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Congratulations for your new car!!! I have mine GT for 8 months now (from September) almost 15.000km. You were very helpful with your advise all this time with the EV6 in general. Glad that you are about to continue in a GT !!! Of course any help in that way from my side,if needed and if it comes to my attention. Have fun!!!!!
The funny thing for me is that I just got a 2024 EV6 Wind AWD with the Tech Package, and it has more power and torque than I know what to do with (coming out of a 2012 Ford Focus). I managed to get mine for $43000 (MSRP $55960 + $3285 dealer installed accessories).
Congrats Jeff! As a EV6GT owner you will not be disappointed. You don't need the power but with all the settings you don't have to use all the power when you don't want/need to. I get 260 range on a 23 on two lane roads 45 to 60 mph and 220 in sport @ 75mph and only drops to 190 killing it and highway at 85mph so much better than claimed. I tow 2500 lbs and load 1000 lbs of tools in back and still get 150 miles range at 80mph in ATL! So it is worth it imo for the performance. I am trying to trade my Kona N for the Ioniq 5 N as soon as I can get a sweet deal like you! Thanks Jeff
Looks Great Jeff! I also bought a White EV6 Gtline-2 here in Canada 3 weeks ago. (It is the only trim below the GT) 1. Daily driver with way more power than I would ever need. 2. Wife wouldn't justify that we needed the upgrade, but I am more than happy. Same aggressive look as the GT with just slightly smaller wheels. There are great deals here in Canada too, they very recently, reduced pricing so they are now eligible for federal and most provincial incentives. They were considered luxury here before and were over the threshold so it's a great time to buy. Although I'd be pissed if I already owned a GT haha
Congrats. I wasn't clear on how much the total out-of-pocket difference was between what you owed on the last EV6 and the current EV6. I have the EV6 Wind AWD in Glacier. Is your white or glacier color? I posted a separate issue/concern about EV6 above. Lastly, congratulations for having 33K subs. I remember you at 1.6k subs. Great job. I bet asking your viewers for content suggestions will help in case you run out of ideas
Thank you! This is the snow white pearl. I still owed a lot on my wind, but this rebates and discounts/overallowance for trade helped offset that a lot. And thank you! Yeah there's been a lot of growth. And a lot of it is related to the EV6 and EVs in general, and tech too which is what I want since I like both 😀
Keep eye out for black line on both front calipers. If you see a 1/4 inch perfect semi circle on outside of front calipers have dealer buy car back immediately. They still have NO fix for outer caliper contacting the wheel which can be fatal on the 2023’s.
@@TechnicallyJeff I emailed you pics months ago. Dealer bought mine back. Could be why no 2024 GT’s are out. Ended up with 24 EV6 GT- Line and EV9 GT-Line.
Congrats! That is a great car. Lots of fun for sure. We definitely need to compare it to the new Model 3 Performance when I get up to Maryland. Both are really great cars.
Congrats on joining the acid green accent club. Range: you're not going to get anywhere near the same efficiency. My lifetime is 2.9 mi/kwh but this is with thicker 21" Michelin PS4AS. You don't buy this car for range! I ditched the OEM battery for a Ohmmu soon after getting the car, mine sat on the dealer lot for 6mo and I didn't want any troubles with that.
Wow 🤩 Congratulations with your new ride - it looks awesome! 🥰 I have a 2022 performance awd myself, so even tho it isn't as fast as your new lightening, I find it really joyful and fun to drive every single time. 👌🏻 I am looking forward to watch your coming videos about the new car, I'm sure they will be entertaining. Drive safely. 😉
@@TechnicallyJeff Mine's been paid off for some time now. So far, there's really nothing available (in my price range) that I'm interested in. When the Rivian R2 comes out, I could be tempted by it. However, for now, the GT Line AWD has been the (near perfect) EV for my needs.
