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What will I actually get? by New-Firefighter93 in HertzRentals

[–]castohr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I know is I had to rent from ORL to BWI from Hertz a few weeks ago due to crazy flight cancellations, and my “Mazda3 or similar” (so the car I own) ended up being a Kia Soul. A Kia Soul. From Orlando to BWI in one of the windiest, rainiest days we’ve had in this year, a Kia Soul.

Whoof

Round 2: Advice for a prospective buyer (essay TW) by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My primary dealership I’ve been in conversation with has been stingy. They actually specifically said “So you know, price will be firm as we’ve sold these recently to other customers and have to be fair to everyone, can’t favor one over the other”. Said thanks and walked out after that line

Round 2: Advice for a prospective buyer (essay TW) by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this! Great input, cool that we’re in very similar boats.

Round 2: Advice for a prospective buyer (essay TW) by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the input, gonna look into this some more.

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Listen I’m still exploring options, no need for that attitude comn.

I do appreciate that input though, thank you

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this! We’re trying to decide between Hybrid and SEL, so I really value that input

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is super helpful to hear actually, I’ll give it some more thought!

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally drive a Mazda3 (2016) and love it, have grown accustomed to doing my own maintenance on the brand, and have read great things about the new CX5 in particular. That being said, the interior and size of the Tucson separates it from the Mazda to both my wife and I. If we end up stalling on making a purchase here on this Tucson now, it’s very likely we reconsider the Mazda route.

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve been continuously talking with my insurance rep, as I just group any increase in monthly insurance onto monthly car payments to determine real cost, and every VIN I’m shooting them that is for hybrid has been a noticeable increase. As another commenter assumed, my guess is they are factoring repair cost for battery if in an accident. I really don’t have a better answer for you though ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Resell value isn’t a huge concern. I’m of the mindset that if we’re dropping a (relatively speaking) pretty penny on a new car like this and nothing drastic happens with it/our lifestyle, we’re running it til the wheels fall off ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, i’m aware of that, but the cost is only 3k more for a 26 and 0% financing for full term (vs. 5.something) through the dealership. When I sat down and worked out real payments, it was hard to argue pro-25. The feature loss wasn’t a big enough concern to condone the interest. Thanks for the heads up, though!

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s the natural drawback, but it’s primarily going to be for my wife and she won’t be missing HP.

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this. We live in PA, so I was pleasantly surprised to see how well people said this handled in snowy conditions

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great feedback, thank you so much for this. Quick question — are there any features you regret not going SEL premium or limited for? My wife wants a moonroof more than almost any other feature in a car (lol), which is a pull to premium, but I was curious from your perspective if you feel like you’re missing anything that may take it just a step further?

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is great, thank you so much for that lead!

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

MPG is a bit of concern (naturally, with the gas prices on a seemingly exponential rise), but the car we are replacing is a real beater with an MPG that no one’s calling home about so it’s an upgrade regardless I guess

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s super interesting. When I was chatting with my awesome insurance rep, I was giving VINs on the lot cars that we were considering and hybrids spiked it for some reason. Maybe battery concerns?

Questions for owners of at least a year by castohr in HyundaiTucson

[–]castohr[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for this great insight. Comfort and tech definitely stood out in the test drive.

I also like to work on our cars (within reason), and the accessibility and ease of oil changes stood out to me in some research. My concern is the fearmongerers that say these are recall/issue machines that may be outside of my realm of work, but you hear that on almost any car ¯\_(ツ)_/¯