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Love the car. It does ride a little firm, but in yesterdays 25mph crosswinds it was rock solid. And I love the sound of that little 2.0L with a 5spd. The car is not what I would ever call fast, but it is certainly quick, and handles like it's on rails.
lots o' fun! :shades:
Questions:
1. having never considered buying a H vehicle before. Does H normally have cash back programs?
2. has anyone financed a vehicle through H before?
3. if so, can the loan be paid off early without penalties?
2. Not me.
3. Yes, they can.
But I think you are probably confused because I'm fairly sure that the cash back you get for financing ($1000 in my area) is the same amount you get for paying cash. You do not get both. So there's really no advantage to financing and then paying it off, unless you are seeing some offer in your area that is not in mine.
Here is what I see for my area:
•$1,000 customer cash back (4/1/2010 - 4/30/2010)
•Lease starting at $239/month for 24 months (4/1/2010 - 4/30/2010)
•Special APR Financing. As low as 3.9% APR for 60 mos, 4.9% for 72 mos PLUS $1,000 Bonus Cash (4/1/2010 - 4/30/2010)
Ultimately I had them ship a SE with Auto from out of town. I paid $17,145 plus TTL. Despite feeling jerked around by the dealer, I'm VERY happy with the car.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If you don't have anything constructive to add to my post, why do you reply with a rude sarcastic answer? Why bother, thanks anyway and have a good day....
If you don't like my reply, then explain why I was wrong in interpreting your question. And explain what you're looking for them to have improved from.
I hope Consumer Reports is correct on the reliability score. The car is the i-30 afterall, and has won awards all over the world. Also, make sure you are talking about Preferred Package #2, not #1. Another gaff from dealers who can't tell that when you are asking for a Preferred Package, it is the one THAT COMES WITH SOMETHING EXTRA!! Don't make that same mistake. If you want radio buttons on the wheel, fog lights, roof rails, upgraded cloth, lighted vanity mirrors, etc.....make sure you are getting PP #2.
I think the car is an excellent car; again, I only hope CR is correct in their ratings. They love it, and so far, so do I.
And all he could say was, " you asked for the Preferred Package!!"
Now why would anyone ask for something that is standard with the car. What an idiot. I guess one could make the argument that saying preferred package indicated that I wanted a stripped down ET!! :mad: :mad: :mad:
Yes, I always go out of my way to say what I want on my car by ordering something that costs $0 in your cost sheet. Get a clue dealers!!!!!!!!!!!
18,409.65 OTD
17,825.37 OTD
17,555.00 OTD for a hail damaged car(hail storm here last month-other cars are clean).
Does the 17,262.77 quote seem to good to be true? I am afraid that when we sit down to negotiate they will be pulling all kinds of tricks out of their hat.
I live in the Chicago Metro area, any insight on this matter would be helpful.
Thanks again....
I thought we got a great price of 17,449.78 OTD. I am very happy about the deal and the car. I love the room and the safety features.
The SE with the larger wheels and low profile tires does ride a bit stiff. But the handling is amazing for "a little station wagon". One complaint I do have is the Kumho radials. Handle? You betcha. Road noise? oh yeah. those suckers are noisy.
Having owned both, the auto is adequate for acceleration, but not great. The 5spd ratios are great, and also gives a numerically higher final drive ratio. Much zippier. The shifter is first rate. Only issue here is that going into 1st above 10mph is stiff. That is also something you are not likely to do very often as the 2.0L pulls strong in 2nd from 10-15mph. Here again, not "fast", but pretty darn quick.
The "Black Pearl" is in the shop tonight and will be checked over in the morning by my local dealers "Platinum" technician. I have known the guy for years and he does know Hyundai. The issue is no throttle between idle and 2200rpm. When I dropped it off this evening the service manager wanted me to ride with a tech and "see if we can duplicate the problem". I told him no ride was needed, just trot out one of the techies and I will show him. The guy was skeptical until I started the car, motioned for him to have a seat in the drivers seat, and bring the engine up to 1500rpm. Try as he might, couldn't do it. Either 700rpm, or 2200rpm. Nothing in between. The guy tried a few things to check it out, then admitted he had never seen one do that. No check engine light, runs great, just no throttle coming off idle. First guess is a defective TPS, but they won't know until in the morning when they can put it on the computer and monitor what the computer is doing.
