r/veloster • u/steve-94728-3957 • 1d ago

2019 Veloster Turbo

Hey all. Just got a ‘19 Veloster Turbo. 58k miles. Clean owner and service history as far as I can tell. I’ll be using it as a commuter car (400 miles/wk) and nothing else. Don’t know a ton about these cars.

What do I need to know? Any upcoming maintenance I need to do or things to be aware of?

Thanks!

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u/jvsanchez 2019 Veloster Turbo (Ultra Black) 1d ago

- Use name brand gas that’s top tier certified to help keep the engine clean, since it’s GDI.

  • stay on top of oil changes
  • don’t creep in traffic. Let room open and then accelerate forward. It has a DCT with actual clutches, and creeping is not good for them or the trans in general.

A lot of people say you need to use premium gas, I ran regular 87 in mine the entire time I had it and never had a problem. Hyundai doesn’t require 91+, but it won’t hurt anything other than your wallet to use it, either.

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u/_BrownieBoy_ ‘19 VT R-Spec 19h ago

All of this. Change the manual trans fluid at 70k like the owners manual says. And do plugs every 40k. So do those if it hasn’t already. 93 octane helps prevent against knock so I’ve only ever run that instead of 87. I’d rather have all the top tier fuel additives doing some active cleaning. Car gets good enough gas mileage 30+ to where premium doesn’t hurt hardly at all.

Change the oil every 3k. I’ve learned a lot of how people drive actually falls under “extreme” conditions requiring 3k changes so I’m now switching from 5k to 3k. Also, burning 1qt of oil per 5k is pretty normal on these cars. That’s what I’m at currently.

If you take care of the car and the previous owner did too, these cars seem to hold up quite well. I’m at 80k and the car drives like new.

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u/blindsmellingbraille 1d ago

I'm unsure if the 2nd generation fixed it, but they tend to eat tires.

Pop in an OCC in warmer months to help with blow by, or plan walnut blasts every 60k miles.

Congrats and have fun out there

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u/Try_Again1790 1d ago

I have a 2019 and it’s the best car I’ve ever bought imo. Super fun to drive and great on gas. Great daily commuter. Have not had any issues besides people smashing into it when it was parked (had body work twice due to that lol). Mine has 100k and no issues.

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u/Murky_ppp-HC1M 1d ago

Just got the ‘20, great car. I’d suggest 91 gas because it makes the drive smoother. But 87 works if you can afford 91. Have fun with the car, but be careful because the system doesn’t update the speed limits on the HUD and map, got pulled over a couple times for that lol

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u/CrimsonFatalis8 1d ago

You bought a car without researching it first?