US Reservations for Ioniq5

2 years makes us lucky?

 

So what would you rather have -
An 8 year battery warranty?
Or
A 10 year battery warranty?

Maybe we should do a poll, maybe some people would be happier with a standard 3 year warranty, or maybe none whatsoever?

 

Ya, I don't understand the unnecessary snark either. Normally these forums are pretty much missing it.

 

Uncalled for, yes.

However, it's funny that the US gets 2 more years but the same 100k miles. It's more common to drive more here in the US just because of greater distances. So you will use up the 100k miles faster than a European driver.

 

Average UK annual mileage (pre-covid) was always put at around 10k, although personally Ive averaged around 7k over the last 10 yes, so I'd take the 10 year warranty if it was offered

 

Paid deposit and received initial acknowledgement from Concierge. Hopefully the dealerships are getting adequately (not firehose) trained up pending determination which locations get vehicles off the ships. Being patient eyeballing Kona ev news results, domestic charging infrastructure growth and pending I5 recall activity, I also don't feel as bad to hold off FE and/or 6 and 7 models to allow them time to work the kinks out or add a couple of options.

 

https://www.hyundainews.com/en-us/models/hyundai-ioniq_5-2022-ioniq_5/overview "IONIQ 5 will initially be sold in Hyundai stores in the 10 zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) states plus Texas, Fla., Ill., Ga., NC, Pa, and Ariz. followed by a broader rollout in 2022."

 

That is what a Specification Sheet shows that was posted in one of these threads. The US will not know until they share that with this market.

 

Got a call from Hyundai Concierge moments ago. He stated any specification sheets seen to date (7/1/21) are from other markets because the US hasn't been published yet. He also noted my NC zip code to not be among the states IONIQ 5 is offered in initially. Their Media Center News Room I posted above still has NC on there and that is what was officially announced in the IONIQ 5 reveal streamed event but they don't mesh with the reservation site. He also confirmed the Insider program details aren't aligning with the reservation web site flow. So is the web site out of date in multiple ways in what is required to reserve and which states are set to get them first? Is the media center and event announcement wrong? Is ZEV used so Hyundai can leverage higher MSRP against the monies from local municipalities and well as federal tax reductions?

I told the attendant that I didn't want to tie of the deposit for multiple years and if he could confirm the states that it's initially released in I would be appreciative. The Concierge said they have had similar requests but have not received an answer. Does this mean if demand is/remains high; ZEV states get the big MSRP and a few hand picked states would get declined vehicles from ZEV states or a small percentage of the US allotment?

Ultra charging speeds for our occasional road trips would be nice but not enough to over pay a limited supply price that the Hyundai dealers may not be able to service. I would've though this path would've been paved already with Ioniq and Kona but apparently not. Unfortunately there is no benefit of being one of the first reservation holders in the US just after the web site went live and possibly a negative effect in Hyundai's demand/supply MSRP calculations. Thoughts? My apologies for possibly inflating the price to future owners.

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Did they tell you the pricing? I haven't heard of pricing anywhere.

 

You called some vr good points. I also question the approach and prefer option to hold harmless/easily walk away from a blind deposit if it appears Hyundai decides to beta test and regionalize the release.

 

No pricing even though costs and supply are known which leaves demand as the final element to calculate.

 

Hyundai states on their web page that prominently displays the IONIQ 5 after click "reserve" that "This also signs me up to be an IONIQ 5 Insider for benefits like a one-to-one video tour with a Hyundai specialist." Has anyone received a one-to-one video tour?

 

That's a negative here.
But you'd have to sign up for it I would think.

 

By the time they arrive in the U.S., there should be some indication of build quality from other countries. Sometimes it's good to go last.

The advantage of pre-ordering, as I understand it, is that you get to spec the car, pick your dealer, and pay MSRP.

Any other Ioniq 5's will likely have a hefty markup over MSRP, and you'll have to take the configuration on the lot and beat everyone else to it. There's no telling how long it'll be before the pricing simmers down, and there'll still be the problem of getting the color and options you want.

 

Oh my. Read the fine print. There's zero pricing guarantees with a pre-order. Actually there's zero ANY guarantees, price, trim, colour, even the actual build happening. Pricing is done by the dealer. Hyundai's (eventual) MSRP announcement is a floor not a ceiling.

 

The lease on my Kona runs out in May. I'll probably have only 2/3 of the allowed mileage on my lease (if that) due to Work From Home for a year (three days a week commuting now), and having the vehicle sitting in the service department for a month or so. I'm going to wait until March or April to see what's available and maybe the dealer will give me a good deal returning my lease with low mileage (...and a new battery!!).

 

I was thinking about it, but first thought I'd check out their email link by asking two questions regarding the deposit. The email was returned to me as undeliverable, so I did not go any further. I try to check out the 'customer service' end of things first before doing business with a company. Could have been a bad link in their page; I might try calling the phone number listed and find how that works.

 

After talking with a Hyundai concierge just now, I agree that we won't have any influence over trim or color. It sounded like the cars will be allocated to the dealers, not to us. Our pre-order just gets us on a priority list to either pick the dealer's best match to what we want, or else wait for something else to come in.

All we can do for sure is designate a dealership. Whether that gives us any leverage on price depends on whether our pre-orders add to the dealer's own allocation, or whether the pre-orders come out of their allocation. That would be helpful to know.

I had a conversation this week at a dealership that marks up everything on the lot. A salesman said that they'd call me first but I still had to beat everyone else down there, and there would be a markup. While he was talking, another salesman checked with the manager and came back with the word, and the word was "MSRP." That sounds like they want my designation. But I'd want to see it in writing.

 

Does anyone know how to cancel your reservation? There's no number to call for cancellation as far as I can tell.