next elantra revamp?

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later this year.
take a look at www.elantraclub.com
go to the forums page there are pics there
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Thanks, I should have looked there first.

FWIW - guess I won't worry about trading. Just another f'ing
jellybean that won't take roof racks well or have a station wagon.
 
nothermark said:
Thanks, I should have looked there first.

FWIW - guess I won't worry about trading. Just another f'ing
jellybean that won't take roof racks well or have a station wagon.
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Last I knew, a hatch was due early next year.
The new design has cues taken from various other cars.
Honda, Acura, VW.

I'd like to see the hatch before I make any real judgments.

BTW, how do you like you current Elantra?
 
Last I knew, a hatch was due early next year.
The new design has cues taken from various other cars.
Honda, Acura, VW.

I'd like to see the hatch before I make any real judgments.

BTW, how do you like you current Elantra?
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I can't wait to get it back. I picked it because of the tow ratings
and Yakima rack availability from the 2004. The car hasn't changed
but the 2006 is not listed for accessories. Bought the yak clips I
needed and the rack worked fine. Haven't done the trailer hitch yet
but will. I have about 17,000 mi on it since December. Only
complaints are the seat could use a bit more padding and the radio
does not do mp3. Will replace the radio soon. I'm looking for a
piece of sheepskin for a seat pad. They aren't in vogue here right
now. I tried a full skin but it was too bulky so I put it back where
it belonged.

I took the Elantra to the Adirondacks on a camping trip. SO, dog,
canoe stuff, screen house, tent, etc all fit in the hatchback with a
bit of room left. Roof rack for canoe. Went out to civilization to
do a bit of shopping and got hit in the left rear quarter. Ended up
with a new Ford Taurus rental for the last couple of weeks. Packup
for home much tighter, eats gas, doesn't handle service call parts all
that well. It took a work week to get the car to an insurance company
approved shop. Car should be ready next Monday. It's amazing how
little metal needs to get bent to make a $4000+ collision bill these
days. That's without airbags, they did not go off. A woman pulled
out of a stop sign as I was making a left in front of her so the whole
thing happened at under 10 mph.

nothermark
 
nothermark said:
I can't wait to get it back. I picked it because of the tow ratings
and Yakima rack availability from the 2004. The car hasn't changed
but the 2006 is not listed for accessories. Bought the yak clips I
needed and the rack worked fine. Haven't done the trailer hitch yet
but will. I have about 17,000 mi on it since December. Only
complaints are the seat could use a bit more padding and the radio
does not do mp3. Will replace the radio soon. I'm looking for a
piece of sheepskin for a seat pad. They aren't in vogue here right
now. I tried a full skin but it was too bulky so I put it back where
it belonged.

I took the Elantra to the Adirondacks on a camping trip. SO, dog,
canoe stuff, screen house, tent, etc all fit in the hatchback with a
bit of room left. Roof rack for canoe. Went out to civilization to
do a bit of shopping and got hit in the left rear quarter. Ended up
with a new Ford Taurus rental for the last couple of weeks. Packup
for home much tighter, eats gas, doesn't handle service call parts all
that well. It took a work week to get the car to an insurance company
approved shop. Car should be ready next Monday. It's amazing how
little metal needs to get bent to make a $4000+ collision bill these
days. That's without airbags, they did not go off. A woman pulled
out of a stop sign as I was making a left in front of her so the whole
thing happened at under 10 mph.

nothermark
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Man, sorry to hear that you had the accident.
17K miles since December. that's just over half of what we
have on ours (30K miles) since April last year.

The seat does need more padding. Have you adjusted it
using the knobs on the driver's seat?

$4k plus for repairs?

When my wife had an accident with a previous car we
took it to Panorama collision in East Rochester.
IIRC, that'd be a bit of a drive for you. They do good work and
even clean the passenger cabin. And to top it off, left a silk rose and
plastic
trash bag.

Airbags won't deploy under 15 MPH. :)

Hope all works out for you
 
Man, sorry to hear that you had the accident.
17K miles since December. that's just over half of what we
have on ours (30K miles) since April last year.

The seat does need more padding. Have you adjusted it
using the knobs on the driver's seat?

$4k plus for repairs?

When my wife had an accident with a previous car we
took it to Panorama collision in East Rochester.
IIRC, that'd be a bit of a drive for you. They do good work and
even clean the passenger cabin. And to top it off, left a silk rose and
plastic
trash bag.

Airbags won't deploy under 15 MPH. :)

Hope all works out for you
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Thanks,

BTW, Panorama is right around the corner, so to speak. I live in
Henrietta. The problem was that the car couldn't be driven so I could
either take a shop local to the accident, take one preaproved by the
insurance company, or pay out of pocket to have it flatbedded home.
Choice one included a delay while an adjuster could come and look at
it. Choice 3 would have been fairly costly.
 
nothermark said:
Thanks,

BTW, Panorama is right around the corner, so to speak. I live in
Henrietta. The problem was that the car couldn't be driven so I could
either take a shop local to the accident, take one preaproved by the
insurance company, or pay out of pocket to have it flatbedded home.
Choice one included a delay while an adjuster could come and look at
it. Choice 3 would have been fairly costly.
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So you had the repairs done in the area of the accident, drove the rental
back here and
then drove back to get the Elantra. I hope insurance covered ALL of this.
I can attest to the cost of flat bedding a car to the dealership for
repairs. NOT fun.
Or cheap.

Hope all worked out and that you have no pull to one side. In other words,
no
damage to the frame.

I worry about repair costs because of a limited income on the part of the
SO's and my
pay. Even if insurance covers it. Deductible is high enough.
 
So you had the repairs done in the area of the accident, drove the rental
back here and
then drove back to get the Elantra. I hope insurance covered ALL of this.
I can attest to the cost of flat bedding a car to the dealership for
repairs. NOT fun.
Or cheap.

Hope all worked out and that you have no pull to one side. In other words,
no
damage to the frame.

I worry about repair costs because of a limited income on the part of the
SO's and my
pay. Even if insurance covers it. Deductible is high enough.
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Actually had the accident in Saranac Lake but the insurance company
preferred to have it repaired at one of their "authorized repair
facilities" so I let them talk me into flatbeding it to Watertown.
Half way home. Davidson Collision did the work - part of a large
dealership operation like Holtz or Vision. They did a very nice job
on the metalwork and paint. Their detail person missed some tape
residue. I can live with that. It is soooooo good to get back to my
Elantra after having a new Taurus for almost 4 weeks.
 
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