Anyone have any experience with these? It has the 3.8L with 130,000 miles. Are the engine and transmission reliable?
Why are you looking at 18 year old cars at dealers? That's $3000 max from private sellers.The dealer has it listed for too much money at $6000. Might be worth a taking it for a test drive.
depends on the area.. I'd pay more for a dealer car from the south than from a private seller in the north for less money. A lot of folks trade in their cars so a dealer can be a good source to locate what you're looking for. The dealer may let it go for less than asking. It can also be a good place to test drive & get familiar with a car but not buy it then choose to buy private. I do agree that $6k is too much for that car.Why are you looking at 18 year old cars at dealers? That's $3000 max from private sellers.
As much as I agree that $6000 is too much....I still have to remind myself of the market we are in. So here are the results of that reality check.Why are you looking at 18 year old cars at dealers? That's $3000 max from private sellers.
Can’t speak to that exact vehicle, but I have the same engine and 5-speed automatic in my 2008 Sedona with 219k miles. Still going strong. Transmission still shifts more predictably than most newer vehicles haha. Has an occasional hard downshift or mild flare, but otherwise is great.Anyone have any experience with these? It has the 3.8L with 130,000 miles. Are the engine and transmission reliable?
Keep us updated on what it actually sells for. And if you end up buying it for $3000 - I'm sure @iontrap would be ok with a little markup on that for your trouble. Then it'd stay in the BITOG family, you earned some lunch money, and @iontrap saved some money compared to the $6k one.Haven't paid attention to them but I see this 2008 Limited with 113K coming up for sale Tuesday at auction. Can't imagine it will be over $3000 or much over $2k.
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I'd even go as far as saying that some Hyundai and Kia vehicles from that era were on par with Toyota and Honda. That's considering comfort, styling, ergonomics, and long-term reliability. They did (and still do) come at a lower price tag, and usually only lose by 1-3MPG to their Japanese competition.That era of Hyundai vehicles were darn near bulletproof.
2006 is the first model year. 2006-2011 was the first generation 2012-2017 the second generation. They were overall deemed reliable but didn't sell in big numbers due to it being Hyundai's big car. It got nixed when Genesis debuted. It's still sold overseas.Anyone have any experience with these? It has the 3.8L with 130,000 miles. Are the engine and transmission reliable?
I’m always looking for a good deal.Keep us updated on what it actually sells for. And if you end up buying it for $3000 - I'm sure @iontrap would be ok with a little markup on that for your trouble. Then it'd stay in the BITOG family, you earned some lunch money, and @iontrap saved some money compared to the $6k one.
I sure do like to stir the pot, don't I?