@@TechnicallyJeffone thing about leasing it is that your residual value is set just in case the car value is really upside down. I always tell people to lease EVs for that added protection even tho it's more expensive overall to own it. In this case tho it will work out better as I have a feeling that the value will be less than what you're going to be expecting. I've seen a used 2023 GT a few months ago with 12K miles or so for around 44K from the MSRP of 63K. How much was the selling price after all rebates before taxes and trade-in if you don't mind me asking? I was able to get a dealership around 2 hours away a few months ago to sell me mine for $50K before tax and after all rebates. I could've tried more but I didn't want to waste anymore time with it. I could've gotten a black one for a little cheaper but wanted white instead. Black cars are nice but I don't have time to wash it every week hehe 😊 Also my lease is 2 years and if I don't keep it I will be looking at the EV9 GT. 😊 I've already did several mods to my car and planning to do more like lowering it as I think that's a must for a better stance. I'm wanting to do the turn signal mod too hopefully by the end of this year. Yes I know it's a lease but I'm able to reverse everything if I do decide not to keep it. Waste of money or not, it's what makes me happy while driving this awesome car for at least the next 2 years. I'm more on the side of keeping it tho but this is all dependent on true resale value as well.
Yeah leasing is really smart, especially if there's uncertainty about resale. Crazy the residual on my GT is $38k and I've seen people posting used 2023 GTs with low miles for well under that lol. I got it for $61750 - $11750 rebates, so exactly $50k after the rebates. Then they gave me $8500 over kelly blue book for my trade. Definitely a solid deal.
@@TechnicallyJeff oh i found the complete opposite ! The suede keeps all the heat and the second I take a seat in my car, I'm already sweating so much !
I just tried scheduling SC302 along with my state inspection and they’re saying it isn’t in the system yet. Last I saw it was supposed to go into effect 4/27.
Interesting choice. In Europe, the price has been reduced by 10 to 17 thousand euros (depending on the country). This makes it the cheapest +400kw vehicle on the market. They need to sell out of stock to make room for the next generation, which should be on sale globally in 10-13 months.
Thank you. I am in process of negotiating lease at different state. 2024 GT line and 2023 GT. Both payments is identical in fact 2023 GT is slightly cheaper. But spouse is seat comfort and handle for just day to day drive. How is new GT brake responsiveness compare to Wind on surface street
Brakes are about the same feeling. You can adjust it between normal and sport in the settings. For comfort, I drove my Wind 250 miles to the dealership and the GT 250 miles home and both were about the same comfort wise. The GT has a lot more power but you give up a little range and the power seats and cooling. Cooled seats aren't necessary with the alcantara on the seats though.
Thanks! Both are pretty comfortable. The new sporty seats have more side bolsters which on my legs to get a little uncomfortable after a few hours, but I'm also a bigger guy than most people haha
I hope that you have a voice with KIA since the demo car that you reviewed. I went away for vacation for 7 days. Car charged the car to 100% so not an issue. When I returned, the car app would not allow remote start because it hadn't been driven in several days. This sucks if someone wants to autostart their vehicle at the airport to turn on the heater so the car is defrosted and warm upon arrival. I can send you the image from my screenshot from my Kia Connect App, with car at 90%, which says: "Vehicle Connectivity Warning Action may be required to re-establish Kia Connnect connectivity. As a battery-saving feature, your vehicle will pause communications with Kia Connect after a few days of inactivity. Manually start the vehicle to reconnect to Kia Connect." This is dumb and should only happen when the car battery drops below 30%.
That's really interesting. I suppose it's designed to do that to keep the car from waking up to refresh the app info and draining the 12v. I agree though, it should just be able to be checked and then charge the 12v when necessary using the high voltage battery.
Welcome to the GT club! I got the same color as well! I knew it was the GT when I saw the white one in the beginning haha 😊 Now it's time to mod it! Edit: yeah I don't know why they got rid of the auto-tilt down for the mirrors. It's like it's already there so why get rid of it? Isn't it all software related as well? I know we have cameras that will help but still what a strange thing to downgrade. I wonder if someone could mod this. 😊 I'm loving my auto-lock module that I recently got.
My PS4S on my previous car were great in the wet. So were the Continental DW on my V Wagon. The Goodyear F1 though, it's always been known as a kind of crap summer tire. These are Gooyear Eagle F1 SUV as well, so maybe some extra suck there. 😀
Kia cheapen out with the NA models as they don't have the nicer Michelin Pilot 4S tires. The best beat is to get some all weather Michelin tires. I'm planning on doing this once summer is over later this year. The more expensive option would be to downgrade to 19s or 20s with some nicer rims. You will get better range at least.
