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#2896 of 2947 Re: beauty is in the eye of the beholder [ray_h1] by jacknzone Dec 02, 2006 (10:21 pm)
Replying to: ray_h1 (Dec 02, 2006 5:44 pm) Yes two of the work mates said the rear of the car reminded them of a Jag. I have to look out for some Jag to park next too and i see what happen.I think the same way about the headlights do look like C- Class M-Benz . When you are in the driver seat, looking over that nice Bonnet line(The curves) I do feel good . Just after I posted , I went out washed the car .I look at the front of the car and have changed my mine about the grill , like bhmr59 I think the car looks great ! Cheers bhmr59 You could say we got Three cars styles in one When I was looking at grill , The area that is straight below the grill ,would it look good with the grill there too.
#2897 of 2947 Re: beauty is in the eye of the beholder [bhmr59] by jacknzone Dec 02, 2006 (10:34 pm)
Replying to: bhmr59 (Dec 02, 2006 6:45 pm) There are some low life around ! taking the cat. My Sonata is Silver . Have you seen one in Black , I have seen one which was dark green and that looked very cool very up market Replies to this message: billward (Dec 04, 2006 5:54 am) jacknzone (Dec 04, 2006 5:00 pm) billward (Dec 07, 2006 9:18 am)
#2898 of 2947 Re: tapping engine [bsegura] by sonatalover Dec 03, 2006 (9:24 pm)
Replying to: bsegura (Jun 28, 2006 4:37 pm) I had the timing belt of my '99 4 cylinder Sonata replaced twice and NEVER had a loud tapping. I put 160k on that car and never had any engine problems. I did all of the preventative maintenance: oil change every 3k, tranny & radiator service every 30k, timing belt replaced every 60k.   Perhaps the timing belt was installed incorrectly? It's a rather odd coincidence that the piston began tapping immediately following replacement of the timing belt. Replies to this message: ray_h1 (Dec 04, 2006 8:39 am)
#2899 of 2947 Re: beauty is in the eye of the beholder [jacknzone] by billward Dec 04, 2006 (5:54 am)
Replying to: jacknzone (Dec 02, 2006 10:34 pm) To be honest, the FRONT quarter perspective (to my eye) is the most pleasing; I'm actually less enamored of the rear of the car.   Judge by yourself (those pictures posted earlier).   However, I think the car is VERY attractive, and had the same issue the other day with a Jag... could have sworn it was my car, until I got close enough (it was dark) to see that it was Blue, not Red. Then got closer, and realized it was a Jag. Replies to this message: jacknzone (Dec 04, 2006 5:00 pm) billward (Dec 07, 2006 9:18 am)
#2900 of 2947 Re: tapping engine [sonatalover] by ray_h1 Dec 04, 2006 (8:39 am)
Replying to: sonatalover (Dec 03, 2006 9:24 pm) )) "Perhaps the timing belt was installed incorrectly? It's a rather odd coincidence that the piston began tapping immediately following replacement of the timing belt." ((   Good catch. If one or more index marks weren't precisely aligned* at the time of the new timing belt installation for whatever reason, pistons can "kiss" valves that aren't sufficiently retracted as they're in the process of closing - definitely NOT a good thing. At the very least the owner needs to confront the shop about this and demand that the head(s) be pulled to verify the condition of the valves (and replace as may be necessary) and then finish up by properly retiming the valve action. This would be the shop's monetary obligation, not the car owner's.   *possibilities include: - bad or improperly bled autotensioner - misaligned timing mark(s) - inadvertently rotating the crankshaft backward (or intentionally doing so to achieve alignment with its index on the cylinder block)
#2901 of 2947 Re: beauty is in the eye of the beholder [billward] by jacknzone Dec 04, 2006 (5:00 pm)
Replying to: billward (Dec 04, 2006 5:54 am) I went to the car dealer to see if they could pull a rear spoiler on my car ,But they could not get one for my car.2004 must have been to old of a model . So got on the net found one in Australia ,But not the best looking rear spoiler so did not get it as it was a spoiler that is the same width as Boot factory style. Last week seen a Sonata with a very nice looking spoiler it went across the hole car not like the Factory spoiler that end at boot line This spoiler went over the sides pass the boot line about 3 inch .I talk to the owner and he pointed out something about his spoiler every time he open the boot he has to remember to turn the radio off as he has replaced one power Antenna all ready . So the Factory may not be nice looking to me but it is practical.I like the back of the car and when you see one with a good spoiler it does look good. Replies to this message: billward (Dec 07, 2006 9:18 am)
#2902 of 2947 2002 Sonata & AUX input? by kalev Dec 06, 2006 (2:42 pm)
I've got a pretty standard 2002. Someone gave us an XM radio receiver and an iPod (they upgraded, we gladly take their hand-me-downs).   Question I have is how to I connect these to the standard radio? FM transmitter is NOT an option where I live, too many radio stations interfere.   Shouldn't there be an easy AUX cable I can plug into the radio, with a Y cable to run one of these at a time?   Suggestions are welcome.   Thanks   K
#2903 of 2947 Re: beauty is in the eye of the beholder [jacknzone] by billward Dec 07, 2006 (9:18 am)
Replying to: jacknzone (Dec 04, 2006 5:00 pm) Funny you should mention that...   I saw a Sonata just yesterday (right after I read this post) that has that kind of spoiler (it was a slightly older Sonata, though... before the "Jag" Sonatas, but still that same body style; 2000-2002??)   They had that exact kind of situation with the spoiler, and had a non-retreating antennae in that spot. In my 2003, if the radio is not on, and not on RADIO, the antennae goes down. Turn off the car, antennae retracts. Is that the same in the even older Sonatas?   Spoiler looked ok, but not enough that I would go out and get one.
#2904 of 2947 2005 Sonata vs newer Sonatas by carolinacar Feb 10, 2007 (6:27 pm)
We test drove an 05 Sonata today for the first time. We were actually shopping for a Mazda Protege or Mazda3 for my son to take to college. Value-wise, the Sonata blew the mazdas out of the water. It was so impressive that we nearly bought it immediately, but I wanted to do a little reseach first. Since it was the last year before the model change, are there any good reasons to opt for an 06 over an 05 ? Visually, I like the 05 better, just not sure of any other changes. Replies to this message: carolinacar (Feb 10, 2007 8:12 pm)

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