Recently I rode in a 2008 Sonata courtesy car, and was mainly
impressed by its XM-Sirius radio, which I recall discussing/
requesting here several years ago: Does the now merged XM-Sirius
subsidize/incentivize the car companies to make the radio available,
so that the buyer may subsequently decide or not to subscibe at $13 a
month (I think) or however. Once I listened to those outrageous comedy
channels and saw some of the many other choices I was hooked--wow.

Meanwhile, here is something that confuses me currently about the
Hyundai value packed "sleepers"

Some (or just me) have been under an tv ad marketing impression that
the powertrain on Hyundais is covered up to one hundred thousand
miles.

What is the limit?

Sixty-thousand miles?

One hundred thousand miles?

A one hundred thousand miles "bumper to bumper" extended serice
contract does NOT cover the powertrain up to 100,000 miles. True or
False.

Hyundai needs to make its power train and bumper to bumper coverage
limits clear in large letters & numbers and in non-legalistic jargon

On Thu, 2 Oct 2008 21:25:46 -0400, "Edwin Pawlowski"
wrote:

Quote:


Don't post binaries in a text group. I didn't want your crappy

picture on my hard drive

For 2007 to 2009 model years:

Adjustments-- 1 year/12k miles
Bumper-to-bumper-- 5 years/60k miles
Powertrain-- 10 years/100k miles
Radio, headlamp bulbs-- 3 years/36k miles.


Just discovered the headlamp bulb thing the other day. Apparently the
coverage reduction (was 5/60) started in the 2007 model year.

Because the powertrain coverage is 10/100, a Hyundai 10/100 extended
warranty won't cover powertrain items-- they're already covered under the
factory warranty. Of course, aftermarket extended warranties probably
include this coverage, but you'll never be able to use it. The warranty
company will be smart enough to point out that it's still under factory
warranty.



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