We’ve had a 2025 GV70 for about 3 months. We bought it because of the exterior and interior styling. But we feel the beauty is skin deep. We came from a BMW X3. When you entered the the X3, the seats would go to your seating and stay there. On the GV70 you have to press the memory on the door. If my wife (who is much shorter than me), drove the car before me, as soon as the car starts, I get squished between the seat and the steering wheel. I was told by the “dealership” (which stinks) that this was the way it works. That sounds like crap to me. Also no wireless carplay. In this day and age? The car is a one and done. We’ve learned our lesson. Never again once the lease is over.
@@snh_lname do you mean that in the x3 the car would detect the different key fob and adjust settings? That’s what we had with the Tesla. Ans you’re right about the lack of wireless CarPlay. Thank you for your comment!
@@JuanCarlosLTO that is my recollection. Our dealership didn’t seem to know the car very well. We’re also “promised” “wireless” CarPlay “soon.” Almost every trade “review” says it’s already in the car. That’s BS. The car is stunning but not up to our standards. At this point we enjoy what we can and count down to our next car.
@@snh_lname it happens! As I said in the video: test drives don’t tell the whole story and it’s the little things, for better or worse, that come to surface in time that determine the overall experience with a vehicle.
It appears that they may have included it in the August update. That remains to be seen. Just add to the fun, my dealer can’t give me an appointment for 3 weeks if we want to wait for the car. Genesis advertised “concierge” service where they pick up the car, leave a loaner, and bring the car back when done. That would be in November. I will NEVER get another Genesis!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have the '22 3.5 Sport Prestige. The only time I have to use the fingerprint reader is when I do not have my key on me. Place my finger on there & then I can press the start button to start the car. Also, I use the white selector knob to select my profile, but if I don't select anything, it'll default to my profile since I'm driver one. Also when setting up your fingerprint reader make sure you place your finger on the reader in all different direction/angles & barely covering the reader. Mine works every time no issues with reading my finger print on the first try. I got the '22 because I liked the suede seat inserts all the way down the middle & leather on the headrest & side of the seats. I guess when I update I'll get the Nappa leather seats. I'm not a fan of the diamond pattern though.
To each their own, I actually really like the diamond pattern stitching. I also like the blue interior but I’m not sure I want to own one long term. But that blue interior is gorgeous and reminds me of cars from the 80’s that came with blue interior. Yeah man, maybe I need to reset the fingerprint authentication system by re entering my prints… 🤷🏻♂️
It's better it asks you because walking away doesn't mean that you want to lock your car. Your car locking everytime you walk away would be frustrating
Good video, thank you. With the Connected Services app, are you able to set interior conditions when remote starting? Example, in the Winter can you tell it to set the heat to high, turn on the front & rear defrosters, and maybe the steering wheel heater? Or, summer time turn the AC to high?
Thank you for watching my video. Yes to all that. I never use that feature but my wife does. I do find myself using the remote door lock a lot because for some reason I forget to lock it and walk away.
Juan I own a 2023 GV70 Advanced and it has ventilated seats without those mesh inserts. However, I do find the seats a bit stiff; do you ? I also have the 4 cylinder and find it adequate, but was loaned a 6 cylinder version when I serviced it and really enjoyed the ride quality.
Yes I do. Seats are stiff! No way around it. The 3.5 comes with available adaptive suspension, which would be nice but… more things to break down? Don’t take me wrong, I like technology but I wonder how all these things are going to hold up in time. About the ventilated seats: they did shuffle the options around, added some, removed some. From what I could gather, the 2023 came with ventilated seats even on the Select. 🤷🏻♂️
I do. Especially for the reasons I did. But then i understand people prioritize different things. When I did my list of things, the GV70 came on top and so far no regrets.
Thanks for the heads up guys it’s weird because I just checked it with the Sound system in my car and I even went as far as moving the balance all the way to the left and all the way to the right, and sound is coming out both sides
One thing I don’t like on mine is when I use CarPlay and make a phone call, no matter what I’ve tried the people on the other end get a very bad echo when they speak and I use my phone a lot in the car for business so this is not a good thing. Anybody else have the same problem and has anybody going a solution?
great video mate, appreciate hearing from actual owners who use the car day to day. dose sound like a lot of first-world problems, which are the best problems to have.
