[Northeast N]

Well, that lasted a month, not even. Last week I hit a curb on a turn into a back country gas station and chipped my rim and gouged my tire.

Today, the garage door came crashing down on my trunk, I tried to catch it in time, but it's all fucked up.

Car has 2000 miles on it, I was babying it -- now I am gonna beat the crap out of this thing!!!!

 

[RacingRedN]

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I feel for you. With the accident your car did lose some value.
I got mine on 6/4. I had 300 miles within the first two days of owning the car. Since than, I’ve only put another 300 miles on the car.

I am guessing I will average 3-5k mileage a year if that. We have three cars and the Saab is used most as I spend more time as a passenger to help my daughter get her driving hours required to get her license.

Well I would definitely track the car now. I am planning to track mine eventually. Maybe next year.

 

[RacingRedN]

For this car you’ll need at least 2 oil changes per year and apparently Hyundai only covers one of them per year, for 3 years.

I get oil changes every 6k miles or every 6 months. If you change it more often and don’t track the car regularly you are wasting money.

 

[Northeast N]

😭
I feel for you. With the accident your car did lose some value.
I got mine on 6/4. I had 300 miles within the first two days of owning the car. Since than, I’ve only put another 300 miles on the car.

I am guessing I will average 3-5k mileage a year if that. We have three cars and the Saab is used most as I spend more time as a passenger to help my daughter get her driving hours required to get her license.

Well I would definitely track the car now. I am planning to track mine eventually. Maybe next year.

I'm gonna get the back fixed. My OCD is off the charts because the car is so clean. The rim should be an easy fix, but I'll take care of that when I throw winter rims and tires on it in November.

 

[jimv2K13]

I get oil changes every 6k miles or every 6 months. If you change it more often and don’t track the car regularly you are wasting money.

Hyundai’s recommendations for the N cars are silly. The owner’s manual suggests that I do every 3k miles based on my driving habits. I’m almost entirely certain they say that so their dealerships can make more money, there’s absolutely no need to change a street car’s oil that often. I’m personally going to do every 5k on mine, it’s what I got used to with my GTI and it seemed to work out well with that similar 4 cylinder. Plus I average only about 6,000 miles a year, so I should be able to time it so I don’t get charged extra for it…since the Hyundai maintenance only covers 1 oil change per year.

 

[flyin18t]

Hyundai’s recommendations for the N cars are silly. The owner’s manual suggests that I do every 3k miles based on my driving habits. I’m almost entirely certain they say that so their dealerships can make more money, there’s absolutely no need to change a street car’s oil that often. I’m personally going to do every 5k on mine, it’s what I got used to with my GTI and it seemed to work out well with that similar 4 cylinder. Plus I average only about 6,000 miles a year, so I should be able to time it so I don’t get charged extra for it…since the Hyundai maintenance only covers 1 oil change per year.

I did change my oil every 3k miles with my GLI throughout all 120k miles that I owned her.....as well as every other car I've owned. I'm able to feel/hear a difference every time. To me it's worth it. I understand why some people may wait longer and I'm sure that's fine also. It comes down to how you drive your car and whether or not you feel it needs it.

 

[RacingRedN]

Hyundai’s recommendations for the N cars are silly. The owner’s manual suggests that I do every 3k miles based on my driving habits. I’m almost entirely certain they say that so their dealerships can make more money, there’s absolutely no need to change a street car’s oil that often. I’m personally going to do every 5k on mine, it’s what I got used to with my GTI and it seemed to work out well with that similar 4 cylinder. Plus I average only about 6,000 miles a year, so I should be able to time it so I don’t get charged extra for it…since the Hyundai maintenance only covers 1 oil change per year.

I thought the manual recommended every 5K miles in the serve weather condition areas with full synthetic and 7.5K if you don't drive in serve weather conditions. I drive like you on average 6-7K mileage a year. I simply do my oil changes every 6 months because the car is a direct injection; if it was multiport I would be going once a year. Because I like to ensure longevity I even use the Chevron gas fuel additive every other month for cars that are GDI and once a year for those that are multiport. I wish Hyundai would have made the N models use the smart stream system where it is both GDI and multi port to ensure that the engine doesn't get carbon build up.

