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Good question: I’ve never been a fan of auto washes but lately I just gave in to the idea because of how practical it is. So far I haven’t noticed anything with the GV70. My other 2 cars haven’t been as lucky: an emblem fell off the TSX and a small wiper cover/clip from the BMW. 🤷🏻‍♂️

That G80 was still a Hyundai back in 2017, am I right? I always liked those.

Honestly, I haven’t heard great things about aftermarket extended warranties. I don’t know how long I will keep ours but I guess I’ll look into it when the time comes. I have heard of some manufacturers doing “certified” inspections to see if the car would be a CPO and then sell you the contract and you keep the car with peace of mind; maybe that’s what you’re referring to; Porsche does it.

@@JuanCarlosLTO I have a 2019 G70. Just got quoted for that price to extend to 72/mth 100k miles. It’s through Genesis. I agree that aftermarket warranties should probably be avoided. We also have a 2017 Santa Fe with the extended Hyundai warranty. We had ac issues right after the 5/60 warranty expired. Since we had the extended it cost $0 to fix. Would have been around $2k w/o it. Overall we’ve had about $6k worth of warranty repairs for zero cost. It’s been worth it for us.

@lss-jprep4980 oh wow! Good to know.

Thanks man! I try my best.

RUclips is tricky man. I have viewers from all walks of life. It takes a while for these non related videos to hit. Most likely I won’t get views but that’s ok… 🤣🤷🏻‍♂️

Oh yeah! It’s my daily driver. I just don’t have the time to post material but will soon upload videos about my TSX. I’m having it painted probably next month.

It’s a bit on the higher end of current prices for the mileage. If it’s in good shape, yes. Mine has 245k now and it’s in really good shape. How much would I buy it for? I’d say it’s a $7000 solid car, maybe more if I’m willing to wait, maybe less if it’s a fire sale. 🤷🏻‍♂️

A bargain it is/was. It also has continued to be reliable after almost 2 years. I’m about to paint it. I was thinking of going with Lunar Silver Metallic (it’s a Acura color), that modern gray. I’m not a fan of color changing a car for all the details that must be addressed but it’d be fun… or stick with the current silver. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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.

And normally offer a great value in the used car market

Oh wow, that was short lived! I totally understand what you mean. That’s why I bring it up so much in my videos. A test drive can’t tell the whole story. I wonder what’s the point with the firmness of the seats. I had a similar experience with the M-Sport seats on my 3 series; which was worse than this one because they were just as firm but even more bolstered along with a firmer suspension. You couldn’t literally never coast on the highway, the ride was so busy you couldn’t relax. This suspension is more forgiving which helps. Genesis depreciation makes it a great find in the used car market. Before the pandemic you could get great deals on pre owned Genesis all day. Yeah, you can’t go wrong with Lexus. They hold their value really well as well, especially when you hold on to it for a few years.

Such a great comment. I’ll probably miss to address each and every topic. The brand recognition aspect of it is very important. People who have a negative perception of Kia/Hyundai are probably some that never had a car from these brands and think they are what they were before ‘08ish? The brand has come a long way. And sure, it’s not perfect. But what brand is? We would all be driving around in Toyota/Lexus… great vehicles but can I try something else, different design language, different implementation of tech? I honestly don’t care if people aren’t impressed by our GV70; who am I going to impress, the valet driver? Like I say in the video, I’ve had many other premium brands and maybe among the main reasons why I went with our GV70 is because it’s not a BMW or Audi, or Lexus but it’s still premium while remaining sort of anonymous? Very interesting design, super interior vs the competition. And you’re right about the rear seats not having the option to be ventilated vs a 2017 Optima, the only thing I can think of is that when that car was conceived the stand alone Genesis brand wasn’t out, was it? 🤷🏻‍♂️ and I’ve noticed other brands dropping the ball in similar fashion… unexplainable Let me pin your great comment…

