Some Opinions about Hyundai ...? [Archive]

SuccessCre8or

06-09-2007, 01:07

hey all..

Just asking for neutral opinions about the korean car ( Hyundai Elantra )...

Need u to say if i can compare its built quality to japanes cars...
What about the air conditioner?

I think that Korean car makers are doing well these years what do u say ?

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/645/elantra06gallery1img10od0.gif

Thanx alot

radeonboy

06-09-2007, 04:24

All I can say is that Hyundai is definately doing better than ever before. They have good designs and an attractive price, although I'm still skeptical about their reliability

Soldier

06-09-2007, 22:59

i Dont Like huyndai .. dunno but i dont like it .. i love japanese cars more than it ..

radeonboy

07-09-2007, 08:49

Yea for some reason I don't like them either...Don't like any Korean car companies at all... maybe they aren't around long enough for the world to like

ThreeX

07-09-2007, 09:48

They´re ok cars. Crappy resale value though.. (at least in Sweden)
I wouldn´t say no to the coupé/Tiburon model :)

Mweb

07-09-2007, 11:39

In value and reliability terms they are up there with the best, quality of internal plastics and ride/handling lag behind both Jap and Euro built cars IMO.
5 year warranty used to be a strong selling point before everyone else offered 3 and Kia offered 7. :D

SuccessCre8or

07-09-2007, 14:42

thanx all for reacting...

Me too one of those ppl hating these three brands ( Kia , Daewoo & Hyundai )

but here in Egypt I find its resale price very good, cheap spares, got all price ranges...

but again sounds like we can't resist japanese cars ( Mitsubishi, Nissan , Toyota , ..) & European ofcourse...;)

btw what do u say about Proton, Malaysian cars ?

Mweb

07-09-2007, 14:52

Satria neo looks OK actually, and in the UK their doing the GEN-2 with free leather interior (can't beat a full hide interior IMO) :D my motor has 3/4 leather interior. Kia ceed is up to jap and Euro standards i believe.

M H

07-09-2007, 20:34

Quality-wise, I dare to say that Hyundai is in the same ratio as Japanese cars- or even better. But everything what is becoming popular is, unfortunately, always getting worse :-\

SuccessCre8or

07-09-2007, 20:42

But everything what is becoming popular is, unfortunately, always getting worse :-\

like? :-/
I actually seeing the popularity of hyundai growing very well here (& Proton started, maybe.. ) but hyundai was very bad at first ... very bad quality imo ..
looking weak & all stuff like that... now, cheap spares, service centers,good all range prices...

what u say?...

Mweb

07-09-2007, 20:48

There's a lot to be said for the practical aspects of car ownership IMO, cheap spares, low priced servicing, and low prices are not glamourous but they all contribute to making ownership a stress free and economicaly viable proposition.
The far eastern manufacturers have come a long way in recent years thats for sure :D

M H

07-09-2007, 20:57

like?
Toyota. Don`t show me that pathetic :shock: face, even the almighty Toyota is now having problems. The newest problem- Auris. Quality of materials is simply dissapointing. And why the hell is everybody saying that Hyundai have/had bad quality? That things are talking only people which never owned or at least tried an Korean car. If it needs a repair, spairs are indeed cheap. If you buy an Mercedes year 1999-2004, you`ll have a lot of repairs for astronomical prices. Or let`s took a more available car- VW Golf- the ex-"public" car thanks to its repair prices.With Hyundai you don`t have that problem.

SuccessCre8or

08-09-2007, 00:15

thank u all for taking care...

about Toyota..the model u mentioned is not available here ...
U know, the market here demads a few specifications ( 1600 - 2000 CC in sedan cars ) so maybe Auris is somewhat a problem that's not here :)...

thanx again ..but you know as MR.com is specialiced forum for mobiles, do any one knows an auto-forum? just for cars ? :D

thanx again...

radeonboy

08-09-2007, 03:54

Toyota has TONS of problems. They aren't making cars like they used to anymore :( Thats why we are looking at the new Honda Accord instead of the Camry

Awesome_Aleks

08-09-2007, 09:26

Toyota has TONS of problems.

maybe in your country :spy:

Hyundai's aren't bad, i have a Santa Fe (2001 model) and it has been a pretty good car, my most favourite car we have owned is the Mitsubishi Magna (Diamante for you people) which has never given us any problems, when i get old enough im gonna lower it, put big rims, black or silver paint, CD player + Subwoofers, the cars gonna be modded Japnese VIP style :D

radeonboy

08-09-2007, 21:59

Well I shouldn't say tons of problems, but there are quite a few popular toyotas (Camry and some others)that experience transmission failures and other things...There have been quite a few recalls recently

BTW this applies to North America, don't know other places

SuccessCre8or

08-09-2007, 23:09

BTW this applies to North America, don't know other places

wait ..isnt Toyota manufactured in the US ..? for north america i mean..?

08-09-2007, 23:25

german cars >> put a car here

even the baddest brand from germany makes decent cars -> opel...

Mweb

08-09-2007, 23:50

german cars >> put a car here

even the baddest brand from germany makes decent cars -> opel...

I would not have a "Smart" car free as a present AF and they are German :p

08-09-2007, 23:52

I would not have a "Smart" car free as a present AF and they are German :p

I would have any car for free...

M H

08-09-2007, 23:58

I would have any car for free...
I would never took a Trabant, even stoned :eyes:

Mweb

09-09-2007, 00:11

http://www.reliantservices.co.uk/html/aixam.html
I'm stunned and embarrassed by those UK cars :D oh!! thank god i think there actually french!!:lol:

09-09-2007, 00:41

I would never took a Trabant, even stoned :eyes:

I would take it.. and try to sell it.. :p

SuccessCre8or

09-09-2007, 01:25

hellloooooooo people...I think we are going a bit offtopic :D...

plz lets get into topic again...I need MORE opinions :D..