So, here's a random question. On the dashboard of our 2024 GV 70, there are 1 - 3 red seatbelt symbols when we start the vehicle. Sometimes there are 2, sometimes there are 3. So is this based on the number of people that it senses on the seats in the car at the time it is started? I cannot find anything about this in the owners manual. Not a big deal, just one of those things I can't figure out!
You might be lucky enough to have the option of going hybrid. I just test drove the Tucson and it has a hybrid powertrain with a turbo 1.6 and a conventional automatic transmission so it drives pretty much like a regular car without the characteristics of a typical hybrid/CVT set up. I can only imagine how good this 2.5 will do gas wise with the hybrid assistance.
I have the GV70 electrified, my seats are not the mesh, they are fantastic and super comfortable! The fingerprint sensor doesn’t work for me 4 out of 5 times, unfortunately. It’s frustrating.
I love the electric version because it looks like a regular vehicle. My wife was looking at one at the dealership that day and liked the options because it is slightly different in how it bundles stuff until I told her it was the EV. Not every electric vehicle has to look like an egg. The Mercedes EQS is nice but I wish Mercedes had gone with just an electric S-Class; I’d be willing to give up a little bit of efficiency in sake of normalcy in design
@@JuanCarlosLTO oh it’s fantastic!! Super luxurious, more than any car I’ve owned. If the range was higher, it would be a game changer for sure! But since I don’t drive much, it suits me, and I LOVE driving it!
@anfmichael82 congrats! I’ve done electric as well and I love the idea but I’m not made of money to have 2 expensive vehicles at the same time. At 230 mile range the GV70 could meet almost all of my normal transportation needs if I had a home charger.
Is the tinting on your Volvos this dark as well? I’d say this is the darkest tinting in any vehicle I’ve had. Sometimes at night I even forget the cover is fully open. 🤷🏻♂️
My 2023 GV70 2.5T advance has ventilated seats / not leather or mesh and are perfect for hot climate. I don’t use the fingerprint recognition after an issue resulting in a new head unit / fingerprint could not be removed - quicker to be ready to start driving. I have a custom rear seat cover for my dog also . I love the dark tint on the panoramic for the hot desert sun but still lets in enough light for me and agree the sliding shade is great.
@@JuanCarlosLTO yes.. it’s in the manual .. need both key fobs in the vehicle with you and active connected services account .. for me it didn’t work and after a day with technical assistance they decided to replace the head unit .. you’d have to remove the fingerprint if you sell the car !
Juan, these are all valid concerns. I too like the panoramic roofs and having one this dark kinda defeats the value of having it. I’ve considered moving from my loaded Santa Fe, but since I tend to keep vehicles that I enjoy for a decade or more, I worry about the price/availability of parts for a vehicle with such a small market presence. I don’t even have a dedicated Genesis dealer within 100 miles.
About your distance from a Genesis dealership: that was my case for years; I lived 120 miles from all premium dealerships and in part that’s why I would opt for Lexus and Acura vs Germans: sure, the cars were under warranty but driving to service them at the dealership was annoying and bringing it in for potential repairs would be a pain in the neck and I assumed that German cars would be more prone to breakdowns, etc. I wish I could hold on to cars they way you do 🤣 so far the only one that has stuck with me for over a decade is my 1989 BMW.
@@JuanCarlosLTO I’ve yet to check with my local Hyundai dealer about Genesis warranty work, but parts delay could still be an issue. My wife’s commute is rather short, so her 2000 Acura TL didn’t get traded in until 2019, after finally reaching 100k miles. Still looked and ran great. I used to buy every 3-4 years but now I try to find something that I can enjoy a bit longer.
@stephen1991 I just test drove the new Tucson hybrid (N line) and I was pleasantly surprised of how well it drives. Most hybrids in the segment nowadays are mated to CVT’s or some interpretation of it but Hyundai went with a traditional automatic transmission with AWD. It drives way better than anything else around it. A little loud inside but otherwise a great compact SUV. A sub here told me his digital cluster needed to be replaced and it was 8000 for the part and 4000 for the installation, under warranty of course but makes you wonder if these modern vehicles are worth keeping long term like anything modern and reliable before everything went digital, etc. For that, I think products from Toyota, Honda, from the prior generation could be a better pick for keeping long term. Before, I would fear a faulty transmission, engine work but these new models are so electronically integrated that a cluster display replacement could be unaffordable later in the life of the vehicle.
