"It's like driving witch-craft.." -- loved that line

"You hear 1.3L engine and you think, 'Wow, that's fuel efficient!'... Wow! Are you wrong!" -- rofl

As for the Genesis Coupe... sorry, but i owned a Tiburon, the predecessor to the Coupe and all i can say is you'd not only have to pay me to own the vehicle but also give me a guarantee in writing that no matter waht goes wrong, breaks or even begins to start to sound like there might be possibly a problem, it would be 100% covered, no questions asked. I fought with Hyundai for 5 years getting my money back from when my transmission died AT 22k MILES. 100k mile warrant? bullshit. The good thing was i was able to take part in a class-action lawsuit which forced Hyundai to reimburse me. the bad part was Hyundai did everything they could to not pay me back. I got letter after letter from them saying i didnt fill out the paper work correctly... they didnt receive it... i was missing documentation... i was missing receipts... all of which was absolute bullshit. Everything was there and i had paid for delivery receipt. So... yea, **** that company sideways with a splintered 2x4. Transmission wasn't the only thing i had problems with as well... and they fought me on those repairs too. i bought the car with less than 22k and sold it at 48,5XX. Next to the Chevy Corsica i owned, it was the worst car i'd owned... all repairs except the tranny i was able to get covered under warranty but it was a hassle every time. the tranny was eventually refunded but again... nothign but hassle. As for the Corsica, again, less than 20k when i bought it and first year of ownership it was in the shop 13x... **** Chevy with the used and left unwashed 2x4 from hynudai's raping. that's how much disrepect Chevy deserves (imho).

So far, the best cars i've owned are my 8 and the honda civic i had. That poor little car i beat the stink out of... bought at 52k and put over 280k by time i sold it. only thing i ever did for it repair-wise was replace the radiator hose, tires and put $3k into the front suspension at 170k. it would have rusted apart before it died i think.

 

I just pm'ed Lebren. You guys are useless jkz

 

I know its not the point but the Genesis is supposed to be far and away better.

 

I drove the Genesis Cpe, I was not impressed at all, I guess having an R3 is being spoiled but that car just sucked, didnt handle well and the interior was cheap like they stated. Havent driven the G37 but i drove my moms G35 and I wasnt impressed, the seats were uncomfortable and it didnt handle very well, I think for the money the 8 is the way to go.

 

Missed this first time around...

You will all notice, that the cool ones are all Green.....

 

yea, i know. i guess it's the whole notion of "once bitten..." and so on. i was very active on the NewTiburon.com site for many years and the Genesis was hailed at the "car that would save hyundai tuning!" and then it came out and was about as big a disappointment as this:

 

Sounds like you got boned by Hyundai Shinka. If it makes you feel any better I wasn't all that thrilled by the Hyundai... especially the paddle shifters.

 

I think the thing that agitates me the most, is when people say "it isn't quite as luxurious as I'd like...". What are you talking about you dolt!? It's a sports car! They stripped it down to almost the basics for a reason! It's called weight. Luxury equals weight.

That was what made me mad about that guy. Other than that though, not a bad review.

 

to be honest, the NT forums have countless posts with similar stories to mine. Hyundai just isn't as good a company as they claim in their hype of the 10 yr / 100k warranty. the tibby was a fun car and imho, a decent car for anyone who wants to break into the tuning world. the v6 has a ton of potential with either S/C or turbo and the 4banger loves turbos. If you have the facilities and can forego dealing with manufacturer repairs and do the work yourself, you're golden. i realize that can be said about any car i guess.

ah well...

 

i wouldn't say stripped... i think refined is a better way to put it.