Where to find info on a 2004 Hyundai Sonata

frau kaleun · 07-19-11, 02:30 PM

Bear with me, oh fellow Subsimmers, cuz I am not a car person.

My mother left me her 2004 Hyundai Sonata when she died, the car is in great shape - only about 10k miles on it and it's virtually spotless as far as looks having been kept in a garage and (obviously) not driven very much or very far. This is, quite literally, the car you've heard about that was only taken out by a little old lady when she went to church on Sundays.

I still need to get it checked out mechanically but in order to do that I need to drive it to the shop. The tags on it are good til the end of next month and the title should be transferred in plenty of time (I hope) for me to get that switched over so there's no lapse in the registration, but the insurance on it lapsed a few months ago so I need to make sure it's covered.

But when I started to take care of that online one of the first questions asked was about anti-lock brakes and I have no clue about that so that's where I stopped the process. There may be other questions of that nature that I won't have a ready answer for either.

I want to get this thing added to my policy so I can pick it up this weekend and get it checked out next week, also because it needs to be driven having sat idle for almost eight months now. And also because there is no doubt work that needs to be done on my current POS vehicle that I don't want to pay for since I won't be driving it that much longer. I have a bunch of the documentation for the Sonata but I can't find anything in there about AL brakes yes or no. My sister found more info at mom's house but I won't be able to look at it until I get out there, at which point I won't be able to get the insurance sorted out in order to bring it home that day.

I looked here

http://www.edmunds.com/hyundai/sonata/2004/

and I didn't see anything that said it has AL brakes, OTOH I really don't know enough not to have missed it if it's there. If it doesn't say it specifically, does that mean it doesn't have them? Would answering one way or the other and getting it wrong (temporarily) make that much of a difference with the insurance? If this site isn't answering the question, where else would I find the answer if it's something I should do my best to answer correctly?

If anybody has or has had one of these critters and just knows the answer, that would be awesome. As would any additional info regarding quirks of the car or other potential issues to look out for.

It's either the GLS or LX model, I can't remember which offhand but I know it was one of those cuz I compared with some of paperwork I have.

Any and all help/info much appreciated!

07-19-11, 02:30 PM	#1
frau kaleun Rear Admiral Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Skyri--oh who are we kidding, I'm probably at Lowe's. Again. Posts: 12,706 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	Where to find info on a 2004 Hyundai Sonata Bear with me, oh fellow Subsimmers, cuz I am not a car person. My mother left me her 2004 Hyundai Sonata when she died, the car is in great shape - only about 10k miles on it and it's virtually spotless as far as looks having been kept in a garage and (obviously) not driven very much or very far. This is, quite literally, the car you've heard about that was only taken out by a little old lady when she went to church on Sundays. I still need to get it checked out mechanically but in order to do that I need to drive it to the shop. The tags on it are good til the end of next month and the title should be transferred in plenty of time (I hope) for me to get that switched over so there's no lapse in the registration, but the insurance on it lapsed a few months ago so I need to make sure it's covered. But when I started to take care of that online one of the first questions asked was about anti-lock brakes and I have no clue about that so that's where I stopped the process. There may be other questions of that nature that I won't have a ready answer for either. I want to get this thing added to my policy so I can pick it up this weekend and get it checked out next week, also because it needs to be driven having sat idle for almost eight months now. And also because there is no doubt work that needs to be done on my current POS vehicle that I don't want to pay for since I won't be driving it that much longer. I have a bunch of the documentation for the Sonata but I can't find anything in there about AL brakes yes or no. My sister found more info at mom's house but I won't be able to look at it until I get out there, at which point I won't be able to get the insurance sorted out in order to bring it home that day. I looked here http://www.edmunds.com/hyundai/sonata/2004/ and I didn't see anything that said it has AL brakes, OTOH I really don't know enough not to have missed it if it's there. If it doesn't say it specifically, does that mean it doesn't have them? Would answering one way or the other and getting it wrong (temporarily) make that much of a difference with the insurance? If this site isn't answering the question, where else would I find the answer if it's something I should do my best to answer correctly? If anybody has or has had one of these critters and just knows the answer, that would be awesome. As would any additional info regarding quirks of the car or other potential issues to look out for. It's either the GLS or LX model, I can't remember which offhand but I know it was one of those cuz I compared with some of paperwork I have. Any and all help/info much appreciated!