25 Limited for $43,816 or a 24 Limited for $41,465… what should I choose?

Hello,

I’m trying to decide what would be a better move.

Would you rather get a 25 Limited for $43,816 or a 24 Limited for $41,465?

Only catch is the cheaper one is an 8 hour drive one way. The 2025 is a 2 hour drive.

There’s no real difference between 24-25 versions of this car other than manufacturing date.

If they’re both new, get the one with AWD.

Me, I’d be playing the 25 dealer to get closer to the 24 price or I walk…

Parker said:
If they’re both new, get the one with AWD.

Me, I’d be playing the 25 dealer to get closer to the 24 price or I walk…

What this guy said.

Will the cheaper one deliver?

The cheaper one for sure just as long as it’s all-wheel drive. Don’t get one of the two-wheel drive ones please.

I’m assuming these are ICE, in that case I’d go with 25.

If it’s hybrid, then I’d go with 25, simply because I like to have the latest model, even though there’s no real difference. But you can go for 24 as well.

@Vale
Sounds like you would go with 25 regardless lol.

@Vale
So are you recommending the 2025 model? I was confused.

I’d buy the newer one. There are minor differences between the two and I’d like to think Hyundai improved things that needed tweaking on the 2024s. I expected a bigger price difference between a 2025 and a 2024 that is already a model year old.

Whichever one you get, keep in mind the guidance for breaking in the engine on the way home (vary your speed, etc.). I don’t have a 2025 so I’ll just say to do what’s in your owner’s manual.

I just got the 25 Limited for lease at $599 for 35 months/12k miles. Drive off at $2,500.

Get the 2025. Traveling is a thousand miles plus hotel and food. They make these cars every day and the prices break down. Negotiate better. Plus out-of-state paperwork and license plate process.

Whichever does not have a DCT transmission!

Don’t 24s have a recall for drivetrain?

Kade said:
Don’t 24s have a recall for drivetrain?

The 24s have a recall for the dual-clutch automatic transmission. Apparently, the parking pawl could deploy while driving, causing damage to the transmission. The remedy is a software update, so the new one at the dealer’s lot has certainly had it applied. That said, there seem to be people reporting that the update didn’t fix the problem, but that might be due to some damage already being done.