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As for longevity, I haven't had mine long enough, of course. Dry grip is better when zinging around freeway entrances -- judged by how soon the screeching begins -- and last winter's snow was not a problem, and we were dumped on pretty heavily in December in Michigan. Ride quality seems about the same. Overall I've enjoyed the Dunlops. The Michelins gave me about 35K which is 80s and 90s-era longevity, so I am very curious about the life of the Dunlops.
And my much sought-after announcement gets posted today: we rolled 49K miles this afternoon.
You'll want to get your tires from a place that has a Hunter GSP9700, so they can balance the tires and check for excess RFV right there and then.
I guess the Hunter GSP9700 can be set up in more than one way. Perhaps it needs to be set to be made more sensitive because the Elantra is sensitive about tires to begin with.
Thanks
Pastor Ken
I've been extremely happy with the car thus far, and have been pleasantly surprised with its fuel efficiency on the highway in particular (36-39 mpg the past two tanks). I've put 5400 miles on it without any problems yet.
If you haven't already, be sure to read through the messages in our Hyundai Elantra: Prices Paid & Buying Experience discussion as well.
Good luck!
Thanks.
13,500 miles on the speed in 13 months and no problems to report.
ElantraStan
Personally, I would blame the very high miles for your low trade-in value over and above any other reason.
You mentioned trade in value. Did toyota dealer offer higher trade in? Doesn't Elantra Gt(hatchback of gls) offer rebates+owner loyalty.
Any and all 50K congratulations will be graciously accepted.
What this means is that if you had purchased almost any other small car, your bumper-to-bumper warranty would be gone now. Instead, you have another one year/10,000 miles--and six years/50k on the powertrain warranty.
No GLS 5-doors yet at my dealer, but I did learn that Champagne has returned as a color option.
Keeping those miles low, Backy. Mine is '01 with 50,200.
Maybe if I talk to my service advisor nicely enough, he'll give me a discount on my upcoming 30K service to make up for part of what I missed out on...
Why did they go with cards instead of sending everyone checks? There will always be a small amount left on some cards (.25,.37,etc). All those small amounts add up to a big amount. The card company said "any unused portion of your account will be reclaimed by the bank after 1 yr". Just my .02.
Has anyone on this forum had the timing belt replaced? The going rate for this at my local dealers is $420. I was just wondering if this is pretty consistent across the country. I am in the south east.
Congratulations on such good service.
Jim
I did not get any letter from Hyundai and I was told my car(using VIN) is not qualifying for this issue, when I call them.
The lady told me that I did not do a recall service, but I never got the letter. I got a recall notice for fuel pump and I did the service.
They have my address.
Check engine light came on. Took to dealer. Had lost gas cap about six months ago. Dealer put on new gas cap and charged me $100 (including checking codes) because it wasn't covered under warranty. If the gas cap was going to malfunction because of the aftermarket cap, why did it wait six months? My suspicion is that they saw it there and figured "there's a way to get $100 from him."
Other than that, it's been a happy 73K miles.
On the lighter side, just took my '01 GLS in for its 30,000 servicing. The dealer's fixed rate for this service is $420, but that includes extra items not on Hyundai's maintenance list and some things that don't apply to my car, like auto tranny flush and tire rotation (will replace tires soon so why bother). So I handed the service writer the warranty book and asked him to do only what was in there, and he scratched through all the extra stuff on his list. Total cost after my $25 coupon was $148, and after I used my horsepower debit card I was out $48. Not too hard to take, considering I won't face another major servicing bill for about four more years (60k). Only negative thing was they didn't have the part in stock to replace the window trim between the two panes of glass on the driver's side rear window; the trim was rusting underneath the black tape. So I'll need to go back. But since they drive me door-to-door to my office and back, that is not a big deal. All in all the most pleasant service experience I've had yet on my Elantras.
Still fine at 50,700 miles, other than minor scratches this week (my fault!).
Classic Hyundai of Round Rock. And if management at Classic is ticked because he didn't try to upsell me, just remember I have bought 15 cars from Classic, and it is just this man's honesty that keeps me sending folks their way.