Hello, It is with sadness I report this.
Today my wife and I went to Liberty Hyundai in Mahwah, NJ to test drive a new 2016 Elantra GT.
I dropped in yesterday and made an appointment for a test drive with the salesman, Ray.
The car was ready and poised to roll right out the apron to the state highway. I stepped on the gas and a rhythmic wobble shook the car.
The engine, which sounded louder than I had expected, had dropped itself into a low gear and was winding its guts out.
The wobble didn't subside until I removed my foot from the pedal. The car then drove OK. We scooted about the windy roads of the Ramapo River Valley.
My wife took the wheel and she experienced the exact same wobble upon accelerating onto the same highway in an unrushed situation.
I will extend to the car the assumption that my horrific downshift was, possibly, exacerbated by the car being cold.
Neither me nor my wife experienced such a rowdy downshift after the first one. I also assume we learned instantly not to slam the pedal hard.
Neither one of us is a harsh driver.
The salesman suggested that the tires had developed flat spots during their time on the lot. When my wife's wobble came 'round I suggested that the tires had had time to heat up.
We said thanks to the clean cut lad and left.
The test drives of both Mazda3iTourings (2 dealerships) went much better.
A wise man (Mitch-the founder of this board) mentioned to me that the next generation of the Elantra GT will be based on the i30 platform and will be better and likely worth the wait.
We need a car kinda soon. If the buyer of our 2005 Saab 9-5 Aero wagon backs out of the sale (60 hours from now) I'll consider putting the purchase on hold.
What a sobering and disappointing adventure.
Caveat emptor, Georgeandkira
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