Originally posted by svtcarboy:
zero, where is the Elantra "best-in-class" in anything? Sorry, but that car just screams "cheap" at about 140 decibels. It also has a worse-than-average reliability record.
Just because you don't like it and type pointed opinionated comments about it doesn't mean it's a bad car. Have you even driven one? Or are you trusting the reviewers who "don't know their posteriors from holes in the ground, and they'd be afraid to give the Yugo a bad review?" I'm not saying it's God's gift to automobiles, just a viable alternative to the Lancer-- that's all. I don't want one, but I'm not in the market for a Lancer either. Contours have proven to have less than average reliablity problems (according to Consumer Reports and JD Power)yet you and I own one. The exception is, our Contours would still be covered by the full factory warrantee for 60 months if it had Hyundai's warrantee. Every car has its issues.
It offers class leading warrantee and price for what you get. Along with an extensive list of standard features. ex: standard leather interior, heated mirrors, pw, pdl, etc... Hyundai has also made huge strides to improve reliablity.
http://www.edmunds.com/new/2002/hyundai/elantra/gt4drhatchback20l4cyl5m/overvi ew.html?id=lin0006 http://www.kbb.com/kb/ki.dll/kw.kc.rp?kbb.IL&60563&11&02elantra2 Like I said, I don't want one or even like it all that much myself. But it is a good alternative to a Lancer, which itself has had initial reliablity problems and offers no performance to get excited about.
