Impressions Of My Genesis Test Drive
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I guess you missed the part about the fact that I had pretty much made up my mind that the Genesis would be my next car.
You need to brush up on your reading comprehension.
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Touche!
Either way, I would wait a few days/weeks and then drive another one, just to see if you got a bad example or were just having a bad day.
Either way, I would wait a few days/weeks and then drive another one, just to see if you got a bad example or were just having a bad day.
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I'll take another stab at the car in a week or two.
I'll let you know what I think.
I continue to believe that the "dealership experience" will be a huge hurdle for Hyundai to overcome with this vehicle.
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Have you looked at or driven an Azera? That model, like Genesis, also seems to offer a lot for the money vs. its competition. It's surprising that it hasn't sold better than it does. On paper and on the street it looks good, but folks aren't lining up to buy them. Any thoughts?
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BMW 5-series....
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The Hyundai looks twice as expensive than the BMW but you'll probably still pay more for the Bimmer.
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Have you looked at or driven an Azera? That model, like Genesis, also seems to offer a lot for the money vs. its competition. It's surprising that it hasn't sold better than it does. On paper and on the street it looks good, but folks aren't lining up to buy them. Any thoughts?
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jwaters, congrats on getting a Genesis.
Would love to hear more feedback as time goes on.
Would love to hear more feedback as time goes on.
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Thanks for sharing your findings with us.
I plan full-length reviews myself, shortly, of the Genesis and 2009 Acura TL when both become available in my area.
I hope they have solved the road noise problem with the Genesis, compared to the Azera. That was one of the few flies in the Azera's ointment (and one of the places the Toyota Avalon beat it), although, in some cases, that can be just the specific tires.....changing to a different tread pattern can help. Consumer Reports didn't mention any road noise problem with their tested Azera.
I plan full-length reviews myself, shortly, of the Genesis and 2009 Acura TL when both become available in my area.
I hope they have solved the road noise problem with the Genesis, compared to the Azera. That was one of the few flies in the Azera's ointment (and one of the places the Toyota Avalon beat it), although, in some cases, that can be just the specific tires.....changing to a different tread pattern can help. Consumer Reports didn't mention any road noise problem with their tested Azera.
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Either way, here ya go:
"...the influential Black Book of used car residual values is predicting the 2009 Genesis V6 will retain 52% of its value after three years and the Genesis V8 will retain 50% of its value after the same period. That's better than the Black Book's predicted residual value for the Acura TL, Lexus ES 350, Infiniti G35 and Cadillac CTS."
Source: http://www.canadiandriver.com/testdr...ai-genesis.php
The Genesis also has great lease deals for those concerned about depreciation. A 2 year lease of the V6 Genesis starts at $399/month. For a loaded Genesis V6 ($40k) you're looking at $499 a month.
http://genesisowners.com/hyundai-gen...ighlight=lease
ALG Residual Values for the Genesis place it highest in it's class:
(Skip to 28:30): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjia6K0Rnqg
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Thanks for sharing your findings with us.
I plan full-length reviews myself, shortly, of the Genesis and 2009 Acura TL when both become available in my area.
I hope they have solved the road noise problem with the Genesis, compared to the Azera. That was one of the few flies in the Azera's ointment (and one of the places the Toyota Avalon beat it), although, in some cases, that can be just the specific tires.....changing to a different tread pattern can help. Consumer Reports didn't mention any road noise problem with their tested Azera.
I plan full-length reviews myself, shortly, of the Genesis and 2009 Acura TL when both become available in my area.
I hope they have solved the road noise problem with the Genesis, compared to the Azera. That was one of the few flies in the Azera's ointment (and one of the places the Toyota Avalon beat it), although, in some cases, that can be just the specific tires.....changing to a different tread pattern can help. Consumer Reports didn't mention any road noise problem with their tested Azera.