Laguna Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 On Monday night, I traded in the GTO for a 2013 Kia Optima SXL. I was tired of fixing up the GTO and dumping money into it. So..I upgraded. This is one sweet ride. Navigation, bluetooth, TWO sunroofs, all the seats are heated included the backseats, the front seats are cooled as well. Everything can be controlled by voice. Sirius radio for free for 3 months. It rides so smoothly and feels so nice. It is well worth the price they charge. I love it. It's a power loss, but 274hp is not so bad. Turbo gives a nice kick. Traded in the GTO at 116,050 miles, left the lot with the Optima with 16 miles. First thing is going to be tint in about 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBlack151 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Wow, very nice. Every time I see the Kia Optima they look better and better. Love that rim package and the painted calipers. Time to change your sig picture now! Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue04SSS Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Nice, my uncle just picked one up they are pretty cool. But trust me you will always miss the power of the goat. I know I do haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc2hill Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Nice Frank! A couple of guys at work have picked them up in the past few months and they really like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazer15 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Poor goat. lol. I was actually just at a Kia dealership yesterday and I sat in that exact same car. I must say its a sweet ride. They tried to get me to trade the goat in but I couldn't do it. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PirateGoat Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Its a nice car, we have a couple of them at work, and I took one on a road trip to MD a couple months ago and was really surprise it the car. With that being said I could not trade the Goat in on one tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colodude18 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 What happened to buying American? I have to admit it looks nice though. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Nice! Did you tell the guys on ls1gto yet?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pureshine Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Ya I like that car a lot good choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I test drove one two weeks ago, very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I don't blame you one bit actually... Dang good looking car and for the money, hard to beat IMO. The only question is "how will it hold up over years of use"? The reason I wonder is because Kia's of the past have been ALL about cheap, but they've come a VERY VERY long way... Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70'sChevyGirl Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I really like your color choice. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDM Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 What happened to buying American? I have to admit it looks nice though. Congrats! Well his last car wasn't built in America... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GXPaycheck Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I prefer Austrailian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggerdan11 Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Ver Nice, My cousin has on the same color, but without the 2.0T and she loves it. I will have to admit its a pretty good looking car. Kia has really stepped up there game as far as looks (exept the soul ugh) and quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO Guy Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I have similar miles on my GTO. If you dont mind me asking how did they do on a trade in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laguna Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 I have similar miles on my GTO. If you dont mind me asking how did they do on a trade in? $11k. That is with them knowing the A/C is out and also able to see the felt coming off the passenger door, a lot of leather wear on the drivers seat/steering wheel and the rear stiching issue. Hhowever, I just installed a trans with only like 3k miles on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewy Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 $11k. That is with them knowing the A/C is out and also able to see the felt coming off the passenger door, a lot of leather wear on the drivers seat/steering wheel and the rear stiching issue. Hhowever, I just installed a trans with only like 3k miles on it. Ahh yes... NO A/C and in this weather... It's enough to make ANYONE trade in a vehicle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Nice! Did you tell the guys on ls1gto yet?!? I'm not sure about that, but he's at 37 pages on chicagoholdenconnection with his new car saga. OP: Nice ride Frank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laguna Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 I'm not sure about that, but he's at 37 pages on chicagoholdenconnection with his new car saga. OP: Nice ride Frank! haha ...and no it's not on lsxgto.com. I got myself banned from that waste of a website a long time ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyb6 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 all the seats are heated included the backseats, the front seats are cooled as well This is one thing I notice Kia doing. They even have heated back seats on the Elantra top trim, I suppose. The one thing I like is that it has "Cooled" seats as well. This is one technology that I see most manufacturers not thinking about. I mean, come on, if anyone has used leather seats, they know how bad it gets if the car sits in sunlight for a couple hours. If your skin is not covered (where it touches the seat), there is a high possibility of getting a burn. A cooled seat is what I would like to see as an option on ALL cars. Kia is getting better every year. And 274 horses are a LOT for a 2 liter 4 banger (132hp/liter!!). I had to get a tune on my Passat to take its 2.0T to ~250hp/300lb.ft. Much more satisfying to toss around now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Elantra is Hyundai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyb6 Posted July 29, 2012 Share Posted July 29, 2012 I made a boo boo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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