Buyers remorse saga...a little help?

[my2wins]

Can someone talk me off the ledge? I deeply loved my new 2013 Genesis for the first 3 months, and now I have this sense of daily remorse that it was a bad decision. I briefly read an article that anyone willing to pay for a luxury car should consider a Tesla S because you save $15k a year in minimal cost of ownership, so the cost is significantly lower than a traditional luxury car but without sacrificing performance (not to mention access to carpool lane, which means about an hour less of commute time per day). I briefly considered a Tesla prior to buying the Genesis and went with the emotional buying decision of loving the look and performance of the Genesis. Now reality has set in and the honeymoon's over, none of my tech package stuff is as awesome as advertised, my damn microphone doesn't work well, half the voice commands don't work, and I'm feeling pretty bummed.

Any words of comfort or wisdom? Hold the scorn please, I've got enough self-flagellation already. Looking for counter-arguments.

Thanks :/

 

[Philth]

Isn't the Tesla S over $100K???

ALL cars lose value; are not an investment at all. I wouldn't look at it like that.

Besides, what's done is done. Don't dwell on the past.

 

[WowCool]

Sounds to me like you stepped into a marriage after a 1 night stand, Ouch!!
knuckle down, get your Genesis issues resolved and start loving..OR sell it and go buy your dream machine..
..........STOP whining....

 

[jlindh]

I see you live in CA. The new PG&E electric bills show just how much you're paying for your power. The rate per KWh is greatly increased for anyone using more than minimal electricity. The electricity used to charge a Tesla is going to cost you at your highest rate or even higher.

Secondly, I don't believe the vast majority of Genesii cost their owners $15k per year. How can a Tesla cost less than zero?

 

[homeofstone]

My 2011 4.6 with tech has been and is a very reliable car. It now has 98k miles with the original brake pads. Not a single issue with the tech pkg. Voice commands work well for my wife and I after learning the correct words to use. I use the voice commands for the navigation which takes a lot less time than input through the knob. Total cost of ownership is going to be many thousands less than a Tesla. Also this is a good read : http://www.motortrend.com/features/travel/112_0912_hyundai_genesis_across_europe/

 

[my2wins]

Isn't the Tesla S over $100K???

The new S model is base of $64.5k, albeit a moot point

 

[my2wins]

I guess the $15k number is a gross overestimate that I heard anecdotally. The Tesla doc says more like $261 a month savings. That's quite different.

http://www.teslamotors.com/true-cost-of-ownership

I'll stop whining now. I'm just supremely disappointed. I have an appt to replace the mic under warranty in a few weeks (assuming the dealer ever calls back. Sigh). If I can just get the voice commands to be semi-functional, I can work with the car. If not I might sell.

 

[my2wins]

Also this is a good read : http://www.motortrend.com/features/travel/112_0912_hyundai_genesis_across_europe/

Great article, thanks for sharing. Paints a beautiful picture of a fantasy trip: a 2,500 mile trek across Europe with dual Genesii. What an experience. And a proof point that the car admirably holds its own in the land of high performance driving.

(As an aside, 27 mph seems hard to fathom. I'm only getting 20 to 24 but I guess long stretches of road would account for a significant difference in mileage).

 

[deise17311]

I average 27 MPG driving my 2013 3.8 premium...

 

[GenesisCaptain]

I love my tech package. And, I have driven cars with absolute state-of-the art stuff. It is probably all just perspective. There are a few killer features that I wish the car had, but I was not willing to pay the additional thousands of dollars to get a car with heads-up display or heated steering wheel.

The UI is good, and the nav has proved very good on multiple road trips and thousands of miles.

It is a bummer about your mic and voice commands. Those are both perfect in my car. Mine only misses a voice command once every few months. I routinely enter nav instructions with voice, and I always dial by voice. I envy your 2013 that lets you speak the full address for nav. I bet that is a component problem.

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[veed]

My 2011 4.6 with tech has been and is a very reliable car. It now has 98k miles with the original brake pads. Not a single issue with the tech pkg. Voice commands work well for my wife and I after learning the correct words to use. I use the voice commands for the navigation which takes a lot less time than input through the knob. Total cost of ownership is going to be many thousands less than a Tesla. Also this is a good read : http://www.motortrend.com/features/travel/112_0912_hyundai_genesis_across_europe/

same car as homeofstone, same opinion. the mic stuff will get fixed.

somewhat off-topic on the article mentioned ... gallery photos 8 & 9 ... 100mph+. and doing 100 at less than 3k rpm.

 

[wd40]

Can someone talk me off the ledge? I deeply loved my new 2013 Genesis for the first 3 months, and now I have this sense of daily remorse that it was a bad decision. I briefly read an article that anyone willing to pay for a luxury car should consider a Tesla S because you save $15k a year in minimal cost of ownership, so the cost is significantly lower than a traditional luxury car but without sacrificing performance (not to mention access to carpool lane, which means about an hour less of commute time per day). I briefly considered a Tesla prior to buying the Genesis and went with the emotional buying decision of loving the look and performance of the Genesis. Now reality has set in and the honeymoon's over, none of my tech package stuff is as awesome as advertised, my damn microphone doesn't work well, half the voice commands don't work, and I'm feeling pretty bummed.

