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Replying to: blnewto (Nov 21, 2008 7:46 pm) $29,490 plus 0.9% financing I predict they go lower. Happy Holidays. Don |
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As I roll up the miles, I find myself thinking that I was too negative in some of my previous posts. After taking a long trip, I am really pleased with the Genesis as a highway cruiser. It gets you there in style and comfort without being boring. Yes, I still stick with my previous posts that the ride can be jiggly and too firm over rough pavement, but the offset is that it handles most roads with supreme poise. This is the absolute best six cylinder that I have ever driven. I am convinced that the perfectly mated six-speed transmission has a great deal to do with its performance. I still moan about the speedometer reading 5% faster than you are actually traveling but I guess most of you are tired of hearing me repeat such a nitpicking complaint. I have a more serious problem to report. Two times, I have arrived from a trip to discover that my battery was completely dead with the car parked in an airport garage. The first time, the Hyundai technician got a readout from the computer indicating a defective battery. Luckily, they had just unloaded another new Genesis and they replaced my battery with the one from the new vehicle. Yesterday, I arrived at the same airport after a four-day trip to experience the exact same dead battery scenario. When I got a jump-start from the airport police, the first thing I did was to check every electrical device and switch to make sure that I did not leave anything on. This time, the technician's computer did not indicate a defective battery. They wanted to give me a loaner car and keep my Genesis for several days to see if they can duplicate the problem but I am leaving on another 2,000 mile trip in two days. Therefore, we have decided that I will complete that trip and then leave it with them to research the problem. Both the dealer and I think that there must be an electrical short. Now for a gas mileage story. I filled the tank with pure gas (no Ethanol), reset the computer, and drove from Greenville, SC to Stafford, VA on I-85 and I-95 traveling most of the time at 80 MPH. It was a beautiful day with no wind. I was elated that the car's computer indicated that I averaged 30.3 MPG. Two days later, I filled up with gas containing 10% Ethanol, reset the computer, and traveled back to Greenville on another beautiful, no-wind day. There are no significant hills on this route and there was no difference in driving conditions. I only achieved 27.1 MPG with the Ethanol blend. Stay away from Ethanol blended fuel if you have a choice! Since I probably have put more miles on my Genesis than almost anybody, I am trying in each of my posts to give a completely honest and objective assessment. I know that I hate reading some of the blogs that are based more on emotion than on actual facts and results. In spite of my complaints, and I have reported some, I still think this is one heck of a car! I'll like it even better if they can figure out my battery drain problem.
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Replying to: colegar (Nov 22, 2008 1:48 pm)
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Replying to: ricwhite (Nov 22, 2008 2:09 pm) |
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Some fantastic reductions out there at the moment, I mean $4,500 off the Touring & Limited models, Fantastic right! In Aug 08 (according to my copy of Consumer Reports), the price range started at $22,510 up to $35,670. The LX now starts at $27,250 and the Limited $37,350. Come on guys, credit your consumers with some intelligence. Why not start the range at $18,000 and see if you start moving some units. Setting your base model $1000 above the base model Honda Odyssey and hiking your other prices in this way doesn't sound like you're taking the current economic situation too seriously... |
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Replying to: colegar (Nov 22, 2008 1:48 pm) As for the ethenol: 10% ethenol equals 10% fewer miles per gallon. Sounds to me like the ethenol is just making farmers rich and not doing anything to decrease the use of gasoline. Ethenol is being burned with no contribution to mileage. Whose idea was it to mix this stuff with gasoline and for what purpose?
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Replying to: ricwhite (Nov 22, 2008 2:09 pm) |
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Replying to: richard124 (Nov 22, 2008 3:26 pm) |
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Replying to: louiswei (Nov 21, 2008 2:26 pm) Right now, any way to grab a sale is good for the automaker, and that goes for almost every automaker. 30K for a base Genesis is only about 3 grand off its MSRP, and frankly, that's not bad at all. I have a dealer here offering 10K off on a GS, for example. Plus, I don't think the deal includes any factory rebate so everything is on the dealer. Like I said, anyway to make a deal right now is better than nothing. |
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