Got a Genesis...

[Kira]

Enjoy it.
BIL bought a 2018 G80 (~$62K). While returning home from a "show-off" run he hit 2 wheel destroying potholes within an hour.
The first one he changed. The second required a 4 hour wait for a flat bed and a trip to the dealership...at midnight on a Friday.
Good thing he bought the wheel insurance. The salesman said the 25 series tires in back and 35's in front weren't "low profile".
Nice car but I thought it was a stupid buy as he and my sister go deeply into "real America" where nice things upset the perennially angry people.
Nice things from abroad that they can't possibly ever afford upset them more.
They're already planning on selling it when 3 years (the term of their loan) is up.
Super nicely appointed car and fast. I drove it. The three colors of metallic trim is WAY-tacky in my opinion.
The OP's 2015 is the way to go.
Watch them potholes!

 

[RooflessVW]

Well here's an update on the Genesis. I changed the oil the other weekend and noticed a coolant leak slowly dripping and stuff was green and sticky underneath. I took it into the dealership. Also complained about the front left parking sensor not working right. Well, that turned out to be damage from rocks on the freeway, so I'll figure out what to do there ($1,350).

Dealer confirmed the water pump was leaking. The mechanic also noticed a clunk in the front end. I didn't notice anything really, maybe something slight and I was used to it. They found the control arm bushings cracking.

Fortunately for me, I bought the Platinum Hyundai extended warranty (good until 135k miles) earlier this year. They sent out an inspector for the control arm bushings and they approved all 8 new front control arms and an alignment. Dealer also gave me a loaner car for 10 days.

Total out the door: $5,400.58. My eyes almost popped out of my head! Anyways, it drives great. I guess I can slightly notice a difference in the ride.

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Heh.

It was cheaper on my Phaeton. Good thing you got the warranty.

 

[wdn]

Nice car but I thought it was a stupid buy as he and my sister go deeply into "real America" where nice things upset the perennially angry people.

Nice things from abroad that they can't possibly ever afford upset them more.

I find the shiny, happy people in the big cities are a bigger threat to any new car parked on the street.

 

[MCompact]

Nice car but I thought it was a stupid buy as he and my sister go deeply into "real America" where nice things upset the perennially angry people.
Nice things from abroad that they can't possibly ever afford upset them more.

I live in a rural/suburban county in Kentucky where Ford employs a significant number of the population. I've owned BMWs since 1983 and I've never had an issue with vandalism. I even received the UAW endorsement in one of my elections.

 

[Nick1994]

Your repair experience just soured me on a used G70.

Well, the parts are at crazy dealer prices. I've just priced it out online with aftermarket parts, have to go to multiple sites, no one sells them all.
RockAuto: $150 for all 4 upper control arms. $35-$40 each.
Napa: $240 for both lower forward control arms, $120 each.
Hyundaioemparts.com: $992 for both lower rearward control arms, $496 each.

If I looked around more I could probably find the lower rear wards cheaper.

How many miles on your Genesis?

It has 66k

Ouch. Nick is that a native Arizona car? Wonder if the bushings didn't like the heat, miles aren't very high. Did they show you any of the bad parts?

Yes it's from Phoenix. I didn't see the parts. I didn't think they were that bad, I didn't have a lot of clunking.

 

[bcossa2020]

Looks nice but that yellow 1970 bug caught my eye.....

 

[Wolf359]

Nice car but I thought it was a stupid buy as he and my sister go deeply into "real America" where nice things upset the perennially angry people.
Nice things from abroad that they can't possibly ever afford upset them more.

What does that even mean? Do they vandalize the car or just say things?

I find the shiny, happy people in the big cities are a bigger threat to any new car parked on the street.

It's the junkies and homeless people in the big cities that are a threat to the cars in the city than the normal happy people in them. I never leave anything in the car when parked on the street, but I still get a window smashed every few years from someone looking for just a little change for their next fix. See glass bits on the street all the time. Even saw a guy rummaging through the passenger window once, let a cop know down the street and he got arrested.

 

[Benzadmiral]

Nice car you spiked my interest. Looking at them locally all 3.8. Nice car for the money used. Enjoy the new ride.

I checked out a used Genesis, maybe the 5.0 model, back in Jul of '19 when I was looking for a car to replace the flooded-out BMW 328i. It seemed pretty sharp inside and out, but it seemed a bit overpriced for a used car. If I hadn't found the Buick, I might have tried to haggle a bit more.

 

[silverrat]

Enjoy it.
BIL bought a 2018 G80 (~$62K). While returning home from a "show-off" run he hit 2 wheel destroying potholes within an hour.
The first one he changed. The second required a 4 hour wait for a flat bed and a trip to the dealership...at midnight on a Friday.
Good thing he bought the wheel insurance. The salesman said the 25 series tires in back and 35's in front weren't "low profile".
Nice car but I thought it was a stupid buy as he and my sister go deeply into "real America" where nice things upset the perennially angry people.
Nice things from abroad that they can't possibly ever afford upset them more.
They're already planning on selling it when 3 years (the term of their loan) is up.
Super nicely appointed car and fast. I drove it. The three colors of metallic trim is WAY-tacky in my opinion.
The OP's 2015 is the way to go.
Watch them potholes!