@@JuanCarlosLTO While I like the look of the Tucson, I’m looking for a little larger, a bit more upscale suv. I too avoid any cvt, although the Honda/Toyota ones may be decent, just not my cup of tea. And I too wonder about the true longevity of new cars. I see twenty year old, and older, on the road. I even have a ‘66 Thunderbird that I can still buy new mechanical parts for when needed. But all the screens, chips, mini computers in a typical car, of any price range, will probably lead to early obsolescence. But then, at where I’m at, the other side of 65, my concern of a cars longevity may be a moot point personally.
@stephen1991 have you looked at the Mazda CX-70? I like it a lot. Not the most fuel efficient but I like what Mazda does to their interiors and it has a traditional transmission. That was on our list as well, we didn’t test drive it though. Another SUV that I was waiting for was the next generation Acura RDX based on the current CR-V hoping for better sound insulation and hopefully the 10 speed transmission of the current one. It’s hard to find a vehicle that checks all the boxes. Another one that is a good choice is the Toyota Venza, CVT though. That Thunderbird… I always found it more appealing than the Mustang of those years. The interior was more handsome and unique with that 2 seat configuration of the rear.
Here's one for you. The 3D instrument cluster went out on mine. It took the dealership two weeks to get the parts and fix it. Thank goodness it's all under warranty. It only had 1,800 miles on it when this happened. I was surprised to see that the cost of the cluster was over $8,000! Labor was over $4,000. All in all, it was about $12,800 to fix it! Now I'm on pins and needles hoping that nothing else goes wrong.
Wow! Those are my thoughts on these technological advances in vehicles… costly to acquire and costlier to fix! I’ve thought about this a lot. I don’t keep cars long, less than 3 years on average and of the one that I’ve ever kept the most is so basic that it’s pretty affordable to fix, my 1989 BMW. Then I’ve had the Acura for almost 2 years and alike, everything is so analog, easy and cheap to fix. New cars’ complexity is out of control. I understand advances that make a car safer but all these screens are processors for every feature can’t be good for long term ownership. I want to see if I find in this GV70 the modern vehicle that I keep for a long time and it’s scary that a simple instrument cluster can be so expensive to replace. The speedometer on my BMW took a dump a few years back and I bought the German made parts and fixed it myself for under $200… I would love to make a video about this 🤔
@JuanCarlosLTO yeah, I was thinking the cluster would be around $2000, maybe $3,000 tops. Imagine my surprise when I saw how much it actually is. I used to keep cars around 2-3 as well before, but the last two we've had, we kept for a long time. Just got rid of our 2002 Toyota Solara (bought used, and we had for 18 years). We still have a 2016 Honda Odyssey we bought new. I was planning on keeping this GV70 for at least 10 years, but now I'm on the fence about it. The one vehicle I regret ever getting rid of was a 2003 Lexus IS 300 Sport Design with a manual transmission that I bought brand new back in the day in Kearny Mesa. It had summer tires and had the inline six engine. Boy, was that car fun to rev and drive!
