Hyundai...What da fuck?

[3Hotdogs]

$35,000 for a new Sonata. So I starts reading the manual. Theres a section about a pump so's you can pump air into a deflated tire. But what about a blowout?

Manual? Nothing. So I call the dealer. Nope. There's no spare, not even a "donut.'

"Well, what if I get a blowout in the middle of Pennsylvania Tumpland?

"Sorry."

And the sales rep doesn't even bother to tell me to buy a mounted spare.

So, off to Tire Rack.

BEWARE on your new car.

[msongs]

1. after your blowout with no spare u can recharge your iCrap til AAA arrives. Oh wait,

w/no spare no need to call AAA

[Laffy Kat]

2. That's odd. Gosh.

Thanks for the warning. I have been looking for another car for over a year and will be ready to purchase in January. I'll steer clear (heh, heh) of Hyundai.

[obamanut2012]

14. They aren't the only company who doesn't give you a spare

[Laffy Kat]

16. That's just wrong. I don't even like the donuts.

Cars should come with a full-sized spare!!

[helpisontheway]

3. Yup! My son purchased a new Hyundai Elantra without us there..

We later found out that it did not include a spare. 😡

[dem4decades]

4. so you have to put it in the trunk?

[Chainfire]

5. They haven't told you to get AAA yet?

It must have been a while since you bought a car. Mine has a pump too. There is no place that you could even stash a donut, unless you tie it to the roof, or stick it in the back seat.

[cwydro]

6. Geez, I bought a new Subaru for less than that.

[helpisontheway]

15. Me too! I purchased my first Subie in 2019. 2019 Subaru Forester Sport that cost less than the above

[cwydro]

17. Mine was in 2019 also. An Outback.

I still have my old Hyundai Elantra that I keep around, and it has a full spare in the back.

[Laffy Kat]

18. I'm on my third Subie and will more than likely buy another in January.

And pass my current one down to one of my kids. They stay on the road forever.

[helpisontheway]

19. I was a Toyota person but now I can't imagine driving anything other than Subaru

I absolutely love it. My husband is so close to switching from RAV to Crosstrek..

[Laffy Kat]

20. My only complaint, at least with the Outbacks, is the road noise.

They may have modified it by now. Still, it's not enough of an issue to bother me that much. Most of my driving these days is city.

[SeattleVet]

35. We bought a 1996 Outback, new, at the end of 96.

At about 312,000 miles if had some head gasket problems (leaky), and the price to have them replaced was very high on the labor, but very low in parts. We were getting close to needing a few other relatively minor things (tires, tie-rod ends, etc.) so we decided to just bite the bullet and buy another new one. So 3 months short of 20 years of ownership we went to the local Subaru dealer. We pulled in and parked, and a salesperson came out. I said "We bought this one here 20 years ago from a guy named (insert name here)."

Salesperson says, "Oh, yeah - he's here today. Want to see him?"

Same salesperson, 20 years later! We bought a new (2016) Crosstrek from him after a zero-pressure test drive. The new Outbacks are HUGE, and we didn't need that much anymore. The Crosstrek is the perfect size for us at this point. Turns out the salesperson had started a few month before we bought the first one, and was getting close to thinking about retiring when we bought the second one. I don't know how common it is for a car salesperson to have a full, 20+ year career at one dealership, but I think it speaks highly of the dealership and their product to have someone like that stick around for so long.

What happened to the old Outback? We gave it to a friend, and he and his brother-in-law did the work and got it going very well again. Our friend used it for a few years, and then gave it to another brother-in-law that needed a car when they bought a slightly newer Outback. So, 24 years along, over 350K miles, and it's still going strong.

Definitely have had excellent experience with our Subarus, and have no hesitation about recommending them.

[helpisontheway]

36. Oh wow that is awesome! Nt

[MontanaMama]

7. I googled the issue and you're exactly right.

30% of Hyundai’s 2018 and after don’t have spares...something about the spare being heavier than the “tire mobility kit” that they’ve replaced them with and the effects of that weight on fuel economy. That’s kind of a big deal, imho. At least they should warn a customer about it. Good grief.

[rickford66]

8. Our 2017 Mustang GT has no spare (no room) or jack or tire iron.

I put a scissors jack in the trunk. STD equipment is a compressor which can fill the tire with goop, thus ruining the tire if it's just a nail or something like that. Best to have a spare at home if you can.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

9. Our Ford Fusion plug in Is like that.

The battery takes up part of the trunk

I don’t think I’ve ever blown a tire out on the road. I would much rather have the truck space and a triple A subscription.

