Good deal or bad? bought a preowned
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I agree. Not bad at all. Was it a Certified Pre Owned from a KIA dealer? What part of the country are you in?
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don't know why pics show sideways
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Nice Ride. Enjoy your car and welcome to the Forum.
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A month ago I bought a 2015 Premium with 9600 miles at Carmax for $24,000. I'm in Knoxville TN so prices may be lower here than DC. So far I love it but still getting used to the touchy steering on the highway.
I just bought a 2015 premium with a sunroof and 12k miles at carmax in DFW for $24900. Around here carmax has more cadenzas than all the kia dealerships combined.
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Went and seen this car yesterday, not bad in my opinion. Its CPO, Cadenza Premium with 22.2k miles and listed at $20,470. Lemme know what you guys think. I maybe picking it up later on today.
Hey, check out this car I found on Cars.com: https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/701410814/overview?aff=share_other
Hey, check out this car I found on Cars.com: https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/701410814/overview?aff=share_other
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Looks like a good deal. Definitely check the tires that are on it. When I got mine they only had 15k miles on them and there was a crack in the sidewall. Live and learn I guess. Lol
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Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think that's a Premium, I think it's a Limited with those wheels and that push button parking brake. If that's the case this car is a steal with those low miles and no accidents.
Make sure to take a test drive WITH the windows down. Do a loop with some street driving and highway. Then, do another test with all windows up. Listen for creaks especially in the sunroof area. Listen for any rattling coming from the engine area (this isn't common, just saying). Also, make sure to work the sunroof fully open and closed several times. If you can find an inclined drive you can pull up in a few times, do that (like a driveway it your house if it's inclined or on a curb) so you can listen to any pops/creaking during mild chassis flexion. Some people have this issue and are displeased with it, I think it's just a thing with full glass roofs but this is my first car with it so... Also, make sure shifting is smooth, our transmissions are awesome and you shouldn't really feel it shift even under sport mode except a mild jerk if you're getting it over 6.5k. Be aware, you'll need to clean the exhaust ports on this every couple of weeks or so if you want it to stay looking clean. Our engines/exhaust is sooty, this is normal for this engine.
Overall I would also ask if you can take it home for a few days and test it longer (standard procedure).
Make sure to take a test drive WITH the windows down. Do a loop with some street driving and highway. Then, do another test with all windows up. Listen for creaks especially in the sunroof area. Listen for any rattling coming from the engine area (this isn't common, just saying). Also, make sure to work the sunroof fully open and closed several times. If you can find an inclined drive you can pull up in a few times, do that (like a driveway it your house if it's inclined or on a curb) so you can listen to any pops/creaking during mild chassis flexion. Some people have this issue and are displeased with it, I think it's just a thing with full glass roofs but this is my first car with it so... Also, make sure shifting is smooth, our transmissions are awesome and you shouldn't really feel it shift even under sport mode except a mild jerk if you're getting it over 6.5k. Be aware, you'll need to clean the exhaust ports on this every couple of weeks or so if you want it to stay looking clean. Our engines/exhaust is sooty, this is normal for this engine.
Overall I would also ask if you can take it home for a few days and test it longer (standard procedure).
Yeah, early Limited, has all the bells, but as Yooshaw pointed out, it's very early made. Find out more about the warrantee duration, not miles but time. If it was sold originally in 2013 that means your warrantee, even the CPO power train will be limited by that date. In other words, you may only have 5 years left on power train. This isn't necessarily bad as a buyer, but it does give you leverage to push the price down some more. It's still a decent price even as is.
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