RE: Engine blown - Warranty not honored
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RE: Engine blown - Warranty not honored - 6/3/2008 12:15:32 PM
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NovaResource
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Well anyway, keep us posted. Being a first time Hyundai owner myself, I took a lot of heat from friends and family for buying a Hyundai. I told them how reliable Hyundai has become over the years, but they're response, "I would still never buy a Hyundai, you should have bought a Honda." The last thing I want to do is prove them right. I'm hoping to get at least 10 trouble free years out of my car. It's a little distressing to hear about a new, properly maintained engine go to crap in two years. I will be keeping on top of this thread for a follow-up with what happened to your engine. Good luck!
Hondas are very good cars but they aren't trouble free. They are just overpriced. As for me, I've had 2 trouble-free Hyundais so far not including the other 3 trouble-free Hyundais in my family (mother-in-law and 2 aunts).
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RE: Engine blown - Warranty not honored - 6/3/2008 5:17:15 PM
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dgs
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Hondas are very good cars but they aren't trouble free. They are just overpriced.
No, I absolutely agree! But friends and family seem to think Honda's are immune from problems. They are not very car savy, as a car for them is strictly for transportation from A to B. Honda's are pretty good for an A to B type of car, and usually they are pretty bulletproof reliable. But no car is perfect. If my engine blew up after two years though I would get ribbed so bad. Everyone in my family owns a Honda. Serious, everyone (Accords, Civics, and CR-V's). So they were all mortified when I bought my Sonata. Well obviously I take what my friends and family say with a grain of salt. They mean well, but they are just regurgitating what most people who haven't followed Hyundai's progress over the years say. It's just amazing how far they've come yet so many people think of Hyundai as the same company from the early 80's selling cheap, unreliable cars. I personally think my new Sonata is nicer than any Honda Accord or Civic I've ever been in.
Yeah, I'm not really worried about having any major problems with my car. This is probably an isolated incident, as I've never heard of engines going bad like that on the current generation Sonata. I did a lot of research on this car before I bought it, so I'm pretty up on the history of Hyundai and the Sonata. Still, I can't wait to find out what really happened to that engine. I hope the OP gets it covered and that the dealership and Hyundai do the right thing and take care of his car.
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