tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post1381373843429583890..comments2023-11-12T00:30:15.262+09:00Comments on Monster Island (actually a peninsula)*: Hyundai and Kia caught fudging the MPGs a bit (just a bit)kushibohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-79446086944482005992012-11-24T11:47:51.875+09:002012-11-24T11:47:51.875+09:00Despite these problems, I think the Elantra seems ...Despite these problems, I think the Elantra seems like it should be on the top of the list of anyone looking for a mid-sized or smaller vehicle. I'm trying to ween my auntie off her SUV and back into a regular car, though she would rather get the Sonata. kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-46320422938855047202012-11-20T02:56:18.746+09:002012-11-20T02:56:18.746+09:00I've got a 2009 Elantra Touring. 2.5 years and...I've got a 2009 Elantra Touring. 2.5 years and not a single problem. More storage than some small SUVs, 26-36 mpg, 0-60 in around 8 seconds. The entire car is just well built, comfortable and lots of room. My only niggles: stereo could be louder, and it sucks in the snow with stock tires.<br />Thanks, @Allisasanta fehttp://www.winchbooks.com.au/hyundai-workshop-repair-manuals/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-8908757744254010532012-11-04T01:19:03.277+09:002012-11-04T01:19:03.277+09:00Well, it's good that they are addressing this ...Well, it's good that they are addressing this problem, but something is telling me that their due diligence has more to do with trade than the rights of consumers. American companies like Chevrolet are known to have obsolescence clauses and there was not much done about that. Manufactured to break down so that consumers will buy a new one just a few years later. Smart business strategy. What American consumers have done is move on to foreign carmakers like Toyota, Hyundai, and German carmakers. Chevrolets are the worst car that I have ridden in with a leaky roof, leaky floors, gasoline smell and this was only after a few years. I have also ridden in a Hyundai when it was known as a crappy car yet it was never that bad. <br /><br />The FTA has enabled Korean carmakers to increase their competitiveness over American ones. This is in addition to having better performance and styling as most foreign cars do. American cars won't do well in the Korean market and not because of some bias in the Korean market. German cars have done quite well and the PT Cruiser (by Chevy) has also. If American cars want to do well, they need to improve their performance and styling, understand the Korean market and not just demand market share because they exist. Maybe patriotic Americans will be fooled, but not picky Korean consumers. itissaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10234994514840320466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-75994073792469271142012-11-04T00:38:56.189+09:002012-11-04T00:38:56.189+09:00This has definitely shaken my faith in buying a ne...This has definitely shaken my faith in buying a new Kia Soul now.John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-8893654020674422552012-11-03T12:59:16.942+09:002012-11-03T12:59:16.942+09:00I put in for my refund today.I put in for my refund today.The Sanity Inspectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808433661634318393noreply@blogger.com