3:48 Its not clear to me what you mean by your trade in amount being over KBB plus the discount off of MSRP on the 2023 GT are over $10k combined. How much negative equity did you roll into the 2 year lease? And how much discount off MSRP did you get on the 2023 GT (not including the $11,750 lease cash)? This will make the deal clearer to me.
$2k off msrp, $8500 over kelly blue book on trade. That's what I was getting at. They prioritized the trade amount. This was in addition to the $11750 lease cash.
@TechnicallyJeff ok that makes sense and getting $8500 additional on the trade is awesome! So how much negative equity from your old EV6 had to be rolled into the cap cost in the lease?
@@TechnicallyJeff Wow! So you basically had over $20k in negative equity on the 2022 Wind. It's cool that they let you roll in $12k of negative equity into the lease and the super low lease money factor means that you're hardly paying any interest on it. Now that I think about it, your negative equity basically canceled out the $11,750 in lease cash.
Hey Jeff! Congratulations on the new EV6 GT! I could have sworn you were going to buy that EV9 you were reviewing, but I was wrong. Hey, what about your Ohmmu 12V LiFePO4 battery? Did you transfer that over to the GT? Or did you give the dealer a nice gift? 😊
I looking into trading in my '22 Niro EV. My wife currently have a '23 GT Line AWD. Would love to get a GT if I can a decent trade in value for my Niro. Can you please do a breakdown of all the discounts and incentives you got? What was the out the door price of your GT ? What's the monthly payment on the 2 year lease?
Looking to trade our '22 FE but just cannot find anyone that'll give me more than $30K right now. Would grab a GT (which is what I should have waited for) in a heartbeat if I could get $35K or so. I'll keep looking. In the meantime, color me jealous! 😉 Looking forward to new videos. Enjoy!
Let us know how the seats are when it gets hot out. I love ventilated seats on my other vehicles. I've been holding out for a GV60, but the used GT and Polestar 2 deals right now are crazy.
I would say the alcantara will keep you warmer on colder days than leather or vinyl. On hot days it won't be burning you like leather or vinyl would. The memory and power seats I could do without since I'm the only one driving it but it should've had vents seats at least. They were able to do it on the 5N so why not here? I'm side the revised one coming up in 25 will get it tho. One thing to keep in mind tho is that the remote start on your key fob will active the last air conditioning setting. So just make you leave it on whiling turning off your car. If you don't it does nothing. I'm sure it's smart enough to know that it's hot outside and go turn on ghr AC but it doesn't. All it does is to get you going faster that's all. With ghr Kia Access app you could set the temperature of the remote start tho. I'm sure they're trying to up sell you to keeping the subscription if anything. I like remote starting on the key fob instead as it's just there and you could do it quickly vs longer on your phone.
Congrats for the new car !! 🎊🎉 I need to check with my EV6 as well 🤔 I got it around the same period. That’s a special edition EV6 GT though. There isn’t any like it anymore 😓 I will have to compromise with the ugly colors 😅
@@TechnicallyJeff I will have to do some research indeed 😅 In CA people buy a ton of EVs. And they have a ton of money ... The negociation margin is not much 😓
I can second that. I have had my GT since February, 2023 and my overall usage is 3.4 miles/ kWh. In the summer I can get close to 300 miles if I drive conservatively - and that’s in Normal mode, not Eco, with enough blasts in GT mode to keep me happy. The car’s range has WAY outperformed my expectations. Not to mention the build quality and the fun factor. I have owned performance BMWs for almost 30 years but I decided to not be a badge snob and try something new. I’m so glad I did.
@@TechnicallyJeff Huh? The release shows 05 of 24. I had already gotten the repeat of last November’s update that I had manually applied, OTA in February.
@@TechnicallyJeff You said you would go through the deal. All you actually said was you traded yours and leased the GT, and very abstract references to discounts and seemingly higher traded in allowance.
