Prospective Genesis owner

[An_Illusion]

First of all let me apologize if I am posting this thread in a wrong section.
This is my first post.

About me:
I am a new college graduate, three months out of the college and two months into my professional career. I live in Huntsville, Alabama.

So, I am a just a nudge away from putting downpayment on a new 3.8 Genesis Sedan with Premium package. I wish I had money to be able to afford technology package. Currently, I dont have a car, I use my bike to commute to and from work. I moved to Huntsville two months ago, so I do not many people here. None of the people at my work place own a Hyundai, so I am here to seeking help in trying to be more confident in buying a Genesis.

Please tell me how you experience was with Hyundai dealership repair and maintenance service, your mileage and your overall experience with Genesis.

Any help is very much appreciated.
Thank you.

 

[landtuna]

I wish I could have afforded a new Hyundai two months out of college! At any rate, congratulations. Personally I think you've made a wise choice.

The Genny is my second Hyundai in as many years. I bought a 2011 Santa Fe new and had it for 18 months before that nagging voice in my ear said "you really want a Genesis". I'd been reading all about them in the trades for over a year and was very impressed. I wanted to keep the SF but wifey said it had to go if we bought another car so it went and I couldn't be happier.

The only, and I mean only, criticism I have of the Genny (R-spec which has both Premium and Tech packages) is it has more techno gadgets than I will ever use. I bought the car mainly for the engine and suspension (wanting a luxo vehicle that didn't float down the highway as did my previous Avalon) and the Tech package for the Lexicon audio system.

Living in Phoenix doesn't give me a lot of use for the nav system and I don't drive highways enough to use the lane change warning or adaptive cruise control. The puddle lamps are nice but as it almost never rains here those are pretty useless too. Like I said, lots of gadgets.

The car has been flawless. It takes a little while to get used to all the technology but if I were in the car every day I would learn more easily. I'm retired and drive it about once or twice a week. It is easily the equivalent of my Avalon but with more power and better handling. Things like the improved headlamps are very important to an old codger too.

Time will tell on the reliability but so far I have no complaints. The dealer was straight up with me considering I wanted the last '12 R-spec in AZ and experience with my local Hyundai dealer (when we owned the SF) was excellent. I haven't needed to take the Genny in for anything yet as I have only 1700 miles on it.

I should add that my cousin, who lives in Seattle, was also impressed with the Genny and opted for the 3.8 with Premium and Tech package. His experience so far is about the same as mine and he is equally pleased.

 

[Ruissimo]

Here's my experience so far. I just clocked 10,000 miles this morning!

http://www.genesisowners.com/hyundai-genesis-forum/showthread.php?t=9108

Good luck... and congrats on landing a job!

 

[Stoofpilot]

Congradulations on graduating and getting a job! Think about buying a used 10,11 or 12 with the Tech package. I love my 10 with Tech. Also, if you buy a Hyundai, feel proud to do so and take a ride down to the huge new plant near Montgomery. It will blow your mind. You will quickly understand why Hyundai is kicking butts in all segments.

 

[EXBMWGUY]

Sneak preview of 30,000 mile review coming out next week: bulletproof, fun, easy to own, low cost of ownership, some tech idiosyncratic traits. Regrets: none. Summary 9.6/10.

Congrats in advance!

 

[Mark63021]

Best wishes to you on your new career. I have many fond memories of Huntsville from the 80's and 90's -back in Intergraph's heyday. I too wish I had been able to afford a car the class, style, and quality of the Genesis you're considering. At the time, I thought my brand new 1987 Camry LE was the sh*t. As for your questions: dealer experience will be ad-hoc in every sense -it varies from dealer to dealer, and by employee to employee. As for my personal experience with both my dealership and my car: exceptional. I honestly think a flasher goes off in the minds of the staff when they learn I drive a Genesis. In the past (at the same dealership) I did not feel the same degree of customer service (or respect or whatever) when I had answered "06 Sonata"; my last car. The car itself... only nearing 2k miles now, with zero problems/ zero disappointments. It's truly a car you will love to drive. Regardless, best of luck with your decision whatever it may be, and I'm sure we all here hope to welcome you to the Genesis owner's family soon.

 

[Cato]

Congratulations on completing your degree and landing a job first and foremost!

