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The lease on my CR-V is up in April. Wife and I are looking to upgrade to a little bit of a bigger car and found a fully loaded 2014 certified preowned Santa Fe at a good price (~$27k).

I got the feeling that the consensus on Hyundai used to be that they were cheaply made and not very reliable. Is that no longer true? Anyone have good experience with Hyundais?
 
Great. Well equipped. Great reliability. Comfortable. Etc. So's Kia. Ryutaro is carrying some eighties baggage.
 
Anything after MY 2011 is a fairly good bet for Hyundai/Kia. Can be had for less money than comparable vehicles because their improved quality has not completely gotten rid of their previous reputation.
 
Almost five years into owning a new Sonata and it's required no work other than regular maintenance, a new battery recently and changing out the tire when I ran over a nail.
 
Have an I-20. So far so good, don't have any problems with it. My father also owns a Tucson from 2012, and besides their maintenances and one time in which the battery died, it hasn't had any big problem besides the windows, which Hyundai has fixed thanks to the warranty.
 
I had a Hyundai Coupe / Tiburon once. I got tired of the too "tuner" look, but quality for money wise, that was the best deal I've ever driven. ...but now Hyundai is not as cheap as it was back then, so ...probably my post wasn't too helpful, sorry, just wrote out of nostalgia for that car.
 
Def did an awesome job turning them around, but I'm disappointed in my Tuscon. Thought I was getting a full awd vehicle but instead it's a fwd with a built in system to divert power to the back tires when needed.

Was not what I was expecting. Do your homework OP
 
Probably the best bang for your buck you can get, although I would go for a Kia, they have a better warranty.

My wife has a Ceed, and apart from some tacky plastics in the cabin, it's a very good car.

ryutaro's mama said:
Would never own one.

Or a Kia.
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I always find brand avoidance for no particular reason a bit odd.
 
I have a 2013 Elantra LE and am quite happy with it. Handles really well, decent speed, looks sharp and I'm averaging around 35mpg. A coworker keeps harassing me to sell it to him, so that's probably the best compliment I can give.
 
Bought a 2015 Sonata Eco for right at $20K (with a 10-year 100,000 mile bumper-to-bumper add-on warranty bundled in) a couple years back. It's a super spacious 4-door with 16.5 cubic feet of trunk space that averages 36-38 mpg combined real-world for me. It's super quiet in the cabin and gives a very smooth ride for the class of car it's in.

That's a hard combination to beat at that price point, IMO. Have been thrilled with the purchase thus far.
 
We have Ix-35 (first model) and it is going around like charm. Zero issues with 100.000 km done.

Sister owns Ceed caravan and only issue she had in 5 years was battery issue
 
peppermints said:
I got the feeling that the consensus on Hyundai used to be that they were cheaply made and not very reliable. Is that no longer true? Anyone have good experience with Hyundais?
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This is definitely true of their older cars. While I personally wouldn't buy one, as I still think brands like toyota, honda and mazda still make better cars, they have however come a long way. If the car you're looking at is reasonably priced and comes with a warranty, you'll probably be alright.
 
nabe_shogun said:
This is definitely true of their older cars. While I personally wouldn't buy one, as I still think brands like toyota, honda and mazda still make better cars, they have however come a long way. If the car you're looking at is reasonably priced and comes with a warranty, you'll probably be alright.
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I had a Mazda 6 and it was a piece of shit.

Could only have an oil change at the main dealer, and the engine blew up at 60'000 miles.
 
My wife has a 2012 Accent Hatchback. No mechanical issues so far. *knock on wood* However, we'll probably look else where for more comfortable ride. She's definitely drooling over my Mazda 3.
 
Great cars but the electric steering rack was totally annoying the last time I drove one. The car required constant inputs to drive straight down the highway.
 
My wife has a 2008 Elantra that has done pretty well, but it is finally developing problems at 125k (heater /electric).

Been a pretty decent car overall.
 
Had a 2012 fully loaded elantra. LOVED that car. Now my wife and I both have fully loaded tuscons and we're both very happy with them.
If you want a car with all the bells and whistles (nav,heated seats, blind spot detection, etc) you can't find a better deal than Hyundai. We compared against other makers and you get nickle and dimed on everything.
We've had 0 problems with any of our Hyundais and have only had to keep up with regular maintenence.
Subjective, but I really like the design of their cars post 2011.
 
One of my mates gets a new model i20 every few years, they do him alright. Might look at one myself soon, my car got fucked up and will need replacing. I have a courtesy car at the mo and it's a cheap KIA, maybe because I'm so used to my car, but it is not nice to drive at all.
 
GreenMonkey said:
My wife has a 2008 Elantra that has done pretty well, but it is finally developing problems at 125k (heater /electric).

Been a pretty decent car overall.
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she has a 9 year old car and only has 125k miles on it?

my 2014 elantra is at 75k, bought with 18 on it.

maybe I drive too much

to OP, my parents bought a santa fe in like 2013 and like it a lot, i've gotten an elantra and its fine(not my choice but what I got stuck with and I don't hate it). My wife got a kia box thing and she loves that too.
 
ReAxion said:
Why? Sounds illegal.
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GreekWolf said:
I had actually planned to get a Mazda 6 but was warned of this exact thing. Dodged a bullet.
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nabe_shogun said:
That makes no sense. Unless you mean only at the dealership for warranty reasons.
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Needed the ECU reset everytime otherwise the car would throw a hissy fit and go into fault mode, could only be done at the main dealer, which is 40 miles away.

Car was a complete nightmare, total scam.

Not sure if they've fixed it, but loads of Mazda 6's had complete engine failures.

They didn't have to recall them either, because recalls are for safety affected issues only.
 
We used to have a CRV, now have an ix-35 and have no complaints. Reliable and the steering is pretty light, handles like a much smaller vehicle imo.
 
When my Camry died in 2012 I bought a 2013 Elantra. Paid less than my friend who bought the Mazda equivalent, and her's was the most basic of basic models.

Overall, I'm pleased with it. Served me well as a commuter vehicle.
 
I have been driving Santa Fe since 2011. Fantastic car. Bought it brand new, beside the regular oil change. No issue whatsoever.
 
Bought a 2016 Elantra at the beginning of last year and am pleasantly surprised. Didn't really expect to like it, I was more inclined to get a Mazda but the price was too good on the Hyundai.
 
family_guy said:
Good cars, but I wouldn't spend close to 30k for a preowned one from 2014. They aren't worth that IMO.
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I wasn't planning on paying sticker price, but what sort of price do you think would be fair? I've never bought used before.. bought a new Mazda 3 in 2012 and we leased our CRV 3 years ago, so not sure what to expect.

Seems like the consensus here is that they're as good as anything else. It still carries the Hyundai warranty for the remainder of the 100k miles (it's ~42k).
 
They're awesome. I was so close to buying a Sonata. Have test drive the Veloster, Elantra, and Sonata recently. Bought my car two days ago. Went with a 2015 Ford Fusion SE tho... it's fucking nice.
 
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