dmoralesrcc OP t1_iyaan79 wrote
Reply to comment by Werewolfdad in Car broke down and it’ll cost more than what it’s worth. I also owe more than what’s it’s worth. What are my options? by dmoralesrcc
Paid off most of the debt I had. Motor is also shot in the car.
Werewolfdad t1_iyaazx3 wrote
If you still owe on it, your only option will almost assuredly be putting a new engine in (well, a used engine most likely)
How under water on the car are you?
dmoralesrcc OP t1_iyac0lc wrote
Car has 170k miles on it and it’s a 2017 Sonata. It was a rental car before my aunt took it in and then I took over the payments from my aunt (terrible idea I know). I didn’t start delivering until september of this year so all those miles were actually before doordash. Carmax appraises the car at 3k and I owe 10k.
AlwaysBagHolding t1_iybahyo wrote
Check with multiple dealers and see if you’re eligible for the class action warranty extension on those cars. Hyundai was sued over that engine and extended the warranty out on it and replaces tons of them for free. People actually seek those out for sale with blown engines and haul them directly to the dealer to get them replaced for free after they buy it.
It’s not really something that’s advertised much on those.
Werewolfdad t1_iyaea5x wrote
Is the loan in your name? If not, give it back to aunt. Sucks for her tho
Is the $3k value with a blown engine? Or is it with zero now? If zero, you’d need to buy a -$30k car to support that much negative equity.
And spending $30k to avoid a ~3-5k engine replacement is not a good idea
goddrammit t1_iyad2zb wrote
Who told you the engine is toast?
Hyundai engines are mostly bulletproof. They do have some specific issues that can be expensive to remedy, but that doesn't mean that the engine is done for. And your car is a 2017. Hyundai has a 10 year, 100k mile warranty for that year, if I recall correctly.
betterbub t1_iyaovev wrote
Hyundai engines are not bulletproof, OP has one of the Theta II engines
whereyugoincityboy t1_iyb5tv0 wrote
Hyundai is not “killing it” as many of the car subs on here would have you think, they’ve consistently churned out absolutely godawful engines and keep having to do massive recalls on them. Toyota, they are not.
Siphyre t1_iybdltk wrote
My brother is a mechanic. He said any car is good to get except BMW and Hyundai. They suck apparently.
whereyugoincityboy t1_iydmpbv wrote
Even BMW is getting way better, the B58 I6 is one of those magic engines that pops up from time to time that’s just head and shoulders above everything else
mbz321 t1_iybe4rm wrote
That only applies to the original purchaser. OP said it was a rental car, then the Aunt. I think subsequent owners only get 5 years.60k, which would probably put it out of warranty at this point.
AlwaysBagHolding t1_iyc10hn wrote
Not for the Theta II engine that those had. There’s a class action lawsuit involving those engines and Hyundai extended the warranty regardless of if it’s the original owner or not. It’s likely you can find a dealer to replace it for free under that program. I wouldn’t give up if the first dealer you call says it’s out of warranty because they don’t really want to do it, but come with citations and force one to follow the lawsuit agreement.
[deleted] t1_iybpv5j wrote
Car has 170K miles
buildyourown t1_iybgku1 wrote
10yr, 100k mile means it expires at 100k miles or 10yrs, whichever comes first.
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