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It's not photo shop, it's not cut and paste or anything like that, it's 'REAL'. What you see is what you get, color matched to your vehicle color for approx. $100 US. Order comes from Korea I think?
Go to dreamka4u.com click through till you find contact us and end up at the e-mail sight. Make inquire about Azera grill, they will reply.
Ours is already on order.
http://www.parkaveelectronics.com/product.asp?itemid=PONPD765D
However, I'm sort of eyeing this Panasonic CQ-VD65030 for only $650
Looks like it should fit in the dash of the Azera for those wishing for more.
The Azera is supposed to have a TCS system, which I assume is always on since I don't see a switch to deactivate it. Yet, there have been a couple times where I've made the tires spin. In all honesty, I really don't like TCS systems. Smart, careful driving eliminates the need for it. To me, it doesn't make sense to have on a 2 wheel drive vehicle, I mean what happens if both tires lose grip...you have no other wheels to transfer power to. In an all wheel drive system it makes total sense.
1. google, dreamka4u.com
2. scroll to bottom of page
3. click on right hand e-mail address not the left
4. a standard e-mail format should appear
5. come up with a subject
6. type in a message/request
7. provide contact info
8. hit 'send'
Hello~
This is an original OEM part with chrome molding lines
It is same part which you already have on your car with "H" logo
excepting "H" logo.
this part doesn't have "H" logo.
Currently 3colors are available.
Black, Silver and White.
Thanks
Dreamka4ul.com
I have emailed them again requesting more information of Price, Shipping and Method of payment. I have not received a reply yet. But it has only been a few hours. JoeD
The point is that the synthetic oil change interval largely depends on the lifespan of oil filters. 5000~7500 mile change interval is quite often seen on the synthetic ads. But there are not many oil filters that can function well for such an extended period.
The best way to diagnose the lifespan of your engine oil is to send some to the oil labs(searching on the net). Some guys did this kinda experiments and resulted in that synthetic oil with a reputable oil filter can go up to 5000 miles.
I don't drive much so I stick with the rule of 5000 miles or 6 month which ever comes first.
PS. I personally like K&N oil filter(~14 dollars at nearby Advanced Autopart Shop).
Hello~
We just unlock the item from our site.
(We were changing our image source so it made a lock for a while)
anyway, you can order the item from our site.
Also you can pay for the item with your caredit card or via paypal.
If you are pay for the item with your credit card.
There are some tips.
--> You can only see the paypal payment method when you check it out.
BUt just ignore and click "Check out "
Next page will be shown as PAYPAL payment page.
Then click the word " If you don't have a paypal account then click here"
You will automatically be in the credit card payment page.
Thanks
Dreamka4u.com
Does anyone know the reliability of this site and if they have bought anything from them before? I just get a little Leary buying something from a company I am not familiar with, especially from another country. Also, they offer Free Shipping World Wide? I am a little suspicious about this one. JoeD
I knew you guys were going to rib me, thank you very much.
Like I said, ours is on order, it should be here by May 11 and installed by May 12. :shades:
I've got a dealership in my back yard that I avoid like the plague simply because of their bad reputation towards customer service. I drive 20 miles (one way) to another dealer that truly makes you feel like your problem is their problem and will do whatever it takes to correct it.
I think some dealership owners fail to realize that a car owner's experience in the service department can be one that can make the experience with the car good or bad.
At best, the service rep. should have had you bring the car in and put you in a loaner until they figured out the problem and fixed it. After all, that is part of what the warranty is about.