[Dagstead Bumwood]

10. I have a '19 and it definitely has a doughnut

as I learned two weeks ago. We were downtown when i got a low pressure warning. My tire was at 22 psi. By the time we reached the end of the block it was just 17. Pulled into a gas station and by that time it was a four. There was a huge chunk of metal lodged in it and the tire was not repairable.

Funny thing is when I was reading my email the next day, the car had emailed me twice to give me updated pressure readings and warn me to do something about it. It's a great time to be alive.

[Nictuku]

11. At least when computers lost their floppy and CD drives....

... they had usb flash drives to replace them

[WhiskeyGrinder]

12. You didn't check before you bought it?

[3Hotdogs]

30. Nope. And I also forgot to check if it had windshield wipers.

I'll go out and do that now.

[Lobo27]

13. I work in the industry

I go to dealerships to teach salesmen, mainly Toyota. This was your salesman’s fault because he did not disclose it. Because he did not want to battle you in case it became an objection. Also every good salesman should point out the monroney sticker to the customer.

[MurrayDelph]

21. Same with my new Prius

All I got was a can of sealant and a compressor.

Since I was upgrading from a previous model, I kept the full-sized spare I used to carry in the old car.

[frazzled]

23. Our new Prius came with a spare

It’s a space-saver one, under the cargo area in a compartment. I guess it will do in a pinch

[marie999]

22. I hope that $35,000 included everything.

A couple of months ago we bought a 2020 Optima for $27,000 total including a 10 year bumper to bumper warranty. It is our third Optima. We gave away our 2009 Optima with 164,000 miles on it. We also have a 2015 that came with a lifetime warranty that if we sell it the second owner keeps the warranty. The 2015 and the 2020 do not have spare tires. If I have a blowout I will just pull over. I would bet that one of the first five cars coming by would stop, take off the tire, take me and the tire to get a new one, wait for the new one to be mounted, take me back to the car and mount it. I would give them $20 to put in the collection plate on Sunday and they would wish me a blessed day. That's rural town USA. We would hug if it wasn't for the pandemic.

[Baltimike]

24. I have a '12 volvo s60 with a spare

and I love my car.

[Under The Radar]

25. Blowout in trumpland? Keep driving, please don't stop

[Klaralven]

26. Less weight helps them out on fleet fuel mileage -- regulations are making new cars very undesirable

Toyotas and Hondas built 2000 to 2010 were better than cars will ever be again.

Does it have that annoying "idle stop and go" feature?

[3Hotdogs]

31. No, Its actually fun to drive.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

27. My 1991 Volvo 240 has a spare tire, jack, a mini toolkit, gloves, and 2 places to store the spare.

[Shermann]

28. One option for vehicles with no spare is run flat tires

I have no idea if those are available or practical in that size though. They can still fail catastrophically but may be a good compromise.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

29. For what it's worth, I've had one flat tire in something like 15 years.

Maybe longer.

It happened on a Sunday morning outside of Boise City, OK. I called AAA, they sent a truck out to change the tire. My car has a donut spare. Well, the driver said he knew the guy who owned the tire store in town, and he'd call the guy to see if he'd open up to sell me a replacement. Which is what happened. I thought for sure I was SOL on getting a replacement tire without driving at least another 60 miles to Guymon. Thank you, AAA. And thank you for how people in small towns and cities know each other.

I am having trouble remember a previous flat tire. Maybe the one in Denver in 1988? At least for me, they are very rare occurrences.

[3Hotdogs]

32. I drive 50k + per year. So I want to be prepared for as much road trouble as possible.

So I will travel with a new, mounted full sized tire in the truck.

[JanMichael]

33. Our 2017 Subaru Legacy was $21,000 in 2018

There is a spare, AWD, crash-safe, heated seats and sunroof.

$35,000 for a Sonata???? Does it have diamond crusted appointments and hover ability?

[PCIntern]

34. Funny story:

In 2007 I bought a Toyota Camry fully loaded and drove it home. When I got there, something was nagging at me I wasn’t sure what it was. I went upstairs, about an hour later I went back down to the car and realized what it was: there were no floor mats. So I drove back to the dealer and to the horrified faces of the manager and salesman when I walked in the door. I walked up to them and said you forgot to put the floor mats in my car. The manager said let me check, walked over to the car and read down the sticker that was still attached to the window. He said nope no floor mats on the sticker. I walked over to it, read down and said oh look no steering wheel either, but I see one sticking up out of the dashboard. There must be some mistake. He said you’re welcome to buy floor mats in our store. I replied, Not in 1 million years would I give you the business after you sold me a $33,000 car with no floormat.