Kia of Mankato

I got sold, I truly did. And I am more than willing to admit it because so far I LOVE my new Kia! My fiancé and I had been to the old location and looked at a few cars but ended up pulling the trigger on a car elsewhere. Well this past week we stopped in on a Monday we had off intending only to look at a few cars and maybe test drive, but we hadn’t even discussed purchasing something to replace my Taurus. Well we were whisked to a desk by a salesman by the name of Adam, and were also assisted by August, the gentleman that had helped us the first time that we had looked at Kia’s.
After discussing a few different cars we decided to look at Optima’s, but Adam insisted we fill out a credit app just to see what we could get approved for. Pending that approval he pulled around in a base model Optima with no options, bad brakes, and a funky smell. I knew then and there that they were going to sell me on the fact that I hated the first «couple» of cars they showed me until I was in love with a car that I was approved for, but that was okay by me. I wanted to see what they would push me towards.
The second Optima was a little closer, it was a really pretty dark red metallic color, had leather, and the brakes worked as expected, but it just didn’t touch my soul… call me privileged but leather without heat in our winters (??) I don’t think so. No sunroof when my Taurus had one. It was so close, but it was still a disappointment. Adam and August sat down to have a chat about the «wants/​needs list» so they could get a little closer to us buying something.
Finally, while the finance manager ran our numbers, Adam pulled up in THE car I wanted. The beautiful one year old Optima, pretty dark red metallic, panoramic sunroof, premium sound, heated steering wheel, heated/​cooled seats, you name it this car has it. It was in the price range and only had 18, xxx miles. Oh I knew I was getting sold a car that I truly didn’t need, but I was far too happy with this one as opposed to the Taurus it would soon be replacing. We signed on the dotted, and a quick visit to Danielle the finance manager later I was holding the key fob to my new car.
Was this an expensive impulse buy? Sure. Did they hard sell me on something that I didn’t need? Not really. All in all, they did a really great job of discovering what I could afford, what I wanted, and matching me with the perfect car. They took the stress and hassle out of buying a new car, and I would recommend them to anyone in Mankato! If you end up stopping in to have a look, ask for August or Adam, tell them I sent ya!

My husband and I went to dealership not learning until later they had moved. but brought our car in for recall work and were treated to ribs, hot dogs, and cold beverages wow then we were told by the very nice parts manager (Travis) that it was the 2^nd day of Grand Opening and everyone was so friendly and work was done in a very short time! We were very pleased with staff and quite a wonderful new building. Great experience