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Even if the temp isn't that low, she loves the feeling on her lower back. That's a far bigger selling point to us than power.
When we have looked for new cars I can't remember once that we even checked for that feature. I understand that it is a major issue for a lot of people and also understand that it is perfectly logical for them. But for me and probably a lot of other people it's not an issue at all. I don't what the percentage breakdown might be but I have to believe that if the majority of people were really hot about it the automakers would be listening.
In the old days just about all these things could be ordered optional but since the "package system" came into being you have to kind of take what you get to a degree. I realize that this makes manufacturing faster and cheaper and the cars can offered for less MSRP but it certainly limits your options(no pun intended).
I personally like the Homelink feature and it can be a dealbreaker for me. That probably sounds silly to most people but it is just something that I really like so I understand about the power passenger seat completely.
As a 2011 driver, the car has plenty of freeway power.
Thanks!!
I understand that they are installing them now at the Montgomery plant and should be at dealers in one to three weeks.
Anyway, it has changed and now the dealers have a supply of plates on hand. So as long as you aren't doing vanity plates, you drive away with real plates when you buy the car. That's one improvement I can get behind.
As to where to mount the plates, I'd say RTFM and if it isn't there and your dealer isn't being helpful, call the customer service number in the manual, or in Hyundai's case see http://www.hyundaiusa.com/contact-us.aspx If it isn't in the manual and is info you need, complain so that it stands a chance of being included in future manuals.
Very strange because I just waited 17 to get my plates and I'm in Illinois. My last car, 3 years ago, I also waited about 2 weeks.
You sure you're not buying your cars from a chop shop :confuse:
See #1. It depends on the dealer's sales volume. (I didn't buy from Cars Direct but this is the only reference I could find)
Sorry for the delay but i actually had to work a bit.
My dealer in Indiana is bob poynter and i only talk to the sales manager Ra*dy:
http://www.bobpoynterchrysler.com/hyundai-sonata/
FYI, they have been so aggressive on pricing that they sold half their Sonatas and are down to eight 2010's and two 2011's for now. i live in Ohio but will drive the 110 miles to avoid the local OH dealer BS and "mandatory" $250 doc fee.
Hope they get more in soon.
I found this forum when I was searching for this question to be answered. I have to agree that the manual doesn't seem to make sense. It states you should drive for the first 600miles/1000km from between 2000-4000RPMs.
The only way is by using the manual shifter and many people I have talked to mentioned not to rev it this high.
Has anyone asked Hyundai about this?
Are they telling us to use the Manual Shift in the first 1000km to ensure the revs?
Thanks
Looks like a great forum.
Considering mine does 2000RPM @ 70MPH, I would assume so. I can just see me trying to tell a cop I was just doing what my owners manual said when he clocked me doing 75 in a school zone.
I guess what I am asking is "did you guys all manual shift for the first 1000km to keep it in the stated 2000-4000rpm?"
Not me. I'm more concerned with full throttle starts and driving at the same RPMs for an extended period. But I'm a firm believer that you should break in a car the way you plan to drive it.
I know some people were concerned with the road noise on the new car so I decided to upload a quick video from my digital camera. IMO it's a pretty quiet and smooth ride, even in my SE, but let me know if other people's ride differently for some reason since I've heard a few complaints.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPYthDsKgHo
Most of us ride with our radio or music on anyway. Thanks for the video.
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Hey everyone,
I know some people were concerned with the road noise on the new car so I decided to upload a quick video from my digital camera. IMO it's a pretty quiet and smooth ride, even in my SE, but let me know if other people's ride differently for some reason since I've heard a few complaints.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPYthDsKgHo
syitalian25,
Thanks for the video.
What I don't get is that the road you're on appears to be billiard table smooth, yet I hear what seems to be a lot of tire thumping. Is that correct?
I am not mentioning what appears to be wind and road noise because I realize an open microphone may be catching things like other ambient noises, or more specifically, things such as air flow from the ventilation system, but the tire thumping has a very distinct sound that is hard to mistake for anything else.
Has anyone noticed any of the 'kathunk' sounds from the suspension that some complained of in the previous generation Sonata?
Thank you.
This poster only pops up now and then to denigrate Hyundai suspsensions and road noise, fyi.
Patsco
Thanks, sy. I appreciate the video and the explanation.
Troll post.
"This poster only pops up now and then to denigrate Hyundai suspsensions and road noise, fyi".
I know. I have him marked permanently on "Ignore"
I appreciate your candor and your objectivity, and I also genuinely agree 100% with you.
Honda Accords in the past were well known and admitted even by owners to have more road noise and a firmer ride than their Toyota Camry counterparts, and this was the trade off for their better handling than the Camry.
It wasn't a question of god or bad, as you've stated so eloquently, but rather one's preferred tastes; those who preferred a softer ride at the expense of numb steering and less sharp handling went with the Camry, while those who desired better handling and more steering feedback went with the Accord despite the higher road noise and ambient noise.
1. bluetooth - does the bluetooth that comes in the Limited has music streaming capability ? Can i play the mp3 songs in my cell phone through Bluetooth ?
2. I have decided to buy the car but have not yet decided on the colurs - light colours are my preference...i saw the colors in Hyundai website and in the manuals but when i saw a grey it was less appealing than in the manual. so i have decided to see all the colurs in daylight photos or in person before buying but the dealers have very limited option...if anyone has dayligh photos of camel pearl, iridescent blue, black plum...can you pl send me a link? also i would like to see the leather limited interior with wood trimmings.
3.How is the map updates done for the Navigation?
thanks
You bet! One of my favorite features. You just hop in the car and your phone automatically connects, then you hit "play" on your phone and you've got great sounding digital audio! Better than the XM, I'm afraid (I will not be keeping that once the trial expires. At least in Ohio, XM audio quality isn't impressive.) The other cool feature is you can just pop in a USB thumb drive and play a folder, or random within a folder, or random across your whole USB stick. Again, absolutely great sounding digitial music quality.
If you like good audio and enjoy high-tech, you're in for a treat...
2. The light colors with leather have not hit dealer inventories yet.
3. These nav units are too new to have needed any updating yet.
But by today’s standards, its screen is small and its graphics fuzzy. More problematical, the system seems reluctant to recognize voice commands and delivers some directions with a mush-mouth pronunciation that’ll leave you guessing about your next turn.
Thanks