Curiously my 07 Santa Fe was made in Korea. Mfd 11/06. Not sur if it was because of early demand the Alabama plant couldn't meet or if all of the manual transmission Santa Fe's were imported.

Tundra seems to do well here because it is built in San Antonio. They even had those window stickers for the first several years:

Don't care if its Photoshopped onto the mountain, but that yellow better be a thing. It is amazing and I would like it to be a thing on the next C63.

This. 2013 2.5i Premium owner here. Paid $3600 under sticker and got them to throw in the Subaru branded Yakima bike carrier for free. Played 3 dealers off each other. The current model is still fresh, so discounts might not be quite that good but on a Limited $3k off should be doable. If not then they are jacking…

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Here in San Antonio those badges will all get stolen and re-appear on the endless supply of the 1994 Rams with fading paint, 20" chrome rims and mis-matched front/rear T/A tires here on the West Side.

I love about an hour from Uvalde. I'm there for work several times a year. It's not that big of a place, but I had no idea Continental had a proving ground there. Must go make friends...

Yeah the previous gen (CM) offered a manual all the way until 2013 when it was replaced with the current DM. First on the 2.7L V6 that I have and later on the 2.4L I4. It was only on the base GLS model, but even that was pretty well equipped compared to competes base models. I was on a mission to find the roomiest…

And as soon as your warranty does expire the shady third party companies start calling with "our records show you own a product that is out of warranty but we can still sell you one!"

Are there any dealers that don't work on commission? If I owned a dealer I woulf salary everyone and do quarterly bonuses tied to sales evenly split between the staff as an incentive.

Knock on wood, my Santa Fe has been the most bulletproof vehicle I've ever owned. I would never buy an extended warranty on one. 108k and only non-wear items replaced have been a fuel gauge at 50k and a CV joint at 80k. It needs timing belts every 60k(!) but the local dealer only charges $300 for them. Still on my…

Yes. The FoST has a digital "limited slip" that senses slip and applies one brake at a time. So it is almost always applying the brakes on one or two wheels any time you go around a corner at speed. It is what helps make it pretty much the best handling car under $35k but it means you can end up changes brake pads…

Same thing with my subaru 2 years ago. None was an option but hidden in small print on a second page he didn't show us. I actually bought a warranty because I got a really good deal on the purchase price and subaru head gaskets have a history of blowing right after the normal warranty. First time tryin it. We will…

They don't smell anymore, but the recent ones we get in the US are still loud enough to be annoying compared to the gas engines offered in the same cars. A friend recently bought a 2014 Jetta SportWagen TDI and while it drives OK, I it is still a clattery unrefined droning thing that makes you want to turn the radio…

They say that there are no truly bad new cars anymore

I don't hate the way it looks. It's pretty visually striking as far as large sedans go. It apes some design cues from the new 2015 Nissan Murano, which is also pretty out there compared to most mall-crawling crossovers.

Wife approved. 5-year old daughter chose color. Been hoping for something like this with 4x4 and a manual ever since I had to get rid of the S-10 because kids. Latitude 4x4 manual with the removable roof because kids and the trailer group for my hitch-mount bike rack. Might be time to finally retire the Hyundai…