Horsepower: I don’t have an issue with it. It’s within the competition. I don’t know much about engines but seems like 300ish HP/ 350-400 lb-ft of torque is what engineers are able to pull out of a 4 cylinder engine that uses 2.0-2.5 liter. I do agree with you that the 3.5 doesn’t offer much more to justify its existence. Granted, I haven’t driven it therefore I don’t know if there’s a perceivable difference between the two. I think without going with a version that competes with the AMG’s, M’s, etc, the 3.5 makes little sense. I find the drivetrain pretty adequate. I hardly ever push its limits. Being RWD bias, I can tell you that it makes very good use of its power vs any FWD based crossover even with AWD in the case of SH-AWD and or Quattro. It keeps the power to the ground to where to me, there’s not even a thought. My preferences land more in naturally aspirated vs turbo. I’m more old school and would love the 3.5 to be NA for just plain smoothness. Turbos are coarse, unrefined, but they’re here to stay 🤷🏻‍♂️ I do feel like EVs have pushed up the expectations in HP and torque way up to where we feel like anything in the 300 feels underpowered. My Model Y Performance was so outlandishly quick off the line it was ridiculous… it never got old.

A few things here. I agree with you about the fingerprint reader. Genesis is not a part of Hyundai anymore, look it up. They separated about 9 years ago. While they still use their financing and distribution and some parts, they are operating by themselves. It will take a while for this to become common knowledge. Also, did you say that the Electric version has underwhelming horsepower, or were you referring to 2.5 and 3.5?. 485 hp and 0-60 in 3.7 seconds is pretty wild to me. Lastly, my Prestige has heated, but not cooling rear seats. It does have a massaging driver seat. It's pretty awesome.

Where to start with the service intervals… 🤣 I don’t know where I got the idea of it needing its first service at 5k. Looking at the manual it does say 8k. But it also says that it depends on the pattern of use which is even more confusing because, number 1, I called in to schedule it and they took it. 2, when I was at about 8k, the car gave me a notification that it needed service so I assumed that it was in advance for the 10k that I pulled out of thin air. So, when they did the 5k the car wasn’t reset and it has no real way of knowing if it has fresh oil therefore still defaulted to the 8k and again, they took it and performed the maintenance, so I’m lost 🤷🏻‍♂️

Price wise there’s a 5k difference between the fully loaded Touring CRV and the very base model of the GV70. MSRP to MSRP. Which one has more wiggle room for negotiation? I’d say the Genesis. As far as what’s better than what it’s complicated. I’d say that in general, people trust Honda more than they’d trust just about anything else besides Toyota. But, Honda’s hybrid systems (which the touring is) isn’t as reliable as Honda would like it to be, at least historically. I don’t know if this last application is better. Time will tell. The 100k mile warranty from Hyundai/Kia/Genesis is a very strong selling point. Not to mention that the bumper to bumper warranty is longer than Honda’s as well.

And the 100k only covers power train components.

I’m probably not going to make a lot of sense: I was always a sedan person. At some point I was considering the G70 for its uniqueness and its competitive pricing. Years later I know am on my third SUV/Crossover. But I do miss the handling of a proper sedan. Are they less practical? For me, 99% of the time, no. Yet, here I am, following trend. I don’t discard a G70 when a redesign comes in a couple of years and leave this for wifey. 🤷🏻‍♂️

@@JuanCarlosLTO I loved my G70, but it was a bit low. I’m 47, my parents an elderly and it was tough for them getting in and out of my G70. I feel more comfortable driving the GV70 and I have to say, it drives very similar to my G70 sedan, just a bit higher. I find the GV70 to be special, it’s very practical and so much easier to get things in and out of it.

@gcnj7012 oh I totally get you. I’m 51 years old and I’m fully functional with excellent mobility yet… about 8 years ago I hurt my knee getting out of a 3 series I had, pivoting out of the driver’s seat. It really opened my eyes to a lot of things and the vehicles I want to experience before I can’t get in and or out of one.

