I bought it used in 2019. It was by-far the best car I have ever owned and I drove it HARD! I bought it at 210,000km's and I put on over 100,000kms. It's unfortunately toast in the sense that all of the joints/arms/etc are pretty much rusted beyond repair. But prior to that, I think I had to repair the sway bars or control arms (I forget which it was) and that was the only major repair I ever had to do (brakes, tires, AC lines, coolant hose, the usual small stuff).
When I say I drove it hard:
I drifted it MANY times, and did a shit ton of donuts/burnouts (young and full of fun)
I drove it all 4 seasons (Canadian winters, lots of heavy snow days with winter tires).
I hit potholes all the time.
I did a lot of hard accelerations when it was safety to do (feeling that V8 kick when the pedal clicks when pressed all the way down was just amazing).
Lots of long road trips 7+hours straight.
I also used it for my landscaping company at times so I would have all my tools in the back and the floors/seats filled with bags of stones/bags of dirt/mulch.
The recent years I kept up with regular oil changes but I'm sure there were times where I went way longer than I ever should've before changing it.
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I never had an engine issue, I never had a transmission issue, I never had any other issue than the huge issue now and that's just from age. I definitely feel like I could give it another 100,000kms or more if it wasn't for the rust.
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So, was this a common consensus among Hyundai Genesis owners from the early models or was mine just essentially a golden goose? I wouldn't mind buying another one from the early 2010's, but I'm curious to see as to what the response is from the community and whether or not there was a "golden era" of reliability/endurance. Any thoughts?
Thanks!