Sonata

fuzzo · April 5, 2006

anyone here own a sonata... what do you guys think of those... not the latest one... the previous models...

sharkster · April 5, 2006

anyone here own a sonata... what do you guys think of those... not the latest one... the previous models...

well the jaguar model was alrite but the dog model is jus wrng...n to think it's 21st century material

extremely poor on fuel tho

Edited April 5, 2006 by sharkster

noaim · April 5, 2006

That dog model (if thats what they call it), was going damn cheap.. i mean a hella big car for hella cheap money..

and doesnt the jaguar model have problems wit sensors too?! heard someone say the car jus stopped freakishly in the middle of the road, and he had to get a tow truck... lol!

fuzzo · April 5, 2006

yeah i agree the jaguar model does look nice...

the dog model is just ugly.. the interior on this model is ok though....

sharkster · April 5, 2006

That dog model (if thats what they call it), was going damn cheap.. i mean a hella big car for hella cheap money..

yea the dog model is damn cheap...they used to go for around 1mill unreg...dnt knw wat its like now...

Watchman · April 5, 2006

htey,

can someone put up 2 pics of the 'dog' model and gthe 'jaguar' model if they have some.. curious to know which is which...

ruwds · April 5, 2006

I think i know wht the 'jaguar' model is like, but not the 'dog' model. It would be nice to see a pic of each jus to differentiate the models clearly. <_<

noaim · April 5, 2006

Dog Model!!! i think this is it..

Jaguar Model!

<_<

sharkster · April 5, 2006

Dog Model!!! i think this is it..

Jaguar Model!

yup ur rite...thanks nuaim

ruwds · April 5, 2006

Dog Model!!! i think this is it..

Jaguar Model!

thanks...both look similar...i guess i hve seen bth of them... <_<

fuzzo · April 5, 2006

yeah they are both popular models in SL... if youwant luxury for cheap, this is the option... just have to overlook the fuel economy

noaim · April 5, 2006

U gonna get one fuzzo?!

fuzzo · April 5, 2006

U gonna get one fuzzo?!

no not right now..maybe in the future when i have to buy my own car.. right now i'm stuck with the mazda..

KLM · April 5, 2006

Farzan I have to say that the graphic of that kid getting crossed-up around the corner in the trike is phenomenal! I can keep looking at that for hours.

ash · April 5, 2006

Farzan I have to say that the graphic of that kid getting crossed-up around the corner in the trike is phenomenal! I can keep looking at that for hours.

That's how Fuzzos' Kiddo Driffting his Tricycle in 5 years time. He already drag his pram.... lol

Watchman · April 5, 2006

Farzan I have to say that the graphic of that kid getting crossed-up around the corner in the trike is phenomenal! I can keep looking at that for hours.

i know!!! even i seem to take a few minutes everyday just to watch that kid drift..

ruwds · April 5, 2006

i know!!! even i seem to take a few minutes everyday just to watch that kid drift..

same me too...its a really cool pic....kid drifting in a tricycle.....hehehehe

Watchman · April 5, 2006

same me too...its a really cool pic....kid drifting in a tricycle.....hehehehe

hey did you realize that this clip is pretty realistic....there's even a moving reflectionof the man, on the glass of the phone booth in the background...

ruwds · April 5, 2006

hey did you realize that this clip is pretty realistic....there's even a moving reflectionof the man, on the glass of the phone booth in the background...

checked it again after seeing ur post...yep u r correct...the reflection cud be seen moving...

sharkster · April 5, 2006

OT boys...transfer tricycle convo to post whores pls

ruwds · April 5, 2006

OT boys...transfer tricycle convo to post whores pls

okies sorrryyy....lol

Dominic · April 6, 2006

anyone here own a sonata... what do you guys think of those... not the latest one... the previous models...

My dad has one. (Jaguar Model). Its done about 60k.

For:

1.) Comfort. It has the best back seat and is incredibly roomy.

2.) Handles ok.

3.) Good all round buy.

Against:

1.) We need to keep sending it to Hyundai Lanka for them to clean out the A/C ducts as it keeps clogging up (and the fan blowing reduces). Also A/C is average.

Fuel Economy:-

On 1000 bucks we get about 108 Km. (95 Oct). Works out to about 8.5-9 Km/ Ltr Colombo Running. - We are particular about the engine and its tuned by Hyundai once every 6 months.

Performance:-

This is a mystery. I think the speedometer lies here. 70 km/hr feels like so slow. Anyway it feels sluggish but when you look at the speedo it absolutely thrashes through to 100/120 without any issue.

On 1st you can hit about 65 Km/hr hitting 5500 revs. Ratios are set for cruising (not fun).

sharkster · April 6, 2006

Fuel Economy:-

On 1000 bucks we get about 108 Km. (95 Oct). Works out to about 8.5-9 Km/ Ltr Colombo Running. - We are particular about the engine and its tuned by Hyundai once every 6 months.

damn dude dats gud figures cos ive been gettin very bad comments abt its thirst...is ur car brand new?cos hyundai told me that the recon ones r poor on fuel but the brand new ones r ok (n i knw they were tellin me the truth cos a frnd of mine is a loyal customer n he knws d dudes well)...i think the biggest problem in SL is ppl dnt knw where to use 95 octane gas n hence they dont...ive even seen monteros pumping 90!n well the sonata owners ive spoken to dnt seem the regular maintenance type...

Morgoth · April 6, 2006

Against:

1.) We need to keep sending it to Hyundai Lanka for them to clean out the A/C ducts as it keeps clogging up (and the fan blowing reduces).

I've noticed through experience and from what I've heard that some European cars seem to have this problem. And this isn't the first case I've heard of such a thing with a Hyundai so looks like the Korean cars have got this issue too. But I've never seen such a thing with Japanese cars so far. Is it because Japan is more polluted? Or any reason :blink: Let me know if anybody knows.

Dominic · April 6, 2006

damn dude dats gud figures cos ive been gettin very bad comments abt its thirst...is ur car brand new?cos hyundai told me that the recon ones r poor on fuel but the brand new ones r ok (n i knw they were tellin me the truth cos a frnd of mine is a loyal customer n he knws d dudes well)...i think the biggest problem in SL is ppl dnt knw where to use 95 octane gas n hence they dont...ive even seen monteros pumping 90!n well the sonata owners ive spoken to dnt seem the regular maintenance type...

yeah machan its true what you say about the recon ones being poor on fuel. The thing is my dad and I hardly push the car we generally keep it below 2500 revs. The moment you thrash the thing those figures drop drastically. I think the only reason we get good figures is because of regular maintenance. Also the Sonata is not a car to be thrashed because the performance is not to great.

Our car is a recon. When we bought it (JB reg) it had about 40,000kms on the clock. The amazing thing about it was the previous owner (Singapore) maintaned a meticulous service history of the vehicle and kept a record of it in the cars original manual. This guy had details of every service and every single thing done to the vehicle all by Hyundai Singapore. That was part of the reason we bought it even though the dealer here was asking 45k more than the Silver Sonatas (our's is Black btw).

I saw a Prado pumping 90 once. I cant understand it. the 3 buck diff is nothing compared to the saving if he drives it right on 95.