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Revka
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(The downside is that it's difficult to use electrical tape to attach a small American flag to the flexible antennas. I'm all for displays of patriotism, but if you're going to fly the flag on your vehicle please be sure to secure it properly! I've seen way too many Old Glories on the side of highway lately.)
Also, to any GT owners who live in snowy areas: be sure to post your winter driving experiences. The flakes are already falling in some areas of the great land of ours.
Happy Motoring!
TIA.
Good? Bad? Indifferent?
I've read all the posts on this board since Sunday night, test drove the GT last night and came away pretty impressed.
I'm looking for more owner comments. Is this car REALLY as good as what I've been reading?
Please help kill any lingering doubts I have about Hyundai's reputation.
Thanks!
Finally of course even if Toyota is the most reliable car on the planet, if they don't make one that fits your needs and desires, then there is little worry in how cars that do meet them compare with a Toyota.
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My guess is that you will see your premiums normalize over the next 1-3 years as the car becomes more familiar to the rate service organizations.
When I bought the GT my insurance company mailed me a letter asking me to verify the VIN. The company (CNA) indicated that no such VIN existed! By the way, I find CNA to be a very good carrier. I've had coverage with them for four years.
The present car is a much more durable platform (except for the late-firing air bags) and should have far better insurance ratings over the next several years. Also, that is one area where the cars historic high depreciation should also help it in quickly lowering the collision costs.
"...of buying a 2002 Hyundai Elantra GT, silver (pewter), auto, moonroof, ABS/traction (in other words...loaded!) for $100 over invoice."
I have the same car as the above, including the ABS/TC/moonroof and got it for the same price.
Go for it.
I have had the car for about a month now and am just about to complete the 1200 mile unofficial "break-in".
Mileage is increasing slightly and is now up to 29 mpg on a daily commute regimen here in NW Houston, at typical freeway speeds (70 mph).
This is my 4th Elantra (1989 Sonata, 1993 Elantra GL, 1996 Elantra GL) - forget about Hyundai's reputation. Detractors are usually not speaking from personal experience, but from hearsay. This is the best Hyundai in terms of fit and finish and performance and so forth, that I have owned to date.
"Hi all I have had my GT for about a month now and I'm wondering if anyone besides me has noticed that the gas mileage on the sticker does not even come close to what I actually get."
When I picked mine up from the dealer it was getting 26 mpg. One month and almost 1200 miles later, it is getting 29 mpg on the trip computer, and this agrees with hand calculations.
As new engines wear in, the become more loose and hence friction losses in the engine decrease, and more of the power is used in moving the vehicle. This tops out at the rated level, although mileage will vary from car to car, driver to driver.
This is because the trip computer is a LCD (liquid crystal display) which requires either reflected light or background light in order to be readable. This -- as opposed to an LED, or light emitting diode, which is what the clock uses.
All GTs will have this problem.
invoice). Did you see the actual dealer invoice? Were there any line items that you weren't
expecting? In particular, was there a line for regional advertising? If so, how much was it
(and where are you located)? Thanks!!
Erik
http://www.hwysafety.org/vehicle_ratings/ictl/ictl_4dr.htm
showing, injury, theft, collision for various models. I'm very interested in what you find out if you can get your insurance company to explain the rate they picked.
The LCD trip computer is a bit difficult to see in certain lighting. I would like to warn against wearing polarized sunglasses as they make it VERY difficult to see LCD displays.
shado4 - On the Verge
I have had my GT for a little over a month now and I could gush about a lot of things. I owned a 1994 CivicSi for about 8 years before the GT and never looked back. The car has blown me away with quality,performance and value. The fact that Motorweek has clocked the 5-speed at 8 seconds for 0-60 (1/2 second quicker than my old Si) really makes me elated.
uryourword - Finish of rear Lenses
My rear lenses are fine. Rotating the front tires to the back will get rid of the shimmy (I did it last week).
ochizon - Hoping to join you
Insurance costs :
My old 94CivicSi was $800.00
My new GT is : $1400.00
Company is State Farm
screamer ads for Elantra GLS' here in Portland, but basically no ads at all for the gt (I assume
that's because it doesn't need them).