$11750 rebates. Just over $10k in price discount/trade overallowance. Only other pieces are money factor (very low - like 0.00013 IIRC) and residual ($38k IIRC)
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Congratulations for your new car!!!
I have mine GT for 8 months now (from September) almost 15.000km.
You were very helpful with your advise all this time with the EV6 in general.
Glad that you are about to continue in a GT !!!
Of course any help in that way from my side,if needed and if it comes to my attention.
Have fun!!!!!
Thank you! I'm glad everything has been helpful. I am excited to be able to do some GT content now 😀
The funny thing for me is that I just got a 2024 EV6 Wind AWD with the Tech Package, and it has more power and torque than I know what to do with (coming out of a 2012 Ford Focus). I managed to get mine for $43000 (MSRP $55960 + $3285 dealer installed accessories).
Awesome! That's a great deal
$3,285 for dealer installed “accessories” sounds pretty abusive. Nitrogen in the tires? Paint and tire packages?
Agreed that is a lot, but getting that for $43k is a solid deal
@@JohnCap523 It consisted of nitrogen, paint sealant, door film protection, SWAT anti-theft, and full window tint.
Realistically about $500 worth of stuff but still, at $43k it's a good deal
Congrats Jeff! As a EV6GT owner you will not be disappointed. You don't need the power but with all the settings you don't have to use all the power when you don't want/need to. I get 260 range on a 23 on two lane roads 45 to 60 mph and 220 in sport @ 75mph and only drops to 190 killing it and highway at 85mph so much better than claimed. I tow 2500 lbs and load 1000 lbs of tools in back and still get 150 miles range at 80mph in ATL! So it is worth it imo for the performance. I am trying to trade my Kona N for the Ioniq 5 N as soon as I can get a sweet deal like you! Thanks Jeff
Thank you! Yeah I'm really excited to have it. And the efficiency doesn't seem too bad at all. I love performance cars and this is certainly that!
I’m pretty sure the mirrors will tilt when you put it in reverse. You just need to have the mirror adjustment switch in the left right position.
Unfortunately no. You need the memory seats for it and the GT has the manual sport seats.
Looks Great Jeff! I also bought a White EV6 Gtline-2 here in Canada 3 weeks ago. (It is the only trim below the GT)
1. Daily driver with way more power than I would ever need.
2. Wife wouldn't justify that we needed the upgrade, but I am more than happy. Same aggressive look as the GT with just slightly smaller wheels.
There are great deals here in Canada too, they very recently, reduced pricing so they are now eligible for federal and most provincial incentives.
They were considered luxury here before and were over the threshold so it's a great time to buy. Although I'd be pissed if I already owned a GT haha
Oh nice congrats on your new car too!
Congrats. I wasn't clear on how much the total out-of-pocket difference was between what you owed on the last EV6 and the current EV6. I have the EV6 Wind AWD in Glacier. Is your white or glacier color? I posted a separate issue/concern about EV6 above. Lastly, congratulations for having 33K subs. I remember you at 1.6k subs. Great job. I bet asking your viewers for content suggestions will help in case you run out of ideas
Thank you! This is the snow white pearl. I still owed a lot on my wind, but this rebates and discounts/overallowance for trade helped offset that a lot. And thank you! Yeah there's been a lot of growth. And a lot of it is related to the EV6 and EVs in general, and tech too which is what I want since I like both 😀
Keep eye out for black line on both front calipers. If you see a 1/4 inch perfect semi circle on outside of front calipers have dealer buy car back immediately. They still have NO fix for outer caliper contacting the wheel which can be fatal on the 2023’s.
Really??
@@TechnicallyJeff
I emailed you pics months ago. Dealer bought mine back. Could be why no 2024 GT’s are out. Ended up with 24 EV6 GT- Line and EV9 GT-Line.
Had my '23 GT since November. No such issue like this on mine.
@@uutube243 I got a 2024 GT what exactly should I look for I can reply back and see if it got fixed
He sent me some photos. There would be some scraping on the front calipers on the outside.
Congrats! That is a great car. Lots of fun for sure. We definitely need to compare it to the new Model 3 Performance when I get up to Maryland. Both are really great cars.
