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One reason is because of the seat mounted thorax side airbags on your Elantra. If you put a seat cover, it wouldn't allow the seat airbag to deploy when it needs to. (It deploys from the side of the seat)
Another reason is that Elantra's passenger seat has a weight classification sensor in the bottom of the seat. This sensor tells the car's computer the weight of the passenger & tells the computer whether to deploy full force passenger airbag, or the reduced force airbag, or no airbag at all (if the person is a child or underweight to prevent airbag injury)
One reason is because of the seat mounted thorax side airbags on your Elantra. If you put a seat cover, it wouldn't allow the seat airbag to deploy when it needs to. (It deploys from the side of the seat)"
This is true and that is why these seat covers have to be custom made. They make them so the airbags WILL deploy.
We have cloth seats, not leather. And hubby ordered the ones that repell spills. And they are made for the right specifications. That is why it takes 2 weeks to get them. They sew them up as they get the orders. And I was told and assured by the guy exactly how he does the side thing for the airbags. I am pretty sure a seat cover in the front is not going to make the adult weight off for an accident. I am sure the sensors are not going to pick up a seat cover. When I place my 4 lbs purse on the seat a light comes on saying the airbag will not deploy on that side. There has to be an adult sitting there for it to deploy. And Hyundai told me we had to get custom seat covers. They said (and the dealer too) that seat covers will not harm any sensors and the Parts Dept. told us where in our town we could go, but they wanted twice as much money. We went direct with who they were going to use.
I bought mine on 31st of August.
Thanks in advance for the information. I STARTED OUT WITH 16815.00 PLUS ALL THOSE NASTY FEES. I THEN RECEIVED A $1500.00 REBATE AND PUT DOWN 2500.00. FINANCED 14600.00.
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Another question.
Is there any big difference between GLS and SE? I think I saw people here like SE a lot. But I am not sure if a couple of thousands is worth it. A dealer that is 50 mile from me has 4 manual SE and I maybe get a good deal over there.
Keep in mind the Touring will be quite a bit more than a stripped GLS--I am guessimating somewhere around $17.5k for a stick at least, based on the price of the 2008 SE. I doubt we'll see rebates on it or much in the way of discounts for awhile after introduction--that is typical with new models.
IMO the SE is worth the sticker price bump over the GLS. The SE has ESC (very important safety feature), traction control, alloys with bigger rubber (improves handling and braking), telescopic steering column (helps find a comfy driving position), leather wheel with audio controls, leather shifter, trip computer, and maybe some other stuff. Keep in mind it was only the SE that CR ranked their Top Pick in the class--not the GLS (although the GLS ranked pretty high too).
AC option is alway confusing me and dealer seemed they didn't want to explain this clear to me. my understanding is that AC is with package 1 (around $1750). But for those without package 1 (msrp 14.4K), they had AC as well, although the window stickers didn't say they had ACs. Are those ACs installed by dealer. I guess they cannot, right? The installation should be done in the factory, I assume.
anyway, I prefer a SE now. How about the price difference? about 2k more thann GLS if they are both basic, If I can have a deal around 13K+TTL, should I go for it?
http://seatcovers.net/hyundai-seat-covers.html
If it does not work you can go to www.seatcovers.net and do a search for your year/car. My husband got expensive ones, they repell even water. We actually called and spoke to someone and you can also have their complete list of prices for all the covers they make for the Hyundai Elantra mailed to you to give you an idea. My husband paid $770 for 2 complete back seat covers and 2 complete front seat covers, and arm rest cover, and paid for 4 head rests and since the Elantra has 3 in the back the guy threw the 3rd in free when they are normally $25 each for the style my husband picked out. You don't have to get front and back. My husband did because he is an OTR truckdriver and sometimes throws his things in the backseat. I already had to take turtle wax oxi-cleaner to his one front seat as we have the cloth seats and he spilled soda on his new seat. The seat covers he bought are supposed to actually if you spill a liquid just let the liquid sit there. It does not sink in. And they make them with side guards that open to deploy your air bags. And my dealer said the seat covers do work on the airbags if they do deploy. They are special order and they take 2 weeks to come by UPS once you order and pay for them. They have cheaper. I didn't need these but since hubby wanted to pay for them I let him. If it had been me I would have picked out something cheaper as I am more careful than him and I would have thrown a blanket over the back seat. I hope this helps you.
Thanks
* Warning: several sellers falsely advertise a car as an SE when in fact it's a GLS. There oughta be a law about that...
* Warning: several sellers post a low asking price, then say in the small print something like "This price is after a $2995 down payment and you must finance through us and there must be a full moon... etc." Others include all possible rebates in their asking price.
* The lowest legitimate price on cars.com for a used 2008 Elantra GLS anywhere in the country is $12,990 for a GLS automatic in Allen, TX with 8k miles.