 

[jimv2K13]

I thought the manual recommended every 5K miles in the serve weather condition areas with full synthetic and 7.5K if you don't drive in serve weather conditions. I drive like you on average 6-7K mileage a year. I simply do my oil changes every 6 months because the car is a direct injection; if it was multiport I would be going once a year. Because I like to ensure longevity I even use the Chevron gas fuel additive every other month for cars that are GDI and once a year for those that are multiport. I wish Hyundai would have made the N models use the smart stream system where it is both GDI and multi port to ensure that the engine doesn't get carbon build up.

The manual recommends 5k for normal driving and lists every 3k if the car meets certain conditions….which pretty much everyone other than suburban drivers in temperate drivers will meet. I want to take good care of the car, but 3k seems excessive to me, especially when Hyundai only covers one change per year. To me it seems like they’re trying to squeeze additional money out of people.

 

[RacingRedN]

The manual recommends 5k for normal driving and lists every 3k if the car meets certain conditions….which pretty much everyone other than suburban drivers in temperate drivers will meet. I want to take good care of the car, but 3k seems excessive to me, especially when Hyundai only covers one change per year. To me it seems like they’re trying to squeeze additional money out of people.

I use myhyundia.com and enter the info for my driving conditions and follow that unless 6 months comes up first. I believe for me it is around 4K mileage for the oil change for the Kona N and that is linked up to my BlueLink. I also have my local dealership use my mileage info to setup appointments or every 6 months. For me it is roughly every 3-3.5k when I get my oil change.

Prior to updating my information myhyundai.com was recommending every 7.5K mileage for the Kona N. Not sure if that is accurate or not but that is what is recommended. With today's age of technology it should provide the correct info considering it goes off the vehicle Vin#.

If I drove the Kona N more often I would probably go to around 5-7.5K. I use to change my oil every 10K on my Saab when I was averaging around 30K a year for mileage, but that has a multiport fuel injection and now it gets an oil change once a year because like my other two cars it doesn't even eclipse 7K a year for mileage.

 

[flyin18t]

I use myhyundia.com and enter the info for my driving conditions and follow that unless 6 months comes up first. I believe for me it is around 4K mileage for the oil change for the Kona N and that is linked up to my BlueLink. I also have my local dealership use my mileage info to setup appointments or every 6 months. For me it is roughly every 3-3.5k when I get my oil change.

Prior to updating my information myhyundai.com was recommending every 7.5K mileage for the Kona N. Not sure if that is accurate or not but that is what is recommended. With today's age of technology it should provide the correct info considering it goes off the vehicle Vin#.

If I drove the Kona N more often I would probably go to around 5-7.5K. I use to change my oil every 10K on my Saab when I was averaging around 30K a year for mileage, but that has a multiport fuel injection and now it gets an oil change once a year because like my other two cars it doesn't even eclipse 7K a year for mileage.

Do you have a performance shop near you that you can trust, or comes highly recommended? I just can't trust a dealership with giving me an honest assessment of my vehicle or service job.

 

[RacingRedN]

Do you have a performance shop near you that you can trust, or comes highly recommended? I just can't trust a dealership with giving me an honest assessment of my vehicle or service job.

If needed I would use my local Saab mechanic. But I do trust my local dealership.

 

[310gts]

Is a 60 dollar oil change too much for some of you guys? Seems like a lot of owners are hung up on basic maintenance for a car they should really like and want to take care of and it's weird to me. Idk, maybe I am a goof.

 

[RacingRedN]

Is a 60 dollar oil change too much for some of you guys? Seems like a lot of owners are hung up on basic maintenance for a car they should really like and want to take care of and it's weird to me. Idk, maybe I am a goof.

$60 where are you getting it done at? Usually it’s $75+ where I live.

 

[Northeast N]

I usually buy my own oil/filter and have a place use that. Saves me some money in the end.

 

[310gts]

$60 where are you getting it done at? Usually it’s $75+ where I live.

Local Hyundai dealer. Was the same price at the one near my old place too. I always get it done at the dealer in the event that I need warranty work. My genesis needed a new turbo within the first 2 years of having it and a new motor 2 years ago, and having done way more frequent oil changes than required made the paper work super easy to get them approved.

 

[N Sync]

The manual recommends 5k for normal driving and lists every 3k if the car meets certain conditions….which pretty much everyone other than suburban drivers in temperate drivers will meet. I want to take good care of the car, but 3k seems excessive to me, especially when Hyundai only covers one change per year. To me it seems like they’re trying to squeeze additional money out of people.