Thanks! Yeah definitely!
Congrats on joining the acid green accent club. Range: you're not going to get anywhere near the same efficiency. My lifetime is 2.9 mi/kwh but this is with thicker 21" Michelin PS4AS. You don't buy this car for range! I ditched the OEM battery for a Ohmmu soon after getting the car, mine sat on the dealer lot for 6mo and I didn't want any troubles with that.
Thanks! PS4AS would be ideal to get. And yeah mine has been at the dealer almost a year so I definitely plan on upgrading the 12v.
Wow 🤩 Congratulations with your new ride - it looks awesome! 🥰
I have a 2022 performance awd myself, so even tho it isn't as fast as your new lightening, I find it really joyful and fun to drive every single time. 👌🏻
I am looking forward to watch your coming videos about the new car, I'm sure they will be entertaining.
Drive safely. 😉
THank you!
Congrats Jeff! I'd be hard pressed to trade my 22' GT Line AWD for anything else right now. Besides, I'd just get into trouble with the GT...
Thank you! Yeah I was way upside down... This was the best way to negate that and have no negative equity in 2 years. AND I get all the fun GT stuff 😎
@@TechnicallyJeff Mine's been paid off for some time now. So far, there's really nothing available (in my price range) that I'm interested in. When the Rivian R2 comes out, I could be tempted by it. However, for now, the GT Line AWD has been the (near perfect) EV for my needs.
Oh awesome. Yeah the R2 looks really tempting.
@@TechnicallyJeffone thing about leasing it is that your residual value is set just in case the car value is really upside down. I always tell people to lease EVs for that added protection even tho it's more expensive overall to own it. In this case tho it will work out better as I have a feeling that the value will be less than what you're going to be expecting. I've seen a used 2023 GT a few months ago with 12K miles or so for around 44K from the MSRP of 63K.
How much was the selling price after all rebates before taxes and trade-in if you don't mind me asking? I was able to get a dealership around 2 hours away a few months ago to sell me mine for $50K before tax and after all rebates. I could've tried more but I didn't want to waste anymore time with it. I could've gotten a black one for a little cheaper but wanted white instead. Black cars are nice but I don't have time to wash it every week hehe 😊
Also my lease is 2 years and if I don't keep it I will be looking at the EV9 GT. 😊 I've already did several mods to my car and planning to do more like lowering it as I think that's a must for a better stance. I'm wanting to do the turn signal mod too hopefully by the end of this year. Yes I know it's a lease but I'm able to reverse everything if I do decide not to keep it. Waste of money or not, it's what makes me happy while driving this awesome car for at least the next 2 years. I'm more on the side of keeping it tho but this is all dependent on true resale value as well.
Yeah leasing is really smart, especially if there's uncertainty about resale. Crazy the residual on my GT is $38k and I've seen people posting used 2023 GTs with low miles for well under that lol. I got it for $61750 - $11750 rebates, so exactly $50k after the rebates. Then they gave me $8500 over kelly blue book for my trade. Definitely a solid deal.
Are you planning to add the dashcam to this one as well? The fitcamx?
Already did 😊 yes the Fitcamx
You will need to change tires if you plan on getting higher range than 220.
Yeah on the highway
Congrats on the new car, I have the exact same car here in oz.. Question for you, how did you update the infotainment system?
Thank you! Here's how you update it manually - ruclips.net/video/X62WHl9Rhdk/видео.html
Holy moly congrats, i am still saving for my first ev6 now my old diesel is sold it will go faster 😃
Thank you! The EV6 is great 😀
Congrats !! Seats Look sick!!!
Thanks! They are so comfortable
Congratulations Jeff, my son purchased his car at the same dealership, and I use to work across the street from there
That's pretty cool!
OMG THAT'S SO COOL !!! I'm so happyfor you that's such a great car !
Thank you!! 😀
@@TechnicallyJeff but now you don't have electric and ventilated seats anymore 😔😔😔
Power seats aren't thaaat big of a deal. And with the alcantara, they don't get that hot.
@@TechnicallyJeff oh i found the complete opposite ! The suede keeps all the heat and the second I take a seat in my car, I'm already sweating so much !
