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2011 Hyundai Sonata

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#3879 of 5326 Re: oh yeah! [kirstie_h] by schdy

Jul 14, 2010 (2:11 pm)

Replying to: kirstie_h (Jul 14, 2010 12:26 pm)
My original point was that because the 2011 Sonata can be leased for a reasonal price ($199mo) the resale value must have increased to put it with Toyota,Honda and others.
I just don't know how any of us can predict the resale value of a car that just hit the market. Historical records are guidelines. If the 2011 Sonata develops major problems like the Toyota the resale value can plumet. The same goes for any other car.
When I purchased my Sonata in March my Dealer would not take in a Toyota on trade because of the bad publicity.
Let me also add that tading in a car to the original Dealer (Hyundai to Hyundai or Honda to Honda) will result in a better trade value. When I was shopping I looked at Altima,Honda, and Ford. I received a considerable more for my Hyundai going back to Hyundai.
As I said earlier I have a 5dr 2006 Elantra with 15k miles that I paid under $11k and I have been oferred $7k from several potential buyers. Not to shabby for 5 years. Most cars lose that the 1st year.

#3880 of 5326 Touring Plant on 7/19/10. Does anybody have questions? by LASHAWN

Jul 15, 2010 (12:07 pm)

I'm visiting the Hyundai Plant on Monday when I go home to visit my family. Does anyone have any questions they feel someone at the plant can answer? Let me know.

#3881 of 5326 Re: Touring Plant on 7/19/10. Does anybody have questions? [LASHAWN] by backy

Jul 15, 2010 (12:35 pm)

Replying to: LASHAWN (Jul 15, 2010 12:07 pm)
How do they plan to meet demand once the turbo, hybrid, and wagon versions come out, given they are having a hard time meeting demand now even with overtime?

#3882 of 5326 Re: Touring Plant on 7/19/10. Does anybody have questions? [LASHAWN] by hmma007

Jul 15, 2010 (12:51 pm)

Replying to: LASHAWN (Jul 15, 2010 12:07 pm)
Lashawn, I hope you enjoy your visit to our facility. You won't see me because I'm hidden away in the Paint Shop but we have a nice presentation showing how our plant produces the finish on our cars. We're very proud of our cars and our entire plant (although I feel Quality Control is the best department ), I think you'll find it to be different than just about any manufacturing facility you've ever visited.
 
Backy, we're working a LOT of overtime to meet the demand for our Sonata AND Santa Fe, there are some plans in the future to help us better manage our output.
 
We're really excited about the Turbo and Hybrid Sonatas and some other possible surprises in store for the Hyundai family of customers.
 
Bring the sunscreen and something to drink when you come to Alabama....it's very very very hot right now!

#3883 of 5326 Re: Touring Plant on 7/19/10. Does anybody have questions? [LASHAWN] by schdy

Jul 15, 2010 (1:19 pm)

Replying to: LASHAWN (Jul 15, 2010 12:07 pm)
I'm visiting the Hyundai Plant on Monday when I go home to visit my family. Does anyone have any questions they feel someone at the plant can answer? Let me know.
 
Is the horn adjustable?

#3884 of 5326 Re: oh yeah! [noway6] by toysax

Jul 15, 2010 (3:48 pm)

Replying to: noway6 (Jul 14, 2010 8:44 am)
indeed! my sonata yearly premium is over $300 LESS than my previous car... a honda CIVIC!

#3885 of 5326 Re: oh yeah! [alookman] by toysax

Jul 15, 2010 (3:54 pm)

Replying to: alookman (Jul 13, 2010 2:47 pm)
My daughters BF is a service manager at a BMW dealer here in Jersey. He is very positive on the Direct innjection technology, and says that cleaning any carbon deposts is a relatively minor procedure. Now.. edmunds has written a review of the new Sonata 2.0T direct inject engine... and suggest that Hyundai is in the process of assuming a leading spot in auto motor technology

#3886 of 5326 Gas insert missing by busterbrit

Jul 15, 2010 (5:48 pm)

I noticed today that when you open the gas cap that there is nothing covering the little hole that you put gas into. My other cars always had a silver cover that pushed back when filling with gas. I feel like there was one on this car but its gone. Can someone confirm if they do or do not have anything covering this hole?

#3887 of 5326 Wife scratched my car...what to do. by busterbrit

Jul 15, 2010 (5:52 pm)

OK so my wife called me the other day in tears because she scrached my car. I hate that she was crying because I couldn't get mad at her.
 
It's a 2011 Sonata with silver paint. She backed into a pole and put a scratch and small gash into the corner bumper. The gash is about 1/2 an inch and you can see the black plastic.
 
What do I do? I hate seeing it but I don't know if its worth fixing. Even if I took it to a body shop how will they match it since the Sonata paint was done a special way?
 
help....

#3888 of 5326 Re: Wife scratched my car...what to do. [busterbrit] by backy

Jul 15, 2010 (6:03 pm)

Replying to: busterbrit (Jul 15, 2010 5:52 pm)
Hyundai sells color-matched touch up paint for their cars. If the gash isn't too deep, it's possible you could make a decent repair with touch-up paint. If you are nervous about trying that, you could take it to a body shop that preps used cars for sale (lots of dealers have their own shops for that), and they could probably do the job for a small fee.
 
Then wait a few years, and after the bumper has accumulated lots of other dings and nicks (sorry, it happens), you can have it professionally painted, so it's like new again... for awhile.

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