* The lowest legitimate price on cars.com for a used 2008 Elantra SE anywhere in the country is $16,990 for an automatic with 8k miles in Bradenton, FL. (There are "SE"s advertised for less, but it's clear from the dealer--not stock--photos that those cars are GLSes.) So that's about $1000 under the original list price when new, but for a used car w/o the 10/100k powertrain warranty. No rebates either.
* There's one new 2008 SE stick advertised at $13,999 in Burlingame, FL after rebates. Note that's ALL rebates that are possible, including military, college grad, and loyalty. And you must finance through HMA to get that price.
So that is the picture. Maybe that $14,500 price you've got isn't so bad after all?
In a word, no. But if you really are willing to go to Towne Hyundai to buy a car, you can print their Internet price and bring it with you for negotiating leverage. It could help.
Hmmm ... so much for having Mr. Huge (Fucillo) here in upstate New York.
You can get one for $14,000 at Suresky in Goshen, NY. All you have to do is tell them you know someone whose husband and her bought 2 cars from them for that price. They will match anything you see in a newspaper too. And all the fuel pumps are fixed according to Hyundai in the lots for sale. Recall letters are still going out from what I hear, but our fuel pumps were fixed and I haven't seen a letter.
I don't know where this dealership in is NJ, but Suresky is a good dealership and they don't jerk you around. :shades:
that was my play..
That may be unrealistic now with the 2008 SEs almost gone (zero in my area for example) and only $1000 in general rebates, but you can always give it a shot. At this time of month you might find a dealer who needs to sell a few more cars to make their monthly (and quarterly) sales targets.
I thought it was a pretty good price to pay since the car seems to be pretty nice. It doesn't seem to be in any accidents prior to my purchase. Although, there were a few minor dents and scratches. It also has cruise control installed, which sure comes in handy when I go for a road trip.
I'm guessing I paid so little cause it's a manual. (I saw that a dealer retail on KBB is above 8000. True Market Value gives a 6700 price tag for dealer retail)
What do you guys think? Is that a good price to pay? (I guess I just wanted to know if I got ripped off, since this was my first time buying a car by myself)
I think another reason the price is reasonable is because you will be looking at a major service in 6000 miles, for the 60k service which includes a timing belt. That could easily run around $500 or so, so shop around when it comes time.
I'll probably replace a few stuff as well, along with the timing belt. Then again, I won't be driving a lot so getting to 60k Mileage might take about 6~8 months.
I almost finalized a deal for Elantra GLS with popular package for 12999 + tax +ttl in MAssachussets ( It looks like this is the Teaser car ) cargo net and one other stuff was also there.
OTD was around 14100.
Please let me know if it is a good deal
Thanks
Vijay
I leave in Massachusetts. The dealer near have Sonata 2009 GLs for 15999 ( auto) Is it a good price. Elantra gls + popular for 12999
Is it good to buy Sonata over Elantra because it is a newer model and almost same price as Elantra SE. ( one more reason is Sonata have Electronic stability control )
Thanks all
Which one? Is it worth a bit more than $3k to you to have the ESC and the extra size and power of the Sonata? Or do you prefer a smaller car?
mileage seems to be not much different ( Elantra may give more by 2 to 3 miles )
If mileage is not a major difference which on would you prefer
The elantra i am getting is automatic + popular package + have mudguards and cargo net i think
Is it worth to add bluetooth ( usually i can get a gps with that feature for same price )
Thanks Again
Tough choice!
P.S. since the Bluetooth is dealer-installed, you can put it in at any time, or as you said go with a portable nav unit with Bluetooth that would cost about the same as Hyundai's Bluetooth-only option.
Dont know if i paid more for additional coverage ?
Thank you all for the help
Still, now I'm at a loss. Now, what should I do?
I'm still not familiar with the process of getting the title/registration.
I paid 6375 for the elantra, 7% tax 446.25, and 20 for doc fee. Total price paid is 6841.25.
Now, the dealer told me that they're gonna send something through the mail, or else I can pick it up at their office, they told me. I thought it was the title but after reading through the internet, I didn't think it was the title that they're sending me.
So, what do I do now? Do I go to the insurance company and apply for an insurance coverage? or should I wait til the documents/title come? Or should I go to the bmv and make a title?
I'm in Tippecanoe county, Indiana, if it matters.
You want to get insurance coverage NOW. If you are already covered on a policy, perhaps your parents, then the car would probably be covered automatically for a period of time (for my insurance company and state it's 30 days if I buy a car). But if you have no coverage at all, you need to get it. I'll bet Indiana requires motorists to have at least some basic liability coverage.
