blue98ls1 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 After much debate I decided to trade in my 2017 Mustang Gt in favor of something more practical. I think I am officially getting old. After driving beater Subaru's for years as my winter and commuting cars, decided it was time to change things up. I wanted something quick, AWD, comfortable, somewhat fuel efficient since I drive a lot. Something good for trips. Ended up buying a 2022 Kia Stinger AWD GT-line. Took a 200 mile road trip yesterday. Liking it a lot so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Great car. Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downingracing Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Nice! I have been a Kia fan for a very long time. Congrats on the purchase!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POS VETT Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Congratulations on the Stinger. I had an '18 GT(2) RWD in black. It was one hell of a car that was cursed by its own brand. It was a very german Korean car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Congrats on the new car. Although I've never owned a Mustang, I've been a huge fan of their models for the last 10-15 years and still sometimes find myself wanting one when I see a particularly sharp one come up on Bring A Trailer. I'm curious what made your Mustang be "not a good daily driver." I think of them as good looking, sporty, comfortable, and fun to drive, but obviously have never lived with one long term. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue98ls1 Posted August 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Congrats on the new car. Although I've never owned a Mustang, I've been a huge fan of their models for the last 10-15 years and still sometimes find myself wanting one when I see a particularly sharp one come up on Bring A Trailer. I'm curious what made your Mustang be "not a good daily driver." I think of them as good looking, sporty, comfortable, and fun to drive, but obviously have never lived with one long term. I absolutely loved the Mustang. Mine was a 6spd manual with a Corsa. It was loud and fun to drive. The car had some amazing sound deadening so it wasn't annoyingly loud when taking long trips with the Corsa. I could still hear my radio and have a conversation without yelling. LOL The backseat area left a lot to be desired. Couldn't really have adults back there comfortably unless a very small person and the front seats where moved up a bit. Fuel mileage wasn't the greatest, but buying a car like this you don't buy it for the MPG. I did take it on a lot of long road trips over the last couple years. Mine was on a flex fuel tune so I drove it on E85 sometimes and on 93 sometimes. On E85 I was seeing about 14-16mpg. On 93 I saw closer to 21mpg, slightly better on the highway. I drove this car pretty hard though every single day. I drove it to Saint Louis a couple times. Mine had the performance pack and one of the more noticeable things is the rear suspension is bouncy. While you grow to ignore it on shorter trips, its still annoying and you still notice it on the highway. We are keeping the Orange Mustang we have and I still love these Mustangs. I honestly never had to have any work done on it except for oil changes and 3 sets of tires. LOL It handled all of the daily abuse well and I did an Auto-X in it once as well as a few drag days. The 2017 had a good manual trans that never gave me any issues. I did have a little of the famous "BBQ tick" after a 8 hour road trip last year, but it never progressed or even did it much after that. For me, I have a 40 mile one way commute on back country roads every day. I enjoyed the performance and handling of the Mustang but I couldn't drive it at all in the winter months. It did well in the rain and I never worried about getting caught in a storm. But snow was a no go on the hills out where we live. But that would be the same for any RWD car. We pulled the G8 up the hill a couple times. :fuuuu: I wouldn't say the Mustang is a bad daily driver, it just didn't fit my needs as much anymore. As I get older I want to take a lot more road trips. I want to do more traveling. I wanted something with better MPG for my daily commute. Something with a roomy back seat to be able to have 4 adults in the car comfortably. AWD was a must. And while I love Subaru's and one of those would have fit the bill as well, I wanted to change it up and keep something with a little performance and basically combine a fun car and a daily driver into one car. I have down sized the car collection dramatically this year. Maintaining that many cars to my standards was exhausting. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted August 24, 2021 Report Share Posted August 24, 2021 Thanks, that's all helpful to know. Maintaining that many cars to my standards was exhausting. LOL I feel your pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted August 26, 2021 Report Share Posted August 26, 2021 Congrats on the new car and good job grabbing one before KIA kills the Stinger. I’ve heard they are awesome performance dailies. And thanks for your experience with the new Mustangs. I’m with Doc I think the current gen looks fantastic (especially over the Camaro) but know the MT-82 is a very weak spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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