Hyundai Elantra Prices Paid and Buying Experience

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  • oldermomoldermom Member Posts: 2
    Hi! Was your elantra a GLS or an SE? I forgot to mention the car I am looking at also has bluetooth.
  • changingtidechangingtide Member Posts: 6
    It's a GLS A/T with Pop eqpt. package.
  • libertydantelibertydante Member Posts: 1
    I'm looking to buy a 08 Elentra tommorow and wanted to know if this is a good price. It's a blue 08 Elentra GLS w/ popular package and floormats for $17,200 OTD. This is without haggling with the dealer yet and it's with Michigan taxes and $180 documentation fee. What do you think would be a fair price to ask for? He's only got the one blue on on the lot so I'm def gonna buy it but want to get the best price.
  • changingtidechangingtide Member Posts: 6
    If you in the NJ area check out Brad Benson. I ended up paying appx. 15,400.00 OTD for the same car less the floor mats. They had several blue Elantra's on the lot when visited.
  • samysarenasamysarena Member Posts: 1
    I'm looking forward to buy/lease a new hyunda elantra GLS. Please suggest me what are the best offers around in CA.
  • schukanuosladyschukanuoslady Member Posts: 118
    "I also contacted two other dealers, one refused to give me a price unless I came in the other was slightly above Towne"

    Well, I guess you didn't contact Suresky in Goshen, NY like I told you to because if you did you would have found out you could get one for $13,992 as they are running full page ads in our local newspaper EVERY day. And they are STILL giving the $2000 rebate. And another $500 on top of that if you already own a Hyundai. A loyalty credit. You prove what you have and Hyundai gives the loyalty credit.
  • backybacky Member Posts: 18,949
    You prove what you have and Hyundai gives the loyalty credit.

    That would have to be a dealer-supported loyalty credit, not Hyundai, since there is no HMA loyalty rebate on the Elantra right now. Also, Suresky must be subsidizing half of the $2000 rebate they are offering, since the HMA rebate is only $1000. Of course, in the long run it doesn't matter as long as the buyer gets the money!
  • changingtidechangingtide Member Posts: 6
    No I did contact them and they are NOT offering a $2,000.00 rebate or loyalty credit. Their OTD price was $16,900.00 after the rebate and dealer discount. Brad Benson beat them by almost $1,500.00, Towne beat them by $800.00.
  • l21mattl21matt Member Posts: 1
    Paid 16,200 Out the door price, including all MA state tax, registration, title and doc fee's..

    Car was 14,995 with my trade (a crappy old saturn)

    I think I got a fair price, since there are not as many Quick Silver SE's in the lots, as there are the GLS

    Bought at Pride Hyundai in Lynn MA

    Hyundai Village in Danvers MA lost a sale from me on a similar SE due to their terrible business practices.
  • vijayamaravadivijayamaravadi Member Posts: 6
    Congrats. Its a good vehicle to drive. I Also did the same thing.

    Hyundai Villege Danvers Ma last my business also.

    How much you got for your trade in. Can you give the breakdown.

    Thanks
  • schukanuosladyschukanuoslady Member Posts: 118
    "No I did contact them and they are NOT offering a $2,000.00 rebate or loyalty credit. Their OTD price was $16,900.00 after the rebate and dealer discount. Brad Benson beat them by almost $1,500.00, Towne beat them by $800.00. "

