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How much did you pay?

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#1 ·
Hi All,

I'm shopping for a genesis coupe and like the 2.0 GT. I was wondering what you paid as the final price after taxes, freight, negotiating the price etc. Also, did you get any other special throw ins from the dealer?
I'm just trying to get an idea of what I can get away with when haggling on a new coupe.

Thanks a lot!

Mark
 
#2 ·
I bought a 2.0 Track which they would not negotiate on and actually they went way out of there way to accommodate some of my requests. In the end I paid 29,200 ish after tax (6.75%) and my car has 15 miles on it.

Personally I would never buy a car with more than 50 miles on it ... Think of it this way ... when you buy a new car you drive it light for a while to break it in. But, when you test drive it you beat on it a little to get a feel for it - personally I take them up near red line one time. Most test drives are somewhere around what ... say 10 miles. So even at 50 miles that means your car has been potentially red lined five times. If it does have more than 50 miles (especially if it has more than a few hundred) I would try to negotiate the price down.
 
#3 ·
Thanks for the reply and I totally agree with you, I don't trust the demo cars. When I bought my mazdaspeed6 I wouldn't buy the car I test drove because I was very hard on that car, I got them to get me a brand spanking new one. I've been noticing that up here, a lot of the more reasonably priced genesis coupes are demos with hundreds of miles on them.
 
#5 ·
Gents, I would agree with you if we rewinded 10 years back or more. Today's engines from all manufactorers around the world especially high performance engines are broke in at the factory. Why do you think your 1st oil change is at 3750? Now that doesn't mean you go out the first day you bought it and redline it and power brake it everywhere you go. The parts are still new and need some time to wear for good settling and seating, but for the average daily sporty type driver's like ourselves, you can go ahead and hit redline a few time and suffer no ill effects or power loss because of it. It's actually good for the motor to take to the top and down low and in the middle for the first 1000 miles or so. But if you can swing a new one, then all the better. Mine had 195 miles on it and she purrs. So don't get yourself all rapped up about it...That's what that tremendous warrenty is there for...
 
#6 ·
I disagree - my girlfriend bought an 08 fit brand new and their first oil change is at 8,000 miles. There is no way the oil filter is still good at that high of mileage and neither will the oil be if you drive it hard. They make them that high because it is used as a selling point "with our car you only change the oil every 8,000 miles". In reality ya it will be ok for a while but it will break sooner than it should and it will happen after the warranty expires which is even more money for them.

The parts in a motor get hardened from heat cycling as the car operates and if you do not let them cycle enough in the beginning you will end up causing stress fractures. The problems you cause by driving it hard early on will not be evident for a long time. It is like not brushing your teeth - you will not have a problem for years but when you do it will be painful and cost you. If you plan on getting rid of it early on before the warranty expires or if you have a warranty forever program then it does not matter you can do whatever you want. It is far too early for you have had a problem due to having bought a car with 200 miles.

I would also submit that the 2.0T motor is not a high performance motor - not as much as people give it credit anyways. Beyond Redline did a tear down and noted a lot of things that puts this motor closer to a regular four cylinder than a performance one. Notably they mentioned it needs reinforcing block guards and also it has an open deck block. I would give it at least 500-1000 miles before you go balls to the wall in it.

This is just my opinion though - I spent most of my driving experience working with V8s and the like so I have little experience with 4 cyls. The LS1 series were factory high performance motors to me- they were strong, light, and could take a lot of punishment.
 
#9 ·
Engines are not broken in. The reason for a 3750 first oil change is the oil is so much better. I break in every engine I've ever had HARD! I redline it I side step the clutch, and I down shift hard. I have never had a catastrophic engine failure. I always have engine that will out perform, those that are broken in soft.

If you plan on driving it hard, break it in hard.
 
#10 ·
I got my R-Spec at about 26. First I went through carbargains.org. They call the dealers in the area and basically play bid wars for you. After it's done they send you a print out of how much each will sell it for plus any additional fees. Cost is about 250. I believe there was about a $600 difference between low and high quotes. You can also check the hyundai website for incentives in your area. I got $1500 added onto my down payment. I lost $500 cuz like a sucker let them add the gap insurance. Good luck, happy hunting.
 

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#15 ·
Weston wants to start modding cars. You can do exhaust BOV WGA and intake with no worries. It's sad but it really depends on the service writer you go to. I added a CMD, and they don't care. So far so good. I found out there is no way to know if you upgraded the ECU software, so you can do poweraxle as well. I'm adding a FMIC, I told them, they didn't seem to mind.

I do know there's one idiot who added nitrous to a leased car, and that voided everything. He is so screwed. Hyundai will not be taking that car back.
 
#16 ·
Weston wants to start modding cars. You can do exhaust BOV WGA and intake with no worries. It's sad but it really depends on the service writer you go to. I added a CMD, and they don't care. So far so good. I found out there is no way to know if you upgraded the ECU software, so you can do poweraxle as well. I'm adding a FMIC, I told them, they didn't seem to mind.
hmmmm, that's good news. Maybe a marketing move. If enough GC's are out there kickin ass they wil be more interest and thus hopefully increased sales. Maybe just a thought. But I will have to go up and see wassup. Do you trust them to later not say "oh nothen we can do" if something should happen?

I do know there's one idiot who added nitrous to a leased car, and that voided everything. He is so screwed. Hyundai will not be taking that car back.
UnF'nreal. You do the work yourself or have a shop up there?
 
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