Mweb

09-09-2007, 01:30

http://www.automotive.com/used-cars/reviews/01/hyundai/index.html :D

radeonboy

09-09-2007, 01:52

The resale values of Hyundais aren't as high as other Japanese cars in the same class, but they were also cheaper to begin with

wickedass

09-09-2007, 05:56

i have owned 2 Hyundai's....both of em Accents....one a petrol sedan and the other a deisel hatchback (VIVA). they have been extremly well priced and are easy to maintain. In India their service network is fantastic and the cars are the best in quality,built and performance in their price bracket. (better than cars from ford and suzuki). Elantra is probably the most spacious car in its segment. also here in India Hyundai's enjoy a high resale value ...comparable to japanese cars.

IMO elantra and sonata are two brilliant cars from Hyundai at the moment.

radeonboy

09-09-2007, 09:52

I don't know why, Hyundai hasn't convinced me to take a look at their brand yet...

M H

09-09-2007, 12:35

Maybe the new i30 will convince you to look at them, radeonboy.

SuccessCre8or

09-09-2007, 15:34

thanx alll ...
much appreciated...but deciding to buy a car isnt like buying a phone :D...
so after comparing prices, service centers availability, ...& so I ll decide ...
& I ll look for Auto-Forums too ;)...

mustafabay

09-09-2007, 16:05

I'd say a hyundai elantra is a pretty good choice for its category. But you might want to wait and see how the new Mitsubishi Lancer will be priced. The new one is hot as opposed to the current heap of sh*t.

SuccessCre8or

09-09-2007, 16:22

The new one is hot as opposed to the current heap of sh*t.

the current one is shi* ?
u gotta be kidding :D !!...

plus : the new one is priced at 140,000 - 150,000 EGP, expensive for me.. ...just saw it last week at a car dealer's

P910 guy

09-09-2007, 17:27

Well, in the UK at least Hyundai were rather rare up until about 8 or 9 years ago. My friend has an 1998 Hyundai Accent and when I was talking to her about her car the other day she told me that she regrets buying a Hyundai, she said that it was a very reliable car but in a couple of years when she wants to sell it her Accent wont be worth even half what she paid for it.

Whilst making cars that are mechanically very dependable but the quality of the materials of the interior are far behind those of European cars in its segment.

But if you can live with the worse interior quality and lower standard of performance and handling then Hyundai's are good cars that make financial sense.

radeonboy

09-09-2007, 19:21

Maybe the new i30 will convince you to look at them, radeonboy.

Well, that thing isn't coming to America, is it? So I guess I won't be able to see it...

mustafabay

11-09-2007, 06:13

plus : the new one is priced at 140,000 - 150,000 EGP, expensive for me.. ...just saw it last week at a car dealer's
You sure that wasn't an early import. The current 1300cc Lancer is about the same as the elantra?? And yes I was devestated when the 2000 model got an ugly facelift that's been with us for 7 years.

11-09-2007, 07:19

mustafabay i had the 1999 one... one of the best lancers design ever.
the 2008 is again gorgerous :)

the DE version is going for 13990 US $

sonyboy

17-10-2007, 05:24

I know a guy who has that new Hyundai Elantra like in the pic, except the color is different. I haven't sit in his car yet but at a glance I saw the dashboard and looked like it has quality to me, quality like Jap car I say. :eek: I drove a Hyndai Elantra before, an old model one and I tell you it had that cheap feeling inside. I had it for like a week.

iqtidar

17-10-2007, 20:28

we have sonylover, now we have sonyboy... :p

sonyboy

22-10-2007, 06:33

we have sonylover, now we have sonyboy... :p

What's up?:lol:

SuccessCre8or

04-11-2007, 19:59

What's up?

:lol: u r a new one here :D

btw, I got I hyundai Verna one month ago....
Golden color , like it ...nice car! :)

wickedass

06-01-2008, 09:39

and i got a 3rd accent....in golden color.....now i got one in white,black and golden.....gosh im sick of em now...maybe ill buy a sx4 soon.

a2k24

06-01-2008, 11:33

and i got a 3rd accent....in golden color.....now i got one in white,black and golden.....gosh im sick of em now...maybe ill buy a sx4 soon.
phew...thank god u said ur getting sick of it.. cuz a third one made me think ur actually enjoying it <phew>

SuccessCre8or

06-01-2008, 21:34

this is my Verna ( I think that in other markets it's known as Accent ) :
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/4543/scre8r015uz4.jpg

btw,
wickedass ...here in Egypt there is another model of this car called "Viva" which is assembled in India..;)

I think ur Accent is this :
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/6436/scre8r016op1.jpg

both are very good cars for their price range...
Cheers!

a2k24

06-01-2008, 21:52

SuccessCre8or the second pic in there which u've shown as accent is the Verna here in india.. the first one is the accent. the head lamps look a bit different or perhaps the pics making it look like that (the angle).
and yes there is also the "Accent" Viva here..

what are the prices of the cars, by other manufacturers, of the same category (that of elantra) ? like honda (civic?), skoda (octavia) etc...??

SuccessCre8or

06-01-2008, 22:23

a2k24,..I got my Verna (1st pic ^^ ) @ 66,000 LE ( $12,000)

Accent (2nd pic) is starting from $13,800
Octavia A4 = $22,500
octavia SP A5 = $30,000
Elantra = $18,200
Chevy Optra = $15,272
Chevy Aveo = $12,300
CiViC = $25,500
City = $16,000
VW Passat = $40,000

u know,,.. I find these price high..compaed to other markets...but what to do ? Egypt is still out of applying all GATT terms :s