    Well, I found this very hard to believe as they ARE advertising in the newspaper EVERY day. And when I read this yesterday I called up the salesman who took care of me and he said you must have misunderstood as the $2000 rebate comes off the $16,900. And also, they would have knocked the price down to $16000 and then taken off the $2000 if you had gone there in person. Hey....what do I know.... we got 2 for $14000. And evidently you didn't pay attention to them. And they are offering the rebate. I don't know who you spoke to but you didn't speak to the right person. If you had posted Suresky said the price was higher then what I quoted I would have called my salesman up and asked him if true. I know what they are offering as I live local and don't have to call from another state. :P
  • changingtidechangingtide Member Posts: 6
    I spoke with a salesperson via phone and e-mail and they had no such offer so I guess you must be working with some special. The deal you mentioned did not exist according to the person I spoke with. Unfortunately they're over 2 hours away so I'm not going to waste my time in "hopes" of getting a deal when they told me on the phone the best they could do is 16,900.00. This doesn't sound like an honest dealer if the there is such differences in pricing, unless you bought your cars during the 2k rebate period. I would be careful about doing business with them.
  • ogurekogurek Member Posts: 13
    hello,
    im new to the forum and doing some car shopping. i need a basic car for commuting and im trying to get the most car for the dollar. the elantra is one of my candidates. i this from Maxon Hyundai-Mazda (in NJ):
    "The 2008 Hyundai Elantra SE, MSRP is $17,845, Invoice is $17,297
    You can puchase this car for $15,297. Includes $1,500 rebate. . (includes destination)"
    is this a good deal? any differences between an 08 and 09?
    im paying cash and hoping to get a car by the end of the month.
    thanks for reading!
  • backybacky Member Posts: 18,949
    That is a pretty good price for this popular car, well below invoice after invoice as the dealer noted. Be sure they don't try tack any unusual fees onto it, e.g. $399 for "documentation". If it's $15,297 plus tax, title, license plus maybe a reasonable fee for documentation, that is good.

    The 2009 Elantra SE will get some minor changes, including a USB/iPod jack and a sport-tuned suspension. However, those features are "late availability", so it's likely there aren't any 2009 SEs at dealers yet with those features--meaning they would be the same as the 2008s, except with a higher price (and lower rebates).

    Since you are in NJ, you might check with some other NJ dealers like Towne Hyundai to see if they can beat this deal.
  • bhmr59bhmr59 Member Posts: 1,602
    Definitely check with Towne Hyundai. Their current internet pricing for an '08 Elantra is $1750 below invoice plus the $1500 rebate (total $3250 below invoice). '09 Elantras are $1250 below invoice plus $500 rebate.

    Their present doc. fee is $249 (up from $189 last year). If you don't want window etching tell them up front. They normally add this at a cost of $199.

    This is a great dealership and they sell a lot of cars. I heard yesterday that they sold a few more cars in Nov. '08 than they did in Nov. '07. With auto sales for all manufacturers way down, it's unusual to hear of a high volume dealership actually selling more cars.

    I'm in CT. After we bought from Towne in Feb. '07, we recommended them to others and know of at least 7 other sales from people in our area.
  • ogurekogurek Member Posts: 13
    thanks for replying to my post.
    i just went to the towne website and asked them to beat the 15,300 price.
    great to hear that they are a reputable dealer.

    it would be nice to have the 'USB/iPod jack and a sport-tuned suspension' but since the base radio plays mp3s its not a big problem. i currently drive a 06 corolla so i dont really have sports-like expectations.

    im hoping to get a great deal because of the timing, december being a slow month and car sales being down in general.
    does anyone have experience buying from carsdirect.com?
  • ogurekogurek Member Posts: 13
    update Buying a 08 SE w/AT in NJ

    flemington hyundai (initial quote):
    MSRP - $18,720.00
    their price: $15,246.00

    towne hyundai:
    their price: $14,624

    maxon hyundai:
    they were willing to beat towne quote
    $14,297, plus 199 window etching fee

    so it looks like dealers are pretty flexible and want to get these 08s out the door.
  • khabrikhabri Member Posts: 3
    are those the "Out the Door" prices or will taxes and other fees be added later on?
  • ogurekogurek Member Posts: 13
    i belive that is the car plus destination
    withou tax, title, tags, doc fees (which should be about the same for all the dealers mentioned)
  • backybacky Member Posts: 18,949
    A heads-up to those shopping for an Elantra. I have found that prices for used 2007-8 Elantras have plunged about $2000-2500 over the past 3 months. For example, I am starting to see 2007 Elantra GLS automatics in excellent condition, some loaded with moonroof, with between 30k-42k miles and remainder of the 5-year factory warranty, for under $10,000 now. That was unheard of just a month ago, and 3 months ago prices were at least $2000-2500 higher for comparable cars.