Go to dreamka4u.com and proceed through ordering up to where you see the pay pal circle with the black dot, ignore it, continue
When you see the pay pal box ,on the left side, and the Korean script below, click on the pay pal box
On the next screen use the left side and carry on
They will provide order #, receipt ID #
Apologies to those who think this detail isn't required and your welcome to those who needed the help
Synthetics would have to be good for well more than 5,000 mile oil change intervals to be of any economic benefit. I've had three oil analysis reports (Blackstone Labs) since buying my '03 Sonata new in December, '02 and, though I adhere to 3,000 mile oil and filter changes, the comments section of all three reports stated that I could easily push to 5,000 miles on the buck-a-quart TropArtic 10W-30 API SM oil formulation I use. In fact the first sentence in my last used oil analysis report's comments section stated, "If these wear metals get any lower, we'll be looking at virgin oil!" (I've done six oil and filter changes over the 19,800 miles on the car. Each report has indicated progressively lower wear metal content as the engine has continued to run-in, but the last, March 9, '06, really took a header.) This was also using a dirt-cheap Champion Labs-made, WalMart "SuperTech" oil filter. (Champion Labs also makes the K&N oil filters that sell for 7x the price of the SuperTech oil filters - not saying they're the same, but they may not be as different as some would like to believe. The K&Ns do have that spiffy, macho-looking welded-on 1" cap nut, though...)
Hey "MECHANIC80" - can you help us out on this one? :shades:
Don't synthetics also have a higher burn off point as well? I know when you run a car hard with regular oil in it, you can smell it burning, but with the synthetics you don't get that burn off smell.
Gasoline is available in different octane levels and is manufactured for point of use. Less emissions (cleaner burning, may have some additional additives) for citys and metropolitan, more emissions (processed less, fewer additives) for folks in the country, rural areas.
Bottom line, GAS is GAS and it doesn't matter which pump or dealer you pumped it from and that's a fact. Marketing is the attempt to have you chose one over the other and it works, some folks swear by a given brand name.
Oil, pretty much the same from one company to the next.
But, no one would buy the CHEAP oil when they could buy the expensive oil. Some are processed 'cleaner', relative term, than others or may have different additive ratios but again oil is oil. Send different samples A, B, C etc. to your lab. Do not tell them more than A, B, C and see what they write back, you may be surprised.
Synthetics, lots of discussion and marketing, again send some different samples to the lab, D, E, F. You will be surprised with the results.
Change at 3k or 5k, maybe 7k, whatever interval suits your needs and/or warranty. Remember, oil breaks down with heat and rpms. Sitting oil does neither, it stays constant wether in your car or on the shelf. Ultimately, it's your motor, engine, selection of oil/filters/coolants/fuel and the filters to support them, you make the choice.
Filters are not just filters, there are filters that do the job and there are filters that do the job properly and there are filters that do nothing and people buy them. Again your choice based on your beliefs and what makes you comfortable.
Finally, to save Pat from having to warn us...
You don't have to reply to this post because the arguments would be never ending and ultimately would be for not because, each person will do what makes them feel the best or most secure. Anyhow one can google any brand/company and read the marketing.
Good day,
I know Pennzoil Platinum 10W30 is 640*, just because I looked...
Also - I won't start a flame war, but I agree with the fact that 3000 miles oil changes were for your father's Oldsmobile: today's vehicles can easily do 3750 on regular oil and should be able to do 7500-10000 on a good synthetic, but - "your milage may vary", as they say. Mobil-1 used to make an "Extended Drain" that was rated for 25000 miles, but - they withdrew it from the market after getting sued. My recommendation is 7500 miles with an oil filter swap out at 3750 just to be safe. Again - like several others, I like the K&N - a little pricey - but well worth it, I think... Of course, if you swap out the filter, you need to top off the oil - usually 1/2 quart will do.
Many vehicles made in '02 and later already have a 3750 mile interval recommendation from the makers using standard oil.
Ordered the new Grille last night....but got a message back from them this morning that EB (black) Grille is out of stock.
Luckily I paid by PayPal and they issued a full refund.
Nigel
Here in Middle East the Azera comes with Hankook/Kumho tyres, which I found to be noisy and did not perform well when given a bit of throttle.
After hunting around the only 235/55 R17 sied tyre I could find was the Pirelli P6000.
Wow, what a difference 4 tyres make.
The ride is stiffer, especially when cornering and the previous body roll, basically gone.
Now when the taffic lights change I can get off the line without loosing traction.
So much quieter on the road too.
