hyundai?? - Page 2

OneQuickGT1 · 05-18-07, 10:49

I've got a 2007 Sonata Limited...love it. Came from numerous VW's and a Volvo, and this car stacks up well. VERY smooth, quiet and powerful V6, and I love the styling. A ton of features as well. I got mine for 20,500....Great deal in my mind. Trouble free, fast, and a great cruiser.

Complaints? 17 inchers produce more road noise than I would like, and I wish it had an aux jack on the stereo. Other than that, great car....and I drive a lot...

joshtpa · 05-18-07, 11:06

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Originally Posted by OneQuickGT1

I've got a 2007 Sonata Limited...love it. Came from numerous VW's and a Volvo, and this car stacks up well. VERY smooth, quiet and powerful V6, and I love the styling. A ton of features as well. I got mine for 20,500....Great deal in my mind. Trouble free, fast, and a great cruiser.

Complaints? 17 inchers produce more road noise than I would like, and I wish it had an aux jack on the stereo. Other than that, great car....and I drive a lot...

I agree with you. My girlfriend had the 05 Sonata until we got the truck. It was a great car and stacked up well against the Volvo. I think the Volvo is a little smoother and quieter on the road, but nonetheless, a great car. We worth the money.

Danin Re · 05-18-07, 12:59

Trade in value really depends on where you take it. I looked at the possibliity of trading this one in on a 2007 model, but decided to wait because of the rumour of a rwd model in 2008 or 2009.

The local Hyundai dealer was going to give 15k for mine with 32k miles.. Book is 11 or 12k I think. The dealer was very impressed with how clean the car was... which, of course, I have to give you guys a big "Thank you!" for that.

burstofspeed · 05-19-07, 11:28

The only real problem I saw in the Sonatas, and other Hyundais for that matter was the depreciation. They drop in value like a rock, there are soo many leases out there, and soo many of them used for rental/fleet vehicles that in 2-3 years when all the leases are up the used car market will be flooded with hyundai's this is bad for people who are looking to trade-sell their hyundai in the future.

With that said if your looking to stay with the car for a while then that doesnt really matter too much to you. The Sonatas are nice cars, I test drove about 4-5 of them before I settled on my Accord a couple months ago. But the price I paid for my cert. used Accord I could have got a new Sonata for a couple grand more. Nice car quiet, powerfull (V6 engine only) nice styling, I would only reccomend to get the optional leather seats, as the cloth seats felt like marshmellows

. In the end I went with the Honda for the resale value/slow depreciation, I expect to sell the car in a couple years so this was important for me.

medic · 05-19-07, 10:05

thanks for the input. I'd read in edmunds that the gas milage was pretty bad, but like everyone has said, for the money, you can't go wrong with it.

my main concern was that the car would start to fall apart after a few years. even with a warrenty, taking the car to the shop to get this or that fixed is still a pain. but from what everyone has said, that shouldn't be a big concern.

guess it's time to go see the dealer.

burstofspeed · 05-28-07, 03:19

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Originally Posted by medic

thanks for the input. I'd read in edmunds that the gas milage was pretty bad, but like everyone has said, for the money, you can't go wrong with it.

my main concern was that the car would start to fall apart after a few years. even with a warrenty, taking the car to the shop to get this or that fixed is still a pain. but from what everyone has said, that shouldn't be a big concern.

guess it's time to go see the dealer.

Yeah I wouldnt worry to much about it falling apart. Its a good solid car and I expect within a couple years Hyundai will be a major player in the auto industry as long as they keep on moving forward.

Gears · 05-28-07, 06:49

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Originally Posted by burstofspeed

Yeah I wouldnt worry to much about it falling apart. Its a good solid car and I expect within a couple years Hyundai will be a major player in the auto industry as long as they keep on moving forward.

I don't know where Hyundai will be in a couple of years, but I do know where they were a year ago. At number 6 I would say they are a major player now.

Current Global Automaker Rankings:

Ranking - Manufacturer - 2005 Global Sales

1. General Motors - 8,381,805

2. Toyota Motor Corp. - 8,120,000

3. Ford Motor Co. - 6,208,700

4. Volkswagen AG - 5,242,793

5. DaimlerChrysler AG - 4,854,700

6. Hyundai Automotive Group - 3,715,095

7. Nissan Motor Co. - 3,597,748

8. PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA - 3,390,000

9. Honda Motor Co. - 3,365,000

10. Renault SA - 2,533,428

rydawg · 05-28-07, 10:16

I have been in the car business and mechanical business for many years and hyundais have come a long way. For the price they are great cars The newer sonatas are sharp looking too and I even like them a lot.

The downfall is the resale value and the parts can be very expensive. I had to fix a used one for a customer of mine and it needed a radiator, wheel bearing, and alternator. My cost for the parts were over $900. A BMW would have been much cheaper than that. The wheel bearing alone was $190 and the same day I needed one for a Volvo and that was only $39. But if you get new you will not need to worry about that for a while anyway.

F150BOB · 08-08-07, 09:48

So Medic,

What did you get?

medic · 08-11-07, 10:34

F150BOB, it's been a while. How's it going?

we haven't gotten anything. I haven't been home for more than 48 hours at a time for the past few months - new job is killing me. wife drove her friend's Lexus ES350 and fell in love, so ordered the brochure online tonight.

looks like our budget just creeped up - not really into the idea of a 35,000 family car (rather spend it on a Porsche

)but it's cheaper than a divorce

Setec Astronomy · 08-12-07, 08:24

[quote=medic]thanks for the input. I'd read in edmunds that the gas milage was pretty bad, but like everyone has said, for the money, you can't go wrong with it.
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The previous-gen Sonata had a pretty bad power/gas mileage tradeoff...that 2.7l V6 had mediocre power AND mediocre gas mileage, I couldn't really understand why it was good at neither since it seemed to be a modern 4-valve engine. The V6 in the current Sonata is a world of difference having tons more power plus better mileage. Possibly not as good as a Honda, but certainly comparable to many other sedans.

As far as the insurance/parts costs, I know this was true in the past, but not sure how the domestic manufacture of the current Sonata has changed that (or not). In 2006 (first year of the current model) the 4 cyls were being assembled in Korea, and the V6 here. Not sure if that is still the case, or if they are all made here now.