Music, and yes, that’s exactly what I do, I don’t have any subscriptions to SiriusXM any more. I was just offering up a way to address the poor audio quality, but if the only way to do that is by streaming then I totally agree, you may as well stream from somewhere you can play exactly what you want. Plus, the curated playlists and suggestions on the streaming services can be really good.

 

I have to agree with you on Siriusxm radio. It's the worst feature that is forced on auto buyers. Why do we all have to pay for the actual radio that is installed on the car? I wonder what kind of deal the auto makers have with Sirius. It's a total scam on buyers.

I watched a utube video where a driver folded his mirrors back when going 80mph on the interstate to save on "drag" as miniscule as it may be. I think it would be a safety factor if you don't know what is behind you.

 

ha, no, but as i'm zooming up my driveway i was used to hitting the button on my santa fe (which didn't see to care about what speed). now i have to wait until i've slowed down nearer the garage. not a great problem.

 

Strange that two Hyundais would work so differently...

 

It's your right to rant!

So rant away... lol

 

So I want to ask your honest opinion @bitkahuna , how has your overall experience been driving the Ioniq? You've listed all the positives, but any regrets? Have you gotten over range anxiety yet? How does the Ioniq rate compared to your Santa Fe?

 

since i'm driving the car 50mi. or less typically in a day, no issue with range anxiety ONCE i got a level 2 charger at the house. i only had initial anxiety because the included level 1 charger/cable is worthless.

no regrets. i also have an ice car, so there's that if i screwed up somehow or needed to do a longer trip and couldn't be bothered to figure out the charging situation, but i doubt that will be an issue either. i still don't have my EA 'coupon' yet or my free charger coupon but it's supposed to come this week. when i get the ea coupon i'll drive somewhere to try it just for grins.

besides charging, the ioniq 5 definitely has a lot less cargo space in it than the santa fe, so i've had to be much more disciplined about what 'gear' i take with me (network testing and cables, video cables, power cables / strips, usb cables / adapters, tools, etc). i had my tech go through all the stuff i took out of the santa fe and put the bare minimum in 3 or 4 bags.

the car is definitely fun to drive and easy especially with i-pedal.

but regrets? no. the looks of the car have grown on me. i didn't dislike it before, but now it rates as 'cool looking' to me, and distrinctive. i absolutely love the long wheelbase and short overhangs.

and i have NO regrets about getting it over a tesla, except that leasing a tesla would have been less expensive.

 

The way EA works, you won't get anything in the mail. Install the EA app, and you will add a plan and use the VIN to activate the plan. Just Google "how to add Hyundai plan to EA"

I didn't think you would regret getting the Ioniq over a Tesla. Since you already had a Hyundai, you would be more familiar with an Ioniq, with a few adjustments. I have no regrets either except dealing with a crooked dealership. Remove dealerships from the equation, and I would easily without hesitation replace this Ioniq 5 with another one when the lease is up in 2 years

 

Great feedback!👍

 

and that says;
i didn't get a code from the dealer. will have to follow up with them.

 

I can't see what you wrote, the font is too light. The "code" you use should be the VIN. There is nothing the dealership needs to send you. Contact your sales rep, he should be able to help you


This information is automatically sent to EA from Hyundai

 

You can highlight it if that happens and it'll reverse so you can read it. Pasted below
VIN is longer than 8 characters, isn't it?

 

Thanks Dave! You don't put the whole VIN in, just the last 8 characters

 

Doesn't work.

 

I can't believe your dealer would not have provided the code to you, before you drove off. Oh wait, it's a Hyundai dealer.