Yeah? I don't feel it lol. The leather in my old car got much hotter, though the cooled seats were nice
Congrats, I personally do not need that much speed and range loss but have fun!
I have a need for speed! haha
I just tried scheduling SC302 along with my state inspection and they’re saying it isn’t in the system yet. Last I saw it was supposed to go into effect 4/27.
Yep unfortunately still nothing sent yet. Hopefully soon.
It went into the system the day I dropped my car at the service department for state inspection and another service campaign, so this got done too.
that's good
You better keep an eye out for cops!! Congrats on the new car! Me and my little brother hit 130 in our GT today.
Haha thanks! Yeah it is really quick. Much quicker at the top end.
Interesting choice.
In Europe, the price has been reduced by 10 to 17 thousand euros (depending on the country). This makes it the cheapest +400kw vehicle on the market. They need to sell out of stock to make room for the next generation, which should be on sale globally in 10-13 months.
They have great deals everywhere it seems 😀
How’s the seat comfort difference between GT and Wind on normal day to day driving and uneven road surfaces?
They are both similar in my opinion. I like sport seats though personally.
Thank you. I am in process of negotiating lease at different state. 2024 GT line and 2023 GT. Both payments is identical in fact 2023 GT is slightly cheaper. But spouse is seat comfort and handle for just day to day drive. How is new GT brake responsiveness compare to Wind on surface street
Brakes are about the same feeling. You can adjust it between normal and sport in the settings. For comfort, I drove my Wind 250 miles to the dealership and the GT 250 miles home and both were about the same comfort wise. The GT has a lot more power but you give up a little range and the power seats and cooling. Cooled seats aren't necessary with the alcantara on the seats though.
Thank you. Great information
Glad to help!
Did you have aftermarkets wheels on your 2022?
If so, did you keep them or leave them on the trade in?
Yeah they went with the trade
Same transaction as i did a bit back...22EV6Wind awd traded for a Yacht Blue GTmodel. I Could Not Be Happier!
Awesome!
How are the seats for comfort vs the old ones for longer drives? Congrats on the new car!
Thanks! Both are pretty comfortable. The new sporty seats have more side bolsters which on my legs to get a little uncomfortable after a few hours, but I'm also a bigger guy than most people haha
I hope that you have a voice with KIA since the demo car that you reviewed. I went away for vacation for 7 days. Car charged the car to 100% so not an issue. When I returned, the car app would not allow remote start because it hadn't been driven in several days. This sucks if someone wants to autostart their vehicle at the airport to turn on the heater so the car is defrosted and warm upon arrival.
I can send you the image from my screenshot from my Kia Connect App, with car at 90%, which says: "Vehicle Connectivity Warning Action may be required to re-establish Kia Connnect connectivity. As a battery-saving feature, your vehicle will pause communications with Kia Connect after a few days of inactivity. Manually start the vehicle to reconnect to Kia Connect." This is dumb and should only happen when the car battery drops below 30%.
That's really interesting. I suppose it's designed to do that to keep the car from waking up to refresh the app info and draining the 12v. I agree though, it should just be able to be checked and then charge the 12v when necessary using the high voltage battery.
Jeff, you went and did it!....When are we meeting at Dominion for a go. This Friday?
Is this friday drag racing?
Welcome to the GT club! I got the same color as well! I knew it was the GT when I saw the white one in the beginning haha 😊 Now it's time to mod it!
Edit: yeah I don't know why they got rid of the auto-tilt down for the mirrors. It's like it's already there so why get rid of it? Isn't it all software related as well? I know we have cameras that will help but still what a strange thing to downgrade. I wonder if someone could mod this. 😊 I'm loving my auto-lock module that I recently got.
Haha nice! Yeah apparently the tilting mirrors needs the memory seats
Performance summer tires suck on anything but dry roads.
They honestly don't seem outstanding in dry either lol
Most OE tires are meh…
Yeahhh
My PS4S on my previous car were great in the wet. So were the Continental DW on my V Wagon.
