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#2826 of 3252 Re: Bad Prediction [thndrstm] by backy Feb 26, 2009 (3:48 pm)
Replying to: thndrstm (Feb 26, 2009 1:57 pm) Is this the asessment from the 2009 Consumer Reports Annual Auto Issue (April 2009), or from earlier? That issue may not even be on newsstands yet. It wasn't as of yesterday evening, anyway. Replies to this message: tenpin288 (Feb 26, 2009 6:17 pm) backy (Feb 26, 2009 6:54 pm)
#2827 of 3252 Re: Bad Prediction [backy] by tenpin288 Feb 26, 2009 (6:17 pm)
Replying to: backy (Feb 26, 2009 3:48 pm) Backy, I just checked out the online CR April issue and the Elantra SE is still their top pick in small cars. Here is their summary:   The Elantra is a pleasant small sedan with a comfortable ride and low road noise, but it still isn't as agile as a Mazda3 or Honda Civic. The engine booms at high revs but returns good fuel economy at 27 mpg overall. The relatively roomy interior is put together nicely. Controls are simple. It also has more standard safety equipment than some competitors. ESC is standard on the SE trim and, combined with wider tires, makes the car very secure. IIHS offset-crash results for the sedan are good, but side-crash scores are only marginal. Reliability has been well above average. A wagon version called the Touring arrives in early 2009. Replies to this message: backy (Feb 26, 2009 6:54 pm)
#2828 of 3252 Re: Bad Prediction [tenpin288] by backy Feb 26, 2009 (6:54 pm)
Replying to: tenpin288 (Feb 26, 2009 6:17 pm) Well, CR seems to have gotten soft on the importance of crash safety. Used to be they would not even recommend a car with less than an "average" IIHS test score. Then they added a second-level recommendation. Now they don't seem to care any more. Civic has higher fuel economy, better handling, ESC standard on some trims (just like the Elantra there), and all "Good" IIHS crash test scores. And the same numerical test score from CR as the Elantra SE (MT Civic), and higher than the Elantra GLS (AT Civic). But the Elantra is their top pick. Interesting. Maybe they are making up for all those years they ignored Hyundai.
#2829 of 3252 08 elantra GLS by bis2 Mar 01, 2009 (1:11 pm)
Yesterday I got an 08 elantra GLS (pzev)   -automatic -carbon grey -popular equipment package -cargo mat -bluetooth   for 12,502 OTD   I felt like I got a good deal, am I wrong?   PS I am in the boston area   trade/tax title etc basically offset each other exactly. Replies to this message: noeffort (Mar 01, 2009 7:16 pm) jfritsch (Mar 06, 2009 4:36 am)
#2830 of 3252 Re: 08 elantra GLS [bis2] by noeffort Mar 01, 2009 (7:16 pm)
Replying to: bis2 (Mar 01, 2009 1:11 pm) Sounds like an excellent deal! Congrats and enjoy the ride.
#2831 of 3252 Re: Elantra pzev [rabble23] by wxman6 Mar 05, 2009 (5:54 am)
Replying to: rabble23 (Feb 18, 2009 1:00 pm) Does that price include a trade-in? I have browsed many of these pages and have found prices for Elantra GLEs with PEP ranging between 12k and 14k OTD and I am wondering if all of these really low prices include trade-in. I won't have a trade (old car totalled), so I wonder if these prices are possible for me(?).
#2832 of 3252 Re: 08 elantra GLS [bis2] by jfritsch Mar 06, 2009 (4:36 am)
Replying to: bis2 (Mar 01, 2009 1:11 pm) Can't exactly say with all the details, but if your trade was a 10 yr old junker worth about $1100 trade in (tax and tag in boston?) and you paid 12500 for the 08 17300 msrp gls auto that is an OK deal.   I believe the trade in on a 08 model used like yours with avg miles is about $10000. So for a new 08 your deal is OK. Worse if your trade is worth a lot more than 1100.   Thought you had a great deal there until I saw it was an 08 instead of 09.   Happy Drivin --jjf   Yesterday I got an 08 elantra GLS (pzev)    -automatic -carbon grey -popular equipment package -cargo mat -bluetooth    for 12,502 OTD    I felt like I got a good deal, am I wrong?    PS I am in the boston area    trade/tax title etc basically offset each other exactly
#2834 of 3252 I bought a new 2008 Elantra GLE..... by wxman6 Mar 07, 2009 (4:37 pm)
.....today in southern Ohio for 15,900 OTD with no trade. Sticker was 17,040 so I think I did OK. Has the popular equipment package. The price was 14,600 before 7% tax, and fees. They still had 4-5 '08s in stock as of this morning, but with the great spring weather, there were many buyers in the showroom, and I think they unloaded most of them today.   We were "this close" to buying a corollla, but, ultimately, the $2K price gap swayed us to the Elantra. The OTD price for the corolla was 17,900. After test-driving both cars, it is my opinion that the elantra is a less "refined" car, but still a very good one. Replies to this message: bhmr59 (Mar 07, 2009 8:17 pm) wxman6 (Mar 08, 2009 5:50 am) bhmr59 (Mar 09, 2009 5:10 pm)
#2835 of 3252 Re: I bought a new 2008 Elantra GLE..... [wxman6] by bhmr59 Mar 07, 2009 (8:17 pm)
Replying to: wxman6 (Mar 07, 2009 4:37 pm) Holy smokes, you got clobbered on fees. After the sales tax you got hit for about $1,400 in fees. How much of the fees went to the government and how much to the dealer. (Dealer fees should be added to the price of the car to see what was really paid to the dealer.) Replies to this message: wxman6 (Mar 08, 2009 5:50 am) bhmr59 (Mar 09, 2009 5:10 pm)

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