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Btw, broke 1900 miles today. Had the car about 5 weeks now. I love it! ;-)
Jon
especially when the engine revs below 2k.
Jeff
Jon
I will probably go to REI, Gaylan's and perhaps a couple bike stores (here in the Twin Cities, the big bike chains are Penn Cycle and Erik's). I assume the bike stores will have the highest prices. Is there someplace else I should check?
Does anyone know if Hyundai dealers carry "Hyundai-approved" bike carriers?
I really would like something that fits the car well (won't damage the paint) AND doesn't scratch my bike (although the car IS my main concern).
Are the roof carriers or trunk carriers better?
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Most buy the hitch carriers.
I did 111mph my 2002 elantra gls the other day on an empty highway on my way to michigan. Did anybody beat that. At 105 and up I did notice very loud wind "wistle". But I guess you can't complain about that :-). The car was very stable though at that speed but it took a long time to get to it. I was holding it at 4000-6000rpm for a long time on 4th gear and then I shifted it to fifth at about 107mph. I got to about 5000 rpms at 111. Great car. But don't try it at home. I usually drive withing a speed limit :-).
steady in a straight line but definitly a handful at that type of speed with a turn of any kind... needs to be lowered more damping in the suspensionfor more journeys like that at those speeds...
Seoul, Aug. 19 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Motor Co. announced Monday the release of Avante XD 2003, an upgraded version of the existing Avante model.
The new Avante XD, equipped with a 2.0 variable valve timing (VVT) engine for the first time in Korea, gives unrivaled engine capacity for this class of car, the largest local automaker claimed. It has also a 5 percent improved fuel efficiency.
My 99 GLS Sonata has 82,000+ on it an won't need pads until 85,000; rotors may not even nned to be turned,either. Last check was at 57,000 + miles and have alittle over 50% pad left.
Wife's '01 Tiburon(based on Elantra platform back then) has nearly 40,000 now and has 40% brake pads left....????? Whbat is going on here?
Another friend has a new Cavalier. He says "I brake as hard as I can and let the ABS figure it out". He needs brakes at 7,000 mi.
I tend to trail brake starting early and light. I have never had a problem with rotors on any of my new cars including the Elantra GT.
The number of miles your car has on it doesn't correlate to how quickly your brakes (or transmission parts) are going to wear out. If your brakes are only being applied during 2% of the accumulated miles on your car, the pads will last much, much longer than if they're being applied 20%.
My Elantra has 20K on it and the rotors are already a little warped. But even leaving plenty of space between me and the cars in front of me and braking lightly doesn't alleviate the need for me to brake dang near constantly from my home all the way to my parking ramp (an hour of mostly stop-and-go each way). If I'm not accelerating, I'm braking - there is no "cruising" on my commute.
If you can get your brake pads to last 82K driving the same route at the same drive times, you are doing something quite magical (Go-Go Gadget Wheels perhaps?).
Also, when getting new pads, don't slam on the brakes right away. You will "glaze" the pads, and the brakes will squeak forever, or until you have them deglazed or replaced.
My power locks are MUCH quieter than his, which sound like a gun. Even my fold-away outside mirrors look more substantial. OK, I'll stop now.
About 65% was Hwy and City was about 35% in the 9 years I owned it. Only changed pads one time for front and back(and had rotors turned at 118,000)the whole 9 years I owned the car..had alittle over 233,000 on it when I sold it for $200.
I have also been told that the pads you put on help or hinder you, like metallic(?) pads(has some metal in them or something???
Anyone?
in my experience with the rarely driven truck my father owns...
you really need to factor in a few things... braking style... load when braking...speed when braking... frequency you ride the brakes...
and how often you use the car....
example...
we hardly ever drive the 96 Toyota LC we have..
every time we drive it... it happens to be a full load of 5-7 people...plus gear and cargo sometimes....highway driving...long distances... different drivers... thats why its had the rotors resurfaced and it only has 12k miles...
and it is a heavy truck to begin with...if we dont sell it in the next year im gonna upgrade the braking system... seemingly too weak for the loads its subjected to...
My 2002 Jetta has been in the shop around 10 times (yes, 10) for rattles since it was new, and it only has 20K miles on it. I am very disappointed in the car, to the point that I have the MD Attorney General involved. I hope I get some resolution, but knowing VW I will not. We shall see.
When I shopped for the my '02 Elantra GLS, the Passat was not on my shopping list. But after comparing these 6 sedans it really jumps out at you the the Elantra is ,as good as, or better than this group (with the exception of the Passat). What really surprised me was that the Passat, certainly a nicer car, wasn't $10,000 nicer than the Elantra. Maybe $4,000 and the interior was only slightly bigger.
Bottom line, I'm really happy with my $12,000 Elantra.
I looked at the Elantra GT before I bought my car, but I couldn't get comfortable in it. Too bad, because the price was definitely right, and the interior was nice as well.
