those can afford sonata & cars in similar price range are not interested in LYN I guess.
I don;t see Honda accord thread, Camry thread,merc thread etc..
Even have also not active...

anyone test drove mind give some review??

I tested both 2.0 n 2.4, personally i didn't speed while driving, so i found that 2.0 engine is ok for me..i also don't wan to pay more for road tax n insurance every year.. haha
I booked the 2.0 High Spec becoz of Sunroof, Auto cruse etc..

If u wish to have more powerful as mentioned by others earlier, please go for 2.4..

chrishow,

Congrats on a good choice.When are you expecting to get the car? Approx 1 month?

[quote=eddie_al,Jul 5 2010, 05:51 PM]
sleepwalker, i hope you are not suggesting that we should 'take up' cybermaster's dares,

this isn't a normal all talk no action, but look at his provocation. his going around saying korean make supporters are proton fans while he doesnt know for sure is of coz not going to sit well with others since it may not be true. but the fact is, he drives a vios, & his constant parading that "toyota gives me the absolute best 7 years" screams the warcry of a fanboi no matter how you look at it.

and he dares me to prove that i own an altis. i see absolute no reason to play into this childish behaviour of dare. i hope i am misunderstanding your post in who it is directed to.

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Added on July 5, 2010, 6:16 pm

Just ignore that old fart. He is very lonely and loves confronting/daring people. He can't accept the fact he's being 'fried' alive and can't swallow his pride. What do u do to an invalid like him ? I-G-N-O-R-E lorrr.....

For someone who likes to show off and boast THAT much, it's pretty hard to believe he will be contented with a 7 year old junk. If I had THAT much money, I know I deserve better. So you be the judge ...... just let him blah, blah and blah away. Let him be the CLOWN, we the audience.

My dad booked a 2.0 high spec(crystal white) at Kah Bintang Auto Sdn Bhd, Jalan Ipoh. Discount 2k for the Hyundai Elantra overtrade.

The SD said this branch sold about 100+ of Sonata since launching.

Well, takes around 1 month to get the car. But other colour will be available earlier since many are getting the white colour.

Ya.. Hope that i really made a good choice..
I booked the car before the offical launching in Hyundai HQ, Glenmarie, The manager mentioned the car will be delivered by end of July.

PM FROM THE CLOWNMASTER IN RESPONSE TO MY POST :


"""""""""""""" I have a firm belief that PROPERTY & GOLD hold a much better investment return compared to buying expensive cars (which is always a loss). Just because you do not share the same sentiment due to your weaker financial capability doesnt give u the right to accuse me of lying.

As i said before to many others, do take up the dare with me and i will gladly silence you. Maybe u would like to come over to Taman Tun Dr Ismail, KL and view my property? We could then go for a drink in my beloved Vios.

If not, do shut up. Cheers! """"""""""""



My reply : Y-A-W-N !!!!!

7 days suspension for posting PM's. Noted.

I guess they just don't learn.. or read.

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Added on July 12, 2010, 6:27 pmThose aren't exactly exciting cars, are they? The same goes for the sonata. I'm about twice as old as the average member here and I don't drive any of those 'uncle' cars. Those cars belong in the 'Slow and Mellow' thread.

This post has been edited by sleepwalker: Jul 12 2010, 06:27 PM

thats because if they wanna buy a car this range, they dont care about our petty opinions here,

This are for young people. groups of civic and city, vios and altis. naza forte and so on...

Uncle where got time to browse and read about camry and accord. They just go buy the car they like and want

and drive it and dont care about people talking about their cars.

So thats why no camry and accord here. same goes with peugeot 407 and 3008.

but sonata is different. it is a new beginning of an era of a great car maker, making its way into the world.

That is why there is so much fuss about it. The world is witnessing a once used to be P1 standard, slowly taking over the world

first with sexy cars, then great service, and abundance spare parts..... that was how T and H and N did first in the entire world.

I share you sentiments on investments...You have to agree that not everyone does everything for accumulation of wealth (definitely not for the 150k they spend on their cars)... But this is afterall a Fast and Furious thread forum... thus talking about not wasting resource for something that they are pasionate and love i think is a little off for this kinda forums...

Anyway really good choice in your investment... really...


actually you are right and wrong... not that they don't discuss, just not here at lyn... you would have to scour the net and see that there are ppl taking about these specific cars that you have mentioned... just that lyn forumers have a different focus and they probably have establised a forum site as their "base"... much like what autoworld forum "Peugeot Forum" is for peugeot 407 and 3008 (and definitely 308 and all)... you would be suprised that the thread movement is faster that some of these popular car make threads here... as for sonata, i dont see how you can say is different... probably there is not a single place for all hyundai owners to talk about it just yet... (tho autoworld "Korean Make" sub forum is quite popular i think...) as for the right part, probably (and just probablly) that the ppl here are younger...

not yet. but in the near future there sure be some dedicated sites.

i personally feel dedicated sites will die off when eventuality happens (when these cars aren't loved anymore or when the owners get a new ride)... that is why lyn is quite a popular forum as it is borderless (you can crap anything you want and not really restrictive to one common brand. this way you would attract a lot more ppl to just read and probably reply to a thread even they have no significant passion... )

The front of this Sonata Hybrid looks kinda nice. I really don't mind having this if I were to purchase a Sonata.

This post has been edited by Landy: Jul 14 2010, 02:46 AM

I viewed and testdrove the Sonata. Here are my comments:

Pros
1) Beautiful exterior, especially the fierce but generous front. Futuristic-looking.
2) Has both sunroof and moonroof. Something different from other makes.

Cons
1) Interior headroom lacking. Head touches the top when seated at the back.
2) Hard to see the road. Dashboard and front body too long. Strains the eyes when driving.
3) No power. Pick-up very slow and torturous. No joy when stepping on the accelerator.

For me, the cons far outweighs the pros.

Do try it out yourself.

Which model did u test drive? Normally the car performance is not up to mark as its not run in properly. But not sure if its the case here. Do give us more details bro.

Sonata 2.0. I was told of the probable reasons e.g. car not run-in, and not serviced.

But hey, that's no way to convince would-be buyers.

agreed. they should hantam kasi run-in that engine and service
then only become test drive unit

You can't really expect much out of 167hp pulling 1400++ kgs can you? With it not being a performance car, it's a pain in the butt trying to find specifications for it. However, knowing that it only has 167hp and trying to pull 10 dead cows is not going to give you a bone-jarring acceleration. Whether it is run-in or serviced, it is not going to improve much of a performance.

Seriously, most demo cars are already way past the 1000km and 5000km service intervals and should not blame the performance on the new engine.