@user-gx7sr4ig8c oh no! You sold that beauty? That car has been on my mind because I just saw a review by redline reviews about that very car in that very configuration! And I actually just saw one at Costco the other day but autotragic, in very good shape. I always loved that car because it was around at the same time I bought my first new car and it was one of the contenders: Audi A4, 3 Series, G35, and what I ended up getting, the TSX. I don’t regret having sold my TSX back in the day because I was ready for the IS350 I got after that one, but boy that IS300 is so special now. Unfortunately, most of the ones I see are destroyed by tuners. Just like most TSX’s you see out there. One main drawback that pushed me away from the IS300 back then was the MPG, but grown up me would have opted for it over the TSX for its RWD configuration but back then I didn’t care about those things and it wasn’t until I experienced the FWD shortcomings of the TSX that I went for the IS. The car that I can’t get rid of now is my 325i, unfortunately I am so attached to that inanimate thing and I know that if I sold it, I’d be kicking myself eternally
@JuanCarlosLTO I know. If I knew then, what I know now, I definitely would have kept it. The reason why I sold it back then was we got stuck in really bad traffic going back home to San Diego from LA, and I really got tired of driving the manual transmission in heavy traffic. Kind of a knee-jerk reaction, really. The car I traded it in for? Drumroll please... the just released Acura TL! The only thing the TL really had over the IS was of course, more space and more features. Being front wheel drive with all season tires, it just could not even come close to the driving dynamics of the IS. I guess it did have a little more power, but the V6 in it could not match the buttery power delivery and sound that the IS engine made. I also saw the video that Redline review had. That's why I'm really kicking myself for getting rid of that car. Oh and I also loved the chronograph style of the instrument cluster.
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We’ve had a 2025 GV70 for about 3 months. We bought it because of the exterior and interior styling. But we feel the beauty is skin deep. We came from a BMW X3. When you entered the the X3, the seats would go to your seating and stay there. On the GV70 you have to press the memory on the door. If my wife (who is much shorter than me), drove the car before me, as soon as the car starts, I get squished between the seat and the steering wheel. I was told by the “dealership” (which stinks) that this was the way it works. That sounds like crap to me.
Also no wireless carplay. In this day and age?
The car is a one and done. We’ve learned our lesson. Never again once the lease is over.
@@snh_lname do you mean that in the x3 the car would detect the different key fob and adjust settings? That’s what we had with the Tesla.
Ans you’re right about the lack of wireless CarPlay.
Thank you for your comment!
@@JuanCarlosLTO that is my recollection. Our dealership didn’t seem to know the car very well. We’re also “promised” “wireless” CarPlay “soon.” Almost every trade “review” says it’s already in the car. That’s BS.
The car is stunning but not up to our standards. At this point we enjoy what we can and count down to our next car.
@@snh_lname it happens! As I said in the video: test drives don’t tell the whole story and it’s the little things, for better or worse, that come to surface in time that determine the overall experience with a vehicle.
It appears that they may have included it in the August update. That remains to be seen. Just add to the fun, my dealer can’t give me an appointment for 3 weeks if we want to wait for the car. Genesis advertised “concierge” service where they pick up the car, leave a loaner, and bring the car back when done. That would be in November. I will NEVER get another Genesis!!!!!!!!!!!!
You know you can OPEN the sunroof at night if you want to look up at the stars, right??? 🙂
I have the '22 3.5 Sport Prestige. The only time I have to use the fingerprint reader is when I do not have my key on me. Place my finger on there & then I can press the start button to start the car. Also, I use the white selector knob to select my profile, but if I don't select anything, it'll default to my profile since I'm driver one. Also when setting up your fingerprint reader make sure you place your finger on the reader in all different direction/angles & barely covering the reader. Mine works every time no issues with reading my finger print on the first try. I got the '22 because I liked the suede seat inserts all the way down the middle & leather on the headrest & side of the seats. I guess when I update I'll get the Nappa leather seats. I'm not a fan of the diamond pattern though.
To each their own, I actually really like the diamond pattern stitching. I also like the blue interior but I’m not sure I want to own one long term. But that blue interior is gorgeous and reminds me of cars from the 80’s that came with blue interior.
Yeah man, maybe I need to reset the fingerprint authentication system by re entering my prints… 🤷🏻♂️
I love my GV70. I do agree with your 5 points. I would also add that apple car play is not wireless. BUT I STILL LOVE MINE!!!!!!!!!!
My interior is Black so the mesh doesnt stand out THAT much like it does on other colors.
I have a Tesla, getting my wife a GV70. Nothing will compare to Teslas tech.
@@kenswift12345 agree!
It's better it asks you because walking away doesn't mean that you want to lock your car. Your car locking everytime you walk away would be frustrating
🤔 maybe. It’s a convenience I’ve had in the past and it never bothered me. Thank you for watching!
