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Originally Posted by joeetvas

secondly, i would just like to say that I hope this site does not devolve into the problems that so many forums and blogs seem to develope, where a few "Super Users" start harassing the majority of casual visitors who are not following what they deem to be their "Posting Standards".
This will inevitable drive people away to find any number of more receptive outlets, reducing the helpfulness and knowledge of the site and rendering it eventually dead. Happens all the time...the

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Originally Posted by joeetvas

First off I love the site and the forum, not to mention my new Veloster. This site has been a huge help on many issues. As with most Forums, my personal general rule of thumb is to look through the first page or 2 of recent threads. If I dont see my issue, I start a new thread.

If a relevent thred is buried 18 pages in, it is most likely been long since outdated and ignored.

just my 2 cents.

p.s. im averaging 35.5 mpg with faily non-agressive driving.

Originally Posted by joeetvas

I am sure this has most likely been addressed, but I recently purchased a new Boston Red Hyundai Veloster with both Tech and Style package. I live on Island so this is the American version of the operating system.

First..How do I know my head unit and blue link systems are completely up to date?

Second..If they are not, how do I get them updated?(my sister owns a Ford Focus and was recently sent a USB drive in the mail to update the MYFORDTOUCH sofeware)

Third..Like

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Originally Posted by joeetvas

I had dealer installed Heated Seats put in my new Veloster on Wednesday. I'm not to knowledgeable on this stuff, so I wanted to know...Do heated seats affect your cars fuel mileage when they are on?

I was testing the new heaters last night, and these things get HOT! They must be sucking up alot of power from somewhere...I know the AC can draw power directly from the engine, thus reducing the fuel efficiency...Does the same thing happen with heat or heated seats??

Thanks

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Picked up my new Velo yesterday. It was raining but I was happy anyways. This is my first NEW car and I did not realize the dealership has this whole process you have to go through before you drive off. They gave my a 1 hours consultation on all the stuff concerning the car like warranties, safety features, Bluelink, XM radio and a slew of other things.

It really was excruciating.

I never had XM radio and it was cool but I am not really thinking I will become a customer ...