Considering trading in 2015 for a 2022. Looking for thoughts on the IVT

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Guyfromthenorth

Discussion Starter · 11 mo ago

Good morning everyone,

I am a converted person as of 2014. I purchased an Elantra GL with the 6spd manual back then on a lark (gas mileage and new vehicle cost hooked me) and was shocked at not only the mileage but the overall quality and reliability of these cars. I've owned nothing but SUV's and pickup trucks before then and these cars blew me away. I was in a wreck (not a scratch on me) and ended up with insurance getting me a 2015 Elantra GL with the automatic. Again this car blew me away, even the auto got as much mileage as my manual shift previous to it and the quality was still outstanding for the $ value.

So now I find myself in a used car sellers market. I figure with 100k miles on the 2015 that I can still get a good trade in value at a dealer and may make the jump to a 2022 to reset the warranty and get something fresher. My issue is suddenly I find myself looking at a THIRD transmission now, the IVT.

My main worry is longevity and overall thoughts on how it performs. At this point I expect Hyundai won't let me down (after my previous 2 experiences) but I wanted to see how owners experiences have been in the 1.5-2yr since the IVT was bundled in. I hate being the guinea pig for new tech tbh. I googled like crazy and all I could find was 1 or 2 "this guys brothers friend on reddit had an issue" but no resounding "these are junk" reviews from piles of owners.

I doubt anyone has 100k+ on them by now to report on the life of the transmission, but if anyone can relate their good or bad experiences it would be appreciated. Thanks much

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ndanaluk

· #2 · 11 mo ago

I love my 2022 2.0 Elantra because it gets a combined 40mpg. It's comfortable on the highway with plenty of passenger room.

The only complaint is there is no center console available in the USA aftermarket as the ones available are for right hand drive models. The console also rattles a bit from all the hard plastic bits.

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2020elantrave

· #3 · 1 mo ago

Guyfromthenorth said:
Good morning everyone,

I am a converted person as of 2014. I purchased an Elantra GL with the 6spd manual back then on a lark (gas mileage and new vehicle cost hooked me) and was shocked at not only the mileage but the overall quality and reliability of these cars. I've owned nothing but SUV's and pickup trucks before then and these cars blew me away. I was in a wreck (not a scratch on me) and ended up with insurance getting me a 2015 Elantra GL with the automatic. Again this car blew me away, even the auto got as much mileage as my manual shift previous to it and the quality was still outstanding for the $ value.

So now I find myself in a used car sellers market. I figure with 100k miles on the 2015 that I can still get a good trade in value at a dealer and may make the jump to a 2022 to reset the warranty and get something fresher. My issue is suddenly I find myself looking at a THIRD transmission now, the IVT.

My main worry is longevity and overall thoughts on how it performs. At this point I expect Hyundai won't let me down (after my previous 2 experiences) but I wanted to see how owners experiences have been in the 1.5-2yr since the IVT was bundled in. I hate being the guinea pig for new tech tbh. I googled like crazy and all I could find was 1 or 2 "this guys brothers friend on reddit had an issue" but no resounding "these are junk" reviews from piles of owners.

I doubt anyone has 100k+ on them by now to report on the life of the transmission, but if anyone can relate their good or bad experiences it would be appreciated. Thanks much

Hi!
I realize you posted this back in 7/22 and it's now 4/23. Did you end up going with an Elantra with an IVT? I just bought a 2020 value edition with IVT.

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Guyfromthenorth

Discussion Starter · #4 · 1 mo ago

2020elantrave said:
Hi!
I realize you posted this back in 7/22 and it's now 4/23. Did you end up going with an Elantra with an IVT? I just bought a 2020 value edition with IVT.

I did, it gets amazing mileage since I do 99% highway driving. To be honest my only complaint is that there's what seems to be an unfixable computer problem. The oil change service timer keeps saying oil change is due. I reset it, two days later it comes back, reset it again, and later that day it's back saying oil change due. It even shows 6000km remaining before change is needed but then warns oil change is due.

I've brought it to the dealer 3x now and they can't fix it. Once they "reset it using the iPad" and it stayed away for a few weeks and then....oil change is due. I disabled the service interval reminder....oil change is due.

It's very odd. I may call Hyundai if I find some time.

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2020elantrave

· #5 · 1 mo ago

Guyfromthenorth said:
I did, it gets amazing mileage since I do 99% highway driving. To be honest my only complaint is that there's what seems to be an unfixable computer problem. The oil change service timer keeps saying oil change is due. I reset it, two days later it comes back, reset it again, and later that day it's back saying oil change due. It even shows 6000km remaining before change is needed but then warns oil change is due.

I've brought it to the dealer 3x now and they can't fix it. Once they "reset it using the iPad" and it stayed away for a few weeks and then....oil change is due. I disabled the service interval reminder....oil change is due.

It's very odd. I may call Hyundai if I find some time.

Time...yes, I wish there were two of me sometimes to get it all done! I just bought a 2020 value edition. I picked it up last Friday. The Avg. mpg was ~19. Like you, I drive mostly highway miles. The screenshot is from today. Have you used cruise control or Smart Mode? How much more might they increase the mpg?

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Guyfromthenorth

Discussion Starter · #6 · 1 mo ago

2020elantrave said:
Time...yes, I wish there were two of me sometimes to get it all done! I just bought a 2020 value edition. I picked it up last Friday. The Avg. mpg was ~19. Like you, I drive mostly highway miles. The screenshot is from today. Have you used cruise control or Smart Mode? How much more might they increase the mpg? View attachment 3308

I almost always use cruise the entire time unless it's snow covered. I also tend to leave it on smart mode but I'm not sure that matters. Smart to me at first made me think it was smarter for mileage but I think it just "smartly switches between normal and sport mode" based on your current gas pedal movement.

I'm Canadian so my mileage is liters per 100km. I get 4.5L per 100 on hwy at 65mph and average hills. Google says that's 52mpg which is almost exactly yours.

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2020elantrave

· #7 · 1 mo ago

Guyfromthenorth said:
I almost always use cruise the entire time unless it's snow covered. I also tend to leave it on smart mode but I'm not sure that matters. Smart to me at first made me think it was smarter for mileage but I think it just "smartly switches between normal and sport mode" based on your current gas pedal movement.

I'm Canadian so my mileage is liters per 100km. I get 4.5L per 100 on hwy at 65mph and average hills. Google says that's 52mpg which is almost exactly yours.

Yes, I noticed your national flag after your user name when I sent my last reply-thank you for doing the math conversion lol

When I fill up next, I plan on calculating it manually-my stepfather almost doesn't believe it! And I'm a stickler driving 65mph on the highway, and also try to coast whenever I can.

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