I just had my second oil change done at 8.2k miles. I agree that an oil change every 3k miles seems a bit excessive and it would be bad if Hyundai only suggested that to make a little bit more money for their dealers.

 

[jimv2K13]

Is a 60 dollar oil change too much for some of you guys? Seems like a lot of owners are hung up on basic maintenance for a car they should really like and want to take care of and it's weird to me. Idk, maybe I am a goof.

$60 isn’t the issue…it’s more the principal. I don’t want to hand my money over to a dealership if I don’t have to and small expenses really build up over time. Finding ways to minimize expenses here and there can do your finances a world of good. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a rich investor or an expert or anything….but I handle the money I do make with care and find ways to maximize it pretty well. It’s one of the reasons I could afford to impulsively buy a ridiculous car 🤣

I do want to do what’s best for my car. My rule with nice things I treat myself to is simple-if I’m going to own them I have a responsibility to care for them so they keep rewarding me. I’m also a guitarist and this applies to the instruments I collect too. But 3000 mile oil changes seems fishy to me, and I’m inherently skeptical of dealerships and manufacturers because their priority is maximizing their profits, not helping you.

I’ve owned another high performance car before, and my dad who’s also a bit of a gearhead has owned several higher trim Audis, Saabs, and a few other things, all of which have lasted him a long time…and I personally have never seen 3k oil change intervals recommended. If you drive the industry average of 12,000 miles a year (which I don’t, but that’s neither here nor there) that would be 3 oil changes a year, and Hyundai would only cover one, so they’d make some nice extra money off you.

I’ve been scouring the interweb and there doesn’t seem to be a consensus on whether or not the super frequent changes Hyundai recommends are really necessary, which is why I’ve been discussing it here with y’all. I’ve always done my oil every 5,000 miles, which I thought was overly cautious if anything. I know plenty of folks who do it every 10k or even more and are totally fine.

To make a long story short, I’m inherently skeptical of manufacturer/dealer recommendations and don’t want to throw money away if I don’t have to. But I also want to use the 3 years of free maintenance since it comes with the car.

 

[RacingRedN]

$60 isn’t the issue…it’s more the principal. I don’t want to hand my money over to a dealership if I don’t have to and small expenses really build up over time. Finding ways to minimize expenses here and there can do your finances a world of good. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a rich investor or an expert or anything….but I handle the money I do make with care and find ways to maximize it pretty well. It’s one of the reasons I could afford to impulsively buy a ridiculous car 🤣

I do want to do what’s best for my car. My rule with nice things I treat myself to is simple-if I’m going to own them I have a responsibility to care for them so they keep rewarding me. I’m also a guitarist and this applies to the instruments I collect too. But 3000 mile oil changes seems fishy to me, and I’m inherently skeptical of dealerships and manufacturers because their priority is maximizing their profits, not helping you.

I’ve owned another high performance car before, and my dad who’s also a bit of a gearhead has owned several higher trim Audis, Saabs, and a few other things, all of which have lasted him a long time…and I personally have never seen 3k oil change intervals recommended. If you drive the industry average of 12,000 miles a year (which I don’t, but that’s neither here nor there) that would be 3 oil changes a year, and Hyundai would only cover one, so they’d make some nice extra money off you.

I’ve been scouring the interweb and there doesn’t seem to be a consensus on whether or not the super frequent changes Hyundai recommends are really necessary, which is why I’ve been discussing it here with y’all. I’ve always done my oil every 5,000 miles, which I thought was overly cautious if anything. I know plenty of folks who do it every 10k or even more and are totally fine.

To make a long story short, I’m inherently skeptical of manufacturer/dealer recommendations and don’t want to throw money away if I don’t have to. But I also want to use the 3 years of free maintenance since it comes with the car.

MyHyundai.com states 7.5K if you drive your car in what I would call ideal conditions. In none ideal conditions your estimated recommended mileage will change. I would go every 5K or 6 months; whatever comes first because the car is GDI and should have an oil change at least every 6 months minimal. That is the same recommendation my wife got for her Subaru Ascent that is GDI and the same recommendation I got for my 1.6T Elantra.

If you do track the Kona N regularly or constantly finding yourself revving the engine to 5K+ regularly than 3K mileage again. If you drive mostly between 2-4K and even use eco mode, you may get by with 5K mileage or every 6 months.