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Now when the lady doing her making-up, talking on the cell drifts into my lane (which happens way to much in NJ) I can make her spill the frapichino between her legs. :P
"After reading about replacing the horns (on wmoses GT site) I did the same. I picked up a pair of new Fiamm hi/lo horns for $10 and with $2 of connectors I replaced the lame stock horn. It took all of 25 minutes to make the dual harness, remove the old and install the new. They sure are louder than that 'meep-meep' junk most new cars have."
Glad to see that the website was helpful and that you are pleased with the horns. I too am planning to get the same highway blasters (132 dB) Fiamm horns (high and low tones) for my GT.
I had a chuckle at certain people doing things other than driving and hearing the blast of the horn. Here in Houston, they also pilot these huge SUV's (I can't see why they _need_ it other than for show) while putting on makeup, having breakfast and talking on the phone. Makes me sick.
Another use for loud horns is the ability to interrupt the offending driver's cell phone conversation at the next light. Yhea this usually provokes a 'road rage incident', but if you're really ticked off it will bring a smile to your face! Just sit there with the horn blasting away as they try to talk. You'll watch them squirm around as they try to hear the other person... hopefully they'll miss something important. The really smart ones will turn their stereo up
Oh yhea.... always leave an escape route!
99,00,01 Sonata + major freshening 02,03
01,02,03 Elantra + major freshening 04,05
New platform merged with Kia-- 06+
The traction control and ABS engaged on an icy winter day. Worked like a charm.
A/C is the coldest I've ever experienced and real quick to blow cold.
Just wish the car had a warning buzzer for leaving the lights and emergency brake on.
The guy who inspected my car said he was amazed at how far Hyundai had come and how much car you get for the dollar.
When I began considering buying a new car about four months ago, I never faintly considered purchasing a Hyundai. Fortunately, I stumbled across this forum and became interested in this car. I did some research on this car and the competition, but after I test drove Elantra and saw how clean it was, I was bitten.
A few pages back, someone wrote in about buying an Elantra over the MP5. Well, I looked at MP5s too, and in my opinion there is no comparison between that "thing" and my beautiful 9-3 look-a-like.
There is no room for cognitive dissonance with buying the Elantra GT. Believe!
I also want to thank the forum members here that helped me "get off the fence" by responding to my concerns and questions about Elantra.
Thanks again... I look forward to posting more in this forum in the future!
http://gwebworks.com/elantra_gt
I will be adding a new section this weekend for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). So keep checking back.
Also, to anyone looking to buy the Elantra GT in Canada, or elsewhere, I very much recommend it.
Never waited to see if the lights shut off. I'll try it. Thanks.
Thanks for your help.
As far as 'my' fuel guage... I thought I had a problem with my first or second fill up, but now (4000 miles) I haven't noticed any problems. I think I may have read the guage wrong (no comment!)
At the same time the trip computer also re-adjusted itself .
It has not done this recently. I am about a month away from taking the car in for its first oil change. If it re-occurs i will notify the service manager.
I suspect that the caution has to do with fuel spillage more than vapour lock problems. I have not had any vapour lock problems either. Needle on my GT comes up past "F" as it always does and the car works just fine. Just make sure that the cap is properly tightened -- I use half turn in the "ratchet zone" (don't know what else to call it) -- and everything should be okay.
"Tom: Why do most manufacturers make their gauges like this? It's not that they can't make them more accurate. It's just that they don't want you to overfill the tank or run out of gas.
Ray: Overfilling the tank can ruin the charcoal canister that traps fuel vapors. It's part of the emissions system and is therefore the manufacturer's responsibility for the first 100,000 miles."
If dealerships in your area do not have any GTs, then it may take a little while for the Carsdirect rep to locate the GT you want (depending on what package/color you are seeking).
Give them a shot, if they cannot find a GT for you in a reasonable amount of time you can easily say "Thanks, but no thanks." My experience with them was EXTREMELY good -- a wholehearted recommendation.
Good Luck!
Cheers!
"I am currently vacationing in Quebec (i.e La Malbaie) and keep seeing Elantras galore. Just today, at the grocery store, there were 3 (yes three) GTs in the parking lot."
Wow! Three in one parking lot! I live in Houston which has I believe over 4 million people and I have not seen 3 GTs in any given month, let alone on one day in one place!
Always knew that Quebecers knew their cars. Hyundais sell very well in Quebec. Must have something to do with the fact that there was a Sonata plant in Bromont at one time.
It's nice having something that few others have. Every time my wife sees a SAAB she says "there's one", and I tell her "not unless we paid another 15-20 grand!"
send me some devil dogs and taylor ham ( pork roll) jofficer...
this may be off topic but Edmunds did a follow up on the new aztec redesign... and the author stated
"The Pontiac Aztek is suffering similar prejudice. A lot of people shy away from it because a vocal minority keep squawking about its looks"
vocal MINORITY...? I have yet to find any car amgazine that has given this car positive reviews on its looks and material quality... if it was a vocal minority then why would an unprecedented 1st year redesign be needed and undertaken by GM... LOW SALES.... which translates into people staying away from it for some reason...
i know of only 2 Azteks in town but the rendevous did much better I've noticed more than 8 of them around town... this even though the Buick is newer and has 1 less year of production so far....
As for practicality - it handled well, rode nicely and was not hard on gas. The back window was poorly designed and hard to see out of.
As for looks, I had people actually back up to look at it then tell me what they thought - nothing positive. The aztek while being very radical in design is just to weird.
As for the Buick it just looks nicer
So my thought.... maybe Hyundai isn’t bribing errr...(coughs) I mean paying the magazines enough for advertising, and they need to whine and dine the writers at car shows. And then again that will most likely increase the cost of the car...Ahhhh never mind I would rather drive an in-expensive car, that no one knows about, or refuses to buy because no magazine will not talk about it.
Now, back to Elantra!