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Re: Another Profession Review Lambasts Sonata's Suspension [mikemartin] by kenlight1
Jul 08, 2009 (7:46 pm)
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Replying to: mikemartin (Jul 06, 2009 7:04 pm)

Actually you haven't. In one of your rants you indicated that the reviewer laid it into the Sonata for it's suspension noises. Yet if you read the review the reviewer stated that car was solid but if he was hard pressed to find a fault it would be the suspension noise over rough roads.
 
As for my own experience I just got back from a 3500 mile trip and did not notice any suspension noises. I was actually pretty impressed with how quiet the cabin was at high speeds. Of course this could be because previously I owned Pontiacs which has extremely high wind noise. The outside temperatures was between 97 - 105 during the day but the cabin was comfortable.
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Re: Another Profession Review Lambasts Sonata's Suspension [kenlight1] by mikemartin
Jul 08, 2009 (9:13 pm)
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Replying to: kenlight1 (Jul 08, 2009 7:46 pm)

In one of your rants you indicated that the reviewer laid it into the Sonata for it's suspension noises. Yet if you read the review the reviewer stated that car was solid but if he was hard pressed to find a fault it would be the suspension noise over rough roads.
 

 
The editor in chief of cars.com said "the Sonata has as many rattles and as much noise over rough roads as a car with 100,000 miles on it."
 
I don't know what part of that you don't get; that's not the picture of a "solid ride," as you put it, to me or anyone else with common sense.
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Re: Another Profession Review Lambasts Sonata's Suspension [mikemartin] by LASHAWN
Jul 09, 2009 (9:25 am)
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Replying to: mikemartin (Jul 08, 2009 9:13 pm)

Has anyone of you ever thought that editor's comment is based solely on that particular car he was driving? Especially since most people that own a 09 Sonata do not experience the same concern. I mean c'mon, cars are like people their not perfect or built the same. Some cars do come from the factory with issues and some don't. I have an 06 Sonata LX with 60k+ miles and that vehicle has been to FL, OH and AL driven over numerous kinds of road surfaces and I haven't had any serious problems out of it, heck it still has the original tires on it and I changed front pads at 55k. Now there probably will be some owners out there that might be experiencing the same fortune as me and their are some owners that will not experience this great fortune. Does that make it a bad car?
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Re: Another Profession Review Lambasts Sonata's Suspension [LASHAWN] by stephen987
Jul 09, 2009 (9:33 am)
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Replying to: LASHAWN (Jul 09, 2009 9:25 am)

If the quality is not consistent from one example to the next, within the same model line, then YES, that makes it a bad bet. It also makes some of them--the ones with the suspension noise--bad cars.
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Re: Another Profession Review Lambasts Sonata's Suspension [LASHAWN] by dovid2
Jul 09, 2009 (9:35 am)
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Replying to: LASHAWN (Jul 09, 2009 9:25 am)

Good point, Lashawn. The testers that reviewers get have frequently been put through the wringer, especially as other reviewers want to drive even a family car at the limits. I remember a review of the CTS when it first came out that admitted the clutch was already worn when it was received.
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Re: Another Profession Review Lambasts Sonata's Suspension [mikemartin] by kenlight1
Jul 09, 2009 (9:41 am)
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Replying to: mikemartin (Jul 08, 2009 9:13 pm)

Back from your message 794
 
>I'm posting this just as a reference point because some of the people who have >claimed that those complaining about suspension thunks and rattles are trolls or >troublemakers.
   
>I came across this on the Hyundai Owners' Forums.
   
>http://www.canadiandriver.com/2008/10/01/test-drive-2009-hyundai-sonata-limited-- - - - - - four-cylinder.htm
 
Anybody who reads the review will see that it is a very positive review. About the only negative starts out with the phrase "If there's a fault...".
Reading comprehension tells me that the reviewer had to grasp at straws to come up with a negative. So this is where I believe you make the attempt to change day into night.
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after market struts by wrs4
Jul 09, 2009 (11:15 am)
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While not having any problems with suspension noises with 15000 miles on my 09 Sonata limited. Just wondering if there any after market struts available and what the price would be?
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We all need to take a breath by james1982
Jul 09, 2009 (11:20 am)
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I think that our posts are getting out of hand on this issue. Seriously, as I scroll down, the comments are becoming more and more passive aggressive.
 
On that note, I'm going to troll the Accord forums and start a fight! Who's with me?! =)
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Re: We all need to take a breath [james1982] by mikemartin
Jul 09, 2009 (5:34 pm)
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Replying to: james1982 (Jul 09, 2009 11:20 am)

I am moving on as I noticed Hyundai has really raised the prices on the Sonata, by reducing rebates, and by truly raising the price on the 09.
 
The Sonata no longer holds any real value proposition to a comparably equipped Camry, Mazda6 or Nissan Altima, quality differences and resale value issues aside.
 
Given a choice between an Altima or Mazda6 at even a grand more than the Sonata, I'll take either over the Altima all day long, as I won't get slaughtered nearly as badly when I sell my car.
 
They improved the Sonata with the 2009 redesign, but only time will tell how it will fare durability wise, and CR already has marked the Sonata down to just 'average reliability,' negative suspension comments by professional reviewers (and many owners) aside.
 
I predict Hyundai is fishing in uncharted waters with its pricing that creep ever so closer to the established Japanese mainstays, and it will suffer blowback for it in upcoming sales' numbers.
 
On one final note, the local Hyundai Dealership had a Veracruz with a 40k sticker price. Are they on crack? Has Hyundai lost its mind? Who would buy that when they can get a Lexus RX350 for a few grand more?
 
Wow. Just wow.
 
Cheers to all and good health and luck to you.
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Re: Suspension noise [jack47] by dovid2
Jul 10, 2009 (9:15 am)
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Replying to: jack47 (Jul 08, 2009 1:03 pm)

Thanks, jack, I was pretty sure I had checked them, but I did so again, and hot, they were at 36psi, which is where I wanted them.

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