Congrats on the new ride. Sounds like you trade your vehicles quite often...did you choose this vehicle to save a bit in the short term to get something a bit more special later? Reason I ask is because it is a strategy that I might employ in a few years to finally get a RWD vehicle that I've always wanted.
What do you think you'll miss most from the Verano you traded in! What impressed you the most of the Elantra?
Interesting thoughts and comments, thanks!
There are so many individual factors in such a decision, just a few of which are what kind of driving is being done (eg: local short trips or long distance highway) and how much, a person's age and lifestyle.
I always thought that having a low mileage late model same brand make trade would pay off best, but found out otherwise with GM/Buick. Maybe I'll get luckier with this one!
I admit to looking forward to the Genesis G70, but when the Kia Stinger was announced it suggested the G70 on the same platform would most likely be oversize for me. That was a small factor in giving up waiting and getting me out test driving. However only a small factor. My car buying time clock had gone off and there was no stopping me once I got started
Like a disease
But also I became disillusioned with how the car market was going in a number of ways, and don't expect there will be much new coming of the kind of vehicle I'm interested in, so concluded I'd make a move on something that exists.
So buying a new depreciating car isn't usually a good platform to talk strategy in terms of saving! However one thing is for sure. With 13% tax plus other taxes and escalating fees, every time we do a car transaction so much money is thrown away, trading vehicles often (not forgetting early years depreciation too) doesn't make much financial sense. But the higher the price of the car, the more the "throw away" money becomes because of GST and excessive luxury brand fees.
In my case, I'm so old there's no waiting to get something special later!
No, it was more a case of buying something that I liked, that suited my current driving situation, and represented good value for money so that I wouldn't get that dreaded "buyer's remorse" later.
I will certainly miss the Verano's seats and general comfort the most, followed by having a dealer within walking distance. However their Sales section lost my trust as did GM no longer making anything for me.
The Elantra Sport is closer to what I value in cars and closer to the performance kind of cars I have owned in the past. Three things stand out in impressing me about the Elantra. Number one, the thing that impressed me most, is the suspension/handling. Its well sorted, well balanced, no "vices" that I can determine. It was such a pleasant shock, because Hyundai hasn't been noted for this in the past. Next, the appearance inside and out appealed to me very much. Finally, that value for money and getting pretty much everything I wanted.