Any words of comfort or wisdom? Hold the scorn please, I've got enough self-flagellation already. Looking for counter-arguments.

Thanks :/

You did not mention what you paid for the Genesis, but lets just say if you look at retail (never pay retail) the cost difference should be somewhere in the $20,000 to $25,000.00 range (plus tax and license). At $4.50 per gallon, that is about 4500 to 5500 gallons of gasoline. That will take you a long way. Kind of funny, gasoline consumption is way down in our state so the government wants to add a new tax on how many miles a day a person drives since the gas tax is way down.

 

[scottdk]

I guess the $15k number is a gross overestimate that I heard anecdotally. The Tesla doc says more like $261 a month savings. That's quite different.

http://www.teslamotors.com/true-cost-of-ownership

I'll stop whining now. I'm just supremely disappointed. I have an appt to replace the mic under warranty in a few weeks (assuming the dealer ever calls back. Sigh). If I can just get the voice commands to be semi-functional, I can work with the car. If not I might sell.

I would be willing to bet in the long run that number of "savings" gets smaller, just as it does with the hybrid vehicles. Just like laptop or cellphone batteries, the hybrid/electric cars battery supply looses a little bit of power supply each year, which makes the car more inefficient year after year, causing buyers remorse

Just saw the Tesla S yesterday dowtown Mpls. It's sexy But seriously, if you are into saving money, then spending more then $25,000 on a car isn'ta great idea considering a non-hybrid can hit 40mpg's these days and still offer a reasonable amount of tech.

 

[JasTheAce]

I think at the end of the day, you're experiencing the fact that the car is a very solid, well-rounded car, but it's not exciting. It's not the fastest, or most luxurious, or most unique, and it doesn't have the coolest tech inside.

Let's look at it a different way though...

Each car has their own deficiencies (or a price tag that starts in 6 figures).

The Tesla S is a beautiful car with incredible new tech. Just don't drive more than 200 miles from home, or at 80 for extended periods of time. In 5 years, the tech inside the car will feel extremely dated. You also have to consider that Tesla is a relatively new company, which is built around the model of an IT company (i.e. Apple).

Sure you have a few defective parts that are nagging at you, but that's just bad luck, and more importantly, that's what the warranty is for.

 

[PMCErnie]

It's not very hard to fall in love with the "Car of the Year." Tesla and Elon seem to have done a wonderful job and they are very popular in your area. Keep in mind, though, that the lowest cost Tesla has a very limited mileage range. It certainly wouldn't work well for most of us on a long trip. Of course, if you just want to buy your car for commuting purposes, that's your call.

Sounds to me like your real problem is that you should have bought a hybrid car in the first place to save that one hour commute time daily. That has nothing to do with your Genesis. Problems like microphones, etc. are easily fixed.

Funny, I must be the only Genesis owner who doesn't use any voice commands at all, except for the phone. My Premium Package model has fine touch command controls on the dash and steering wheel. Let's face it, sometimes machines like autos can be over-configured. The old KISS formula works well for me.

 

[JasTheAce]

It's not very hard to fall in love with the "Car of the Year." Tesla and Elon seem to have done a wonderful job and they are very popular in your area. Keep in mind, though, that the lowest cost Tesla has a very limited mileage range. It certainly wouldn't work well for most of us on a long trip. Of course, if you just want to buy your car for commuting purposes, that's your call.

Sounds to me like your real problem is that you should have bought a hybrid car in the first place to save that one hour commute time daily. That has nothing to do with your Genesis. Problems like microphones, etc. are easily fixed.

Funny, I must be the only Genesis owner who doesn't use any voice commands at all, except for the phone. My Premium Package model has fine touch command controls on the dash and steering wheel. Let's face it, sometimes machines like autos can be over-configured. The old KISS formula works well for me.

I don't use any voice commands at all myself. I find voice entry costs me more time correcting things (i.e. compound street names like Shorewood) than just doing it manually, and is more distracting while doing so.

 

[HoneyC]

If you aren't happy with your Genesis, I just might buy it from you.

 

[Philth]

The new S model is base of $64.5k, albeit a moot point

I'd say it's a very strong point in this case. Base model is $64.5k, almost double the cost of your car. Start adding on any options and the Tesla S will be near $100K.

To actually beneift from the proposed Tesla savings would take a long, long time to reap.

 

[Mark_888]

If you can afford a Tesla, you can afford to take a $5K hit on selling your brand new Genesis.

This is all about status, and being in Silicon Valley these kinds of things are magnified beyond all practicality and what an ordinary person would consider. In Silicon Valley, the Tesla is going to be panty dropper (chick magnet), so maybe it would be worth it to some people.

 

[veed]

not just the valley - they're thick in LA as well ...