I have a family member who is looking for a mid-sized car.in my area She can get a 17-20 year old Honda Accord or a 7-10 year old Hyundai Sonata. are these cars any good? or would she be better served by 98 accord? Her family is biased toward Asian and euro, any other sub 5k cars that are less than a decade old?
04- '10 hyundai sonata... any good?
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Hyundai makes a great vehicle... Problem since about 2011 they got so expensive new that it almost pays to look elsewhere even with the 10 year 100,000 mile warranty.
Originally Posted By: crazyoildude
Hyundai makes a great vehicle... Problem since about 2011 they got so expensive new that it almost pays to look elsewhere even with the 10 year 100,000 mile warranty.
my consensus too, i remember 2006 Sonata V6 with 12k miles going for $9,000. Versus a 2006 Camry for $8k more, same year /mileage.
Hyundai makes a great vehicle... Problem since about 2011 they got so expensive new that it almost pays to look elsewhere even with the 10 year 100,000 mile warranty.
my consensus too, i remember 2006 Sonata V6 with 12k miles going for $9,000. Versus a 2006 Camry for $8k more, same year /mileage.
An ex's mom had an '06 model of Sonata, it may have been a different year but it was that style. That was a good car. She never had any issues with it other than the dealer putting the wrong transmission fluid in and cooking it. But at around 100k miles a new transmission wasn't much to complain about.
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i have owned 2 hyundai accents both had major oil consumption and other issues
in general any honda or toyota is a much better car
remember hyundai is one of the cheapest cars on the market there is a reason for that
Haven't all of your cars been from the 90s? A 90s Hyundai is in no way anything close to what they produce now. You drive a Plymouth Breeze, you have no room to talk about the quality of cars.
i have owned 2 hyundai accents both had major oil consumption and other issues
in general any honda or toyota is a much better car
remember hyundai is one of the cheapest cars on the market there is a reason for that
Haven't all of your cars been from the 90s? A 90s Hyundai is in no way anything close to what they produce now. You drive a Plymouth Breeze, you have no room to talk about the quality of cars.
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Haven't all of your cars been from the 90s? A 90s Hyundai is in no way anything close to what they produce now. You drive a Plymouth Breeze, you have no room to talk about the quality of cars.
You don't have to belittle to a Plymouth driver !!!
He drives a Plymouth now, but he may drove a Honda and/or Toyota before so he may have some experiences with these cars.
Haven't all of your cars been from the 90s? A 90s Hyundai is in no way anything close to what they produce now. You drive a Plymouth Breeze, you have no room to talk about the quality of cars.
You don't have to belittle to a Plymouth driver !!!
He drives a Plymouth now, but he may drove a Honda and/or Toyota before so he may have some experiences with these cars.
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the problem with older cars in the area that I live is that rust starts to take over them. She currently drives her parents spare car a 99 Toyota Avalon and the rear subframe is rotten. I am Leary about age for this reason. Without a doubt 90s Camry's and accords rock, but around here that's just until the frame collapses, or the cradle gives way ( I have seen both)
Hyundai has gotten better with each passing year especially in that range. I would much rather have the Hyundai than the Honda from this choice.
Given the choice you've offered, much as I prefer a Honda, I'd take a ten year newer Sonata for the same money.
I'd also consider some other cars.
Five grand would buy a very nice Fcous, for example.
A Malibu would be worth consideration as well, as would an early Fusion.
Still, between a ten year old Hyundai and a twenty year old Honda, I'd be buying my first Korean brand car.
I'd also consider some other cars.
Five grand would buy a very nice Fcous, for example.
A Malibu would be worth consideration as well, as would an early Fusion.
Still, between a ten year old Hyundai and a twenty year old Honda, I'd be buying my first Korean brand car.
Thanks for the input. I tried to steer her into a ford, but she is just out of college, and her knowledge of things other than that is mush. Her parents drove it into her head to buy Asian and not domestic, I could convince her to buy Mazda but not its equivalent ford, and the only gm car she would even consider are the Opel based GM's.
Thanks for the input on the sonata, they have always felt solid to me, but I have had no real world experience in one
Thanks for the input on the sonata, they have always felt solid to me, but I have had no real world experience in one
I would only get the NF body style in your range.
They aren't perfect cars. The engines and transmissions are mostly solid. When you read about a failed 4-cyl in these it's pretty much always a spun bearing, but it doesn't seem too common.
The 4-cyl have a couple minor issues like the oil control valves failing.
The real issues with these cars are in the auxiliary systems like ABS/traction control, airbag and fuel tank emissions systems.
My 2007 Sonata was pretty problematic, having several issues that really only the dealer could diagnose or repair because they were in the proprietary Hyundai systems. But, it appears I may have just got a lemon.
They also have bad driving dynamics, but the person in question probably doesn't care about that. They have soft suspension and a squishy brake pedal. Hyundai terribly botched the clutch actuation and throttle programming, so the manual transmission cars are pretty unenjoyable to drive, but I doubt the buyer in this case would want a manual.
On the good side, they have lots of standard safety features including traction control and lots of standard airbags.
If I were to get another one, I would get the post-refresh model. I think that included 2009 and 2010. In 2011 they moved on the YF Sonata.
They aren't perfect cars. The engines and transmissions are mostly solid. When you read about a failed 4-cyl in these it's pretty much always a spun bearing, but it doesn't seem too common.
The 4-cyl have a couple minor issues like the oil control valves failing.
The real issues with these cars are in the auxiliary systems like ABS/traction control, airbag and fuel tank emissions systems.
My 2007 Sonata was pretty problematic, having several issues that really only the dealer could diagnose or repair because they were in the proprietary Hyundai systems. But, it appears I may have just got a lemon.
They also have bad driving dynamics, but the person in question probably doesn't care about that. They have soft suspension and a squishy brake pedal. Hyundai terribly botched the clutch actuation and throttle programming, so the manual transmission cars are pretty unenjoyable to drive, but I doubt the buyer in this case would want a manual.
On the good side, they have lots of standard safety features including traction control and lots of standard airbags.
If I were to get another one, I would get the post-refresh model. I think that included 2009 and 2010. In 2011 they moved on the YF Sonata.
although she doesn't care so much about driving dynamics she would actually prefer a stick. her parents are shoehorning her into an automatic because she's going to live in the city and drive only a couple of miles to work. however she does need a car that will drive her 200 miles home from time to time
So far no complaints with my Sonata; I bought it new in April 2010 and it's approaching 34,000 miles on the clock. There have been a couple of recalls, but the only item that actually went bad was the power window switch assembly on the driver door, which was fixed under warranty. Suburban mileage is in the low 20's with the 4-cylinder, except in winter which means "winter gas" and snow that can turn my commute from the train station into one long crawl and drop the mileage into the mid-high teens. Highway mileage has been in the low 30's although I did get one tank of gas that came out to 36.7 mpg at a steady 65-70mph. That happened on I-94 between Mauston, WI, and the suburbs of Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN. There must be something about that stretch of road because my best-ever tank on my old Malibu also happened in that part of the country.
Long story short, no regrets yet. Oh, don't tell her parents, but it was built in Montgomery, Alabama.
Long story short, no regrets yet. Oh, don't tell her parents, but it was built in Montgomery, Alabama.
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