Any chance of getting this price in NY?
Also (this may have been mentioned)
but once before I tried to buy a car at the advertised price, and the dealer would not honor - "sold out".

Netbozo said:I used to think Hyundai's were poor quality - my brother had an old one that was a junker, but the newer Hyundai's are very nice. My wife's company has one they use as the sales car to drive around in. I've ridden in it and driven it and I was very impressed. Plus if you work on your own vehicles, you can view the shop manuals online for free.

..netbozo

Hyundais were generally cheaply built vehicles - I used to own an '86 Pony back in the early 90's and to be fair was reliable and economical but the built quality was very light.

Fast forward to 2001 and I almost considered buying a new one, wasn't quite convinced they were at "Japanese" standards so passed and then in 2007 I happened to have a long term rental Sonata V6 which is a loty of car for the money but again I wouldn't say it's quite on a par with the Accord or Camry (yet) but the gap is certainly closing fast.

I also drove one of the new Elantras during 2007 and although I did not like the styling whatsoever, I found it to be a very nice car to drive and I'd certainly buy one of those or a 4-cylinder Sonata at some of the prices quoted here.

Nakatomi said:Did you see their "luxury" car Genesis? Pricey at $33K, might as well get a Lexus IS250.The Genesis is more comparable to the GS or LS in size, power, and amenities (kind of between the two) ... of course the tiny IS is about the same price ...

mlim082480 said:IS250 = 204 HP
Genesis = 290 HP v6 or $38k 375 HP v8
for 33k I'd go with G35 306 HP

The Genesis is more comparable to the M or Q from Infiniti in size, power and amenities (kind of between the two) ... of course the smaller G is about the same price.

wildbottom said:I agree that a $36K rear-drive v8 hyundai isnt what everybody wants when they could get a rear-drive Infiniti g35(smaller and V6) for $35k.Believe it or not, some people want a luxury car that can comfortably seat four or even five adults for more than a 10 minute drive to lunch.

I think their price went up a bit. Notice these are compact not sedan series. This is like a Toyota Tercel/Yari, not Camry.
But used car is cheap, I wonder how reliable though. They are kinda ugly.

does it have a p**** magnet?

floatinginseattle said:I'm seriously considering a used, low mileage elantra for a long commute. It will allow me to park my gas sucking 4wd 4-runner (18mpg) for extended periods of time. It's a stop-gap measure until I buy whatever 55-75mpg hybrid/diesel/electric uber car comes along in 2011, or more likely 2012 after the dust settles and prices normalize. I've looked extensively for used corollas and civics, but the prices for well used and even thrashed ones are not worth it to me.

For you, and everyone else considering buying a used, low mileage Hyundai, don't. I recently bought a brand new 08 Elantra (power everything, keyless entry, XM Radio, CD, etc...just no moonroof) for 14,444 in MO, and they were trying to sell a bunch of 07 used ones with about 35K-45K miles for over $12K. And the kicker that everyone needs to know is that the 5 year 60K mile warranty is good, but the 10 yr. 100K warranty on the powertrain disappears once ownership is transferred from the original owner. Thus, most of the used ones would have had 15K- -25K miles that I could drive under warranty instead of much much longer on the new one that I got. So far, I'm thinking my car was a great value. Had it about a month and I've only filled the gas tank once

Jes1 said:Buying a used car is always a gamble.
I just bought a Saturn that died after a week. No one knows what's wrong with it.
Since it's a OBD1 vehicle (1995) the OBD is useless. So, it just sits till I find the problemTotally off topic, but OBD1 is great IMO. No expensive reader needed, just short a couple terminals, count the number of flashes, and look up the code.

our elantra is still going strong with 185,000 miles. no major issues

stupidfool said:its a hyundai unless you keep the car forever their is no resale value at all dealerships hate taking these on trade.

Your living in the way distant past Hyundai's are hot at the auctions as my neighbor who is in the used car sales has told me.
They go for such high prices he cant even bid on them.

I bought a 2000 Hyundai Tiburon brand new; sold it to my sister a few years later and she still drives it today; I don't think she has spent more than $200 on it other than irregular oil changes.. (I never spent a penny on it when I owned it either) I would not hesitate to buy another Hyundai...