Erik
Initial impressions:
- Extremely good build quality. Doors close with a solid 'thunk'. Both interior and exterior fit and finish are first rate.
- Good low end grunt when you first step on the gas. Seeing as how I only have 12 miles on the odo, I'll save the wide-open throttle starts for a later date.
- Love the fade-to-off of the overhead lights and the lighted key cylinder.
- Got a kick out of the trip computer...watched my MPG go from 11.3 all the way to 23.4 when I first got on the highway. It may have gone up further if I didn't need to exit.
Problem areas that others have noted:
- My gas gauge actually read OVER the full mark when I took delivery. I'll keep an eye on it when I do my first fill up.
- CD player played and ejected my CD just fine.
- Did not notice any cracked rear lenses or execessive paint drippings. Only physical blemish on the outside was a scratch on the driver's side door mirror, which will be fixed by the dealership at no charge.
That's it for now!
Revka
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Paid $12.998 out the door, no options beyond floormats. Got hosed a bit on trade-in, but that's to be expected when you swoop on a loss leader the monent the morning paper hits the front porch.
Only complaints so far, (at a whole whopping 35 miles), is dealer couldn't find the owners mamnual and tried to lower the 60% side of the rear seat and the button is now stuck deep in its little hidey hole. Will have the dealer fix.
Will probably post as the next few thousand miles go by.
Spend HOURS reading posts on the Elantra boards and am convinced I made a good buy.
BTW, traded in a '98 Escort ZX2 that looked hot but was agutless wonder, and this was with the Zetech engine. Never was able to make my 6' 3" frame fit in the damn thing!
Best to all.
Sparky
Is that price including the dollar value of the trade in, or is that on top of the trade in?
Dan715: $13,900 sounds like a good price, especially if the car has any options. Glad to have a fellow Pittsburgher on the thread. I moved from there to NJ in 1992. HOW 'BOUT THEM STEELERS?!?
Just crossed the 11,000 mile barrier with no trouble. Getting about 26/33 mpg. Interior and exterior holding up well. No rattles.
Ingtonge18, I will have to put up some postings in the Accent forum so we can compare our experiences with our Accents.
If I do end up buying a gt and trading my accent, I think that I will drive the gt until the wheels fall off due the big depreciation. That should be no problem with Hyundai's long warranty.
This was a dealer I had talked to earlier in the week about other 2001's he had in stock. If you can find them, these guys will really deal on 2001 Elantras and Sonatas.
Just the GT out to dinner and a spin around the neighborhood. I really am loving the way this car drives. The purple dash lights are pretty cool too.
One of the big impressions is that the Escort ZX2 I traded also had a 2.0l, 16V engine. Somehow the GT feels like it's got 50% more ummph and handling runs circles around the Escort. As I said in my last post, the Escort was great as long as you were only looking at it. If aven half of the "Hot" had translated into driving, it would still be in the garage.
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Was the $405 ad fee you mentioned actually on the factory invoice or was it added on to the sales contract? Does anyone else know anything else about Elantra GT ad fees? Because, to my way of thinking, if it wasn't on the original factory invoice, that's just a markup.
Here's the story from AOL News:
<<STOPPAGE THREAT AT HYUNDAI
Hyundai cautioned exports might weaken ahead of a year-end seasonal rise in demand if talks with unions over working conditions and wage increases failed to yield a compromise.
Hyundai suffered a four-hour stoppage at three production lines after unionised workers staged a partial walkout on Thursday and Friday, spokesman Park Song-woo said.
"If the union proceeds with a scheduled one-week strike next week, the company will have a production loss of about 27,000 units," Hyundai said. >>
do glitches only get corrected yearly?