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#69 of 82 Re: Govt. Data [backy] by wantecon Jul 23, 2008 (6:50 pm)
Replying to: backy (Jul 23, 2008 5:27 pm) That's funny. I never heard of a loss leader in the new car business. Loss leaders are meant to pull you in to buy something else in ADDITION to the loss leader item. For example, the supermarket offers bananas at .10/ pound, knowing that while you're in their store you'll buy milk, bread, condoms, etc. at the not so loss leader like price. Thus stated, it isn't like you're gonna walk in to buy the loss leader Accent and walk out with an Azerra or Genesis also. LOL Look, a new Accent isn't going to sell that cheap. If it was, then used 2007's would not be going for 9000 plus on eBay with the 100k mile warranty dropping to 60k for the 2nd owner. I just sold my 2007 GS with power package and 21,500 miles for $9,400 and that still was a good deal for the buyer because it was a good $800 below private party book value KBB, NADA. Hyundai is not hurting like GM and Ford, believe me. They don't need a loss leader when this vehicle is in demand. Read the fine print, I'm telling you that you are NOT OTD for under 10k on a new Accent. P-E-R-I-O-D. Or better yet, go to the dealer and report back here when reality sets in. Replies to this message: backy (Jul 24, 2008 4:47 am) wantecon (Jul 24, 2008 5:51 am) backy (Jul 24, 2008 7:13 am)
#70 of 82 Re: Govt. Data [wantecon] by backy Jul 24, 2008 (4:47 am)
Replying to: wantecon (Jul 23, 2008 6:50 pm) A loss leader can also be used to pull someone in to buy a different product than he/she was thinking of. As in, "Oh, sorry, just sold the last of those $6988 Accents. How about a nice GLS for $12,000, or SE for $13k?" Or maybe an Elantra. Who knows, I'm not the Hyundai sales rep.   You can dispute hard facts all you want. The point is, you are wrong (as in, W-R-O-N-G). It is very possible to buy a new Accent for under $10k. Go to the Towne Hyundai web site, look at their Internet pricing on the Accent, published for all to see, look up the invoice price on the Accent GS (here at Edmunds.com for example), and you can verify this fact for yourself. Reality has set in. You simply refuse to acknowledge it.   You also may not be aware that used fuel-efficient cars are often selling for more than new models now. I think that's very odd, but I've confirmed it via multiple reports here as well as by checking pricing in my own town. For example, dealers in my area are routinely charging more than current MSRP for used Civics. And I see that even used 2008 Sonata GLSes with 20k miles or more are selling for what I could get a new 2009 (a better car at that) for at dealers like Towne. Go figure. So in today's world, getting $9400 for your Accent isn't all that exceptional, and in fact you said that yourself in that you sold it for well under KBB value. Why, I don't know. Maybe you've heard: gas is $4 a gallon, and small cars are in immense demand. Maybe you should have asked over KBB for your Accent?   Next topic? Replies to this message: wantecon (Jul 24, 2008 5:51 am) backy (Jul 24, 2008 7:13 am)
#71 of 82 Re: Govt. Data [backy] by wantecon Jul 24, 2008 (5:51 am)
Replying to: backy (Jul 24, 2008 4:47 am) Try to calm down and stay civil, my friend. My car was sold on eBay, on an auction. I believe you are confusing "loss leader" with "bait and switch" which you just described. They are two seperate things. Perhaps you should run to Towne Hyundai and drop down your $6899 or whatever paltry sum you mentioned and hope that you don't get "bait and switched" or as you call it, "loss leadered" into a Sonata. Being that I sold my Accent, I no longer have a need to discuss anything on this forum, which has devolved from "real world mileage" to this. Good luck to you and, "let the buyer beware". Replies to this message: backy (Jul 24, 2008 7:13 am)
#72 of 82 Re: Govt. Data [wantecon] by lightfootfl Jul 24, 2008 (6:13 am)
Replying to: wantecon (Jul 23, 2008 5:13 pm) re 67 Sorry my friend, but in Pensacola, FL they are selling for well under the 10K figure, and even the Elantra is under 10K, so you haven't been doing your homework in shopping around. Along the FL panhandle and into Mobile AL they are doing a booming business selling them under the 10K prices. van
#73 of 82 Re: Govt. Data [wantecon] by backy Jul 24, 2008 (7:13 am)
Replying to: wantecon (Jul 24, 2008 5:51 am) Hello, I wasn't the one who took a little "fwiw" comment about the fact that Accents can be had for under $10k and blew it up into a huge deal, with the capital letters with hyphens. You took it there, my friend. Maybe next time you want to challenge a point of fact posted by someone, do a little research first before making a big, personal deal out of it.