The Goodyear F1 though, it's always been known as a kind of crap summer tire. These are Gooyear Eagle F1 SUV as well, so maybe some extra suck there. 😀
Kia cheapen out with the NA models as they don't have the nicer Michelin Pilot 4S tires. The best beat is to get some all weather Michelin tires. I'm planning on doing this once summer is over later this year. The more expensive option would be to downgrade to 19s or 20s with some nicer rims. You will get better range at least.
Very nice, may you have many safe miles and unlimited smiles.
Thank you very much!
3:48 Its not clear to me what you mean by your trade in amount being over KBB plus the discount off of MSRP on the 2023 GT are over $10k combined. How much negative equity did you roll into the 2 year lease? And how much discount off MSRP did you get on the 2023 GT (not including the $11,750 lease cash)? This will make the deal clearer to me.
$2k off msrp, $8500 over kelly blue book on trade. That's what I was getting at. They prioritized the trade amount. This was in addition to the $11750 lease cash.
@TechnicallyJeff ok that makes sense and getting $8500 additional on the trade is awesome! So how much negative equity from your old EV6 had to be rolled into the cap cost in the lease?
Yeah that's like an extra $8500 off the price of the vehicle. I still had around $12k or so of neg equity.
@@TechnicallyJeff Wow! So you basically had over $20k in negative equity on the 2022 Wind. It's cool that they let you roll in $12k of negative equity into the lease and the super low lease money factor means that you're hardly paying any interest on it. Now that I think about it, your negative equity basically canceled out the $11,750 in lease cash.
Yep exactly
Congrats Jeff🎉
Thank you!
Nice trade! Any plans to do anything with the wheels like the Wind? Or too soon?
Thanks! Since it's a lease, I'd need another set of wheels and tires so I can swap back at least end haha. We'll see.
Hey Jeff! Congratulations on the new EV6 GT! I could have sworn you were going to buy that EV9 you were reviewing, but I was wrong. Hey, what about your Ohmmu 12V LiFePO4 battery? Did you transfer that over to the GT? Or did you give the dealer a nice gift? 😊
Haha thanks! I left the Ohmmu in it. I didn't trust putting the old battery back in it after 2 years and driving 260 miles lol
I looking into trading in my '22 Niro EV. My wife currently have a '23 GT Line AWD. Would love to get a GT if I can a decent trade in value for my Niro.
Can you please do a breakdown of all the discounts and incentives you got? What was the out the door price of your GT ? What's the monthly payment on the 2 year lease?
Yeah message me on Facebook or email me
Looking to trade our '22 FE but just cannot find anyone that'll give me more than $30K right now. Would grab a GT (which is what I should have waited for) in a heartbeat if I could get $35K or so. I'll keep looking. In the meantime, color me jealous! 😉 Looking forward to new videos. Enjoy!
Yeah I got $33500 for my '22 wind. It was a great deal.
Let us know how the seats are when it gets hot out. I love ventilated seats on my other vehicles. I've been holding out for a GV60, but the used GT and Polestar 2 deals right now are crazy.
It was 87 and sunny today. Getting in the hot car the seats weren't bad at all. I think the alcantara helps that a lot.
I would say the alcantara will keep you warmer on colder days than leather or vinyl. On hot days it won't be burning you like leather or vinyl would. The memory and power seats I could do without since I'm the only one driving it but it should've had vents seats at least. They were able to do it on the 5N so why not here? I'm side the revised one coming up in 25 will get it tho.
One thing to keep in mind tho is that the remote start on your key fob will active the last air conditioning setting. So just make you leave it on whiling turning off your car. If you don't it does nothing. I'm sure it's smart enough to know that it's hot outside and go turn on ghr AC but it doesn't. All it does is to get you going faster that's all. With ghr Kia Access app you could set the temperature of the remote start tho. I'm sure they're trying to up sell you to keeping the subscription if anything. I like remote starting on the key fob instead as it's just there and you could do it quickly vs longer on your phone.
Haha yep. That's something I learned with my wind
Congrats on the new car!
Thank you!!
Congrats for the new car !! 🎊🎉
I need to check with my EV6 as well 🤔
I got it around the same period. That’s a special edition EV6 GT though.