Good video, thank you. With the Connected Services app, are you able to set interior conditions when remote starting? Example, in the Winter can you tell it to set the heat to high, turn on the front & rear defrosters, and maybe the steering wheel heater? Or, summer time turn the AC to high?
Thank you for watching my video.
Yes to all that. I never use that feature but my wife does.
I do find myself using the remote door lock a lot because for some reason I forget to lock it and walk away.
Juan I own a 2023 GV70 Advanced and it has ventilated seats without those mesh inserts. However, I do find the seats a bit stiff; do you ? I also have the 4 cylinder and find it adequate, but was loaned a 6 cylinder version when I serviced it and really enjoyed the ride quality.
Yes I do. Seats are stiff! No way around it. The 3.5 comes with available adaptive suspension, which would be nice but… more things to break down? Don’t take me wrong, I like technology but I wonder how all these things are going to hold up in time.
About the ventilated seats: they did shuffle the options around, added some, removed some. From what I could gather, the 2023 came with ventilated seats even on the Select. 🤷🏻♂️
As a user, would you advice a person to buy a GV70?
I do. Especially for the reasons I did. But then i understand people prioritize different things. When I did my list of things, the GV70 came on top and so far no regrets.
I have the advanced, and it's ventilated.
Yes but my guess is that it’s not a 2024 model. From what I’ve read Genesis shuffled the features of the different trim levels for ‘24.
Another great video. However seems like something is wrong with the audio? Only one side of stereo speaker is working.
I checked the video on TH-cam and it sounds fine 🤷🏻♂️
I confirm, only left speaker is working starting from 0:30.
Oh no! I’ll check it out. Maybe I need to take it down and upload again 😑
Thanks for the heads up guys it’s weird because I just checked it with the Sound system in my car and I even went as far as moving the balance all the way to the left and all the way to the right, and sound is coming out both sides
One thing I don’t like on mine is when I use CarPlay and make a phone call, no matter what I’ve tried the people on the other end get a very bad echo when they speak and I use my phone a lot in the car for business so this is not a good thing. Anybody else have the same problem and has anybody going a solution?
great video mate, appreciate hearing from actual owners who use the car day to day.
dose sound like a lot of first-world problems, which are the best problems to have.
Right? 🤣 then I get out of this one and get in my other 2 rust buckets…
Great insights, thank you. I watched through to the end as I'm contemplating a GV70 😊
Thank you for watching!
So, here's a random question. On the dashboard of our 2024 GV 70, there are 1 - 3 red seatbelt symbols when we start the vehicle. Sometimes there are 2, sometimes there are 3. So is this based on the number of people that it senses on the seats in the car at the time it is started? I cannot find anything about this in the owners manual. Not a big deal, just one of those things I can't figure out!
I think so. You’re talking about the backseat, right? I think it’s just the seat that has a sensor and will ask for the person to buckle up.
Appreciate your opinion. I've been looking at this car for 2 years! I plan on ordering it next year.
You might be lucky enough to have the option of going hybrid. I just test drove the Tucson and it has a hybrid powertrain with a turbo 1.6 and a conventional automatic transmission so it drives pretty much like a regular car without the characteristics of a typical hybrid/CVT set up. I can only imagine how good this 2.5 will do gas wise with the hybrid assistance.
I have the GV70 electrified, my seats are not the mesh, they are fantastic and super comfortable! The fingerprint sensor doesn’t work for me 4 out of 5 times, unfortunately. It’s frustrating.
I love the electric version because it looks like a regular vehicle. My wife was looking at one at the dealership that day and liked the options because it is slightly different in how it bundles stuff until I told her it was the EV. Not every electric vehicle has to look like an egg. The Mercedes EQS is nice but I wish Mercedes had gone with just an electric S-Class; I’d be willing to give up a little bit of efficiency in sake of normalcy in design
@@JuanCarlosLTO oh it’s fantastic!! Super luxurious, more than any car I’ve owned. If the range was higher, it would be a game changer for sure! But since I don’t drive much, it suits me, and I LOVE driving it!
@anfmichael82 congrats! I’ve done electric as well and I love the idea but I’m not made of money to have 2 expensive vehicles at the same time. At 230 mile range the GV70 could meet almost all of my normal transportation needs if I had a home charger.
