Hello all! Before I begin, I just want to express that if you are going to reply by telling me to "grow up" or "get a job," then to please refrain from replying at all. Also, as a heads up, sorry for the long post. I am looking for genuine opinions, good and bad, about the Koup to help aid me in my mission to convince my father to co-sign a loan for me to get one.
I fell in love with a Kia Forte Koup SX, black on black, 6 speed manual transmission, probably for all the same reasons you current Koup owners did. My 2002 Mitsubishi Galant has, quite frankly, served its' purpose - to get me to and from high school and work. With 128,000 miles and problems around every turn, I've decided that it's time for me to get a new car. Unfortunately, I have zero established credit, and for whatever reason, have even been getting denied credit cards with low limits (like $200). My only option left, really, is to have my father - a loan officer with exceptional credit - to co-sign a loan for me. He has absolutely no problems helping me. I'm going to be 20 years old, I have held my full-time job for three years now, and I while I might have not been the most easy daughter to deal with, I have, overall, been good.
While my dad doesn't have a problem helping me get a new car, he has a huge problem helping me get a KIA. He clearly doesn't have a problem with the price range of the Koup, as he has suggested more expensive cars to me. However, I am irrevocably in love with this car, and quite frankly, am at the point where if you take me to our local dealership, I will not be leaving without that car. I've test drove both the automatic and manuals, and ultimately, am somehow shocked that I returned the salesman. How I am not on the lam with GTA and kidnapping charges is beyond me. (I must have really good self control!)
My father is very against the makers of this car...not the car itself. Would anybody be willing to send input my way, both pros and cons (so that I'm not providing him a totally biased opinion) of the Koup? I think showing him something that actual owners are saying would be more beneficial than the guys at the dealership - because, obviously, they are going to push for a sale and not dare to list the downsides to the car. Moreso, if anyone can provide optimism about the reputation of Kia, that would help, too. I personally feel that they have redefined themselves within the past year or two, and should not be viewed as the maker of the poor man's car any longer. He is just SO against Kia for their previous reputation as just that - as well as their horrible track record regarding depreciation. I understand my dad is worried that if I wind up wanting or needing to resell the Koup in a year or so, I will potentially be belly up on a payment...but I also just can't seem to see how anyone wouldn't want a Koup. Maybe that's just me!
Thank you all for your time!
I fell in love with a Kia Forte Koup SX, black on black, 6 speed manual transmission, probably for all the same reasons you current Koup owners did. My 2002 Mitsubishi Galant has, quite frankly, served its' purpose - to get me to and from high school and work. With 128,000 miles and problems around every turn, I've decided that it's time for me to get a new car. Unfortunately, I have zero established credit, and for whatever reason, have even been getting denied credit cards with low limits (like $200). My only option left, really, is to have my father - a loan officer with exceptional credit - to co-sign a loan for me. He has absolutely no problems helping me. I'm going to be 20 years old, I have held my full-time job for three years now, and I while I might have not been the most easy daughter to deal with, I have, overall, been good.
While my dad doesn't have a problem helping me get a new car, he has a huge problem helping me get a KIA. He clearly doesn't have a problem with the price range of the Koup, as he has suggested more expensive cars to me. However, I am irrevocably in love with this car, and quite frankly, am at the point where if you take me to our local dealership, I will not be leaving without that car. I've test drove both the automatic and manuals, and ultimately, am somehow shocked that I returned the salesman. How I am not on the lam with GTA and kidnapping charges is beyond me. (I must have really good self control!)
My father is very against the makers of this car...not the car itself. Would anybody be willing to send input my way, both pros and cons (so that I'm not providing him a totally biased opinion) of the Koup? I think showing him something that actual owners are saying would be more beneficial than the guys at the dealership - because, obviously, they are going to push for a sale and not dare to list the downsides to the car. Moreso, if anyone can provide optimism about the reputation of Kia, that would help, too. I personally feel that they have redefined themselves within the past year or two, and should not be viewed as the maker of the poor man's car any longer. He is just SO against Kia for their previous reputation as just that - as well as their horrible track record regarding depreciation. I understand my dad is worried that if I wind up wanting or needing to resell the Koup in a year or so, I will potentially be belly up on a payment...but I also just can't seem to see how anyone wouldn't want a Koup. Maybe that's just me!
Thank you all for your time!
