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Replying to: backy (Dec 14, 2004 8:11 am) Return by car—3.75 hours. About $20. total: 8.5 hours & $45. Here to San Jose, CA: same as above & then 1-hour nonstop flight to San Jose. About $100. Return by car—8.5 hours. About $50. total: 14.25 hours & $150. Here to Las Vegas, NV—Anywhere from 7 hours to 2 days. Cost $? Return by car—7 hours. About $40. total: 14 hours to 2.5 days. Cost? --Plan A? One 2.5-hour bus ride to Ridgecrest, CA. Then somehow travel 85 miles to Barstow, CA? Then one 3-hour bus ride to Las Vegas. --Plan B? Rental car one-way to Barstow, CA? Then one 3-hour bus-ride to Las Vegas. --Plan C One 4.75-hour bus ride to Reno. Then 18.5-hour bus ride with 2 transfers to Las Vegas! There is no 1-way car rental between here and Las Vegas. It *might* be possible to drive one-way to Barstow. --Plan D. Post “Want a ride” at local sporting goods store. Ask everyone I know. John
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Replying to: john_w (Dec 14, 2004 7:47 pm) Looks like you may have some additional bargaining power with the San Jose dealer--about $100 more transit costs. You could tell them, "If you meet the offer from Las Vegas, I'll buy from you even though it will cost me $100 more because I can get the car a little sooner." You're not immersed in this transaction, are you? 
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Replying to: backy (Dec 14, 2004 8:09 pm) ” Immersed? LOL! What will I do when, as this misnamed thread suggests, I’m actually no longer looking for a car? Although most of the ways I listed for getting to Las Vegas are unappealing, I do know people who go there occasionally. I’ll call San Jose tomorrow (Dec. 15). What you describe is exactly how I feel. It’s worth a trip to San Jose to get the car sooner, if it's for the same price. John |
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just curious. It appears you live quite aways from any Hyundai dealers. If your vehicle becomes disable and needs to be tow, does Hyundai roadside assistance cover such long distance?
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Replying to: norne (Dec 15, 2004 5:01 am) The roadside assistance, as described at www.hyundaiusa.com/Html/Warranty/warranty5YearUnlimited.asp doesn't mention a limitation in terms of miles. The assistance is contracted out to another company, Crosscountry of America of California, Inc., if I remember correctly. I currently belong to AAA. If I continue my membership, some of the coverage will be redundant. AAA charges for towing beyond a certain number of miles, unless you have a premium membership. John
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Replying to: john_w (Dec 16, 2004 12:09 am) Source: Customer Svc Rep at Hyundai Roadside assistance aka Cross country of america. This is the same motor club who provides road side assitance for honda vehicles. |
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I’ve waited a few days to post, but still don’t have definitive results. Las Vegas offered to sell me the exact car I want for $15,200 + tax – rebate. The salesman in San Jose said that he believed they had made their best offer ($15,700 + tax – rebate), but the sales manager wasn’t there. He may be right, but I should talk to the sales manager. Unlike Las Vegas and Reno, San Jose has the exact car I want on their lot. But for $500+ I’m willing to wait. The dealership in Las Vegas sells 150 cars a day. Since they’re open 6 days a week, that’s 1,800 cars in 2 weeks. I suspect at least half of these cars are used. So, they must sell, at most, 900 new cars in 2 weeks. The point is that they are more likely to get in the car I want than a dealer with a lower volume. Reno has called a couple of times to report that they’ve found some approximation to the car I want, and I have to tell them that if it doesn’t have ABS, I’m not interested. Their current bid on the car I want is over $15,500 + tax – rebate. However, they have a car on the lot that differs from the car I want in only 2 ways: it’s a different color and doesn’t have a moonroof. Their bid on this car is closer to its invoice than for the car I want. In short, I could have a new GLS 5-door in tidal wave blue and no moonroof (but everything else—cruise control, stereo upgrade, ABS with traction control) for $736 less than Las Vegas’s low bid on the exact car I have in mind. It’s sitting there on the lot in relatively easy-to-get-to Reno. I’m beginning to waver. John |
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Unless I get a call from Planet Hyundai in Las Vegas this evening saying they have an Elantra GLS or GT 5-door with manual transmission and ABS at an irresistible price, I’ll be buying the tidal wave blue GLS 5-door with package 4 (cruise control, stereo upgrade, and ABS with traction control), and carpeted floor mats from Reno tomorrow afternoon (Dec. 21). Their price is $14,520 + tax – rebate = $14,395.30 out the door. Is this is a good price? The TMV for this car for the Reno location is $14,514. In my experience, it wasn’t that easy to find the combo of ABS, manual transmission, and 5-door for TMV. It looks like this combo is currently not on the lot of Planet Hyundai, despite their much larger size. I’m looking forward to having this car. In fact, I’m looking forward to having any car. Any last-minute advice? John |
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I bought the car from Reno, as described above. It had 22 miles on it when I bought it, and now, a day later, has 225. I like it so far. I’m not used to having a car that looks perfect. I don’t want to park it near any other car. I suppose this wears off after a while. Today I have to clean the garage and recycle a bunch of stuff. I could barely get the car all the way in. Also, I need to read the Owner’s Manual. There are some features I didn’t feel comfortable fumbling with while driving home in the dark. Nice to have a CD-player. My last car had a wind-up gramophone. Just kidding. John |
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Replying to: john_w (Dec 22, 2004 9:13 am)  We got our first parking lot ding from another car's door about a month ago. The first scratch is the hardest . . . getting scratches is just part of owning a car, I guess. Congratulations again and enjoy!
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