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Message: [QUOTE="Tim Y, post: 294650, member: 22374"]All my life I have been seeking good value, but super high quality must come FIRST.So I have a pair of Martin Logan high end speakers, bought used. A Harmon Kardon 2-channel amplifier, bought refurbished. My phone is a new iPhone 7 (why should I spend $800+ for iphone 8?).   I am a very HAPPY older person, and this Genesis v8 4.6 is a MAJOR reason why.I bought this Genesis 2010 v8 4.6 with Tech Package with 135K on the ODO 2-yr ago. I did a lot of research for a long time and then took a chance jumping in. Of course I paid below market price for this oldie. I drove it for 2 years, just LOVE it from A to Z, ODO is now at 150K.Now I have a budget to Upgrade my Genesis. I have spent 3 months looking around and looking very hard. This has been very exhausting checking daily and diligently. My final conclusion:I AM GOING TO KEEP MY 2010 GENESIS V8 4.6, because there is no car out there that can satisfy or pass the quality of this 8-years old car, within the budget set.And I can tell you exactly, ranking the features that are important to me that no other new Deluxe Car(s) can provide:<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The ZF engine – in spite of the 150K miles on this Genesis, the RIDE is so superbly SMOOTH like silk, or a hot knife cutting thru butter. Every single time I get into the car, it just gives me Huge Joy. I totally believe when other owners said they would find any excuse to drive this beast. I don’t believe the ride of the v6 model of the same car would equal to the v8.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The Audio – Lexicon with 17 speakers. Again, the v8 Tech Package version has the highest grade Lexicon installed at the time. It may not be as good as the Lexicon 2019 version of the G80/G90, but otherwise it is second to NONE. I am an audio nut, so the audio quality is Super Important to me on a daily basis. It has 6-disc DVD player (no video while driving, only audio), but I don’t have too many DVD/CD so my primary tool is the iPhone. Unfortunately, the cable interface is a iPhone4 connector so I am using my Old iphone4, but with no compromise on sound quality. I am on Tidal “Premium” subscription $9.99 per month with my favorite music. It is so amazingly “Concert Hall” quality sound like heaven. There is a Tidal “Hi-Fi” subscription for $19.99 per month and I would not want to spend that kind of money for an even better quality performance. The Subwoofer bass is clear, and so are ALL the 17 speakers around the car. I can’t play it loud when wife is in the car. BTW, only Rolls Royce and Genesis use Lexicon. Other premium brands are quite good in audio like B&O for Volvo, Burmister for Mercedes (but some issues reported online), but I believe Lexicon is one or two steps ahead of competition.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The Look – I have to park the car right in front of the glass windows in our gym, so that I can watch it while I am doing my daily treadmill job. I spend a lot of time, every day just watching the car. Because it gives me joy just watching this beauty.  Wife said I love the Genesis more than I love her.  This is totally NOT TRUE.  I do love her more than anything else.  Genie is my second love.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The Color white – the Pearl WHITE. Honestly, you can park all the BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, Infinity, you name it, just NO ONE has a better White than the Genesis Pearl WHITE. Not all the whites are the same. It looks like a Million Bucks.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The color of the Windows – their windows has a tint that is slightly “smoky” that is much better looking than the standard windows. It does not look cheap.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">The interior lights and instrument illuminations – so much better at night. So pleasant.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Maintenance – what maintenance? There is none whatsoever, except oil change. Not even transmission oil change, not necessary as sealed. However, brakes, you can’t replace it with any cheap no name brand. I bought it from a 3rd party dealer and they put it a New Cheap brakes. It would have squeaky metal noise within a few days. I have to take it to a Hyundai dealer to put in a factory approved brakes. It’s about 300 bucks installed so it is not outrageous, but you can’t do short cut on this car. Otherwise, I would assume this car would run another 150K miles with no major issue. I will not be surprised that this car will run to 1 million miles if you keep the basic maintenance on a timely manner. It’s so reliable. Most German brands are super expensive to maintain, and not reliable. Check online from owners who have reported issues after issues. I thank the Genesis engineers for a different attitude in work/business ethics, and not believing in overcharging customers.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">However, you should ONLY consider a similar used car with high mileage if it has ONE owner prior. I did.</li> </ol>I did make a honest effort to find a better car to trade this in.But at the end of the day, I just can’t.So I am KEEPING this car forever, until someone else can produce a better car at a budget that I can afford.[/QUOTE]