harold mcmillian

The local dealer in SE USA has new 2006 Hyundai Sonata's with "full
factory" equipment for $12,895 or $209 a month (not a lease but $12,895
for 72 months at 4.9%).

Is that the correct price? I thought they were going for like $17,000.
I looked for any asterisks or disclaimers but I do not see any.

I own an Accord and would take one over a Sonata. I looked at a 2006
Sonata up close and it is nice but still not up to an Accord.
However, if this is a real pirce then I might buy the Sonata. BTW -
How is the reliability?

rob

I live in the SE and just bought a LS Sonata. (which I like a LOT more than
the Accord.) Fully loaded, every option except power pedals and I paid a
little over $20,000. I'd say that's a misprint.

Rob

eric g.

They are running the same adverti*****t here in the NE too. It is
valid, but contains many rebates that you *may* not qualify for.

The GL MSRP is $17895 - $2500 in rebates from Hyundai directly (but that
does include $1000 rebate for a previous owner, which it doesn't sound
like you are). Then there are dealer rebates, which are probably
mentioned somewhere in the ad, like Active Military Duty rebate, College
Grad rebate and so on.

The poster that answered you above probably bought a loaded GLS (there
is no LS model). That is also what I purchased, with the V6, but also
no power pedals. I paid $16,800 for mine before tax and tags. So, as
you can see, there is a great variation in price from person to person.

So far, I love the car. I have almost 4,000 miles on it. The only
complaint I have is that the front cup holder(s) ****s.

Good luck.

harold mcmillian

Thanks. It is a mail stuffer with two sides. I read the things with a
fine tooth comb including the small fine print. It does not say price
after trade-in or anything else. I am going to ask them to show me the
car and that I want to buy it.

I know what their response will be and I will then send a letter to the
state attorney general. I do not like stirring up trouble but these
types of ads usually prey on lower income or less sophisticated people.
The dealer is a big outfit. I will post the results of what happens.
If this is what I think it is then Hyundai needs to supervise their
dealers.

rob

Sorry, typo...It is a LX


That is also what I purchased, with the V6, but also

eric g.

I am willing to bet that there is 1 car at that price somewhere on the
dealer's lot. But again, you may not qualify for a few of the smaller
rebates. If you raise enough crap, you may just get the car for that
price.

The dealer that I purchased my car from has about 6 of these in stock. I
would have paid $500 more than advertised because of two rebates I would
not qualify for. Still a good price. I almost picked one up for the wife.
Almost.

Yeah, it is definitely a bait and switch, but it usually happens that they
can sell a few cars for that price if the buyer raises enough stink.

tunez

' We have a dealer here in Las Vegas that advertises 2006 Accents for
$4999.00 thought this would be an excellant car for my daughter ( who has a
03" VW Bug ) asked the sales person about it and was told, YES this is the
REAL PRICE BUT !!!!! The car has NO air conditioning is standard shift and
only has AM/FM radio, he added YES it is a bait and switch vehicle but its
aimed and out of stateer's that dont dont need the air, He also added that
for $5995.00 you can get the same Accent with Air, Auto, CD , power door
locks and power mirrors. You have to check around, I got my 05' XG350L for
22K after the rebates of $5,000. I love the car to death and just added a
set of 17" tires and custom wheels, which made it look like it should !!!!
The factory should think about Chrome wheels, with all the chrome they put
on it now the wheels make the factory chrome stand out...... It has been
mistaken for a brand new BMW numourous times.

Tunez

harold mcmillian

Thanks. I really don't like it when dealerships engage in crap like
this. It seems like the second tier Asian brands like Hyundai, Kia,
Suzuki and maybe one or two others engage in this type of advertising.
Is Daewoo still sold in the USA? I know better but some poor sap will
get talked into financing and end up with a $22,000 Sonata.

Yeah I wished Saturn would have done better as they were taking the
right approach to selling cars. Saturn's new Sky which is essentially
their Pontiac Solstice is a very pretty convertible. I think it comes
out in early 2006 while the Solstice in on sale now. Both cars look
like huge hits for GM. The road tests have said the Solstice is very
good with a slight edge to the more expensive Mazda Maita (MX-5 or
whatever it is called now).

zigipha

In bergen county nj, just bought a sonata 2006 LS, without the
moonroof, for 21.3k (which included destination charge). Less $1000
cash back and less $1000 financing brings it down to 19.3k; just add
tax title ins. This was about $250 under dealer invoice per
edmunds.com. Fitzmall.com had the same car for 19.230.

You need to watch all the rebates - dealer loyalty rebates, military
rebates, college grad rebate, trade in rebate. I saw dealers along rte
23 in NJ offering Hurricane Katrina rebates - if you were a displaced
person from hurrican katrina, they took off another 750. Nice gesture,
but to use that to bring down the splashed price seems a bit too much