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Replying to: plekto (Apr 22, 2006 10:18 am) I am going to have to disagree with you on that. I have a 2000 Elantra wagon that I use as a work horse. I am always using it to haul stuff, dirt, bricks, firewood, furniture, you name it. Been doing that for the last 5 and a half years (which includes 5 midwest winters) and well over 130K miles and it has held up very well. It definitely has been used hard and for the long term and has held up great. And every person that I have known who owned one - they used that warranty every other month. Every person you ever know that has owned a fit used their warranty every other month? wow that leaves the Fit off my list. Now my wifes Accent at 85K miles has never needed any warranty work, nor has my daughters Elantra at (I think) 95K miles. The first thing I needed done on my Elantra was an exhaust manifold replaced at 131K miles. Guess what? Hyundai replaced it for free. Yep Hyundai has proven themselves to me. And FWIW my SIL that was a die hard Honda fan is seriously looking at a Hyundai for his next car. Gotta love it.
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Replying to: giltibo (Apr 23, 2006 9:04 pm) How is the shoulder room on it. I have a large frame and while i do find many small cars having adequate head and leg room they sadly lack in shoulder room. |
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Replying to: snakeweasel (May 02, 2006 12:43 pm) Sorry to sneak into the conversation, but I don't think he was referring to the Fit. It hasn't even been in the US long enough to justify that...what? 2 weeks?
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Nice attempt at turning it around/a bit of sarcasm.  But honestly, you need that warranty once it gets more than about 3-4 years old. All the little stuff that annoys you. Kind of like GM and Ford cars - the engines are bulletproof, but the interior literally falls apart as you drive it. |
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Replying to: plekto (May 02, 2006 10:51 pm)
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Replying to: hungarian83 (May 02, 2006 2:46 pm) |
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Replying to: backy (May 03, 2006 5:14 am) |
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Replying to: plekto (May 02, 2006 10:51 pm) GM and Ford engines are bulletproof? Plekto, you are losing me here. Hahah. From Buick and your misunderstanding of Hyundais. Cmon, I'm starting to agree with you with the base Mini/Fit comparison but above should be "literally everything falls apart with GM and Ford cars". Growing up, we've owned GMs (Caprice Classic, Monte Carlo, Cavalier and Pontiac Sunfire) and they all had something in common. There was always something wrong with the car from overheating to engine stalling to knocking to transmission to CEL. Whatever issues you do not come across owning a Japanese car. I'm not even gonna start with Ford. The Hyundai Accent/Elantra is not going to beat the Honda Fit in a drag race but for daily purposes, its quieter, has a better convenience package, as reliable and has a better warranty.
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Replying to: kagedude (May 03, 2006 8:54 am) Growing up we had Fords and my parents put 250K on a 59 Ford. All the GM's I have had performed perfectly upto and beyond 100K. The Hyundai Accent/Elantra is not going to beat the Honda Fit in a drag race Are you sure? The HP torque and weight numbers are almost the same on both cars. Anyway if Hyundai ever starts selling the Accent SR there will be no question on that.
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My father and my uncles and myself... We've owned 13 or 14 GM cars in the last 30 years. One was a dud - a mid 90's Century my uncle owned. The rest were fine, though. Now, they've mostly moved on to imports, because they are older and have more money. They are going for the small to midsize luxury aspect, since Caddys are boats and GM makes nothing small and truly luxurious currently. 1977 Olds Cutlass Supreme - Neat car - crazy powerful. Had the optional 350 V8. Still driving around Los Angeles today. Hard to miss, since the paintshop repainted it the wrong color - came out bright dayglow turquoise. See it every so often driving around. 1981 Buick Regal - total piece of junk power-wise, but made it to 150K before it was sold. Ran for another 5 years after that. 1984 Buick Regal - Checked DMV a while back - still registered. Something like 250K miles and climbing. 1987 Buick Lesabre - 175K miles when it was sold 3 months ago. 1988 Park Ave - my sister still drives 60 miles a day round trip to work and back. Has over 200K on it and still averages 25mpg, combined. 1998 Park Ave Ultra - Still running. A huge boat, but has fewer problems than my uncle's 4 year old Camry. 2002 LeSabre - very nice car, if bigger than my mother wants. Maintainence on it is virtually nothing. Of coruse my mother wants something smaller and easier to park as she's retired now and smaller cars are easier to drive. She's got her eye on a 2-3 year old IS300 and I can't fault her for the choice. She also likes the smaller Accuras Me? I got tired of plastic and went retro old school. Driving a 1967 Mercedes and loving it. Nothing to break, nothing to get in the way of the driving experience, no plastic, no computers, no smog checks... I've spent a total of $30 for one oil change(long story - requires a special tool and only the dealer knew how to do it(doesn't screw in like newer ones)) in the last six months. But I have my eye on a Lucerne V8 in 2-3 years when you can get one for about 12-15K. Fine automobile. Drives like a Caddy but at thousands less. GM engines(most but not all, though) are fine. Sensors and such aren't the same as having to have the thing rebuilt. Talk to my friend who owned several Fords about that sort of nonsense. Then again, I have a friend who had to have his early 90's 4-Runner's engine rebuilt three times in the last ten years., so even Toyotas aren't free from problems. *** Getting back to the original topic, though... The Fit is faster 0-60 than the Accent. By a decent margin. 8.9 seconds and handles like a base Mini. It's definately not underpowered.
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