People Keep Buying crappy cars ....
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Hundiyay Elantras rock!!!!!111
One of my friends that lives a block from me also suffers from CCS(Crappy Car Syndrome)...they have 2 Elantras, he drives a beat up purple Plymouth Sundance, and his older bro drives an old Sunfire.
Man all 4 of those Elantras are parked wrong. Sure 2 are within the lines, but they are all crooked and crap. Then there's the 1 taking up 2 spots, and the one double parked. I wonder which one dumped all of it's oil on that one spot...
Do people not realize that for the same money, they can buy much better cars like Proteges?
One of my friends that lives a block from me also suffers from CCS(Crappy Car Syndrome)...they have 2 Elantras, he drives a beat up purple Plymouth Sundance, and his older bro drives an old Sunfire.
Man all 4 of those Elantras are parked wrong. Sure 2 are within the lines, but they are all crooked and crap. Then there's the 1 taking up 2 spots, and the one double parked. I wonder which one dumped all of it's oil on that one spot...
Do people not realize that for the same money, they can buy much better cars like Proteges?
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- GTP_Duke
Show me where you can buy a Protege for the same money as an Elantra. I'm talking actual real dollars, not list price.
We have two 1995 Neons for those who've somehow avoided seeing this pic:
Our friends have two identical Saturns, albeit in an ugly maroon color. I was only $40,000 away from buying us matching red BMW convertibles, too. Nothing wrong with fleets.
We have two 1995 Neons for those who've somehow avoided seeing this pic:
Our friends have two identical Saturns, albeit in an ugly maroon color. I was only $40,000 away from buying us matching red BMW convertibles, too. Nothing wrong with fleets.
- 10,832
Think again. They both have 2.0 liter, 16 valve motors but the Elantra has more HP and torque, not to mention better standard safety features like side curtain airbags which the Protege doesn't even have. The Elantra's Warranty is more than twice as good as the Protege's, ten years opposed to a piddly 48 months. The Elantra is $1000.00 less and looks a lot better, too. In almost every other specification they are identical.
So what exactly is better about the Protege? What is worth $1000.00 more?
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- GTP_Duke
Looks are in the eye of the beholder, of course. But you can't argue with a 10-year comprehensive warranty if you're planning to keep the car.
I actually really like the looks of an Elantra GT 5-door, in bright red. I'd consider owning one., but I'd probably get a Neon first. Since they're better.
I actually really like the looks of an Elantra GT 5-door, in bright red. I'd consider owning one., but I'd probably get a Neon first. Since they're better.
- 4,473
Yeah, neons are pretty good. But if you want to haul stuff (like soil and some plants from the gardening center) rent a truck (some home improvement places offer rentably pickup trucks)...
- 10,832
I own an Elantra and my wife drives it. When ever I get to drive it I'm always surprised how much I like it. Solid and quiet and peppy. And I really like the looks of it. The interior is roomy and well planed and comfortable. People routinely mistake the Sonata for a Jaguar. Hyundai is a real contender in the import market. People who laugh them off don't know what their taking about.
If you want a Civic, a Sentra, a Protege, or a Corrola you should look at an Elantra. Save a bundle and get more.
If you want a Civic, a Sentra, a Protege, or a Corrola you should look at an Elantra. Save a bundle and get more.
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Probably alot. Matters on who the person is. Some people are loyal to some manufacturers or are just in love with the car they have (maybe a car they had in highschool in the 60's and restored a car just like it).
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Originally posted by Sage
Are you accusing MazKid of being loyal to Mazda? How dare you!
I was quoting Milefile
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- GTP_T13R
Thats a funny pic. Man 4 Hyundays. Thats a sweet parking space tho. And the streets look nice over there. Anyhow, I find Elantras, and all Hyundays for that matter, to be butt ugly ( Altho some women have really nice butts 
) But yea, for the money I might consider one, but I would rather wait an extra year, put some more money aside and buy a better car.
EDIT: Holy **** you live in Montreal? How can the street be so nice where you are. The streets around here suck. But now I understand a bit better why there are 4 Elantras there. Its Quebec man!! Im surprised they arent Proteges tho, cuz those are friggin popular here too.
) But yea, for the money I might consider one, but I would rather wait an extra year, put some more money aside and buy a better car.EDIT: Holy **** you live in Montreal? How can the street be so nice where you are. The streets around here suck. But now I understand a bit better why there are 4 Elantras there. Its Quebec man!! Im surprised they arent Proteges tho, cuz those are friggin popular here too.
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No. Hyundai has that 10 year warranties to get back some buyers. After the Pony/Excel/Stellar fiasco, they very nearly got bankrupt. So they needed a new image, and a new way of thining. The Elantra's as good, if not better, than all the other 4 door econoboxes. Volkswagen offers 10 year warranties on all models, does it mean they're not confident?
I think that question answers itself.
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one of the four could of at least got a Kia to mix it up a little.
Or alternatively set themselves alight - it's a genuine alternative.
Kia issued a recall here today - apparently their seatbelts might become unbuckled in a collision. As if the poor build and underdamping wasn't enough, you might smack your head on their hard, shiny interior plastics. Tough eulogy.
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Actually, no, I didn't. Why would they do that? That would be opening the door for them to lose more money on more warranty repairs. If I was building something that I knew would fail, I'd be all about limiting how long it was my responsibility to fix it. In other words, I'd be offering 1 year bumper-to-bumper and 3 year powertrain warranties, like most car companies were before Hyundai put their money where their mouth is and started shaming the others into offering longer terms.
So actually, what that means is Hyundai has confidence that they won't lose money having to fix a poor product.
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