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My buying experience here. I bought this brandnew 2005 Elantra GLS on the last day of 2004 from Rick Case Hyundai, Cleveland, OH. The price before Tax/Title/Fee: $12100 ( after rebate of $1250 + $500 trade-in for my Geo Prizm ). A/T, Cruise Control, Floor mat. I paid much of the price, with a couple of thousands on mortgage at 4.9% for two years from Hyundai motor Financial Company. Visited another dealer, Rick Case Hyundai/Mitsubishi and they only offered to sell a base GLS for #13300 ( out of their mind ? ) while pushing me to buy their new Galant at $15999 which I rejected. I live close to the dealer and I feel good about the saleman and the dealership. Got to use their free twice a month car wash when I live close by. Enjoy the riding. MPG is bit high, 22 so far. Got 780 miles on it. Haven't hit highway yet. After 1200 miles gonna test it on highway. So far so good. Just my full coverage insurance looks too high, $460/6 month. I got this quote from Esurance. Any comment on this insurance company?
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Replying to: llamania (Jan 21, 2005 11:42 am) The insurance doesn't sound too bad. I'm in a prime group for age, location, driving record etc. and get all the discounts for multi-car, home + car, etc. and my insurance on my '01 GLS isn't much less than yours. That is, it wasn't BEFORE I added my 16 year old son to it. Now it's quite a bit higher.  This is with Farmers Insurance. P.S. It's ok to take it out on the highway before 1200 miles, just keep the revs down. If you stay under 60-65 it should be fine. You'll find that the fuel economy improves after you get some miles on it; mine improved quite a bit after about 1500 miles. Now after 4+ years and 30k miles I get high 20s in town and get over 40 on the highway when I stay to the speed limits. This is a 5-speed. But I can get mid-20s in town and upper 30s on the highway with my '04 GT automatic.
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The AAA insurance on my 2005 Elantra GLS 5-door is $600 per year. You didn’t specify what your coverage was. Mine is 100K/300K, uninsured motorist, and $500 deductible on comprehensive and collision. There may be some other coverage, but I believe that’s most of it.
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Replying to: backy (Jan 21, 2005 11:52 am) After reading your post, I dare to test it on highway. Well, in a huge snowstorm:) Driving under 50 mph, but enjoy cruise control and the ride. I hope my Elantra will get the mpg your GT gets. |
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Replying to: john_w (Jan 22, 2005 1:57 am) Should contact AAA for a quote. thanks. |
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Hello! I'm considering buying a 2005 Elantra GLS, but I'm still not quite decided. I've been flipping through the message boards, and I've got some questions, if anyone has a second. First - one of the posts above said something along the lines of the Elantra was good in snow with the right tires - does this mean that the standard tires are only ok? Lousy? Good but not in snow? I live in New England, so I really need something that can handle snow/sleet/slush, etc. I'm really not looking to add new tires after I plunk down a lot of money for a new car. Second - somewhere on this list (either this section or another one) someone had mentioned that they were staying off the highway until they had gone 1200 miles, and someone else had replied that they could do the highway, as long as they kept their speed down to 60-65. Is this "break-in" period (which I'm guessing it is) unique to the Hyundai, or is it recommended for ANY new car? (it's been ten years since I had a new car, so I've long forgotten this piece of advice, if I ever knew it). I'm wondering as I commute 40 miles a day, a combination of highway/local roads, and would like to know if I'm going to have to be really careful about speed etc with a a new car. If anyone else has any advice or info about their experiences with an '05, for someone who's interested but still on the fence, feel free to share. Thank you!
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Replying to: glowkat (Jan 25, 2005 3:17 pm) I just put Kumho Ecsta HP716 tires on my '01 GLS and they did very well in our snow too (OEM Michelins wore thin after 30k miles, and the Kumhos are much cheaper and I actually like them better than the Michelins). As for break-in, every new car has some sort of break-in recommendations. There are a few important things such as not to do hard stops (hard on the brakes), avoid high speeds, and above all VARY your speed. So you should be fine commuting to work with a new Elantra as long as you stay within speed limits and don't keep the same speed a long time, i.e. don't use cruise control. |
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Replying to: bikerpa (Apr 13, 2004 8:26 am) |
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Replying to: bbb99 (Jan 27, 2005 9:22 am)
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Replying to: backy (Jan 27, 2005 9:40 am)
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