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664 messages, Last post on Oct 12, 2007 at 3:33 PM
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Replying to: thegraduate (Sep 27, 2007 6:24 am) |
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The question was asked that if the Sonata wasn't so much cheaper than the Sonata, would Sonata owners have still purchased one. Well, this is unfair I think considering value is obviously important to any Hyundai owner. Thats like asking an Accord owner if Honda didn't have such a good reputation and had about the same rep as Dodge,Ford,Subaru,Saturn, etc... would you still have bought one? But to answer your question, if the Sonata was priced at the same price as the Accord, I still would have given it consideration because of the warranty and I like the styling, and I probably would have still ended up in one because the Hyundai dealership I went to was the only one who would give me a decent trade in on my uspide down Taurus, the Honda dealership I went to wanted to tack on 3grand to the top of the new car, and Toyota wanted to tack on 2500. Now assuming Sonata owners have no sporting pretension and are just looking for point a to point b is too broad a statement and just plain innacurate. My Platinum edition is damn sporty in my eyes, and is kick ass on the road. I ride passed Acura's and Infinity's all the time and feel WAY more stylish then those guys. I pass Lexus's and Benz's as well and with the exception of the 3series and the 7 series and the IS250 I think my exterior styling is just as good as any. The 08 Accord doesn't drive/handle better than the Sonata... just different.
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Replying to: effect18 (Sep 28, 2007 2:20 am)
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Replying to: effect18 (Sep 28, 2007 2:20 am)
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Replying to: backy (Sep 28, 2007 5:32 am) So one has to get back to what holds customers to Honda and what compells them to pay a "premium" (sic) over similiarly equipped vehicles, such as the Sonota. The 10 people playing ping-pong with opinions are attempting to speak for the hundreds of thousands of previous customers. How will the 2008 stack up? Only time will tell.
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Com'n folks!! This sounds like High school stuff. NAAA,Naaa! my car's better than yours!!! naa,naaa!!! My father can beat your father!! 
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Replying to: grampy1 (Sep 28, 2007 10:12 am) |
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Replying to: kdshapiro (Sep 28, 2007 6:38 am) 10 people here may be talking about Honda/Hyundai, but we might be somewhat representative of the hundreds of thousands out there. When people do surveys, they don't survey a million. They usually survey about a couple thousand(i think). So there's very little wrong with that. I saw the 2008 Accord from the back(I think) and thought it looked smaller. Either that or the previous Accord's butt was a little bit on the larger size. Never the less, I wasn't impressed. I like the pictures of the Accord so we'll see how it looks face to face. 
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Replying to: targettuning (Sep 28, 2007 4:33 am) I'm not old enough to buy into the reputation stuff (20). I have a 1996 Accord that has been a good car, and my 2006 has proven to be so far as well. I know I've stated it many times, but for the sake of this forum I'll say it again. I sought out some major things in this order: Handling/Ride Interior Style/Quality/Comfort Power vs. Economy Compromise In November 2005, the Accord completely OWNED these three areas of the midsize market when taken together. To get a different car would be to take away one of my big criteria. Hyundai had the ride, smoother than Honda, but it didn't handle as well. Interior style is too subjective for me to comment on much, but I felt the Accord looked and felt like a car that was more expensive than it was. In exterior style, I actually liked the Hyundai better, but since I spend time looking at the inside, so that carried less weight with me. |
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Replying to: kingsalmon (Sep 28, 2007 12:42 pm)
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