@@JuanCarlosLTO the GV70 will work well for you. Wishing you many safe miles in your new vehicle! Hello from NJ!

That’s pretty low mileage. Is it a second vehicle? I do drive too much. That’s 10,000 on this one but I’ve put many miles on my other 2 vehicles. I put about 40 miles a day for work and the rest is just weekend stuff, etc. But the GV70 is my wife’s daily driver but she drives about 4 miles a day for work.

@JuanCarlosLTO yes it is my second vehicle but since I got the gv70 my wife started to use our first vehicle as her daily vehicle. I don't normally drive the gv70 often mostly weekend and long trips. I work in the city so I refuse to paying parking and refuse to park my new vehicle at the subway station lol. Honestly I love the vehicle and hoping not to have any problem with it cause I buy to keep it.

Maybe 🤷🏻‍♂️🤣

Funny! The first thing I tell them is, “you obviously don’t watch my videos” 🤣 About the invitational, well, years ago Buick sponsored the golf tournament for years, decades perhaps and look at the brand now… 🤷🏻‍♂️ It is a rare phenomena, an old lady said “nice Bentley” 🤣

I hardly ever have it like that since the it recharges (slower) when you plug it in for CarPlay. This is only my second vehicle with wireless charging, my other one being the model y in which the wireless charging was open, not in a compartment, and wonder if flat surface charging against the back of the phone would inherently heat up the phone since it is in that small compartment… 🤷🏻‍♂️

Wireless charging period will heat the phone up. Energy literally has to transfer through the phones casing to the battery to charge it, rather than through a central circuit. If it's plugged in, you're better off shutting wireless charging off and just letting it charge while it's plugged in. I have my wireless charging shut off as the standard, and just turn it on if I need it since I always store my phone in the cubby.

Have you seen this red in person? It registers brighter on the video. I find others, like Acura’s red leather to be way too bright. I actually like the blue leather more but it only comes with the 3.5 as it reminds me of Japanese cars from the 80’s. I typically like black leather but I went with this combo because why not? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Thank you! I really enjoy putting these time-consuming videos together.

That CX70 is super nice. I just wished it was a little shorter than the 90; but I like what Mazda did with that platform. It’s a design definitely out of the box vs anything else non premium.

I'm thinking comparable to you. I'm looking for potential candidates for my expiring 22 MDX lease in August. I do really Enjoy my MDX Advance, and I have a Buyout at $38,500 with only 21K miles on the clock. I am tending that Way, but I always leave Options open. This Genesis is one of the vehicles on the short List. The CX-70 is also on the short List of alternate considerations.

​@JuanCarlosLTO I agree with you.....Mazda should have made this Model the same as the CX-60 In Europe, but with the same Turbo S 6 Cyl Engine! That would be a Big Winner for me. Even the PHEV CX-60 would be a strong consideration.

Great update. I'm the guy who had the 3D instrument cluster replaced, and the breakdown of the cost was over 12k. I've had similar issues happen with the infotainment screen freezing with the 360 view. It happened a few times, and I managed to record it on video. I showed it to the dealership, but they couldn't duplicate it. They did a re-set of the software, which seems to have solved the issue. I'm also experiencing some rattling noises that seem to be coming out of the engine/drivetrain, but only when the engine is idling. Another thing I noticed is that when I've driven through torrential downpours in Tennessee, the fastest wiper setting is still not fast enough to clear the windshield. I still love driving and owning the car. I love the ventilated seats now that the weather is much warmer.

@user-gx7sr4ig8c I did notice that about the wipers while in that thunderstorm in Oklahoma. I edited out the part where I say that the ventilated seats are super quiet vs others I’ve had in other vehicles.

Thank you Adam! So far it’s been a great experience.

