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Replying to: brettes23 (Dec 12, 2006 3:33 pm) I owned 95 accent which I bought for $1100 in 2003. Never broke, no major problems at all. Sold in 2005 for $900. How about that depreciation? Now I owe 2002 Sonata which I bought in 2005 for $7000. No problems so far (the milage went from 63000 to 80000). So, from used car buyer point of view, Hyundai is the BEST deal you can get. And reliability is equal or better (from my judgement) than Toyota\Honda (based on my friends who bought them and had to make repairs...) May be I was lucky with Hyundai and you were not.... but for me doesn't make sense to pay $16000 for 2002 Camry when I can pay $7000 for the same year Sonata... Regards...
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Replying to: boloti_troy (Dec 15, 2006 9:37 am) |
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Replying to: lhanson (Dec 15, 2006 10:31 am) Except for one small detail: 3+ year old Hyundai's for the most part are terrible. My neighbor's 2002 Sonata drives like a car with 100K miles on it yet only has 45K. He's taken it to be serviced more times than he'd like to recall. It seems once it hit the 30K mark, everything started to break. I joke with him that I can't believe how many things have gone wrong with it. He has attempted to unload it but because of the awful resale value (dealer will only offer him $4200 for a car he purchased new for $18K 4 years ago), so he has to hold onto it. However, he won't let his wife drive it (she gets to drive the nice new Camry) so he's stuck with it 
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Replying to: germancarfan1 (Dec 15, 2006 10:41 am) |
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Replying to: germancarfan1 (Dec 15, 2006 10:41 am) Cars break down, no cars are perfect. Some cars are better than others. Historically speaking, if you look at the reliability records of the Sonata, they are above average, especially something like a 2002MY. The newer the better, which signifies the improvements Hyundai has made in recent years. Your neighbor, true or not, got the shaft unfortunately but that happens to every model, every brand in the history of automotive. Next... |
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Replying to: germancarfan1 (Dec 15, 2006 10:41 am) |
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Replying to: boloti_troy (Dec 15, 2006 9:37 am) |
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my husband and I were discussing my future car purchase (again!  ) and he fianlly admitted that the accent GS was a better ride (smoother+confortable) than the yaris we tested the same day.  He does like his toyotas but admits the warranty on the hyundai is pretty nice. we drive around 20-25k a yr so a 36-3 yrs warranty would expire pretty fast. the base price for a yaris is pretty low but the car comes pretty bare! no radio? c'mon! and there are no defroster in the rear window or a rear wiper. the back seat in one bench only, no 60-40 and there is no tach in any yaris liftback nor a temp.gauge...again, this is in the base model. the only thing really missing for me is the rear wiper on the accent GS. i also love the fact that the interior comes in black or gray depending on the ext. color you pick. we also notice the lack of power going on the highway, more so than in the yaris but once there, at 70 mph, the RPM were lower in the accent than the yaris. which made the ride somehow better. both were auto tranny so i cant comment on the difference with a manual one, which i would prefer anyways. the yaris has a gated auto. shifter which i found to be annoying. my feeling was that the yaris was more suited for ppl, looking for a fun, cute and reliable car. the accent felt more like an "adult" ride, more confortable and maybe less attention getter. backy, can you tell me if the shifter is like the ones in volks were you gotta push it down and forward to put it in reverse? from the picture it looks like it does. on another note...edmonds, edmans, edmmonds and hyundia??? oh boy!!! that did make my day!! i was rolling!!  no offense brett! 
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Replying to: canuck785 (Dec 15, 2006 1:13 pm)
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Replying to: canuck785 (Dec 15, 2006 1:13 pm) i have to make a correction on MY post. i got the Yaris confuse with the scion xA that we test drove 30 minutes earlier than the yaris. since the yaris doesn't have a tach, it would have been hard for me to tell if the accent RPM were lower huh ? LOL... |
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