There isn’t any like it anymore 😓
I will have to compromise with the ugly colors 😅
Thank you! Yeah you might be able to get even more depending on the dealership
@@TechnicallyJeff I will have to do some research indeed 😅
In CA people buy a ton of EVs. And they have a ton of money ...
The negociation margin is not much 😓
Ahh yeah I get that. More possible incentives though right?
@@TechnicallyJeff nope that's the contrary dealership treat you like crap here 🙄
You almost have to beg them to sell you a car ...
that's crazy!
So what was trade in price for the Wind?
$33500 officially. Kbb is $25k trade in.
wish they had power seats though
That would be ideal, but it's not horrible having the manual seats to be honest. And I do love the seats themselves.
Congratulations!
Thank you!
I’ve gotten my range up to 291 using auto region all the way and driving in normal mode 3.9 per kilowatt driving the streets not the highway
Oh awesome!
I can second that. I have had my GT since February, 2023 and my overall usage is 3.4 miles/ kWh. In the summer I can get close to 300 miles if I drive conservatively - and that’s in Normal mode, not Eco, with enough blasts in GT mode to keep me happy. The car’s range has WAY outperformed my expectations. Not to mention the build quality and the fun factor. I have owned performance BMWs for almost 30 years but I decided to not be a badge snob and try something new. I’m so glad I did.
That's really good
Did you get the May infotainment OTA today?
That wasn't the new update. It was just the update from last year re-released. The new one will be in a month or so.
@@TechnicallyJeff Huh? The release shows 05 of 24. I had already gotten the repeat of last November’s update that I had manually applied, OTA in February.
Where do you see that date?
@@TechnicallyJeff And the update completed message just popped up again… 😂 Starting to feel like I own a Mach-E.
hahaha
Welcome to the GT club
Thank you!
Congratulations 🎉
Thanks!
Great pickup Jeff
Thanks man!
I got my EV6 Gt for $49K after the kia manufacturer discount + a dealer discount
Nice
Congrats on the new car , I have a 2022 light might look to upgrade as well if someone can give me a good amount on my trade in
Thanks! Yeah check around. I emailed several dealerships that had 2023 GTs and went with the best deal.
Great idea, will definitely try that
Good luck!
Please keep us wind owners in mind for all your knowledge👍🏾
Always!
Broooo welcome to the club
Thank you!
I was sure you were going to announce that you were getting an ev9.
Haha I think a lot of people though that
My money was on Ioniq 6.
@@JohnCap523 another solid contender, but I looked at it for our family of 4, and I thought it seemed a little small for the travelling we do.
@@chrischaffey1252 Yea yea, Ioniq 6 is fine for interior living space but not for traveling with 4, Ioniq 5 or Kia EV6 or 9 are better options.
I'm honestly not a big fan of the looks of the Ioniq 6
I heard that there are no power front seats, is that true?
Yeah, they're manual. Honestly I like that about my GT. Moving the seat is very quick and it's easy to get into position.
Yes no power seats. Honestly not thaaat big of a deal though.
Some actual numbers woulda been nice…just sayin’…
What do you mean?
@@TechnicallyJeff You said you would go through the deal. All you actually said was you traded yours and leased the GT, and very abstract references to discounts and seemingly higher traded in allowance.
What's your monthly payment? I know your deal will differ than others but just wondering. Thanks
$11750 rebates. Just over $10k in price discount/trade overallowance. Only other pieces are money factor (very low - like 0.00013 IIRC) and residual ($38k IIRC)
That includes my negative equity. I can discuss that in more detail over email if you'd like or Facebook messenger
Congratulations Jeff, is it Peal White?
Thanks Brian! Yeah it's the snow white pearl.
@@TechnicallyJeffGood luck keeping that clean😂 I only ever had a white car once and also a Niro EV on loan which was the same colour as yours.
Haha hopefully it's not too bad. My wife's car is white and it stays looking cleaner than my old EV6 did lol
The hit to range was the deal breaker for me.
Yeah it's not drastic. If I do road trip I'll only have to stop a little more. And could always change tires for better efficiency.
Thing is you are wrong. wrong. And some more wrong.... You are terrible.
What?