In the meantime, they brought around a brand new Elantra Sedan, handed me the keys, and said they would give me a call tomorrow. I'll let you know what they find.
BTW, the throttle on the loaner works perfect.
OTD: $18.1k
Sales price was around $17.1k
This is in central Va.
I used a buying service zag dot com so the price was pre-negotiated. I just walked in and signed the papers (already had financing in place).
This is probably the easiest buying experienced I have had.
I've been very pleased with the car so far. The cargo capacity is surprising for the size of the car.
This was the lowest price I got near the town. It seemed that this model was very popular recently since most dealers told me that they had no GLS model in store and would locate one for me. I don't think it's a great price. It's my first time to buy a new car. Deal or no deal? Ask for help.
What is your zipcode? I can look up what dealers are offering. My subscription is good for 3 months. it wont give OTD price..but it will give sales plus (including incentives freight, etc...but not including tax & tag)
I didnt realize there was such a difference in regional pricing.
The exact same car in my area is quoted @ $13,869 :surprise:
So if you are on the fence about paying less than $16k before TTL for a GLS Auto PP2, I suggest you jump off it real quick.
However the availability of GLS with PP2 is close to nill (says sales mgr), the quote over phone for SE/ manual is $17,421 plus ttl, OTD=$19,400. Seems like a good deal, truecar says a great deal is less than $17,380.
Since the dealer has no manual transmission ET's( unless I buy one and he brings it in) he says the regular elantra with manual transmission is the same, does anyone know if this is true? I'd like to get a feel for the manual transmission and see if it fits my driving style.
Short throw shifter. Shift gate very crisp, gearing ratio was good (much better than the auto. gear ratio). Light clutch (at least to me)
The only reason I didnt pickup the manual is my wife wanted the auto. She doesnt ask for much so it was hard for me to say no.
I live in the Boston area and went to a dealership with the Costco Program a few weeks ago. For a GLS with package 1 (extra $700) and automatic the dealer wanted about $16,800 and another $400 documentation fee. I would also have to pay registration fees and state sales tax. Finally, I would get a Costco $500 gift card. Is this a good deal? Would I be better off not using Costco?
thanks
Check out the above link.
BTW make sure you are getting the popular pkg upgrade, the roof rails, and all the extras which is popular equipment package #2 and that costs 700.00. Popular Equipment Package #1 is the standard and doesn't cost extra.
I paid 15,952 for the ET auto with the popular equipment pkg 2(700.00). That price was with the 1000 dollar rebate applied. My OTD price was 17,449.78 I believe.
That Doc Fee is very high! Is that standard?
I guess if the Costco gift card is worth 500.00 dollars to you and the Doc fee is legit the price is still Not OK IMO. They need to come down!!!
I really believe though that you can shave off 500-900 dollars off of that price easily, ....Good Luck and keep us posted...
I got exactly what the TMV figures were for my trade and car! The ET's in Las Vegas are in very short supply as they go very quickly. I started out wanting it in red w/5-spd but am happy with my silver on black.
Prior posts were accurate regarding overly inflated tires. Mine were at 36psi when delivered. This, plus stiff damping, makes for a jiggly ride at times. My Mazda was more supple and cornered almost as well. Anyone interested in a more supple ride might want to try out Sumitomo LSV Touring tires. I had a new set on my Mazda prior to trading and rode really well.
I'm hoping the body kit I've seen on i-30 models finds its way to the States!!!
thanks again
For those who are tall with long legs, if you bought the GLS manual, how do you find the driving position after a while? Are you comfortable?
If you think Hyundai is being stingy, try Subaru. Telescoping steering STILL is not standard on their Forrester. You have to get the deluxe model to get T.S. For $27,000, I'll pass thank you very much.
What do you drive, and what would you recommend for a tall guy? Perhaps I have overlooked something.