Locate an Auto Repair Shop in Danville, New Hampshire

Purchased possibly the first Hybrid Sonata in Virginia today from Fairfax Hyundai. Rode an Amtrak train from nearby Danville, Va. To Manassas this morning - it was 3 hrs. late due to storm damage in Alabama - took a half mile test drive to fill up the car, did the paperwork, $26,700 (Pac 1) plus $389 processing, and drove back to Southside Virginia mostly via Route 29. Drove about 30 miles on I 66 first. On this "green" vehicle I got an amazing 47.5 MPG from NOVA to my carport, just over 250 miles. Very little AC. Trip computer indicates an almost 400 mile range still remaining. Having previously owned a 1st gen Highlander Hybrid for 4 years helped me improve MPG skills. The Hyundai’s displays also make it easy to raise the MPG. And this is a strong hybrid system. My eco score began at 1 in NOVA and ended up a 14 at home. The Fairfax dealership is 25 years old and sells about 300 cars per month. Also got a call from a Greensboro, NC (100 units monthly) dealership Thursday. They got notification of 2 Sonata hybrids “on the truck.” Pearson, the big outfit in Richmond, was still waiting when I talked with them midweek. Nationwide you can get .9% and 1.9% on 36 and 48 months respectively so basically another home run for Hyundai, IMO. This brand is on fire what with the Japanese situation and increasing demand for higher mileage cars. I'm predicting this sporty Sonata Hybrid will be popping up all over shortly.

http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811451.pdf Since I hadn't noticed this info for a couple years it was good news that the roads aren't more risky than in past years. Remembering back to "I hate SUV's, why don't ....", it seems this is the trend that was predicted at the time. With the fleet aging during this period and hope that the economy will pick up and turn some of those older rides over in the next few years, the 2012 mandate for ESC could be even more help in the next decade. Enjoy your ride.

I know I'm not their demographic but I just don't see that it puts the brand in a positive light. Owning a '71 280SL I'm basically wondering who current purchaser's are ....

Just for the record, I had several kinds of codes that would recur, but it all turned out to be bad grounds. On the C5 there are 13 different ground locations with multiple connection points at each, I'm sure it's the same on C4's. Any bad ground will give bad voltage message to any system and that will produce a code for that system. Good luck.

Glad you like the new Vette, they are amazing. Just a suggestion, instead of spending a bunch on more power, like you said, you have plenty now, try going to a few driving events at your nearest road course. I spent years on Sears Point (Infineon) and Laguna Seca, in addition to a few others, it made a great difference in my enjoyment of a performance car. As most see it, it's the most fun you can have. At Sears, doing over 100mph, four times each lap and getting the most out of your ride is work and tons of fun. After several years I got to be an insturctor and even got some lap time for free. Check it out. Search on Corvette Forum and I'm betting you will find a couple places with more info.