I bought a new 2012 Genesis 5.0 this past February. I wanted the fully loaded features but did not want to pay premium pricing so I shopped for close out deals on last years models. I am very pleased with the Hyundai brand as the Genesis purchase was hassle free and it has been a pleasure to own and drive. I have had no problems with the Genesis 5.0 and am pleased with my decision to pull the trigger on the purchase. In a nut shell, I would strongly recommend the Hyundai Genesis to prospective buyers.

 

[veed]

+1 Stoofpilot & going used. there are nice 2011 and 2012 units showing up around here for lower $$ than new ... if you can get a cert pre-owned you might be able to save yourself some coin, get the full warranty and still get the tech pkg you'd like.

 

[homeofstone]

87k miles on 2011 near perfect car and Rick Case in Duluth(Atlanta) GA has been excellent. Still have original brake pads.

 

[427435]

I bought my first new car on time payments about 11 months after graduating------needed a reliable vehicle. However, I made sure that I could pay the loan off in a year. After that, I saved enough money to buy my next new car for cash (7 years later).

Unless you are making really big bucks out of college, I would suggest starting with something a little less expensive. The Genesis, however, is a great car.

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[homeofstone]

I bought my first new car on time payments about 11 months after graduating------needed a reliable vehicle. However, I made sure that I could pay the loan off in a year. After that, I saved enough money to buy my next new car for cash (7 years later).

Unless you are making really big bucks out of college, I would suggest starting with something a little less expensive. The Genesis, however, is a great car.

Yep, a 2011 with tech package may be a wiser purchase for a new grad.

 

[Stoofpilot]

Mark, I use to work for DEC and competed against Intergraph in the Engineering CAD market. We're dating ourselves!

 

[427435]

Mark, I use to work for DEC and competed against Intergraph in the Engineering CAD market. We're dating ourselves!

Yeah, we are. There's been a lot of companies that have come and gone. I don't even remember the first one we had in my department back in 1980 other than it ran on an 8 bit computer!! It was very expensive to use, so we operated 2 shifts of 6 hours each to try and justify it.

At my last place of employment, we had Autocad and migrated to Inventor about the time I retired in 2006. The Pro-E sales people would show every once in a while, but they were always very expensive. The stuff we were designing didn't need Pro-E's sophistication.

ComputerVision was another that was good software in the day-----based on what a friend of mine said. He was president of a contract engineering house that did the contract work in their office. They had 6-7 different kinds of CAD ware because of different customers.

I'm trying to remember another CAD system I implemented in the late 80's, but I can't. I don't know if it was tied in to HP or we were just running it on HP hardware.

IBM had their own also, but I don't remember their "brand."

 

[veed]

+1 DEC, stoofpilot. june 82. many moons ago. great company.

 

[waveman]

Getting sort of back to the OP's question: I agree with the suggestions to get a used Genesis, or perhaps another, less expensive Hyundai, especially if affordability of a new Genny with the tech package is iffy. Although its tempting to go out and buy things when you go from being a student to a paid worker, even a relatively-well compensated one, it's better to hold off and start a lifelong investment program.

As for reliability (the actual question), I've had a very good experience so far, with just a few glitches. My dealer experience has been OK about 90 minutes south of Huntsville . I don't know much about the dealers up there.

 

[PMCErnie]

Here's my advice to our recent college graduate. Welcome to the school of hard knocks. Read the book "the millionaire next door." When it comes to car purchases, the basic advice is to buy used, or a Ford. '-).

If you're already a millionaire, feel free to disregard this advice.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Millionaire_Next_Door

 

[An_Illusion]

Thank you so much guys....I have decided to buy an used car and wait for some time to be more financially stable to buy Genesis. Who knows, may be when I buy I may end up saving enough to buy a V8....in any case, I think I will end up buying one in an year or so...

Once again, Thanks.

 

[waveman]

Wise choice, and best of luck in your career. Sooner or later you'll probably get over the "rocket science" jokes in Huntsville.

 

[427435]

While a used car is not a bad choice, there are always potential issues. You might well be better off with a lower priced NEW car with full warranty.

A Sonata or Veloster come to mind and they offer the same long warranty as the Genesis.

 

[snork]

CPO Genny? While I could afford a new Genny, I generally buy 1-2 yr old CPO cars coming off lease. They're typically low mileage and you miss the huge depreciation of buying new

Also, good choice on holding off of a more costly new car. I'm an Electrical Engineer so I made decent money for my first job right out of school. I was so tempted to get an Audi A6 at the time, but I came to my senses and bought a nice V6 Accord which I could afford to maintain if it broke down or lost my job for a bit