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#1027 of 1637 csandste by mike91326 Jun 09, 2003 (3:25 pm)
Let me Guess, at 70K on the Caravan I bet you left your transmission by the side of the road. I know the feeling, when I sold my 1997 Plymouth GV I had 73K on the clock and I was on my 3rd transmission. Now I’m a happy two Hyundai family (01 Elantra and 03 Sonata).
#1028 of 1637 But if the Elantra's transmission does fall out at 70k by backy Jun 09, 2003 (7:15 pm)
at least it would be covered under the powertrain warranty!   The tranny is still in my GCS, it has an extended warranty to 50k, and I plan on getting rid of it right around 49.998k.
#1029 of 1637 Where have all the Honda gooooooonnnnee? by mattpdx Jun 10, 2003 (5:33 pm)
I thought this was a Honda Civic thread! :-/
#1030 of 1637 Wrong board? by backy Jun 10, 2003 (8:28 pm)
This is a comparison board on Honda Civic vs. Hyundai Elantra. If you just want to talk about Civics, without mention of competitors (or not much anyway), you want the Honda Civic Sedans board.
#1031 of 1637 backy by jlewelling1 Jun 18, 2003 (11:45 am)
You wrote "So the question is, is the Civic worth $3850 more up front than the Elantra?"   I know what the Edmunds pricing says, but based on shopping around here in the DC area, they tend to overestimate the TUV for new Hyundai's by at least $2,000 while the Civic prices are pretty close to what Edmunds claims.   I would prefer a Civic or Corrolla, but am leaning toward Elantra simply because of the price. Yes, I have concerns about reliability, but the Hyundai warrenty is quite good.
#1032 of 1637 jlewelling1 by backy Jun 18, 2003 (3:31 pm)
I see the same thing in my area, although it's closer to a $1000-1500 difference (lower) for the Elantra from Edmunds' TMV prices. But I thought it was better to be conservative, and use "published" prices that others could easily verify.
#1033 of 1637 Delivery Costs by lisshawill Jun 18, 2003 (5:55 pm)
The thing that I found when I did my comparison in Canada on the Elantra/Civic was the Elantra was about 1800 more for delivery. This was explained to me as the car had to come from Korea where as the Honda came from Eastern Canada. Anyway that was a determining factor for me as well as the fact that the Honda just felt much tighter and seemed to have a better finish quality. Part of the Elantra I found looked cheap.
#1034 of 1637 Re Delivery Costs by backy Jun 18, 2003 (6:13 pm)
Wow, that's a huge difference! Really puts cars made overseas at a disadvantage in Canada. In the 48 States we pay the same delivery charge everyplace, whether we live in San Diego or International Falls.   Which parts of the Hyundai did you feel looked cheap? I don't think there is much excitement in the Elantra's interior (it's been spruced up for '04), but I'm pleased with the quality of the bits and pieces--padded armrests, non-flimsy vents, smooth controls, simple but clear gauges, damped glove box and sunglasses holder, sturdy cloth seats, soft-touch HVAC buttons, etc.   Correction on #1032: jlewelling1, when you are comaring Edmunds.com's TMV prices to prices in your area, are you figuring in the rebates? TMVs (and their TCO calculations) don't include rebates. On the Elantra, that would account for most ($1500) of the difference you're seeing.
#1035 of 1637 Delivery charges by jlewelling1 Jun 19, 2003 (5:26 am)
"1800 more for delivery"   If that is just the freight, that is ridiculous. The frieght for Japanese cars is in line with that for U.S. cars, which just goes to prove that it is a bogus charge. Do you pay "frieght" on T.V.'s from best buy? No. All these charges (processing, frieght, etc. ) should be built into the published price. The way we sell cars here in the U.S. is ridiculous.   I will say that when getting a price quote through Edmunds, most dealers provide a "delivered" price that includes frieght, processing and all other such charges. They usually throw in the "on-the-street" prices as well that include taxes and title (and provide this for both Virginia and Maryland since I live in the DC area.)   I don't know that one always gets the absolute "best" price using Edmunds, but one does seem to get a very good price without all the haggling. (Of course some dealers answer your request for a quote but refuse to give a quote! Always a few bad apples!)
#1036 of 1637 ONE AREA WHERE THERE IS NO CONTEST by mpgman Jun 20, 2003 (5:07 pm)
The Elantra's driver leg room is hard to beat in this class, and probably can't be beat. You've got to be comfortable in the driver's seat and the Elantra's adjustable seat, armrest, and lumbar support are a good combo. I've got 35k miles on my GT hatch and it is running great with zero problems. Where else can you get traction control and ABS, along with fog lights, sunroof, Michelins, 4 wheel discs, leather, trip computer, speed sensitive power steering, heated mirrors, and all of the other bells and whistles for well under $15k if you are willing to spend some time haggling? Replies to this message: 280hp (Apr 20, 2004 4:47 am)

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