    I've been re-looking at used Elantra (and Sonata) prices lately because I decided that while I love the 2000 328Ci I got on Oct. 1, it isn't the best car for where I am right now. So back to the original plan, a gently used Elantra or Sonata (or maybe a Mazda6) with a lot of factory warranty left that I could trade my 328Ci for even-up. The value of just about every kind of car seems to have plunged over the past 3 months, including my 328Ci, but the Elantra and even Sonata prices are at the point where the trade is realistic.

    I went to look at a 2007 Elantra GLS with moonroof yesterday, at $9990, with over 3 years of warranty left, but it was sold minutes before I got there. They had a similar GLS on the lot, but no moonroof, priced at $11,300. It was my favorite 2007 Elantra color, Seattle Blue. I asked whether they could let that one go for around $10k, and they said no. Then today the sales rep called me this morning and said the price had been reduced to $9990. Unfortunately, I won't be able to get up there again until the 31st. ;) (Actually that is true.) But as I am in no hurry to trade and I think prices will continue to fall into next year, I can bide my time. Anyone looking for a good car right now though can pick one up for a real good price. Maybe prices will drop a little more before January 1 during the big year-end sales (for which we will see 2-3 ads on TV every station break).
  • sandman46sandman46 Member Posts: 1,798
    Having a tough time getting this for my other kid. The internet lady came back with a price of $17.675K otd for the GLS model. My salesman had given me a quote when I bought the Accent of $16.5K otd which is better but not a great price. But I'd take the deal if that was his rock bottom. The kid's not real happy but I told her tough, sometimes we have to settle on one's 1st car due to $ constraints. Hell, The '06 Civic is the 1st car I've ever bought for me where $ wasn't in the equation...i finally got what I really wanted. Right now her $ figure is $16.5K for everything before insurance which isn't a bad ceiling to be at. Gonna check out Nissan and some other dealers within the next couple of weeks.

    She really loves my Civic especially the digital dash and i've found some low mileage used one's that might be a good alternative, though wifey wants only to look at new. Decisions, decisions! The kid gave me an "attitude" earlier about all this and i let her know very plainly that she needs to suck it up and be happy with whatever we buy for her or she can get a bus pass and there are no "close" routes near us. She did a complete 180 after that and has agreed to test drive the list I've laid out for her. Gonna be fun!!!!

    The Sandman :)
  • manika24manika24 Member Posts: 12
    Dealership Keyes Van Nuys, CA offered 2009 Huindai Elantra with MSRP over 17,xxx for 4,000 less. I inquired about lease. The offer for 36 months lease was with $500 down 260/month, and with $1,500 down $228/month (taxes included).
    With these numbers the interest rate was about 8.88% (according to lease calculator)
  • dalbidalbi Member Posts: 3
    I bought MY elantra today!!! 01/24/09.

    2009 Hyundai elantra 4dr sedan Auto GLS, black perl color with these options.

    (AB ) POPULAR EQUIPMENT PKG INCLUDES:
    - air cond, 172-watt AM/FM/XM audio system w/CD/MP3 player & tweeters, aux input jack, in-glass antenna, windshield shade band, fog lights, cruise control, dual illuminated vanity mirrors
    (MG ) MUDGUARDS (PIO)
    (CF ) CARPETED FLOOR MATS (PIO)

    car price : $13,900 (inc. rebate before tax)
    OTD : $15,098

    I believe it is a good deal and dealer is very nice. (but not manager- he looked upset :mad: ) I want to recommand the dealer if you leave near my area, MD or DC metro area it was fitzmall. I'm so happy with my Elantra :) Yeah!
  • noeffortnoeffort Member Posts: 10
    Fantastic price, Enjoy the ride. We have a Sonata and Love it.....
  • pandaloverpandalover Member Posts: 2
    I am considering to buy one, but don't know how much is reasonable in MA (outside of Boston).
  • Karen_SKaren_S Member Posts: 5,092
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  • rabble23rabble23 Member Posts: 1
    just got a silver 08 elantra GLS pzev with the popular package for $14,129 out the door at Global with all fees. plus floor mats and a free gps. very nice car- only 12,500 before tax and fees etc.
  • sandman46sandman46 Member Posts: 1,798
    We tried very hard last month to get this car for our daughter and they wouldn't budge from their $15.8 price so we got a '09 Versa SL hatch with the ABS, sill plates & splash guards for $15.6 and she's much happier. After we told them what we were on the verge of doing in respects to the Versa and what we were offered, they still wouldn't budge...so we bought the Versa. They called two more times after we bought even though they already had lost the sale. This was six weeks after we had bought an Accent from them. Would've figured that it would've been smarter to give us our price & move another unit. But for $200.00 they held to their guns. Silly general manager!

