I feel and felt the same way the minute I saw the first K900s. I did just what you're thinking of; I traded my '14 Cadenza limited with 7000 miles on it last December for a '15 K900 with VIP with 19000 miles. LOVE IT! No regrets; both are incredible cars compared to their competitors and money wise, there's no comparison to other makes.
My Cadenza was black/white, and, I wanted a black/white with VIP K900...Had to do some searching to find one that was one owner and perfect shape, but, I did and had it shipped here to a friend's dealership to do the trade. Fully inspected and checked out with NO problems found, and none since.
My only 'complaint' is the mileage; it is hard to get over 14mpg in city, I have had 24 mpg on the highway. I always got 18 mpg city in my Cadenza and around 30 on the highway.
Here's what convinced me: I paid 34K new for the Cadenza in October '13 with it's sticker price of 43K. I bought my K900 for 29,800 with literally no signs of wear and full maintenance records. My K900 stickered out at 68K, so no matter how you look at it the trade was a no brainer.
I have no regrets and love it; go find a low mileage one like you want and you'll be amazed at the difference in driving; the K9 is as solid riding as a Bentley and saving almost 40K to get it was sweet.
I was surprised the insurance rate is fairly high due to it's original list price; depends on each state. I'm in NC which has very low auto ins. rates; so could be worse if your state is a higher cost state regulatory for insurance.
Go for it; you will love every feature on the K9; my favorite besides the ride and style is the heads up monitor..Other favorites are the power close doors, the interior quality, the absolutely silent ride and a fantastic sound system.
I re-badged it with K5 Optima's 7 piece badge set and not a drive goes by without a question of what is that, and, always compliments.
Lots of these K9s are coming back in from lease; some incredible bargains out there as they are all low mileage. My dealer CPO'd mine for me for $400 so I have the full 10 year/100K coverage, too.
LOVE IT!
My Cadenza was black/white, and, I wanted a black/white with VIP K900...Had to do some searching to find one that was one owner and perfect shape, but, I did and had it shipped here to a friend's dealership to do the trade. Fully inspected and checked out with NO problems found, and none since.
My only 'complaint' is the mileage; it is hard to get over 14mpg in city, I have had 24 mpg on the highway. I always got 18 mpg city in my Cadenza and around 30 on the highway.
Here's what convinced me: I paid 34K new for the Cadenza in October '13 with it's sticker price of 43K. I bought my K900 for 29,800 with literally no signs of wear and full maintenance records. My K900 stickered out at 68K, so no matter how you look at it the trade was a no brainer.
I have no regrets and love it; go find a low mileage one like you want and you'll be amazed at the difference in driving; the K9 is as solid riding as a Bentley and saving almost 40K to get it was sweet.
I was surprised the insurance rate is fairly high due to it's original list price; depends on each state. I'm in NC which has very low auto ins. rates; so could be worse if your state is a higher cost state regulatory for insurance.
Go for it; you will love every feature on the K9; my favorite besides the ride and style is the heads up monitor..Other favorites are the power close doors, the interior quality, the absolutely silent ride and a fantastic sound system.
I re-badged it with K5 Optima's 7 piece badge set and not a drive goes by without a question of what is that, and, always compliments.
Lots of these K9s are coming back in from lease; some incredible bargains out there as they are all low mileage. My dealer CPO'd mine for me for $400 so I have the full 10 year/100K coverage, too.
LOVE IT!
But I understand the K9000 definitely has that old fashion V8 and a larger roomier cabin
