KIA STONIC Owners Fanclub Discussion Thread

[wasiqshahab94]

Sad to see that Lucky Motors dropped Cerato for this. It would've been way more successful at these prices.

Stonic and new sportage prices mean that peugeot 2008 will be well above 4mn as well.

[heterodoxdesi]

No my brother, just wait a few days for toyota to increase their lineup price. We are yet again in the phase where industry is adjusting, upto some extent to the world over inflation, and mostly to Pakistans stupid economy.

[pwuser156586875519]

It can be a success as competition is no where available in same month, they are delivering in same month with full amount

[fazalwahab11375]

Even after Toyota increase in price of Yaris, it will still be cheaper than Stonic. Please dont compare stonic with Corolla, civic or Elantra..

[alitayyab]

From the specs listed here, several features that kia pakistan stonic page mentions are in the car being launched:

1. Heated seats and steering
2. Collision detection and lane departure warnings and assists
3. Idle stop and go

There may be others but these two do stand out. Considering where things are going i dont think 3.8 million is asking too much

Link to the current stonic page (Kia Pakistan)

https://kia-luckymotorcorp.com/showroom/stonic/

[fazalwahab11375]

^^^ These are not official spec of the local model. Kia has not yet updated their website for PKDM stonic.

[fazalwahab11375]

Here are local specs.. click the image to zoom..

[awais924]

The link you have mentioned is for the international version.

[engineerjibran]

So the government stopped changan from increasing price of alsvin a couple of months ago.

Will they stop KIA?

[fazalwahab11375]

NO....

new notification already issued to dealerships with new price list. My friend working in a bank already received new information for finance customers. So, new price is going into effect Monday 8th November

[darthvader]

These are all useless features and would have jacked up the price.

[fazalwahab11375]

[wasiqshahab94]

Going through the specs and features of both variants, i think that Kia could've definitely cut some of the superfluous options and offered a solid base option with dual airbags for 3.2mil.
Maybe a Stonic alpha will be launched later when sales start to taper off.

[rizla]

The product itself is not bad. Both variants have all the features of a modern car and seem great for single people and couples without kids, the car is sporty and trendy. One thing I do wish they could have done was to offer the dual tone paint jobs available internationally, they really bring out the trendiness in Stonic.

That said, and given the price tag, it is obvious this is not a car for the masses. Perhaps KIA is aware of this themselves, I don't know how the financial feasibility of the capital investment on this works for them. This car will have a very niche market and it won't be a runaway success like Sportage. It is simply another product in their line up and it feels like KIA is going for variety. This isn't a car for families with kids (hardly any boot space) and I don't think investor mafia will jump at it either. Families will still prefer Yaris/City/Changan/Saga on a budget and on a bigger budget, 1.6 Altis. And it is also hard to look past the fact that 3.4-3.5 million get you the Honda BRV with 7 seats as well.

[Oblivion]

So if a customer has a financed car and full payment already taken by Kia and delivery on PBO mentioned October and not delivered yet will they take the new pricing? or this pricing applies on new bookings?

[rizla]

Same boat as you, October delivery fully paid for. Hoping for the best, as things stand the delay is at company's end and consumers shouldn't be penalised because if the company had followed its delivery schedule price increase wouldn't have applied.

[fazalwahab11375]

I discussed with two dealers and I am told that the new pricing will be applicable on everyone, even if someone paid in full and waiting for the delivery . I was told that as invoice is not yet generated, the new pricing will be applicable on the day of receiving the vehicle. Again I suggest you discuss with your local dealer.

[Oblivion]

I got it through a bank financed and i will have to talk with the bank and dealership lets see what they come up with!!

I got it through a bank financed and i will have to talk with the bank and dealership lets see what they come up with!!

[rizla]

Sure that may be the case for those waiting for delivery November, Dec, Jan etc. but those who were due delivery in September and October should not still be waiting for delivery, that is on the company.

[fazalwahab11375]

Just talked to a friend again after your message, who owns a dealership .. a clarification will be received on Monday.

Many dealers requested that anyone whose delivery month was October or earlier with full payment , they should not be penalized for this new price.. KLM is working on it as of now. Anyone who has delivery after 8th November regardless they paid in full will pay the difference.

In both above cases situation be clarified on 8th November.