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goddrammit t1_iyad2zb wrote

Reply to comment by dmoralesrcc 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

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.

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betterbub t1_iyaovev wrote

Hyundai engines are not bulletproof, OP has one of the Theta II engines

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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.

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Siphyre t1_iybdltk wrote

My brother is a mechanic. He said any car is good to get except BMW and Hyundai. They suck apparently.

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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

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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.

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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.

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buildyourown t1_iybgku1 wrote

10yr, 100k mile means it expires at 100k miles or 10yrs, whichever comes first.

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