For months now I’ve been torn between buying a Model Y and buying one of Hyundai’s Ioniq models. Today I pulled the trigger and bought my first EV, an Ioniq 6 SEL. Overall I just felt like I was getting more car for the same price. I’m absolutely blown away at how much Hyundai has turned their brand around compared to 5 years ago. The 5 year 60k mile bumper to bumper and the 10/100k battery with two years free charging and 3 years free maintenance is what ultimately sold me. But dang if those Tesla seats aren’t the most comfortable things in the world.
“free maintenance”? What are the Hyundai EV’s requiring that Tesla doesn’t… hmmm. I kinda prefer “no maintenance” (other than tire changes and cabin filter changes).
The Hyundai EV maintenance schedule calls for tire rotations, air filter changes, and some misc things like brake inspections
Unfortunately they don’t include the cabin air filter. It’s not a difficult DIY and a nice replacement filter is $10.
I still don’t get why people pay for replacing cabin filter. It’s stupidly easy, in most cars doesn’t require any tools, and the filters are cheap. Plus, if you buy your own, you actually know what you get (while service centers/dealers will shove whatever they got contracted).
There’s no such thing as no maintenance car (unless you think of cars as disposable items that you swap every 3 years, lol)