Posted on 01/11/2006 5:06:44 AM PST by CarrotAndStick
I'm in sales and drive 35k a year. Bought a 2004 Sonata and it has been a great car. Have 50K miles on it now and only had one minor issue which the dealer took care of at N/C.
Earlier this week I was at the dealership for routine service and saw Hyundi's new model the "Azera". I was amazed at the interior. First Class with many features. Price was getting up there but they did a great job on the design. I believe they will sell many of these and may consider for my next car. I thought of Toyota after looking at this car and believe Toyota will loose sales to Hyundi.
They all should keep a good eye on the rear view mirror; the chinese are coming! Wal-Mart's first new car franchise?
I drive a 2004 Santa Fe. It's a quality vehicle with good gas mileage for a SUV.
What are the Chinease letters for YUGO????
I helped a gal by an Elantra GT a couple of years ago. While, for me, it's a bit short on hp, it's well made, gets 33+mpg on the highway, comes with every option you'd want and has as much cargo room as most SUVs. A heck of a buy for $15K.
I drove a rented Elentra in DC a couple of years ago--that's what got me looking at Hyundai's in the first place. Had I not gone the SUV route, I might have very well bought an Elantra.
You can park them with the doors open and the engine running, and no one will steal them.
Ugh - I can't imagine ever considering a Geeley...
Right now the ONLY quality cars built in China are Buicks, Fords, Volkswagens,.... (you get the picture)
Granted, the styling is a little ... different. But I like the xB and the TC is dynamite. However, the xA makes me wonder what they were thinking.
The thing is, if 50% of the people think a car is beautiful and 20% hate it, it will wind up on top of an ugly car list.
What I like about the xB is that it is comfortable and easy to get into and out of. It holds a lot of stuff, runs efficiently, and is less than 160 inches long. I have 320 inches from the front of my house to the sidewalk, so I bought two, and they both fit in the driveway!
I owned four different 4 cylinder Toyotas between 1980 and 1995. Each and every one had the same problem with the cooling system, where a valve buried in the engine would stick closed and then open causing the engine to swing between hot and cold for no reason. Toyota would just give me a "Yeah, they do that" when I told them about the gauge swinging from cold to hot and back again.
"Hyundai, bloody Hyundai
Hyundai, bloody Hyundai
How long
How long must I sing this song?"
The early Santa Fe V6s had a problem where the aluminum engines would sieze up at while running at high RPM. They would literally tear themselves apart while the car was cruising down the highway. This would destroy the engine, and tranny, but hopefully the driver would keep things under control.
Does Hyundai make a minivan? I'm in the market and was leaning toward an Odyssey over a Sienna. Does Hyundai still have a 7/100,000 warranty?
I hear you. Toyota hasn't done much to improve its Camry. I have a Land Cruiser and the maintenance just kills me.
I have an 02 Accent, and it is my 2nd Huyndai - the first (an 00 Accent) was decimated (by me) in an accident. I was so impressed with how the car handled it, (I truly thought they were still pieces of junk but I couldn't afford much when I was 18), so I bought another one.
Yeah--the newer Santa Fe's are much better.
I just got out of a 9 month relationship with a 100% Korean (not Korean-American, but Korean-Korean living in the USA). I'M GLAD IT IS OVER.
Look at the Kia Sedona. Hyundai owns Kia. Same 10year/100,000mile warranty. Kia is to Hyundai as Pontiac is to GM.
I'm repeating myself. But, I have owned a Kia Sorrento for over two years and it's been a very good car/SUV. It's my wife's car and we've liked it so much I bought myself a new one several months ago (different color).
The Kia Sedona has very high safty ratings.
Good one!
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