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Re: Purchased 2009 Sonata I4 GLS [fullback100]
by backy
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Jul 05, 2008 (6:06 am)
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Replying to: fullback100 (Jul 05, 2008 1:21 am)
The Limited I4 would be around $4000-5000 more. That gets you lots of luxury items like leather, better audio, moonroof, and bigger wheels (alloys), but the basic car is the same as the GLS, including the suspension and powertrain.
On the gas... the surveys that Hyundai will send you about your buying experience are VERY important to the dealers and salespeople. So when you get your survey, you could call the sales rep and say, "I'd like to give you top marks on the survey, but it kind of bugs me that the tank was only 1/4 full when I bought the car." And see what they do.
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- #5041 of 6610
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Re: Purchased 2009 Sonata I4 GLS [backy]
by fullback100
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Jul 05, 2008 (10:03 am)
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Replying to: backy (Jul 05, 2008 6:06 am)
I'll definitely try that! Becky.
Maybe, I shoud've opted for Limited b/c I am spending $2,000 anyway for aftermarket leather, tinted windows and 17" alloy wheels. Too late now.
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- #5042 of 6610
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Re: Purchased 2009 Sonata I4 GLS [fullback100]
by m6user
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Jul 05, 2008 (4:27 pm)
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Replying to: fullback100 (Jul 05, 2008 10:03 am)
If it's any consulation, the aftermarket leather job you're getting may just be nicer than the Hyundai installed. I don't think the Limited's leather is all that great and not quite up to the same quality as a lot of others IMO.
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- #5043 of 6610
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Rebate changes-ad prices don't
by m6user
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Jul 05, 2008 (5:15 pm)
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Isn't it sickening that you see the same price for a car week after week in ads and then when the rebate increase $500, they keep running the same price. Instead of saying in their ad "We just reduced our price $500--new price is xxxxx". Just adds to the mistrust most consumers have for car dealers.
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Re: Rebate changes-ad prices don't [m6user]
by backy
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Jul 05, 2008 (6:12 pm)
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Replying to: m6user (Jul 05, 2008 5:15 pm)
I've often seen ads lag rebate updates. Keep in mind HMA just announced the new rebates a couple of days ago. Print ads are set long before that, and there can be a delay updating web sites too. (Then there was this deal yesterday, called a "national holiday", that might have been partly to blame for a delay too.)
Now, if the price isn't adjusted in the next week or so, I'd begin to wonder...
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- #5045 of 6610
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Another Hyundai dealership to go to
by njalan
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Jul 05, 2008 (7:03 pm)
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This afternoon I walked out from a Burger King in my area (East Brunswick, NJ) and saw a couple getting into a new Hyundai Sonata. They bought this 2009 Sonata SE in May & told me Brad Benson in South Brunswick still offers 30% off the sticker price plus $1000 rebate (can be used towards the purchase of a new car right away) on all Sonatas. This sounds more attractive than the deals offered by Stateline and Towne (both in NJ). I will call them on Monday to find out the details.
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- #5046 of 6610
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Re: Rebate changes-ad prices don't [backy]
by m6user
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Jul 05, 2008 (7:08 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Jul 05, 2008 6:12 pm)
Totally agree about the lead times etc. however one dealer had an ad today with the $2000 rebate mentioned but omitted pricing for the vehicle. This is an ongoing issue at least around where I live. Most dealers have not even changed their advertised prices since the rebate went from $1000 to $1500. I'll be out of town for the next two weeks so won't be seeing the local ads but I bet they will be the same prices as now when I get back. We'll see.
I guess my comment was not strictly pointed at Sonata/Hyundai dealers but at car dealers in general.
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- #5047 of 6610
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Re: Another Hyundai dealership to go to [njalan]
by moocow1
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Jul 06, 2008 (12:17 am)
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Replying to: njalan (Jul 05, 2008 7:03 pm)
Brad Benson *cough* Don't touch them. I've seen some insanely bad reviews of that dealer. And this video is really scary.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMu9HSsYF9E
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- #5048 of 6610
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Re: Another Hyundai dealership to go to [moocow1]
by njalan
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Jul 06, 2008 (6:56 am)
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Replying to: moocow1 (Jul 06, 2008 12:17 am)
Thanks for the cautionary video, moocow1. However, I am not ready as yet to convict the dealer solely based on this video. The mother signed the contract and drove the car away without fully understanding the contents of the contract. There were two points at issue: 1) APR (too high?) and 2) Price on the contract was not the price promised. The daughter came back two days later with a video camera demanding the dealer to take the car back (she actually dropped the key on the desk and walked away). She did most of the talking, allowing the partner/dealer very little chance to ask why and what had happened.
I wondered why the daughter did not come with her mother to pick up the car and more importantly, to review the contract before signing. To me, she got away with a steal.
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Re: Another Hyundai dealership to go to [njalan]
by nhphd
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Jul 06, 2008 (8:35 am)
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Replying to: njalan (Jul 06, 2008 6:56 am)
I don't know the whole story in that video but I want to take the dealership side or at least not the customer side. You send your stupid mother to buy a car and then you come back to rescue her? Why not help her to buy the car in the first place? Why did she drove away the car from the lot without being approved and financed? Too good to be true.
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