Expensive yes, but for me a great investment.
Nigel
They did all the side windows, back window and Sunroo in 65% heat reduction (HR) light smoke tint and the front windw in 58% hr clear.
The front window was more than 1/2 the total cost as it is clear.
The previous day it was 34C and the A/C fan had 5 bars on the display.
The day after the tinting, it was again 34C, but the A/C fan was now only on 3 bars...great.
Yesterday it was 39C, just over 100F, and driving along I put my hand on the black dash and it was warm...not the usual B'Hot to the touch.
Just one annoying thing with the A/C, after work and getting into the hot car, starting the engine....the A/C takes sooooo long to kick in and start cooling the cabin down.
Nigel
If you get an "autostarter" you can start the car up 5 minutes before you want to get into it (perhaps from your office if you are parked just outside) and with the A/C set to max it will be nice and cooled down when you get in!! Just, as in the winter, with the heated seats where the Azera controls keep them on you can autostart and 5-10 minutes later get into a warmed, defrosted car with hot seats!! Just make sure that your dealer (or an installer your dealer "blesses") does the autostart install and provides a little note in writing that it will not interfere with your warranty since technically it could!!
I'd get on the back order list, providing that they can give a reasonable time to fill
I would respectfully disagree with that advice (although I think you're right-on with the 3,000 mile habit!). While all major auto manufacturers have gone to CNC machining and microfinishing sliding surfaces, and make every effort to clear core sand and metallic flashing out of the blocks' and heads' nooks and crannies, there are nevertheless inevitable factory leftovers. The oil filter traps most of this junk, but it can never get it all. Like you, I'm fastidious about 3,000 mile oil changes, but for the initial change during run-in, I like to get the factory-fill oil and oil filter out at around 500 - 600 miles. I was amazed how much wear metal was found on a used oil analysis at that point. That slop was better out than still in. Then go to whatever odometer oil change point you'd normally practice for the second and subsequent intervals. While some would argue that doing so is grossly premature and a waste of perfectly good motor oil, it only involves ONE extra oil and filter change over the life of the engine. Look at it this way, guys - you've already financed $20,000 - $30,000+ and you're going penurious over ONE extra oil change during your new engine's most vulnerable period?
(For the rest of you budding oil freaks, get over to BITOG and read up. Lotsa good information over there and Pat would probably appreciate the reduction on bandwidth loss over here harping about motor oil. )
Well, like most better quality cars these days, instead of blowing you away with warm air - until it has time to make sure you're going to get cool air at least, it keeps the fan speed at a minimum or basically off. I'd much prefer to have a ramp-up to cool air than getting blown off my seat by warm or even hot air until it has a chance to cool down. I consider it a feature, frankly! :shades: It's pretty much like the fact that until the engine warms up enough it doesn't blow cold air on your feet during the winter - it waits until the temp goes up and gently increases the fan as the temp or the air coming out rises to a warmer air-flow. I'd rather have it like that than the alternative, myself!
Seems like I remember these are OEM (factory) equip on the '06 Avalon as well. :confuse:
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I don't get it. If you pointed your tires in a certain direction then you should have wanted to go that way, right? Otherwise, why would you have pointed them that way?
I thought torque steer was when the tires try to turn even sharper than your intended path.
I got an quote from them 2.5 weeks ago and I tried to find local or closer dealers who can match the price but the best I could find is $1300 more. (I live in West Lafayette, IN)
So I rent a car and drove there (about 2 hours) and just bought it. It was a quick/hassle-free experience.
The MSRP was about $30089. The price I paid is $25316+$60(doc fee) with a loyalty rebate. (with tax/tile and everything it's about $27200)
I asked them to remove the wind-deflector and set EZ-in/out and auto door lock. The technician was not sure about EZ-in/out but when he connected a hand-held computer terminal, it was so easy to set up. I was standing by him and even I could do it.(Actually, I was coaching him. hey go down, yes, I think it's that menu..)
I know that Azera is sold about $40,000 in Korea although it has a lot more options (power back seat, rear parking assitance, front wide-angle camera, etc.)
