Is There Room in the Luxury Market for Hyundai?

Replying to: steve_ (Oct 25, 2009 3:11 pm)

I've only been in one car, a Lexus, that had cooled seats. It was OK but I could do without it. In MN, heated seats (with leather) are much more useful.
 
I am a bit surprised Hyundai didn't add the cooled passenger seat for 2010. Lack of that feature was noted by quite a few owners in their reviews--many more than noted a problem with the suspension. Yet they tweaked the suspension. I noticed though, apparently a telescopic steering column is now standard on the base Genesis 3.8 (if Edmunds.com can be believed--and it can, right, Steve? ) That was a strange omission in the 2009 Genesis given that many econoboxes have telescopic steering columns.

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Replying to: british_rover (Oct 26, 2009 1:04 pm)

It usually hits 105 here every summer (but it's a dry heat - like a pizza oven ) so some extra cooling could be nice.
 
I sure don't want any more leather seats. Heated cloth please for my next (first?) luxury ride.
 
Automobile magazine is testing a Genesis - an update came out today on the web with this tidbit:
 
"During one particularly sweltering drive, bassist Sedghi Zubin praised the air-cooled front seats. "Few things can ease the pain of sitting in Manhattan gridlock; one of them, I've now realized, is not having a sweaty backside."

Replying to: espo35 (Oct 23, 2009 12:54 pm)

BS! Hyundai customers are those that can't get financing anywhere else. Look at the ads on TV, in magazines and in newspapers-that is who they are targeting.
    Hyundai is not now and probably never will be a true luxury make, no matter how many Genesis, Equus, etc. they put out there. True, they do exceptionally well at loading their cars up with very nice features, but look closely at BMW, Infiniti, Acura, M-B, etc and you will see a vast difference. I did and that is why I am not buying a Genesis even with the Hyundai Associates Purchase Program discount. And I really, really tried to convince myself to get a Genesis. Couldn't do it.
    In three and five years, look at the resale value of Genesis, Equus, etc. compared to the others - that will tell the story. Hyundai in general has one of lowest resale values of any car on the market. They make cheap cars and how do they make them cheaper? That is the real question.
     A TRUE luxury car is one you are proud to drive and happy with, not one you you saved some money on - and that is Hyundai's chief attribute.

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Replying to: carolinabob (Oct 28, 2009 12:47 pm)

I assume it's OK to be proud to drive and be happy with a Hyundai, AND have saved money on it--both on initial purchase and on depreciation. That is the case with the Hyundai I currently own, and with the one I owned for 5-1/2 years but sold a couple of years ago.
 
 
 
P.S. My FICO is in the 820s range last time I checked.

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