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mosesthedog -> RE: The maintenance log says timing belt 90k (3/26/2008 1:37:01 PM)
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I'm on line with Hyundai right now, but, no, it's not KM it's MILES. The KM are right below that and is given as 144,000 km. I've got a feeling I've been snookered. We bought this Sonata second-hand thinking that it would be a couple years before we had to replace the timing belt. Then, as I said, I go on line to read the manual and the maintenance mentioned there requires replacement at 60k miles.
Oh, oh. I see what happened. SOMEONE HAD TORN A PAGE OUT OF THE MAINTENANCE LOG!! When I traced across the row to check when the next major repairs had to be made, I was going across non-consecutive pages. The 60,000 mile maintenance is missing altogether! It jumps from 15k to 78.75k miles. I'm thinking it was most likely the Ford dealer, where I bought this otherwise quite acceptable Hyundai, who arranged to have the owner's manual missing and then tore the page out of the log, quite seamlessly, btw. Anyway, if I hadn't been too quick test driving the car and had taken my time, I would have seen that the 'R' was for the coolant, not the timing belt which was marked 'I' for inspect. Unfortunately, that was across eight columns and I got it wrong.
Great! I'd say I paid about $460 too much for this used Hyundai!!
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