I had read a post on the 'THC' forum about an elantra with 24k mi having transmission fluid that was black and smelled burnt.
Well I checked my elantra which has only 16k mi on it and sure enough the transmission fluid is black and burnt.
It will be bringing it in to Hyundai to have them find out why.
As a side note my elantra has always had the 'Shift Flare' problem. I had the TCM reprogrammed at about 11k mi. The flare was lessened significantly but random erratic shifts seemed to take its place.
Maybe the Passat is the target for the next Elantra?
How odd that Sonata wasn't in the mix, but come to think of it, I would like to see Passat as Elantra's target. Hyundai is aiming high.
anyone else care to throw in their 2 cents? - thanks - marty
(sorry for using all small case.....due to a disability.....i only have use of one hand. (makes it a lot easier for me.)
I ran into the same thing. Hartford Insurance tried to tell me it would cost nearly twice as much to insure my 12K Elantra as my 30K pickup truck. I changed to Progressive and got a MUCH better rate. I think one of the problems may be that the '00 and earlier Elantra did not have a very good crash/injury history. The '01 and newer has 4/5 star rating. I got totally ticked with the Hartford group and pulled all my insurance policies away from them. When I moved my vehicles to Progressive, Hartford immediately raised my homeowners from $525 to $775 per year. I have no claims, but they said it was due to my not giving them my auto business. My homeowners is up for renewal in October. It will not be with Hartford.
Jim
I used to be with 20th Century at good rates until I bought a new '98 Intrepid. My rate doubled and they told me that, according to their actuarial tables, a relationship between the horsepower of the engine and the weight of the car classified this family sedan as a "performance car". They weren't trying to get rid of me -- I had only one claim -- for $500 -- over 15 years with them...they just used weird data!
I have insurance with State Farm on my 2002 1.8T Jetta. I am 24, live in the city, have 1 point for speeding, and house insurance with them to boot. Coverage is 50/100/50 with 200/500 comp/coll deductibles. Rate is $244 a MONTH!
My age, expensive parts for the car, the point, and my dewlling are all inhabit of this. The funny thing is, I shopped for insurance. This IS the cheapest I can get! Also, I really have 3 points on my license for speeding, but SF only shows one (since Sept., 2001). I am not going to correct them, I am sure they will catch up with me eventually.
"if you put your camry and elantra side by side,ran them both into a concrete wall at 20 mph......your elantra would cost 50% more to repair than the camry..... that is why your elantra insurance is so expensive." before i blow my lid, i will check a few other companies for quotes. thanks for the replies. anyone else care to join the fray? seems to me, that a lot of elantra owners could benefit. thanks again - marty
2001.5 elantra GT no abs, no TCS
i think i have 1 claim for about 300 someodd $
allstate...
high or ok? prob high... who cares...
No tickets
2001 Elantra GT
No ABS/TCS
getting multi-line disc (auto/home)
Liability 300/500
Suffolk County,NY
paying...$1500.00 yr
I'm not happy paying this but I want to stay with State farm. Been with them for 12 yrs. We have a big problem with Ins fraud here in the Metropolitan area. Looks like we are catching up to California!
The real kicker is I am paying only $140.00 a yr for my 1976 Maserati Merak SS (collector car-different Ins company).
25 y/o male
1 ticket (following close)
1 accident (from above ticket)
I just moved from Tampa Florida to Newark Deleware.
Nationwide (FL) 6 mo. policy, $1400
I moved then and Nationwide's NEW quote (no changes in record)
Nationwide (DE) 6 mo. policy, $3500!!!!
I don't pay that much for my CAR! (2002 GLS w/ ABS and Electronic Killswitch, no aftermarket modifications).
Now, progressive, same care, HIGHER coverage (with Nationwide I had 15/30/15 I believe)
Progressive (DE) 6 mo. policy $1026, for 25/50/25!
More coverage, LESS money, $2500 less than Nationwide. I don't know WHY Nationwide is so high, I had been with them for nearly 2 years w/ ZERO deliquencies or anything. Mind you I have questionable credit, but my god, $7000 a YEAR for car Insurance is strickly robbery, as that's nearly HALF the value of my CAR! I have a 5 year loan for god's sake!
Yeah, letting off some steam, but had to give props to Progressive for giving me better deals, Geico's quote was $1900, still less than Nationwide, but 900 higher than progressive.
As for my red Elantra 2002 GLS w/ package 5, the drive from Florida to Deleware (straight thru!) was flawless and fun! Cruise control worked great and the car handled like a dream. I bought the car in Feb of this year and now have 5500 miles on it. The only problem I have with the vehicle is the aftermarket killswitch key-fab is messing up (have a spare, covered under warrenty), and the high speed 'whistle' on the car. When I hit 80-ish, the car makes a whistle type noise which sounds bad, but hasn't caused issues yet. I've yet to figure out why it does it though. Hope some of this insurance info helps