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Hyundai Elantra Real World MPG 2012

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#692 of 752 Re: my mileage [koller2012] by deanb01

Nov 30, 2012 (1:51 pm)

Replying to: koller2012 (Nov 30, 2012 12:57 pm)
Say.....do you suppose Hyundai's onboard trip computer misstates MPG like the original sticker did?

#693 of 752 Re: my mileage [koller2012] by gman4911

Nov 30, 2012 (2:01 pm)

Replying to: koller2012 (Nov 30, 2012 12:57 pm)
If your tank result is 29-30, you're driving way more stop & go than you realize, which is pulling your average down. Your avg MPH calculation will confirm that.

#694 of 752 Re: my mileage [gman4911] by elantra4

Dec 01, 2012 (8:15 am)

Replying to: gman4911 (Nov 30, 2012 2:01 pm)
I purchased my 2012 Elantra in June of 2011 when they first came out and paid full sticker price as it was the hottest car on the market. The reason it was the hottest car was the 40/29 mpg that was advertised. From the very beginning I noticed that I was not getting anywhere what was advertised and started posting on this web site. I got the usual story from the dealer as others had posted that the mileage would get better as the car got more mileage on it. Well with 19500 miles on it it has only gotten worse. Latest all city is 19.5 I can still get about 36mpg on an all highway but as the cold weather has started the mileage will drop as others have mentioned. I have owned two other Elantras 2003 and 2004 and got about the same mpg 32/24mpg. I traded in the 2004 when I heard about the supposed 40/29.If I knew what I know now I never would have traded it in for the 2012 and would have gotten a Civic. I do love the styling but am sorry that I went for the Elantras again. I will keep it for now but will be looking to trade it in the future.

#695 of 752 Received the debit card letter and?? by selmam

Dec 02, 2012 (12:47 pm)

Is there any way to refuse this debit card offer and demand more of a compensation? I've been disappointed in the mileage that my 2011 Elantra has gotten from the beginning, and find their statement "estimates on affected vehicles were overstated by one or two MPG" as insulting. It's closer to 5-10 mpg. in my experience. Had I known this, I would have bought the Jetta I really wanted. I bought this car for the supposed great mileage.

#696 of 752 Refuse debit card? by fowler3

Dec 02, 2012 (5:40 pm)

Selmam: I don't know if there is another way. Probably not since they are not being truthful about any of it. Check with the dealer you bought it from. Hyundai sales in NC have dropped greatly. There is an Elantra GT I have been looking at, sitting in front of the showroom, for the past six weeks. The dealer won't budge on his $999 administration fee (pays the little lady in the back room to type up the bill of sale) and the $399 mud guards. They say they will give the buyer $500 when he signs the contract. What a bunch of nuts.

#697 of 752 This Sucks by kevperro3

Dec 02, 2012 (9:36 pm)

Mine gets pretty close to the updated estimates but this is simply unacceptable behavior by ANY company.
 
There is no way they could have honestly made a mistake on how they test their cars. Not only is it a black-mark on the company but they should be punished with a tariff. This amounts to unfair trade practice, dishonesty in the marketplace and for me and my kids... it is my last Hyundai (after buying four). It is simply unacceptable for a company to lie to me and get away with it.
 
Goodbye Hyundai Kia... never again!

#698 of 752 Re: This Sucks [kevperro3] by deanb01

Dec 03, 2012 (3:19 am)

Replying to: kevperro3 (Dec 02, 2012 9:36 pm)
Well said, or to put it another way, "fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me". Hyundai misstated horsepower on the 2002 Santa Fe. How do I know? I received their debit card settlement and warranty extension. Their US President at the time said; well...consumers don't purchase Hyundai's for performance anyway, or words to that effect. He got canned shortly thereafter. Now, a relatively new US President and a huge misstated MPG claim.
 
These guys got this down pat.

#699 of 752 Re: This Sucks [kevperro3] by gman4911

Dec 03, 2012 (6:16 am)

Replying to: kevperro3 (Dec 02, 2012 9:36 pm)
There is no way they could have honestly made a mistake on how they test their cars.
The story is that they misinterpreted the EPA test procedures. Can anyone say that's not possible?

#700 of 752 Re: This Sucks [gman4911] by deanb01

Dec 03, 2012 (7:57 am)

Replying to: gman4911 (Dec 03, 2012 6:16 am)
Anything is "possible". But, are the EPA test procedures new to these guys? Does the EPA change the test procedures that frequently? How many years practice in S. Korea on each years Kia & Hyundai new models will it take?
 
In the meantime, let's misstate the results of our testing misinterpretations, put competition at an unfair disadvantage and in doing so sell a few more thousand units.
 
Thanks to a few irratated owners they got busted with their hand in the cookie jar, simple as that.

#701 of 752 Great design, high tech electronics not enough? by fowler3

Dec 03, 2012 (6:54 pm)

It's called gilding the lilly, going too far trying to make a great new car more fetching. Hyundai was so desperate to get new models into production and shipped, they threw something into the stew that didn't need to be added. Now, Hyundai and Kia dealers have padded prices in the extreme trying to make the models look unbeatable, Such nonsense as $399 mudflaps and $999 sales fees.
 
You want to see and hear what those cars are really like, listen carefully to the video reviews on YouTube.com, listen to how the doors crash when closed, the tin-like trunk lids and hoods. If they got 100 mpg I'm not sure I would buy one. The 40mpg they are touting is no big deal. Buy a used Honda Civic with 5-speed stick and drive it moderately fast, it will happily give you 40mpg. My 1994 Civic did.

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