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Originally Posted by qr20de Obviously people will attribute to the fact that your car has reached 400,000km because of Hyundai reliability, durability etc. But bottom line, its because you have maintained it in exceptional condition. |
Thanks, there is no doubt it is a reliable car, but in the end, it was the maintenance from day one which made the car run so much without much issues. Even small things were not overlooked.
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Originally Posted by landcruiser123 That is one hell of a good looking car- it's superbly maintained. |
Thanks, landcruiser, car aged really well, when it was in production, major negative factor was its looks. I always liked how Elantra looked. Even I doubt I will ever find a buyer who will take care of this car, ridiculous resale value is also because you can't find a clear car, even someone has one, they won't be selling it. People with very low budget will buy the car because it is cheap and for sure it would not have been a maintained one. He won't be able to spend so much on parts and services. Also, if it never sold well when it was in production, never gonna sell well in the used market either. Since the car is reliable, I should keep it. Car is in Kerala due to parking problem in Bangalore, my family also very keen on taking care of cars.
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Originally Posted by i74js Amazing. My Ford Escort DLX 1997 did 2,40,000 km is now parked happily @ Pune. It was extremely reliable except for its poor suspension that ensured scraping at every possible opportunity if I am not cautious. |
Thanks, i74js, Escort was a brilliant car, market was not prepared for a car like that back then I guess. In my opinion, if no one is driving or taking care of the car, you should have exchanged it.
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Originally Posted by yogesh.8984 It is already mentioned above by everyone but cant resist mentioning again. 4L KMs on odo is a mind-boggling number for any car. Even after all these miles, car looks in good shape and credit to you jonesanto for the way you kept it that way. |
Thanks, yogesh, I don't want any reward from Hyundai, I don't want any publicity for my car, I just want to share the experience with fellow BHPians. I have learnt a lot about taking care of cars through Team BHP. Keep learning new stuff everyday. Let the car do its duty like any other day, it's just another lakh covered.
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Originally Posted by Ramsagar Hat's off "Jonesanto". You really have all the patience in the world to maintain this beauty. |
Hey, Ramsagar, have a feeling you know how difficult it is to maintain the car in pristine condition. Nothing is easy, patience, patience, patience. Find the time to get the small niggling issues fixed, an example, one day I got out of the car, see the break lights are ON. I check multiple times, what could have happened? Found something on the mat, a button thingy, plastic made. Visited my electrician, told me, it's common in Hyundais, went to genuine parts shop, he did not have stock, ordered it, in fact, ordered two, it was 50rs a piece, and fixed it. For the time being break lights were disconnected. If I were to go to Hyundai, they change the entire set, costs around 3K. So depends on what it is, I source the parts locally also, one advantage of being in Bangalore, you can get parts easily.
Golden Logo came with the car, I think it was a part of so called "Leather Pack." It is top of the line variant. If I am correct, it was on sale for one year only, in 2007 it was, non alloy, no air bag, no climate control option were selling for really cheap price. Got my hands on the car at the correct time. They stopped the car in 2007.
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Originally Posted by NiInJa I was just drooling over this beauty of a car. Immaculately maintained !
Congrats on completing 4L km. Sometimes a car ages so well it becomes a member of your family. The best thing you can do to a car is keep her driving |
Hi, NiInJa, thanks, it is a member of our family, brand new Redi Go is parked on the side, preference is still for the Elantra. I am still running on stock tint, I never got caught at any point, because this transparency is 70%, means 30% tint, and that is legal limit. I remember Contessa came with tinted glass.
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Originally Posted by vinayrathore I too have a similar vintage 2004 Dec Accent Viva CRDi. It has done about 290k Kms and still going strong. However, in my case, the engine had to be opened once due to my stupidity. I had a good FNG nearby whom I trusted to maintain the car after the warranty got over. |
Hi, vinayrathore, big mistake you did with Accent, I never compromise the quality of major parts. Elantra timing belt kit will cost you 8K now, I bought if for 4K also, price kept on increasing, which is really sad. This a major reason, people don't maintain or sell the car, since resale value is bad and the car is old, no one would want to go through the pain of maintaining it.
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Originally Posted by sumeethaldankar Congrats on hitting the 400k mark and keeping the car looking good. Does it have a turbo charger? If so did you practice the idle rule before switching off the engine after a long drive? |
Thanks, sumeethaldankar, CRDi, of course it has turbo, it uses a fixed geometry turbocharger. Super reliable I must say, if taken care well. My uncle had an Ambassador, when I was a kid, I see him start the car in the morning do the cleaning, and asked him, why the car is on? He said, diesel engines should warm up before using. Good old fashion advice. So when I got my first petrol car, I started practicing the same. After long runs, keep the engine idle for some time before switching off.