Hyundai has comes a long way...

[TravisT]

I really like the bumper to bumper warranties that you can get with these cars. 100,000/10 year warranties are very attractive to me.

 

[ub4me]

Originally posted by: iversonyin

Originally posted by: ub4me

Originally posted by: iversonyin
Common sense has no place in ATOT!!!

I don't think you believe so.

What do you mean?

It has been common sense to believe Hyundai cars are crap.
If common sense has no place in ATOT, as you said, you cannot say, "still wouldnt get a Korean car" because it contradicts your statement.

 

[tontod]

I have a 1998 Hyundai Elantra, the odometer hit 100K last week, runs great, no problems.

 

[PingSpike]

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: mAdD INDIAN

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: vi_edit
Hyundai/Kia = Volkswagen of 10 years ago.

Look what VW did from 99-2002(or 2003) before all the reliability issues. They went from considering dropping the US market to being class leaders and media darlings.

If Hyundai can learn from the rights and wrongs of VW they will definitely make a dramatic impact on the car industry.

I've heard some industry types go as far as saying Hyundai is the Honda of 20 years ago :Q

Hyundai is better than Toyota & Honda in terms of comeback.

It only took them 10 years or so to go from being total crap to bringing out quality cars. They've had the fastest growth, much faster than Toyota and Honda.

Look at it this way, Hyundai started out in the late 80s with the Excel and look at them now. Toyota and Honda on the other hand, started out in the 70s with the Toyopet and Civic and it took them over 20-30 years to gain respect and a solid consumer base in North America.

I can definately see Hyundai surpassing Toyota & Honda in the next 15 years if they continue at the current pace.

They only have one drawback with me, and that's their design. I'm waiting for them to come with some original and pleasant designs (both interior and exterior).

You guys need to keep in mind that japanese car acceptance was sped up by the OPEC embargo. When oil prices shot up, it gave japanese cars the window of opportunity they needed to secure a strong place in the US market. Korean cars have no such opportunity to leverage.

The american AUTOMAKERS gave the Japanese companies the window by refusing to offer fuel efficient vehicles, saying that they were "impossible" to make when the Japanese already had them both existing and for sale in the USA.

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the "Buy American!" loyalty thing was a lot stronger back in the 70s than it is now. Had the American companies simply offered consumers the vehicle they wanted to buy instead of telling them to fvck themselves, the Japanese never would have gained the foothold they have now.

But thats the wonderful thing about a free market economy...and you don't feel like offering the product consumers want, some one else will make it and you'll suffer the consequences.

 

[ub4me]

Originally posted by: TravisT
I really like the bumper to bumper warranties that you can get with these cars. 100,000/10 year warranties are very attractive to me.

Bumper to bumper warranty is 5yr/60,000mi, bro.
10yr/100,000mi is powertrain warranty.
Anyway, it's a damn good warranty.

 

[coolred]

Originally posted by: ub4me

Originally posted by: TravisT
I really like the bumper to bumper warranties that you can get with these cars. 100,000/10 year warranties are very attractive to me.

Bumper to bumper warranty is 5yr/60,000mi, bro.
10yr/100,000mi is powertrain warranty.
Anyway, it's a damn good warranty.

He said that you can get. I think he is talking about an extended warranty from hyundai. MY aunt got one on her Kia. I think it was around 1000.00 for 10/100 bumper to bumper, not bad at all.

 

[ub4me]

Originally posted by: coolred

Originally posted by: ub4me

Originally posted by: TravisT
I really like the bumper to bumper warranties that you can get with these cars. 100,000/10 year warranties are very attractive to me.

Bumper to bumper warranty is 5yr/60,000mi, bro.
10yr/100,000mi is powertrain warranty.
Anyway, it's a damn good warranty.

He said that you can get. I think he is talking about an extended warranty from hyundai. MY aunt got one on her Kia. I think it was around 1000.00 for 10/100 bumper to bumper, not bad at all.

agreed.

 

[Martin]

Originally posted by: ndee

Originally posted by: NFS4
I must say that I've REALLy been impressed with the second coming of Hyundai/Kia. They seem to have their sh!t together now. Take a look at the new Sonota:

http://forums.thecarlounge.net/zerothread?id=1771645

And check out the pics towards the bottom of the thread.

Did you see the last episode from Top Gear where they ripped the Koreans a new one?

With Huyndai being the exception.

 

[ub4me]

Originally posted by: chowmein
theres a reason for the long duration of the warranty

What's that?

 

[jmgonzalez]

I have a 2002 Elantra GT with 37k miles and still love the car.

Looking at these pics of the new Sonata, I could see myself upgrading to this.

Nice to see NFS4 not be the typical car fanboy as others

 

[Garion]

On this topic.. Consumer Reports just did a article on the top-rated cars, available here on CNN. A direct quote from that article..

The single most reliable vehicle in the 2004 model year was Hyundai Motor Co, Ltd's low-cost Sonata sedan, with a problem rate of just two per 100.

(Average was about 18 problems per 100, Honda averaged 9 problems per 100, for comparason)

Amazing.

- G

 

[coolred]

Originally posted by: Garion
On this topic.. Consumer Reports just did a article on the top-rated cars, available here on CNN. A direct quote from that article..

The single most reliable vehicle in the 2004 model year was Hyundai Motor Co, Ltd's low-cost Sonata sedan, with a problem rate of just two per 100.

(Average was about 18 problems per 100, Honda averaged 9 problems per 100, for comparason)

Amazing.

- G

Thats pretty amazing assuming its accurate. I am not disputing it, since it appears to come from a reliable source. Its just odd to think that Hyundai makes the most reliable car. Never thought I would hear those words.

 

[coolred]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I have a question about the Hyundai warranty. To my knowledge when the original owner of a Hyundai resells it, the warranty is cut in half for the new buyer. I also know that they offer an extended 10 year/100,000 mile bumper to bumper warranty. Is this only available to the original owner, or can a second or even third owner also get this extended warranty?