rcairflr

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I am not sure where everyone else is getting their opinion on Hyundais, but me and the wife have had ours for 8 years / 90K miles and haven't had
any problems and the engine run just as good as new. We have never had it in for anything other than new timing belt at 76000 miles. While
they were int there, they noticed the water pump had a small leak, so they replaced it for free.

sheograth

Every woman looks better in a 911 Turbo I'm sure she'll be happy if you get her this.

rcairflr

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RCU is always full of mis-information. Hyundais bumper to bumper is 60k Miles or 5 years.

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Fed bumper to bumper is 3/36 and that is the only one that is enforceable by law. IF Hyundai were so inclined, they could say there is a 6/60, and simply not honor any warranty work past 3/36.

andybenton

i still say the ford Edge, very nice with the indash nav, and available with twin dvds in the rear headsets and wireless bose headphones for them. plus ford sync is pretty cool too.

used to work at a detail shop, spent alot of time around the luxery cars, for the price, and reliability, the edge is the way to go

Fs one

Just purchased new hyundai santa fe.Awesome vehicle great ride solid feel handles like a sport car.You can shift gears yourself or leave in auto.I have the sport model .Great power house 276hp v6.I have purchased 9 new domestic vehicles over my lifetime.Gm,ford chrysler.They are always going back to the shop for repairs.Finally i wisened up went over to the other side.Should have made the change years ago.I have owned it eight weeks now and have put on 5400kms.Hasn't been back to the shop for one thing.Every one i have spoken with loves theirs.Consumer report rates them highly for reliability.I did my homework over the last 3mths.Hello hyundai by the way if anybody gives you any slack for buying foreign they are built in greenville alabama.Make the change and see the difference.

sheograth

Yeah I've driven the Santa Fe, it's not bad at all.

HJJFFFAA

Was it new?

Fs one

Yes it is brand new.I have talked to 21 individuals with this suv from 2002 to 2008 the said the have never had repairs just regular brakes & oil changes.My wife loves to drive it.

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Give it 50,000 miles.

The_Shark

not to mention that what specs are to replace due to poor workmanship and abnormal wear are HUGE! when you hear the sucker clunking down the road, put it on the lift and move the whole wheel up,down left and right, what you think is toast, they consider it within spec so they dont replace it. (suspension and brake parts)

powertrain is the least of your worries, today's cars (especially kia/hyundia) burn up brakes, tie rods, sway bar links and bearings within (or if korean before) 40K miles. tires on kia/hyundia eat stock tires in 25k miles.

i know its beating a dead horse about now, im sure you will avoid hyunDIE or Keep It Away's

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Shark...what other people see and what we see are different things. Remember, Consumer Reports is king [&:]

rambler53

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I owned an '04 Hyundai 3.5L XG350L. It was small, full of gimmicks that weren't really luxury items at all, and it got horrible gas mileage. I bought an extended warranty and needed it often. One fuel system problem kept it at the dealer for 3 weeks. I was so happy when a guy rear ended me and totaled it, I couldn't stop shaking his hand. I noticed his F-150 didn't have a single scratch on it. I drove immediately to a Ford dealer and for the last 4 years enjoyed 91,000 miles on my 5.4L F-150 truck, that gets the same gas mileage as the small Hyundai did. I've replaced the brake pads, tires, and battery in that period of time on the Ford. It's never let me down and feels as tight as the day I bought it. It tows my boats nicely, and carries my model airplanes of all sizes to the flying field. It has a back seat and 4 doors. I feel safer in it, with a class 3 hitch and aftermarket steel bumper awaiting impact from the next mindless driver coming at me in this retirement area.

As far as buying a wife a new car, that's your decision. I'm happily divorced myself. Since the divorce, I have remained completely debt free, paid off my mortgage in just 4 years, have all kinds of free time for myself, and kids. When the receipts are all counted, cooking and cleaning for myself, is a real bargain in this life compared to the old days of chasing surprise credit card bills. I hope she's worth it. Mine was worth a Pinto or AMC product from Craigslist.
http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/1954986730.html

ThunderbirdJunkie

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ThunderbirdJunkie likes that car.

Go buy it for him. He'll pick it up in 3 weeks

HJJFFFAA

thunderbirdjunkie better put something cool in it or hjj will kick him in the dangly round things.

oliveDrab

I bought 2 and only paid $200k.

rambler53

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Is she really pretty? Then get her this. ZR1. 650hp. Or the Shelby, next to it. Nah, nevermind, these are for the mistress.

HJJFFFAA

I wouldn't buy those for a chick. Not even the one I have.

rambler53

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I know, 6 speed stick. They can't handle manual transmissions. I was just going to the extreme, like getting any woman a BMW, or any new car for that matter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RMLt28n0-M

HJJFFFAA

Yep, all women should drive cheap econoboxes.

Pic related, it's what my girlfriend drives. Because I told her to.

rambler53

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Thank you very much. I thought I was alone.

eddieC

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I have a couple buds who've bought Q7 Audis and love them. While they do scheduled maintenance, they are pretty hard on cars (use them at farm & vacation home). One had an Acura SUV, the other the Lexus. They both say the Audis hold up better. Also have an ex-sis-in-law who has put over 90K on a Santa Fe and has had zero problems. She also does the mx.
I had a Bravada AWD that my daughter and I both enjoyed, but at 120K it was starting to get niggling electrical problems. A freak lightning hit totaled it one night. Put a quarter-size hole in the windshield, hit the electronic dash & wiring. Smoldered for hours, when we opened the door the dash was a puddle on the floor. That car sold me on AWD here in Michigan, so I got an A6 Audi.
Hyundai has a unique approach to improvements. Unlike other (mostly US) mfgrs, they use owner input and ignore what the marketing & even engineering depts propose. They don't wait for a new-model year, they make changes ASAP. Toyota took 4 Hyundais from one model year apart, and found no two were exactly alike. Each had small, unique changes. I read somewhere that Hyundai was #4 in sales worldwide the last quarter 2008, displacing none other than Ford.
My 'plane hauler' is a 98 Grand Caravan I got from a bud after the Bravada. It has so many electrical problems I can no longer keep track, mainly due to running the wiring harness under the battery & attendant corrosion. When it dies, I'm thinking of a Santa Fe.
Good luck, tommy!

bomo

Buy a Chevy

rambler53

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You mean the bankrupt company of dull styling, and divisions that closed left and right this year, that Chevy?

ThunderbirdJunkie

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Chevy is a division, it's just one that didn't close [&:]

GM builds some damn fine automobiles.