Good vid, Weird choice by Genesis to tint sunroof
I have this as well as 2 Volvo XC60s all with tinted sunroofs like 99% of all SUVs, not sure why thats weird to you
Is the tinting on your Volvos this dark as well? I’d say this is the darkest tinting in any vehicle I’ve had. Sometimes at night I even forget the cover is fully open. 🤷🏻♂️
My 2023 GV70 2.5T advance has ventilated seats / not leather or mesh and are perfect for hot climate. I don’t use the fingerprint recognition after an issue resulting in a new head unit / fingerprint could not be removed - quicker to be ready to start driving. I have a custom rear seat cover for my dog also . I love the dark tint on the panoramic for the hot desert sun but still lets in enough light for me and agree the sliding shade is great.
@mervstone17 I haven’t looked enough into it, can the fingerprint authentication step be removed? I want it gone.
@@JuanCarlosLTO yes.. it’s in the manual .. need both key fobs in the vehicle with you and active connected services account .. for me it didn’t work and after a day with technical assistance they decided to replace the head unit .. you’d have to remove the fingerprint if you sell the car !
Tesla is falling off 😂
Tesla is garbage.., my boy owes one so bad .., if there good there price don’t drop so much
Juan, these are all valid concerns. I too like the panoramic roofs and having one this dark kinda defeats the value of having it. I’ve considered moving from my loaded Santa Fe, but since I tend to keep vehicles that I enjoy for a decade or more, I worry about the price/availability of parts for a vehicle with such a small market presence. I don’t even have a dedicated Genesis dealer within 100 miles.
About your distance from a Genesis dealership: that was my case for years; I lived 120 miles from all premium dealerships and in part that’s why I would opt for Lexus and Acura vs Germans: sure, the cars were under warranty but driving to service them at the dealership was annoying and bringing it in for potential repairs would be a pain in the neck and I assumed that German cars would be more prone to breakdowns, etc.
I wish I could hold on to cars they way you do 🤣 so far the only one that has stuck with me for over a decade is my 1989 BMW.
@@JuanCarlosLTO I’ve yet to check with my local Hyundai dealer about Genesis warranty work, but parts delay could still be an issue. My wife’s commute is rather short, so her 2000 Acura TL didn’t get traded in until 2019, after finally reaching 100k miles. Still looked and ran great. I used to buy every 3-4 years but now I try to find something that I can enjoy a bit longer.
@stephen1991 I just test drove the new Tucson hybrid (N line) and I was pleasantly surprised of how well it drives. Most hybrids in the segment nowadays are mated to CVT’s or some interpretation of it but Hyundai went with a traditional automatic transmission with AWD. It drives way better than anything else around it. A little loud inside but otherwise a great compact SUV.
A sub here told me his digital cluster needed to be replaced and it was 8000 for the part and 4000 for the installation, under warranty of course but makes you wonder if these modern vehicles are worth keeping long term like anything modern and reliable before everything went digital, etc. For that, I think products from Toyota, Honda, from the prior generation could be a better pick for keeping long term. Before, I would fear a faulty transmission, engine work but these new models are so electronically integrated that a cluster display replacement could be unaffordable later in the life of the vehicle.
@@JuanCarlosLTO While I like the look of the Tucson, I’m looking for a little larger, a bit more upscale suv. I too avoid any cvt, although the Honda/Toyota ones may be decent, just not my cup of tea. And I too wonder about the true longevity of new cars. I see twenty year old, and older, on the road. I even have a ‘66 Thunderbird that I can still buy new mechanical parts for when needed. But all the screens, chips, mini computers in a typical car, of any price range, will probably lead to early obsolescence. But then, at where I’m at, the other side of 65, my concern of a cars longevity may be a moot point personally.
@stephen1991 have you looked at the Mazda CX-70? I like it a lot. Not the most fuel efficient but I like what Mazda does to their interiors and it has a traditional transmission. That was on our list as well, we didn’t test drive it though.
Another SUV that I was waiting for was the next generation Acura RDX based on the current CR-V hoping for better sound insulation and hopefully the 10 speed transmission of the current one.
