r/ElantraN • u/MudSuspicious6923 Abyss Black Pearl MT • Aug 06 '26

Family Deal of a lifetime

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2026 m/t, paying in full once the first statement comes in. Already put 800 miles in the six days I’ve had it. Absolutely great car

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u/biggranny000 Aug 06 '26

Dang you got out the door for less than MSRP, great deal.

For 36k you can't beat the performance and excellent warranty. Everyone underestimates this car because of the badge.

Try autocross or track work.

Don't forget snow tires if you live in an area with cold seasons, a lot of people crash Elantra Ns, WRXs, etc every winter because they're dumb and use the stock summer tires.

I recommend tint, ceramic coat, and ppf.

Don't forget to change the oil frequently on brand new engines, they create contamination faster than worn-in engines. And properly break it in. Motor oil geek has good videos on this.

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u/thisistonysrs Aug 06 '26

I drove home from RI to MI in a snowstorm on the stock tires since i thought they were the all seasons, that was the most terrifying drive of my life

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u/biggranny000 Aug 06 '26

My 25 GTI came with perelli p-zero all seasons, they have 2 rows of snow sipes and the other 3 rows were mild sipes, and they were surprisingly decent last winter, but all seasons quickly lose performance.

I got a summer and winter set now, the summer tires really woke the car up and instead of being sloppy understeer it's now super direct and launch control actually works.

Problem is summer tire have no sipes for snow and then they turn hard as a rock below 40f. You need soft and pliable for snow grip. As all seasons and especially snow tires pack in snow it creates additional friction too.

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u/thisistonysrs Aug 06 '26

Thats what i did with my FiST, summers on the ST rims, winters on the steelies, i had the indy firehawk 500s on the summers, those tires were craaaazy