Looks like I’m going with the Kia, I love the Explorer but I really don’t need 400hp for the wife.
Looks like I have to order one online because the dealers don’t have what I’m looking for. Is there any room for negotiation when ordering a vehicle online probably not right?
We were shopping for an SUV and telluride was in the running. We decided against it, but just for your info…
When telling (what seemed to be an honest salesman) to leave us alone, that we’d decided against Kia, he asked why. It was many reasons but the fact that NOBODY will sell a telluride at MSRP was one of the factors.
He told us if we come end of month and they are sitting on any tellurides, or anything for that matter, that aren’t claimed with a deposit, they WILL at least sell at MSRP. Sometimes they’ll even sell lower, I guess factors of how desirable the particular car is in its configuration for your area (AWD / FWD, color, etc).
We have a couple high volume dealers here that sit on many tellurides, but refused to come down on an AWD. They want 10-15k over!
Palisade is the same car drivetrain wise, in case that helps your search. I really don’t like the look of it as much as a telluride, but the comforts and packages make your $ go further than with Kia.
At this point I don’t think you’ll find a 2022 telluride, so check out the 2023 to see if you still like it (minor changes). I think you’ll at least have to pay 5k over, and wait months (likely 3-6 or more, higher volume dealers get more allocations to choose from, but obviously have more orders waiting to be filled too, so it’s a toss up if a high volume dealer will fulfill your needs faster or not.