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Replying to: joe97 (Oct 27, 2008 6:11 pm) Several people on Edmunds and other blogs have mentioned concerns about the ride. The posts here re: the Azera speak for themselves. Re; pricing, spend a little more to get it correct and then charge accordingly instead of trying to dramatically undercut the competetion on price.
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Replying to: carolinabob (Oct 28, 2008 10:09 am) 
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Replying to: carolinabob (Oct 28, 2008 10:09 am)  You said, "Hyundai needs to spend the money to get the cars designed right from the ground up" Hyundai spent over 530 million dollars to develop the Genesis from the ground up. Re; pricing, spend a little more to get it correct and then charge accordingly instead of trying to dramatically undercut the competetion on price. If the Genesis price range doesn't make sense, how much were you thinking? As for the ride of the Genesis, there are obviously room for improvement, no doubt; nonethless, it is a good one, a very good first attempt. The Genesis has a very balanced ride, think somewhere in between the GS and the 5er. By the way, I disagree with your position the MKS rides much better than the Genesis - to me, the MKS rode a little soft in comparison to the Genesis. |
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I just drove a rental 2008 white Chevy Impala LT with about 4300 miles on it for two weeks in New England on vacation. Put about 700 miles on it. Having not driven this generation of Impala before, I was curious about what GM's latest version was. For the record, I drive a 2000 Ford Taurus SES with the DOHC 3.0 V-6, with 75K miles on it. I have not read any of the 6700+ posts here. My impressions: On the plus side it was quite quiet, had a smooth ride, shifted and braked well, and had a large nicely shaped trunk with linkage hinges so as to make most of the trunk space useable. On the minus side, handling was somewhat remote, and road noise at times seemed higher than my Taurus is, though both were acceptable in my mind. What I really did not like were the outside rear view mirrors which were small, oddly triangular shaped, and the white body color housing was very distracting. The center console dash lights reflected in the top of the windshield at night, and the other gage lights behind the steering wheel reflected in the drivers side door window AND in the rear view mirror! Also the cupholders were way too far back in the console, and the armrest on the console was also too far back and poorly cushioned. The rear seats on this model at least, didn't fold down. Front seat comfort was not as good as my Taurus. My rear ached after anything longer than a 1 hour drive. The visors were too small and did not block sun in the upper corners. I detested the fake burled wood on the dash. It looked cheap. Most of these negatives would not be deal breakers for me, except for the poor outside mirrors, the reflections of the dash lights in the glass, the cupholder placement, the center armrest problem and the less than ideal front seat comfort. These items would definitely make me shop elsewhere. |
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Replying to: badgerfan (Nov 06, 2008 9:17 am) |
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Replying to: berri (Nov 06, 2008 5:40 pm) CRAMPED Driver's Legroom? I'm 6'5" (with a short torso, long legs) and find there to be plentiful legroom front and back (I tend to sit with the seat all the way back in every car or full size truck I've driven). The real aggrivating thing is the lack of a telescoping steering wheel, although I think the Impala lacks this also, right?
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Replying to: thegraduate (Nov 06, 2008 7:55 pm) Every car is different for some people. For example when I drove the Genesis I felt it wasn't as roomy as my '06 Avalon, but the #s would say it is. Just my body type I guess.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Nov 06, 2008 7:55 pm) |
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Replying to: tjc78 (Nov 07, 2008 4:31 am)
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Replying to: allmet33 (Nov 07, 2008 6:43 am) Don't get me wrong though, you guys know I'm not so hard-headed as to believe where I'm comfortable, others may not be!
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