Could be. I haven’t checked the manual for the 3.5. I did start doing premium about 2 months ago. Why? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Right? 🤣 then I get out of this one and get in my other 2 rust buckets…

Thank you for watching!

driving it until something big breaks” I’m not sure man. I think if the car serves you well you might even save money by fixing a major issue vs buying new. Mine is nearing 250k miles and is still super healthy. It just doesn’t make sense to sell it. I might even paint it next month and make it look even better than it already does. It’s super clean but the paint is a let down. I’m not a fan of aftermarket paint as it rarely matches OEM quality but this finish is toast.

About the touch wash… I was never a fan of them. I still don’t like them too much. But the convenience is huge. I normally pressure wash my cars and use super soft microfiber clothes and never use brushes to clean it etc but I have given in to touch washes because of my busy schedule and how much I like to drive clean cars and it adds up $… I buy a yearly pass for each of our cars. The one I use is the conveyor system and in the past I remember them damaging the wheels with the rails but they have come a long way with how they use padding to prevent metal on metal. I use my own rags to avoid using their contaminated, greasy ones. We’ll see in time. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Actually those are US spec bumpers that it came with starting in 1989. The euro bumpers are chromed. (I wish they were, the E30 is mine)

Is that Makalu Gray the matte one? Looks gorgeous, like custom made.

I wish this one had a manual 🤷🏻‍♂️

See? I didn’t. I just got the metal plates no stickers. You should be good. I was able to talk to a human about the delay on my set that I ordered for my old bimmer. Did you get a registration with the new plate sequence? If not, you might need to schedule an appointment. Side note: I wouldn’t discard the old ones because the personalized ones should follow you, not the vehicle when you sell it in case you still want them and you can just swap the old ones.

@@JuanCarlosLTO Thank you man for replying. I did search on Reddit others said if you received the Registration paper (And check if the VIN are correct, mine is correct) and two back plate stickers within the new plate then you’re all set! Appreciate you again

My Michelins are pretty good in the rain but are pricey too. I have used Kumho and they do pretty good as well. (They used to be much cheaper in the past) I see them listed for $133 at Discount Tire

I don’t trust “ off brand tires “ caved once to save $$$ haded the ride

I get you. I always bought off brands before when money was even tighter. I went with Michelin this time because I wanted to preserve the original look of the car as it comes with Michelin from the factory. These are different though. I couldn’t source the original model. I never had a bad experience with Kumho but take it for what it’s worth.

Now that I remember: I used to buy used tires all the time 🤣🤣

@@JuanCarlosLTO done that once as well

Honda products, to include Acura, have a tendency to be louder. As much as I like the reliability of Honda/Acura, I think the cabin noise is a deal breaker for what I look in a vehicle today. Meaning, the older I get, the less tolerant I have become to excessive noise. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

That’d be awesome! I test drove a Tucson Hybrid N-Line and I loved the drivetrain because it had a regular automatic transmission, not a CVT so it drove “normal”. Most hybrids are going with a CVT. (So I want to see what Genesis can do with a hybrid set up) Even the Lexus RX went CVT on their hybrid and it drives like an economy car.

The 6 cylinder has laminated glass on the rear passenger windows whereas the 4 cylinder only has laminated glass on the first row. I don’t spot any wind noise as far as leaks from the door and or windows. There’s the inherent wind resistance sound from a vehicle that is high off the ground with a blocky shape. There’s no way around it. And seems like the 2025 refresh brings wireless Apple CarPlay. Thank you for your comment!

It’d be only a “fix it ticket” plus Nobody pays attention to an old man driving an old car 🤣. Seriously, when I was younger I’d get pulled over for that and many other reasons now I’m pretty much invisible. I don’t drive like an idiot though (I used to) knock on wood.

Agree. This one has all those spots mentioned and I see rust spots near the trunk’s rubber trim below the windshield. It’s surface only but it’s there. The prior owner parked it under the sun for years. I still think I will paint it eventually. Otherwise a great car at 244k now.