Helping my daughter's boyfriend's mother look for a new (used) car.......... Just throwing this out there to see if anyone has had any experience with these. I've recently become curious about the first-gen Hyundai Azera - 2006 through 2011. in my opinion, a pretty good-looking car. Comes LOADED with features, has a decent 3.8 liter V6 (with a timing chain, not a belt), and reviews indicate it's fairly reliable. It's also pretty darn cheap. Got an appointment tomorrow at noon to check one out - 2006, 'Limited' model, 72k miles. Don't know what they're asking yet, but should be in the $6,000 range. (NOT the specific vehicle in question):
There aren't any specific pattern failures that I recall, but Hyundai uses plastic valve covers, and once well-heated, they're warped. Otherwise, just use the standard inspection.
Hyundais have improved, over the years. They started using Mitsubishi engines and are probably using their own now. However, there are safety issues, concerning crash tests. Nothing I'd feel comfortable seating my daughter in
Thanks for the advice there. I I just checked the NHTSA ratings: This is how they label their tests - Front Driver: 4 out of 5 stars Front Passenger: 4 out of 5 stars Side Crash Driver: 5 out of 5 stars Side Crash Passenger: 4 out of 5 stars Rollover: 4 out of 5 stars Maybe not top-notch, but I think it will be acceptable.
We test-drove the car today, courtesy of a special appointment with one of the salesmen - they're usually closed on Sundays. When I spotted the car yesterday, we weren't able to view it up close - the lot was closed and locked up when we drove by. Today, we got to see the car. Visually, it was not impressive - minor damage to both bumper covers; a 3.5 -hour dent on the right fender; The electric right outside mirror has a broken part behind the mirror glass; the reclining part of the power passenger seat doesn't work; there's minor wear on the center dash area and the left door armrest; and there's some small miscellaneous scratches on the sides. Driving the car was a better experience. Very smooth, plenty of power. An amazing amount of features, including an electric-adjustable tilt/tele steering wheel, and adjustable pedals; dual-zone climate control; power rear sun shade; power tilt/slide moon roof; 6-CD changer, AND a cassette player(!!!); The salesman seemed to be willing to take care of all or most of the issues, provided he got a decent price. He threw out a figure of around $6,100, which seems to be in the ballpark for car you would rate as 'good' condition (basically - 'average' for the year) My friend still needs to get her financing in order, so she decided not to do a deal at this time. I think we might go looking for a different one when she gets her plan in order. She's gotta act fast though. There are signs her 2004 Sable is about to blow a head gasket.
Pass that one up. I think Hyundai is just as good if not better nowadays than Honda or Toyota. Maybe it’s a regional difference but I would say $4000 top dollar for that car.
I gotta say, it's hilarious how you can look at a dent and know that it's 'X' number of hours labor to pound it out. As for the price, I would've said half his offer, we take, as-is.
You realize Krash spent most of his adult life as an adjuster, right? I'm just an agent (albeit with 37 years in the game) and I'm not too bad at looking at a dent and getting an idea at the repair hours.
Right, but it was the preciseness of his comment that made me chuckle. That's certainly dedication to the career.
Not a three hour job, but less than a four hour job. He probably broke it down "30 minutes to look it over, 3 hours to fix" That or he was counting the guys lunch break
Well, A body shop guy would have said it was a 5-hour fix. ........................................................................... As to the original topic, it's now a dead issue. The friend went out yesterday and bought a 2012 Prius. I wasn't involved.