My previous car was Honda Accord EX and it's a big step-up for me.
I was just at the Hyundai Dealer and the salesman told me there was no difference "Same car, just $6,000 cheaper" (I quickly realized that the ~50 Sonatas on his lot versus the 2 Azeras were his motivation for saying that). Being a typical car salesman, he somehow had me in the car and test driving a Sonata before I could get a word in edgewise. I figured what the hell, lets go for a spin. We own two cars; A 94 Toyota Corolla and a 95 Honda Accord V6 EX. Its hard to explain why, becasue I know the Sonata has the stats that say it should feel like my Accord, but I definately felt more like I was driving a Corolla with Leather. After the drive I told him it wasnt for me and hopped back in my Accord. I acutally said outlout to myself "No way that car is as nice as this car." Again I cant explain it, it just feels & drives better.
The next day I went back and asked to drive the Azera. This time I felt like I was in a substantial upgrade from my Accord. Drove it, loved it. Got back in my Accord and most definatley felt like I was getting in a lesser vehicle.
What this whole ramble is supposed to be getting at: You gotta drive them to see what you get for more money. They are simply different cars. IMO, one worse than a 95 Accord, one better.
Is Azera Limited worth 6K than the Sonata LX? Probably, since all other midsize-large sedan combinations have similar price differences (should note both the Sonata and Azera are classified as large vehicles - technical note).
While I was browsing the Internet I found an EBAY link about a "Power Chip". First I would like to leave something clear, I do not have much mechanical knowledge and I do not plan to mess with my car since I love it the way it is.
However I found this interesting and decided to ask if anyone on this forum has any knowledge or experience with this kind of items.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ULTIMATE-PERFORMANCE-CHIP-HYUNDAI-AZERA-2006_W0QQ- cmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33597QQitemZ8061217152QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
Thanks in advanced.
Edgar
I was just at the Hyundai Dealer and the salesman told me there was no difference "Same car, just $6,000 cheaper" (I quickly realized that the ~50 Sonatas on his lot versus the 2 Azeras were his motivation for saying that). Being a typical car salesman, he somehow had me in the car and test driving a Sonata before I could get a word in edgewise.
I went to four Hyundai Dealerships before I bought my Azera (leased actually). Three of them were bad – one totally awful! They lied and manipulated and were, generally, incompetent. I left several of them just laughing and shaking my head. I didn't feel that way at the Acura or VW dealerships I visited.
Some highlights from various Hyundai Dealerships:
"I'm sorry but we won't give you the advertised lease deal."
"Yeah, we can get you a black Azera, but it'll cost $500 extra."
"The invoice prices you printed from Edmunds and those other places are wrong. It's actually much more than that."
"I can guarantee that you won't find a lease on an Azera Ultimate for under $500."
"No, rebates are PAID by the customer, you don't get them."
"The Azera is as good as a BMW 760."
"I'm sorry, but my manager doesn't know how to work the computer, so we can't give you numbers on the lease."
"Yes, the lease is $299 a month, but when you tack on the Ultimate package it's $520 a month. Our computer never lies."
"Sorry, our address is printed wrong. You probably ended up at that farmland about 20 miles south of here, right?"
"Yeah, that $350 is called a ‘Dealer Name Fee' which we must charge on each vehicle for the privilege of placing the name "Ken Garff" on our dealership.
BUT . . . I found a good Hyundai Dealership about 60 miles away, so they're out there. But watch out because my experience was about 75% were pretty bad.
Did you tell them "Good you can take it off and save me $350 and you $250 a month for the advertising space."
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
Many thanks for the feedback and good explanation.
Like I said I am not planning to do any changes to my car that could mess its performance or warranty. I just found that thing and I thought that it could easily be a scam.
Regards
Edgar
But as of today, here in Saudi Arabia, the King has decreed a 33% "CUT" in petrol cost at the bowser.
So now we are paying 16 US Cents a Liter...I think about 60 US cents a US Gal.
Nigel