Knowingly bought a car for my wife and not on ebay

thsmith

Thought I would share pics of my wifes new car.

I really wanted her to have the Ford Fusion Titanium but the Hyundia Azera with Tech Package won.

Never in my wildest dreams thought we would buy a Hyundia but they have come a long way.

We looked at a lot of different certified preowned cars and new Toyotas, Fords, Nissan, Infinity and a few Lexus.

The features this car has and for the price was an excellent value, oh yeah, no Bose here. Has Infinity speakers.

teekay0007

Nice lookin' ride, thsmith. Yeah, neither Hyundai nor Kia are the same companies many of us thought they were just a few years ago.

gudnoyez

Nice I bet the wife is Happy, now go out and buy yourself some new audio equipment. Hyundai's make good reliable vehicles priced well. I bought the wife a Nissan Rouge a couple of years ago she loves it,it does have a Bose system but she is happy with it, I have to admit it don't sound half bad for a factory system. I bought myself a AWD Kia Sportage, Kia's and Huyandais are one company nice vehicles. The Kia has a factory Infinty system in it and I'am happy with the sound. It appears you did good. Plus around here there are more Hyundai's Kia's and Nissan's on the road than any other vehicles.

polkfarmboy

Yep, nice curvy car and not a girly looking one, congrats and your a good man for keeping her happy!

nooshinjohn

I clicked on the thread expecting to see a Porsche. A Hyundai is not worth 20k views and 20 pages of comments... sorry but thanks for playing....

seriously though, that looks to be a very nice car. Congrats!

thsmith

nooshinjohn wrote: »

I clicked on the thread expecting to see a Porsche. A Hyundai is not worth 20k views and 20 pages of comments... sorry but thanks for playing....

seriously though, that looks to be a very nice car. Congrats!

Funny John, Only Porsche I would own would be a 911 SC, no targa or convertible. But at my height and weight that is not going to happen.

hochpt21

This thread will be no where as fun...or nauseating. :-)

thsmith

hochpt21 wrote: »

this thread will be no where as fun...or nauseating. :-)

thank god !

Nightfall

Don't let anyone tell you Hyundai sucks...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfF55LIxZo4

gudnoyez

hochpt21 wrote: »

This thread will be no where as fun...or nauseating. :-)

You mean no bowl of popcorn and a six pack or two will be needed?

hochpt21

gudnoyez wrote: »

You mean no bowl of popcorn and a six pack or two will be needed?

I may get a six pack going just to see what happens.

hochpt21

BTW...that is a VERY sharp looking car.

My friend had a Hyundai from about 2001-2007 and it was an extremely reliable vehicle.

thsmith

The Azera has a dual overhead cam 24 valve 3.3l V6 with 300hp. None of that much matters as my wife drives conservative. It can get out of its own way though.

mhardy6647

I like the looks of many of the new Hyundais (Hyundae?)... the new Fords, too ;-)
I wonder how the current crop of Hyundais are going to hold up... that, I think, is the question based on their past.
Hope it turns out to be a great choice; keep us posted!

Nightfall

Some of the new Fords really look a lot like Aston Martins.

PolkieMan

The two 02 Hyundai Elantras I bought new have only been to the dealer the 1st week for a minor brake cable adjustment and a trim piece. Since then it has just been the usual things tires ,batteries, shocks and a brake caliper that got stuck. Nice to have something that you just drive.

WLDock

mhardy6647 wrote: »

I wonder how the current crop of Hyundais are going to hold up... that, I think, is the question based on their past.

IMO, I think they are taking claim in the marketplace today based off of what they learned from their past. Their cars are winning saftey awards and have some of the best warranties and value in the industry. Its obvious these guys have pulled apart everything out there on the market and have hired ex Audi engineers, etc, etc, etc. to get to this point. The next five years is going to be interesting.

Nightfall wrote: »

Some of the new Fords really look a lot like Aston Martin.

Even though Ford used to own Austin Martin at one time I have no idea how they pulled off the Fusion design without getting sued....must have been a pre-agreement?

