She should get a Ranger with a topper!!
All the perks of an SUV and .... it's a Ranger!!
That new Santa Fe is sharp looking. Not the best situation for the sales person.
No, I kinda feel bad for the guy. I think that the service department is going to get an earful on Monday. We noticed that he didn't even offer to drive the thing back, so we think that he was just as shook up as my sister.That new Santa Fe is sharp looking. Not the best situation for the sales person.
Was it in limp mode or did it just shut right down? Did it die on the QEW? I was pulled over in the breakdown lane near Stony Creek once (ice from a semi hit my Passat) and it really was unnerving with vehicles flying by.
She hit 100 km/h, we heard a "pop" not unlike when the turbo on my Ranger died, and then it started to rapidly shut down. We pulled off on the edge of the QEW in Oakville, shut down the engine, let it reboot for a few minutes, and then she tried again. The second time, we didn't even get 500m, let alone to 100 km/h, before it started bleeding power. We managed to limp it to the next exit doing about 30 km/h on the shoulder, with the sales guy telling us not to go over 50, pulled off into a gas station where we were able to switch drivers.
Likely it's a one off situation but I would want to know for sure. A sensor or something went rogue!
Yeah, I asked the sales guy to let us know on Monday when the service department is back in and has a chance to take a look at it, but in the meantime the damage is done. To be fair, she isn't the biggest fan of the Santa Fe's redesign; it's too boxy and feels too much like a station wagon to her to begin with. The only reason she decided to test drive it was because her 2017 Santa Fe had been really solid, and would likely have gone a few more years if it hadn't been totaled.
So, do your mom a favour one of these days and give her car a good going over.
Speaking of Hyundai, I took my Ranger up to the cottage to wish my mom a Happy Mother’s Day and to check on things. I also decided to drive her car back to my place so I can do the rotors - they’re worn down enough that the ABS is confused and starts pulsing when braking.
It’s a 2006 Sonata that Mrs. DukeCanBuildit owned when I first met her. We bought a Passat in 2014 and my wife decided we should give it to my mom instead of trading it in on the VW. How nice is she? Over the past twenty years, it was trouble-free for my wife and then my mom.
It was in dire need of a wash and some extra attention - leaves and debris in the engine bay and the hollow spaces in the trunk on the outside areas of the weather seal - little old ladies only do the drive-thru car wash thing, if they get it washed at all.
It was strange driving it home and not having hands-free for my phone - not even a USB port to charge it.
It’s clean and shiny and looking not too bad now. It has lived outside for the past twelve years and there is no amount of 303 that will save some of the trim so I have a lot of sympathy for those Ranger owners who have to park their trucks outside.
See everyone, he never once mentioned that Snake Oil 404 garbage he's been trying to push on you guys here. He only used the best (303) and knew better than to try his junk 404. Now we all know he was just a con man trying to take your money. 
Now, I can see how that expression (there is no amount of 303 that will save some of the trim) can be taken two ways. Thanks for illustrating that point Dave and giving me the opportunity to clarify things.
Like any good Snake Oil salesman there's always a pitch! Let me guess you sold vacuums door to door too?Now, I can see how that expression (there is no amount of 303 that will save some of the trim) can be taken two ways. Thanks for illustrating that point Dave and giving me the opportunity to clarify things.
Folks might think I was suggesting the trim was so far gone that it was beyond help and that multiple applications of 303 would garner limited results. That’s on me so I should really set the record straight.
What I was trying to convey to the forum faithful was that it doesn’t matter how much 303 I used, that stuff, while good, just wasn’t up to the task and what I really needed to do was step up my game and break out the big gun…
Duke’s 404 - it’s 101 times better - it’s right there in the name - you can’t argue with math!
Besides, when you zoom in on a bottle of 303, you can see why it’s so popular with Dave.
You know that 404 Canadian is the same as 303 U.S. Just like that Km thingLike any good Snake Oil salesman there's always a pitch! Let me guess you sold vacuums door to door too?
Besides if you were paying attention these past few years you'd know that....
That or the exchange rate!!
I was about to post just that very thing!That or the exchange rate!!
Twisted minds think alike??!I was about to post just that very thing!
