Post by hjr on Oct 7, 2004 21:40:48 GMT -5
hyundai owners. but here I go. OI feel I am qualified to make some comments, since I had a 99 sonata for 5+ years, 118,000 miles, a 01 tibby that die out at 103,000, andnwo a new sonata with 1,570 miles in 6 weeks.
Common themes about Hyundai:
BAD items:L
1) PAINT chips very easily! in the 99, it chipped in the first few weeks(road rocks form other vehicles,BUT< never past the grey primer)...now 04 gls has chips to metal already! It is as if the paint has less coats than before, which is not cool, EVEN if you use their paint to touch up, it's not the same as factory paint job :-(
2) Hyudnai has Strong engines, but other parts fail as soon as you hit 100K+ miles, liek radiator, tranny, water pump,etc(tibby tranny failed at 103,000 miles, 39 months) :-( Our old sonata got messed up at one dealership, and unfortunately, they hid their dirty deeds welle nough as we could not successfully sue them for damages, or the s1999 would still be here :-(
Good items
1) FOR THE PRICE, No One beats Hyudnai for midsized cars in under 20K price range, No One. Toyota has great cars, but @ 24K for a V6 vs 15K on sale sonata? I don;t think so, not even with 2 grand in repairs! It was still cheaper to run and own.
2) LOOKS/STYLING: AGAIN, no one beats midsized car styles of hyundai.
One thing about my gls 04 vs gld99, gls99 had leather, and yes, we now are finind out that the leather seats "felt better" than the cloth ones. Oh well, Also, "Static shocks" more,too, the cloth, when lower humidity
I LIKE Hyundai. I Hope they Improve the paint "hardiness"(like wife's Scion tC; she's had it one month, 2,500 miles, and yes, a truck slung a road rock onto hood, and NO DAMAGE to paint or hood!, unlike GLS having scratches to metal on the hood).
I hope they imporve the other items, like better, longer lasting water pumps and radiators, and alternators(mine died out @ 103,799 miles and cost was 500 dollars to repalce it for 99 sonata).
Hey, if Hyundai guys (officials) read this, I'd be willing ot pay say 1-2 grand MORE for better parts in the car, so it last longer, and I cna continue to buy Hyudnais(I do like them, overall)but if this sonata has alternator dies out at 100,000, and radiator at 110,000,etc.... no way will I then be able to justify a purchase say in 2009-2010 for a new Sonata or Sonata Coupe(?) or Tiburon.
I WANT to be able to justify it with this 04(I HOPE they imporved , have better parts in this car than my 99, and I read somewhere they might, from 2002 onwards).
tC is ok, I just fell like Toyota is liek going to Sears, almost, to buy an appliance, vs hyudnai, to buy something"unique:" looking,etc..
Common themes about Hyundai:
BAD items:L
1) PAINT chips very easily! in the 99, it chipped in the first few weeks(road rocks form other vehicles,BUT< never past the grey primer)...now 04 gls has chips to metal already! It is as if the paint has less coats than before, which is not cool, EVEN if you use their paint to touch up, it's not the same as factory paint job :-(
2) Hyudnai has Strong engines, but other parts fail as soon as you hit 100K+ miles, liek radiator, tranny, water pump,etc(tibby tranny failed at 103,000 miles, 39 months) :-( Our old sonata got messed up at one dealership, and unfortunately, they hid their dirty deeds welle nough as we could not successfully sue them for damages, or the s1999 would still be here :-(
Good items
1) FOR THE PRICE, No One beats Hyudnai for midsized cars in under 20K price range, No One. Toyota has great cars, but @ 24K for a V6 vs 15K on sale sonata? I don;t think so, not even with 2 grand in repairs! It was still cheaper to run and own.
2) LOOKS/STYLING: AGAIN, no one beats midsized car styles of hyundai.
One thing about my gls 04 vs gld99, gls99 had leather, and yes, we now are finind out that the leather seats "felt better" than the cloth ones. Oh well, Also, "Static shocks" more,too, the cloth, when lower humidity
I LIKE Hyundai. I Hope they Improve the paint "hardiness"(like wife's Scion tC; she's had it one month, 2,500 miles, and yes, a truck slung a road rock onto hood, and NO DAMAGE to paint or hood!, unlike GLS having scratches to metal on the hood).
I hope they imporve the other items, like better, longer lasting water pumps and radiators, and alternators(mine died out @ 103,799 miles and cost was 500 dollars to repalce it
for 99 sonata).Hey, if Hyundai guys (officials) read this, I'd be willing ot pay say 1-2 grand MORE for better parts in the car, so it last longer, and I cna continue to buy Hyudnais(I do like them, overall)but if this sonata has alternator dies out at 100,000, and radiator at 110,000,etc.... no way will I then be able to justify a purchase say in 2009-2010 for a new Sonata or Sonata Coupe(?) or Tiburon.
I WANT to be able to justify it with this 04(I HOPE they imporved , have better parts in this car than my 99, and I read somewhere they might, from 2002 onwards).
tC is ok, I just fell like Toyota is liek going to Sears, almost, to buy an appliance, vs hyudnai, to buy something"unique:" looking,etc..
