proofing kia used but its not that quiet on the highway. My exhaust has a bit of drone now too but aside from that no annoying rattles yet.

Theyve dialed them back recently, i think now its like 4k off if you a 24 month lease.

2020

Forgot to flip the video haha its left hand drive like all the rest here in ny

@@JulianWithAnX I’m from the UK and have spent the last 7yrs in Brooklyn, so I was like what’s going on! Haha