I don't know what you mean by additional bumper to bumper coverage. But it sounds good to me. Hubby and I paid $14,000 plus tax, plus Motor Vehicle fees and document processing. Hubby got the same interest rate you did, mine was 2 points higher as by my income I don't work and was buying because my paid off 97 Toyota was bought off me by Toyota to crush and take off the road. So I now have a 5 yr loan but we have about 4 different warranties too. We got all the accesssories you listed too except hubby got the plastic mat for the trunk and then I bought one for $63
For what its worth, call Hyundai and make sure you give your vin# to make sure they replaced the fuel pump. Hubby's was replaced in July when his fuel pump went. I got my recall letter for my fuel pump a week after the dealer replaced mine when I had my first oil change Sept 5, 2008. They looked up my vin# and saw my car was included in the recall. I say this because I had carfax for a few months and I noticed there are some Elantra's being offered for sale and Carfax had recalls on them for the fuel pump, but the dealer had not fixed them yet.
My report showed my recall after the fuel pump was fixed. The dealer beat the letter to my Post Office...LOL
So, just for your own safety DO call Hyundai to make sure your fuel pump was changed if it was involved in the recall. There were 65,000 Elantras involved with the manufacturer date from Nov 2007 - June 2008. :shades:
Also, after I get the title, would I have to do anything else? I've heard of having to go to bmv to get the registration but some others told me that the dealer would mail it. I'm not sure which one is right.
As for the insurance, I was planning to buy it after I get the title, but knowing that I can buy the insurance without the title, I'll buy it soon.
Sounds like the thing the dealer will call you about and send to you at your reuquest is the REAL license plates. That's what you'll need within 30 days. The title, that can (and probably will) take longer. You don't really need it unless you sell the car.
Earlier car had side moldings. Instead of that i am getting cargo tray.
I got this car from pride hyundai Lynn MAss.
The car comes with 5 year bumper to bumper coverage, I added additional coverage so that i have 10 year 100 thousand coverage.
Thanks again.
Hmmm....interesting here. If I were you I would still call Hyundai up for peace of mind. It doesn't hurt and they will tell you if it was taken care of.
The car comes with 5 year bumper to bumper coverage, I added additional coverage so that i have 10 year 100 thousand coverage.
If you get your warranty book out you will see the warranties you have for electrical, paint, rust corrosion and powertrain. The only warranty they offered us at our dealership was to prepay for oil changes cheaper, be able to have a rental for the day if you were having anything done, and window etching and tire replacement for 5 yrs. We didn't take any of them. I am going to call my dealership to find out about this bumper to bumper extended warranty and ask them why we weren't offered it as if this is true what you got I would have paid for it.
Thanks so much for the help. I'll wait for the title then, and hopefully I'll have time to buy the insurance tomorrow. :P
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OK... has your insurance company told you what they are going to pay yet and did you have a loan as that will get paid first and then depending on the value of your car you will then get the difference as they figure you put down a down payment.
You state your price was out the door. I paid $14000 for mine, then I had tax on top of that and and the interest compounded into my car payment. If you had a loan, you will not have to pay all that interest compounded as the insurance company will pay your lienholder first before giving you a check.
If your insurance company has not given you an idea yet of what is being paid I would suggest you go to www.kbb.com an put in your specs. And look at retail value to get an idea of what your car is worth.
I don't kow where you live, but Suresky in Goshen, NY is selling Elantras right now for about $13992 plus tax. This is why I ask you if your price included tax as my husband and I bought our Elantras on June 5, 2008 and Suresky gave us the cheapest price of anyone else in our area of 100 miles.
If you are looking at Towne Hyundai in NJ, I would think it might be worth a trip to NY to check out the price. And DON'T do an internet price as they come up higher. Also, if you do want to do an internet search look up some dealers with websites that say "Make an offer". High Point Hyundai if I am not mistaken is doing that. But you might even get a better deal if you come over the line to NY. I am not sure how far away you are from High Point NJ. Their dealership is only 12 miles from me but we went 18 miles and bought in Orange County NY in Goshen. And the guy I dealt with is fantastic and the manager in the Sales Dept. really cut us a break back in June. I would figure out how much the insurance company is going to give you too. And glad to hear you walked away with no injuries.
That is a good thing. I wasn't so fortunate back in 1993. I had a Chevy Corsica and was hit in the driver's side by a drunk driver who put me into a spin and then I went head on into a concrete divider in NJ. I was pointing eastbound over a RTE 3 overpass that if that concrete divider had not been there I would have been flying onto RTE 3 traffic going westbound. My chevy gave me no protection at all. Ended up on crutches for 2 years and 2 operations. And at the time I was only going 20 miles an hour. Go figure. And that is when cars were supposed to be made better. I am very glad your Elantra kept you from not getting hurt.
However, Towne is presntly offering Elantra GLS at $1500 under invoice (their invoice price includes destination and matches with the invoice price shown on Edmunds) and the standard $1,000 rebate.
Edmunds lists the invoice for GLS with A/T and popular equip (without sunroof) and floor mats at $16,892. So Towne's price would be $14,493 plus doc fee (which is $189 unless it recently changed) plus registration and your state's sales tax.
Check their web site and if interested call them to confirm prices. They are straight forward and will tell you all components of OTD price.
If you don't mind a larger car, the Sonata GLS is a lot better value right now than the Elantra SE.