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July 10, 2011 at 2:42 PM #710032July 10, 2011 at 3:20 PM #708847
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GuestHyundai Genesis Sedan
We got a 2010 4.6 with the tech package for a bit under 40k new off the dealer’s lot. Since Hyundais don’t retain value well, a used one should be markedly cheaper.
My wife and I are old enough to remember the original mid 80s Hyundai Excel that would break down during test drives and which would – if you did manage to get one home – catch fire in your driveway. For us to even test drive anything with the Hyundai name was an uphill fight. Once we did, though, we realized their product was comparable to the 3 and 5 series BMWs and the Merecedeses we’d been looking at, and was a vastly better value.
A few tips – Ignore the 2 door coupe; it should have been given a different name. The suspension on the 2009 sedan was underdamped; I’d be skeptical of those. The 4.6 model uses the same transmission that BMW uses in the 5 series; it’s built by ZF Friedrichshafen (which I consider a plus). Since it’s a Hyundai, any used one you look at should still have a lot of the 10 year/100,000 mile warranty left.
The only thing we don’t care for is that passangers in the (very roomy) back seat feel bumps much more than the folks in the front seat. We rarely have folks in the back seat, so that’s not a deal killer for us.
The other potential drawback is that some Hyundai dealerships are so used to dealing with gullible 20 somethings buying $12,000 crapwagons that you won’t have the same dealership experience you’d get at the Lexus dealer. On the other hand, plenty of Hyundai dealers have got the message, and – in any event – your used Genny should be new enough that you won’t need to visit the dealer for a while.
Did I mention that it happily takes regular gas?
If you don’t like the Hyundai “Lazy H” logo on the trunk, you can replace it with the logo they use in Korea ($20 from eBay). It reminds some folks of the logo on a Bentley.
To answer your question “why” – because it’s a very good car, and a VERY good value.
July 10, 2011 at 3:20 PM #708943GuestHyundai Genesis Sedan
We got a 2010 4.6 with the tech package for a bit under 40k new off the dealer’s lot. Since Hyundais don’t retain value well, a used one should be markedly cheaper.
My wife and I are old enough to remember the original mid 80s Hyundai Excel that would break down during test drives and which would – if you did manage to get one home – catch fire in your driveway. For us to even test drive anything with the Hyundai name was an uphill fight. Once we did, though, we realized their product was comparable to the 3 and 5 series BMWs and the Merecedeses we’d been looking at, and was a vastly better value.
A few tips – Ignore the 2 door coupe; it should have been given a different name. The suspension on the 2009 sedan was underdamped; I’d be skeptical of those. The 4.6 model uses the same transmission that BMW uses in the 5 series; it’s built by ZF Friedrichshafen (which I consider a plus). Since it’s a Hyundai, any used one you look at should still have a lot of the 10 year/100,000 mile warranty left.
The only thing we don’t care for is that passangers in the (very roomy) back seat feel bumps much more than the folks in the front seat. We rarely have folks in the back seat, so that’s not a deal killer for us.
The other potential drawback is that some Hyundai dealerships are so used to dealing with gullible 20 somethings buying $12,000 crapwagons that you won’t have the same dealership experience you’d get at the Lexus dealer. On the other hand, plenty of Hyundai dealers have got the message, and – in any event – your used Genny should be new enough that you won’t need to visit the dealer for a while.
Did I mention that it happily takes regular gas?
If you don’t like the Hyundai “Lazy H” logo on the trunk, you can replace it with the logo they use in Korea ($20 from eBay). It reminds some folks of the logo on a Bentley.
To answer your question “why” – because it’s a very good car, and a VERY good value.
July 10, 2011 at 3:20 PM #709541GuestHyundai Genesis Sedan
We got a 2010 4.6 with the tech package for a bit under 40k new off the dealer’s lot. Since Hyundais don’t retain value well, a used one should be markedly cheaper.
My wife and I are old enough to remember the original mid 80s Hyundai Excel that would break down during test drives and which would – if you did manage to get one home – catch fire in your driveway. For us to even test drive anything with the Hyundai name was an uphill fight. Once we did, though, we realized their product was comparable to the 3 and 5 series BMWs and the Merecedeses we’d been looking at, and was a vastly better value.
A few tips – Ignore the 2 door coupe; it should have been given a different name. The suspension on the 2009 sedan was underdamped; I’d be skeptical of those. The 4.6 model uses the same transmission that BMW uses in the 5 series; it’s built by ZF Friedrichshafen (which I consider a plus). Since it’s a Hyundai, any used one you look at should still have a lot of the 10 year/100,000 mile warranty left.
The only thing we don’t care for is that passangers in the (very roomy) back seat feel bumps much more than the folks in the front seat. We rarely have folks in the back seat, so that’s not a deal killer for us.
The other potential drawback is that some Hyundai dealerships are so used to dealing with gullible 20 somethings buying $12,000 crapwagons that you won’t have the same dealership experience you’d get at the Lexus dealer. On the other hand, plenty of Hyundai dealers have got the message, and – in any event – your used Genny should be new enough that you won’t need to visit the dealer for a while.
Did I mention that it happily takes regular gas?
If you don’t like the Hyundai “Lazy H” logo on the trunk, you can replace it with the logo they use in Korea ($20 from eBay). It reminds some folks of the logo on a Bentley.
To answer your question “why” – because it’s a very good car, and a VERY good value.
July 10, 2011 at 3:20 PM #709693GuestHyundai Genesis Sedan
We got a 2010 4.6 with the tech package for a bit under 40k new off the dealer’s lot. Since Hyundais don’t retain value well, a used one should be markedly cheaper.