It’s hard to find a vehicle that checks all the boxes. Another one that is a good choice is the Toyota Venza, CVT though.
That Thunderbird… I always found it more appealing than the Mustang of those years. The interior was more handsome and unique with that 2 seat configuration of the rear.
Tesla is the ev that all other makes are trying to catch up to. Tesla wins 100% when considering ev
Agree 100%
The technology that Tesla offers is unmatched. I can see why you reference your last Tesla so much. 😮
Yeah! People hate on Tesla but it is the best when it comes to tech
Here's one for you. The 3D instrument cluster went out on mine. It took the dealership two weeks to get the parts and fix it. Thank goodness it's all under warranty. It only had 1,800 miles on it when this happened. I was surprised to see that the cost of the cluster was over $8,000! Labor was over $4,000. All in all, it was about $12,800 to fix it! Now I'm on pins and needles hoping that nothing else goes wrong.
Wow! Those are my thoughts on these technological advances in vehicles… costly to acquire and costlier to fix!
I’ve thought about this a lot. I don’t keep cars long, less than 3 years on average and of the one that I’ve ever kept the most is so basic that it’s pretty affordable to fix, my 1989 BMW. Then I’ve had the Acura for almost 2 years and alike, everything is so analog, easy and cheap to fix.
New cars’ complexity is out of control. I understand advances that make a car safer but all these screens are processors for every feature can’t be good for long term ownership.
I want to see if I find in this GV70 the modern vehicle that I keep for a long time and it’s scary that a simple instrument cluster can be so expensive to replace. The speedometer on my BMW took a dump a few years back and I bought the German made parts and fixed it myself for under $200… I would love to make a video about this 🤔
@JuanCarlosLTO yeah, I was thinking the cluster would be around $2000, maybe $3,000 tops. Imagine my surprise when I saw how much it actually is. I used to keep cars around 2-3 as well before, but the last two we've had, we kept for a long time. Just got rid of our 2002 Toyota Solara (bought used, and we had for 18 years). We still have a 2016 Honda Odyssey we bought new. I was planning on keeping this GV70 for at least 10 years, but now I'm on the fence about it. The one vehicle I regret ever getting rid of was a 2003 Lexus IS 300 Sport Design with a manual transmission that I bought brand new back in the day in Kearny Mesa. It had summer tires and had the inline six engine. Boy, was that car fun to rev and drive!
@user-gx7sr4ig8c oh no! You sold that beauty? That car has been on my mind because I just saw a review by redline reviews about that very car in that very configuration! And I actually just saw one at Costco the other day but autotragic, in very good shape. I always loved that car because it was around at the same time I bought my first new car and it was one of the contenders: Audi A4, 3 Series, G35, and what I ended up getting, the TSX. I don’t regret having sold my TSX back in the day because I was ready for the IS350 I got after that one, but boy that IS300 is so special now. Unfortunately, most of the ones I see are destroyed by tuners. Just like most TSX’s you see out there. One main drawback that pushed me away from the IS300 back then was the MPG, but grown up me would have opted for it over the TSX for its RWD configuration but back then I didn’t care about those things and it wasn’t until I experienced the FWD shortcomings of the TSX that I went for the IS.
The car that I can’t get rid of now is my 325i, unfortunately I am so attached to that inanimate thing and I know that if I sold it, I’d be kicking myself eternally
Here: th-cam.com/video/-HoMale0m3k/w-d-xo.htmlsi=G88kU8jj7N0p_vZh
@JuanCarlosLTO I know. If I knew then, what I know now, I definitely would have kept it. The reason why I sold it back then was we got stuck in really bad traffic going back home to San Diego from LA, and I really got tired of driving the manual transmission in heavy traffic. Kind of a knee-jerk reaction, really. The car I traded it in for? Drumroll please... the just released Acura TL! The only thing the TL really had over the IS was of course, more space and more features. Being front wheel drive with all season tires, it just could not even come close to the driving dynamics of the IS. I guess it did have a little more power, but the V6 in it could not match the buttery power delivery and sound that the IS engine made. I also saw the video that Redline review had. That's why I'm really kicking myself for getting rid of that car. Oh and I also loved the chronograph style of the instrument cluster.