#74 of 82 Re: mpg a bit low for a small hatchback [kuripot] by kuripot Jul 24, 2008 (8:14 am)
Replying to: kuripot (May 19, 2008 7:21 am) UPDATE, Here are the mileage results since day 1. 80/20 highway/city   07/23/2008 37.12 07/19/2008 40.47 07/16/2008 36.72 07/12/2008 35.15 07/10/2008 35.62 07/03/2008 40.70 06/28/2008 39.23 06/24/2008 36.34 06/21/2008 40.11 06/17/2008 36.25 06/14/2008 34.26 06/10/2008 35.69 06/05/2008 34.26 05/30/2008 34.96 05/26/2008 34.06 05/19/2008 38.00 05/13/2008 34.06 05/08/2008 33.33
#75 of 82 OTD Price by kevperro2 Jul 24, 2008 (2:14 pm)
I'm in Washington and don't have any plans to fly to NJ or Florida to buy a car.   I have hard numbers. I could walk down to the dealer and buy a new 2008 base model Accent, without the A/C & the radio, for a hair under $10,000 even after paying WA State sales tax and all the dealer fees. So could anyone else for that matter, they have about eight of them in stock. The advertised price is $8995 but after you pay the little dealer nits & picks plus sales tax the final bill (the only one I care about) is $10,000.   This is in the Seattle area with the current $1500 Hyundai incentive. If I could buy one for $7000 I'd buy it just to have a spare car.   Those milage numbers look really good. Once again, that really reinforces that Hyundai has the least expensive thing to operate on the road..... bar none.
#77 of 82 Two Tanks by kevperro2 Sep 13, 2008 (6:43 pm)
I have the 5-speed manual and on my first two tanks I've gotten 36MPG on both. The first was mostly highway miles with little city driving. I'd say 90% Hwy, 10% city. The second was probably 80% city & 20% Hwy. The second tank was with 10% ethanol.   I've driven pretty normal, nothing too speedy and not too slow. Just my normal driving style. The tires have the dealer 30 PSI and I plan to max them out up around 42 PSI. After break-in I'm going to run a high fuel efficiency Mobile 1 synthetic and see what impact that has on fuel economy. The Accent only holds 3.5 Qts of oil so a synthetic change is only an extra $6 per oil change compared to using the generic Walmart oil I'm also thinking of indexing the plugs to see if that provides any additional economy.   I doubt anything but changing my driving habits will have much over 1-2 MPG difference. I'm very happy with 36 MPG though and it seems to do great in my city driving (most of my long term driving will be city). If I can average anything over 35 MPG that will be 5 MPG better than I anticipated based upon the sticker EPA rating.
#78 of 82 Tank #3 by kevperro2 Sep 18, 2008 (7:10 am)
I went on a 500 mile trip yesterday down to Portland. It was mostly driving on I-5 with A/C, one passenger and 70mph the entire way. I managed 37.4 MPG for the trip. I filled the tires to 42PSI before the trip.   I'm pretty consistent. All three tanks so far have been 36-37 MPG with my 5-speed Accent. That is a good 6-7 MPG better than EPA estimates and I've driven in my normal manner, not slow and not fast and no hyper-mile techniques. The vehicle has just over 1000 miles on it now so it should be past any potential break-in.   One other note, I drove for about 30 miles past when the fuel light came on. I filled the tank and it only took 9.9 gallons so there is a pretty good buffer once that light comes on. Replies to this message: backy (Sep 18, 2008 7:25 am) kevperro2 (Sep 18, 2008 12:43 pm)

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