New KONA EV 2021 Preferred Owners Seek Input

Have an actual look at what the extended warranty covers, you will be surprised that almost half the items are related to ICE vehicles and don't apply to your car. If your fine paying more for less actual coverage go for it. As far as the rust proofing check with Hyundai what they actually recommend. You will find that any undercoating on the battery pack is not recommended, so if your paying to have some anticorrosion spray squirted into just your doors and maybe rockers, $1500 sounds crazy steep for about 1/2 hours worth of labor and maybe a $100 worth of product. There is a reason dealers love pushing these high profit items.

 

A good general rule for all automotive purchases is to look upon anything the dealer tries to sell you with considerable suspicion. I'm not saying not to consider it, but many times the primary value these products offer is the padding of the dealer's profit margin.

 

A dashcam

 

That’s funny... 1500$ for rustproofing yet Hyundai Gabriel West Island didn’t even offer it to us saying Hyundai is against rustproofing for the EV

-I got the Tux floormats
-My winters are the Nokian Nordman 7 on steel wheels with tpms for around 1600 when all said and done
-got the X5 Flo charger

extended warranty ummm like said above it’ll barely cover anything in this case ... no go for me

 

I use only the trickle charger (EVSE) that was supplied with the Kona, and on a 25 m extension. Down here that's 230VAC at 8 amps, 2% charge added per hour. As long as the connections stay dry and the cord is not coiled up and suited to the current you're using I don't see any problem. More important is not leave the EVSE unit in direct weather on a long-term basis. Best to install a wall charger if practical.

 

Congratulations.
First I wouldn't recommend undercoating. Consider undercoating a gasoline engine. You wouldn't coat the engine. The electric motor is on the underside of the car along with the battery pack. Hyundai has a specific warrantee against rust thru.
I also recommend installing a level 2 charger. If you own your home you can select an outdoor certified charger head. You can get a 25' cable that would reach your 25' parking location. Clipper Creek comes to mind and has a long history. They are weather proof and come with 25' cables. There are many levels. The Kona can only receive 32amps at 240vac. No need to get any bigger. If you are going to use it much these will charge it overnight. We see many of these at hotels and inns when we travel. The one I would use is $565 USD.
https://store.clippercreek.com/level2/level2-20-to-32/hcs-40-hcs-40p-ev-charging-station
We bought a JuiceBox 40 from Costco. Liked the added warrantee from Costco. It is installed indoors and doesn't see weather. It is rated for 40amps but will never see more than 32.
I have a different type of recommendation. Several owners of Kona EV have put weather seals around the inside of the charging port. Problem is that in winter storms snow can accumulate under the charging door and freeze it shut. Most inconvenient if you need to charge. Check it out on YouTube and other Kona Forums. I first found out about it on Facebook Kona Group.

 

I got paint protection film for my car for around $2500. Well worth it. People are jealous a-holes....you will be glad that you have the film on. I also got front windshield protection film for $500....wish I got it sooner to prevent a few glass chips on the windshield. Have a 240V outlet, and buy a level 2 charger....takes me 3 hours to charge 100 miles (granny charger can take 18 hours or more). Finally, get a glass protective cover for your infotainment touchscreen, you'll be using that touchscreen ALOT.

 

I got a glass cover for the touchscreen several months ago. I like it from the perspective that is easy to clean with a microfiber cloth not so crazy about the fact that it made the screen more reflective despite claiming an antireflective coating. I'm kind of 50/50 if its something I would do again.

 

I went for the extended warranty for two reasons - 1. It's a newish car in the lineup with not a lot of long history and 2. the entertainment/info system can be very expensive to fix and probably the most likely to fail over time.

 

What kind of protective film? $2500 seams pretty high. Did it include a bib cover? Undercoat? Why do you know already that is well worth it?

 

I think his credibility went out the door when he was trying to sell a Paint Sealant for 1500$ as AntiRust....

 

There are plenty of extended warranty packages available from other companies that are a) cheaper b) provide equal or better coverage c) don't need to be purchased until near the end of the base warranty.

 

Just picked up our Kona Ultimate 2021 yesterday. We purchased the hyundai extended warranty for the following reasons.
Most electronics are third party and only have 3 year warranty. Now everything is 8 years.
They threw in the paint protection for free
You get $2K back if you don't have a claim in final 3 years.
We were in a spending spree and got caught up in all the emotion

 

Congratulation on your new Kona. Enjoy the drive.

 

GeorgeS, I had the entire car paint protective filmed. Believe it or not, some installers charge $5,000 for the whole car. I don't know what you mean by a 'bib cover', but the underside is not covered. Entire car as in the entire paint, bumpers and plastic molding around the tires. I had some highway debris (not rocks) hit and scratch my car, as well as scratches left by some anonymous a-holes after parking my car. It brings peace of mind that the car paint was not damaged, and that the film can always be removed and replaced if need be without having the whole car repainted. If you are planning to keep the car, the film makes your car looks newer and last longer. If you are planning to sell your car, the film can be removed and it will give the car a higher resell value. For $2,500, it is not that expensive, and it makes washing your car so much easier, because dirt just slides off when you squirt water onto it.