For the first time in 30 years, we made a decision to - jeffg
For the first time in 30 years, we made a decision to consider purchasing an auto that was not a Toyota or Honda. We knew we wanted a midsize hybrid car (although not sure of whether it should be a normal hybrid or plugin hybrid) with cutting edge safety features, and heard about Hyundai's extensive warrantees. Thus we visited Mirak Hyundai in Arlington with it's huge car lot to get acquainted with the features of Hyundai Sonata Hybrid and their Tucson Hybrid SUV. We were introduced to young Louis Dickson, who was excellent at answering our many extensive questions and did a great job of explaining the difference features available in each of the lines and models of those two hybrid cars, both for 2023 and 2024. I really appreciated his level of knowledge and the fact that if he did not know the answer to a question, he stated so and offered to look it up rather than make up an answer, like so many salesmen do. He was very patient with us, given we were very confused by the diverse number of Hyundai offerings between the gas version, plugin version and normal hybrid. He explained what the paddles attached to the steering wheel were for. He showed us how part of the instrument dashboard is replaced with camera view of the side you are turning to, and the amazing panoramic view available from above by combining all cameras output, similar to Google Earth views. Truly amazing! He was easy going, not pushy, and extremely helpful. He then arranged for us to extensively test drive a Sonata Hybrid 2024 and a Tucson Hybrid SUV 2023, and as a result we made a decision to definitely consider going with a Hyundai Sonata Hybrid this time around. Since we did not feel the pictures on the computer screen were true to color, we wanted to view all the colors the car came in by seeing actual cars. Since the number of available cars on the lot were somewhat limited, we decided we needed to view cars at other dealerships. However, we still remain very impressed by Louis Dickson.
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