daviderle
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Help: Any Genesis owners who ‘upgraded’ to an Equus? Everyone's input is welcomed..
I was planning to upgrade the 4.6 2009 sometime around 2017-18 around the Genesis MCE refresh cycle, however there are some very tempting 2014 Equus offers around, that is making me entertain the idea of going in that direction instead!?
I promised my favorite dealer (now exclusively service both of my cars) that I will buy my next Hyundai from them provided that they would match or exceed my ‘deal’ expectations. So last week they reached out to me with a very tempting offer on a new (‘demo’ 65-530 miles, they have three!) 2014 Equus Signature. So here is where I stand;
1 – Getting them down to $45k was relatively easy.
2 – I said I ‘need’ 20k for my 4.6 2009 (=KBB no. + 2k, 52k miles in show room condition other than the chronic flaking wheel paint!!) .
3 – After some more arm twisting, I got them to agree to a free 3/36k miles service(s)!
4 – On late Friday I walked away because they would not agree to throw in HMA 7 year 75k miles warranty there, because the ‘big chief’ was not there to make the call!? So I will get my answer on Monday…
Good deal? I am sure most would agree that this deal would be a good candidate for ‘the deal of century’ category, because in essence I would be walking out with a wonderful and worthy replacement for essentially the price of a loaded Veloster!.... However….
The $1M question is will I be happy with the Equus?
I come from a long line of performance cars and still love these cars, if today money was not a factor? I would choose a Tesla P85D without blinking an eye and would use the ‘insane’ button everyday and twice on Sunday…
I also know that age is only a number, but as time is passing by, the urge is subsiding and I will still have the R-Spec (which the Mrs. will gladly inherits with a big smile
)…
As you can see I have a big dilemma, if they say yes to #4 on Monday should I go for it? I just have never been on the fence before?
On this site we try hard to shy away from giving ‘advice’, but would I really would appreciate your input and advice of both Equus and Geni owners, so I can make up my mind, should I do the sensible thing with little to no passion with this transaction!?
As final thought, the 4.6 is going to need around $5k this year, 60k miles service, around $2-3k to extend the HMA warranty by 3-5 years, plus new tires and maybe wheels…
I was planning to upgrade the 4.6 2009 sometime around 2017-18 around the Genesis MCE refresh cycle, however there are some very tempting 2014 Equus offers around, that is making me entertain the idea of going in that direction instead!?
I promised my favorite dealer (now exclusively service both of my cars) that I will buy my next Hyundai from them provided that they would match or exceed my ‘deal’ expectations. So last week they reached out to me with a very tempting offer on a new (‘demo’ 65-530 miles, they have three!) 2014 Equus Signature. So here is where I stand;
1 – Getting them down to $45k was relatively easy.
2 – I said I ‘need’ 20k for my 4.6 2009 (=KBB no. + 2k, 52k miles in show room condition other than the chronic flaking wheel paint!!) .
3 – After some more arm twisting, I got them to agree to a free 3/36k miles service(s)!
4 – On late Friday I walked away because they would not agree to throw in HMA 7 year 75k miles warranty there, because the ‘big chief’ was not there to make the call!? So I will get my answer on Monday…
Good deal? I am sure most would agree that this deal would be a good candidate for ‘the deal of century’ category, because in essence I would be walking out with a wonderful and worthy replacement for essentially the price of a loaded Veloster!.... However….
The $1M question is will I be happy with the Equus?
I come from a long line of performance cars and still love these cars, if today money was not a factor? I would choose a Tesla P85D without blinking an eye and would use the ‘insane’ button everyday and twice on Sunday…
I also know that age is only a number, but as time is passing by, the urge is subsiding and I will still have the R-Spec (which the Mrs. will gladly inherits with a big smile
)…As you can see I have a big dilemma, if they say yes to #4 on Monday should I go for it? I just have never been on the fence before?
On this site we try hard to shy away from giving ‘advice’, but would I really would appreciate your input and advice of both Equus and Geni owners, so I can make up my mind, should I do the sensible thing with little to no passion with this transaction!?
As final thought, the 4.6 is going to need around $5k this year, 60k miles service, around $2-3k to extend the HMA warranty by 3-5 years, plus new tires and maybe wheels…
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The Equus is a more "luxurious" car than the Genesis - which has a large dose of "sport" in it - for a luxury sedan. The Equus has more room in the rear and a softer ride. It's another Hyundai that I really love. Congratulations!