My wife and I are old enough to remember the original mid 80s Hyundai Excel that would break down during test drives and which would – if you did manage to get one home – catch fire in your driveway. For us to even test drive anything with the Hyundai name was an uphill fight. Once we did, though, we realized their product was comparable to the 3 and 5 series BMWs and the Merecedeses we’d been looking at, and was a vastly better value.
A few tips – Ignore the 2 door coupe; it should have been given a different name. The suspension on the 2009 sedan was underdamped; I’d be skeptical of those. The 4.6 model uses the same transmission that BMW uses in the 5 series; it’s built by ZF Friedrichshafen (which I consider a plus). Since it’s a Hyundai, any used one you look at should still have a lot of the 10 year/100,000 mile warranty left.
The only thing we don’t care for is that passangers in the (very roomy) back seat feel bumps much more than the folks in the front seat. We rarely have folks in the back seat, so that’s not a deal killer for us.
The other potential drawback is that some Hyundai dealerships are so used to dealing with gullible 20 somethings buying $12,000 crapwagons that you won’t have the same dealership experience you’d get at the Lexus dealer. On the other hand, plenty of Hyundai dealers have got the message, and – in any event – your used Genny should be new enough that you won’t need to visit the dealer for a while.
Did I mention that it happily takes regular gas?
If you don’t like the Hyundai “Lazy H” logo on the trunk, you can replace it with the logo they use in Korea ($20 from eBay). It reminds some folks of the logo on a Bentley.
To answer your question “why” – because it’s a very good car, and a VERY good value.
July 10, 2011 at 3:20 PM #710057GuestHyundai Genesis Sedan
We got a 2010 4.6 with the tech package for a bit under 40k new off the dealer’s lot. Since Hyundais don’t retain value well, a used one should be markedly cheaper.
My wife and I are old enough to remember the original mid 80s Hyundai Excel that would break down during test drives and which would – if you did manage to get one home – catch fire in your driveway. For us to even test drive anything with the Hyundai name was an uphill fight. Once we did, though, we realized their product was comparable to the 3 and 5 series BMWs and the Merecedeses we’d been looking at, and was a vastly better value.
A few tips – Ignore the 2 door coupe; it should have been given a different name. The suspension on the 2009 sedan was underdamped; I’d be skeptical of those. The 4.6 model uses the same transmission that BMW uses in the 5 series; it’s built by ZF Friedrichshafen (which I consider a plus). Since it’s a Hyundai, any used one you look at should still have a lot of the 10 year/100,000 mile warranty left.
The only thing we don’t care for is that passangers in the (very roomy) back seat feel bumps much more than the folks in the front seat. We rarely have folks in the back seat, so that’s not a deal killer for us.
The other potential drawback is that some Hyundai dealerships are so used to dealing with gullible 20 somethings buying $12,000 crapwagons that you won’t have the same dealership experience you’d get at the Lexus dealer. On the other hand, plenty of Hyundai dealers have got the message, and – in any event – your used Genny should be new enough that you won’t need to visit the dealer for a while.
Did I mention that it happily takes regular gas?
If you don’t like the Hyundai “Lazy H” logo on the trunk, you can replace it with the logo they use in Korea ($20 from eBay). It reminds some folks of the logo on a Bentley.
To answer your question “why” – because it’s a very good car, and a VERY good value.
July 10, 2011 at 4:44 PM #708857clearfund
ParticipantI just bought the new Buick LaCrosse. Fully stocked with everything possible including heads up display, blind spot radar, etc was 38k out the door. Comes in AWD too. Back seat is much larger than the midsized MBZ/BMW.
They took this car leaps and bounds ahead of expectations. Check out road test reviews on Edmunds.com
July 10, 2011 at 4:44 PM #708953ParticipantI just bought the new Buick LaCrosse. Fully stocked with everything possible including heads up display, blind spot radar, etc was 38k out the door. Comes in AWD too. Back seat is much larger than the midsized MBZ/BMW.
They took this car leaps and bounds ahead of expectations. Check out road test reviews on Edmunds.com
July 10, 2011 at 4:44 PM #709551ParticipantI just bought the new Buick LaCrosse. Fully stocked with everything possible including heads up display, blind spot radar, etc was 38k out the door. Comes in AWD too. Back seat is much larger than the midsized MBZ/BMW.
They took this car leaps and bounds ahead of expectations. Check out road test reviews on Edmunds.com
July 10, 2011 at 4:44 PM #709703ParticipantI just bought the new Buick LaCrosse. Fully stocked with everything possible including heads up display, blind spot radar, etc was 38k out the door. Comes in AWD too. Back seat is much larger than the midsized MBZ/BMW.
They took this car leaps and bounds ahead of expectations. Check out road test reviews on Edmunds.com
July 10, 2011 at 4:44 PM #710067ParticipantI just bought the new Buick LaCrosse. Fully stocked with everything possible including heads up display, blind spot radar, etc was 38k out the door. Comes in AWD too. Back seat is much larger than the midsized MBZ/BMW.
They took this car leaps and bounds ahead of expectations. Check out road test reviews on Edmunds.com
July 10, 2011 at 5:47 PM #708872masayako
ParticipantBuick looks good. I wonder how’s the actual mileage?
July 10, 2011 at 5:47 PM #708968ParticipantBuick looks good. I wonder how’s the actual mileage?
July 10, 2011 at 5:47 PM #709567ParticipantBuick looks good. I wonder how’s the actual mileage?
July 10, 2011 at 5:47 PM #709718ParticipantBuick looks good. I wonder how’s the actual mileage?
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