Looking to purchase a 2022 Kia Carnival to move 3 teenage children + parents and in laws when needed. I understand stocks are limited and have yet to go from car yard to car yard to discuss and hunt for one. Just wondering if all the Professor Ozbargainers would know of what the price of such vehicle may be after haggling (if that's even possible)…..or if anyone has purchased one recently would like to share with me the price, pros and cons at all? Any advice, greatly appreciated for a family on a budget.
2022 Kia Carnival Sli Diesel price
fatming on 03/03/2022 - 09:49
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Not so - I bought a 2022 CX-5 last month at a discount of 6.5% from the listed OTR price.
Ordered or was it in-stock at the dealership yard?
Ordered 14th Jan, Built 11th Feb, Shipped 17th Feb and the carrying vessel is due in Melbourne about next Monday
Yes managed to do the same. ordered with a discount and had to wait 10 weeks for shipment from Japan.
I got my cx9, it was 8.9% discount, I thought it was bad. It was ordered as well.
how long was that and the model/price?
@Jaff: Placed deposit end of Dec 21, dealer order it early Jan 22, arrived mid March. Sydney Cx9 Azami AWD (MY22 M), mat, cargo light, 1 extra year warranty, 3 year free service, full tank premium fuel, total 71.5k. Don't think it's best deal, but I needed a car desperately. On top I paid 2k for comprehensive insurance + tint + ceramic coating.
Despite what others have said here this is certainly the norm.
up to 12 month wait time at the moment, most places that physically have a car (i.e. a demo) wont sell it to you as they cant back fill it. 3 year old SLis are basically being sold for what they were bought new 3 years ago. If you happen to find one, ask them if they'll do a bulk price because i'll go with you!
There's no haggling in the current market. Consider yourself lucky if you're not paying a premium over RRP.
Also, it's 2022. Ditch the diesel…
And get what? Having rented and driven both the diesel and petrol version long distances, I can say that using the diesel saved me a tonne of money in fuel cost.
We were thinking electric but obviously no make for the carnival and alternate options were either not highly reviewed or totally out of our budget =(. Hoping to get this vehicle to last us another 10 years and hopefully can afford one then
be prepared to pay RRP… if you can get a discount that would be a bonus.
if you cant afford the RRP then look for a different car
Your discount will be ‘free floor mats’.
..that are on backorder and you'll never receive.
$5000 in accessories… mudflaps and floor mats.
I'd be more concerned about how soon you will actually receive the vehicle. Try and find something physically on the lot or a demo. Huuuuuge wait times.
I got one of these the other day, got 15% off and free mats. Told the sales manager that he can take my offer or if walk. He took the offer, contrary to every single other persons experience from the last 2 years.
It's a good rig in the old Yorkshire mud that's for sure.
Only 15%? You got ripped. And didn't even get a free tank of diesel… lightweight.
I'll get 20% in the next "how much discount on a new car" thread.
So, tomorrow?
I purchased a new SLi petrol about a year ago. Was able to negotiate to a ~$3000 discount (based on current RRP on the Kia website) plus received mats, black and white slimline plates and a free tank of petrol (@pegaxs - tank of petrol has to be worth more than diesel!). Another dealer was only willing to negotiate in the hundreds. Appreciate that the market may be a little different at the moment but at the time the car had just been released and no one had stock either so supply was also somewhat constrained.
What may have assisted in reducing the price was being a flexible in delivery timings, not requiring finance, shopping around at a few dealers close by (purchased one about 25 mins drive away rather than the closer dealership), knowing which model I wanted and being relatively firm on the rough price I was happy with. I like to think I was also pleasant enough to deal with to make their job easier - I'm sure the sales people much rather work with customers that are reasonable and not think that they deserve $x discount just because they are giving them a sale.
Hope this helps from a price perspective. Car wise, it's been great so far. It's a shame there is no heads up display or full digital instrument cluster. Lane avoidance warning is a little too sensitive but it really performs well in what it's suppose to. Couldn't fault it at all - just make sure your parking spot including any roof heights for an open boot can accommodate the car!
Thank you for such a detailed response. Def agree with you about being pleasant, some interesting peeps out there. I think i will need finance which might put me in a worse position =(
Which state are you based, I'm in SA and was even thinking of enquiring other states to see what stock is like.I'm in Victoria. I think stamp duty varies between states and it does require additional work (not sure about costs) to then register in your home state after.
Notwithstanding the merits of using finance to buy a car or not and assuming you are paying the lowest rate possible - it could be interesting to see if you can use that as leverage for getting reduced price if you go through dealer financing.
For example - you research different banks and finance companies and the lowest rate is 5%. The dealer would want to sell you their financing because they make their commissions and margins and as a result maybe they can sell you the car below RRP. So long as you don't pay more than 5% for dealer financing (don't forget to consider fees and charges) you could be better off as a net result.
Wow, thanks! This is really helpful, never thought of this. Thank you
@fatming: My pleasure. Good luck with the purchase and delivery time too. Based on feedback from other users here and some car sites, the lengthy delivery times might be also something else to contend with.
my mate put a deposit on one in December 2021, he is expecting delivery in October 2022 lol
Want to waste more time? There is pretty Cadogan calling this country names……
I'm happy that you find him pretty
Get in contact with the car brokers and they will be able to give you a quote off RRP and delivery date so you know what you will be up for roughly before contacting dealers.
hi had given a request to car broker, he sends me dealer contact details to call them and dealer follows up with me how did your transaction go. Actually, I already had a deal with that same person at the dealership and so now the broker wants his introduction fees from the dealer and the dealer has up his price since he has to pay introduction fees. Actually, in this current scenario, it would be great to meet a dealer and scan who is offering free addons and close the deal as currently there is no discount that we used to enjoy a couple of years back.
Hi fatming, I ordered a 2022 petrol Carnival last month, will PM you
Omg thanks you
Hey Carmarriner. Do you mind PMing me the details for your Carnival purchase as well?
RRP is a bargain these days in the automotive space.
The other bargain is finding stock.