    The Sandman :shades:
  • pandaloverpandalover Member Posts: 2
    In a city 30 miles away from Boston.

    I think this is an OK deal. This car is base + auto + popular option + trunk net.

    I don't like the idea that there is no floor mat, and I have to finance with them for at least 3 month at 8.34% rate.
  • backybacky Member Posts: 18,949
    Floor mats are an accessory that can be purchased at any Hyundai dealer, or you might also find OEM mats via eBay, or custom mats from a variety of places--or plain mats from a discount or auto parts store.
  • manningisrightmanningisright Member Posts: 1
    Paid EXACTLY $15,000 for a NEW 2008 Hyundai Elantra GLS. According to Edmunds I did 'OK'. Tried to go lower but...didn't quite work out. Satisfied though at the $15000 figure.
  • desrod4661desrod4661 Member Posts: 1
    Just bought a new 2008 Elantra SE, Auto Tranny, Gray with BluTooth, in Salem NH for $15K delivered. The dealer still has a bunch of new 2008 GLS, but I had to get the SE as my daughter's going to be driving it and I had to have the stabiity control for her. Anyway, took some competition from a nearby dealer to get to the $15K price (of course the losing dealer said they'd go lower, AFTER I chose to commit with the winner). Anyway, happy with the price, happy with the deal as well as the dealer I bought from...
  • jbratterjbratter Member Posts: 15
    Looks like the 2008's are going for very good prices. My dealer in Denville, NJ said they are looking to move them all by 2/28. Around $13K for the gls before ttl, around $14K out the door.

    Is the traction control the only significant feature on the SE that's not on the GLS? Is it worth an extra thousand?

    Also, is it true that the 2009's are exactly the same as the 2008's?
  • backybacky Member Posts: 18,949
    The 2008 SE has over the GLS w/preferred package: ESC with traction control, 16" five-spoke alloys (vs. 15" steel wheels on GLS), telescopic steering column, leather-covered wheel and shifter, trip computer with mpg meter, and maybe some things I'm forgetting. Definitely worth an extra $1000 or so IMO.
  • thndrstmthndrstm Member Posts: 47
    Consumer Reports recommended only the SE as its car of the year in its class due to the traction control.
  • jbratterjbratter Member Posts: 15
    thanks! This car is for my mom, who is in her 80's. She doesn't drive in the snow or ice, but I think I'd feel pretty crappy if something ever did happen that the esc or traction could have prevented.
  • backybacky Member Posts: 18,949
    Actually, it was partly due to the SE's standard electronic stability control, not traction control.

    I predict when the CR April 2009 Auto Issue comes out next week, the Elantra SE will no longer be CR's "top pick" in its class, due to the "marginal" score it got on the IIHS side impact test. CR doesn't give its top-tier recommendation to cars that don't fare well in crash tests. That test wasn't published when CR made the Elantra SE its top pick for small cars last year. More small cars have ESC standard or widely available now, and most have better crash test scores than the Elantra.
  • thndrstmthndrstm Member Posts: 47
    Consumer Reports: 10 best cars
    Small sedan: Hyundai Elantra SE
    Small sedan: Hyundai Elantra SE
    Check out the Hyundai Elantra on AOL Autos
    Price: $17,020
    Fuel economy: 33 highway; 24 city
    Test score: 82

    The Elantra may be less exciting than other cars, but it makes up for it in reliability and in safety equipment, Consumer Reports says.