I'm pretty sure they don't come with 25 series tires

 

[Nick1994]

I'm pretty sure they don't come with 25 series tires

Yup, 40’s in the front and 35’s in the rear.

 

[aquariuscsm]

I was looking at Genesis coupes, but the ones I found were a little too expensive. I'm holding out for the perfectly priced 370Z.

 

[Nick1994]

Well, here we go again. Took it to the dealer last month. It makes a whining noise that matches engine speed, kind of like a supercharger but the tone is more like an old power steering pump. The dealer put in a new idler pulley, belt tensioner, and A/C compressor. It might be slightly quieter. It might also be normal. Total was $2,515.95 including the $350 rental car.

It also had a clunk when downshifting, or when giving it gas. New transmission mount installed, $587.50. Seems nice and smooth now.

Then on the way to the dealer for the transmission mount (it was on backorder) the driver’s power folding mirror motor ate itself. Total for replacement (also had to be painted) was $1,328.21 including the $70 rental car.

So far we are at a grand total of $9,832.24.

Also have 60k miles left of this 75k mile extended warranty

 

[Oillover]

Wow, good thing you have the warranty!
Maybe the Korean's aren't quite up to snuff with reliability/durability as the Japanese.

 

[The Critic]

Wow, good thing you have the warranty!
Maybe the Korean's aren't quite up to snuff with reliability/durability as the Japanese.

Nah, it's the same. Most people do not inspect their cars carefully to find issues to be addressed under extended warranty.
For example, a friend's 17 CR-V (new redesign) had oil dripping from the compressor body. Car had 62k and had Hondacare. Dealer replaced the compressor, clutch and recharged for $2K....cover under extended warranty. Extended warranty was only $1200.

 

[Nick1994]

Wow, good thing you have the warranty!
Maybe the Korean's aren't quite up to snuff with reliability/durability as the Japanese.

I had a 15' Sonata that was an awesome car.

I think the problem is this not being a high volume production car. Seems their regular cars are good, but these high end low productions have some expensive teething pains.

Either way, I'm going to enjoy this car to it's fullest and see how it goes. Will probably trade it in with 1 mile left of warranty at 135k miles.

 

[Nick1994]

Well, here we go again. Took it to the dealer last month. It makes a whining noise that matches engine speed, kind of like a supercharger but the tone is more like an old power steering pump. The dealer put in a new idler pulley, belt tensioner, and A/C compressor. It might be slightly quieter. It might also be normal. Total was $2,515.95 including the $350 rental car.

It also had a clunk when downshifting, or when giving it gas. New transmission mount installed, $587.50. Seems nice and smooth now.

Then on the way to the dealer for the transmission mount (it was on backorder) the driver’s power folding mirror motor ate itself. Total for replacement (also had to be painted) was $1,328.21 including the $70 rental car.

So far we are at a grand total of $9,832.24.

Also have 60k miles left of this 75k mile extended warranty

I was wrong on my math. 65k* miles left of the 75k mile extended warranty.

 

[doublebase]

I have a friend that owns a 2016 Genesis with the V6 and AWD...he loves it and beats the day lights out of the thing on a daily basis (very tough on cars). But he doesn’t keep things long enough to really be able to tell if they are reliable or not. He‘ll trade this thing at 60,000 miles or so...but as far as I know he’s had zero issues with the car thus far (55,000 miles).

Ive been in the thing a few times...at first I really loved the car. But after a couple of years it doesn’t seem to be aging well. The interior at first seemed great to me, but now it looks aged. Plastics are wearing off, the steering wheel leather is all scratched and damaged. The ride quality doesn’t seem very good anymore, it just looks and drives like a totally different car. When these things first came out I thought they were very nice and head turners...now they blend in with everything else. But I guess that can be said for a lot of cars.

But overall I think Hyundai/Kia have done an excellent job recently in the last 7-8 years designing cars and interiors. The Telluride hit it out of the park a few years ago.

 

[john_pifer]

That’s pretty sweet looking!

Bet that V8 is smooth.

What’s top speed on that thing?

 

[Wolf359]

I have a friend that owns a 2016 Genesis with the V6 and AWD...he loves it and beats the day lights out of the thing on a daily basis (very tough on cars). But he doesn’t keep things long enough to really be able to tell if they are reliable or not. He‘ll trade this thing at 60,000 miles or so...but as far as I know he’s had zero issues with the car thus far (55,000 miles).

Ive been in the thing a few times...at first I really loved the car. But after a couple of years it doesn’t seem to be aging well. The interior at first seemed great to me, but now it looks aged. Plastics are wearing off, the steering wheel leather is all scratched and damaged. The ride quality doesn’t seem very good anymore, it just looks and drives like a totally different car. When these things first came out I thought they were very nice and head turners...now they blend in with everything else. But I guess that can be said for a lot of cars.

But overall I think Hyundai/Kia have done an excellent job recently in the last 7-8 years designing cars and interiors. The Telluride hit it out of the park a few years ago.

Maintenance is key to keeping things like new. I just did a bunch of things to my car this past year, new springs/struts, ball joints, control arms, sway bar links, tie rods, motor mounts etc. Made the suspension like new. Feels like new when driving and hitting potholes/bumps, bounces right back and everything feels tight and no noises. I don't understand how people can claim they drive 150-200k with just doing oil changes and no issues.

 

[Silver]

Wow.

Sheesh.

Good luck.