I used to put between 40,000-50,000 miles on them before trading but the last dozen or so have probably turned in 20,000 miles or less.

 

My dream is to retire and just buy and sell all of the cars I fall in love with. If I sold them outright, you think I might do better than the trade in value ??

 

i had this disease before, then I went ///M. It cured me.

 

Thanks, i appreciate that you suffered through the whole thing. Here's where I will get a good laugh, though.

As cars go, I may have in fact found whatever it is I've been looking for. Maybe it's the search for that ultimate car that keeps me on my pursuit. If there is anything out there like this car, I'm sure it would cost considerably more. If you notice, I've never owned a Porsche or a Mercedes. To me if I can't justify buying at least the middle quality in a line of cars, I won't buy. Not to offend any C Class or 3 Series owners out there, but i wouldn't pay the money for a 5 or an E...and I wont buy an entry level just to say I have a BMW or Mercedes. I know that's not the reason why most buy them, but it's just my point of view.

So this car will be on my books for longer than the usual, unless of course they come out with a higher hp version...

 

Incredible car, but I also need a DD.

 

Hmmm...I believe we've heard THAT before.

 

Yes you have, but I did leave myself an out on this one.

 

Congrats NJ! Black on black is my choice for color as well, if its clean.....nothing looks better! Im on my 2nd car in 71/2 months so i know how the buying and selling bug can be.

 

Reason M cars are so popular is because they can be a daily driver. Its why we arent in P-cars.

I drive mine in all weather. It rocks.

 

Just got my tints and removed the pin stripes. Pics to follow.

Btw, I didn't realize exactly how great this car was until recently.

 

in before ravening masses complaining about "tints" for the umpteenth time

 

No worries, only 35%. It cleans it up nicely.

 

I recently had to part with my M5. I replaced it with a Genesis (for the time being) partially because of your recommendation earlier in this thread.

 

Nice! Which one did you go with?

 

I bought a used 4.6. Couldn't find any R-Specs on the used market, and that's where I needed to be for now.

 

Nothing wrong with used...bought many myself. Big difference though between any model year and 2012

 

Yeah, I don't get the cool headlights on my 2011. But, it will serve my purposes for now.

 

11's are great. Improved suspension too

 

Hard for me to tell given my last car was an E60 M5...the Genesis feels awfully soft...but, that's to be expected, I suppose.

 

It won't compare to an M, not even close. Suspension is soft, but your driving lux, not sport. One thing I liked about the R-Spec is it's a bit tighter. Still no carver, but a good mix of sport and lux.

 

Yeah, I wish I could have found an R-Spec. The 8spd trans working okay? I know there have been some problems with it on the 2011s.

 

Funny thing is with my 3.8; there is a significant lag with some downshifts. It was just like my Honda Ridgelines. They need to boost the signal of the dbw signal to fix it...in my opinion. Other than that, up shifts are flawless. You almost can feel them.

 

Re-Badged and 35% tints

 

Good one.



ETA: What size tires come on the stock 19s on the R-Spec?

 

Continental Conti-Pro Contact 235/45

 

I agree with you fully on this statement. 19 cars in 10 years (26yrs old) myself and I couldn't ask for a better companion on my long commutes / drives. I think I may hold onto her instead of selling / trading in my usual 12-18 months.

 

What have you done to yours performance-wise?

 

Just the MSA cat deletes as of right now.

The SRI isn't worth it as the motor becomes extremely heat soaked and really the SRI is just a noise maker. Remove the secondary baffle in the main intake track and you have an OEM ice box as it'll pull air in from the front bumper just below the head light.

Megan coilovers are here... just awaiting word on the camber kit.

I'm trying to gather all the KDM part numbers for this model and do some comparisons.

The biggest improvement will come from a tuning solution. Right now the OEM tune has her running rich as a pig. Fix that and you've opened up a whole new realm of possibles.

 

I'm interested in what coilovers do to the handling. Do let us know.

 

You haven't thrown any lights from the cat deletes? Any feel for performance changes? Please let me know how the coil overs do.

 

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this thread. Thank you for sharing your life and love of cars with us.

 

+1 great thread

 

yeah, now you just buy and sell the same model....

 

Damnit, I must've lost the subscription to this thread last time I was banned

Nice to see you're still progressing through manufacturers







And its tint.

 

 

 

Hey guys, it's been a while. I guess I need to add a few cars here. I've actually rewritten this on tumbler, but here are the additions;
As usual, work gets in the way again. We added another new product that requires towing and the R-Spec was the sacrifice. It only weighs 1800 lbs, but I just couldn't see a tow hitch on the Genny.
So in comes a 2013 Santa Fe limited and out goes my favorite car out of all of them. The Santa Fe is a great CUV, but leaving 429 hp and getting in to 290 hp just leaves you feeling a little...slow. I will say that compared to the Ridgelines we used to drive, the Santa Fe is a dream. It's quiet and holds the proper gears. I manage 19 mpg towing on the highway, where it was 13mpg with the Honda. I average 27 mpg highway without towing and 19 around town. Hyundai put a lot of effort into reducing NVH in this vehicle. It is quieter than even the Genesis 3.8 we still have, and rides almost as well. Little things like heated steering wheel and heated front and rear seats will be appreciated this winter. The adjustable steering "feel" is noticeable but doesn't do much to make it a "carver" but it is a CUV after all. Pictures to follow along with the other two new rides.

 

Not mine, but exactly mine

 

My youngest son was done modifying his 2003 Lancer OZ and decided he wanted something new. Being acquainted with the CEO of Hyundai has it's perks, and he decided that a new Veloster Turbo was the call. It had to be black with the blue accented black interior, and it had to be a stick. One phone call was all it took and we had it in the driveway at actual dealer cost (not invoice). Now the mod bug has bitten after 5,000 miles and we've introduced the Veloster to a few friends; Injen, Borla and Pierce (high flow cat)