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Originally Posted by foshjowler
I think the CT-4 V will likely be above my price range, and I'd likely go used anyhow. Something below 30ish thousand, or a $4-500 lease if I was to go new. I like to go through cars every couple of years, so a lease makes more sense for someone like me on a new car. It's also possible I go with something pretty mundane like a Mazda 3 hatchback just as something that gets me around for cheap, and then I can spend more on the Miata and track things.
There are a couple of people near me with modded Stinger GTs and they are seriously quick cars. Like any turbo car, a couple of parts and a tune, and it gets cranked way up. But not wanting to do that for warranty/reliability reasons is certainly understandable. I think I've seen one at an autocross, but I don't recall how it did. In my experience, stiffening a car makes it worse over bumps, but it's possible the engineers designed the sway bars to bind up to make it more playful. That's what Ford did to the STs, and is a big reason for their playful attitude and lift-off oversteer.
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Historically the Stinger has had good lease deals, so you should be able to find one new in your price range. I strongly considered a lease on mine, but I plan on keeping the car for at least 8 years, provided that it's not plagued with issues. Plus there is a weird grey area with Kia warranties where if you buyout your lease you are considered the second owner of the car. If you're a second owner the car could be considered used and you may lose the 10 yr, 100K mile warranty. It can get reduced to 5 yr, 60K miles or something. I didn't want to mess with that.
With that being said, if you're looking for something more capable for Autocross you could lease a new Genesis G70. It's on the same platform as the Stinger, but smaller/lighter and reportedly more tossable. Same turbo V6 as well.
Frankly there are so many choices out there that I feel like we're really in a golden age of performance cars. There's something good at every price point, if you're starting from the mid-20K range and upwards.