    Hyundai now makes some of the most dependable cars on the market, including this one, according to the magazine's data.
  • backybacky Member Posts: 18,949
    Is this the asessment from the 2009 Consumer Reports Annual Auto Issue (April 2009), or from earlier? That issue may not even be on newsstands yet. It wasn't as of yesterday evening, anyway.
  • tenpin288tenpin288 Member Posts: 804
    Backy, I just checked out the online CR April issue and the Elantra SE is still their top pick in small cars. Here is their summary:

    The Elantra is a pleasant small sedan with a comfortable ride and low road noise, but it still isn't as agile as a Mazda3 or Honda Civic. The engine booms at high revs but returns good fuel economy at 27 mpg overall. The relatively roomy interior is put together nicely. Controls are simple. It also has more standard safety equipment than some competitors. ESC is standard on the SE trim and, combined with wider tires, makes the car very secure. IIHS offset-crash results for the sedan are good, but side-crash scores are only marginal. Reliability has been well above average. A wagon version called the Touring arrives in early 2009. ;)
  • backybacky Member Posts: 18,949
    Well, CR seems to have gotten soft on the importance of crash safety. Used to be they would not even recommend a car with less than an "average" IIHS test score. Then they added a second-level recommendation. Now they don't seem to care any more. Civic has higher fuel economy, better handling, ESC standard on some trims (just like the Elantra there), and all "Good" IIHS crash test scores. And the same numerical test score from CR as the Elantra SE (MT Civic), and higher than the Elantra GLS (AT Civic). But the Elantra is their top pick. Interesting. Maybe they are making up for all those years they ignored Hyundai. ;)
  • bis2bis2 Member Posts: 1
    Yesterday I got an 08 elantra GLS (pzev)

    -automatic
    -carbon grey
    -popular equipment package
    -cargo mat
    -bluetooth

    for 12,502 OTD

    I felt like I got a good deal, am I wrong?

    PS I am in the boston area

    trade/tax title etc basically offset each other exactly.
  • noeffortnoeffort Member Posts: 10
    Sounds like an excellent deal! Congrats and enjoy the ride.
  • wxman6wxman6 Member Posts: 15
    Does that price include a trade-in? I have browsed many of these pages and have found prices for Elantra GLEs with PEP ranging between 12k and 14k OTD and I am wondering if all of these really low prices include trade-in. I won't have a trade (old car totalled), so I wonder if these prices are possible for me(?).
  • jfritschjfritsch Member Posts: 958
    Can't exactly say with all the details, but if your trade was a 10 yr old junker worth about $1100 trade in (tax and tag in boston?) and you paid 12500 for the 08 17300 msrp gls auto that is an OK deal.

    I believe the trade in on a 08 model used like yours with avg miles is about $10000. So for a new 08 your deal is OK. Worse if your trade is worth a lot more than 1100.

    Thought you had a great deal there until I saw it was an 08 instead of 09.

    Happy Drivin
    --jjf

    Yesterday I got an 08 elantra GLS (pzev)

    -automatic
    -carbon grey
    -popular equipment package
    -cargo mat
    -bluetooth

    for 12,502 OTD

    I felt like I got a good deal, am I wrong?

    PS I am in the boston area

    trade/tax title etc basically offset each other exactly
  • wxman6wxman6 Member Posts: 15
    .....today in southern Ohio for 15,900 OTD with no trade. Sticker was 17,040 so I think I did OK. Has the popular equipment package. The price was 14,600 before 7% tax, and fees. They still had 4-5 '08s in stock as of this morning, but with the great spring weather, there were many buyers in the showroom, and I think they unloaded most of them today.

    We were "this close" to buying a corollla, but, ultimately, the $2K price gap swayed us to the Elantra. The OTD price for the corolla was 17,900. After test-driving both cars, it is my opinion that the elantra is a less "refined" car, but still a very good one.
  • bhmr59bhmr59 Member Posts: 1,602
    Holy smokes, you got clobbered on fees. After the sales tax you got hit for about $1,400 in fees. How much of the fees went to the government and how much to the dealer. (Dealer fees should be added to the price of the car to see what was really paid to the dealer.)
  • wxman6wxman6 Member Posts: 15
    What??! Do the math again. County sales tax of 7% on 14,600 is $1022, so that leaves about $300 for fees.
  • jpeter1093jpeter1093 Member Posts: 2
    The SE also includes fog lights. Just picked up an '08 SE for 15,900 OTD with $500 trade in on a '95 Honda Accord that had seen much better days. Included mats and wheel locks.
  • bhmr59bhmr59 Member Posts: 1,602
    You're right. I should have used calculator or at least pencil & paper. :)
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