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#2148 of 2641 by hondamom6 Sep 06, 2008 (8:51 am)
I've had my 08 Limited FWD for a little over 1 week and have been getting 14 mpg city driving only. One thing I would like to point out that most people don't know is that if you are buying gasoline that is an ethanol blend, you will get 3 mpg less than regularly blended gasoline. The gas pump you use should have a sticker on it declaring it an ethanol blend but they are not required by law to have the sticker so it could still be ethanol blended and you wouldn't know.   I just filled my tank last night with regularly blended gas and will be watching this next week to see the gas mileage. In the city where I live, the only regularly blended gas stations are Chevron. Replies to this message: pamcaulfie (Sep 06, 2008 10:30 am) hondamom6 (Sep 06, 2008 3:34 pm)
#2149 of 2641 Re: Hyundai Santa fe price/mileage [houstonhyundai] by pamcaulfie Sep 06, 2008 (10:24 am)
Replying to: houstonhyundai (Sep 06, 2008 3:55 am) I've heard that you don't get a true idea of gas mileage until the car is "broken in" at about 2000 miles. At 5000, mine is well beyond the break in period with no improvement. Most of my driving is in the suburbs and I take it easy and stay within the speed limits. The mileage improves slightly when I drive on the highway. Otherwise I love the car and spent many months shopping around and checking out the competition (RAV4, CRV, Outlander, etc.). Since I only put $2000 down and have a 4 year loan, I'm stuck with it since all cars depreciate in value the second you drive them off the lot... so I'll just keep driving my little Silver Blue Santa Fe and hope gas prices go down. Keep me posted how yours is doing on mileage... good luck! Replies to this message: bhmr59 (Nov 27, 2008 8:23 pm)
#2150 of 2641 Re: [hondamom6] by pamcaulfie Sep 06, 2008 (10:30 am)
Replying to: hondamom6 (Sep 06, 2008 8:51 am) wow, I thought all regular unleaded gas was the same... Is the decision to sell an ethanol blend vs. a regular blend determined by the oil company, the gas station owner or the state or city? I would like to find out more about this. I live in Maryland near Wash. DC and usually buy my gas at Shell or Citgo. Replies to this message: hondamom6 (Sep 06, 2008 3:34 pm)
#2151 of 2641 Re: Hyundai Santa fe price [mtjc521] by houstonhyundai Sep 06, 2008 (1:46 pm)
Replying to: mtjc521 (Sep 06, 2008 7:16 am) The price is just the base limited SF, I believe the only other options extra I got were tinted windows, floor mats and cargo net. No nav,. I didn't want that, I just wanted the best price on a limited no extra's to keep it cheaper. Also so far my avg. mpg according to the car's trip computer is 20.8 mpg. I'll know more after a little more driving considering the car is not even broken in yet.
#2152 of 2641 Re: [pamcaulfie] by hondamom6 Sep 06, 2008 (3:34 pm)
Replying to: pamcaulfie (Sep 06, 2008 10:30 am) The refineries that make the gas are the ones to decide if they want to make ethanol blended but the government gives them incentives to make it. I believe that the govt. is going to start requiring it soon. I'm sure there are many web sites regarding this issue if you want to google it.   All the gas stations in our area use the ethanol blended except for Chevron. The local refinery makes their gas to their specs without ethanol. I know this because my husband works there. The only way you will find out if your gas station has ethanol is to just look at the pumps to see if they've posted a sticker stating it.   I drove my car today with the Chevron regular gas in it and the gas mileage reading showed I was getting 17+ mpg. With the ethanol blend it never got above 14. And the Chevron gas was only 0.03 more than the ethanol at the Super Walmart but that station is also in a ritzier part of town so that may be why they were charging more.
#2153 of 2641 '08 Limited AWD Pricing by petrel Sep 07, 2008 (8:34 am)
My local dealer gave me a quote (in-person) of $26.1K for a Limited AWD with no additional options, except mats. This price included the $3.5K incentive Hyundai is using right now, and was before any taxes, fees, etc. Looking at other prices on this board, that does not even seem close to being in the ballpark. He claims the invoice was $29675, which does not match up with Edmunds or KBB, which I was seeing closer to $28.8K.   Just want to get everybody's opinion on what price should be reasonable given the market right now and what they're seeing from dealers. This dealership had around 50 Santa Fe's on the lot, so there definitely should be some incentive to get rid of them. Replies to this message: tenpin288 (Sep 07, 2008 8:56 am) houstonhyundai (Sep 07, 2008 9:01 am) mtjc521 (Sep 07, 2008 9:15 am) denvertrakker (Sep 07, 2008 9:30 am) petrel (Sep 07, 2008 2:01 pm)
#2154 of 2641 That's what I paid by justthinking Sep 07, 2008 (8:44 am)
for the exact same vehicle in Dec. 07. That's when the rebate was either $1000 or $1500. If the rebate is $3500 now, you should do better.
#2155 of 2641 Re: '08 Limited AWD Pricing [petrel] by tenpin288 Sep 07, 2008 (8:56 am)
Replying to: petrel (Sep 07, 2008 8:34 am) It would help to know where you are. We purchased an 08 SF AWD Limited with floor mats, cargo tray, mud guards, and Bluetooth in late July from Fairfax Hyundai in FairFax, Va. After discounts and rebates, we paid $23189 + $389 processing fee (another name for profit) + TTL. That was a far better price than we could get from any dealers here in south-central PA. And it helps that we have some family down there, so we made it a day trip.
#2156 of 2641 Re: '08 Limited AWD Pricing [petrel] by houstonhyundai Sep 07, 2008 (9:01 am)
Replying to: petrel (Sep 07, 2008 8:34 am) You can do better, keep shopping, go to other dealerships and one of the easiest ways to get a quote is via email. Email several dealerships you can do business with and tell them what you want and let them email you a quote. I did this and had lots of good responses. Good luck! I'm in the Houston Texas area and limited can be had here in the upper 22k range (like $22,900). Probably a little more for awd but I wouldn't pay too much more.
#2157 of 2641 Re: '08 Limited AWD Pricing [petrel] by mtjc521 Sep 07, 2008 (9:15 am)
Replying to: petrel (Sep 07, 2008 8:34 am) Keeping shopping --- $26.1 for Limited AWD is too high. >>>According to newspater ads in Oregon, $8000 off MSRP on ANY 08 Limited is a given and the start point --- maybe the ending point for those dealers but I am still trying by email and their websites. ?????? You said, "dealer had around 50 SF's on lot" ---- What city & state has these the overloaded SF dealers??? Thanks.

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