Anyway, the Azera is sexy! and it along with the Ford Fusion, Mazda6, Kia Optima, Kia Cadenza, Chevy Impala, Infiniti Q50, Cadillac XTS, Lincoln MKZ, Audi A7, Tesla Model S, Jaguar XF, Lexus ES, and GS 350 F Sport are the best looking Sedans out right now IMO.

schwarcw

The Hyundai is a very nice car. Congrats and good luck!

boston1450

Congrats on you wife's new car. They are very reliable cars. My mother has had3-4 & swears by them. Easy maintaince & repairs are minimal. We bought a Kia for one of the kids & it has 207,000 & going strong

jflail2

Nice buy! Hyundai has really turned the corner in regards to looks/quality. They've got some great looking models these days, and you guys found one of them. Very nice!

sucks2beme

At the price of the Genesis coupe r-type, it's priced between the 6 and the 8 cylinder Mustangs.
The v6 stang I got was a lot less than that. About the most fun you can buy in the low $20k range.

cnh

I keep hearing how Hyundai has changed, but I never thought they were that bad to begin with. I ran an '90 Excel into the ground. The only bad thing was their transmissions and that was only a $392 repair. Otherwise, no real problems and 40 mpg highway. Just rusted out on me. On the other hand a recent list of the 10 most unreliable cars included 5 Fords? Now I hear that Ford has come back. So what is this list about? Personally, I've owned one or two Fords ('70s, 80's) and they pretty much sucked!

I guess the Azera is the upscale model from the Sonata so it must be very nice. Hope your wife enjoys that. My '02 Impala is getting ready to RUST OUT so I'll be looking for a good "used" (one year old) replacement. I almost never buy new these days? Love that "depreciation value" on an almost new car. Otherwise they are Overpriced! But if you can find a year old car with a remaining warranty at about 1/2 of the MSRP new you can pretty much pay for it up front and be debt free!

cnh

Nightfall

LOL I had to. Don't take it seriously.

sucks2beme

a fiat? A mini cooper? And someone called the Mustang a "chick" car?
Sorry, I can work on a Mustang in the driveway instead of the dealer.
And nobody will laugh at me either. Try that with a Fiat, or a boxster.

sucks2beme

The Hyundai has more US parts in it than buying a GM. The process
heavily automated- the most of any car company. And that means
more uniform quality. They started the long warranty to cover early
production problems. They have improved greatly.
I took the wife to look at them, but she refuses to buy a non-US
based car. That's how the Mustang happened. And v8 wasn't in the budget.
The new v6 is almost as fast as the v8 of a couple of years ago. And out the door at
$22k (2012 closeout!!!!) Not a lot of fancy toys. No nav, no blu-tooth, cloth seats
(preferred in Texas heat). Just shut up and drive kind of car.
The car THSmith got sounds like a pretty nice ride. I wish the Mrs. was open minded.
just shut up and drive. A

sucks2beme

And the same can be done with a Mustang all day long.
Buy a trashed Mustang, drop in the good stuff and go.
Or any other car. Mustangs are just easier- EVERYBODY
sells stuff for Mustangs. pick your budget and target performance.
But I'm a guy in his mid 50's. From rural Iowa.
And yes, no Fiats, Mini's for me.
Chill, guy. We used to drop big blocks into a Vega.
nothing new there.

sucks2beme

ZLTFUL, you have a PM.
I apologize if my banter has offended you.
I sometimes forget that car banter on the web
isn't the same as in person. Let's let Mr. Smith enjoy his new car.

Nightfall

I don't think anybody was offended, only defending their position.

WilliamM2

WLDock wrote: »

Even though Ford used to own Austin Martin at one time I have no idea how they pulled off the Fusion design without getting sued....must have been a pre-agreement?

Sued? Other than the bump in the center of the hood (which many cars have), they don't look anything alike. Headlights, grill, fenders, all completely different. And if you compare them from the side...

WLDock

WilliamM2 wrote: »

Sued? Other than the bump in the center of the hood (which many cars have), they don't look anything alike. Headlights, grill, fenders, all completely different. And if you compare them from the side...

Yes, you are right....they don't look anything alike..............................TO A DESIGN ENGINEER! I'm born in Detroit, a car guy, have two friends who are ex Ford Engineers, and we were all at the North American (Detroit) Auto Show last year looking at the car....So, I get your points from a technical standpoint.

However, the G.E. or General Effect of the two designs are similar to untrained eyes ..or the general consumer. Don't take my word for it....When we were looking at the car last year at the show the car had a lot of buzz. I was at the Ford display for about twenty minutes and over and over again it came up by person after person, group and after group how it looked like an A.M. Even both my buds said the front looked like an Aston. You can't really read an article, test report, forum post, etc without reading about others saying the same thing or how the design must have been influenced by the Aston.

Design lawsuits have been filed for less....but its such a complex subject.

Phasewolf

Yes Jeep tried and failed to sue GM over the grill they used in the Hummer.