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2009 Hyundai Elantra

269 messages, Last post on Oct 02, 2009 at 9:44 AM

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#188 of 269 End of the "Hyundai Experiment" by hutch7 Dec 27, 2008 (4:56 pm)
After thinking it over I have decided to dump my '08 Elantra and go back to Toyota. I've read all the responses to my last post on the poor side impact data collected by iihs. Either the Hyundai engineers didn't pass their classes in structural engineering or Hyundai Corp. just felt like defrauding it's customer base. Either way I am done with this name plate! Replies to this message: backy (Dec 27, 2008 6:04 pm) bhmr59 (Dec 27, 2008 7:25 pm) GCF (Dec 28, 2008 7:11 am) joe97 (Dec 28, 2008 8:29 am) GCF (Dec 28, 2008 9:02 am) and 4 more...
#189 of 269 Re: End of the "Hyundai Experiment" [hutch7] by backy Dec 27, 2008 (6:04 pm)
Replying to: hutch7 (Dec 27, 2008 4:56 pm) You have to do what's right for you. But to say that the Elantra getting a "marginal" score on the IIHS side impact test is "fraud" is off base, IMO. Hyundai never claimed the car would get a specific IIHS side crash test score. While the score is disappointing to you and me and others, it's not fraud. Also, if Hyundai's engineers didn't pass their classes, then it appears that the engineers from GM, Chrysler, Mazda, Volkswagen, Suzuki, and Toyota (!) didn't pass their classes either. Their cars also got a Marginal or even Poor score in the IIHS tests on small cars, as did Hyundai on the Elantra (and Kia on the Spectra). Hyundai isn't the only car company that needs to work on bettering its crash protection on small cars.
#190 of 269 Re: End of the "Hyundai Experiment" [hutch7] by bhmr59 Dec 27, 2008 (7:25 pm)
Replying to: hutch7 (Dec 27, 2008 4:56 pm) Do you still have the 200 Taurus you bought 2 years ago? Does it stack up better in side impact tests, by today's measures, than your '08 Elantra?
#191 of 269 Traded the Taurus by hutch7 Dec 27, 2008 (7:38 pm)
Nope...traded the Taurus for a nice safe Elantra! Yes....I feel the fool! Good luck guy's, I'll be over in the Corolla forum... Replies to this message: backy (Dec 28, 2008 7:35 am)
#192 of 269 Re: End of the "Hyundai Experiment" [hutch7] by GCF Dec 28, 2008 (7:11 am)
Replying to: hutch7 (Dec 27, 2008 4:56 pm) I'm not sure I'd label this a fraud, but it sure doesn't help Hyundai escape the notion that their cars are rolling tin cans. And while other makes have their problems spots, Hyundai has yet to ever produce a car (not truck or minivan) that received a "Good" side impact score. Pretty sad. Replies to this message: joe97 (Dec 28, 2008 8:29 am) GCF (Dec 28, 2008 9:02 am) joe97 (Dec 28, 2008 2:32 pm) and 3 more...
#193 of 269 Re: Traded the Taurus [hutch7] by backy Dec 28, 2008 (7:35 am)
Replying to: hutch7 (Dec 27, 2008 7:38 pm) Given the high importance you place on IIHS crash test scores, it's a shame the IIHS couldn't get the side impact test result on the Elantra published earlier, so you could have had that info for your buying decision. Actually, I am surprised you didn't go for a small car with known, good IIHS crash test scores e.g. Civic or Versa, rather than the Elantra. Good luck on your Corolla--hope it is everything you are looking for.
#194 of 269 Re: End of the "Hyundai Experiment" [GCF] by joe97 Dec 28, 2008 (8:29 am)
Replying to: GCF (Dec 28, 2008 7:11 am) Hyundai has yet to produce a tested car (not CUV or minivan) that received a "Good" side impact score. Fixed. Hyundai Genesis, for example, has not been tested by the IIHS. It has received 5 stars across the board on the government NHTSA test, including rollover rating, a rare thing on the passenger car line. Just noticed 5 stars across the board occur less than IIHS top picks Replies to this message: GCF (Dec 28, 2008 9:02 am) joe97 (Dec 28, 2008 2:32 pm) GCF (Dec 28, 2008 5:09 pm) and 2 more...
#195 of 269 Re: End of the "Hyundai Experiment" [joe97] by GCF Dec 28, 2008 (9:02 am)
Replying to: joe97 (Dec 28, 2008 8:29 am) I'd hope a $40K+ car receives top safety scores since there are so many that already do. 5 star NHTSA scores don't always (and often do not) equate to IIHS top picks. We'll have to wait and see. Replies to this message: joe97 (Dec 28, 2008 2:32 pm) GCF (Dec 28, 2008 5:09 pm) joe97 (Dec 28, 2008 5:49 pm) and 1 more...
#197 of 269 Re: End of the "Hyundai Experiment" [GCF] by joe97 Dec 28, 2008 (2:32 pm)
Replying to: GCF (Dec 28, 2008 9:02 am) I'd hope a $40K+ car receives top safety scores since there are so many that already do. Then you would be surprised, and the list is long (in Genesis's pricing range 33-42K, or more): BMW 3er, 5er, Z4, Cadillac CTS, DTS, STS, Chevy Corvette, Chrysler 300, Infiniti G35/G37, Jag X-Type, S-Type, Lexus IS, ES, Lincoln MKS, MKZ, MB C-Class, E-Class, Nissan 350Z, Saab 9-3, 9-5, Toyota Avalon, VW Passat, Volvo S40, S60... And many others not listed, or not tested (almost all $60K+ models). I digress... Replies to this message: GCF (Dec 28, 2008 5:09 pm) joe97 (Dec 28, 2008 5:49 pm) carbunt (Dec 28, 2008 5:58 pm)

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